the stinking enigma Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/turkey-shells-kurdish-fighters-in-syria-aleppo-province-as-bashar-al-assads-forces-continue-to-a6872206.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrydandridge Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 From observation, it seems that peace talks / cease fires are normally a ruse to buy time whilst getting the chess pieces into place.. This link has interesting perspectives and I don,t see why it would be any less reliable than the consensus molding talking heads on TV. https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/886 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweek Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 It's so so confusing, how can anyone possibly know who to shoot at? Except the Americans of course, who just seem to shoot at anyone, including themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Israel's Haarretz looks at Turkish and Saudi plans to bomb ISS via special forces forward air controllers based inside Syria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 i presume you are a subscriber china? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 That's interesting Stinky, I'm not a subscriber no, I used a Google News link which let me in, but that's also closed now, so I can't read it any more either. Annoying, it was interesting - plus the Israelis can provide a pretty good perspective on these things from their point of view, which can be quite different from that put out by Washington, Moscow, London, Damascus, Riyadh, or Ankara! Getting as many points of view as possible is worthwhile - though you need to weight for quality but Haaretz produces pretty good quality journalism! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 fair enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Reuter's are reporting Turkey's Prime Minister has given the Kurdish YPG an ultimatum that it will harshly react if they continue their advance. Currently Kurdish forces control nearly all the border area with Turkey which is seen by Turkey as a direct threat to their security through cooperation with PKK fighters wanting to carve out a Kurdish region within Turkey. Syrian Government and Russian attacks have weakened other rebels holding areas along the Turkish border and the YPG has advanced taking advantage of their weakness. Turkey isn't having this and has acted to stop the YPG advance. This is the nightmare which is Syria, there are so many factions each supported by different elements with such a complex environment there is no clear way of disentangling the interests of all the parties. Turkey will cooperate with the US against Assad, but disagree with its support of Pesmergar fighters coming in from Iraqi Kurdistan. Saudi has another set of interests, Iran a third, America a forth and Russia a fifth. They all over lap with each side supporting and opposing each other in different aims. The result will be on going hell for Syria as it remains the pawn of larger forces fought over by their proxies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmanx Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Saudi has another set of interests, Iran a third, America a forth and Russia a fifth. They all over lap with each side supporting and opposing each other in different aims. And people wonder people left Syria in droves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 it was all so predictable really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/paris-terror-attacks/eagles-death-metal-singer-jesse-hughes-guns-everybody-has-have-n519151 this wasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmanx Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 A similar story came after the San Bernardino shooting, where some yahoos wanted to take firearms into sports stadiums (where alcohol is served in vast quantities). More likely to killed by a firearm wielding toddler in American than an actual terrorist, but more guns is always the answer apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmanx Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 ""Did your French gun control stop a single [expletive] person from dying at the Bataclan?" Hughes said. "And if anyone can answer yes, I'd like to hear it, because I don't think so. I think the only thing that stopped it was some of the bravest men that I've ever seen in my life charging head-first into the face of death with their firearms."" Give drunk/drugged up people guns, in a packed room with loud noises and flashing lights... What could possibly go wrong...oh that's right an even bigger slaughter than what actually happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxb&b Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Remember, guns don't kill people, bullets do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmanx Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Remember, guns don't kill people, bullets do! Can't remember which comedian it was but I like the sketch where he says that bullets should be $500 each... "I'm gonna save up and put an expensive cap in yo' ass!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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