Months of fighting over the key north Syrian border town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab in Arabic) continue, but ISIS seems to be getting a more decisive advantage by the moment, with Kurdish officials saying the town is now totally surrounded.
In addition to the usual raids from the south and the east, where the bulk of ISIS forces are located, smaller raids were reported from the west, and perhaps more disturbingly, the north, where the Turkish border lies.
Kurdish officials say that the ISIS fighters attacked the border crossing with Turkey, and that ISIS fighters were coming in from the Turkish side of the border. Turkey is denying that the ISIS fighters were ever inside Turkey, but did confirm the border crossing was bombed.
The incident fueled speculation among Kobani’s Kurdish fighters that Turkey is cooperating with ISIS on the siege, which seems to be exactly what ISIS intended. At the same time, Kobani itself is a bit off the border, so it is possible that ISIS is sending forces up into the area around the border crossing to make it appear as if they’re coming from Turkey, or simply to block off reinforcements.
Turkish Erdogan rehime is the supporter of ISIS, Erdogan and his eu ally NATO are the sworn enemy of democracy and freedom for the Kurdish peopke, Erdogan have made a deal with devils from Saudi arabia and uae, Israel included to kill hundreds of thousands of Kurdish people because they are socialist, democrats or don't believe in Erdogan/ISIS or Saudis or Israelis or USG regimes.
Religious Fundamentalists are in charge of creating democracy, ISIS and other form of barbarism is part of that creation and these regimes are the mastermind. Islamization have its concequences Turkish Erdogan government, USG the Europeans far rights are orchestrating the outcome, ISIS is not their last creation because they all are after blood of the Palestinians people when Israel demands for Israel to be reckoned as a Jewish state, when ISIS a Saudis and UAE barbarian regime ask for divisions in Iraq and Syria to create its caliphate, and for NATO to rcorganize and for USG to do nothing but to continue with their deceitful politics toward nations in middle east. The outcome of all religious concept is either ISIS or Israel apartheid regime or Turkish Erdogan faje religious democracy, religious is the last resort of modernized vulture capitalism to destroy mankind, in the past it was the caliphate regime and than it was the anti Christ, now is vulture capitalism and oil companies.
Nonsense.It is an another orchestrated propaganda against Turkey that has been going on for some time now driven by the biggest supporters of Israel which by the way the biggest supporter of the various Kurdish factions for decades.Israel is now using the Kurds and the whole ISIS farce to get at Turkish leadership for their support of the people of Gaza.ISIS is a part of the grand design to weaken and destroy all the region including Turkey for the benefits of Israel.It Not everything has to do with socialism or capitalism that seems to shape your views.ISIS is created to give pretext to attack any country or government that is unfriendly to Israel.Kurds are the biggest friends of Israel in the region and mos of their factions are more capitalist than socialist
"The New York Times began parading various agenda-driven analysts and experts, showcasing Gulen-connected figures, and attacking Turkey’s Erdogan in a one-sided lobbying effort. Before I go any further, allow me to illustrate the New York Times’ vehement, bold and one-sided defense of Gulen with verbatim quotes [All Emphasis Mine]:
Mr. Erdogan’s Islamist government and the supporters of Gulen, who promotes a moderate, pro-Western brand of Sunni Islam that appeals to many well-educatedand professional Turks.
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I know our regular readers and supporters here at Boiling Frogs Post don’t need the bold emphases to explain the propaganda with its carefully picked words. For those who are not familiar with our extensive coverage of Mullah Gulen (See here, here, here, here and here), take notice of how Erdogan’s government is being characterized with one word, Erdogan’s Islamist government- a word often used and highlighted by Western propaganda outlets, aka mainstream media, with negative connotations and in close association with global terrorism. Now, please pay attention to all the false positive adjectives and characterization used by NYT to present Mullah Fethullah Gulen: Moderate, Pro-Western, Well-Educated, Professional. Oh, golly- Who is the Mullah here?!
You see, this is such a classic with the US government-fed propaganda outlets, aka US mainstream media. They first set the tone based on the objectives handed to them by their bosses. In this case: The CIA and the State Department. The readers, the uninformed readers, are pointed towards the intended false direction: An Islamist Government versus a moderate pro-Western man with well-educated and professional followers.
– See more at: http://www.boilingfrogspost.com/2014/05/05/cias-f….
And Gulen foundations are in business of running educational programs, and are worth billions. The "moderate" mullah has a sumptuous house in Pennsylvania. With his money he is buying Turkish prosecutors, judges, police, educational institutions, etc. The problem he has is — nobody in Turkey is buying it, especially not the mainstream religious institutions.
And how does this prowestern "moderate" earn his money in US? BY RUNNING SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN PRIVATIZED UNDER NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND, and the deliberately screwed testing system. There is an organization in US that lists all known schools run by Gulen foundation, but given how these foundations change names, it may be impossible to know the extent. By now, it is OVER ONE HUDRED SCHOOLS. Nobody can convince me that this man is getting the contracts to run these schools because he is the best in US for the job He is getting these contracts, so that this public money, that is sucked out of public schools, will go towards foreign policy agenda without public being aware of it.
Well, it's not like the government-run schools don't toe the political class's foreign policy line, too. In fact, "public" education in the US-adopted form originated in Prussia and its express purpose was, as it remains, turning out loyal state-indoctrinated drones.
Fake "privatization" schemes like charter schools, vouchers, etc. do not address the problem. The only way to solve that problem (and the other problems inherent in government schooling) is complete separation of education and state.
Completely wrong. It is just the opposite. Consider, cui bono? US and Turkey are having an open warfare over ISIS. ISIS so far, has been executing everything on US/Saudi geopolitical agenda. Attacking Kobani has nothing to do with some goals of fundamentalist-run ISIS, but it has everything to do with INSISTENCE of US that Turkey must provide boots on the ground in Syria. Without SOMEBODY's boots, nothing will be done about Assad's regime. But Turkey does not want to be sucked in — and does not want Salafi extremists on its soil. Need I say that the Shiite Iran is closer to Turkish Sufism, and as unlike Saudi Wahhabism and their ISIS Salafis. Why would ISIS even bother with Kurds, be that in Kobani, or in Mosul? The problem for US is that Turkey signed deal with Baghdad to help free Mosul. Suddenly, US will go on Mosul, even though a few weeks ago there was an announcement that it will take "a year". Turkey wants to work with Iraq. Now, the latest lame plan is to have Jordanian boots on the ground in Syria! That will be a real spectacle. Need I say chaos and adhockery.
ISIL leader trained by CIA, Mossad to overthrow Assad: Analyst http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/11/29/388049/is…
his pure agenda driven propaganda mirrors the same propaganda unleashed against Russia concerning the Ukraine as this headline illustrate:
" Unauthorized convoy enters east Ukraine from Russia: Ukrainian military
"Ukraine said on Sunday that a convoy of 106 vehicles had entered its eastern territory from Russia without Kiev's permission and accused Moscow of once again using humanitarian aid shipments to send weapons and ammunition to separatist rebels."
The media arms of the imperial west have rolled up their sleeves to serve the imperial interests. The headline from Financial Times reads: Turkey must look beyond Erdogan! Financial Times’ twin brother in arms for the empire screams: An increasingly autocratic prime minister is losing touch with voters and damaging his country! The Langley Media Gate, Washington Post, foams at the mouth: Turkey’s prime minister acts desperately to hold onto his power!
The US Congress, long in acceptance of the most severe human rights violations by ‘friendly & ally’ nations (aka our own puppet regimes) such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and many more, begins to take issue and assume a ‘tough’ stance with Turkey in a strategically timed move: Senators Introduce Resolution Condemning Turkey for Blocking Twitter and YouTube .
This is mirrored by the imperial US’ imperial partners in Europe: EU officials react to Turkey’s YouTube ban and Judy Asks: Is Erdoğan Abandoning Democracy? That’s right. EU powers with vested interests have been equally up in arms. Carnegie’s European branch predicts in its wishful thinking: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Shallow Version of Democracy Will Falter .
Israeli media echo the same message: Something is rotten in Erdogan’s kingdom The Times of Israel paints and mocks the Turkish Prime Minister: Erdogan’s fight against a shadow enemy! So does the Arab Monarchy tied publication Al Jazeera: Erdogan’s ‘megalomaniac’ projects. Al-Monitor mimics similar lines: Turkey loses democracy at home, reputation in Mideast
With almost 200 countries in the world, the majority of which are characterized as dictatorships, with several major international conflicts such as Syria and Ukraine, dozens of bloody ethnic wars around the world, why in the world is there so much focus and interference with one nation’s recent struggle with what is supposed to be ‘internal’ conflicts? Why in the world so many actions and so much propaganda creation targeting this one nation- Turkey? Why so much attention on and meddling in what is supposed to be a sovereign nation’s own internal elections?
The United States’ interests are not the same as the interests of the Turkish people and the form of government that may represent their interests. US’ interests lie with its own imperial and absolute objectives, and with the interests of its 1% that profits from its global affairs, aggressions and violations.
Same with imperial Europe-They have zero concern when it comes to the stakes and consequences faced and suffered by the Turkish people. The EU is interested only in its own imperial web, interests and stakes.
Israel’s interests do not in any way or form include the interests of the Republic of Turkey and its people. They never did, and never will. Same goes for the puppet autocratic Arab regimes installed by and under the thumbs of their Western masters.
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It is obvious that Turks are supporting and helping ISIS. Otherwise Suleiman's (grandfather of Osman I – founder of Turkish Osman Empire) tomb in Aleppo neighborhood, claimed by Turks would be destroyed long time ago as the hundreds of shrines and mosques and churches have been destroyed by ISIS barbarians in Iraq and Syria. Turks hate Kurds more than anybody else, so if ISIS wants to destroy Kurds they are natural allies of Turks. The fact that Turks are member state of NATO does not matter – in fact because of it US do not use a NATO moniker for attacking ISIS and not using their NATO basis in Turkey to flight their bombing missions against ISIS although it would be a logical and cheaper.
So what if Kobani falls? A big hit to US war aims in Syria, I'd say. With ISIL the sole. meaningful opponent of the Syrian government and with Israel so close to the Kurds in Iraq, the Israeli/US imperialist enterprise in the Middle East is getting twisted in a knot over its need for an Iranian alliance. Of course Netanyahu wouldn't give a good rats ass about the Kurds if the price were an end to the bellicosity against Iran. But Washington is likely to feel differently. The price of a willingness to topple the Iraqi regime for Israel 11 years ago is becoming apparent. The only way to satisfy Israel at this point would to re-occupy Iraq. Watch as the Lobby gets its way in this regard. Americans need to wake up and excise this cancer.