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BREAKING: Assad would accept political transition in Syria in which he steps down after his death: reality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality 

 

Robert Fisk thinks Russia wants to liberate Palmyra from ISIS. @Ibishblog thinks the aim is to secure a Lesser Syria http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/opinion/putins-partition-plan-for-syria.html?ref=opinion&_r=2 …

 

MESOP : GERMANY’S STEINMEIER – THE GIANT !

Laura Rozen ‏@lrozen 1h1 hour ago – #German FM Steinmeier: “In the long term there can be no solution there with Assad” http://www.jordantimes.com/news/region/syria%E2%80%99s-assad-can-stay-only-until-transition-council-%E2%80%94-saudi-arabia#sthash.MgQ1jr0U.dpuf … #Syria

Laura Rozen ‏@lrozen 1h1 hour ago – guess it depends how long is longer term

@lrozen precisely

 

MESOP : WHILE PYD/PKK GOES MOSCOW – No Guns, No Money, Ready to Hit ISIS HQ

Syrian Kurdish and Arab rebels say they are poised to attack the ISIS capital of Raqqa. But there is much work yet to be done, and arms are still in short supply. THE DAILY BEAST – “= Oct 2015 – AYN AL-ISSA, Syria — A young Kurdish fighter manning a control post trains his binoculars on the unofficial border between the so-called Islamic State, and the region the Kurds call Rojava. This is the front line for what may be the next major U.S.-backed move against ISIS—a major offensive to take Raqqa, the capital of the Islamic State in Syria. On these borders, a fragile coalition of Arab and Kurdish fighters say they are preparing for a decisive battle with their boots on the ground and coalition warplanes in the air.From time to time, sounds of machinegun fire and mortars can be heard.“Stop, stop!” a fighter from the Free Syrian Army (FSA) shouts at civilians who are fleeing from Raqqa. He fires a warning shot, telling them to come forward slowly, one by one. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=66547

 

WEST KURDSTAN (SYRIA)

MESOP : PYD/PKK HAILS THE MODERN STALIN OF MOSCOW

The co-chair of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) has hailed Russian airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria.

Basnews – 21.10.2015 – MOSCOW – The co-chair of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) has hailed Russian airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=66571

 

MESOP : ALSO SHIA & TEHRAN = GOING MOSCOW

Shi’ite Militia Leaders Urge Abadi to Request Russian Airstrikes- Abadi assured US that he would not call for Russian support

Basnews – 21.10.2015 – Calls for Abadi to ask Putin for airstrikes in Iraq – BAGHDAD – Iraqi Shi’ite militia groups are putting extra pressure on Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to ask Russia to intervene in the ongoing war with Islamic State (IS). Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=66573

Turkey ready to accept transition period for Assad

Reuters, Ankara – Tuesday, 20 October 2015 – Turkey is ready to accept a political transition in Syria in which President Bashar al-Assad stays in symbolic power for six months before leaving office, and is discussing the plan with Western allies, two senior government officials said on Tuesday. NATO member Turkey has long been one of Assad’s fiercest critics, insisting that no lasting peace can be achieved in Syria without his removal from power. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=66553

 

 

A Political Solution in Syria Needs to Break the Unholy Alliance

BY RASHAD AL-KATTAN – 20 Oct 2015 – THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL – The intractable Syrian conflict has created the temptation to flirt with keeping in power Bashar al-Assad, the heir to the now 45-year-old al-Assad dynasty, through a political deal. But this will prove nothing more than a futile exercise of wishful thinking. The much-touted mantra of reaching a ‘political solution’ that keeps Assad in power belies the reality of a decayed governance system, ravaged by the rampant corruption that has plagued the country for decades and left the public with no choice except revolution. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=66559

 

Top U.S. General Plays Down Chances of Russian Air Campaign in Iraq

By Phil Stewart – 2015-10-21 00:28 GMT – (Reuters) — U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford played down the chances of Russia waging an air campaign against Islamic State in Iraq in the near future as he made his first trip to Iraq as the top U.S. military official. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=66563

 

 

MESOP ANALYSIS the assad – putin talks / RESSOURCES BY FREIGN AFFAIRS / NEW YORK TIMES / THE ECONOMIST

“One thing is certain: Only the big players in this crisis have what it takes to effect change. The end game will not please everyone, and trying to build super coalitions of dozens of nations for endless rounds of talks will result in more deadlock. Worse still, competing coalitions risk pouring resources into competing aims. It’s time for the United States and Russia to work together to stop the flow of death machinery into the Syrian inferno, and to remove from the battlefields of Iraq and Syria those who will never negotiate with anyone,” write Luay Al Khatteeb and Abbas Kadhim in Foreign Affairs.

“Viewed through a broader regional framework, American acquiescence to this Russian initiative would ultimately mean an accommodation with a major reshaping of the strategic order in the Middle East. Moscow is clearly trying to accomplish the creation of a powerful alliance with Iran, Iraq, Hezbollah, ‘Little Syria’ and others. To secure this new compact, Russia is willing to risk not only confrontation with the West, but also its recently improved relations with other regional powers like Turkey and Saudi Arabia,” writes Hussein Ibish in the New York Times.

“The region’s sectarian problems risk getting worse and broadening. Iraq’s cartoonists now portray Mr Putin as a Shia tribal hero, giving the region’s Shia powers (currently led by Iran) a global reach. Meanwhile, Sunni powers still look grudgingly to America, despite Mr Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. After months of waiting, some of Syria’s rebels have at last received an American arms drop (ostensibly to fight IS, not the Syrian regime). In Iraq, America is again arming and training thousands of tribesmen, adding a Sunni flank to the Iranian-dominated fight against IS. On the street and in parliament, some Sunnis have denounced Russia’s return to Iraq’s stage as vehemently as Shias have championed it,” writes the Economist.

 

MESOP : APO’S NEW PROVINCE – Syrian Kurds declare new province in northern Syria

Mesop 2015-10-21 – Kurdish-led authorities in northern Syria have declared a new province including a town on the border with Turkey captured from Islamic State in June, a Kurdish official said on Wednesday, formalizing Kurdish control over the border area.The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia captured the town of Tel Abyad with the help of U.S.-led air strikes. The new administrative province, or canton, is the fourth declared by the Kurdish administration in northern Syria. “It has been officially announced as a canton,” said Delil Osman, a media official in the Kurdish-led administration. He was speaking via Skype, and did not say when the announcement was made. (Reuters)

 

MESOP : COMING TOGETHER – ON PUTIN’S ADVICE

Lavrov, Kerry to hold Syria talks Friday with Saudi, Turkish counterparts: Moscow

Russian announcement of the talks reportedly scheduled for Friday comes after a surprise visit by the Syrian president to Moscow – MEE – Wednesday 21 October 2015 15:00 UTC – MIDDLE East Eye – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet on Friday in Vienna to discuss the Syrian conflict together with their counterparts from Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Moscow said on Wednesday. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=66583

 

SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)

MESOP TODAYS SHORT CUTS

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is under growing pressure from Shia militias and the governing coalition in parliament to solicit Russian airstrikes against the Islamic State; yesterday, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford said Iraq would not seek Russian airstrikes.www.mesop.de

 

 

Human Rights Watch: Iraqi Kurdistan’s ruling KDP party forces fire on protesters

Thousands of people took to the streets of several towns in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on for the past weeks, urging its long-time president and KDP leader Massoud Barzani to step down and demanding payment of their salaries, Oct. 2015. Photo: AFP

Independent investigation needed into lethal crackdown

BEIRUT,— Ruling party forces opened fire on protesters in two cities of Iraqi Kurdistan on October 9 and 10, 2015. In the days since, security forces controlled by the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) have shut down opposition media and barred opposition party members of parliament from their offices. Read Full Report http://www.mesop.de/?p=66567

 

U.S. considers Barzani president of Iraqi Kurdistan despite expiry of his term

WASHINGTON,— Rudaw – 21 Okt 2015 The United States considers Massoud Barzani, whose presidency ended on Aug. 20, the legitimate President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region while discussions continue among Kurdish parties to resolve the issue of the region’s presidency, State Department said Tuesday. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=66569

 

THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER

MESOP: DER POLITISCHE SIEGER DER MIGRATIONSLOBBYSTEN HEISST RECEP TAYYP ERDOGAN

Die Türkei und die EU – Ein bisschen geben und noch mehr nehmen

20 Okt 2015 – Ankaras Forderungen für eine Kooperation in der Flüchtlingskrise sind klarer als die möglichen Gegenleistungen. Dank Deutschlands Hilfe sieht sich die türkische Regierung plötzlich in einer sehr starken Verhandlungsposition. 19.10.2015, von MICHAEL MARTENS, ANKARA – http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/fluechtlingskrise/die-tuerkei-stellt-forderungen-fuer-hilfe-in-der-fluechtlingsfrage-13864930.html

 

 

MESOP: DER FLUCH DES WESTENS – Wir können noch so sehr Yankee Bashing betreiben – schuld sind wir trotzdem immer ! Wir sind Täter & wollen endlich auch mal Opfer sein ! Der Islamismus hat dafür großes Verständnis.

Wir können uns nicht herausreden

Deutschland will nichts mit den Drohnentötungen der amerikanischen Geheimdienste zu tun haben. Doch wir sind Mittäter. Ein Gastbeitrag. Mehr Von Constanze Kurz – http://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/aus-dem-maschinenraum/deutschlands-rolle-als-mittaeter-im-drohnenkrieg-der-usa-13863274.html

 

„DIE GEWISSEN MENSCHENGRUPPEN“ VON MANFRED HETTLING ( FAZ)

„… es gibt Migrationsforscher wie Paul Collier, welche in der Zunahme kultureller Diversität eine wesentliche Ursache für einen Rückgang an Mitgefühl und eine reduzierte Bereitschaft zur Solidarrität sehen. „ FAZ Nr 243, Seite 13, 20 Okt 2015

…… auf welchem Chemismus eigentlich die projektiven ideologischen Behauptungen beruhe, daß es alsbald menschlich wird und der neue anvisierte Kosmopotalian entstehe, wenn nur allen Prekären der Welt eine Rolltreppe nach Deutschland eingerichtet wird, ist unbekannt. Die Behauptungen sind grundlos. Keine Soziologie bestätigt sie. Die seinerzeitigen FORD-Türken, Cem Özdemirs Eltern, wollten von Islam und Kopftuch und DITIB nichts wissen: heute sind sie zum großen Teil dort wieder gekadert. Die Propaganda von pro asyl et.al. ist unverantwortlich und pur ideologisch. (MESOP)

 

Türkischer Geheimdienst verfolgt Kritiker in Deutschland

21 Oct 2015 – Nicht nur in der Türkei, auch in Deutschland kommt es zu gewalttätigen Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Kritikern und Anhängern der türkischen Regierung. Nach Recherchen von Frontal21 werden Kritiker der türkischen Regierung in Deutschland und Europa systematisch durch den türkischen Geheimdienst MIT bespitzelt. – von Anna Feist und Herbert Klar – frontal 21 Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=66561