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MESOP REMINDER : PYD/PKK(YPG) COLLABORATES AGAIN WITH ASSAD REGIME – AS THEY DID BEFORE
Hassan Hassan @hxhassan 22m22 minutes ago – This will surely help the YPG and allies in Raqqa. NOT.
Mark @markito0171 – #YPG/#SDF hand over Tal Rifaat & other towns/villages in northern #Aleppo to Regime (note: flag = #Assad rule entire #Syria incl. #Rojava – WACH PICS http://www.mesop.de/?p=82759
MESOP INSIDER: “REVOLUTIONARY” PYD/PKK (YPG) DOING ETHNIC CLEANSING / RY GUTMAN*S RELEVANT TEXT / HAVE THE PKK KURDS COMMITTED WAR CRIMES
Roy Gutman @Roy_Gutman 59m59 minutes ago – Roy Gutman Retweeted Sara Hussein
I shd also mention that many thought expulsions were ‘ethnic cleansing.’ That was not my conclusion: it was ‘revolutionary cleansing’.
Sara Hussein @sarahussein – These points are meant as constructive engagement, not part of the troll pile-on that any piece failing to romanticise the YPG attracts./ 17
http://www.mesop.de/?p=82762 – www.mesop.de
MESOP TODAYS CRITICAL OPINION : ROY GUTMAN’S ARTICLE IS VALID – BUT SIMPLISTIC / By Aymenn Jawad al Tamimi
A Response to Roy Gutman’s “Have the Syrian Kurds Committed War Crimes?”
10 Feb 2017 09:19 PM PST – By Aymenn Jawad Al-TamimiA recent article in The Nation by Roy Gutman has generated considerable controversy, as the article attempts to highlight what it portrays as the more unsavoury and neglected aspects of the Democratic Union Party (PYD)- the main Kurdish faction operating in Syria and linked to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)- and its armed wing the People’s Protection Units (YPG), which constitute the majority of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) coalition.
The article does raise some valid points for discussion. In general, there is a tendency to romanticise Kurdish forces in both Iraq and Syria- a trend exemplified in a piece by Michael Totten, in which he urges Trump to “back the Kurds to the hilt and give them the green light to declare independence.” Such a simplistic assertion overlooks complications like the sharp political division between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq led by Masoud Barzani’s Kurdistan Democratic Party and the PYD-administered areas in Syria, the financial crisis afflicting the KRG and its inability to become economically independent, and the lack of a vision for real independence in the PYD’s approach to governance that is heavily influenced by the thinking of PKK luminary Abdullah Ocalan. Besides, there are real problems concerning the behaviour of Kurdish forces towards Arab populations in both Iraq and Syria, with cases of destruction of homes and villages documented by human rights monitors (cf. here). Political authoritarianism in the Kurdish entities should also be a major concern: Masoud Barzani still clings to the KRG presidency despite the fact that his mandate expired long ago, and the PYD’s harsh behaviour towards its political opponents cannot be ignored. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=82766
MESOP NEWS SPECIAL : Linda Sarsour, The Left’s Latest Star – by Daniel Pipes – Washington Times
What to make of Linda Sarsour of Brooklyn, lead plaintiff in the lawsuit against President Trump’s immigration order and the new, seemingly ubiquitous symbol of the hard Left-radical Islam alliance?
The Obama White House designated her a “champion of change.” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sought her endorsement. Vermont’s Senator Bernie Sanders used her as a surrogate in his presidential campaign. She served as a delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. She appeared on major television shows and the New York Times ran a long puff piece calling her “a Brooklyn homegirl in a hijab.” David Brock’s Media Matters for America advocates for her. She was one of four lead organizers of the anti-Trump Women’s March on Washington. Actress Susan Sarandon and Rep. Keith Ellison endorse her. Sarsour, in brief, is “venerated by leftists,” observes Muslim reformer Shireen Qudosi. And Islamists too: for example, Al-Jazeera celebrates her. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=82782
WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
MESOP NEWS “BUTCHER ASSAD SPEAKING WITH PUTIN PRESS ABOUT THE AMNESTY ACCUSATIONS! – “WE DO IT SINCE DECADES!”
Syria Daily: Assad Welcomes US-Russia Support, Denies Human Rights Violations
February 11 – 2017 – By Scott Lucas – eaworldview – Syria’s President Assad has encouraged the US to join Russia in support for his regime, as he continues to reject any change in his position or responsibility for deaths and abuses in the six-year conflict.Assad told Michael Isikoff of Yahoo!, in an interview published Friday, that the cooperation with the Trump Administration and including Russia and Iran would be “against terrorists, and against terrorism. That’s self-evident for us.” Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=82772
MESOP NEWS : ONLY PEANUTS JUST FOR COMPLIMENTS – NOT A BREAKTHROUGH
Russia Does Not Designate PKK and YPG As Terrorists: Official – Aleksandr Botsan-Harshenko says PKK and YPG are not the list of terrorists in Russia
Shoguna B. Sobir – BasNews – 11 Febr 2017 – ISTANBUL — Russia does not recognize the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) as terrorist organizations, said Russian Foreign Ministry official Aleksandr Botsan-Harshenko in an interview with a Russian news outlet Interfax. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=82784
MESOP FLASH : HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BY PYD/PKK (YPG) IN ROJAVA SYRIA
YPG Police Opens Fire at a Civilian Refusing to Join Army – PYD security forces also arrested two members from KDPS and ENKS
Basnews English – 11 February 2017 – Middle East – ERBIL — The People’s Defense Units (YPG) forces, the armed wing of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) opened fire at a civilian after he refused to join YPG, Democracy Center for the Human Rights in Kurdistan reported .
Germany-based Democracy Center for the Human Rights in Kurdistan released a statement on Saturday which says the YPG police raided the house of a 19-year-old civilian named Rashid Mustafa bin Hussein in Baadina village of Afrin city in the Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava) on Thursday, in an attempt to conscript him into the YPG forces. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=82786
MESOP STATISTIC : Russian Airstrikes in Syria: January 12 – February 7, 2017
EAST KURDISTAN (IRAN)
MESOP NEWS ANALYSIS : AFTER THE AYATOLLAHS: THE MIDDLE EAST POST-KHAMENEI
Featuring Ali Mamouri and Suzanne Maloney
PolicyWatch 2763 – February 10, 2017 – On February 6, Ali Mamouri and Suzanne Maloney addressed a Policy Forum at The Washington Institute. Mamouri is the editor of Al-Monitor’s Iraq Pulse Desk and a professor of political science at the University of Sydney. Maloney is deputy director of the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution and a former member of the State Department Policy Planning Staff. The following is a rapporteur’s summary of their remarks.
ALI MAMOURI : Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=82768
NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY)
MESOP NEWS SPOT : Kurdish Leader Criticizes PKK for Applying Double Standards – Mustafa Ozcelik also urges Kurdish guerrillas withdraw from Sinjar
Leyla Hemid – BasNews – 11 February 2017 – Kurdish Leader Criticizes PKK for Applying Double Standards
ERBIL— Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) should respect the wish of the Kurdistan Region official and withdraw from the Kurdish Yezidi town of Sinjar, Nineveh province, said the leader of a Kurdish party from Turkey. PKK guerrillas entered Sinjar to battle the Islamic State (IS) along the Kurdish Peshmerga forces but their moves and prolonged stay after the liberation of the town have concerned Kurdistan Region officials who have repeatedly demanded the PKK to step out of Sinjar.
During an interview with Kurdistan24 radio on Saturday, Mustafa Ozcelik also criticized the PKK for moving in two different routes. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=82788
THE GERMAN CHAPTER
MESOP NEWS : DER SYRISCHE FRIEDENSBRINGER BEI DEN NAIVEN VON MARBURG
Hauptsache Dialog – von Jungle World – Gastbeitrag von Remko Leemhuis
11 Febr 2017 – Vor fast zehn Jahren war der Großmufti von Syrien in Marburg zu Gast. Hofiert von der Stadt, der Universität, der muslimischen Gemeinde, den Kirchen und der jüdischen Gemeinde durfte der stets lächelnde Grüßonkel aus dem Orient den interkulturellen Brückenbauer geben. Er sprach viel und schön von gemeinsamen Werten, Toleranz und Respekt. Das lokale Anzeigenblättchen kam aus dem schwärmen gar nicht mehr heraus:
Ahmad Hassoun gilt als ein Islam-Vertreter, der wegen seiner liberalen Ansichten in seiner Heimat umstritten ist. Er setzt auf Dialog und wirbt für Frieden, Toleranz sowie die Trennung von Politik und Religion. (…) Mit viel Charme, Witz und Lächeln präsentierte sich Ahmad Hassoun den Jugendlichen (…) – Und auf der Seite der Universität ist heute noch zu lesen: http://www.mesop.de/?p=82770
MESOP PORTRAIT “LEFT WINGERS & THE HERO OF CHANGE – LINDA SARSOUR
Sarsour, der neueste Star der Linkenvon Daniel Pipes – Washington Times – 3. Februar 2017 – Englischer Originaltext: Linda Sarsour, The Left’s Latest Star Was soll man von Linda Sarsour aus Brooklyn halten, der Anführerin der Klage gegen Präsident Trumps Einreiseanordnung und auch das neue Symbol der Allianz aus extrem Linken und dem radikalen Islam? Obamas Weißes Haus bezeichnete sie als “Heldin des Wandels“. Der New Yorker Bürgermeister Bill de Blasio wollte ihre Unterstützung. Vermonts Senator Bernie Sanders nutzte sie als Stellvertreterin in seinem Wahlkampf um die Präsidentschaftskandidatur. Sie war 2016 Delegierte des Nationalen Parteitags der Demokraten. |
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MESOP CULTURE „ANYTHING GOES“ : DAS „POSTFAKTISCHE“ HAT DERRIDA ALS VATER
„SCHÄUBLE VERGLEICHT MARTIN SCHULZ MIT TRUMP“ (FAZ 11. Febr. Wirtschaft)
„Finanzminister wirft SPD-Kanzlerkandidat ‚postfaktische‘ Methoden vor“
….. recht hat er: der Anbiedermann Schulz als Kumpel von unten und Redner aus dem Bauch übertrifft die AfD an Populismus bei weitem. Aber das alles sagt nichts mehr oder nur, daß nun jeder jeden einen Hitler, einen Trump, einen Faschisten, einen Populisten nennen kann, im Karussel.
Seitdem auch die linke Theorie auf jede intellektuelle Redlichkeit und begriffliche Schärfe verzichtet hat: ist eben alles „irgendwie“ Holocaust, aber nicht mehr Auschwitz. www.mesop.de