MESOPOTAMIA NEWS VERY STRANGE : FILMMAKER ARRESTED BY ISRAELI & PALESTINIAN POLICE

Israeli forces arrest Palestinian filmmaker Abdulrahman Thaher at his home in Nablus  28 Oct 2020

 

“Abdulrahman Thaher’s arrest by Israeli security forces, coming weeks after his release from a month in Palestinian official custody, is a sad but honest illustration of the perils of being a Palestinian journalist, said CPJ Middle East and North Africa Representative Ignacio Miguel Delgado.

 

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : BETTER RACES COMING / ANTI-WHITENESS  CampaignCalifornia Pioneers New Quotas For People Of Color & LGBT People

(Besserrassige Menschen mit interessanterer Sexualität können in Kalifornien jetzt auf die Macht der Quote setzen. Armes Texas, das die flüchtenden Kalifornier jetzt aufnehmen soll.)

Darren RosenblumContributor Diversity & Inclusion – I study corporate gender inequality from a queer/nonbinary angle.  28 Oct 2020

  •  California’s state government is nothing if not famous for its progressive legislation. It’s no surprise then that on October 1st, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a mandate on California-headquartered corporations to include on their boards “underrepresented communities” which includes individuals who identify as Black, African-American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native, or who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. While most of the top ten economies now have quotas for sex, this is the first quota in the world to address racial inequality, sexual orientation and gender identity.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS FOCUS : No good news for Turkey from jihadi ranks in Syria

Ahrar al-Sham, a prominent armed group that has often collaborated with Turkey in Syria, is hit by infighting that plays into the hands of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and dampens Turkish plans to remold rebel factions in Idlib.

Fehim Tastekin Oct 27, 2020 AL MONITOR – Turkey has gained ample experience in organizing, training, equipping and using armed militants in Syria since it forayed into the theater of war in 2016. Various groups at odds with each have come under Turkish control under the banner of the Syrian National Army (SNA). Yet Turkey’s efforts to end rifts between armed groups in Idlib, the last rebel stronghold in Syria, and merge them into an organized army are failing.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ERDOGAN’S BANCRUPT NEW OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Russian Daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta: The Fighting In Nagorno Karabakh Is Turkey’s Stepping Stone To Building The ‘Great Turan’ A Gigantic Federation Of Turkic Peoples With An Army Of 2.8 Million Soldiers    

Nezavisimaya Gazeta columnist Vladimir Mukhin, citing Russian experts believes that the fighting in Nagorno Karabakh is part of a step-by-step Turkish strategy to resurrect the idea of “Great Turan,” a federation of Turkic peoples. Russia’s preferred strategy of playing the role of peace keeper will be countered by the demand that Turkey share in the peace keeping role. Turkey, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, has used soft power such as Turkish imams, financial assistance and has even supplanted Russia in providing military training. There is even talk already of a Turkic army numbering 2.8 million soldiers from, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia.Mukhin’s article follows below:

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ERDOGAN’S BANCRUPT NEW OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Russian Daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta: The Fighting In Nagorno Karabakh Is Turkey’s Stepping Stone To Building The ‘Great Turan’ A Gigantic Federation Of Turkic Peoples With An Army Of 2.8 Million Soldiers   

Nezavisimaya Gazeta columnist Vladimir Mukhin, citing Russian experts believes that the fighting in Nagorno Karabakh is part of a step-by-step Turkish strategy to resurrect the idea of “Great Turan,” a federation of Turkic peoples. Russia’s preferred strategy of playing the role of peace keeper will be countered by the demand that Turkey share in the peace keeping role. Turkey, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, has used soft power such as Turkish imams, financial assistance and has even supplanted Russia in providing military training. There is even talk already of a Turkic army numbering 2.8 million soldiers from, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia.Mukhin’s article follows below:

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : IN CONTRAST TO THE WESTERN PRO ISRAEL LEFT, THE SYRIAN DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION FAVORITES DONALD TRUMP

Syrian opposition fears being left behind again after US election

Many leaders of the Syrian opposition prefer Donald Trump, who used military force twice against the Syrian government, over Joe Biden, who served in an administration they believe turned a blind eye to the Iranian presence in Syria and allowed the regime to use chemical weapons.

Sultan al-Kanj Oct 28, 2020 – AL MONITOR – The Syrian opposition is closely following the US elections to be held Nov. 3 that will determine if current President Donald Trump will remain in the White House or if Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden will replace him.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ERDOGAN = WARMONGER!

Erdogan warns Turkey has ‘right to mobilize’ again against Kurdish forces

The Turkish president’s comments come a year after Turkey launched an offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria.

Al-Monitor Staff Oct 28, 2020 – A year after launching an incursion into northeast Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the possibility of another offensive against US-backed Kurdish forces in the war-torn country.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : THE BARZANI’S AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH / Kurdish Iraqi security forces arrest journalist Guhdar Zebari at his home in Akre

A view of the town of Akre near Duhok, in Iraqi Kurdistan, is pictured in April 2019. Authorities raided the home of journalist Guhdar Zebari in October 2020 in Akre and arrested him without disclosing charges. (Reuters/Ari Jalal)

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MESOPOTAMIA NEW : IRANIAN NUCLEAR UNDERGROUND

October 28, 2020

Iran Is Building an Underground Nuclear Facility, UN Watchdog Says

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that Iran is building an underground nuclear facility, the agency’s head told the Associated Press. Satellite images released today show that Iran has begun construction (AP) at its Natanz nuclear facility, which was damaged in July by an explosion that Iran claimed was sabotage. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that Iran is also stockpiling low-enriched uranium, though it does not appear to have enough to make a nuclear weapon.

The move comes amid heightened tensions (NYT) between Iran and the United States, including over Iran’s nuclear activities. The Donald J. Trump administration unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement more than two years ago and has ratcheted up sanctions on the country. Since then, Iran has increased both its stockpile and purity of enriched uranium, though it allows access for IAEA inspectors.

Analysis
“Iran is determined to develop a sophisticated nuclear apparatus and advanced centrifuges are the core of such a program. Iranian officials have repeatedly said the nuclear program is for civilian energy purposes only, but U.S. officials suspect the country is developing a military capability,” CFR’s Ray Takeyh writes.

“The United States should start by negotiating a de-escalatory agreement that contains Iran’s nuclear program and lowers regional tensions. But it should then work both to negotiate a follow-on to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and to tackle more fundamental regional disagreements,” Elisa Catalano Ewers, Ilan Goldenberg, and Kaleigh Thomas write for Foreign Affairs.

MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : GROWING INNER-KURDISH WAR BETWEEN KDP & PKK / IRAQ – SOUTH KURDISTAN

Namo Abdulla@namo_abdulla  –  28 Oct 2020 – “There’s no question that the tension between KDP in particular and PKK is mounting,” says  @AlizaMarcus

Arrests in Northern Iraq Trigger Tensions Between Kurdish Groups – By Namo Abdulla –  October 28, 2020 01:18 AM  VOA

Authorities in Iraq’s Kurdistan region this week announced the arrest of a dozen people suspected of ties to the Turkey-based Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a move that observers say has raised tensions among major Kurdish groups.

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