USA lack’s clear policies toward regime change in Iran
By Soran Khedri – ekurd.net – 3.2.2012 – An old say “if you want to kill a snake, do not use your hands, rather use your enemies hand to kill the snake”: that has been Islamic regime’s doctrine since its emergence. Although since its foundation Islamic regime has been in direct and indirect psychological war with USA, however, clerics were able to benefit from USA led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Clerics in Tehran used their enemies hand to kill the snakes in both countries. Despite that USA considers Islamic regime as real threat to the international peace and security, US government is lacking proper and adequate policies toward that threat. I believe at the present USA government whether led by Democrats or Republicans do not want a political change in Iran because growth of weaponry market utterly depends on the existence of a threat.
LAST OF THE MOHICANS
WAS DÜRFEN DIE VEREINTEN NATIONEN UN ?
Syrien-Resolution Lawrow: Wir sind nicht Assads Freund
Der russische Außenminister Lawrow hat nach einer Sitzung im UN-Sicherheitsrat deutlich gemacht, Russland sei „weder Freund noch Bündnispartner“ des syrischen Präsidenten Assad. Die UN dürften aber niemals den Rücktritt eines Regierungschefs verlangen.
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
Wer aber darf das, wenn die Bevölkerung es auch nicht darf (Weil, wenn sie es sagt, wird auf sie geschossen!)?
Strange question! – Wenigstens aber sind die Russen keine Freunde Assads, die dieser einzig und welteinsam nur hier noch hat:
Torstraße 6, 10119 Berlin, Redaktion “junge welt”, Goebel, Pirker, Jelpcke, Paech, Brauns & Co. – The Last of Mohicans !
The Public Discussion of Israel’s Strategy regarding a Nuclear Iran INSS Insight No. 310, January 31, 2012
Stein, Shimon, Feldman, Shai, and Brom, Shlomo / 31.1.2012
Comments by former Mossad head Maj. Gen. (ret.) Meir Dagan decrying an Israeli military action against Iran, and reports that the Prime Minister and Defense Minister have already decided to attack Iranian nuclear facilities, have prompted criticism of senior officials who express their opinion on the subject. The “discourse” that has emerged in the wake of the reports has been described as irresponsible and as harming state security, and few have disagreed with this assessment. Subsequently a counter-campaign ensued, with background briefings, leaks to the media, and interviews about the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iran. The latest contribution was from Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who noted that the decision on an attack would not be made in the near future. He added that a major consideration must be how close Iran is to the “immunity zone,” in which it will no longer be possible to act effectively against the Iranian nuclear program.
Turkey and Hamas / COMMENTARY
COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS USA 27.1.2012 – Elliott Abrams – Is Turkey purchasing Hamas from Iran?
One recent report says “a high-ranking Hamas official told the Al-Sharq newspaper on Thursday” that “Turkey has agreed to carry out a project to support Hamas and rebuild Gaza. According to the official, Hamas will open an official office in Turkey in the coming weeks.” I have seen other reports suggesting that Turkey has replaced Iran as the largest donor to Hamas, pledging $300 million over the coming year.
This would be a significant development in many ways. In the context of Turkey’s relations with Iran and Syria, it would reflect the anticipated demise of the Assad regime in Damascus and the problems this causes for Hamas–which has long been headquartered there. With Assad gone and Iran’s role in Syria greatly weakened, Hamas would need a new sponsor and protector and Turkey could play that role. For Turkey, this would provide obvious advantages in its rivalry with Iran for influence in the Arab world and in its contest with Israel.
ERDOGAN BUYS HAMAS
Report: Turkey may replace Iran as Hamas’ financier
30 January 2012 / TODAYSZAMAN.COM, – Turkey may reportedly replace Hamas’ chief financier, Iran, to alleviate the Gaza ruling party’s financial pain as it has faced difficulty in receiving aid from the Islamic republic.
Israeli daily Haaretz quoted Turkish sources on Saturday that stated Gazan Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh conveyed his party’s financial difficulties to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his first visit to Turkey and that Turkey is seriously considering funding Hamas, a party Israel and the US list as a terrorist organization. The report added that Haniyeh explained to Erdoğan in some detail the financial difficulties Hamas has faced after expected aid from Iran didn’t arrive on time and was significantly decreased.
SLAVOJ ZIZEK : A PORTRAIT OF THE PHILOSOPHER AS A COMPLETE IDIOT
Zizek also criticized the recent bill adopted by the French Senate penalizing Armenian genocide denial for falling into the mistake of political correctness, which only served to reproduce racism.
“The problem with political correctness is that if you legalize things that are already in your habits […] it is counter-productive in the long term. Even with the Holocaust it is problematic in this sense. Some even wanted to regulate the numbers. Five million were killed, but if you said 4,900,000 Jews were killed you would get penalized. For me, this is the big fiasco of political correctness,” said Zizek.
Ottoman model for Kurds
Ziziek also said the Ottoman model may be ideal for the situation of the Kurds in Syria and Iraq. “Wouldn’t it be an almost ideal solution to have an autonomous Kurdistan containing part of northern Iraq, part of Syria and still a part of Turkey?” he asked, adding that the current situation would only lead to permanent tensions.
KURDISCHE JUGEND KRITISIERT “JUNGE WELT” BERLIN
KURDISCHER KOMMENTAR : “Junge Welt” (Berlin) übernimmt 1:1 die Argumentation der türkischen Regierung
(18 Juni 1941 deutsch-türkischer Freundschafts- und Nichtangriffspakt)
Die Zeitschrift “Junge Welt” möchte einen linken Diskurs führen, doch von den besten Zeiten der intellektuellen Linken ist dieser so weit entfernt wie die Parolen eines heterogenen nationalistisch-rechten Diskurses. Die Vermischung kritischer politischer Anklänge mit primitiven rechtsnationalistischen Impulsen findet hier ihren Zwillingsbruder in der mangelnden Unterscheidungsfähigkeit und Abgrenzung von Begrifflichkeiten und Inhalten. Wenn Kritik beliebig wird, ist sie im besten Fall keine ernst zu nehmende Kritik mehr, im schlimmsten ist sie gefährlich. Zuerst einmal werden Lersin und Leser erschlagen mit dem Mischmasch geschichtlicher Fakten, Phänomene, und Halbwahrheiten, die alle in einen Topf geworfen und kräftig verrührt werden. Heraus kommt ein diffuses, heterogenes Unrechtsgeschwafel, eine gedankenlose Geschichtsrevue aus unverdauten Bildungsfragmenten, die in der Fortführung derselben Logik zu Geschichtsrevisionismus und der Banalisierung des Holocausts und des armenischen Genozids führen muss.
Sowohl in der Argumentation der türkischen Regierung u.v.a. Erdogans als auch in dem genannten Artikel der Jungen Welt (die Zeugnis gibt von dem bedauerlichen Zustand dessen, was sich heutzutage in Deutschland linkskritisch nennt und von einem rechtsnationalistischen Diskurs teilweise nicht mehr zu unterscheiden ist) gibt es diesen seltsamen Mischmasch, mit dem alles und jedes behauptbar, zu entkräftigen und verfälschbar ist.
BEIRUT FGM CONFERENCE: FGM not merely an African problem; high rates in the Middle East
BEIRUT, 18 JANUARY 2012, The first conference ever on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the Middle East is currently taking place in Beirut, Lebanon, with participants from Iraqi Kurdistan, Central Iraq and Yemen with input from experts from Indonesia and Egypt. The groundbreaking event, organized by the non-governmental organizations Wadi and Hivos, is serving as a first common platform for experts and activists fighting FGM in the Middle East. Its purpose is to learn from each other, create a network and cooperation structure, and develop a coherent transnational strategy to eradicate FGM.
Israeli Eitan (Heron) drones aiding Kurdish PKK activities in Turkey
January 18, 2012 – Sources: jpost.com | ekurd.net | debka.com | Agencies - Heron UAVs helped PKK set up bases in Hatay province, Turkish intelligence report says according to ‘Today’s Zaman’: Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles seen hovering over parts Turkey have gathered intelligence for the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), Turkey’s Today’s Zaman reported Tuesday according to Turkish intelligence agencies.
NEAR EAST SENSATION ! / Free Muslims to Lead Delegation of Israeli Jews to Gaza
For the first time in recent history a delegation of Palestinian Christians and Muslims traveled to a Jewish settlement in the West Bank to request that they be given equality and to invite Jews on a path to a shared future. On December 26, 2011 a bus load of Palestinians boarded a bus and did the unimaginable by traveling to the Ariel Jewish Settlement which is considered illegal by much of the world. The Palestinians were following in the footsteps of Martin Luther King by traveling in peace to demand equal rights for Palestinians and the removal of the segregation wall that divides both communities. See coverage of the event here:
http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=251039 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9q46jsJ0Kag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiAcBTs4uyY – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4cCq6oWCLA
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/151200 – http://www.jpost.com/VideoArticles/Video/Article.aspx?id=251386