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Rudaw with a very good game explanation of how the Syrian-Turkish border is being handled, Turkey’s plan(s?) for Kurdish withdrawal from and resettlement of the area with Syrian refugees, and possible extent of the operations both in terms of geography and demographic intervention. Analysis: Although Tuesday’s agreement seems to have given #Turkey a lot ofContinue reading “Oct 25 (3/3): Blurred Lines”

Seriously. He’s suing European papers. This shit would be so stupid if it wasn’t so insidious, dangerous, and harmful. Erdogan’s legal strategy appears to be a variant of the Chewbacca Defense. AP: Turkey’s Erdogan moves to sue French Le Point magazine ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says lawyers for President Recep Tayyip ErdoganContinue reading “Oct 25 (2/3): Erdogan Sued a German Satirical Comic?”

[REDACTED COMMENTS: PLACEHOLDER] I have worked hard to solve some of your problems. Don’t let the world down. You can make a great deal. General Mazloum is willing to negotiate with you, and he is willing to make concessions that they would never have made in the past. I am confidentially enclosing a copy ofContinue reading “Oct 25 (1/3): Erdogan Trashes Trump”

So apparently Erdogan publicly called for the arrest and handover by the US of SDF commander Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi. AXIOS: Turkey’s Erdogan calls on U.S. to hand over top Kurdish commander Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told state TV on Thursday that the U.S. should hand over Syrian Democratic Forces commander Mazloum Kobani Abdi, calling him aContinue reading “Oct 24 (4/4): Erdogan: Ultimatums & Threats”

Reverend Because we live in the future where everything gets put o social media, militias are now sensitive to public perceptions as to acceptable norms of looting and pillaging. A militant asking his fellow fighters of Turkish backed Jaish al-Watani militia in Ras al-Ain (Sare Kani) to stop looting civilians properties, he says you canContinue reading “Oct 24 (3/4): A gentleman and a thief?”

Reverend Ouch. This one stings a bit… HOBOCTN24 (N is backwards): Американцы уходили из Сирии, бросая личные жетоны, служебную документацию и флаг техасских повстанцев Военкор «КП» Александр Коц передает с севера Сирии, где Турция проводит операцию «Источник мира» [фото, видео] From an abandoned US base north of Manbij. [They left identifying stuff too. Seems really weird,Continue reading “Oct 24 (2/4): The Legend of Dick Cat Continues”

I haven’t posted any of the oil articles because they’re all speculative but Business Insider and Yahoo!Finance and some others think it’s pretty stupid. It’s worth listening to Trump talk about it for seconds though. It’s kinda… creepy. Basically, it sounds like they finally found one thing to tell him about Syria that he understands.Continue reading “Oct 24 (1/4): The Biggest Withdrawal. The Best Withdrawal.”

This is going to get worse before it gets better, isn’t it? And I’m not actually talking about Syria right now… but that’s pretty bad too. The Dallas Morning News: Cornyn: Not a bad idea to get U.S. troops out of the way if Turkey planned to ‘ethnically cleanse the Kurds’ The Texas Republican isn’t happyContinue reading “Oct 23 (4/4): Out, Out, Damn Army”

How overwrought is this narrative going to get? Do they have story tellers on the payroll to come up with the most comically evil, no matter how mundane, they can perpetrate. It’s like evil bingo. The Hill: Trump hotel cancels Christian aid group’s event to support the Kurds: report VIDEO LINK A prayer event forContinue reading “Oct 23 (3/4): Good is dumb.”

PC Drunken Friar Trump speaking now…All sanctions lifted, unless Turkey does something else. This is a wonderful deal. 3 days of outbursts is worth it for this peace. If Turkey doesn’t hold true to their promise we will cripple them. We will do it to them. We have the best economy in our history. 3Continue reading “Oct 23 (2/4): No Sanctions if You Be Good, OK?”