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MESOP TODAYS STARTER : A DEFINITIVE NEW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP – ISRAEL & PUTIN
First ever Israeli-Russian war game is coming – These assets would include shipping routes, drilling platforms, gas pipelines and undersea optic cables, among others.
Debka files 14 June 2016 – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu decided at their June 7 meeting in Moscow to deepen the military ties between the Russian and Israeli armed forces, debkafile reports exclusively from is military and intelligence sources. It was a historic decision that spells the end of the IDF’s unique relationship with the US military. The head of the IDF’s military intelligence branch, Maj. Gen. Hertzi Halevi, and Mossad chief Yossi Cohen also participated in the meeting. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=75017
MESOP: OMER MATEEN AS AN ORIGIN OF THE LGBTI SOCIETY / The Story of the Orlando Shooter Just Took an Unexpected Turn
Omar Mateen, the man behind the mass shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse that left 49 other people dead and 53 injured early Sunday morning, was reportedly a frequent visitor of the club, according to a report from Montreal news talk radio station CJAD 800.
Speaking at the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida on Monday, Smith expressed surprise about Mateen’s father telling NBC News that Mateen had gotten angry several months ago at the sight of two men kissing. “That’s bullcrap, right there,” Smith said. “No offense. That’s straight up crap. He’s been around us.”
Mateen was also reportedly on a gay dating app. – Mateen reportedly had a Grindr, Jack’d and Adam4Adam account, according to MSNBC. ABC7 Eyewitness News interviewed a man named Kevin West who claimed that Mateen reached out to him several months ago on Jack’d:
Christopher Hayes – @chrislhayes
“…he was saying things like, ‘What clubs are popping & things of that sort,what are good places to go?'”West said. http://abc7ny.com/news/man-orlando-gunman-used-dating-app-to-ask-about-gay-clubs/1383103/ …
1:25 AM – 14 Jun 2016 – www.mesop.de http://www.mesop.de/?p=75019
MESOP : THE LAST DAYS OF EUROPE – THE NEXT STEP / LONDON MAYOR WARMLY WELCOMED BY LBGTI & LEFT
London’s Muslim Mayor To Ban Sexualised Images Of Women
by Liam Deacon 14 Jun 20167, BREITBART – London’s first ever Muslim Mayor is set to ban images of ‘unrealistic’ scantily clad women from ads on public transport, which could see the city adopt some of the most censorious policies in the Western world. Read more : http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/06/13/londons-muslim-mayor-ban-bikini-images-public/
MESOP : THE MOST FAVORED CANDIDATE OF LEFT-WINGERS / THE LAST DAYS OF EUROPE
New York Times World @nytimesworld 1h1 hour ago – 14 June 2016 – London mayor bans ads that encourage an unhealthy body image on city’s transit network. http://nyti.ms/1Xnmf28
MESOP : KURDISH KOMALA IN IRAN (EAST KURDISTAN)
Komala @Komala_english 2h2 hours ago – Locals are experiencing accelerating cases of harassments in the wake of an increasing #IRGC presence in #Rojhelat. www.mesop.de
MESOP : EU PARLIAMENT & DEMIRTAS ABOUT FREE VISA FOR TURKS
No-EU-visa-free-travel-for-Turks-if-rule-of-law-is-undermined-say-MEPs @hdpdemirtas http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20160614IPR32254/ …
MESOP : FROM ZERO TO HERO
Washington Institute @WashInstitute 2h2 hours ago – Islamic State’s promise to Western youth: Fast track from zero to hero – @Levitt_Matt http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/the-islamic-state-extremism-and-the-spread-of-transnational-terrorism …
MESOP RECOMMENDATION : The Sectarianism of the Islamic State: Ideological Roots & Political Context
Hassan Hassan – Paper June 13, 2016 – Carnegie Endwoment
The Islamic State’s ideology is multifaceted and cannot be traced to one individual, movement, or period. Understanding it is crucial to defeating the group. Forces throughout the Middle East are attempting to roll back the self-proclaimed Islamic State, which seized territory in Iraq and Syria in 2014. But regardless of how the jihadi group fares militarily, its ideology remains a long-term challenge. The Islamic State’s ideology is multifaceted and cannot be traced to one individual, movement, or period. Understanding it is crucial to defeating the group. A Hybrid : http://www.mesop.de/?p=75023
MESOP TODAYS OPINION : CREATING A FREE & INDEPENDENT KURDISH PRESS APART FROM PKK OR KDP – THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL (WATCH ARABIC TRANSLATION – LINK)
Challenges Facing a Developing Kurdish Media – By Jiwan Soz – A boom in local media since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 has given Iraqis a choice between some 200 print outlets, 60 radio stations and 30 TV channels in Arabic, Turkmen, Syriac and two Kurdish dialects. Yet most media outlets remain dominated by sectarian and party patrons who use them for their own ends, and have yet to become commercially sustainable enterprises let alone watchdogs keeping government under scrutiny, the favoured Western model. Read all : http://www.mesop.de/?p=75025
MESOP TODAYS TWEETS & SHORT CUTS
MESOP : BAGHDADI’S FATE STILL AN OPEN QUESTION
Peter R. Neumann @PeterRNeumann 2h2 hours ago – If rumours about death of Baghdadi true, expect a sombre (but quietly triumphant) statement by Obama soon. Otherwise probably not true. www.mesop.de
MESOP : THE GERMAN’S TO THE FRONT / SUPPORTING PYD/PKK
Barzan Sadiq @BarzanSadiq 2h2 hours ago – #BREAKING #German military unit arrived to #Kobani, northern #Syria. Will support #Kurdish forces in the fight against #ISIL. www.mesop.de
MESOP: GERMAN – TURKISH RELATIONS
Humeyra Pamuk @humeyra_pamuk 1h1 hour ago – #Turkish EU minister Celik says resigned EU envoy Haber violated basic rules of diplomacy in disrespecting Turkey’s values & president www.mesop.de
MESOP : JOSHU LANDIS POINT OF VIEW
Joshua Landis @joshua_landis 2h2 hours ago – Top 7 ways to tell if Someone is lying about being a ‘Salafi Jihadi’ by @juancole Kicks it. http://www.juancole.com/2016/06/someone-salafi-jihadi.html …
MESOP : A QUEER CASE / FBI ABOUT OMER MATEEN
The FBI told USA Today it was unclear whether Mateen’s visits served as attempts to scout the gay nightclub as a target or whether he was a patron. In an interview with Brazilian TV station SBT, Mateen’s ex-wife, Sitora Yusufiy, and her new fiancé, offer some further details. Marco Dias, who is engaged to Yusufiy, said she believed her ex may have been homosexual and that Mateen’s father had called him gay in front of her. Read all http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/06/14/fbi-investigating-mateen-s-pulse-visits.html?via=newsletter&source=CSAMedition
MESOP : CHARLES LISTER’S COUNTING
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 5h5 hours ago – 224+ civilians (incl. 67 children & 28 women) were killed in #Syria in 1st week of Ramadan. 166 of those were killed by the regime/#Russia.
MESOP QUESTIONS / ANSWERS ? – Why Did Omar Mateen Kill My Friends?
BY Tim Teeman – THE DAILY BEAST 14 June 2016 – Edwin Maldonado recalls the good times spent with his friends Amanda Alvear and Mercedez Marisol Flores, and the inclusive joy of Orlando LGBT club Pulse—before Omar Mateen’s murderous rampage. – Read all http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/06/14/why-did-orlando-shooter-omar-mateen-kill-my-friends.html?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning
NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY)
MESOP FLASH : ABDULLAH OECALAN (PKK) WILL BE RELEASED FROM IMRALI SOON
US Brings Turkey and PKK Back at Negotiating Table – PKK guerrillas must retreat from the Kurdish cities in southeastern Turkey
Narin Kobani – BASNEWS – 14 June 2016 – ROJAVA — An informed source from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) revealed on Monday, June 13th, that an agreement was reached between Turkey and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) with the help of the US mediation three weeks ago over the areas in the west of Euphrates river in Syria. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=75039
EAST KURDISTAN (IRAN)
Iran (Rojhelat or East of Kurdistan)
According to pro regime media, five members of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) been killed by Iran’s revolution Guards. Clashes broke out between Iranian forces and the Kurdish groups on May 8 resulting of death of eight among the regime’s revolution guards.
ANF: According to a report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Necmedîn Qadirpûr got critically injured during an attack of Iranian regime forces in the East Kurdistan’s town of Piranshahr on June 8, and lost his life in the hospital where he received treatment. www.mesop.de
SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)
MESOP : CONTRA PKK – PUK-Gorran Joint Leadership Shows Support for Independence Referendum – THE KIRKUK QUESTION
The parties stated that the independence referendum should be held “at the right time”
SULAYMANIYAH — 14 June 2016 – BasNews – A joint leadership between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Gorran (Change Movement) was held Tuesday, June 14th, in which the parties revealed their views on the Kurdish independence referendum and some other issues in Kurdistan Region. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=75027
MESOP MIDDLE EAST
MESOP “REACTIONS ON TEL AVIV ATTACKS” : Right-wing Israelis are happy about the recent terror attack on Tel Aviv because of its association with the Israeli left.
Right-wing celebrations of Tel Aviv attacks ‘huge warning sign’ – By Shlomi Eldar – 14 Junie 2016 – AL MONITOR
Several hours after the June 8 terror attack that killed four people in Tel Aviv, and even before the city returned to business as usual, social networks began buzzing with posts and reactions by right-wing Israelis ecstatic that the very heart of Tel Aviv had been targeted in the murderous incident. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=75035
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
MESOP : MOGHERINI OPFERT DEUTSCHEN TÜRKEI BOTSCHAFT / BRÜSSELER NEUER SOUVERÄNISMUS ?
Deutscher EU-Botschafter in Ankara tritt zurück – FAZ – 14.06.2016
ISTANBUL/BRÜSSEL (dpa-AFX) – Nach Spannungen mit der türkischen Regierung tritt der deutsche EU-Botschafter Hansjörg Haber nach nicht einmal einem Jahr von seinem Posten in Ankara zurück. “Ich kann bestätigen, dass Botschafter Haber, der Leiter der EU-Delegation in Ankara, zurückgetreten ist und seinen derzeitigen Posten zum 1. August 2016 verlassen wird”, sagte die Sprecherin der EU-Außenbeauftragten Federica Mogherini am Dienstag in Brüssel. Sie machte keine Angabe zu den Gründen für diesen Schritt. Der deutsche EU-Spitzendiplomat hatte den Posten in der Türkei erst im vergangenen September angetreten. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=75037
MESOP : EIGEN- PROJEKTIONEN & SATIRE / DEMNÄCHST BESSER AUFPASSEN !
Satiremeldung über Justin Trudeau Dieser Kuss ist leider Stuss
Hat Kanadas Premier Justin Trudeau wirklich einen Oppositionspolitiker geküsst – als Zeichen gegen den Hass? Zu schön, um wahr zu sein. mehr… [ Forum ] http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/justin-trudeau-satire-seite-montiert-kuss-zweier-politiker-a-1097627.html
MESOP : ERDOGAN BLEIBT HART / DESHALB MEHR DEUTSCHE ZUGESTÄNDNISSE
- Deutschland zu großen Zugeständnissen an Türkei bereit – Medien
Sputnik Deutschland – Die deutschen Behörden sind zu großen Kompromissen mit der Türkei bereit, darunter im Bereich der Anti-Terror-Gesetzgebung, um eine eventuelle … http://de.sputniknews.com/politik/20160613/310575726/Medien-Deutschland-grossen-Zugestaendnisse-Tuerkei.html
- II) Visa: Türkei will Anti-Terror-Gesetze auf keinen Fall ändern
SPIEGEL ONLINE – 14 June 2016 – Für die Türkei kommt im Streit über eine Visafreiheit ein Einlenken nicht infrage. Die Regierung werde ihre Anti-Terror-Gesetze niemals ändern, stellte … http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/visa-tuerkei-will-anti-terror-gesetze-auf-keinen-fall-aendern-a-1097566.html