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WH says no US aircraft in area of refugee camp strike in Syria; @PressSec says it wouldn’t be 1st time Assad regime strikes civilians
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.@HamzehKarkhi Pre-ISIS different. But show me a city in south Iraq that is 60% rubbled and has all its major infrastructure destroyed.
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MESOP : ALL ABOUT TURKEY & THE SULTAN
MESOP : THE DAVUTOGLU EXIT BACKGROUND STORY BY NEW YORK TIMES – How Erdogan Moved to Solidify Power by Ousting a Pivotal Ally
By TIM ARANGO and CEYLAN YEGINSUMAY 5, 2016 – 6 Ma 2016 – NEW YORK TIMES – A look at how Turkey has taken an increasingly authoritative turn under the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
ISTANBUL — In pursuit of more power, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has purged the judiciary of enemies, jailed journalists and crushed anti-government protests. Now, he has ousted his closest political ally, the country’s prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, whose modest effort to check Mr. Erdogan’s ambition was too much for the president. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=73753
MESOP : On tendency surveys, Abdullah Gül came first, Binali Yıldırım was second and Davutoğlu was third.
The Pelican Brief: Erdoğanist blog seeks to topple Davutoğlu, an English translation
Erdoğan’s latest step towards total power? A blog appearing to be from within the AKP blew up on Twitter after claiming Davutoğlu wanted to overthrow the government at a time when the party was moving towards removing his authority. Read the whole, strange saga here in English.
5 May 2016 – An anonymous blog post published on May 1, 2016 named the Pelican Brief (Pelikan Dosyası) generated a lot of interest in Turkey. It appeared to be an attempt from within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to actively target Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and discredit him.
The diatribe came just a few days after Davutoglu’s authority over the grassroots of the party were stripped on April 29, a move that was seen by many Turkey observers as an attempt to consolidate President Erdoğan’s power. As Al-Monitor columnist Mustafa Akyol put it, “[The brief’s] significance lay in not just whom it attacked, but also on whose behalf it appeared: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s all-powerful president”.
The Pelican Brief shares its name with a 1993 Hollywood movie, which focused on a political corruption case in the US. What created such as storm over the Turkish version was that it was written from what appeared to be a pro-Erdoğan angle and was supported by several pro-Erdoğan journalists. Its message was clear: There is growing discontent with Prime Minister Davutoğlu from President Erdoğan and his party, the AKP.
The Turkish Twitter phenomenon, whistleblower Fuat Avni — Ankara’s Deep Throat — said on April 19 that Erdoğan was planning a move that would be a “coup against Davutoğlu,” which would be effective on April 29. Avni said the “pelican” of Berat and Serhat had started to fly, implying that Erdoğan’s son in law Berat Albayrak and his brother are behind the brief. It was also said that other “birds” are set to come for Davutoğlu.
The piece begins by talking about the many conspiracies about Turkey, which is a common line from Erdoğan supporters, and goes on to discredit Davutoğlu as a failure and a renegade who has sought to branch out on his own, undermining Erdoğan’s will. It accuses Davutoğlu of trying to overthrow Erdoğan, indirectly supporting the PKK and aligning himself with unscrupulous characters in his quest for power.
Here is a full translation of the brief. We tried to preserve the original style, including preserving the usage of “REİS”, meaning ‘head’ or ‘chief’ and a nickname used for Erdoğan by his supporters, and “hoca”, a name for Davutoğlu’s from his supporters. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=73755
MESOP DOCUMENTS : THE MESOPOTAMIAN ECOLOGY MOVEMENT
Final Declaration of the 1st Conference held on April 23-24, 2016, in Wan – North Kurdistan
On April 23 and 24, 2016, in the city of Wan (Van) the first conference of the Mesopotamian Ecology Movement (MEM) has been held with the participation of 100 delegates from the provinces Amed (Diyarbakir), Dîlok (Gaziantep), Riha (Sanliurfa), Merdîn, Muş, Wan, Elih (Batman), Siirt, Dersîm and Bedlîs (Bitlis), from Turkey with activists from the following movements and groups Gaya magazine, Anti Nuclear Platform, Green Resistance, Green Newspaper, Green and Left Party, Black Sea in Rebellion, Defense of North Forests, Water Right Campaign, Dersîm-Ovacik Municipality and with of the German ICOR and the East-Kurdistan group Green Chiya. Including representatives of the DTK, KJA, HDK and HDP there were in total 170 people joining the first big gathering of the MEM since its buildup. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=73768
MESOP INSIGHT: Erdogan’s secret economic weapon / By Ufuk Sanli – May 5, 2016- AL MONITOR
During his first decade in power, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won widespread respect as a mediator working to resolve international issues. He largely settled Turkey’s problems with neighboring countries, advocated democratic values and presided over a dynamic economy, cashing in on the reputation he had earned. From 2002 through 2012, Turkey’s exports increased fourfold, from $36 billion to $152 billion, boosting economic prosperity and employment in the country.In recent years, however, the tide has turned. Erdogan’s new problems with neighbors sounded alarm bells for exports, which have dropped to $144 billion. In a medium-term economic program announced at the end of 2015, the government’s projection for this year’s exports was $155.5 billion. The data from the first four months of 2016, however, show that this target is nothing but a dream, with Turkish companies destined to sell even less to international markets this year compared with 2015. According to figures from the Turkish Exporters’ Union (TIM), exports for the period January-April dropped 8.4%, or $4.2 billion, compared with the same period last year. – http://www.mesop.de/?p=73746
MESOP TODAYS OPINION BY MASRUR BARZANI / THE WASHINGTON POST
Kurdistan deserves an amicable divorce from Baghdad – By Masrour Barzani May 5 – Masrour Barzani is the chancellor of the Kurdistan Region Security Council.
Throughout the modern history of Iraq, we have lived in denial. By we, I mean the Kurdish people, who comprise one-quarter of the country; the Arabs and other nationalities who make up the rest; and our friends around the world, who have been hoping that a functional, pluralistic nation could somehow, someday take hold. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=73774
MESOP MIDDLE EAST
MESOP : A EUROPE OF DIASPORA’S – KURDS REFUSED PARTICIPATION
Conference in European Parliament Launches a Network of Armenian, Jewish, Roma and Assyrian Diaspora
By Siranush Ghazanchyan . armradio – 2016-05-05 – On Monday May 2 a coalition of Jewish, Armenian, Roma and Assyrian organizations launched a charter “For a Europe of Diasporas” at a conference in the European Parliament. The document is a call for Europe to rediscover and value its diasporas. To support the Charter for a Europe of Diasporas. Read full text http://www.mesop.de/?p=73766
SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)
MESOP BACKGROUNDER : Islamic State claims control of Shaer gas field, advertises spoils
- 05 May 2016 07:45 AM PDT – The Islamic State has released a set of photos documenting the “spoils” it captured from Bashar al Assad’s regime at the Shaer gas field in Homs. Assad regime and Islamic State battle for control of Shaer gas field in Homs –
- 04 May 2016 – The Islamic State and Bashar al Assad’s forces are once again battling for control of the Shaer gas field in Syria’s Homs province. The gas facilities have changed hands multiple times since July 2014, when the jihadists first launched an offensive in the area. More on http://www.mesop.de/?p=73770
MESOP “MUSINGS ON IRAQ” – BY JOEL WING : More On Syria’s Support For Iraq’s Insurgency 2011-2012
05 May 2016 – The Syrian government was one of the earliest supporters of the Iraq insurgency. Fearing that U.S. presence next door, Damascus began allowing its nationals and other foreign fighters go to Iraq even before the 2003 invasion. The Syrians maintained that backing all the way up to 2012 even when their own country fell into war. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=73772
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
MESOP : MERKEL – JUNCKER – TUSK – SIE HATTEN GELOGEN & SICH GEBOGEN /
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Aufhebung der Visumpflicht Türkei lehnt schnelle Änderung der Antiterrorgesetze ab
Für die vereinbarte Aufhebung der Visumspflicht für die Türkei in der EU soll Ankara unter anderem seine Antiterror-Gesetze ändern. Jetzt winkt die türkische Regierung ab: Angesichts der zahlreichen terroristischen Bedrohungen werde man das so schnell nicht machen. 6.05.2016 – FAZ ONLINE – Volltext : http://www.mesop.de/?p=73764
MESOP EXCLUSIV : Daniel Libeskind baut das Moderne Kurdistan in Erbil – Architekt baut seit 70 Jahren auf harte Kanten
- Mai 2016 – Seine Bauwerke setzen sich häufig mit den Themen Erinnerung und Hoffnung auseinander. Daniel Libeskind bleibt sich auch mit seinem neuesten Großprojekt treu.Washington/Lüneburg – Stararchitekt Daniel Libeskind wird 70 Jahre alt, doch der Ruhestand ist nicht in Sicht. Sein Entwurf für die Leuphana Universität in Lüneburg sorgt fortwährend für Diskussionen. Vor wenigen Wochen hat das New Yorker Libeskind Studio nun ein neues Großprojekt vorgestellt: Im Norden von Irak, in Erbil, der Hauptstadt der Autonomen Region Kurdistan, soll ein „Kurdistan Museum“ entstehen, die weltweit „erste bedeutende Einrichtung“ zur Geschichte und Kultur des kurdischen Volkes. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=73776
MESOP : MANGEL – GESELLSCHAFT – Deutschland & der Islam
„Die meisten Deutschen kennen nicht einen Muslim näher“ / FAZ 5. Mai 2016
….. umgekehrt gilt das natürlich ganz anders: mein Freund Sertac B. + Compagnons wissen und wollen erklärtermaßen nichts wissen vom Calvinismus, Lutheranertum, Augustinus oder dem Katholischen Wesen, während sich in unserem hiesigen Kindergarten bereits die Beschäftigten intensiv mit der Zwölfer Shia aueinandersetzen.
Devotion ist eine Form der Unterwerfung. Wie gut da, wenn man keinen Islam näher kennt. www.mesop.de
LITPROM NEWSLETTER ZUR BUCHMESSE / GLEICHES GESELLT SICH GLEICHGÜLTIG ZU GLEICHEM
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser,
heute geht es uns um Frauenpower: Anita Djafari, Geschäftsleiterin von Litprom, ist soeben zur BücherFrau des Jahres ernannt worden. Das ganze Litprom-Team freut sich mit ihr über diese tolle Würdigung ihres besonderen Engagements.
Und wir erinnern an sechs weitere starke Frauen, nämlich die Autorinnen, die für den LiBeraturpreis 2016 nominiert sind. Haben Sie schon abgestimmt? Höchste Zeit, denn das Voting endet am 31. Mai.
Es grüßen Sie die Frauen von Litprom – 5 Mai 2016
MESOP : DIE PROGRESSIVE HYGIENISIERUNG IN DER NARZISSTISCHEN LBGTI-KULTUR / NUR GLEICHES PASST GLEICHGÜLTIG ZU GLEICHEM
- ANNETTA KAHANE’S ARBEITSPLATZSICHERUNG IN DER WOHLFÜHLGESELLSCHAFT –
Außerhalb der Gesetze: Die unheimliche „Task Force“ des Heiko Maas
Die sogenannte “Task Force“, die auf Betreiben von Justizminister Heiko Maas das Internet von „Hate Speech“ reinigen soll, arbeitet ohne gesetzliche Grundlage. Das geht aus einem Schreiben hervor, welches – und jetzt wird es spannend – im Justizministerium höchstselbst verfasst wurde.
Zu verdanken haben wir diese Informationen dem Informatiker Hadmut Danisch, der im Februar dieses Jahres ein Auskunftsersuchen nach Informations-, Freiheits- und Presserecht an das Bundesjustizministerium gerichtet hat. Den Inhalt des Auskunftsersuchens mit allen darin enthaltenen Fragen finden Sie hier.
Zunächst versuchte der Pressesprecher des Ministeriums mit einem etwas obskuren Anruf, die unangenehme Post auf dem kleinen Dienstweg vom Tisch zu bekommen. „Er stellte mir das gerade so dar, als habe das Ministerium nur so neutral und unbeteiligt den äußeren Ablauf (des Gründungstreffens der Taskforce / meine Anmerkung) ermöglicht, Räume und Getränke gestellt, und Facebook & Co nur so eine Art Selbstfindungserlebnis ermöglicht“, erinnert sich Danisch an das Telefonat.
Ansonsten lautete die Botschaft des Ministeriumssprechers: „Aber eigentlich hätten sie damit fast gar nichts zu tun, denn sie seien ja auf gar keinen Fall irgendwie eine Zensur- oder Aufsichtsbehörde, das dürften sie ja auch gar nicht, dafür fehle ja die Rechtsgrundlage, das ließe die Verfassung ja auch gar nicht zu. Das wollten sie auf gar keinen Fall sein“.
Nun gilt folgendes: Laut bestehender Verfassungsrechtsprechung (Beispiel: Demorecht am Frankfurter Flughafen) kann sich der Staat seinen verfassungsrechtlichen Pflichten und Verboten nicht durch Umwege in privatrechtliche Konstruktionen entziehen. Das entsprechende Schlagwort dazu heißt „keine Flucht ins Privatrecht.“ Volltext lesen : http://www.mesop.de/?p=73762