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MESOP TODAYS COMMENTARY BY Hassan Mneimneh FIKRA FORUM)
The Aleppo Betrayal
Hassan Mneimneh is a contributing editor with Fikra Forum and a principal at Middle East Alternatives in Washington. – Also available in العربية
The Syrian war has operated at three hierarchical levels—local, regional, and international. The assessment of agency and responsibility has varied considerably as a function of the level considered.
The amassed forces of the Syrian regime may have a hard time over-running the last strongholds of the Syrian rebels in Aleppo, despite substantive material support provided by Russia, Iran, and Iranian proxies. Still, the raging battle of Aleppo signals a decisive shift in the Syrian crisis: the restoration of the regime to its former might may remain elusive, but the rebels no longer have a credible path to toppling Assad. Instead, the Syrian revolution, which held the promise of overthrowing one of the most enduring and brutal dictatorships in the region, is faced with the prospect of being reduced to a rebellion striving through disruptive acts of insurgency to break out of containment and marginality. Narratives of “betrayal” compete in assigning the blame for the Aleppo tragedy, laying the groundwork for their future invocation in the next phase of a conflict that has already resulted in the loss of well over half a million lives, immeasurable suffering, and the destruction of much of the country.Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=80871
MESOP TODAYS RELEVANT TWEETS & SHORT CUTS
MESOP NEWS : 2 hours ago Situation Report Aleppo
Elijah J. Magnier @EjmAlrai – With the fall of sheikh Saeed, 4% remain of east #Aleppo:at least 230.000 civilians (according2 mainstream media) remained trapped in d city www.mesop.de
MESOP NEWS SYRIA : ASSAD’S ARMY A BLOODY MIXTURE / CLICK FOR GRAPHIC
18/66, (just 27%) of pro-#Assad militias are Syrian. Rest Palestinian, Lebanese, Iraqi, Iranian, Afghan, Pakistani, Bahraini & Yemeni. – http://www.mesop.de/?p=80859
MESOP NEWS TODAYS PICTURES : DOCTORS DEMONSTRATE IN PARIS PRO ALEPPO – IN GERMANY “THE GUTMENSCH” DEEPLY SILENCED
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MESOP NEWS : OBAMA’S CURVES IN SYRIA
Andrew Tabler @Andrewtabler 2h2 hours ago – Obama just changed America’s policy in Syria and it could have serious consequences for relations with Turkey
Barack Obama risks Turkey backlash after lifting military aid restrictions in Syria – US waiver of restrictions on providing weaponry to unidentified fighting groups in Syrian conflict widely viewed as move to arm Kurdish forces ahead of battle for Raqqa – Bethan McKernan Beirut
The Independent Online – 9 Dec 2016 – US President Barack Obama has waived prohibitions in the US Arms Export Control Act which will allow the country to arm groups that are currently fighting in Syria’s civil war. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=80878
MESOP : MISSINGS OF ALEPPO
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 4h4 hours ago – The UN confirms what all of us feared – 100s of men & boys are “missing” after crossing/withdrawing into #Assad regime territory of #Aleppo.
MESOP NEWS : GOOD GOD !
Good God. SecState candidate @DanaRohrabacher *totally* refuses to acknowledge #Russia‘s proven abuses at home & abroad. Extraordinary…
Yahoo News @YahooNews – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher compares Putin to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in contentious exchange https://yhoo.it/2hkLmQO
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MESOP INTEL : ERDOGAN’S MIT IN GERMANY – Diyanet gathers intelligence on suspected Gülenists via imams in 38 countries
Umut Erdem – ANKARA – Hurriyet – 8 Dec 2016 – Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has gathered intelligence via imams from 38 countries on the activities of suspected followers of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, widely believed to be the mastermind of the failed July 15 coup attempt. The Diyanet briefed a parliamentary commission formed to investigate the thwarted coup and revealed its intelligence activities regarding the Gülen movement in Europe and Asia. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=80854
MESOP NEWS“ THE TRUMP MIDDLE EAST SAMPLER“ :
The Trump Administration and the Middle East: A Washington Institute Guide – Michael Singh – Dennis Ross – Anna Borshchevskaya – Michael Knights – Andrew Tabler et.al.
Featuring the scholars and associates of The Washington Institute – December 8, 2016
How will American Middle East policy change in the administration of President-Elect Donald J. Trump? And how will the region’s challenges to and opportunities for American interests evolve over the coming year? Our scholars have conducted extensive research on these questions and convened meetings with policymakers and experts. As a result, the Institute is an important source for informed policy analysis during the presidential transition. The articles and interviews below are culled from the Institute’s most recent work. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=80867
MESOP NEWS SPECIAL : The Islamists of Kurdistan- Contradictions Between Identity & Freedom
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Khaled Sulaiman – (FIKRA FORUM) 9 Dec 2016 – Khaled Sulaiman is a writer and journalist based in Canada and originally from Kurdistan, Iraq.
Through proper cooperation, Islamist leaders may be able to unify the Kurdistan Islamic Union, the Kurdish Islamic Group, and the Kurdish Islamic Movement – but they must take a clear stance on freedom of expression and intellectual, literary, and artistic creativity, not to mention women and religious minorities’ freedoms and rights. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=80869
NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY)
MESOP NEWS „WIKILEAKS TRUTH“? – WikiLeaks Claims Its Proven Turkish Minister Has Links to ISIS
By Paul Antonopoulos – Al-Masdar News – 2016-12-09 – Thousands of emails have been released by WikiLeaks that came from Turkish minister Berat Albayrak, the son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which proves links between Albayrak and deals he had with ISIS-controlled oil fields. Read all about http://www.mesop.de/?p=80863
WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
MESOP NEWS BY RETERS : Turkey Says Syrian Kurdish YPG (PKK/PYD) Working With Assad’s Forces North of Aleppo – 2016-12-08 21:39 GMT
(Reuters) — Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman on Thursday said the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia was working together with the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the north of Aleppo province.
At a news conference in Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin also said Turkey has conducted the “most intense” talks to help end the hostilities in Aleppo. Reporting by Tulay Karadeniz and Humeyra Pamuk; Writing by David Dolan; Editing by Nick Tattersall. www.mesop.de
MESOP NEWS OVERVIEW : Russian Airstrikes in Syria: November 8 – December 6, 2016 – By Jonathan Mautner (ISW)
Russia leveraged the asymmetric advantage of its air power in Syria in order to facilitate major pro-regime gains in eastern Aleppo City from November 26 – December 7, bringing the regime close to securing the city’s ultimate surrender. Russia conducted targeted airstrikesagainst a contiguous swathe of five opposition districts in northeastern Aleppo City from November 25 – 26, enabling pro-regime forces to recapture four neighborhoods in the area. At the same time, opposition forces withdrew from five additional neighborhoods in the vicinity of the Kurdish-held Sheikh Maqsud District in northern Aleppo City, ceding control of the districts to the predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=80873
MESOP NEWS “LESSONS FROM HISTORY” : There will now and never a Kurdish autonomy under Assad – Realize it ! PKK/PYD !
Assad says Kurdish federal zone in Syria ‘temporary’
December 9, 2016 Kurdish Region, Syria – ARA News – The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that the Syrian constitution doesn’t allow federalism and that the federal structures created by the Kurds in northern Syria “are temporary”. This although the majority of Syrian Kurds want federalism or decentralization in areas under the control of Kurdish forces.
Assad said that the local self-administrations set up by the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and their allies in northern Syria are temporary.“ Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=80880
THE GERMAN CHAPTER
MESOP NEWS : PLUS / MINUS – ALEPPO
Und jetzt?, fragen wir. „Jetzt“, „haben wir doch das Gefühl: Es gibt außer Assad einen Haupttäter, und das ist Putin.
Daneben gibt es Täter durch Unterlassung, das sind Obama und wir selbst.“
Da fällt dann die Großdemo für Aleppo einfach aus ! Ein Plus-Minus-Stromkreislauf – voll integriert“
Die Linke + „Friedensbewegung“ geht für die Menschenrechte nur auf die Straße, wenn es strikt antiamerikanisch dabei zugeht
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MESOP NEWS POST FACTUM : SIE HBEN EBEN „NUR“ EINEN DIPLOMATEN – ABER KEINEN DOPPELPASS !
Befragung bei Ein- und Ausreise: Türkei schikaniert deutsche Diplomaten
n-tv.de NACHRICHTEN – 9 Dec 2016 – Nun revanchiert sich die Türkei – mit Maßnahmen gegen deutsche Vertreter. Auch Schweizer werden schikaniert – weil man sie für Deutsche hält.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: Türkei erschwert deutschen Diplomaten Ein- und Ausreise – ZEIT ONLINE
Diplomatie – Türkei lässt deutsche Diplomaten leiden – Süddeutsche.de
Türkei verschärft Kontrollen für deutsche Diplomaten – SPIEGEL ONLINE
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MESOP NEWS – DOUBLE BIND : 1 Heimatpass plus 1 Kolonialausweis für die BRD
8 Dez 2016 – An 150 Berliner Schulen unterrichten staatliche türkische Lehrer im Auftrag des Konsulats. Was im Unterricht vermittelt wird, kontrolliert niemand. – Erdogans Lehre an deutschen Schulen
Der Einfluss des türkischen Staates auf Schüler in Deutschland hat sich in den vergangenen zehn Jahren erheblich ausgeweitet. Sogenannte Konsulatslehrer unterrichten allein in Berlin an 150 Schulen – eine Steigerung um 50 Prozent gegenüber 2007, wie eine Anfrage des Tagesspiegels bei der Berliner Bildungsbehörde ergab. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=80852
MESOP NEWS – Berliner Zustände mit Doppelpass : Scharia-Verteidigerin wird Staatssekretärin
8 Dez 2016 – Bereits am vergangenen Dienstag hat Michael Müller (SPD), der heute erneut vom Abgeordnetenhaus zum Regierungschef von Berlin gewählt wurde, seine aus “Palästina” stammende Genossin Sawsan Chebli als intellektuelles Schwergewicht und neue starke Frau an seiner politischen Seite vorgestellt. Zufall kann das nicht sein, Müller muss um die Intentionen der streitbaren Muslima wissen, denn diese macht daraus seit einiger Zeit keinen Hehl mehr. Aufgewachsen in einem streng islamischen Elternhaus in Berlin Moabit trat sie – wie die BZ berichtet – erst vor wenigen Wochen in einem Interview ganz offen – zusammen mit eben jenem Michael Müller – nicht nur für das Kopftuch, sondern auch die Scharia in Berlin ein. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=80850
MESOP NEWS SPECIAL : Zentralrat der Armenier in Deutschland e.V. – Frankfurt
Pressemitteilung – SORGE UM DIE CHRISTEN IN DER TÜRKEI
Mit großer Sorge betrachtet der Zentralrat der Armenier in Deutschland (ZAD) die zunehmend sich verschlechternde Lage der Christen in der Türkei. Offensichtlich geht der Staatsapparat auf Anweisung des Präsidenten Erdogan neuerdings verstärkt nicht nur gegen seine kurdischen, sondern nun auch gegen seine nicht-islamischen Minderheiten vor – die Absetzung der aramäischen Bürgermeisterin von Mardin ist ein Warnsignal, das allen christlichen Konfessionen des Landes gilt. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=80865