After a week of unsuccessful efforts surrounding US-Turkey negotiations,
National Security Adviser John Bolton has reported that the US and
Turkey will hold additional talks on Syrian Kurds next week.
Bolton said that he, President Trump, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
are all under the impression that Turkey has already committed “not to
harm the Kurds who had fought with us against ISIS.” That, however,
would mean the Kurdish YPG, which is the exact faction Turkey is
invading to attack.
Bolton says that the plan is military-to-military talks next week to
come up with more “assurances” form Turkey about what will actually
happen and how. Turkish officials have repeatedly been very clear on
this, saying there are no concessions to make on the YPG.
Indeed, Turkish officials have repeatedly rebuked Pompeo and Bolton on
this matter, and President Erdogan refused to meet with Bolton during
his last visit. Erdogan also presented the claims the YPG had really
helped the US as a “huge lie,” while other Turkish officials have
accused the US of making excuses to prevent their invasion. Bolton
attempted to present the US pullout as on hold until concessions were
made, though the military has clarified that this isn’t the case.
Lest this be forgotten, Turkey and Erdogan know all about the NATO Kurdistan map prepared by Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Peters as a ‘training map’ and trial balloon for future M.E. changes.
Published in the Armed Forces Journal in June 2006, Retired Colonel Peters of the U.S. National War Academy generously proposed creating a Kurdistan out of half of Turkey, and Kurdish Syria, Iraq and Iran, and likely the Kurdish bits of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
In fact the present American Kurdistan appear far more generous than Col. Peter’s envisioned for Syria.
https://www.globalresearch. ca/plans-for-redrawing-the-middle-east-the-project-for-a-new-middle-east/3882
There’s not going to be much to talk about; its obvious what happens if Turkey allows American Kurdistan to stand any longer.
Economic threats will only cause Turkey to realize, its now or never, while they still have an economy.
So true. The region cannot afford Kurdish state — formal or de-facto. Look at the on-going mess US created in Kosovo. Contrary to UN resolution, supported Kosovo to declare independence. And ten years after — Kosovo is still not internationally UN recognized country, and in spite of US efforts and costs involved it is not accrpted in UNESCO and other organizations. In fact, trying to sell Kosovo as a country is difficult. The on going abuse of Christian minority is hardly a secret — but US is now a hostage to the thugs it put in power. No matter what outrage they commit, it must be covered up, cleaned up and swallowed, The ruling former terrorists with literaly blood on their hands with an instinct for extortion know full well that US and all Western countries must stand behind them — no matter what. US could do nothing but to smile, as Kosovo is shoving s—- in our face. Meddling and meddling in affairs of so many countries requires many teams in multiple agencies per each country. It is amazing that we have any money left.. Well we do not actually, we do it by using borrowed money. And we are eager to take on other projects, create new countries, convert some into failed states, then prop them up for decades. And nibody seems to care about the tab for meddling/nation destroying/nation building and perpetual propping up failed carcasses of former states. Amazing.
The problem is not just Syria — but Iraq as well. Iraq dismantled the green zone. And the pressure will build up for us to leave. As we cannot explain any more the reason for staying.
Kosovo probably turns the Shadow Empire enough of a profit to pay for itself. Coming out of the shadows would decrease its usefulness as a law-free, accountability-free zone.
Eric Zuesse put out an interesting article on D.S. logistics from Baghdad. What did they do, build atop secret ancient ruins?
https://www.strategic-culture. org/news/2019/01/10/secret-logistics-of-america-global-deep-state.html
Its like there’s a whole parallel dimension going on.
I was wondering about the profit. Kosovo crime gangs were known ling before wars in Balkans. They were on Stare Department’s list of criminals and terrorists — making money mostly in heroin, people trafficking, organ trafficking, arms and prostitution. It has been rumored that Afghanistan heroin crop is fanned out into Europe via Kosovo. US controlled Agghanistan was the first country to recognize Kosovo in 2008. Yes, potential for profit is there. Kosovo Albanians control a great deal of criminal activity in London, and are apparently strongrer in Italy then famous Mafia.
Yet, I am not sure how does it benefit us, unless jndividuals who get involved with the narco-state end up drawn into the morass.
Albania is the mist famous of black sites, where questiones are not asked about our activities. Kosovo is not needed, and it would be too conspicuous given that UN monitoring bidy UNMIK is still there monitoring various government activities. Money us made by crime, but it does not pay for running the state. We contribute by paying for US military base, Camp Bondsteel. In the meantime, Christians and their churches and minasteries are living in “enclaves”, a nice name for barbed wire surrounded ghettos.
It is all surreal, and it is posdible that just like in Iraq, there is an ancient mystery that many call the Kosovo “curse”.
Curse nothing; the inherent utility of a law-free economic zone is self-evident. There’s probably nothing the Albanian mafia does that isn’t CIA-approved now.
Of course I’m programmed; every spy adventure movie it seems, has a romanticized mandatory ‘hive of villainy’
scene where, if a CIA guy isn’t already on top there, its the hero’s job to take it out.
Smedley Butler would probably recognize the racket he knew at the turn of the century as essentially the same, including the air of dark mystery to enhance secrecy and esprit de corps.