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MESOP TODAYS TWEETS BY CHARLES LISTER
Charles ListerVerified account @Charles_Lister Apr 12
Guess who organized the infamous #Damascus “conference” attended by Western analysts & journalists?
= The British #Syria Society.
Charles ListerVerified account @Charles_Lister
Who’s the head of #Syria’s chemical weapons program?
= Amr Armanazi (L)…
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MESOP NEWS TODAYS RECOMMENDATION : LISTEN TO AHMET TÜRK (MARDIN)
Ahmet Türk: ‘Cumhurbaşkanını Sevenler Bile Hayır Demeli’ http://www.amerikaninsesi.com/a/3809346.html
MESOP NEWS TRUMPS WARNING TO KIM JONG UN WITH MOAB
U.S. Brags About ‘Mother of All Bombs’
It’s the biggest non-nuclear bomb in the American arsenal. And after years of sitting on the shelf, the Pentagon just unleashed it on Afghanistan. As a warning to North Korea. www.mesop.de
MESOP SHORT CUTS ANALYSIS – Why the Syria Chemical Weapons danger is so hard to solve ? (NYT)
14 Apr 2017 – The past restraint of American air power has helped Syria’s leader, Bashar al-Assad, cling to power. New York Times
But the U.S. approach has changed since the chemical weapons attack on civilians last week, and Mr. Assad has begun a counterpropaganda campaign, asserting that videos of victims, including dead and convulsing children, had been faked. – Our analyst looks at the forces prompting Mr. Assad to use chemical weapons.
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MESOP TODAYS HEADLINE: DONALD’S GREAT METAMORPHOSIS ?
Trump Gets a ‘Globalist’ Makeover – BY Lachlan Markay
The Daily Beast – 13 April 2017 – Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=84827
It was a bad day for Trump campaign positions. NATO? Not ‘obsolete.’ China? ‘Not currency manipulators.’ Janet Yellen? ‘I like her.’
MESOP NEWS : SPEEDY DON !
Trump reverses course in 24 hours from Nato to China to Fed
BBC NEWS 14 Apr 2017
MESOP NEWS DOCUMENTS : THE OFFICIAL BACKGROUNDER
The White House – Office of the Press Secretary – For Immediate Release – April 13, 2017
Background Briefing on the Visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg – James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 9:30 A.M. EDT
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: So I’m here today to provide some context on the President’s meeting this afternoon with NATO Secretary General Jens Soltenberg. We expect the two leaders will exchange views on a wide range of topics in preparation for the meeting of NATO heads of state and government in Brussels on May 25th, the President’s first foreign trip since taking office. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=84862
MESOP NEWS COMMENTARY “PUTIN IS THE MOST DANGEROUS PERSON ON EARTH” –
TILLERSON’S MOSCOW MEETING IS A REMINDER OF HOW DANGEROUS RUSSIA IS
By James F. Jeffrey – James Jeffrey is the Philip Solondz Visiting Fellow at The Washington Institute and former U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Iraq, and Albania. This article originally appeared on the Forbes website. – Fortune – April 12, 2017
Offering Putin tough but reasonable sanctions deals on Syria and other regional issues may be the best way of easing persistent bilateral tensions.
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MESOP NEWS “FULL DETAILED REPORT”: Reactions To Tillerson’s Visit To Russia – Part I
April 13, 2017 MEMRI – SPECIAL DISPATCH – No. 6878
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Moscow on April 11-12, 2017 came against the backdrop of a recent U.S. missile strike on a Syrian airbase that was followed by political tensions between Russia and the U.S.[1] At the G7 meeting in Italy just prior to his trip to Moscow, Tillerson had stated: “I think it’s also worth thinking about Russia has [sic] really aligned itself with the Assad regime, the Iranians, and Hizbullah. Is that a long-term alliance that serves Russia’s interest, or would Russia prefer to realign with the United States, with other Western countries and Middle East countries who are seeking to resolve the Syrian crisis? We want to relieve the suffering of the Syrian people. We want to create a future for Syria that is stable and secure. And so Russia can be a part of that future and play an important role, or Russia can maintain its alliance with this group, which we believe is not going to serve Russia’s interest longer-term. But only Russia can answer that question.”[2]
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MESOP NEWS TODAYS TOP OF THE AGENDA: EXPERTS & RESSOURCEPERSONS CNN/ VOA / CBS / Washington Post / Foreign Affairs / Carnegie et.al.
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MESOP NEWS TODAYS PRO PYD/PKK OPINION : By Michael Rubin – Why Have the Kurds Got Into Bed With Putin? – Putin’s NOW & FOREVER AIRBASE IN KURDISTAN-ROJAVA
By Michael Rubin On 4/12/17 NEWSWEEK – Moscow has reportedly struck a deal with the Syrian Kurds to establish a Russian base in Afrin, one of the cantons which Syrian Kurds now govern. If that deal comes to fruition, Russia benefits tremendously.
Before the Syrian civil war began, Russia maintained its only military base outside the confines of the former Soviet Union at Tartus naval base. When Russia—with Secretary of State John Kerry’s acquiescence—entered the Syrian civil war more formally, it took over the Hmeimim Air Base near Latakia and, despite press reports (and Obama administration surrogate Philip Gordon’s statements to the contrary), it never left. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=84841
MESOP MIDDLE EAST
MESOP NEWS : WHY PUTIN TOPS TRUMP – Putin’s Self-Serving Israel Agenda
Why Russia Now Recognizes West Jerusalem as the Capital
By Anna Borshchevskaya – Foreign Affairs – On April 6, the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that Moscow formally recognized West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In the declaration, Russia first reaffirmed its commitment to UN principles of an eventual Israeli-Palestinian settlement and said it saw East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state. “At the same time,” the statement read, “we must state that in this context we view West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.” Although Israel continues to view Jerusalem in its entirety as the country’s capital, no country today maintains an embassy in the city. El Salvador and Costa Rica moved their embassies to Tel Aviv a decade ago (they were the last to do so). And despite the declaration, Russia is reportedly not yet considering moving its embassy. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=84832
EAST KURDISTAN (IRAN)
MESOP NEWS FOCUS : IRAN IS STILL USING PSEUDO-CIVILIAN AIRLINES TO RESUPPLY ASSAD – THE ‘SYRIAN EXPRESS’ AIR BRIDGE
By Farzin Nadimi – PolicyWatch 2785 – April 13, 2017 – Farzin Nadimi is a Washington-based analyst specializing in the security and defense affairs of Iran and the Persian Gulf region. – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force has long used pseudo-civilian resources to help Iran’s allies in Syria. In addition to close support from Mahan Air (see next section), the IRGC has set up its own cover airlines and service companies to provide logistical assistance and boost revenue. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=84834
MESOP NEWS ABOUT “TORTURE” : QASSEM SOLEIMANIS BROTHER
Trump Administration Sanctions Iran Prison Torture Industry – New sanctions on brother of top Iranian official waging war in Syria
BY: Adam Kredo Follow @Kredo0 – THE FREE BEACON – April 13, 2017 – The Trump administration is leveling new economic sanctions against senior Iranian officials and its prison system for widespread human rights abuses, including the systematic torture of those being held in these facilities, according to White House officials familiar with the matter. – The latest sanctions target the Tehran Prisons Organization and Sohrab Suleimani, a senior official in the prison system and the brother of Qassem Soleimani, a senior Iranian military figure responsible for operating Iran’s rogue activities in Syria and elsewhere. Sohrab Soleimani is responsible for overseeing Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, which is known for torturous interrogations, forced interrogations, and widespread mistreatment of inmates. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=84852
MESOP NEWS TODAYS ESSAY : Iran’s Next Supreme Leader / The Islamic Republic After Khamenei –
By Sanam Vakil and Hossein Rassam – FOREIGN AFFAIRS –
On July 17, 2016, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, turned 77. Rumors that he suffers from cancer have circulated for over a decade, and in 2014, the state-run news agency published photos of him recovering from prostate surgery. Although Khamenei’s prognosis remains closely guarded, the Iranian government is evidently treating his succession with urgency. In December 2015, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president and a kingmaker, broached the usually taboo subject when he publicly admitted that a council within the Assembly of Experts, the body that selects the supreme leader, was already vetting potential successors. And last March, after new members of the assembly were elected to an eight-year term, Khamenei himself called the probability that they would have to select his replacement “not low.” Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=84856
WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
MESOP NEWS “FINAL DECISION” : PUTIN GOES WITH TEHRAN / Tehran Confers with Russia & Assad Regime in Moscow
April 14 – 2017 – By Scott Lucas – eaworldview – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is in Moscow for talks with his Russian and Assad regime counterparts about the Syrian crisis.The conference comes two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had long discussions with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Lavrov then saw Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem on Thursday. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=84866
MESOP NEWS TODAYS SYRIA ANALYSIS : Tillerson – Russia has ‘best means’ to convince Assad to go
By Laura Rozen – Al Monitor – 13 Apr 2017 – WASHINGTON — On his first trip to Russia as secretary of state, Rex Tillerson came out of two hours of meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 12 saying the United States and Russia needed to take steps to halt the sharp degradation of relations between the world’s foremost nuclear powers.
But while Tillerson said he and his Russian interlocutors were looking to build on areas of common ground, their sharp differences, including over the role of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria and his culpability in the April 4 chemical weapons attack in Idlib province, seemed to overwhelm any agreement on a process for advancing a political solution to end the Syrian civil war. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=84848
MESOP NEWS DISCOVERY : Iranian Website Specializing In Syrian War Reports: Gas Attack Intended To Save Iranian/Syrian Frontline In Khan Sheikhoun Region From Breakdown
13 Apr 2017 – The Middle East Media Research Institute – Introduction – The April 4 Sarin gas attack on Khan Sheikhoun, just one day after the U.S. administration changed its position vis-à-vis Syrian President Al-Assad, declaring that his removal from power was no longer a priority, raised questions regarding the underlying motive for the attack. Indeed, the initial Russian claim that the attack had been fabricated by opponents of the Syrian regime was based on its being so clearly against Syrian interests.
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MESOP NEWS “EVIDENCE & UK PROOF” : UK Scientists Confirm Idlib Sarin Use, Weapons Experts in Turkey to Investigate
Asharq Al-Awsat English – 13 Apr 2017 – The British delegation at the world’s chemical weapons watchdog said on Thursday that samples taken from the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province last week tested positive for the nerve agent sarin.The toxic gas attack in Idlib’s Khan Sheikhoun on April 4, which killed scores of children, prompted the United States to launch missile strikes on an air base in Shayrat that lies in central Syria’s Homs and widened a rift between Washington and Moscow, a close Syrian ally.“UK scientists have analyzed samples taken from Khan Sheikhoun. These have tested positive for the nerve agent sarin, or a sarin-like substance,” the delegation said during a special session at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=84843
SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)
MESOP TODAYS NEWS : ALWAYS REMEMBER ANFAL & THE GERMAN TOXICAL CONTRIBUTION
29th Anniversary of “Anfal” Massacre Against Kurds
Basnews English – 14/04/2017 – Brutality is always awful , but it looks even more awful when a government starts to become brutal towards its own people. This is what the Iraqi Baathist regime did at the time of Saddam Hussein’s rule; it conducted horrific operations of massacres against the Kurdish people and demolished thousands of Kurdish-inhabited villages in northern Iraq. Anfal genocidal operation was one of the most barbaric operations prosecuted against the Kurdish population. The Anfal campaign in 1988 was a genocidal military operation led by Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=84868
THE GERMAN CHAPTER
MESOP NEWS STRATEGIEN IN DER LBGTI-CULTURE : DER ATHEISTEN GOTT – „Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence”
Ray Kurzweil: beantwortet die Frage, ob es einen Gott gebe, gerne so: „Noch nicht!“
EUGENIK & OPTIMIERUNG / UNTER DEM DECKMANTEL DES ANTI-RASSISMUS WIRD SELEKTION VOLLZOGEN UND EUGENIK
Helen und Greg wollen ein Kind und bekommen von ihrem Arzt dieses unglaubliche Angebot: Soll es denn etwas sehr gut können? Mathematisch hochbegabt sein oder musikalisch oder doch lieber außerordentlich sportlich?
Elsbergs Roman ist fiktiv. Sehr reell hingegen ist der Fortschritt in der Gentechnik, der ihm zugrunde liegt. Er verbindet sich derzeit oft mit der Abkürzung „Crispr/Cas”, einer Methode, die ermöglicht, einigermaßen präzise und zugleich günstig die DNA von Menschen, Tieren und Pflanzen zu verändern. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=84846