This will elate tonight’s partygoers at the weekly Wednesday night gala at the white hut about which Big Media USED to report.
I thought certain parts of the Turkish gov’t were supporting IS.
Loretta Lynch would suggest that the Turks be kinder, gentler, and more loving, and the ISIS problem will disappear.
A skirmish victory does not make out to be winning the war
If only Isis had JOBS in Turkey, eh..?
It’s a “Reichstag Fire” being orchestrated by Erdogan to consolidate his power.
Turkey supported a civil war in Syria which gave ISIS a safe haven there. They are getting what they deserve
Islam is Islam. Democracy is the train we ride to our ultimate victory.
-- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; 12th President of Turkey
Notice how vigorously bammy condemns attacks in which muzlims are killed, but never condemns attacks by muzlims against normal people. Shows you where his true loyalty lies.
by Tyler Durden Nov 26, 2015
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-25/meet-man-who-funds-isis-bilal-erdogan-son-turkeys-president
Russia's Sergey Lavrov is not one foreign minister known to mince his words. Just earlier today, 24 hours after a Russian plane was brought down by the country whose president three years ago said "a short-term border violation can never be a pretext for an attack", had this to say: "We have serious doubts this was an unintended incident and believe this is a planned provocation" by Turkey.
But even that was tame compared to what Lavrov said to his Turkish counterparty Mevlut Cavusoglu earlier today during a phone call between the two (Lavrov who was supposed to travel to Turkey has since canceled such plans).
As Sputnik transcribes, according to a press release from Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lavrov pointed out that, "by shooting down a Russian plane on a counter-terrorist mission of the Russian Aerospace Force in Syria, and one that did not violate Turkey’s airspace, the Turkish government has in effect sided with ISIS."
It was in this context when Lavrov added that "Turkey’s actions appear premeditated, planned, and undertaken with a specific objective."
More importantly, Lavrov pointed to Turkey’s role in the propping up the terror network through the oil trade. Per the Russian statement:
"The Russian Minister reminded his counterpart about Turkey’s involvement in the ISIS’ illegal trade in oil, which is transported via the area where the Russian plane was shot down, and about the terrorist infrastructure, arms and munitions depots and control centers that are also located there."
Others reaffirmed Lavrov's stance, such as retired French General Dominique Trinquand, who said that "Turkey is either not fighting ISIL at all or very little, and does not interfere with different types of smuggling that takes place on its border, be it oil, phosphate, cotton or people," he said.
The reason we find this line of questioning fascinating is that just last week in the aftermath of the French terror attack but long before the Turkish downing of the Russian jet, we wrote about "The Most Important Question About ISIS That Nobody Is Asking" in which we asked who is the one "breaching every known law of funding terrorism when buying ISIS crude, almost certainly with the tacit approval by various "western alliance" governments, and why is it that these governments have allowed said middleman to continue funding ISIS for as long as it has?"
Precisely one week later, in even more tragic circumstances, suddenly everyone is asking this question.
That is so judgmental. Even if ISIS does claim responsibility, this was clearly the handiwork of Christian conservatives with ties to Donald Trump. Round 'em up! (Oh, and apologize to ISIS while you're at it.)
It doesn’t make sense for ISIS to attack Turkey, the biggest customer for their oil. Not to mention all their supplies come from Turkey. Something doesn’t smell right about this.
This attack was no surprise to civilized nations. A while back, American service dependents were evacuated from Turkey and soon after, Israel told its citizens to leave.
Somebody knew something was brewing.
jmho
And yet their President and his son are conducting black-market business in oil with ISIS?
Turkey has been supporting ISIS from the beginning. Turkey is ISIS’s safe rear zone, its where they bring their wounded for treatment, its where they are supplied, its where they sell their oil (to Erdogan’s son, if I remember correctly).
Qatar also supports ISIS, and while the Saudis don’t want them in their territory, I believe they have supported them too. And while it has become politically embarrassing to support them now, Obama’s State Department did support them. They are now shifting their support to other “rebel” groups, the ones who self-identify as Al Qaeda.
Its a mess. It probably seemed like a good idea at first, but it has all become incoherent because Obama is involved and muslims are involved. If you were planning to take down Iran, it makes perfect sense to take down Assad closing Iran’s window to the Mediterranean. And it makes sense maybe to drive a physical wedge between Iran and Syria, which ISIS did when they took the Iraqi heartland.
Were it not for the whole head-chopping-on-camera thing, everyone involved could take credit for an ingenious policy that turns our enemies into a weapon against our worse enemies. But ISIS has gotta do what they gotta do, and can’t help putting it on you-tube for all the world to see. So they have become a PR nightmare for people who have to care about such things... which the Turks don’t. But State does.
None of this makes any sense, though, if you aren’t going to take down Iran. None of this makes any sense if you are simultaneously assuring and protecting and paying for Iran’s nuclear program. Why take down Assad if you are going to strengthen Iran?
New gun control measures are in the works! Note that the author used semi-automatic weapons instead of assault rifles. Given that it was an AK, illegally possessed, and in the Middle East, I would guess this was a true assault rifle.
Aaaaand it’s Muslims.
ALERT TO BRUSSELS! Quick, accept Turkey into the EU so Turks can move around Europe with no checks!! /s