tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post5294031380389707051..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Well, well, well, The US is getting tired of Turkey’s bullshitDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-4131887866715591492015-11-30T19:47:05.786-05:002015-11-30T19:47:05.786-05:00Turkey's decision to down a Russian warplane o...<i>Turkey's decision to down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border was dictated by a desire to defend Islamic State oil supplies to Turkey, according to Russian president Vladimir Putin.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Russia and the United States have discussed Syria and the downing of the plane during talks on the sidelines of the climate summit in Paris.<br /><br />...<br /><br />The vast majority of Russian airstrikes have targeted areas contested by US-backed rebels fighting Syrian president Bashar Assad, while relatively few have hit IS territory in Raqqah, Dayr az Zawr, and east of Aleppo, according to the maps.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32665474249937985552015-11-30T19:41:18.935-05:002015-11-30T19:41:18.935-05:00World leaders delivered a range of messages, from ...<i>World leaders delivered a range of messages, from optimist promises to dire warnings, as talks began Monday near Paris on reducing man-made emissions behind climate change.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Trudeau said Canada will also help poorer nations cope with global warming. Last week, his government promised to spend $2.65 billion over five years to help developing countries reduce their emissions and adapt to climate change.<br /><br />...<br /><br />"We must rise to this moment," Obama said in his opening remarks.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69306204397330262352015-11-30T16:59:52.820-05:002015-11-30T16:59:52.820-05:00As for "Get Daesh", they are the only gr...As for "Get Daesh", they are the only group in the mix that the US Congress has authorized its military to use force against.<br /><br />The Islamic State is the only combatant enemy the US has, at the moment.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32892499450152264292015-11-30T16:58:07.645-05:002015-11-30T16:58:07.645-05:00Ash, the reason for the civil war is that the Musl...Ash, the reason for the civil war is that the Muslim Brotherhood are demanding representative government.<br />The Christians, Kurds and Alawites of Syria can't be having that.<br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5882904070438650782015-11-30T16:37:45.947-05:002015-11-30T16:37:45.947-05:00Yet most here are saying "harder" "...Yet most here are saying "harder" "faster" 'gotta git IS". " bomb bomb bomb" - " get those pesky oil trucks!"Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37269993467723660992015-11-30T16:27:53.343-05:002015-11-30T16:27:53.343-05:00Well, there now, you are on the right track.
Who ...Well, there now, you are on the right track.<br /><br />Who your friends are determine who your enemies are, and vice versa, in Syria.<br /><br />Yet some have no friends at all, and every other group is felt to be an enemy.<br /><br />Best to exit stage right or stage left or jump off the stage to the front, and scram.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86420538325041727262015-11-30T16:20:13.841-05:002015-11-30T16:20:13.841-05:00Obviously they fleeing from the war. Many here ha...Obviously they fleeing from the war. Many here have identified IS as if they are the only enemy in Syria. I would guess the majority of those fleeing refugees are fleeing from Assad. IS is just one of the problems in the region and Syria in particular.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-51518775239300198182015-11-30T15:49:28.807-05:002015-11-30T15:49:28.807-05:00Dear Ash, you really are totally brain dead this m...Dear Ash, you really are totally brain dead this morning, are you not ?!<br /><br />Good God, Ash.<br /><br />Have been smoking skunk again ?<br /><br />I was being facetious:<br /><br />fa·ce·tious<br />[fəˈsēSHəs]<br />ADJECTIVE<br /><br /> treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.<br /> synonyms: flippant · flip · glib · frivolous · tongue-in-cheek · ironic ·<br /><br /><br />If you can't figure out why people are fleeing Syria.....<br /><br />well, look at this way, it's not a good place to raise children.....they might get stolen, raped, crucified, beheaded, dead from gas attack, shot, bombed by various powers, and they might have little to eat, too, plus no working school.<br /><br />And the adults might get the same treatment too, from any one of the various 'actors' in this sickening drama.<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47931256149808723992015-11-30T15:32:45.709-05:002015-11-30T15:32:45.709-05:00They are fleeing the Christians and Jews are the B...They are fleeing the Christians and Jews are the Bob? Wow, you are smart.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12484362941611512662015-11-30T14:40:08.999-05:002015-11-30T14:40:08.999-05:00From the poison gas Assad has been spraying around...From the poison gas Assad has been spraying around too.<br /><br />Syria is not a fun place to be these days.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83548718843556681552015-11-30T14:37:05.608-05:002015-11-30T14:37:05.608-05:00From ISIS, Ash, and the other armed groups, and fr...From ISIS, Ash, and the other armed groups, and from Assad's barrel bombs, and Russian bombs, American bombs, all sorts of stuff, and the war in general.<br /><br />Anyone with any sense would want to head elsewhere.<br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20412924174176085972015-11-30T14:33:23.773-05:002015-11-30T14:33:23.773-05:00Take a look at the smog in China - Good Lord how c...Take a look at the smog in China - Good Lord how could you live in that ? India is bad too. Smog from China can sometimes be seen off the Oregon and Washington coasts.<br /><br /><br /><br />Smog chokes Chinese, Indian capitals as climate talks begin<br />Reuters<br />8 hours ago<br /><br /> <br /><br />Vendors selling drinks stand beside vehicles near the India Gate war memorial on a smoggy day in New Delhi<br />.<br /><br /><br /><br />BEIJING/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The capitals of the world's two most populous nations, China and India, were blanketed in hazardous, choking smog on Monday as climate change talks began in Paris, where leaders of both countries are among the participants.<br />Related Stories<br /><br /> China smog at crippling levels as climate talks open AFP<br /> China's gray smog has a blue lining: Air improves this year Associated Press<br /> Air pollution in Beijing hits hazardous levels Associated Press<br /> Beijing to toughen car emission standards by 2017 to cut pollution Reuters<br /> Obama to meet China's Xi, India's Modi at Paris climate talks: White House Reuters<br /> <br /><br />China's capital Beijing maintained an "orange" pollution alert, the second-highest level, on Monday, closing highways, halting or suspending construction and prompting a warning to residents to stay indoors.<br /><br />The choking pollution was caused by the "unfavourable" weather, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Sunday. Emissions in northern China soar over winter as urban heating systems are switched on and low wind speeds have meant that polluted air has not been dispersed.<br /><br />In New Delhi, the U.S. embassy's monitoring station recorded an air quality index of 372, which puts air pollution levels well into "hazardous" territory. A thick smog blanketed the city and visibility was down to about 200 yards (metres).<br /><br />Air quality in the city of 16 million is usually bad in winter, when coal fires are lit by the poor to ward off the cold. Traffic fumes, too, are trapped over the city by a temperature inversion and the lack of wind.<br /><br />http://news.yahoo.com/smog-chokes-beijing-paris-climate-talks-under-way-061633522.htmlCharltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58495331675528427952015-11-30T14:28:35.142-05:002015-11-30T14:28:35.142-05:00The Christians and Jews, of course.
Ash, please d...The Christians and Jews, of course.<br /><br />Ash, please donate your body for someone's needed head transplant.<br /><br />Your brain is obviously quite dead.<br /><br />From the looks of your body, that's not so good either, but may be just functional enough.Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-34104344898129967952015-11-30T14:15:11.693-05:002015-11-30T14:15:11.693-05:00All these refugees who have fled from Syria - who ...All these refugees who have fled from Syria - who are they fleeing from? Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36030447753930692422015-11-30T14:15:03.800-05:002015-11-30T14:15:03.800-05:00"It is high time that Turkey is expelled from..."It is high time that Turkey is expelled from NATO and its leaders are indicted and brought to justice for their role in these heinous crimes."<br /><br />Most could, I think, agree with that.<br /><br />I'd like to see Israel replace Turkey, and throw in India as well.<br /><br />Israel and India seem to get along fine. Both are democracies, and both have vast experience with Islam.<br /><br />Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337923317977922025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-74196277533822785502015-11-30T13:47:21.370-05:002015-11-30T13:47:21.370-05:00It is absolutely unacceptable that while ISIS is c...<i><br />It is absolutely unacceptable that while ISIS is committing mass murder in Paris and other European cities, its NATO ‘ally,’ Turkey, is continuing to aid and arm these terrorists. It is high time that Turkey is expelled from NATO and its leaders are indicted and brought to justice for their role in these heinous crimes.</i><br /><br />http://asbarez.com/142150/columbia-university-researchers-confirm-turkeys-links-to-isis/Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5500774804036709002015-11-30T13:46:41.352-05:002015-11-30T13:46:41.352-05:00Turkish Forces are Fighting Alongside ISIS
Am...<i><br /> Turkish Forces are Fighting Alongside ISIS<br /><br /> American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh asserted in the London Review of Books that <br /><b>“Prime Minister Recep Erdogan was known to be supporting the al-Nusra Front, a Jihadist faction among the rebel opposition, as well as other Islamist rebel groups.”</b><br /><br /> On Sept. 20, 2014, Demir Celik, a Member of Parliament representing the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), stated that Turkish Special Forces had joined ISIS in the battlefield.<br /><br /> Turkey Helped ISIS in Battle for Kobani<br /><br /> Anwar Muslim, Mayor of Kobani, revealed on Sept. 19, 2014 that trains full of Turkish forces and ammunition were delivered to ISIS. On September 30, 2014, a CHP delegation visited Kobani, where locals declared that everything from the clothes of ISIS militants to their guns comes from Turkey.<br /><br /> A Nuhaber video showed on Sept. 25, 2014 Turkish military convoys, carrying tanks and ammunition, moving freely under ISIS flags in the Jarablus region of Syria and the Karkamis border crossing.<br /><br /> Salih Muslim, PYD leader of Kurdish fighters, reported that 120 militants had crossed into Syria from Turkey on Oct. 20-24, 2014.<br /><br /> According to an op-ed written by a YPG Kurdish commander in The New York Times on Oct. 29, 2014, Turkey regularly allows ISIS militants and their equipment to pass freely over its border.<br /><br /> Diken reported on Oct. 1, 2014: “ISIS fighters crossed the border from Turkey into Syria in full view of Turkish soldiers.”<br /><br /> Turkey and ISIS Share a Worldview<br /><br /> RT reported on Oct. 3, 2014 on Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks detailing Turkish support to ISIS.<br /><br /> Hurriyet newspaper quoted a Turkish civil servant on Sept. 26, 2014:<b> “I was shocked to hear words of admiration for ISIL from some high-level civil servants.”</b><br /><br /> An AKP council member posted on his Facebook page: “Thankfully ISIS exists…. May you never run out of ammunition….”<br /> <br /> Erdogan’s son Bilal and Turkish officials met with ISIS fighters, according to Sariyer Gozlem.</i><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58057257277485137342015-11-30T13:44:28.528-05:002015-11-30T13:44:28.528-05:00Turkey Supported ISIS Financially Through Purchase...<i><br /> Turkey Supported ISIS Financially Through Purchase of Oil<br /><br /> On Sept. 13, 2014, The New York Times reported on the Obama administration’s efforts to pressure Turkey to crack down on the extensive network of oil sold by ISIS.<br /><br /> Fehim Taştekin wrote in Radikal on Sept. 13, 2014 about illegal pipelines transporting oil from Syria to Turkey.<br /><br /> Turkey Assisted ISIS Recruitment<br /><br /> Kiliçdaroğlu announced on Oct. 14, 2014 that ISIS offices in Istanbul and Gaziantep are recruiting fighters. On Oct. 10, 2014, the Mufti of Konya stated that 100 men from his city had joined ISIS four days ago.<br /><br /> OdaTV reported that Takva Haber served as a propaganda outlet for ISIS to recruit Turkish-speaking men in Turkey and Germany.<br /><br /> Minister of Sports, Suat Kilic, an AKP member, visited Salafi Jihadists who are ISIS supporters in Germany. These Jihadists recruit supporters by distributing free copies of the Quran and raising funds to sponsor suicide attacks in Syria and Iraq.<br /><br /> OdaTV released a video showing ISIS militants riding a bus in Istanbul.</i><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37735507806583944512015-11-30T13:42:59.615-05:002015-11-30T13:42:59.615-05:00Turkey Trained ISIS Fighters
CNN Turk reporte...<i><br /><br /> Turkey Trained ISIS Fighters<br /><br /> CNN Turk reported on July 29, 2014 that in the heart of Istanbul, places like Duzce and Adapazari have become gathering spots for terrorists.<br /><br /> Turks who joined an ISIS affiliate were shown on July 28, 2014, at a public gathering in Istanbul.<br /><br /> A video showed an ISIS affiliate holding a prayer-gathering in Omerli, a district of Istanbul.<br /><br /> According to Jordanian Intelligence, Turkey trained ISIS militants for special operations.<br /><br /> Turkey Extended Medical Care to ISIS Fighters<br /><br /> An ISIS commander told The Washington Post on August 12, 2014,<b><br /> “We used to have some fighters — even high-level members of the Islamic State — getting treated in Turkish hospitals.”</b><br /><br /> On Oct. 12, 2014, Taraf newspaper reported that Dengir Mir Mehmet Firat, a founder of Pres. Erdogan’s ruling party (AKP), divulged that Turkey supported terrorist groups and still supports them and treats them in its hospitals.</i><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-53076417774776600982015-11-30T13:41:45.596-05:002015-11-30T13:41:45.596-05:00Turkey Provided Logistical Assistance to ISIS Figh...<i><br /> Turkey Provided Logistical Assistance to ISIS Fighters<br /><br /> According to a June 13, 2014 article in Radikal newspaper, Turkish Interior Minister Muammar Guler issued the following directive: <b>“Hatay is a strategic location for the Mujahidin crossing from within our borders to Syria. Logistical support for Islamist groups will be increased, and their training, hospital care, and safe passage will mostly take place in Hatay.”</b><br /><br /> The Daily Mail reported on August 25, 2014 that many foreign militants joined ISIS in Syria and Iraq after traveling through Turkey.<br /><br /> Britain’s Sky News obtained documents showing that the Turkish government stamped passports of foreign militants seeking to cross the Turkish border into Syria to join ISIS.<br /><br /> A senior Egyptian official indicated on Oct. 9, 2014 that Turkish intelligence is passing to ISIS satellite imagery and other data.</i><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21824913763410129292015-11-30T13:40:39.894-05:002015-11-30T13:40:39.894-05:00Turkey Supplied Military Equipment to ISIS
An...<i><br /> Turkey Supplied Military Equipment to ISIS<br /><br /> An ISIS commander told The Washington Post on August 12, 2014: <br /><b>“Most of the fighters who joined us in the beginning of the war came via Turkey, and so did our equipment and supplies.”</b><br /><br /> Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, head of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), disclosed on Oct. 14, 2014, documents from the Adana Office of the Prosecutor, revealing that Turkey supplied weapons to terrorist groups. He also produced transcripts of interviews with truck drivers who delivered the weapons to the terrorists.<br /><br /> According to CHP Vice President Bulent Tezcan, Turkish agents drove three trucks loaded with rockets, arms, and ammunition to ISIS in Syria, on January 19, 2014.<br /><br /> Cumhuriyet newspaper quoted Fuat Avni as stating that Germany and the United States had audio tapes confirming that Turkey provided financial and military aid to terrorist groups associated with Al Qaeda on Oct. 12, 2014.<br /><br /> Documents made public on Sept. 27, 2014, revealed that Saudi Prince Bandar Bin Sultan financed the transportation of arms to ISIS through Turkey. </i>Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52064663779912246202015-11-30T13:39:38.070-05:002015-11-30T13:39:38.070-05:00Columbia University Researchers Confirm Turkey’s L...<a href="http://asbarez.com/142150/columbia-university-researchers-confirm-turkeys-links-to-isis/" rel="nofollow"><br />Columbia University Researchers Confirm Turkey’s Links to ISIS</a><br /><br /><i>A team of Columbia University researchers from the United States, Europe, and Turkey confirmed last week that the Turkish government has provided to ISIS: military cooperation, weapons, logistical support, financial assistance, and medical services. This detailed investigation was headed by David L. Phillips, Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights. He had served as Senior Advisor and Foreign Affairs Expert for the U.S. Department of State.<br /><br />Here are brief excerpts from the extensive research documenting the direct links between Turkey and ISIS:<br /><br />...</i><br /><br />http://asbarez.com/142150/columbia-university-researchers-confirm-turkeys-links-to-isis/Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61976219559751559252015-11-30T13:13:57.365-05:002015-11-30T13:13:57.365-05:00Hi Doug,
We did rubbleize Iraq but we sure as he...Hi Doug,<br /><br /> We did rubbleize Iraq but we sure as hell didn't save it. Are you suggesting we should start saving Syria now?Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52068997213349986662015-11-30T12:08:11.603-05:002015-11-30T12:08:11.603-05:00For the first time, more people, over the weekend,...For the first time, more people, over the weekend, visited Online Stores, than "brick and mortar" establishments - <b>103 Million vs. 102 Million.</b>galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-40286450121175531482015-11-30T12:02:24.917-05:002015-11-30T12:02:24.917-05:00Russian air power and the Syrian Army, if they wor...Russian air power and the Syrian Army, if they work in concert, the borders with Israel and Turkey, secured. <br />Then the Daesh will be rolled back towards Iraq. Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.com