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