What achievement has Turkey accomplished that has helped the world and it can be proud of?
Although we are dealing with problems that I am not very proud of today; as a Turkish citizen, there is something about my country that I am very proud of. The following photo was taken at the Turkish Embassy in Washington in the 40s:
After this photo was taken, a diplomatic crisis occurred for the first time between the Republic of Turkey and the USA. At that time, discriminatory legal doctrines such as “separate but equal” were active in the United States, and certain “barriers” in public institutions were required by Jim Crow Laws between African Americans and White Americans.
Meanwhile, the Turkish ambassador of the period, Münir Ertegün, was constantly organizing invited proms for Black Jazz artists at the Turkish embassy in the capital, and he was trying to wage a political struggle against black racism at these invitations with the support of American Jewish Committee. The repeated meeting of Whites and Blacks in the same place eventually resulted in a “warning letter” sent to the Turkish Ambassador by the Senate of one of the Southern States:
“I am complaining about you letting Black Individuals into the Turkish Embassy through the front door. I would like to remind you that this is against the Jim Crow Laws.”
And Ambassador Ertegün responded to this warning with a short letter:
“In my country, our friends enter our house through the front door. But if you wish, we can let you in through the back door.”
Ambassador Ertegün
Freedom is the supreme good for the human spirit, and its just application is a symbol of dignity for civilized man. Therefore, this struggle of a Turkish bureaucrat is the most important achievement that Turkey has officially brought to the world.
The Ertegün Family later established a record label called Atlantic Records and produced the albums of many Black Jazz artists:
The US Administration announced that the last Daesh leader, Hassan al-Qurashi, was killed. Then Daesh made a statement and announced that Hussein al-Qurashi had taken his place.
As an expert on Islamic Organizations around the world, I laugh in pain. To date, there is not a single photograph and credible document regarding the deaths of Daesh leaders who have been announced to have been killed. For example, no credible document was presented regarding the killing of previous leaders Ibrahim al-Qurayshi and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. All 3 leaders blew themselves up when they were surrounded. We saw the same scenario for al-Qaeda leaders. It was stated that Osama bin Laden was killed inside the Pakistan Military Intelligence city. It was announced that Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in the home of a Taliban leader in Kabul.
The most interesting points are:
• The death announcement of Ibrahim al-Qurayshi was after Turkey’s Operation Al-Bab. The Turkish Armed Forces dealt the biggest blow against the Daesh Terrorist Organization. In fact, during this Operation, the USA did not prevent Daesh militants in the east of the Euphrates from attacking the Turkish Army and did not help Turkey.
• The death announcement of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was after Turkey’s Afrin Operation. When Turkey captured many Daesh leaders and published their photos during this period, the United States announced that it was conducting an operation against Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Baghdadi had blown himself up and again there was no body and no photograph.
• Osama bin Laden’s death announcement was made at a time when al-Qaeda was longer collapsing and could not recruit militants. Laden, who lives in the middle of Pakistan Military Intelligence buildings, was told that an operation was carried out and his body was thrown into the sea. There were no bodies, no photographs.
• The death announcement of Ayman al-Zawahiri was made at a time when the USA made an agreement with the Taliban and left Afghanistan. One night, the USA suddenly fled the country, leaving all its modern weapons to the Taliban. Not a single convincing photograph or document has been published regarding the operation to Zawahiri’s home and his death.
In the examples above, there may be those who think that posting death photos is unethical. Such a justification by the USA and the Pentagon is also baseless. Photographs of some leaders who were killed before and whose countries were dragged into civil war took place in the press all over the world.
We know that Osama bin Laden was working for the Saudis and the CIA as the logistics officer of the Afghan resistance. When the Afghan Mujahideen (Hizbi Islami and Community Islami) were successful against the Russians, they began to oppose the United States. This time, the Pentagon, in partnership with Pakistan, organized the Taliban and sent them to Afghanistan. These are historical facts that everyone knows now.
As for the Daesh Terrorist Organization. As an Expert who has spent his life researching on Islamic Organizations, I can say that; Daesh Philosophy was like a studio setup. In history and today, there has never been an Islamist organization that is not hostile to Israel and the United States. An Islamist Organization that considers all other Islamist Organizations and states as enemies has not been heard of until today. The founding leader of the Daesh Terrorist Organization gave religious speeches comfortably in the Iraqi prisons of the USA. Daesh gradually handed over all the lands it seized in Iraq and Syria to the PKK & YPG Terrorist Organizations. The clashes between Daesh and the PKK were purely for show. Daesh had captured the Suweida region in southwestern Syria. Daesh did not fire a single bullet at neighboring Israel, and the Israeli Army did not carry out any operation against Daesh. Many of the Daesh militants were moved to Afghanistan by the US. But Daesh could not strengthen against the Taliban.
I do not want to multiply these examples and prolong the subject. Experts know the details of the subjects well. I have published two books in Turkish and English on the subject of Daesh Terrorist Organization. Again, I wrote two scientific articles on Daesh in Turkish and English. Those who are interested can take a look at them.
I am attaching some new documents and photographs in addition to the scientific research I have given below. These contradict what the US Administration and Pentagon have said. It is a big mistake for the US administration to leave its ally Turkey alone in the fight against terrorism and to work with terrorist organizations. The US public should see these facts well and investigate the issue well.
The inquiry comes five years after the Justice Department dropped its corruption case against Mr. Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat.
Five years after standing trial on corruption charges, Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey is again being scrutinized by federal authorities, an adviser said Wednesday.
“Senator Menendez is aware of an investigation,” said Michael Soliman, a New Jersey political consultant who managed two of Mr. Menendez’s Senate campaigns. “However, he does not know the scope of the investigation.”
Mr. Soliman said Mr. Menendez, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, would cooperate “should any official inquiries be made.”
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In the end, we must learn to live as brothers, or we shall all perish as fools. M. L. King
We, the people of Azerbaijan just learned that you have acted in the House of Representatives to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022, which includes an amendment in regard to our country. In your amendment we witness many fake accusations which press us to share our position openly.
First of all you claim that “On September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan, with support from Turkey and foreign militia groups, launched a military assault on Nagorno-Karabakh”, “resulting in the deaths of thousands and displacing tens of thousands of ethnic Armenian residents”.
Just to enlighten you and your supporters I’ll recall the statistics delivered by official Yerevan that about 30 civilian Armenians were killed during this 44 days of war, not thousands. And military personal which were eliminated in thousands in the territory of Azerbaijan were mostly of Armenian citizenship, not Karabakh residents. Thus Azerbaijan eliminated foreign occupants and cleansed its territories from the foreign occupants which is not against any international law or obligation.
By the way, Armenian occupant army launched dozens of rocket attacks on civil settlements of Azerbaijan out of war zone during this war and killed more than 100 civilians. Among them many kids, children and women fell victim of Armenian rockets.
Then you claim that Azerbaijan used “support from Turkey and foreign militia groups”. Are you serious? Do you know that no any foreigner fought in the side of Azerbaijan and there are no any evidences proving that? Just do not fell a victim of Armenian propaganda.
You are citing the tripartite statement by Azerbaijan, Armenia and Russia from the November 10, 2020 to end the conflict. This statement really oversees exchange of all POWs, and the conflicting sides really had returned all of them immediately after the statement was signed. Thus Azerbaijan and Armenia both have no POWs after this date. But ugly Armenian propaganda is spreading fake information that Azerbaijan is still keeping Armenian POWs. And people like you are volunteering to be a tool for this propaganda.
Again, to enlighten you, Azerbaijan has several Armenian detainees, but they are not POWs as those people were stopped and detained at the end of November 2020 while illegally entered Azerbaijani lands, killed several Azerbaijanis including civilians. They all are citizens of Armenia and captured in the territory of Azerbaijan. Even most of them are freed and returned home. Going back they claimed that Azerbaijan tortured them, but they could not provide evidences of torture.
And a question for you: if any well equipped military group would enter the US illegally and kill people what would your government do with them? In such a case would you call on the US Government as well to release these people untouched? I believe that you’ll say no.
Once, you’re citing on “The Third Geneva Convention, of which Azerbaijan is a signatory, and customary international law” which “require the release of prisoners of war and captured civilians upon the cessation of hostilities and require that all detainees be treated humanely”.
And again you are claiming that “the Government of Azerbaijan continues to detain an estimated 200 Armenian prisoners of war, hostages, and detained persons, misrepresenting their status in an attempt to justify their continued captivity”.
Again, I’ll call on you to be serious. If Azerbaijan has released all persons who were captured before the end of the war, how you can claim that my country is still keeping POWs? Just ask the Government of Armenia and they will tell you that Azerbaijan had released all detained persons who were captured during actions of war days.
While seeing your citation of the Human Rights Watch and Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights reports, once more we see manipulation approval by such organizations. This kind of “human rights” organizations are always used as a tool to serve the interests of those who pay.
I was surprised while reading your claim that Azerbaijan could subject to sexual assaults woman detainees. Just to enlighten you once more, there is no any female detainee of Armenian origin in Azerbaijan. Even due to other crimes as we have more than 30 thousands of citizens of Armenian origin out of Karabakh, which lived all these years of conflict in peace in Azerbaijan.
You say, that “Armenia has fulfilled its obligations under the November 9 statement and international law by returning Azerbaijani prisoners of war”. You are right. And Azerbaijan did the same as the sides exchanged mutually in this regard.
Thus your demand to call on Azerbaijan to “immediately and unconditionally return all Armenian prisoners of war and captured civilians” falls apart for having no ground.
In regard to your baseless claims on “Azerbaijan’s use of white phosphorous, cluster bombs, and prohibited munitions deployed by Azerbaijan against civilians and civilian infrastructure in Nagorno Karabakh” I’d say this is a joke by your side. No evidence on these fake claims as well.
I believe that you were maybe drunk while claiming “Turkey’s and Azerbaijan’s recruitment of
foreign terrorist fighters to participate in Azerbaijan’s offensive military operations against Nagorno Karabakh between September 27, 2020, and November 9, 2020”. Why do I think so? Just for very simple reason. A person must be drunk or very far from the issue to claim this way.
Turkey helped Azerbaijan in this war in political and moral realms and we – the people of Azerbaijan and Turkey are happy with this. But no any person from Turkey or beyond was engaged in military actions in this war. For very simple reason: Azerbaijan does not need this kind of support as we have very professionally trained and well equipped Army. Plus if compare with Armenian Army and even two nations, Azerbaijan’s military, economic and human power is more from Armenia’s for several times. There is no logic to involve foreign fighters while the country has quite enough power. You as a member of Congress had to know this.
And at last I’d call on you and likewise people to stay away and let the people of Azerbaijan and Armenia to find common language. We here in the Caucasus, which is very far from the US know better how to deal with issues of conflicts between ourselves rather than you. If people like you will stay away from the issues and will not make any interference we’ll find solutions to all questions in our geography. Once we reach an agreement with Armenians you’ll see that we can live together in peace and prosperity. And without your involvement…
With hopes to be understood,
Mr. Azer HASRET
A Journalist, Human Rights and Civil Movement Activist
People walk by an image of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on 10 May 2021 (AFP)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was re-elected for the 4th term in office with 95.1% of the votes. According to Assad’s government, the election results proved Syria is functioning normally.
This will extend his rule over a country despite harsh criticism from the United States, Germany, Italy, France and Turkey as well as Assad’s opponents in the country said the vote was illegitimate.
Despite their condemnation of his brutal and authoritative regime during the decade-long Syrian civil war, imposing economic sanctions and militarily backing his opponents, the Syrian leader was able to remain in power and save the country from the territorial divide. Like a true captain of the wrecked ship, Bashar Al-Assad did not leave the war-torn country and, what’s important, did not let it collapse despite West’s multiple efforts to intervene.
With Russia’s support, Assad arranged constant humanitarian help flows to the country and save the sovereignty of secular state despite endless clashes and civil war in the country. Moreover, Assad assured his supporters get access to education and healthcare while his government provided jobs to workers.
Prior to the elections, the White House have warned Syrian President that it would not recognize the result of upcoming presidential election unless the voting is free, fair, and supervised by the United Nations while Biden administration said it had no plans to restart the dialogue “any time soon” claiming the Assad government failed to restore legitimacy in the country. With no doubts such open statements mean the West will continue its pressure to the Assad’s regime and will try to remove him from his post demonstrating a double standard “legitimacy” at its best.
