Posted on 10/12/2019 11:04:02 AM PDT by ransomnote
<<< “ Erdog has visions of a new Calipahte with himself at the head. “ >>>
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Doubt he lives out his dream. New dogs in the neighborhood and he “ain’t” it. (Send in Obama. He can do a fandango in ruffles on Turkey, as he did here,... try to ship there last cent out of the country, pronto, and scrap their military.)
ALL THE KURDISH FACTIONS are Marxist/Leninist.
These are NOT OUR FRIENDS.
They go by names like: YPD, PYD, PKK.
DESCRIPTION OF KURDISH FACTIONS
PYD/ Democratic Union Party and YPG/People's Protection Units
These groups formed in 2003 as a Syrian offshoot of the PKK movement. Officially, they are banned in Syria under a constitution which outlaws the formation of political parties along religious or ethnic lines.
Currently, these groups control a number of towns in northern Syria. The PYD is the political authority, while the YPG is the armed, military wing of the organization.
Like the PKK, they are generally secular, though they generally advocate for a democratic, rather than strictly Marxist-Leninist government. Owing to their close ties to the PKK and the YPG's generally secular and leftist outlook, the group has attracted many Kurdish and, even, secular Turkish members.
KDP/Kurdistan Democratic Party
This group is one of the Kurdish political parties involved in the operation of Iraqi Kurdistan. They also have strong historical ties to Kurdish communities within Iran.
It has been lead for many years by Masoud Barzani. Many high ranking party officials are directly or indirectly associated with Barzani, either through family connections or as close friends. Barzani is also the President of Unified Iraqi Kurdistan.
Leaked US State Department memos describe the organization as closer to an organized crime syndicate than a true political party. Though, lack of financial transparency within regional markets has hampered attempts verify these accusations.
While nominally democratic and secular, this group has been plagued by continual allegations of corruption, cronyism and political repression. The party has historically been closely associated with traditional tribal Kurdish groups.
PUK/ Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
While the OP did not specifically ask about this group, but the PUK is the other major political party within Iraqi Kurdistan.
Currently, the PUK works closely with the KDP, in spite of historical political and personal problems among the leadership of the two organization.
The PUK is, at least, partially lead by Jalal Talabani.
As opposed to the KDP's traditional tribal membership, the PUK has historically been viewed as the intellectual party. The PUK is a member of Socialist International and it's internal structure loosely mirrors that of the Soviet Union, with a central executive and 11 political bureaus which manage various aspects of party operations.
Like the KDP, there have been widespread allegations from several international watchdog groups of corruption within the PUK.
Peshmerga
The Peshmerga are not specifically a political organization. Rather they are the military of the Iraqi Kurdistan.
This is not to suggest that this group is not highly influenced by ongoing political disagreements within the region. To this end, the vast majority of Peshmerga fighters are closely associated with either the KDP or the PUK.
Indeed, individual groups of Peshmerga fighters are often referred to as either the Peshmerga of the KDP or the Peshmerga of the PUK.
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PKK/Kurdistan Workers Party.
The PKK is an armed militant group operating primarily in Turkey, which historically sought a Kurdish homeland within Turkey. They are generally secular and politically Marxist-Leninist.
From 1984 to 2013, they were involved in an ongoing conflict with the Turkish government.
Recently, they have been involved in peace negotiations with the Turkish government and have nominally altered their goal away from true independence and towards Kurdish self rule within a larger Turkish polity.
AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT OUR FRIENDS.
Somehow these commies have gotten the Press and RATs and questionable persons like Lindsay Graham championing them like they were second coming of George Washington.
Sheesh! These are commies in addition to being (mostly) muzzies. They ARE OPPORTUNISTS and in most cases STALINISTS that would go just as quickly (or quicker) to the side or Russia or China.
I’ll pile on: And has been a drum beat for the last 30 or so years for each war in the region, part of the justification has been, we can not abandon the Kurds.
Aside from the bits that were sad, pathetic, or enraging, video was mostly HILARIOUS.
Paul Jospeh Watson is incredibly funny. And sharp like a scalpel. I need to check him out more often. Did you see his one about modern art?
Thanks, Yulee.
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Exactly.
It's been the ol' sucker play over and over; and the American people have been the suckers for this derp garbage pumped out with the help of the FAKE NEWS media.
President Trump is, once again, ripping open the curtain ... this time on the derp policy of endless wars.
If NoName were still here, he'd be spitting and fuming along with all the neocons and RATs about the precious Kurds. This is a 100% certainty.
They would never mention that they're commies who would ditch America in a heartbeat if they could get the same sweetheart deal elsewhere.
Just a reminder of what Schiff read in Committee:
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The Federalist reported what exactly Schiff said:
And what is the Presidents response well it reads like a classic organized crime shake down. In essence, what the President Trump communicates is this: Weve been very good to your country. Very good. No other country has done as much as we have. But you know what, I dont see much reciprocity here. You know what I mean? I hear what you want. I have a favor I want from you though. And Im going to say this only seven times, so you better listen good. I want you to make up dirt on my political opponent, understand? Lots of dirt, on this and on that. Im going to put you in touch with people, and not just any people. Im going to put you in touch with the Attorney General of the United States my Attorney General, Bill Barr hes got the whole weight of American law enforcement behind him. And Im going to put you in touch with Rudy, youre going to love him. Trust me. You know what Im asking, so Im only going to say this a few more times, in a few more ways. And dont call me again. Ill call you when youve done what I asked.
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In the old days, he’d be strung up for treason.
Mark
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Ya might wanna check this out.
Devastating, if true. (article says DeNiro connected to child sex trafficking...)
https://twitter.com/FormerNewspaper/status/1183729145563537408?s=20
I love The Rageaholic! Been watching him for a while.
breadcrumb.
Just in case my last posting wasn’t offensive enough...
(If “The Twilight Zone” were *Southern*)
SO! You want to slide the thread with the greatest old shows, do ya?
Well, here’s one! :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8A2zNF-NdA
@LisaMei62
3h3 hours ago
Delusional.
New Hampshire poll suggests Michelle Obama would enter race as front-runner https://fxn.ws/2MjqT1r
@Meat_Popsicle76
1:31 min President Trump states the reason for pulling our troops home as “We may need them for something else” and then his very next words are “ Previous Administration’s Lust for regime-change!” People are missing how close we really are to Civil War!
https://twitter.com/Meat_Popsicle76/status/1183947936889217030
MO?
Nightmare fuel.
Can you imagine all the idiots tripping over themselves to virtue signal with their “first black woman President!” vote?
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