Notwithstanding any limited “support” Turkey may (or may not) have provided the successful U.S. raid this weekend, which liquidated ISIS’s al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Erdogan made some revealing, indeed pathognomonic remarks, during last Friday’s (10/25/19) prayers in Istanbul’s Great Camlica Mosque. A Turkish writer in exile who is a very fluent, gifted Turkish-to-English translator, translated (below) […]
Turkey’s ambassador to the Vatican claims that freedom of religion is protected in Turkish law
Turkey’s ambassador to the Vatican, Lutfullah Goktas, has stated deceptively that “freedom of religion is protected under the Turkish constitution,” and that “Turkey has made significant progress regarding freedom of religion in its territory, such as restoring churches and synagogues.” Goktas was speaking at an event in Naples entitled “1929-2019: Ninety years of relations between […]
Leftist daily: Islamic State commander says Erdogan ordered 2014 ISIS attack in northern Syria
The Communist daily Morning Star is hardly a reliable source. However, there is nothing unbelievable about this report. Turkey’s support for the Islamic State in its heyday was obvious in numerous ways. Back in 2015, in my book The Complete Infidel’s Guide to ISIS, I noted that Erdogan was aiding the Islamic State in the […]
Muslim leaders: “Identifying Islam with terrorism stems from evil intentions and dirty ambitions”
Islamic supremacist leaders everywhere are upping the ante on spreading the misinformation that Islam is a “religion of tolerance” and peace, and that it has no connection with violence. Pontificating as though the persecution of Christians and other non-Muslims, the murder of apostates and gays, the abuse of women and girls and the efforts to […]
Turkey: Billboards quote Qur’an, “Do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies”
“O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people.” — Qur’an 5:51 Ibn Kathir, the renowned and […]
Erdogan’s jihad offensive didn’t begin with Trump’s withdrawal; it began many months ago
There is little, if any, possibility that those who are denouncing this troop withdrawal and demanding that U.S. forces protect Syria’s borders (not America’s) indefinitely will listen to reason, but here is some anyway. “Erdogan’s Jihad Offensive Began Many Months Ago,” by Clare M. Lopez, Center for Security Policy, October 15, 2019: …Events in the […]
Myth: Trump betrayed the Kurds. Reality: Kurdish leader thanks Trump for ceasefire.
Don’t look for this in the establishment propaganda media. It doesn’t fit their narrative. Don’t expect retractions, either, from all those who condemned Trump in stinging terms for his actions in Syria. “Military leader of Syrian Kurds thanked President Trump for cease-fire,” by Sophie Sanders, The BL, October 24, 2019: The military leader of the […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban warns he will “use force” if Turkey delivers threat to send 3,600,000 “refugees”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently stated: “Hey European Union. Pull yourself together…..If you try to label this operation as an invasion, it’s very simple: we will open the gates and send 3.6 million refugees your way.” But now, “Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned he will ‘use force’ to fend off migrants if […]
The Kurds are paying a heavy price in this battle — but not because of a US betrayal
Kenneth Timmerman’s article below is eminently reasonable, and he is right: the political and media elites that are howling over Trump’s “betrayal” of the Kurds will keep howling no matter what evidence is presented in defense of the withdrawal, because “none of them truly care about the Kurds.” All they want is a stick they […]
Turkish-backed militia in Syria: “We’ve come to behead you, you infidels, you apostates”
This proves that Trump should have kept US forces in Syria, right? This proves that if he had, the Turks and their allies would not have been emboldened to advance, right? In reality, it proves just the opposite. As the President himself pointed out, there has been violence in the Middle East for centuries. There […]