Category Archives: Turkey

The Destruction of the Turkish Army

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Tex

Since the abortive coup attempt in Turkey there have been truckloads of political pontifications  concerning the future course of the Sultan Erdogan’s “new Turkey.” Most  of the Western leadership and the Arab Gulf states have announced their support for the … Continue reading →

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Where does Iraq and the “Islamic State” go now?

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Tex

    With a very propagandistic announcement by “the Islamic State of the Levant” that its occupied areas of Syria and Iraq would now be called the “Islamic State” and with a call for all Muslims to declare fealty to … Continue reading →

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Just When You Think it Cannot get Worse, It Does – The Embassy closure fiasco

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Tex

Based on “intercepts”, contents are not made public of course, the Obama State Department gang that can’t shoot straight, announced the closure of 22 Embassies  and consulates in the Middle East. King Hussein shaking hands with me at an official … Continue reading →

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Turkey and Erdogan

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Tex

 The Alevi are a salient aspect to the  troubles in Turkey. The Gezi park area is an area inhabited by a large community of Alevis.  Some years ago a series of drive- by shootings left a number of Alevis dead … Continue reading →

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Erdogan, Obama’s poster boy as a model for Islamist democracy

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Tex

Turkey’s Erdogan and President Obama share one very important personal attribute. Both have a surfeit of megalomania.  Erdogan pictured himself as the Sultan of the new Ottoman empire, sheltering the hapless Arabs under his protective wing. He thought that by … Continue reading →

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