Posted on 02/21/2018 2:33:07 PM PST by Texas Fossil
On January 20, the Turkish military began an invasion of the Kurdish-controlled Afrin region in northern Syria. Turkey’s government has declared that its operation aims “to preserve Syria’s territorial integrity,” remove “terrorist elements,” and protect civilians.
The Independent, however, published the first Western media report from Afrin, and Robert Fisk reports that the list of dead includes infants. “One-year old Wael al-Hussein, a refugee…was killed on 21 January, six-year old Moussab al-Hussein from Idlib (clearly from another refugee family) on the same day,” he writes.
Many journalists in Turkey, in the meanwhile, are rubbing their hands. Necati Doğru, a columnist with one of the most read Turkish newspapers, Sözcü, for example, proudly declares that Afrin “should be Turkey’s second Cyprus.” He writes: “You can’t say ‘I will enter Syria, strike them, cleanse the area and return. You should stay there permanently. We are having our second Cyprus.”
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus is considered a “victory” in Turkey and is celebrated every year. For the Republic of Cyprus, however, it was and still is a horrific crime that has completely changed the country ever since.
In 1974, Turkey claimed it was bringing “peace” to Cyprus, which it invaded with a brutal military assault that it calls the “Cyprus peace operation.” The Turkish military code-named the invasion “Operation Attila,” named after Attila the Hun (reigned 434-453 CE). A Turkic military leader from Central Asia, he is known for his ruthless and destructive campaigns and invasions, including those targeting Western and Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empires, and at one time he invaded Italy, devastating its northern provinces.
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With each passing day, atrocities replicate the near and distant past with Turkey. Same methods, same agression and cruelty, same result. Words will not paper over the reality.
That which has been seen, cannot be unseen.
Yes, bring back the evil and the good old dark ages. Emperor Erdogan is the man to do it.
Why is this filthy, stinking, degenerate, and evil nation part of NATO?
You cannot trust turks. Just ask the Armenians and Greeks.
Yes, they get it.
So does the author. Uzay was raised in Turkey.
It has been a NATO member since 1952.
Emperor
Invoking Darth Vader’s Boss image?
That one still has the mask on, Erdogan now has the mask removed. It is a very ugly sight. Great Evil again.
“...Invoking Darth Vader’s Boss image?...”
Yeah. What was her name? Oh, yeah, “Madonna”. Google search on “raunchy female singer” works wonders.
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