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The MoA Week In Review – OT 2019-39
Last week's posts at Moon of Alabama:
Related: US-Iran escalation: It’s message-sending, but the risks are high – CS Monitor
“Iran’s strategy has shifted from strategic patience to escalation-for-escalation,” says Hassan Ahmadian, a political scientist at Tehran University and research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
“That’s because Iran cannot afford, I think, to live in a situation of strategic stalemate, so it has to change the situation, it has to create a way out of a stalemate that the Trump administration is trying to box Iran in,” says Mr. Ahmadian.
The Iranian aim, he says, is to impress a “realization of danger” upon the White House in a way that leads to “de-escalation at the end of the day.”
Related: Global Power Shifts Sparked in Syrian Hornets’ Nest – Lobe log / Helena Cobban
A look at Turkish media shows that Erdogan's S-400 purchase has support from all political parties except the Kurdish aligned HDP. The Turkish cooperation with Russia will not end if/when Erdogan loses power. Some U.S. experts begin to understand that:
Why Turkey Turned Its Back on the United States and Embraced Russia – Foreign Affairs
[S]ince the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which paved the way for a more assertive Kurdish regional government, Turkey has viewed the United States as a destabilizing force in the Middle East. U.S. support for Kurdish militias in Syria has cemented that view in Ankara, driving Turkey into Russia’s arms and raising questions about the country’s commitment to NATO.
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Other issues:
Form a portrait of Seymour Hersh in the German weekly Die Zeit (my translation):
The whole story of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is "crazy," he says. Hillary Clinton had done everything wrong as a candidate, had led the Democratic Party into misfortune. There was no need for anything Russian. "Where is the evidence? There is none."
Use as open thread …
An OT, just in time 😉
The MSM is abuzz with headlines like this..
‘MUslim THE WEST led 22 countries rebuke China’s gulags for Muslims’
What, no Muslims in sight ?
its The great satan appointing itself as
Spokesman for moslems ?
LOL
’22 countries. Australia, Canada and Japan were among them, along with European countries including Britain, France, Germany and Switzerland, but not the United States which quit the forum a year ago. ‘
Jp is confered the title of ‘honorable whitey’…
Reeks of the eight nations alliance eh…led from afar in Washington ?
‘It fell short of a formal statement being read out at the Council or a resolution submitted for a vote, as sought by activists. This was due to governments’ fears of a potential political and economic backlash from China, diplomats said. ‘ [sic]
All these countries earn big bucks from China, but that didnt stop them from screwing the Chinese given half a chance, assholes just couldnt help it,
nature of the beast.
‘In a statement, Human Rights Watch later welcomed the letter as “important not only for Xinjiang’s population, but for people around the world who depend on the U.N.’s leading rights body to hold even the most powerful countries to account.” ‘
Hey,
When was the last time any of the eight nations alliance, especially the most powerful country on earth, was called out for genocides on Muslims ?
‘It pointedly cites China’s obligations as a member of the 47-member state forum to maintain the highest standards.’
Got it now, we should all hold ‘evil’ China to a higher standard than the ‘democracies. ‘
‘The letter urges China to allow international independent experts, including U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, “meaningful access” to Xinjiang. ‘
Fine, iff….
the UN launch a comprehensive audit of war crimes committed in Iraq, LIbya , Syria, E Timor, West Papua, Ex Yugo,Diego Garcia, Jeju, Okinawa, Indonesia,
‘No Western delegation was willing to take the lead and expose itself as a “ringleader” through a joint statement or resolution, diplomats said. China’s delegation is “hopping mad” at the move and is preparing its own letter, a diplomat said. ‘
No prize for guessing, who’s the ring leader leading from afar !
China,
dont get mad, get even…
Convene a tribunal on crimes against humanities committed by the fukus led eight nations alliance.
Get witness from Iraq,LIbya, Syria, Indonesia, Ex Yugo,Diego Garcia, OKinawans, exiled Jeju residentgs,
Native Americans, Aborigines, …to testity.
Two can play at this game.
LIke the one convened in 2013 KL, which indicted Bush, BLair as war criminals.
Posted by: denk | Jul 14 2019 15:09 utc | 13
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