The Guns of November

AFP Photo

Here is my piece for Quadrant Online on the downing of the Russian SU-24 warplane: http://quadrant.org.au/opinion/qed/2015/11/guns-november/

This is another way to fight the Islamic State

Courtesy of the New York Times

See this inspiring story in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/magazine/a-dream-of-utopia-in-hell.html?_r=0

Where Kadyrov goes, there eventually goes Putin

Chechnya's self-proclaimed monarch has accused Turkey's Erdogan of "treachery":  http://tass.ru/en/politics/838916

Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov

Reading this article from the Guardian, you get the feeling that it is not so much a matter of the "king" of Chechnya imitating Putin but the other way around: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/23/putins-closest-ally-and-his-biggest-liability
You might check out this report from last year as well: http://www.voanews.com/content/chechens-fighting-in-ukraine-could-erode-support-for-separatists/1926283.html

Palestinian Media Watch: keeping an eye on the anti-Semitic incitement of Fatah & Co

This is a screen shot of the homepage for Palestinian Media Watch (PMW)

Here is the address for Palestinian Media Watch: http://www.palwatch.org/

The subtle military genius of Vladimir Putin?

Courtesy of Debka File: 

Here is a report on Vladimir Putin's military intervention in the Syrian civil war, which at the moment (allegedly) involves not so much liberating Raqqa (200,000) as razing it: http://www.debka.com/article/25032/Massive-Russian-blanket-air-bombardment-is-flattening-Raqqa
Here is a tacit corroboration of the story: http://www.raqqa-sl.com/en/?p=1554

Jewish people officially welcomed back to the KRG

Kurdish Jews celebrate a wedding in Jerusalem (2013)

Here is a lovely, uplifting story: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/11/iraq-jews-return-kurdistan-representation-office.html#

Come the liberation of Jarabulus!

Jarabulus, on the western banks of the river Euphrates, remains under the control of the Islamic State (and Turkish acquiescence)  

Turkey's objection to the liberation of Jarabulus must be brushed aside: http://www.worldcrunch.com/opinion-analysis/turkey-s-opportunism-using-paris-attack-to-undermine-kurds/c7s20123/
Here is the wikipedia entry on the town of Jarabulus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarabulus