From earlier:
Hubby was reading an article today, actually a number of articles. Suddenly it's all the rage to admit or acknowledge that the US is directing Syria's oil to the Kurdish terror proxies to finance the fight while denying Damascus much needed money to rebuild the nationExample is here
"Chief Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said Thursday the US mission is focused on two things: Preventing IS from recapturing the oil fields and enabling the SDF to maintain a revenue source to continue fighting the militants.
From the ground, the new US mission blocks Damascus’ plans to regain the east "
Sadly that's been stated here for years now. It's been so in your face it couldn't have been ignored. But it was. Oh, yes, it was. If we go back more then two years ago we can recall the ease with which the PKK took over the Syrian oilfields when ISIS just up and walked away.
Of course ISIS was making all kinds of money siphoning away Syria's oil resources- smuggling them to Iraq. In partnership with their Kurdish symbiotic partners . ISIS, you're to believe is gone, as the Usrael Kurds now steal Syria's oil. Openly. Nothing new under the sun, really. Only the spin has changed.2015: Carving Turkey After a NATO Roasting- Claims vs Reality
Speaking on condition of anonymity, an informed source told Asharq Al-Awsat that ISIS was indeed selling Iraqi crude from captured refineries and oilfields. He said the crude was being sold to Kurdish traders in the border regions straddling Iraq, Iran and Syria, .......
Since May, the Kurds have taken matters into their own hands and sold almost 40m barrels of oil to traders via the Turkish port of Ceyhan, all shipped via pipeline, providing Erbil with vital funds
Syrian Kurds earning millions in Oil Revenue- stealing Syria's oil“Syrian Kurdistan has been exporting its oil from the Rmeilan refinery using a pipeline built by the Baath party government,” Iraqi Kurdish Rudaw news reported Monday.
What better way to hide then in plain sight?That all out of the way let's go to the Jerusalem Post oped. This oped bore a strange resemblance to what passes as alternative media on line. It was so similar to reading "Syrian Perspective", Moon of Alabama, Zero Hedge, 21st Century wire and other so called, so claimed, alternatives. Who appear to me as promoters of a limited hangout discourse, obfuscating the anglo zionist agenda, of remaking a region, in real time. As led by NATO, for all intents and purposes. What are the odds that this massive undertaking goes ignored by so many unless it is willful? It's difficult for me to believe it's just happenstance. It really is!"REIGN IN ERDOGAN"
"This Wednesday, Erdogan will meet with US President Donald Trump in the White House, and the two are expected to discuss a wide-range of issues, from Turkey’s continued membership in NATO to the US withdrawal from Syria and the ongoing Turkish military operation there, as well as Iranian attempts to establish military bases in the war-torn country.
Trump should add another issue to his agenda: getting Erdogan to stop his blatant antisemitism and anti-Israel policies and rhetoric. Simply put, he needs to rein in the Turkish dictator.
In July, he said that whoever is on the side of Israel, let them know that we are against them.“We do not approve of silence on the state terror that Israel blatantly carries out in Palestine,” Erdogan told senior provincial officials from the ruling AKP party in Ankara.This is not how an ally of the United States should speak about another ally of the US, especially when considering the challenges the entire world is currently facing in the Middle East.Trump needs to confront Erdogan and demand that he change his policies not just in Syria and vis-à-vis Israel, but also when it comes to domestic issues like his treatment of journalists. Tens of thousands of people including over 200 journalists have been detained in recent years, ever since the alleged coup attempt that Erdogan’s government blames on Fethullah Gulen, the outlawed Turkish cleric.While Trump seems to have an affinity for Erdogan, he needs to take steps to ensure that Turkey stops its slide to Islamic extremism. This includes ensuring that the sanctions bill currently sitting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee proceeds even though Erdogan will be in Washington. It includes maintaining the ban on selling the advanced fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter jet to Turkey, as was decided after Ankara bought and took delivery in July of Russian S-400 missile defense systems.
The purpose of all of this would be to make Turkey and specifically Erdogan decide what side of the fight he wants to be on.Does he want to continue aligning himself with the likes of Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Hassan Rouhani, or does he want to lead his country and people closer to the West, paving the way for what was once a Turkish dream: to join the European Union. Nowadays that too sounds like a distant memory.The same can be said about his country’s relationship with Israel. Until 10 years ago, Israeli-Turkish military ties were maintained at the most intimate level. Israeli Air Force jets regularly flew training missions in Turkish airspace, and there were almost no weapon systems that Israel developed that it wasn’t willing to sell its ally to the North.Trump should pressure Erdogan to change his attitude and rhetoric. The Turkish dictator needs to be forced to make a decision."
Forced to make a decision? Or change the ones he's already made? The Jerusalem Post oped reads like your typical trashing of a non compliant leader/nation. So reminiscent of the alt media. While going so far as suggesting the leader be forced to comply to Usreal edicts. Should be interesting to see how this spin makes its way through the media.