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originally posted by: Wardaddy454
originally posted by: 23432
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: 23432
Right. Yet you have clerics.
You are not really well versed in this subject ; Islam openly tells people that there are no middle men allowed .
Interesting. A prophet is a middle man. What was Mohamed again? Certainly not Allah.
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: 23432
A mere messenger that everyone has to use special words for and praise his name or be punished.
To the extreme people are killed over it.
originally posted by: 23432
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: 23432
A mere messenger that everyone has to use special words for and praise his name or be punished.
To the extreme people are killed over it.
This is getting rather personal for you isn't it ?
Muslims praise Jesus , Moses , Abraham , Jones , Jacop , David too .
You really don't know much about Islam ; i would stay off this particular topic if I were you .
originally posted by: 23432
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: 23432
A mere messenger that everyone has to use special words for and praise his name or be punished.
To the extreme people are killed over it.
This is getting rather personal for you isn't it ?
Muslims praise Jesus , Moses , Abraham , Jones , Jacop , David too .
You really don't know much about Islam ; i would stay off this particular topic if I were you .
originally posted by: luthier
originally posted by: 23432
originally posted by: luthier
a reply to: 23432
A mere messenger that everyone has to use special words for and praise his name or be punished.
To the extreme people are killed over it.
This is getting rather personal for you isn't it ?
Muslims praise Jesus , Moses , Abraham , Jones , Jacop , David too .
You really don't know much about Islam ; i would stay off this particular topic if I were you .
Not exactly sure what your strawman is about.
Or how you got any of what you said from my post.
Again killing people for making fun of Mohamad would imply he is a bit more than just a messenger.
And no when you greet people in Islam you don't Salawat Jesus or David in conversation.
But hey what would I know. Ooooh better stay away.
Deflection much.
originally posted by: paraphi
Having been to Turkey a couple of times and experienced the good natured locals, I can say Turkey is a really nice place. Good people. Good food. Balanced culture.
However, there are real signs that the Turkish government is sliding back into autocracy and dictatorship, with much of the social advancement of the last couple of decades being binned. That's a bit sad. Certainly, human rights have gone to pot.
Soccer: Turkey bans German-Kurdish player for life over 'ideological propaganda'
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Naki shared a video on social media on Sunday calling for participation in a rally in the German city of Cologne to protest against Turkey’s military offensive into northern Syria’s Afrin region.
Turkish authorities have cracked down on public expressions of dissent about the ground offensive against the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia. More than 300 people have been detained for social media posts criticizing the campaign and a prosecutor has issued detention warrants for 11 top doctors.
Turkey orders detention of top doctors over criticism of Syrian offensive
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish prosecutor ordered the detention of 11 senior members of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) on Tuesday, including its chairman, after the body criticized Turkey’s military operation in northern Syria.
Turkey detains 300 people over criticism of Syrian offensive
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has detained more than 300 people for social media posts criticizing its military offensive in Syria, the government said on Monday, a day after President Tayyip Erdogan accused doctors who opposed the campaign of betrayal.
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The Interior Ministry said on Monday a total of 311 people had been held for “spreading terrorist propaganda” on social media in the last 10 days. Detainees have included politicians, journalists and activists.
originally posted by: projectvxn
a reply to: burgerbuddy
Kurds. They want to kill Kurds now.
originally posted by: TheStalkingHorse
originally posted by: projectvxn
a reply to: burgerbuddy
Kurds. They want to kill Kurds now.
Turkey has been killing Kurds for decades. Before Kurds ended up becoming a useful asset for the USA in dividing up Syria, the USA was backing the Turkish suppression of Kurds, particularly with military exports specifically for this campaign.
But now the USA wants to use the Kurds as their proxy force after the failures of their previous proxies to destroy Syria. It is indicative of how desperate the Americans are in refusing to accept the failure of their Syrian campaign; so much so that they are willing to accept Turkey, a key NATO ally and key geopolitical pivot, turning against them.
This is why the CIA tried their pathetic coup against the Turkish government: so they could emplace a regime more willing to support the Kurds. Their failure only forced the Turkish regime to pivot away to new alliances.
So it is really no surprise that an American NGO is now crying about how undemocratic the Turkish regime is. Do you really think this would be happening if Turkey wasn’t pivoting away from western alliance?
Just look how fast Syria became an evil dictatorship when they didn’t want to play along with American strategy. The Americans didn’t seem to have much of a problem with the Syrian regime back in the 2000s when they were sending “enemy combatants” there for torture under their extraordinary rendition program.
a reply to: 23432
" Turkish Military and American interests can't co-exist in the same Geography . Turkish Military power must be destroyed " - Pentagon report 1997 .
originally posted by: TheStalkingHorse
a reply to: 23432
" Turkish Military and American interests can't co-exist in the same Geography . Turkish Military power must be destroyed " - Pentagon report 1997 .
So in my hands I am holding two syndicated books that are not only fully-referencable, but also outline the geostrategic viewpoints and objectives of top level actors of American regimes for about the last 50 years or so.
One is “The Grand Chessboard” by Zbigniew Brzezinski, published 1997, which is essentially the National Security Agency’s viewpoint (or in other words, the department that briefs the executive leadership, aka the president of the United States, aka supreme commander of the US Armed Forces (including the Pentagon)). This book is essentially the outline for American geopolitical objectives, and has been applicable since WWII.
Second is “The New Turkish Republic” by senior CIA officer Graham Fuller, published 2008, which is the CIA’s view. Graham Fuller being the CIA’s top expert on Turkey for years, and happened to be present in eyesight of the attempted coup on the Turkish regime.
Both of these books entirely contradict your ‘source’ of a “1997 pentagon report”. You’re crazy if you think that the USA wanted to alienate Turkey. Why do you think Turkey shot down that Russian jet a few years ago? Because they wanted to ally with Russia? No, because they were expected to do so by the USA/NATO to sucker Russia into starting a greater war, just as they did with Georgia, then Ukraine... but the strategy failed yet again, and Turkey quickly realized that NATO would rather sacrifice Turkey in a major war than join it.
originally posted by: TheStalkingHorse
a reply to: 23432
" Turkish Military and American interests can't co-exist in the same Geography . Turkish Military power must be destroyed " - Pentagon report 1997 .
So in my hands I am holding two syndicated books that are not only fully-referencable, but also outline the geostrategic viewpoints and objectives of top level actors of American regimes for about the last 50 years or so.
One is “The Grand Chessboard” by Zbigniew Brzezinski, published 1997, which is essentially the National Security Agency’s viewpoint (or in other words, the department that briefs the executive leadership, aka the president of the United States, aka supreme commander of the US Armed Forces (including the Pentagon)). This book is essentially the outline for American geopolitical objectives, and has been applicable since WWII.
Second is “The New Turkish Republic” by senior CIA officer Graham Fuller, published 2008, which is the CIA’s view. Graham Fuller being the CIA’s top expert on Turkey for years, and happened to be present in eyesight of the attempted coup on the Turkish regime.
Both of these books entirely contradict your ‘source’ of a “1997 pentagon report”. You’re crazy if you think that the USA wanted to alienate Turkey. Why do you think Turkey shot down that Russian jet a few years ago? Because they wanted to ally with Russia? No, because they were expected to do so by the USA/NATO to sucker Russia into starting a greater war, just as they did with Georgia, then Ukraine... but the strategy failed yet again, and Turkey quickly realized that NATO would rather sacrifice Turkey in a major war than join it.