volksmenner: 2013

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Gathering Sources: 04-28-13

Syria: After Qusayr, Regime Eyes Aleppo
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria-after-qusayr-regime-eyes-aleppo

Syria: Border Clashes Pit FSA Against Kurds
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria-border-clashes-pit-fsa-against-kurds

Russia says committed to Syria missiles deal
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/russia-says-committed-syria-missiles-deal

Over 500 killed across Iraq in May: report
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/over-500-killed-across-iraq-may-report

Civil War in Lebanon: Who Wants It?
http://english.al-akhbar.com/blogs/angry-corner/civil-war-lebanon-who-wants-it

EU lifts arms embargo against Syrian opposition
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/eu-lifts-arms-embargo-against-syrian-opposition

The Missing Syrian Peace
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/missing-syrian-peace.html

Hezbollah's Pre-emptive War in Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/05/lebanon-syria-war-hezbollah-preemptive.html

The Syrian War Is Not Only Sectarian
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/05/syrian-conflict-failed-sectarian-analysis.html

Hezbollah Confesses To Hand in Qusair Battle
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/hezbollah-involvement-qusair-battle-syria.html

Turkey Struggles With Syrian War
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/05/turkey-regional-policy-struggling-syria.html

EU repeal of Syria arms embargo criticised
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/05/2013528174554556579.html

Russia to send air-defence system to Syria
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/05/2013528115917754264.html

Syrian rebels divided in fight against Assad
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2013/05/20135288586886631.html

Russia, China to hold joint anti-terror drills
http://thebricspost.com/russia-china-to-hold-joint-anti-terror-drills/#.UaUCTxUju1E

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Gathering Sources: 04-27-13

Syria Media Roundup (May 23)
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/11860/syria-media-roundup-%28may-23%29

Jordan to deploy Patriot missiles along border with Syria
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/jordan-deploy-patriot-missiles-along-border-syria

Jordan Deals With Backlash From Iraq, Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/jordan-syria-xenophobic.html

Davutoglu Cautiously 'Not Pessimistic' On Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/davutoglu-turkey-us-syria-synchronized.html

Arab Uprisings Hijacked By Sectarianism
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/05/arab-uprisings-hijacked-sectarianism.html

Nasrallah on Syria: 'This Battle Is Ours'
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/nasrallah-hezbollah-syria-speech-rockets.html

Hezbollah Intervention in Syria Redraws Political Map
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/hezbollah-intervention-syria-redraws-political-map

Exclusive: John McCain Slips Across Border Into Syria, Meets With Rebels
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/27/exclusive-john-mccain-slips-across-border-into-syria-meets-with-rebels.html

Bahrain bans political groups from contacting Hezbollah
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/27/us-bahrain-hezbollah-idUSBRE94Q0CR20130527

Friday, April 12, 2013

Gathering Sources: 04-12-13

Syria Media Roundup (April 11)
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/11163/syria-media-roundup-(april-11)

Al-Qaeda in the Levant Awaits its Emir
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/al-qaeda-levant-awaits-its-emir

Syrian LCC activists reject al-Qaeda; HRW accuses Assad of war crimes
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-activists-reject-al-qaeda-hrw-accuses-assad-war-crimes

Syria's Jihadists Dismay the Opposition
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2013/04/syria-opposition-jihadists-jabhat-nusra.html

The Reasons Behind Hezbollah's Decision to Fight in Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/reasons-hezbollah-decision-fight-syria-lebanon.html

Is Hezbollah Exaggerating Jabhat al-Nusra's Strength?
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/jabhat-al-nusra-lebanon-hezbollah-exaggeration.html

The petty-bourgeois "left" promotes the CIA war in Syria
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/04/12/isos-a12.html

America's Uncleared War: Nearly 20,000 Foreign Mercenaries Fight In Syria
http://www.globalresearch.ca/americas-uncleared-war-nearly-20000-foreign-mercenaries-fight-in-syria/5330977

How the West Fueled the Ever-Growing Carnage in Syria
http://www.alternet.org/world/peace-plan-nixed-how-west-fueled-ever-growing-carnage-syria

EXPOSED: Syrian Human Rights Front is EU-Funded Fraud
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2013/04/exposed-syrian-human-rights-front-is-eu.html

Occupy Wall Street activist hired to lobby for Syrian opposition
http://rt.com/usa/occupy-carne-ross-syrian-768/

The Strange Case of the White Jihadist of Timbuktu
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/12/timbuktu_jihadist_gilles_leguen

Revolutions are Exclusionary!
http://english.al-akhbar.com/blogs/subaltern/revolutions-are-exclusionary

The Consensus Behind Militarism
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15701-the-consensus-behind-militarism

Gathering Sources: 04-11-13

US Steps Up Syria Rebel Training in Jordan
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/04/02/us-steps-up-syria-rebel-training-in-jordan/

Syria says Jordan 'playing with fire' over assistance to rebels
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/05/syria-jordan-fire-assistance-rebels

Syrian Opposition: Assad's Overthrow Wouldn't End Violence
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/04/syria-violence-assad-departure.html

France wants talks on listing Al-Nusra as 'terrorists'
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Apr-09/213148-france-wants-talks-on-listing-al-nusra-as-terrorists.ashx

UN, Syria keep wrangling about chemical weapons probe
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-04/10/content_16389231.htm

Syria's al-Nusra Front pledges allegiance to al-Qaeda
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrias-al-nusra-front-pledges-allegiance-al-qaeda

Jabhat al-Nusra Declares Allegiance to Al-Qaeda
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/al-qaeda-jabhat-al-nusra-merge.html

Does A Rebel Group's Allegiance To Al Qaeda Change Obama's Choices In Syria?
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/04/10/1843141/al-qaeda-syria-aumf/?mobile=nc

Welcome to the Islamic State of Syria
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/10/welcome_islamic_state_syria_al_qaeda

UN-Syria talks on chemical weapons at impasse
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-04/12/content_16395056.htm

Syria calls on UN to list al-Nusra Front as terrorist
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-04/12/c_124570434.htm

West aims to strengthen 'moderate' rebels, as Islamists take center stage in fight against Assad
http://rt.com/news/syria-hague-al-nusra-summit-london-717/

'North Korea has good reason to be afraid of US barbarism'
http://rt.com/op-edge/north-korea-reasons-us-barbarism-725/

N. Korean nuclear missile capability? Pentagon says no, intel report says maybe
http://rt.com/news/north-korea-nuclear-capability-726/

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

A Brief History of Kurdish Genocide

Since the Armenian genocide, Turkey has done very well to hide and disguise its dark history from the international community
— Radical Kurd (@ChasingRose) April 10, 2013

Turkey does not recognise Kurds and so often labels them as terrorists, providing a convenient scapegoat for military uprisings.
— Radical Kurd (@ChasingRose) April 10, 2013

Thus “terrorist” becomes a synonym for Kurds. The scale of the suffering &destruction of Kurdish homeland does not fit into “terrorist” def
— Radical Kurd (@ChasingRose) April 10, 2013

After the fall of the Ottoman: 1924 Turkey suppresses the Kurdish revolt in Hakkari leading to thousands of death & destruction of villages
— Radical Kurd (@ChasingRose) April 10, 2013

1925, February – 30,000 Kurds are killed during a revolt against the Turkish authorities.
— Radical Kurd (@ChasingRose) April 10, 2013

Gathering Sources: 04-09-13

Syrian Rebel Faction Merges With al-Qaeda in Iraq
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/04/09/syrian-rebel-faction-merges-with-al-qaeda-in-iraq/

Al-Qaeda in Iraq announces merger with Syrian rebel group
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/al-qaeda-iraq-announces-merger-syrian-rebel-group

Iraq's Al-Qaeda confirms ties with Syrian rebel Nusra Front – reports
http://rt.com/news/nusra-front-qaeda-branch-558/

Jabhat al-Nusra Is Growing Menace To Mideast and Beyond
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/jabhat-al-nusra-jihadist-al-qaeda-syria.html

Al-Qaeda in Maghreb Recruits Locals for Jihad
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2013/04/al-qaeda-maghreb-jihadists-syria.html

Tunisia Now Exporting 'Jihadis' to Syria
http://original.antiwar.com/giuliana-sgrena/2013/04/08/tunisia-now-exporting-jihadis-to-syria/

The Bombing of Damascus: America's Undeclared War against Syria
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-bombing-of-damascus-americas-undeclared-war-against-syria/5330626

The interview given by the President Bashar al-Assad To the turkish Ulusal TV station and Aydinlik newspaper.
http://www.voltairenet.org/article178069.html

Kurdish Peace Process Has Regional Implications
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/04/peace-process-turkey-kurds-regional-implications.html

"The Kissinger Cables": Three Years After "Collateral Murder," WikiLeaks Explores US Diplomacy
http://truth-out.org/video/item/15618-the-kissinger-cables-three-years-after-collateral-murder-wikileaks-explores-us-diplomacy

US rebalance 'not in jeopardy' by budget cuts
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2013-04/10/content_16387938.htm

South Korea prepares for war amid US-China stand-off
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/04/09/skor-a09.html

Obama’s dangerous "counter-provocation" plan against North Korea
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/04/09/kore-a09.html

"Global Warfare" and Military Escalation: The Risk of a US Pre-emptive Nuclear Attack directed against North Korea
http://www.globalresearch.ca/us-pre-emptive-action-against-korea-would-be-prelude-to-global-warfare/5330520

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Gathering Sources: 03-23-13

US Sponsored Terror: Syria Teeters on Obama's "Red Line"
http://www.globalresearch.ca/syria-teeters-on-obamas-red-line/5328173

Drones, A New Alawite Opposition, Obama in Israel
http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/?p=18282

CIA passing info to Syrian rebels: report
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/cia-passing-info-syrian-rebels-report

Differences Deepen Between Iraqi Kurdish Parties
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/03/difference-iraq-kurdish-parties.html

Leader of PKK in northern Iraq declares cease-fire
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/leader-of-pkk-in-northern-iraq-declares-cease-fire.aspx?pageID=238&nid=43509

Muqtada al-Sadr: Staying In Iraqi Government a 'Sin'
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/03/sadr-letter-against-maliki.html#ixzz2OQEk4LA4

Real Liars go to Tehran
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MID-01-210313.html

The Drums of War are Beating: Iran’s Nuclear Program, Pretext to Justify Further Military Intervention
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-drums-of-war-are-beating-irans-nuclear-program-pretext-to-justify-further-military-intervention/5328167

Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Negotiations with the West
http://www.globalresearch.ca/irans-nuclear-program-tehrans-negotiations-with-the-west/5328162

Aung San Suu Kyi's "Saffron Monks" Stalk Streets With Machetes - Mass Slaughtering Refugees
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2013/03/aung-san-suu-kyis-saffron-monks-stalk.html

Burmese Bin Laden: Is Buddhist Monk Wirathu Behind Violence in Myanmar?
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/449323/20130322/myanmar-clashes-wirathu-buddhists-muslims.htm

Monday, March 4, 2013

Gathering Sources: 03-04-13

Khatib visits Aleppo villages as Syria opponents vote for council
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/03/03/269434.html

US should focus aid on Syrian refugees
http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/03/04/focuses-syrian-rebels-but-what-about-refugees/ZJCGgT5cE6oRJebXUTiuGL/story.html

Western Aid: EU May Provide Training to Syrian Rebels
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-eu-is-set-to-support-syrian-rebels-with-military-training-a-886794.html

John Kerry's Syria File
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/03/john-kerry-secretary-state-syria-assad-exit-russia.html

UK Seeks to Further Fund, Arm Al Qaeda Collaborator Moaz al-Khatib
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2013/03/uk-seeks-to-further-fund-arm-al-qaeda.html

Syria crisis: Border town shows conflict's patchwork forces
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21627499

Syria's industry body sues Turkey for 'terrorism, looting': report
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/syrias-industry-body-sues-turkey-for-terrorism-looting-report.aspx?pageID=238&nid=42284

Syria Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (February 2013)
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/10445/syria-monthly-edition-on-jadaliyya-(february-2013)

Hezbollah's Evolution, Challenges
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/03/hezbollah-progress-challenges.html

Russian arms supplies to Iraq to begin by summer - Iraqi Foreign Minister
http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_03_04/Russian-arms-supplies-to-Iraq-to-begin-by-summer-Iraqi-Foreign-Minister/

Iraq to Get Russian Weapons by June - Minister
http://en.rian.ru/world/20130304/179805890.html

Ocalan Peace Plan Irks PKK Militant Leaders
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/03/ocalan-pkk-akp-peace-process-turkey-kurds.html

German parliament approves military operations in Mali
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/03/04/mali-m04.html

Al-Qaeda confirms Abou Zeid killed in Mali after France’s doubt
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/03/04/269539.html

Gathering Sources: 03-03-13

President Al-Assad's Interview with The Sunday Times
http://www.sana-syria.com/eng/21/2013/03/03/470326.htm

Assad accuses Britain of escalating conflict
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/03/2013335225921338.html

'Tradition of bullying and hegemony': Assad lashes at UK's 'shallow and immature rhetoric' towards Syria
http://rss.russiatoday.ru/news/assad-uk-policy-syria-rebels-738/

Assad to West: stop backing terrorists
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/assad-west-stop-backing-terrorists

Friends of Syria Group 'Encourages Extremists' - Moscow
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20130301/179758497.html

Syrian rebels hang two 'collaborators'
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-rebels-hang-two-collaborators

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Gathering Sources: 03-02-13

Iraqi army helped Syrian government retake border checkpoint - reports
http://rss.russiatoday.ru/news/syria-iraq-border-checkpoint-706/

Syria fighting sparks tension on Iraq border
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/03/201332194615596756.html

Syrian Violence Spills Into Lebanon's Border Regions
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2013/03/syria-violence-lebanon-border.html

Assad "legitimate president" until 2014: Iran
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria-ready-talk-rebel-fighters-fm

Obama's Agenda: Direct Military Intervention and the Relentless Destruction of Syria as a Nation State
http://www.globalresearch.ca/obamas-agenda-direct-military-intervention-and-the-relentless-destruction-of-syria-as-nation-state

Friends of Syria’s decisions herald direct Western intervention - analyst
http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/665068.html

The Syrian Back Door to War With Iran
http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2013/02/28/the-syrian-back-door-to-war-with-iran/

Al-Qaeda leader behind Algeria gas plant hostage massacre killed in Mali – Chadian army
http://rt.com/news/al-qaeda-leader-mali-735/

Chadian troops 'kill' militant leader in Mali
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNHgvTDuhf8

Saturday, February 2, 2013

New Word Order: 02-01-13

pu·ta·tive adjective commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob. [1]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/putative

in·ter·loc·u·tor noun 1. a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue. [2]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/interlocutor

[1] Syrian Kurdish Leader Says Turkey Seeks Buffer Zone in Syria
[2] Erdogan and Obama May Differ On Syria

Gathering Sources: 02-01-13

New Word Order: 01-31-13

in·tran·si·gent adjective 1. refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible. [1]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/intransigent

pith helmet noun a hat made of dried pith or cork covered with cloth, worn in the tropics. [2]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pith+helmet

putsch noun a plotted revolt or attempt to overthrow a government, especially one that depends upon suddenness and speed. [3]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/putsch

own goal noun 1. soccer o.g a goal scored by a player accidentally playing the ball into his own team's net. [3]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/own+goal

low intensity conflict (LIC) is the use of military forces applied selectively and with restraint to enforce compliance with the policies or objectives of the political body controlling the military force. [3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_intensity_warfare

[1] Syrian Opposition's Bid for Dialogue: Why Now?
[2] The Real Invasion of Africa Is Not News, and a License To Lie Is Hollywood's Gift
[3] Mali and AFRICOM's Africa Agenda: Target China

Gathering Sources: 01-31-13

BREAKING: 'Israeli airstrike intended to stop Syrian scientific military research'
http://21stcenturywire.com/2013/01/31/breaking-israeli-airstrike-intended-to-stop-syrian-scientific-military-research/

Syria warns of "surprise" retaliation to Israeli air strike
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria-warns-surprise-retaliation-israeli-air-strike

Israel Intervenes on the Syrian Front
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israel-intervenes-syrian-front

Israel airstrike "unmasks" truth of Syria conflict: Hezbollah
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israel-airstrike-unmasks-truth-syria-conflict-hezbollah

Foreign Ministry Calls on Security council to Condemn Jabhat al-Nusra's Mass Execution against Scores of Abducted citizens in Aleppo
http://81.2.216.117/eng/21/2013/01/31/464732.htm

America's War of Aggression on Syria. The Role of Israel
http://www.globalresearch.ca/americas-s-war-of-aggression-on-syria-the-role-of-israel/5321223

Syrian Opposition’s Bid for Dialogue: Why Now?
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-oppositions-bid-dialogue-why-now

Syrian Opposition Figures Call For Dialogue With Regime
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/01/syrian-opposition-dialogue-regime.html

Assad's Final Days More Hope than Reality
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/01/bashar-al-assad-2014-hezbollah-russia-iran.html

Erdogan Boxed In by Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/01/erdogan-turkey-lakhdar-brahimi-syria-policy-failure.html

Syria Media Roundup (January 31)
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/9916/syria-media-roundup-(january-31)

The Real Invasion of Africa Is Not News, and a License To Lie Is Hollywood's Gift
http://original.antiwar.com/pilger/2013/01/31/the-real-invasion-of-africa-is-not-news-and-a-license-to-lie-is-hollywoods-gift/

The Art of War: The Reconquest of Africa
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-art-of-war-the-reconquest-of-africa/5321312

Mali and AFRICOM's Africa Agenda: Target China
http://www.voltairenet.org/article177327.html

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Actors and Factions: The Syria Theatre

Gathering Sources: 01-30-13

Israel attacks target on Lebanon-Syria border: Reuters
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israeli-forces-attack-lebanon-syria-border-reuters

'Israel hits Syria arms convoy to Lebanon'
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/01/2013130165625330449.html

Israeli 'air strike on convoy on Syria-Lebanon border'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21264632

Israel Attacks Lebanon
http://www.globalresearch.ca/israel-attacks-lebanon/5321145

Syria confirms Israeli airstrike
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/01/2013130165625330449.html

Syria Says It Was Hit by Strikes From Israeli Planes
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/world/middleeast/syria-says-it-was-hit-by-strikes-from-israeli-planes.html?hp&_r=2&

Israel Strikes Syria Military Target
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/israel-strikes-syria-military-target_n_2584757.html

Syria opposition chief says he's ready for talks with government
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria-opposition-chief-says-hes-ready-talks-government

Iraq Sends Mixed Signals on Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/01/iraqi-shiites-hesitate-to-back-s.html

Iran, Israel and Their Red Lines Over Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/01/israel-strike-syria-weapons-convoy-hezbollah-iran-response.html

Syria and the United States: Jadaliyya Co-Editor Bassam Haddad on Al-Jazeera's "Empire"
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/9859/syria-and-the-united-states_jadaliyya-co-editor-ba

Is the French Invasion of Mali tied to a Colonial War for Uranium?
http://www.globalresearch.ca/is-the-french-invasion-of-mali-tied-to-a-colonial-war-for-uranium/5321133

US secures drone base in Northwest Africa
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/01/30/afri-j30.html

Niger approves construction of US spy drone base
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z385U_Bc69w

Niger agrees to US drones on its territory
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/01/201313010246143363.html

Good Terrorist, Bad Terrorist
http://www.globalresearch.ca/good-terrorist-bad-terrorist/5321126

Interview 595 – Sibel Edmonds on NATO, Terrorism, 9/11 and Drug Running
http://www.corbettreport.com/interview-595-sibel-edmonds-on-nato-terrorism-911-and-drug-running/

Report: FSA brigades attack Serê Kaniyê
http://kurdishrights.org/2013/01/29/report-fsa-brigades-attack-serekaniye/

Assault on Sere Kaniye or Ras Al-Ayn
http://supportkurds.org/reports/assault-on-sere-kaniye-or-ras-al-ayn/

Another night of clashes in Serêkaniyê
http://en.firatajans.com/news/news/another-night-of-clashes-in-serekaniye.htm

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Playlist: Al Jazeera English: Mali Conflict

Al Jazeera English reports the Mali conflict from the Tuareg Rebellion of 2012, the 2012 Malian coup d'état to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

These are words I was unfamiliar with, in reading, that I chose to look up and document here, and here on, as part of a better reading comprehension and vocabulary building routine. The articles in which I was exposed to these words are linked at the bottom.

se·nes·cent adjective 1. growing old; aging.[1]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/senescence

in·ter·mi·na·ble adjective 1. incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.[2]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/interminable

be·night·ed adjective 1.intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened: benighted ages of barbarism and superstition.[2]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/benighted

red·o·lent adjective 3. suggestive; reminiscent (usually followed by of ): verse redolent of Shakespeare.[2]
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/redolent

1. The American Empire, RIP.

2. From The Algerian Terror To Al Qaeda Meets Mali: West’s Hidden Agenda And One Big Mess.

Gathering Sources: 01-29-13

US, a leading terrorist state in world: Chomsky
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/01/29/286231/us-a-top-terrorist-state-chomsky/

Hidden Agenda behind America's War on Africa: Containing China by "Fighting Al-Qaeda"
http://www.globalresearch.ca/hidden-agenda-behind-americas-war-on-africa-containing-china-by-fighting-al-qaeda/5320939

Malian War: French Military Units Move Further Into Northern Region
http://panafricannews.blogspot.in/2013/01/malian-war-french-military-units-move.html

Britain, US escalate war aid as France advances into northern Mali
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/01/29/mali-j29.html

Ethnic tensions erupt as Mali troops hunt down suspected Islamists
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/29/ethnic-tensions-mali-troops-islamists

Mali "Resource War" Extends into Niger: France sends Troops to Secure Niger Uranium Mines
http://www.globalresearch.ca/mali-resource-war-extends-into-niger-france-sends-troops-to-secure-niger-uranium-mines/5320825

US considering new drone base in Africa - report
http://rt.com/news/us-drone-base-africa-945/

From The Algerian Terror To Al Qaeda Meets Mali: West’s Hidden Agenda And One Big Mess
http://whowhatwhy.com/2013/01/25/from-the-algerian-terror-to-al-qaeda-meets-mali-wests-hidden-agenda-and-one-big-mess/

Algeria Attack Shows Rise of Militants in Sahel
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2013/01/algeria-attack-shows-unprecedented-rise-of-militants-in-sahel.html#ixzz2JMyi7qOP

Actors and Factions: The Mali Theatre

Microblog: Turkey: State Sponsored Terrorism As Means of Imperialism II

@hevallo For the third time in the past year, guns originating from Turkey, destined for Yemen, where AQAP is active, have been seized.
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 28, 2013

@hevallo 1. thenational.ae/news/uae-news/… 2. al-monitor.com/pulse/security… 3. english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/…
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 28, 2013

@hevallo Suspicious. I'd seem Turkey, officially and/or unofficially, has a penchant for arming, otherwise supporting, al-Qaeda affiliates.
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 28, 2013

@volksmenner @hevallo turkey's ties with yemen disproportionately strong.i think b/c gulen movement,who travel VERY frequently to yemen
— Sarah Kathryn Grow (@podocnjace) January 28, 2013

@volksmenner @hevallo look into it.biggest and strongest money funneling system in modern turkey. trust me.
— Sarah Kathryn Grow (@podocnjace) January 28, 2013

@volksmenner @hevallo it's different.no outward interest in political role.complete infiltration of Trksh.nat.police.informal network.
— Sarah Kathryn Grow (@podocnjace) January 28, 2013

I liked a @youtube video youtu.be/MO9H6a-y91A?a Shipment of assault rifles seized at Aden
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 28, 2013

On a related note:

Large arms shipment intercepted off Yemen, Iran eyed as source reut.rs/14pDVNn
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 29, 2013

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Microblog: Turkey: State Sponsored Terrorism As Means of Imperialism

#Yemen seizes arms shipment originating from #Turkey. Some "63 cartons [of] 60 [automatic rifles each.]" english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/…
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

"[W]e expect to have the total number of seized weapons inside the cartons about 3780 automatic rifles." -- Head of Customs Mohamed Zumam
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

#FSA sponsor, #Turkey, who trained/armed militants, is a base of operations, used this past week to attack Kurdish populations in N. #Syria.
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

01-19-13: #Syria-n Kurds and [al-Nusra/#FSA] rebels battle over town latimes.com/news/world/wor…
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

PT: Al-Nusra/#FSA, "are using tanks and artillery to attack #Kurdish positions and civilian neighborhoods in Ras Ayn." latimes.com/news/world/wor…
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

01-24-13: #Syria-n opposition warns of Kurdish-Arab civil war in northern region (#Serêkaniyê) news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/…
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

PT: "[#FSA] streaming from neighboring #Turkey, have been pushing to control strategic [#Serêkaniyê]." #STOPTurkeysWarAgainstKurdsInSyria
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

#YPG reports of continued heavy clashes with #FSA terrorists, no reports on Turkish army vehicle entering the area. #Syria
— Chasing Che. (@ChasingRose) January 26, 2013

As heavy clashes continue and #FSA is close to defeat,terrorist group issues new threat that they will fight #YPG with greater numbers.
— Chasing Che. (@ChasingRose) January 26, 2013

#FSA threatening #YPG that they will attack Kurds with greater numbers of terrorist. #Syria #STOPTurkeysWarAgainstKurdsInSyria
— Chasing Che. (@ChasingRose) January 26, 2013

Despite major #FSA offensives against #Kurds in Northern #Syria, #Serêkaniyê, there're virtually NO reports in Western media. I wonder why?
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

Maybe b/c #FSA attempts to conquer #Serêkaniyê don't fit conveniently the MSM narrative of Free Syrian Army as liberators.
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

Maybe also it exposes the true intentions of the #Turkey to quell any ideas of Kurdish autonomy. #STOPTurkeysWarAgainstKurdsInSyria
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

The connections between al-Qaeda in #Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, and Free Syrian Army has become more known and documented.
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

No surprise to discover #Turkey floods #Yemen w/ arms. "Yemen is already awash w/ guns," which support Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

It is worth mentioning, US, NATO ally of #Turkey, in turn, operates a military led, CIA supported, drone campaign in #Yemen against #AQAP.
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013

Leaked docs by Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) reveal ambitions of #Turkey, w/ #Qatar, to influence MENA via insurgencies for commercial gain.
— van_goat (@volksmenner) January 26, 2013