Concerning Turkey’s increasingly suspect role in supporting jihadists — most recently, ISIS’s slain leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was found hiding in Syria’s “last refuge” for jihadi rebels, just three miles from Turkey’s border — one of the least mentioned is Turkey’s apparent alliance...
(PKK) in Turkey, while still siding with Kurdish liberation and Kurdish rights. It is not complicated, really. As Palestinians, many of us are staunchly opposed to Fatah, Hamas, and the entire Palestinian political class while still insisting that the Palestinian cause should not be reduced to...
letter asks Mr. Biden to put pressure on Qatar and Turkey to cease their support of Hamas. Little known factoid: most of the Hamas leaders are in Qatar. The Biden administration hasn't said a word about all of this. They're still in denial about Iran and presumably Qatar and Turkey. ...
He then played two seasons with the Nets (then in New Jersey) and posted respectable averages of 9.6 points and 5.0 assists (2010-2011) and 10.4 points and 3.3 assists in 2011-12. He played a year in Turkey, averaging just under 14 points a game, before returning stateside and rejoin...
When I think of this guy all I see is Elmer Fudd being bested by Bugs Bunny. Any thoughts on this turkey? I Read, I Write, You Know “lego ergo scribo” By loboteroin Government, News, Politics15 January 2025519 Words8 Comments In...
The arrival of the 150 Iraqi fighters marks the first time Turkey has allowed troops from outside Syria to reinforce Syrian Kurds, who have been defending Kobani for more than 40 days. Semi-heavy weapons “They are supporting the YPG. They have a range of semi-heavy weapons,” said Jabba...
–The “fundamentalist” opposition factions, backed by the US and Turkey, have assumed control, prompting a focus not only on the internal reorganisation of Syria but also on the future strategies of Iran and Russia, the two nations most significantly impacted by this abrupt and startling transfo...
There is a third front. The Turkish government supports Syrian Turkmens and they don’t like the Ba’ath government which makes them an enemy of Russia. Since Turkey government shot down a Russian fighter plane and one of its pilots, Russia consider Turkey unfriendly and will take their reven...
The Middle East has its obvious fault lines: in Turkey there is an ever-growing intense animosity for Syrians; the Iranians hate both the Jew and the Arab; in Palestine the Arab hates the Jewish settler and vice versa; in Israel there is a growing fanaticism and nationalism. There is als...
Things were under control (somewhat) until last week when I ate some taco mix with ground turkey and did not know that it had Rosemary in it! I also had a little (tbsp full) ketchup with my fries, some Hershey kisses, and whipped butter when cooking my chicken. Those are now on the...