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2015-11-17 The Grand Turk

From a year ago: Erdogan's Turkey and Iranian Intelligence

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Posted by 3dc 2015-11-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top
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#1 This article is hardly preposterous. It is recalled that the Terrorist Internationale founded in Khartoum in 1991 had Turks in attendance then and afterwards. Bin Laden, Turabi of Sudan, Ghannouchi of Tunisia, Zindani of Yemen, Mughniya of Lebanon, and other Islamists (qua Muslim Brothers) sought to square the circle and achieve an Islamist rapprochement that would unite Sunni and Shia. That was also the ideal of Ayatollah Khomeini, a Muslim Brother in his youth, until he was attacked by Saddam Hussein. That Erdogan would be in bed with Iran should surprise no one; That he remains an ally of the pro-Iran cabal in Washington also should surprise no one.

Posted by 2015-11-17 08:55|| 2015-11-17 08:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Rantburg U for the win! Thank you, O Nameless One.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-11-17 11:21|| 2015-11-17 11:21|| Front Page Top

#3 And since The Usual Suspects always love insinuating about the connections between Turkey and ISIS, does this strong connection from Turkey to Iran and therefore Iran's sponsors mean they're supporting ISIS?

Posted by Thing from phone-y mountain 2015-11-17 12:51|| 2015-11-17 12:51|| Front Page Top

#4 "thing" - in the "deep game" it might be useful for Iran.

Posted by 3dc 2015-11-17 13:28|| 2015-11-17 13:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, the way it's looking... in the "deep game" ISIS is simply Iran and Russia's way of blackmailing the west into supporting Iran and Russia in their quest to keep their Lebanese/Syrian missile launch base.

Oh, but people are gonna tell us Putin's the adult and all the people he's using against us, like (for instance) Erdogan and Choom boy are "immature."

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-11-17 13:57|| 2015-11-17 13:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Turkey was certainly supporting the most radical Islamists after the Clinton putsch eliminated Mo. Qadafi. It was also behind the movement of arms from Benghazi to the Turkish ports north of Syria. Realistically, Turkey under Erdogan has been outstanding in initiating chaos but lousy at controlling it.

Posted by Spomong Bourbon8696 2015-11-17 13:59|| 2015-11-17 13:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Turkey under Erdogan has been outstanding in initiating chaos but lousy at controlling it.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-11-17 15:21|| 2015-11-17 15:21|| Front Page Top

#8 Turkey was willing to turn off the refugee spigot to the EU for billions and billions of Euros. One can honestly call this whole situation a SHAKE DOWN in the MAFIA sense.

Posted by 3dc 2015-11-17 15:45|| 2015-11-17 15:45|| Front Page Top

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