Everything is connected — Turkey, the Kurds and the rise of the global far right

Marilia Coutinho, Ph.D. , the #BaffledImmigrant

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Oct 10th 2019, 7 tweets, 2 min read

1) “Turkey launched a ground and air assault on Wednesday against a Syrian militia that has been a crucial American ally in the fight against ISIS, days after President Trump agreed to let the operation proceed.”

Turkey Launches Offensive Against U.S.-Backed Syrian MilitiaPresident Trump condemned the attack on the Kurdish-led militia, which began days after he had greenlighted it.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/world/middleeast/turkey-attacks-syria.html

2) And that is why I wrote yesterday that if: (a) the Senate exonerates Trump after his impeachment on the House and (b) he is re-elected, it is the seal of the greatest global disaster.

Turkey Begins Bombing Northeast SyriaAnkara launches airstrikes as the Trump administration tries to distance itself from Turkey’s move.https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/08/turkey-readies-major-attack-northeast-syria-reversal-damage-control-kurds/

3) The rise of ISIS is coherent with the far-right cabal’s plan of a global authoritarian power-grab. “Could all this benefit ISIS? The S.D.F. proved a vital force in wresting back control of areas seized by ISIS militants.

Why Is Turkey Fighting the Kurds in Syria?On Wednesday, Turkey announced that it was beginning an assault on a Kurdish-led militia in northeastern Syria. How did the two American allies get here?https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/world/middleeast/kurds-turkey-syria.html

4) A little more about the Kurds:

Who are the Kurds and why are they under attack?Hundreds of Kurdish people living in northern Syria near the Turkish border are fleeing, herding their loved ones and running from an unknown fate as fires blaze behind them.https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/09/world/kurds-in-syria-explainer-trnd/index.html

5) This is just the beginning. Don’t make the mistake of looking at this atrocity as disconnected from the global plan where winning the Senate vote against Trump’s removal of office after House impeachment as priority #1.

6) everything is connected.

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