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MESOP TODAYS RELEVANT TWEETS & SHORT CUTS
US seeks to close ISIS major pocket northern Syria, supports Kurds to retake Manbij… http://fb.me/4e8GQF4E7
The devastation of #Qaryatayn: our report on a town where Christians and Muslims once lived in harmony. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oUWYhpnRk10&feature=youtu.be …
MESOP US ENVOY IN BAGHDAD : Brett McGurk @brett_mcgurk 19h19 hours ago
Productive meetings in #Baghdad w/PM, President, Speaker, ISCI leader Hakim on political, security, financial files.
11 Civilians killed, 38 injured in attacks by Syrian Coalition’s opposition factions on #Aleppo‘s #SheikhMaqsood:
Kyle W. Orton @KyleWOrton Apr 5
Abdulkarim al-Yahya, commander of #FSA‘s Northern Division (close to U.S.), killed by PYD/PKK in Sheikh Maqsood.
WATCH : https://youtu.be/Sqy0XIfRskw #2
маяковский @moscow_ghost Apr 5
#AlQaeda‘s MANPADS dream has come true in #Syria CIA couldn’t deliver on their promise #Israel already freaking out
Near Kirkuk, #Iraq two #CJTFOIR strikes struck 8 #ISIL targets. http://ow.ly/10lVEr #NotoDaesh #InherentResolve
MESOP : KIRKUK OFFENSIVE FINISHED
Iraq puts northern offensive against Islamic State on hold http://reut.rs/25L4zjC via @ReutersUK
Syrian opposition apologizes for insulting Kurds http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/a8cf1878-f824-4da4-bf41-233584aedbac/Syrian-opposition-apologizes-for-insulting-Kurds …
Why Erdogan can’t end PKK war http://almon.co/2mow via @AlMonitor
Read: @AbuJamajem details now public tensions btw’n #Syria’s opposition & Jabhat al-Nusra: http://thebea.st/1oyGOte
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MESOP : WILL PKK-ORIENTED ACTIVISTS MOVE FROM TURKEY TO GERMAN HEADQUARTERS ?
The Turkish government is considering new measures to strip citizenship from people convicted of supporting terrorism; the new law was allegedly proposed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday and the Justice Minister is now working on how it could be passed and implemented. www.mesop.de
MESOP SHORT CUTS : THE PKK & THE PKK MONEY / By Pinar Tremblay
Analysts agree that the PKK has benefited from several situations: the lack of planning during the peace process to control its finances, the oddly intertwined nature of the Turkish underground economy with the PKK’s and organized crime networks’ livelihoods, and the lack of proper cooperation between Turkey and other European countries. Indeed, the PKK is known to accrue income not only from narcotics and other types of smuggling, but also by pressuring Kurds to donate money to it in Europe; it also makes money through legitimate businesses, such as media outlets. In addition, Turkey has failed to develop a system to curtail the group’s global income sources. Read more http://www.mesop.de/?p=72882
MESOP TODAYS OPINION : The United States must not aid & abet Iranian money laundering
By Ed Royce April 5 – Washington Post – The writer, a Republican from California, is chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Iran has yet to see the economic growth it wants from President Obama’s nuclear deal, and it’s demanding additional concessions — above and beyond the agreement — in return for nothing. Specifically, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wants the United States to end sanctions aimed at curbing Iran’s funding for terrorism and illicit weapons so Iran can gain access to the U.S. financial system, where the majority of international business is conducted. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72889
MESOP TODAYS ANALYSIS : Distract Deceive Destroy
By Maks Czuperski, John E. Herbst, Eliot Higgins, Frederic Hof & Ben Nimmo
While President Putin announced the end of Russia’s military operations with much fanfare, the modest forces withdrawn thereafter suggest that by no means is Russia’s military role in Syria over.
Using digital forensic research and open source investigation methods, Distract Deceive Destroy presents the reality of Russia’s Syrian campaign: Russia launched air strikes on hospitals, water treatment plants, and mosques. Russia used cluster bombs. Russia almost exclusively targeted non-ISIS targets—Truths that Russia will not admit, but truths that must be understood when negotiating with Russia as a potential partner. Read all – The complete report is available online: http://publications.atlanticcouncil.org/distract-deceive-destroy/
WEST KURDISTAN (SYR IA)
MESOP Report: Russia withdrawal due to disappointment with Iran and Hezbollah
By YASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA – JERUSALEM POST – 6 Apr 2016 – Russian forces did not receive the backing on the ground that it expected, and the leadership had deep differences with the Iranians on the direction of the conflict.
Russia decided to partially withdrawal its troop from Syria due to Moscow’s disappointment over failures by pro-regime Iranian and Hezbollah forces to achieve victories against opposition forces fighting to topple the Assad government, the Saudi news-site Elaph reported Monday night. According to the report, Russia had been concerned about air support and bombed regions where Iranian and Hezbollah troops were located to face off Syrian opposition elements and Islamic State militants. However, Russia reportedly did not receive mutual coverage on the ground. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72896
Syria Daily: Fighting Escalates Between Kurdish Militia and Rebels in Aleppo
April 06 – by Scott Lucas – eaworldview – Fighting escalated between the Kurdish militia YPG and rebels on Tuesday in and near Aleppo city in northwest Syria. Yesterday’s clashes started when the YPG tried to seize the al-Castello road, a main route into opposition-held areas of Aleppo. Skirmishes were also renewed in the Sheikh Maqsoud district of the city.Kurdish activists claimed that 11 civilians were killed and others wounded by rebel shelling in Sheikh Maqsoud amid the ground battles.By late afternoon, rebels said they had not only countered the al-Castello operation but taken YPG checkpoints in western Sheikh Maqsoud.Last month, the YPG seized territory in Aleppo Province from rebels, including towns such as Tal Rifaat and Deir Jamal. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72885
MESOP : LAVROV’S PROPOSALS – UN Security Council rejects Russia’s proposal to include PYD/PKK Kurds in Geneva Syrian talks
6 April 2016 – UNITED NATIONS,— Russia’s proposal to include Kurds in Geneva Syrian talks was vetoed by the UN Security Council’s Western members, UN envoy Vitaly Churkin reported, saying this contradicts UN resolutions on Syrian reconciliation and ignores calls for inclusive talks. Churkin warned that if the Syrian Kurds do not in the peace process, international efforts to bring peace to Syria could be undermined. “We are concerned that the Syrian Kurds, historically woven into the social fabric of the country, still have not been invited to the Geneva talks,” he said, pointing out that by not inviting the Kurds, the West is violating the spirit of inclusiveness for the Syrian talks in the UN Security Council resolutions on Syria. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72894
MESOP – The Syrian Civil War: An Interim Balance Sheet (BEGIN-SADAT-CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES)
By Prof. Efraim Inbar, April 6, 2016 – BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 338, April 6, 2016
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The desire of the international community to end the Syrian civil war is offset by the inability of any individual party to enforce its preferred solution. The conflict, which is likely to continue for some time, has solidified the centrality of Russia and Iran in regional affairs. Israel’s options are limited. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72898
NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY)
MESOP BACKGROUNDER: Is Turkey’s lax oversight keeping PKK flush with funds? (APO OCALAN – THE NON-SMOKER)
In our quest to find the best tea in Istanbul, my friends and I recently stopped by Van Sofrasi, a restaurant chain named after the eastern province of Van famous for its lavish morning feasts. Unfortunately, as it turns out, we found that it’s merely an urban myth that the smuggled mahogany-colored tea from Iran and Syria is the best.
Author Pinar Tremblay – April 4, 2016 – AL MONITOR – As we sat down, a news reporter on TV announced that a truck loaded with smuggled cigarettes worth 4 million Turkish lira (about $1.5 million) had been seized in the largely Kurdish southeastern province of Diyarbakir. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72882
MESOP : PKK IS STARTING A MILITANT WAR ALL OVER TURKEY INCLUDING TOURISM SECTOR
Deadly Car Bomb close to Diyarbakır Bus terminal: A new season in PKK tactics?
Author: <b “=””>Benjamin Bilgen – Apr 01, 2016 – RESEARCH TURKEY – Seven police officers were killed and 27 individuals, including 14 civilians, were injured in a car bomb attack yesterday in the southeastern city of Diyarbakır, Turkey. The car bomb, which was remotely detonated, went off around 17.00 on the Şanlıurfa highway close to the city’s central bus terminal. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=72887
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
MESOP „PRO ASYL“ : NACH DEMOGRAPHISCHEN PROGNOSEN WIRD DIE KURSTADT WIESBADEN IN NUR 15 JAHREN MEHRHEITLICH MUSLIMISCH SEIN / RADIKALER ISLAMISMUS AUF DEM VORMARSCH
Religiöser, radikaler…: – Dreijahresstudie zu Muslimen in Deutschland
04.04.2016 Qantara . de – Eine Ethnologin erforscht jahrelang das weltliche und religiöse Leben von Muslimen – und erlebt dabei in Echtzeit mit, wie sich Gemeinden verändern und Jugendliche radikalen Rattenfängern ins Netz gehen. Von Sandra Trauner
Drei Jahre lang hat Susanne Schröter mit streng religiösen Muslimen gesprochen, sie in die Moschee begleitet und an ihrem Alltag teilgenommen. Die Ethnologin wollte herausfinden, wie der Glaube das Leben der Menschen prägt – und welche Folgen das für unsere Gesellschaft hat. Als Beispielkommune wählte sie die hessische Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden. Als Schröters Buch «Gott näher als der eigenen Halsschlagader» im März erschien, hatte das Thema enorm an Brisanz gewonnen – und ihr Blick sich verändert. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=72880
MESOP : WAS WIR NICHT ALLES HABEN ! NUN AUCH DIE „SOLIDARITÄTSKRISE“ SELBER!
Pleonasmen sind nichts dagegen: In Krisen, die Ursachen und Wirkungen haben, gilt Solidarität. Man kann also, wenn man noch nicht ganz bescheuert ist, entweder in der Krise Solidarität verwirklichen – oder nicht. Entweder – oder ! Aber die Krise der Solidarität selber in der Krise selber – das ist Schmonzes.
Interview mit Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Präsident von Estland / “Wir haben in Europa eine Solidaritätskrise!”
Am Rand der Tallinn Music Week haben wir den wichtigsten Mann Estlands getroffen: Toomas Hendrik Ilves. Der estnische Präsident sprach mit uns über die Flüchtlingskrise, Terror und über seinen persönlichen Musikgeschmack. RADIO BAYERN 2
MESOP : DER GYMNASIALLEHRER AUS FREIBURG / LINKSPARTEI KANDIDAT
….. alle 5 Minuten von ihm dieser Satz, getragen wie einen Orden pour le merite: „PROUD TO BE AN ATHEIST!“
„Proud to be!“ ? – „STOLZ“, Herr Stern, ist immer eine Kategorie der Erhabenheit, nicht des pubertären Vulgäratheismus. PROUD = hochmütig, erhaben, erhoben, hochragend, gehoben – so die Dictionnaires.
Aber was wissen schon heutige Gymnasiallehrer!?
MESOP: NUR JA KEIN ATHEISMUS ! – DIE LBGTI-KULTUR MAG WELLNESS, SCHONKOST FÜR DEN DARM + DEN NARZISSMUS EBENFALLS SCHONENDER GLEICHHEIT MÖGLICHST IDENTISCHER SEXUALPARTNER / SIE BENÖTIGT AUCH NEUE GÖTTINNEN NEBEN BUDDAH ALS DECO
Ausweitung des Lehrplans in Oxford bricht mit einem achthundert Jahre alten Brauch und schafft beim Theologiestudium nach dem ersten Jahr das Christentum als Pflichtfach ab.
Johannes Zachhuber, Vorsitzender der Fakultät begründete die Veränderungen im Lehrplan gegenüber der Fachzeitschrift „Times Higher Education” mit dem „dramatischen Wandel” in der Art und Weise, in der Religion in Britannien ausgeübt und wahrgenommen werde. Die Vorherrschaft der Kirche von England gehe zwar zurück, aber die Religion sei nicht verschwunden.
Statt das Christentum zu studieren, könnten sich Studenten künftig mit “Buddhismus in Raum und Zeit” oder mit „feministischen Ansätzen an Religion und Theologie” befassen. Die Neuerungen spiegelten die Fachkenntnisse der Lehrer sowie das Interesse und die Erfahrungen der Studenten genauer. Studenten hätten sich über die mangelnde Vielfalt im gegenwärtigen Lehrplan beklagt.
……. Und nun eben neuheilige Einfalt mit selbstgebastelten Hausgötzen ! www.mesop.de