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MESOP : SALIH M. THE PROPHET  / PLEASE FEDERALISE ALSO THE PKK CENTRAL STATE STRUCTURE

Salih Muslim (PYD): the central state will not return, and federalism is consistent with democracy http://welati.info/nuce.php?ziman=ar&id=28288&niviskar=1&cure=3&kijan= … (AR)

MESOP : READ FEHIM TASTEKIN

Why did PYD declare federalism and can it work? @fehimtastekin takes a look http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/03/turkey-syria-kurds-confident-their-self-rule-succeed.html …

MESOP TODAYS OPINION: RETHINKING HOW WE RETHINK POLITICAL ISLAM

By Jacob Olidort – Brookings Institution – March 2016

Recently, the Brookings Institution asked a select group of outside scholars for their reactions to its “Rethinking Political Islam” paper series, in order to draw attention to potential blind spots, trends of note, and more. The following is an excerpt from Washington Institute fellow Jacob Olidort’s contribution to the discussion; read his full reaction on the Brookings website: Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72731

MESOP RECOMMENDATION : KAK KAMAL ARTIN’S WORDS FROM ORANGE COUNTY (US)

The Bernie, Hillary, Donald Ticket – BY Kamal  ARTIN, MD – LOS ANGELES

Considering that women tend to be gentler, more sincere, and caring, I usually choose them over men to run for any position. However, this time I am not convinced that Hillary has more of these qualities compared to Bernie.Bernie insists that he is anti-establishment. One might ask what is wrong with the establishment. Stagnant establishments tend to turn rotten, as evidenced by many corrupt religious and economic institutions. The Washington establishment is becoming similar to the European establishment prior to the Renaissance, which was based on aristocracy and colonialism. The Enlightenment led to the humane concept of equality and so the American founding fathers decided to say ‘no’ to the European establishments and declared independence. By doing so they wanted to build a country in which everyone has an equal opportunity to work toward a dream and pursue happiness.  Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72733

SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)

MESOP : IRAQ ANNOUNCES NEW Cabinett

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced a slate of new cabinet ministers yesterday. The new appointees are technocrats of diverse backgrounds. “They were chosen on the basis of professionalism, competence, integrity, and leadership ability,” Abadi said in remarks to the Iraqi parliament. “Most of [the nominees] have academic credentials, but they all have experience of working in a senior executive position, managing, or administrating,” Sajad Jiyad, an Iraqi political analyst, told Reuters. Abadi has promised anti-corruption reforms since entering office, but had his agenda derailed by parliamentary opposition late last year. The efforts gained new momentum with pressure from prominent Shia. More: www.mesop.de

MESOP THE DOSKY FAMILY TAKES OVER  OIL & PHILOSOPHY

Kurdish professor in Duhok selected by PM Abadi as proposed new Iraqi oil minister

RUDAW –  1 4 2016 – ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Nzar Mohammed Salim Doski, the new Iraqi oil minister selected by the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi for his new government cabinet, is a Kurdish professor and dean of a faculty in Duhok University.

For that position, Doski told Rudaw that he “was suggested by an advisor of Abadi and interviewed by a committee of four persons during the Newroz holidays.” Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi presented his list outlining the proposed new cabinet on Thursday  as part of his promise to reform the government. Sixteen ministries are to be changed as part of this process. “Abadi’s office notified me today to submit my documents,” Doski said following his appointment.Doski, who is a doctor of Philosophy, got his PHD at Sheffield University in the UK in 1970. Doski was an instructor at the University of Mosul for 34 years, and he has been teaching at the Duhok University for 10 years. www.mesop.de

MESOP “THE FULL STORY” : The Kurds & Assyrians – Everything You Didn’t Know (Bayan Sami Rahman’s tales)

By Max J. Joseph – medium com

2016-03-31 16:31 GMT -This piece is largely in response to the interview: “The Kurds: Everything You Need to Know” — Dave Rubin talks to Bayan Sami Rahman. Let me plain at the outset: the idea of inviting Bayan Sami Rahman, the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP) High Representative to the U.S. (and formerly to the U.K.) onto the Rubin Report without asking one difficult, uncomfortable question about the Kurds, their politics, their claims, or the narrative they have been weaving specifically in the Kurdish Region of Iraq, then calling the farce “Everything You Need to Know”, is disingenuous and misleading. How low is the bar now? – That said, welcome to my show, “The Kurds: Everything You Didn’t Know” where I will first comment on Bayan Sami Rahman’s statements then provide you with what could have been touched on in relation to her stated focus, which will be mine too: the Kurds in Iraq. Read all + watch documents  pics : http://www.mesop.de/?p=72725

WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)

MESOP “PUTIN FOREVER”:  Assad — Russia Can Have Permanent Airbase

1 April –  by Scott Lucas – eaworldview – President Assad has told Russian news outlets that Moscow can have a permanent airbase in Syria.

In the second part of an interview, published on Thursday, Assad was asked, “Do you believe, for instance, that Syria will need the Hmeimim base permanently?” He replied: Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72715

MESOP FOCUS :  Russia Upset Over Report of 1,450 Civilian Casualties in 3 Months of Airstrikes

April 01 – by Scott Lucas – eaworldview – Russia’s Defense Ministry has lashed out at a report documenting up to 1,450 civilians killed by Moscow’s airstrikes in Syria from September 30 to December 31.

The British-based Airwars Monitoring Group, drawing from open-source reporting, set out the details last week in an evaluation, “Reckless Disregard for Civilian Lives“. The Group said casualties in 192 cases had been established, while another 104 incidents are contested over Russian or Syrian regime responsibility.The deaths in the three months outnumber those in US-led coalition airstrikes in Syria and Iraq since August 2014. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72723

NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY)

MESOP : THE MERKEL / ERDOGAN BLOOD-CONTRACT / FIRST RESULTS

AMNESTY: TURKEY FORCES 1000S OF SYRIANS TO RETURN

Amnesty International says Turkey has forced thousands of Syrians to return in the last two months.Citing testimonies from Turkey’s southern border provinces, Amnesty said authorities have been rounding up and expelling groups of around 100 Syrian men, women and children almost daily since the middle of January. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72719

Rights Group: Turkey Illegally Returning Syrians

A report by Amnesty International alleged that Turkey has forcibly sent thousands of refugees back to Syria since January (DW), a claim Turkey has denied. The report comes shortly before Turkey is due to begin accepting migrants from Greece as part of its recent deal with the European Union. www.mesop.de

MESOP RESEARCH : The Economic Dimension of Peace in Turkey / By Ben Sollenberger

FIKRA DORUM  1 April 2016 – President Erdogan’s approach to securing the loyalties of Turkey’s Kurdish populace has taken many forms: granting Kurds stronger civil rights, extending the olive branch to the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) insurgency, and permitting the first pro-Kurdish party to gain Parliament seats in a country where political organizations too out of step with the ruling administration are swiftly removed from power. Yet none of these policies led to a secure peace. (…) Like many of his predecessors, Erdogan is now determined to settle the conflict with military force. But the way to beat the PKK is to spur economic growth in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast. Erdogan must put into place a strong security presence in the southeast – but these military forces should be defense-oriented and act as security forces. Currently, these forces are destructive rather than constructive. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72727

EAST KURDISTAN (IRAN)

MESOP : KDPI UNDER KURDISH PRESSURE

KDPI Suspends Military Activity Against Iran for the Best of KRG  – Iran will make obstacles in the the anticipated independence referendum in Kurdistan Region

Muhammed Dargalyi- BasNews – 1 April 2016 – ERBIL — The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) has suspended its military activities against Iran for the best of Kurdistan Region, says the KDPI leader.In an interview with BasNews, Mustafa Hijri, the General-Secretary of KDPI, explained that his party has not given up military activities against Iran, but it rather temporarily suspended armed conflicts to protect Kurdistan Region’s interests in its relation with Iran. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72737

THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER

MESOP : DEN PLANETEN BAULICH NEU HOCHFAHREN  – Architektin Zaha Hadid, aus einem modernen IRAK,  ist gestorben

Die britisch-irakische Star-Architektin Zaha Hadid ist tot. Sie starb im Alter von fünfundsechzig Jahren.Sie wurde in Bagdad geboren. Ihr Vater war Finanzminister und Mitbegründer der „Iraqi Democratic Party“, die Kinder wuchsen in einem Haus auf, das an die Bauten des Bauhaus erinnerte. Zaha Hadid, geboren 1950, kam aus einer Welt, die es heute so kaum noch gibt – einem modernen Irak. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=72717