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November 7, 2014

‘ISIS Sees Turkey as Its Ally': Former Islamic State Member Reveals Turkish Army Cooperation


By Barney Guiton
Filed: 11/7/14 at 10:35 AM | Updated: 11/7/14 at 11:47 AM




"Until last month, NATO member Turkey had blocked Kurdish fighters from crossing the border into Syria to aid their Syrian counterparts in defending the border town of Kobane. Speaking to Newsweek, Kurds in Kobane said that people attempting to carry supplies across the border were often shot at.

National Army of Syrian Kurdistan (YPG) spokesman Polat Can went even further, saying that Turkish forces were actively aiding ISIS. “There is more than enough evidence with us now proving that the Turkish army gives ISIS terrorists weapons, ammunitions and allows them to cross the Turkish official border crossings in order for ISIS terrorists to initiate inhumane attacks against the Kurdish people in Rojava [north-eastern Syria].”

Omer explained that during his time with ISIS, Turkey had been seen as an ally against the Kurds. “ISIS saw the Turkish army as its ally especially when it came to attacking the Kurds in Syria. The Kurds were the common enemy for both ISIS and Turkey. Also, ISIS had to be a Turkish ally because only through Turkey they were able to deploy ISIS fighters to northern parts of the Kurdish cities and towns in Syria.”

“ISIS and Turkey cooperate together on the ground on the basis that they have a common enemy to destroy, the Kurds,” he added.

More at the link:

http://www.newsweek.com/isis-and-turkey-cooperate-destroy-kurds-former-isis-member-reveals-turkish-282920
November 7, 2014

It's Official:

The Inmates are running the Asylum.

November 6, 2014

Something is going-on in Russia

I've been watching the value of the Russian Rouble's value decreasing in value ever since the Russians annexed Crimea. I used the price of Gold as a benchmark reference to determine if something else was going-on, like Russian Citizens trying to convert the Rouble into Gold, which would increase demand for the metal, thus increasing the cost. Then, about 2AM NY Time there was a sudden jump in activity. It went from relatively stable to crazy within Minutes and hasn't stopped. Something is making them panic. You can see the trend here:

http://www.kitco.com/gold_currency/index.html?currency=rub&timePeriod=d&flag=gold&otherChart=no

If you compare it to other currencies, it appears the issue is a Russian one, and not a general trend.

November 3, 2014

I hope Anonymous is 'On the Ball'

...because there's no telling, what kind of Rat Fuck, Karl Rove is up to.

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