Like every other progressive, inclusive organisation, Islamic State offers equal opportunity considerations to its staff. Enjoy this sweet testimonial: “It’s true that I’m disabled, but I’ve been given a lot of suggestions in terms of areas I could work in….Assisted by Islamic State, disabled Abu Abdillah Ash-Shami chose to work in the short-term high-risk area […]
Turkish leader declares jihad on Kurds, dispatches soldiers to “decimate” them
Erdogan launched what Islamists are openly calling a jihad against the Kurdish YPG faction. Thousands of Turkish soldiers, along with tanks and artillery, have blasted their way across the Turkish border into Syria. Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the model of a clever jihadist leader who employs a combination of stealth and violent means to attain his expansionist dreams […]
Turkey threatens action against US-allied Syrian Kurds plan
Turkey has vowed to: take action against a United States-supported plan to establish a Kurdish-majority force of 30,000 troops in Syria “regardless of who backs them”, cautioned Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Turkey is desperate to crush the Kurds. The tension is historic: When Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the modern republic in the ashes of […]
Hugh Fitzgerald: The Berbers and Islam as a Vehicle for Arab Supremacism (Part II)
The second great fissure in Islam, after that of the Sunnis and Shia, and to which our discussion of the Berbers in Part I is obviously relevant, is that between Arab Muslims and the 80% of the world’s Muslims who are not Arabs. It bears repeating (see the first paragraph of Part I), that because […]
Obama Administration blocks attempts to fly heavy weapons to Kurds to fight the Islamic State
“There is simply no strategic approach. There is a lack of coordination in selecting targets, and there is no overall plan for defeating Isil.” Indeed. The President keeps forcing people to ask the question, Which side is he on? “US blocks attempts by Arab allies to fly heavy weapons directly to Kurds to fight Islamic […]