World Peace “Lennon Ivan Style” – Part 207:

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, August 14, 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, over two weeks ago. 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 continued cleaning house again this week as some 5,000 state employees have been fired, including over 3,000 members of the military, and over 77,000 have been suspended for suspected links to exiled cleric, Fethullah Gulen, in the purge since last month's failed coup in Turkey. In response, exiled cleric, Fethullah Gulen condemned the coup attempt as treason, claiming that even if at the helm of the TURKISH government, there are people who would like to replace, suppress and oppress him at the level of blood-sucking vampires, Fethullah Gulen claims that he would not remove them with anti-democratic means. Furthermore, exiled cleric, Fethullah Gulen claims that Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plan to lodge a formal extradition request from the U.S. to TURKEY is politically motivated rather than legally sound and therefore such extradition request will not get much attention in the U.S. where the rule of law still reigns supreme. Moving on to Iraq, ISIS defenses have been crumbling fast with an offensive for the city of MOSUL, ISIS’s last major stronghold in Iraq, likely to occur by the end of the current year. In summary, if the battle goes well, the defeat of ISIS’s self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq, at least in terms of the territory it controls, is on the horizon. However, new problems, and potentially new conflicts, may emerge given that for the past two years, KURDISH peshmerga, IRAQI army, SHIITE militia and some SUNNI militia forces have largely overlooked their long-standing differences to confront the menace of ISIS together. Unfortunately, their feuds and grievances, over vital issues such as the distribution of power, land, money and oil, have never been resolved. Moving on to Syria, MANBIJ residents who were finally freed from the stranglehold of ISIS occupation celebrated in the streets, cutting off their beards, burning their hijabs and smoking cigarettes given that they were not allowed to do any of these things during the ISIS two-year rule over the city. As a result of the ISIS decimation in MANBIJ, jubilation broke out in many neighborhoods after ISIS militants lost control to U.S. backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels. Meanwhile, at least 90 people were killed in air strikes by Syrian government and Russian forces across Syria with most people being killed around Aleppo where over 300,000 civilians continue to be trapped in the Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel held territories. 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 fired. In my opinion, exiled cleric, Fethullah Gulen hit the nail on the head when he stated that even if at the helm of the TURKISH government, there are people who would like to replace, suppress and oppress him at the level of blood-sucking vampires, the removal of the TURKISH majority under the banner of the AKP cannot be achieved with anti-democratic means. In my opinion, exiled cleric, Fethullah Gulen is too sharp to have been the mastermind behind the failed “Coup D’État” on TURKEY as it is obvious to me that the governing AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could not be dislodged from power by the minority such I believe that the failed “Coup D’État” was executed by over zealous members of the inner circle of the governing AKP who could no longer stomach the fascist attacks by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his majority AKP on all minorities. Therefore, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governing AKP need to wake up and realize that the tighter they squeeze the minorities and make them bleed, the more poisonous the venom seed of ultimate retributory deeds. Moving on to Iraq, 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. In my opinion, ISIS is still a force to be reckoned with such that the looming battle for MOSUL will be the bloodiest, deadliest and wildest yet in IRAQ. However, assuming that the KURDISH peshmerga, IRAQI army, SHIITE militia and some SUNNI militia forces continue to overlook their differences and stick together, ISIS will inevitably be decimated in IRAQ. Therefore, it is critical for the four key players in the war against ISIS in IRAQ to stick together until the very end at which time there will be an urgent need for a power sharing arrangement to avert a never ending spiral bloodshed effect. Moving on to Syria, as a result of the ISIS decimation in MANBIJ, jubilation in the streets, cutting off beards, burning of hijabs and smoking of cigarettes that were not allowed during the ISIS two-year rule over the city were prevalent upon its liberation. In my opinion, this is a clear sign that most people succumbed to ISIS rule for fear of death, while at their core they were in actuality simple normal people in distress, dealing with decapitation stress. In regards to Syrian government and Russian forces across Syria killing over 90 people in airstrikes around Aleppo where over 300,000 civilians continue to be trapped in Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebel held territories, in my opinion, the situation in ALEPPO is disgusting, despicable, disturbing and demented. That is, the Syrian government and Russian forces continuance to pound the FSA rebels without relent while the rebels refuse to surrender and manage to withstand the onslaught while seeking spiral revenge, has created a formula for disaster as ALEPPO is on the verge of being completely leveled. In summary, I refer to “World Peace Lennon Ivan Style – Part 207” as the belief that ISIS is still a thorn in everybody’s side due to the inability of Bashar al-Assad Syrian regime and FSA rebels to coexist which brews never ending spiral bloodshed effect allowing ISIS to stand erect. Spirit of John Lennon – Kurdish Guerrilla Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSRCNBEF43s August 14, 2016