World Peace “Lennon Ivan Style” – Part 205:

World Peace “Lennon Ivan Style” – Part 205: As a continuation from my last blog whereby I believe the root of “World Peace” is centered on peace in the Middle East with the first step being negotiated peace between Israel and the Palestinians, I would like to remain objective and independent in my views such that I would like to today bring Iraq into my views as they seem to be the closest at this time to a full fledge civil war of rage like wild animals stuck together in a cage. However, it is important to note that Israel and Palestine seem to be awakening from their hatred induced coma state with the potential for peace negotiations to be resumed in the near future in the United States, while Egypt continues to operate in supremacy domination mode whereby the minority Christian military continues to hold on to power while the Muslim majority is fuming at the seams hoping to awaken from this horrible dream. As for the Syrians, both sides are still in anger induced coma state for the mentally insane such that millions of Syrians continue to suffer each and every day. In terms of the Russians and Ukrainians, they seem to have entered into a political war game whereby neither party wishes to concede but rather seems to prefer to enter into a civil war and commit dirty deeds. While Israelis, Palestinians, Egyptians, Syrians, Russians and Ukrainians continue along their respective paths toward enlightenment, it is now time for the Iraqis to be enlightened as to the path of quelling their current tensions before any more civil war breaks out which bears the risk of leading to a third and final world war on this earth, after which, there will be no place for anyone left to run. In summary, Observers around the world are stunned by the speed and scope of assaults on every major city in the upper Tigris River Valley, including Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. However, as the ISIS rebels extend their reach across Iraq, the U.S. Air Force was forced to intervene in order to prevent Genocide while Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki relinquished power opening a new political chapter that U.S. officials hope will move Iraq toward a more unified front against Islamic jihadists currently running wild and literally beheading “Infidels” like pigs without shedding a tear as blood spills out of their victims giving everybody creepy chills. During the week ending on Sunday, July 31, 2016, TURKEY retreated from their aggressive siege of CIZRE, SILOPI, DIYARBAKIR and NUSAYBIN, predominantly KURDISH, which TURKEY had converted into a suburban war zone area as TURKEY was on the defense as they were subject to an internal military “Coup D’État” that failed as gunfire and explosions erupted in which 265 people died, 161 of them civilians. As a result of the failed “Coup D’État”, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency, extended the period during which suspects can be detained without charge to 30 days, closed more than 1,000 private schools and closed more than 1,200 associations. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was cleaning house this week as Turkey announced a military reshuffle including the dishonorable discharge of 1,700 military servicemen of who about 40 % were high-ranking generals and admirals. In addition, more than 65,000 public sector workers have been dismissed from their posts and over 50,000 passports cancelled while the labor ministry is investigating over 1,300 of its own staff in their involvement with the failed military coup. Lastly, the TURKISH government has also shut down over 140 media outlets and detained several journalists in regards to their ties to the failed military coup. Moving on to Iraq, the Red Cross has warned that up to one million innocent civilians face the imminent risk of being displaced as IRAQI forces prepare to launch an anti-ISIS offensive in MOSUL, its northern IRAQI stronghold. It is important to note that following the recapture of FALLUJAH last month, Iraqi forces have now gained the momentum and are thus planning operations aimed at a full fledge ground assault on MOSUL which has been held by ISIS since June of 2014. As a friendly reminder, MOSUL was once the home of over two million people but the current population has been estimated at around half that figure as the number of those fleeing their homes increases steadily in fear of the upcoming ultimate battle for MOSUL, ISIS’s stronghold in northern Iraq. Moving on to Syria, dozens of families have left the besieged eastern areas of the city of ALEPPO along a humanitarian corridor as civilians boarded buses and were taken to temporary shelters. Russia announced that four exit corridors would be opened in ALEPPO for civilians and Free Syrian Army rebels to leave the city. The corridors were cautiously welcomed by the UN, the US and some other aid agencies although the US has suggested the plan may be an attempt to force the evacuation of civilians and the surrender of Free Syrian Army rebel groups in the city. As a friendly reminder, about 300,000 people are trapped in rebel-held eastern ALEPPO and the UN says food supplies are expected to run out in mid-August. In my opinion, Turkey’s participation in the military battle against ISIS is a positive addition to the ALLIANCE albeit Turkey’s negative stance against the PKK which in my opinion is currently unwarranted and deteriorating. However, with the recent majority victory by the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it appears that Turkey’s future is heading for more war and bloodshed. Unfortunately, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have chosen the path of war with the PKK as opposed to diplomacy via the KURDISH HDP political party which secured close to 11% during recent Turkish elections. Therefore, in my opinion, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will learn the hard way that nobody on the outside world looking in is stupid but rather everyone chooses to close their eyes and allow Turkey to continue with its ethnic cleansing campaign of the KURDS in exchange for Turkey signing a deal with the European Union (EU) to stem the flow of refugees arriving in Greece. In exchange for reducing human trafficking and improving living conditions for 2.5 million refugees within its borders, Turkey will receive Euro 3 billion in financial aid in return, the possibility of visa-free travel for its citizens, and a reopening of EU membership talks. In my opinion, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing AKP will learn the hard way that the current failed “Coup D’État” exposes the deep discontent within the TURKISH military ranks as the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan persist with their quest to annihilate the HDP and the KURDS as the AKP is converting itself into a majority fascist regime with its house cleaning exercises of the current week whereby virtually all dissidents have been dishonorably discharged. Although the AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refuse any form of assistance from the outside world in terms of psychiatric intervention group therapy, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken a step in the right direction of therapy this week by withdrawing all lawsuits against people who had been formally charged with insulting him. In my opinion, at a minimum, all TURKISH dissidents should at least be given the right to exercise their rights to freedom of expression including the right for dissidents to insult the existing regime. In my opinion, it is better for this dissident negative energy to boil to the surface with criticism directed directly at the state then it is to have a society walking around like ticking time bombs ready to explode as we have all to often seen suicide bombers in TURKEY exploding at the seams. Moving on to IRAQ, the IRAQI military’s ambitions to retake MOSUL from ISIS are critical to the ultimate fall of ISIS in Iraq as MOSUL is the current IRAQI stronghold of the ISIS group such that I envisage the destruction of the entire city of MOSUL before ISIS ever secedes defeat. Therefore, I hope that the IRAQI military is not overzealous in its ultimate liberation of MOSUL objective as it is clear to me that once the IRAQI marching orders on the ground are initiated, there is no turning back in the sense that all IRAQI soldiers must make the conscious choice of accepting only one of two possible outcomes, victory or death. In my opinion, the liberation of MOSUL will result in a no holds barred street fight like the world has never before seen as ISIS will slaughter any and all soldiers that surrender like pigs. Therefore, it is better for the IRAQI soldiers to be prepared to die in a blaze of glory before ever allowing ISIS the satisfaction of killing them in the form of revenge slaughter retributory. In regards to SYRIA whereby Russia was instrumental in opening up four exit corridors in ALEPPO to allow civilians and Free Syrian Army rebels to leave the city, bare minimum humanitarian needs should always be respected by the existing regime under President Bashar al-Assad as the killing of innocent civilians only fuels rage triggering a vicious cycle of further death and destruction by the mentally insane. Unfortunately, it is only ISIS that really benefits from the never-ending rage ensuing between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the President Bashar al-Assad dominating autocratic reign. In summary, I refer to “World Peace Lennon Ivan Style – Part 205” as the belief that ISIS may be the most lethal threat to contain albeit all other parties also appearing to be close to the threshold of the mentally insane. Spirit of John Lennon – Kurdish Guerrilla Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxpuotIMlY0 July 31, 2016

World Peace “Lennon Ivan Style” – Part 204:

World Peace “Lennon Ivan Style” – Part 204: As a continuation from my last blog whereby I believe the root of “World Peace” is centered on peace in the Middle East with the first step being negotiated peace between Israel and the Palestinians, I would like to remain objective and independent in my views such that I would like to today bring Iraq into my views as they seem to be the closest at this time to a full fledge civil war of rage like wild animals stuck together in a cage. However, it is important to note that Israel and Palestine seem to be awakening from their hatred induced coma state with the potential for peace negotiations to be resumed in the near future in the United States, while Egypt continues to operate in supremacy domination mode whereby the minority Christian military continues to hold on to power while the Muslim majority is fuming at the seams hoping to awaken from this horrible dream. As for the Syrians, both sides are still in anger induced coma state for the mentally insane such that millions of Syrians continue to suffer each and every day. In terms of the Russians and Ukrainians, they seem to have entered into a political war game whereby neither party wishes to concede but rather seems to prefer to enter into a civil war and commit dirty deeds. While Israelis, Palestinians, Egyptians, Syrians, Russians and Ukrainians continue along their respective paths toward enlightenment, it is now time for the Iraqis to be enlightened as to the path of quelling their current tensions before any more civil war breaks out which bears the risk of leading to a third and final world war on this earth, after which, there will be no place for anyone left to run. In summary, Observers around the world are stunned by the speed and scope of assaults on every major city in the upper Tigris River Valley, including Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. However, as the ISIS rebels extend their reach across Iraq, the U.S. Air Force was forced to intervene in order to prevent Genocide while Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki relinquished power opening a new political chapter that U.S. officials hope will move Iraq toward a more unified front against Islamic jihadists currently running wild and literally beheading “Infidels” like pigs without shedding a tear as blood spills out of their victims giving everybody creepy chills. During the week ending on Sunday, July 24, 2016, TURKEY retreated from their aggressive siege of CIZRE, SILOPI, DIYARBAKIR and NUSAYBIN, predominantly KURDISH, which TURKEY had converted into a suburban war zone area as TURKEY was on the defense as they were subject to an internal military “Coup D’État” that failed as gunfire and explosions erupted in which 265 people died, 161 of them civilians. As a result of the failed “Coup D’État”, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency, extended the period during which suspects can be detained without charge to 30 days, closed more than 1,000 private schools and closed more than 1,200 associations. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed the coup attempt on US based cleric Fethullah Gulen who went into exile after irreconcilable differences with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims that the state of emergency will allow the authorities to restore order and deal with the aftermath of the failed coup effectively justifying the detention and/ or suspension of at least 60,000 state employees in a cleansing purge of all Turkish institutions. Moving on to IRAQ, the IRAQI military will use a medieval tactic to keep control of FALLUJAH after recapturing it from ISIS by digging a trench around the city with a single opening for residents to move in and out of the city which is now virtually empty after ISIS was defeated. Moving on to Syria, Russian warplanes appear to have bombed a secret military base used by elite American and British forces as part of a campaign by Russia to pressure the U.S. to agree to closer cooperation in the Syrian skies. Despite the fact that some forces could have been killed and the bombing dampened relations between Russia and the U.S., the U.S. still pursued a compromise as the U.S. and Russia agreed to a pact to target airstrikes against the Al Qaeda Nusra Front in the region in exchange for Russia agreeing to stop airstrikes on U.S. backed rebels and Russia restraining its Syrian air campaign. In my opinion, Turkey’s participation in the military battle against ISIS is a positive addition to the ALLIANCE albeit Turkey’s negative stance against the PKK which in my opinion is currently unwarranted and deteriorating. However, with the recent majority victory by the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it appears that Turkey’s future is heading for more war and bloodshed. Unfortunately, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have chosen the path of war with the PKK as opposed to diplomacy via the KURDISH HDP political party which secured close to 11% during recent Turkish elections. Therefore, in my opinion, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will learn the hard way that nobody on the outside world looking in is stupid but rather everyone chooses to close their eyes and allow Turkey to continue with its ethnic cleansing campaign of the KURDS in exchange for Turkey signing a deal with the European Union (EU) to stem the flow of refugees arriving in Greece. In exchange for reducing human trafficking and improving living conditions for 2.5 million refugees within its borders, Turkey will receive Euro 3 billion in financial aid in return, the possibility of visa-free travel for its citizens, and a reopening of EU membership talks. In my opinion, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing AKP will learn the hard way that the current failed “Coup D’État” exposes the deep discontent within the TURKISH military ranks as the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan persist with their quest to annihilate the HDP and the KURDS as the AKP is converting itself into a majority fascist regime with the detention and/ or suspension of at least 60,000 state employees in a cleansing purge of all Turkish institutions. Unfortunately, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are like alcoholics with a severe drinking problem who refuse to acknowledge that they have a significant underlying problem and so they go about blaming all minorities for producing alcohol while they exercise their free will by choosing to consume. That is, the AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are the underlying root problem in Turkey today as they refuse to respect the civil rights and liberties of all minorities living in Turkey such that the minorities are trying to rebel while the Turkish majorities are trying to expel. Therefore, in my opinion, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan need the assistance of one of the greatest psychiatrists in the world, Dr. Phil McGraw, to assist them with a rehabilitation program as it seems to me that they require anger management, effective listening and marriage counseling therapy. In regards to IRAQ and the medieval tactic to keep control of FALLUJAH after recapturing it from ISIS by digging a trench around the city with a single opening for residents to move in and out, it is quite unfortunate that the world seems to have to return back to the medieval days of fortresses and barricades but unfortunately when dealing with Barbarian, Neanderthal, Self-Centered, Egotistical, Narcissistic, Masochistic, Sadistic, Idiosyncratic, Sociopathic and Psychopathic maniacs like ISIS, one cannot practice diplomacy. The reality of the current situation with ISIS is that their innate anger, vengeance and hate can no longer be contained with any form of modern day negotiations such that the only viable option left is to put all innocent civilians in a cage as the ISIS maniacs roam the jungles looking for innocent prey as ISIS is too wild to be caged. In summary, although the ALLIANCE may have won the battle for FALLUJAH, the war is far from over as ISIS still controls key strategic territory, most notably MOSUL, its northern IRAQI stronghold, and RAQQA, its de-facto capital in SYRIA. In regards to SYRIA whereby the U.S. and Russia reached a compromise to target airstrikes against the Al Qaeda Nusra Front in the region in exchange for Russia agreeing to stop airstrikes on U.S. backed rebels and Russia restraining its Syrian air campaign, this is just another example of the current reality in Syria whereby when there are equal and opposing firing powers, neither party truly has any real competitive advantage, such that it is better to compromise as opposed to entering into never ending bombardments from both sides. Unfortunately, it is only ISIS that really benefits from the never-ending rage ensuing between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and the President Bashar al-Assad dominating autocratic reign. In summary, I refer to “World Peace Lennon Ivan Style – Part 204” as the belief that ISIS may have triggered medieval brutality necessitating fortification insanity albeit blood stained hands of autocracy on all sides of the conflict reality. Spirit of John Lennon – Kurdish Guerrilla Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4m0-oU0YHA July 24, 2016

World Peace “Lennon Ivan Style” – Part 203:

World Peace “Lennon Ivan Style” – Part 203: As a continuation from my last blog whereby I believe the root of “World Peace” is centered on peace in the Middle East with the first step being negotiated peace between Israel and the Palestinians, I would like to remain objective and independent in my views such that I would like to today bring Iraq into my views as they seem to be the closest at this time to a full fledge civil war of rage like wild animals stuck together in a cage. However, it is important to note that Israel and Palestine seem to be awakening from their hatred induced coma state with the potential for peace negotiations to be resumed in the near future in the United States, while Egypt continues to operate in supremacy domination mode whereby the minority Christian military continues to hold on to power while the Muslim majority is fuming at the seams hoping to awaken from this horrible dream. As for the Syrians, both sides are still in anger induced coma state for the mentally insane such that millions of Syrians continue to suffer each and every day. In terms of the Russians and Ukrainians, they seem to have entered into a political war game whereby neither party wishes to concede but rather seems to prefer to enter into a civil war and commit dirty deeds. While Israelis, Palestinians, Egyptians, Syrians, Russians and Ukrainians continue along their respective paths toward enlightenment, it is now time for the Iraqis to be enlightened as to the path of quelling their current tensions before any more civil war breaks out which bears the risk of leading to a third and final world war on this earth, after which, there will be no place for anyone left to run. In summary, Observers around the world are stunned by the speed and scope of assaults on every major city in the upper Tigris River Valley, including Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. However, as the ISIS rebels extend their reach across Iraq, the U.S. Air Force was forced to intervene in order to prevent Genocide while Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki relinquished power opening a new political chapter that U.S. officials hope will move Iraq toward a more unified front against Islamic jihadists currently running wild and literally beheading “Infidels” like pigs without shedding a tear as blood spills out of their victims giving everybody creepy chills. During the week ending on Sunday, July 17, 2016, TURKEY retreated from their aggressive siege of CIZRE, SILOPI, DIYARBAKIR and NUSAYBIN, predominantly KURDISH, which TURKEY had converted into a suburban war zone area as TURKEY was on the defense this week as they were subject to an internal military “Coup D’État” as gunfire and explosions erupted in which 265 people died, 161 of them civilians. The attempted coup began on Friday evening when tanks took up positions on two bridges over the Bosphorus Strait in ISTANBUL, TURKEY blocking traffic. Turkish officials said the attempt to seize control of the country by a faction of the armed forces is now over and 2,839 soldiers, including high-ranking officers, have been arrested. Turkey's Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, said 161 citizens had been killed and 1,440 have been wounded. A further 104 suspected coup-plotters had also been killed. Declaring his government firmly in control, a defiant Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded that the United States arrest or extradite an exiled Islamic cleric he blames for the coup attempt that ended with nearly 200 people dead. The cleric, FETHULLAH GULEN, living in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania, suggested that overthrow and assassination attempts have been staged in the past by TURKEY to itself athough he did not directly accuse Erdogan of deliberately plunging Turkey into chaos. Moving on to IRAQ, more U.S. troops will be going in the months ahead to help local forces defeat ISIS in addition to the 560 U.S. forces President Obama ordered to Iraq this week. Iraqi forces want to build on their momentum following their victory over ISIS in Fallujah, backed by hundreds of coalition airstrikes. Moving on to SYRIA, air strikes on the city of ALEPPO have killed at least 28 people, including children. The attacks, reportedly by Syrian or Russian warplanes, were on rebel-held areas in the east of the city. In one neighborhood, a hospital was hit in the barrel bombing, wounding some staff and patients. In my opinion, Turkey’s participation in the military battle against ISIS is a positive addition to the ALLIANCE albeit Turkey’s negative stance against the PKK which in my opinion is currently unwarranted and deteriorating. However, with the recent majority victory by the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it appears that Turkey’s future is heading for more war and bloodshed. Unfortunately, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have chosen the path of war with the PKK as opposed to diplomacy via the KURDISH HDP political party which secured close to 11% during recent Turkish elections. Therefore, in my opinion, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will learn the hard way that nobody on the outside world looking in is stupid but rather everyone chooses to close their eyes and allow Turkey to continue with its ethnic cleansing campaign of the KURDS in exchange for Turkey signing a deal with the European Union (EU) to stem the flow of refugees arriving in Greece. In exchange for reducing human trafficking and improving living conditions for 2.5 million refugees within its borders, Turkey will receive Euro 3 billion in financial aid in return, the possibility of visa-free travel for its citizens, and a reopening of EU membership talks. In my opinion, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing AKP will learn the hard way that the current failed “Coup D’État” exposes the deep discontent within the TURKISH military ranks as the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan persist with their quest to annihilate the HDP and the KURDS as the AKP is starting to resemble the autocratic regime under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler. In my opinion, the HDP political party is a legitimate, democratic and representative party for the KURDISH minority such that the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should cease their attempts to annihilate the HDP and the KURDS and return to the negotiating table of peace. As a friendly reminder, Adolf Hitler was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party, Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and Leader of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. As dictator of Nazi Germany, he initiated World War II in Europe with the invasion of Poland in September 1939 and was a central figure of the Holocaust. In my opinion, it is very clear that the situation turned in favor of the existing TURKISH government when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked the people to flock into the streets in ANKARA and ISTANBUL and that's exactly what they did. That is, it was the TURKISH AKP majority who reclaimed ATATURK airport from the military and the TURKISH AKP majority who took back state TV and radio from the military. However, as a friendly reminder, under the dictatorship of Nazi Germany, the majority was also behind Adolf Hitler. In regards to more U.S. troops going to IRAQ in the months ahead to help local forces defeat ISIS, this is a critical success factor to victory as the U.S. military forces have the necessary training and experience to serve as mentors to the IRAQI army in their quest to completely liberate all territory in IRAQ from ISIS. Although the ALLIANCE may have won the battle for FALLUJAH, the war is far from over as ISIS still controls key strategic territory, most notably MOSUL, its northern IRAQI stronghold, and RAQQA, its de-facto capital in SYRIA. The liberation of MOSUL will by far be the greatest challenge for the ALLIANCE to date such that it will take a lot of logistical and tactical preparation and training of the IRAQI troops by the U.S. military before a successful liberation campaign can be initiated on MOSUL. In regards to ALEPPO, SYRIA where Syrian or Russian warplanes dropped barrel bombs killing at least 28 people, including children, there is no excuse for killing innocent children such that the Syrian regime should be ashamed of them selves. Furthermore, as long as the military under the dictatorship of President Bashar Al-Assad and the opposing Free Syrian Army (FSA) kill each other, ISIS will never loose RAQQA, its de-facto capital in SYRIA as neither President Bashar Al-Assad nor the FSA are strong enough to defeat ISIS on a stand-alone basis in RAQQA. In summary, I refer to “World Peace Lennon Ivan Style – Part 203” as the belief that ISIS cannot be defeated by any one side on stand-alone basis such that until remaining factions learn to coexist, there will never be an end to ISIS gangsterism. Spirit of John Lennon – Kurdish Guerrilla Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_Aj2Hyrozg July 17, 2016

World Peace “Lennon Ivan Style” – Part 202:

World Peace “Lennon Ivan Style” – Part 202: As a continuation from my last blog whereby I believe the root of “World Peace” is centered on peace in the Middle East with the first step being negotiated peace between Israel and the Palestinians, I would like to remain objective and independent in my views such that I would like to today bring Iraq into my views as they seem to be the closest at this time to a full fledge civil war of rage like wild animals stuck together in a cage. However, it is important to note that Israel and Palestine seem to be awakening from their hatred induced coma state with the potential for peace negotiations to be resumed in the near future in the United States, while Egypt continues to operate in supremacy domination mode whereby the minority Christian military continues to hold on to power while the Muslim majority is fuming at the seams hoping to awaken from this horrible dream. As for the Syrians, both sides are still in anger induced coma state for the mentally insane such that millions of Syrians continue to suffer each and every day. In terms of the Russians and Ukrainians, they seem to have entered into a political war game whereby neither party wishes to concede but rather seems to prefer to enter into a civil war and commit dirty deeds. While Israelis, Palestinians, Egyptians, Syrians, Russians and Ukrainians continue along their respective paths toward enlightenment, it is now time for the Iraqis to be enlightened as to the path of quelling their current tensions before any more civil war breaks out which bears the risk of leading to a third and final world war on this earth, after which, there will be no place for anyone left to run. In summary, Observers around the world are stunned by the speed and scope of assaults on every major city in the upper Tigris River Valley, including Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. However, as the ISIS rebels extend their reach across Iraq, the U.S. Air Force was forced to intervene in order to prevent Genocide while Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki relinquished power opening a new political chapter that U.S. officials hope will move Iraq toward a more unified front against Islamic jihadists currently running wild and literally beheading “Infidels” like pigs without shedding a tear as blood spills out of their victims giving everybody creepy chills. During the week ending on Sunday, July 10, 2016, TURKEY continued with their aggressive siege of CIZRE, SILOPI, DIYARBAKIR and NUSAYBIN, predominantly KURDISH, converting a suburban area into a war zone whereby TURKISH warplanes conducted airstrikes against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets in both the southeastern province of HAKKARI and northern IRAQ. Seven targets in northern Iraq and eight targets in HAKKARI were destroyed while 12 militants were killed. Clashes also erupted between local village guards and PKK militants in the KULP district of the southeastern province of DIYARBAKIR. Moving on to IRAQ, government forces recaptured a key air base in northern IRAQ from ISIS whereby Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi describes the recapture of the QAYARA air base as important to the long-awaited military operation to retake the ISIS held city of Mosul as the town of QAYARA is located southeast of MOSUL. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi also called on the residents of MOSUL to get ready to liberate their city. Moving on to SYRIA, American warplanes were diverted from an offensive launched against ISIS by the U.S. backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) in order to bomb a more enticing target in Iraq, withdrawing air support at a critical moment and contributing to the failure of the FSA operation. That is, aircraft assigned to provide cover for the offensive to capture the eastern Syrian town of BUKAMAL were ordered in the middle of the operation to leave the area and head instead to the outskirts of FALLUJAH, in neighboring Iraq. It seems that after the recapture of FALLUJAH by the IRAQI army, a large convoy of ISIS fighters had been seen trying to escape across the desert. Therefore, the U.S. commanders decided that the convoy represented a strategic target warranting the abandonment of the FSA offensive on BUKAMAL that subsequently fell back into the hands of ISIS as a result of this US strategic decision. In my opinion, Turkey’s participation in the military battle against ISIS is a positive addition to the ALLIANCE albeit Turkey’s negative stance against the PKK which in my opinion is currently unwarranted and deteriorating. However, with the recent majority victory by the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it appears that Turkey’s future is heading for more war and bloodshed. Unfortunately, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have chosen the path of war with the PKK as opposed to diplomacy via the KURDISH HDP political party which secured close to 11% during recent Turkish elections. Therefore, in my opinion, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will learn the hard way that nobody on the outside world looking in is stupid but rather everyone chooses to close their eyes and allow Turkey to continue with its ethnic cleansing campaign of the KURDS in exchange for Turkey signing a deal with the European Union (EU) to stem the flow of refugees arriving in Greece. In exchange for reducing human trafficking and improving living conditions for 2.5 million refugees within its borders, Turkey will receive Euro 3 billion in financial aid in return, the possibility of visa-free travel for its citizens, and a reopening of EU membership talks. In my opinion, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing AKP will learn the hard way that TURKISH warplane airstrikes against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets will only further fuel the flames of extremism as history has clearly shown that the greater the strike by the TURKISH government, the greater the response. Therefore, this PKK-TURKEY conflict is a never ending saga that cannot be resolved with sheer military force such that until President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing AKP acknowledge the root of the underlying problem, which is Turkish repression of the minority ethnic KURDS, Turkey will never again see peace as their current extermination of the resistance tends to breed a new legion of extremist factions. Therefore, in my opinion, the pre-condition for peace within the borders of Turkey is a negotiated ceasefire deal between Turkey and ALL Kurdish factions which can only be attained by Turkey recognizing the KURDISH HDP political party as the legitimate democratic voice of the KURDISH people. In my opinion, the KURDISH HDP political party seems to be respected by the extremist factions of the KURDISH resistance such that the KURDISH HDP is the only current viable median to broker a sustainable ceasefire and peace deal with Turkey. However, in my opinion, it takes two to procreate while President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing AKP appear to prefer to solo master bait at the sight of bombardments of the minority KURDISH race. In regards to the recapture from ISIS of the QAYARA air base in Iraq, located southeast of MOSUL, along with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s call on the residents of MOSUL to get ready to liberate their city, this ultimate liberation has been years in the making and will be far more difficult than the recent pain staking victory against ISIS in FALLUJA. Although the ALLIANCE may have won the battle in QAYARA, the war for MOSUL is far from over as ISIS still controls this key strategic territory, its northern IRAQI stronghold, in addition to RAQQA, its de-facto capital in SYRIA which ISIS will ferociously defend until death. Although the IRAQI military and SHIA militia, backed by U.S. led coalition aircraft, may have successfully launched operations to recapture several towns and villages to the east and south of MOSUL to cut the city's supply lines from ISIS, ISIS will fight until death to hold on to MOSUL as MOSUL represents the brains of the ISIS organization while RAQQA represents the heart. In regards to the loss to ISIS in BUKAMAL, SYRIA after aircraft assigned to provide cover for the offensive chose to strike a more strategic target in FALLUJAH, this clearly demonstrates that both the air force and military forces on the ground are spread thin such that there is no margin for error in the fight against ISIS. Furthermore, fighting ISIS head on without air support tends to be extremely risky as ISIS is stronger when they are able to fight in traditional military formations in the open that the US led air force manages to cripple with bombardments from the sky initiated contemporaneously with strikes on the ground. It is this critical tag team approach of strikes from both the ground and the skies that ISIS is not able to resist, counter and defy. In summary, I refer to “World Peace Lennon Ivan Style – Part 202” as the belief that it is the critical tag team approach of strikes from both the ground and the skies that ISIS is not able to resist, counter and defy. Spirit of John Lennon – Kurdish Guerrilla Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd6xYLWefsk July 10, 2016

World Peace “Lennon Ivan Style” – Part 201:

As a continuation from my last blog whereby I believe the root of “World Peace” is centered on peace in the Middle East with the first step being negotiated peace between Israel and the Palestinians, I would like to remain objective and independent in my views such that I would like to today bring Iraq into my views as they seem to be the closest at this time to a full fledge civil war of rage like wild animals stuck together in a cage. However, it is important to note that Israel and Palestine seem to be awakening from their hatred induced coma state with the potential for peace negotiations to be resumed in the near future in the United States, while Egypt continues to operate in supremacy domination mode whereby the minority Christian military continues to hold on to power while the Muslim majority is fuming at the seams hoping to awaken from this horrible dream. As for the Syrians, both sides are still in anger induced coma state for the mentally insane such that millions of Syrians continue to suffer each and every day. In terms of the Russians and Ukrainians, they seem to have entered into a political war game whereby neither party wishes to concede but rather seems to prefer to enter into a civil war and commit dirty deeds. While Israelis, Palestinians, Egyptians, Syrians, Russians and Ukrainians continue along their respective paths toward enlightenment, it is now time for the Iraqis to be enlightened as to the path of quelling their current tensions before any more civil war breaks out which bears the risk of leading to a third and final world war on this earth, after which, there will be no place for anyone left to run. In summary, Observers around the world are stunned by the speed and scope of assaults on every major city in the upper Tigris River Valley, including Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. However, as the ISIS rebels extend their reach across Iraq, the U.S. Air Force was forced to intervene in order to prevent Genocide while Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki relinquished power opening a new political chapter that U.S. officials hope will move Iraq toward a more unified front against Islamic jihadists currently running wild and literally beheading “Infidels” like pigs without shedding a tear as blood spills out of their victims giving everybody creepy chills. During the week ending on Sunday, July 3, 2016, Turkey continued with their aggressive siege of CIZRE, SILOPI, DIYARBAKIR and NUSAYBIN, predominantly KURDISH, converting a suburban area into a war zone whereby one of the perpetrators of the February 17’th car bomb attacks in Ankara, Turkey by the name of Mehmet Sirin Kocakaya, code named Sirin, was killed in an operation in the southeastern province of DIYARBAKIR. As a friendly reminder, a total of 29 people were killed and dozens wounded in the car bomb attack staged during the passing of a shuttle carrying military personnel on February 17’th. A splinter group from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in retaliation for the situation in the southeastern district of CIZRE and the policies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against the KURDS. Moving on to Iraq, the long-awaited liberation of FALLUJAH this week came with minimal damage to the city’s infrastructure unlike the disastrous campaign to free Ramadi from ISIS in which bomb damage and civilian casualties resulted in significant collateral damage. That is, backed by U.S. air power that took out a convoy of 250 fleeing ISIS fighters on the outskirts of the city, IRAQI government forces, with the assistance of SHIA militias, carefully recaptured FALLUJAH over a five-week period. Although FALLUJAH has been fully liberated, there are still too many explosives for civilians to go back which should take several weeks to clear. Moving on to SYRIA, rebels say they shot down a Syrian air force jet and blamed an al-Qaeda-linked group for killing the pilot. Two leading groups, Jaysh al-Islam and Ahrar al-Sham, which formed a pact last year, both say the plane was shot down. Jaysh al-Islam said militants from the al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra, who were supposed to hand him over, killed him instead. Meanwhile, Russia and Turkey agreed in principal to “coordinate” their policies over SYRIA in a major diplomatic realignment that could be a major blow for the US led goal of ousting SYRIAN president Bashar al-Assad. The announcement came after the U.S. agreed to long-standing Russian policies by offering a military alliance with RUSSIA against ISIS in SYRIA. In my opinion, Turkey’s participation in the military battle against ISIS is a positive addition to the ALLIANCE albeit Turkey’s negative stance against the PKK which in my opinion is currently unwarranted and deteriorating. However, with the recent majority victory by the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it appears that Turkey’s future is heading for more war and bloodshed. Unfortunately, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have chosen the path of war with the PKK as opposed to diplomacy via the KURDISH HDP political party which secured close to 11% during recent Turkish elections. Therefore, in my opinion, the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will learn the hard way that nobody on the outside world looking in is stupid but rather everyone chooses to close their eyes and allow Turkey to continue with its ethnic cleansing campaign of the KURDS in exchange for Turkey signing a deal with the European Union (EU) to stem the flow of refugees arriving in Greece. In exchange for reducing human trafficking and improving living conditions for 2.5 million refugees within its borders, Turkey will receive Euro 3 billion in financial aid in return, the possibility of visa-free travel for its citizens, and a reopening of EU membership talks. In my opinion, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing AKP will learn the hard way that taking out the extremist factions of the KURDISH resistance is like covering up an open wound with a band-aid in the sense that it solves the short-term problem of a specific imminent threat albeit creating a spiral effect of vengeance which tends to fornicate to produce multiple exponential resistance of extremist factions. That is, until President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing AKP acknowledge the root of the underlying problem which is Turkish repression of the minority ethnic KURDS, Turkey will never again see peace as their current extermination of the resistance tends to breed a new legion of extremist factions. Therefore, in my opinion, the pre-condition for peace within the borders of Turkey is a negotiated ceasefire deal between Turkey and ALL Kurdish factions which can only be attained by Turkey recognizing the KURDISH HDP political party as the legitimate democratic voice of the KURDISH people. In my opinion, the KURDISH HDP political party seems to be respected by the extremist factions of the KURDISH resistance such that the KURDISH HDP is the only current viable median to broker a sustainable ceasefire and peace deal with Turkey. However, it takes two to tango while President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing AKP prefer to dance the solo “rattlesnake shake, make all KURDISH bodies ache”. In regards to the liberation of FALLUJAH, first and foremost, all of the brave IRAQI soldiers and SHIA militia who sacrificed their lives for the liberation should be commended followed by the US led air support that ISIS could no longer withstand. The competitive advantage of the ALLIANCE is its air power capabilities when the soldiers on the ground are fighting without fear of death at the hands of ISIS that was finally demonstrated by the IRAQI forces and the SHIA militias. It is this fear of death which allowed ISIS to conquer vast territories or IRAQ and SYRIA that has finally boomeranged back at ISIS as ISIS has way too much blood on their hands such that the IRAQI and SHIA militias thirst for vengeance was too strong for ISIS to overcome. However, although the ALLIANCE may have won the battle, the war is far from over as ISIS still controls key strategic territory, most notably MOSUL, its northern IRAQI stronghold, and RAQQA, its de-facto capital in SYRIA. In regards to Jaysh al-Islam claiming militants from the al-Qaeda-linked Jabhat al-Nusra, who were supposed to hand over the SYRIAN pilot, killed him instead, this demonstrates the tactical mess on the ground in SYRIA whereby there are so many different factions with similar names that nobody from the outside world looking in can seem to clearly define where the actual battle lines are drawed which works in the favor of ISIS. While the SYRIANS fight amongst themselves, ISIS tends to retreat, reorganize and strike when the opposition is caught with their pants down giving ISIS the opportunity to focus on bombarding the SYRIANS from the rear. In regards to Russia and Turkey who agreed in principal to “coordinate” their policies over SYRIA and the U.S. agreement to a military alliance with RUSSIA against ISIS in SYRIA, all signs point to SYRIAN president Bashar al-Assad remaining in power, at least in the short-term, until some sort of negotiated power sharing deal can be sealed. In summary, I refer to “World Peace Lennon Ivan Style – Part 201” as the belief that FALLUJAH victory over ISIS by IRAQI and SHIA militia soldiers backed by US air power is boomerang effect of ISIS carnage which triggered vengeance without fear of death. Spirit of John Lennon – Kurdish Guerrilla Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAQCoD91TXY July 3, 2016