If anyone has sources in Turkey, or knowledge of current dynamics in Turkey, or insight we would really like to hear from you.
The intents, inclinations, sympathies and motivations of Recep Erdogan are brutally obvious. What’s lesser known is how far the underpinning of Turkish politics is willing to allow his ideology to advance. After all, Erdogan is one man – leading one party – and there are opposition forces within Turkey which could, if pressured, become a danger to him.

Our current working theory, given known players, ideology and research into actual behaviors, is this:
The ISIS trade for the 49 Turkish hostages was made without payment. So what would the Quid-pro-quo involve?
Given all of the sympathies and tendencies two things are obvious. Erdogan is essentially more adverse to Bashir Assad then he is to ISIS, and ISIS is politically savvy – far more so than al-Qaeda was, and more in line with the political expertise of The Brotherhood (founded in 1928).
Given that, would the quid pro quo involve an acceptance of, and unwillingness to stop (per se’), the ISIS driven exodus of Kurdish refugees upon the nation of Turkey? If so, how far -and how many refugees- would Turkey allow ISIS to drive into the border region, before Turkey would view the inbound masses as a risk to the societal constructs and domestic objectives of Erdogan? (more…)

Having recently given safe haven to the leadership of Muslim Brotherhood terrorists exiled from Qatar, Turkey’s President Erdogan delivered a speech at the United Nations in defense of the Sunni extremists ISIS and The Brotherhood – while simultaneously attacking Egypt and Fattah El-Sisi.

Let there be no doubt the NATO member Turkey is not only willing to stand on the sidelines, but is, in actuality, supporting the Sunni extremists with direct support (financial and military).  Erdogan is also supporting with non-action, such as refusing to allow coalition forces to use NATO bases in Turkey.   The reasoning is not complex Erdogan is supporting his ideological ally ISIS against his arch nemesis, Syria’s Bashir Assad.
To deflect attention away from his actual support of ISIS Erdogan chooses another target for his attack.
Defending his friend, jailed and former Egyptian President – Muslim Brotherhood leader – Mohammed Morsi, President Erdogan removed the sheep’s cloak, yet most of the western media avoid peering into the dark eyes of the wolf laying underneath.
Perhaps the media avoid because it is too brutal a reality to admit, or perhaps because Western media suffers from a severe case of willful blindness, you will find few news outlets actually getting to the heart of the reasoning for Turkey’s unwillingness to support the removal of The Islamic State of Iraq and Syrian, ISIS.
Erdogan supports the overall ISIS objective. President Erdogan hates Bashir Assad beyond all else; and the Sunni ISIS methods, while concerning, are, in his mind, effective. (more…)

In Ferguson Missouri Pavlov’s dog has full custody of the bell and won’t stop ringing it until he gets fed.

The social engineers (DOJ – Community Relations Service) who were dispatched to Ferguson, entirely to protect the black residents from their own self-image, have lost control.
https://twitter.com/TheTrialFile/status/515352808267456512
The Pavlovian inmates are running the asylum, throwing hundreds of annoying bells between each other, as the professional apologists try in vein to regain control and shout to the viewing crowd, “it’s ok, it’s ok… we got this… nothing to worry about folks… ignore the noise… look, over there… squirrel“.
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I would like to thank the only other website/blog -I have found- wise enough to connect the dots, and brave enough to talk about them.
Before doing so I must share a daily prayer we have repeated for two years:

Father please afford Your strength and protection; guide our naked journey; sharpen our insight; strengthen our influence; accept our willingness; be confident in our faith; afford us the ability of unguarded vision; and deliver us to the highest place where we may look over the horizon.
Guide us there to see, and remove our fear and nervousness so that we may accept and bear witness – Amen.

From a position of faith we have traced all the connections we can find, and we are now beginning to notice we are not alone.
There are others who have followed their own journey, from separate directions, and are destined to arrive at the same overlook.

SEE HERE

No, just, well, NO.

NEVADA – Las Vegas schools are considering plans to teach children as young as 5 about masturbation and homosexuality.

Clark County School District proposed the changes during closed-door meetings with community members last week, EAG News reported.
Among the changes include education of homosexuality as early as age 5 and giving everyone “respect regardless of who they are attracted to,” the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.  Students of that age would also be taught that “touching and rubbing one’s genitals to feel good is called masturbation,” the newspaper said.
Parents who weren’t invited to the previous meeting showed up Monday to express their anger. (more…)

ST. LOUIS • A group of Ferguson protesters are vowing to disrupt MetroLink service during St. Louis Cardinals playoff games.
Eric Vickers, a state senate staffer who has led various acts of civil unrest in St. Louis, has sent a letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig asking for the league to pressure St. Louis officials in the unarmed shooting death of Michael Brown.

left – Anthony Shahid,  center – Eric Vickers, right – Zaki Baruti,

Ferguson professional agitators

“I wish I could communicate to you an upbeat message of fun and joy as many parts of the St. Louis community now rightfully feel with our beloved Red Birds headed back into the playoffs and undoubtedly the Series,” Vickers wrote. “However, all is not joy in Cardinal Nation, as you most certainly must be aware, because of the shooting of Michael Brown, and the deep seeded feeling of enough is enough in the black community it has unearthed.”
In an interview, Vickers said Major League Baseball has a role to play in the Ferguson situation.
“They are coming into the midst of this controversy,” Vickers said. “They need to influence the business community.” (more…)

You might remember the case of Dustin Friedland, 30, and his wife Jamie, 27, who were Christmas shopping when Mr. Friedland was shot in the head in front of his wife in the parking garage of The Mall at Short Hills.
You might also remember the police asked for assistance in locating the carjackers, but would not release the race of the suspects because it would be helpful, but wouldn’t be politically correct.
The public figured it out, and eventually they caught the suspects.
So today…..
NEWARK — Four men have been indicted on charges of killing a Hoboken attorney during a carjacking in December at The Mall at Short Hills, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today. (more…)

The guy behind the Death Panels structurally created in Obamacare policy reveals his personal preference for life expectancy. It helps to understand the thought process behind the policy.

(Via The Atlantic) Seventy-five.
That’s how long I want to live: 75 years.
This preference drives my daughters crazy. It drives my brothers crazy. My loving friends think I am crazy. They think that I can’t mean what I say; that I haven’t thought clearly about this, because there is so much in the world to see and do. To convince me of my errors, they enumerate the myriad people I know who are over 75 and doing quite well. They are certain that as I get closer to 75, I will push the desired age back to 80, then 85, maybe even 90.
I am sure of my position. Doubtless, death is a loss. It deprives us of experiences and milestones, of time spent with our spouse and children. In short, it deprives us of all the things we value. (more…)

The usual suspects at work – Reverend Raphael Warnock immediately pulls out the accusations of racism and the KKK to deflect attention away from a growing controversy involving the group and their efforts to register 100,000 new voters for the Georgia Senate race.  

GEORGIA – […] At an emergency hearing of the state Election Board this week, Kemp’s investigator Chris Harvey laid out the elements of the case. Harvey said he had confirmed 28 cases of fraud in 14 counties — 25 fraudulent voter registration applications and three fraudulent canvassing sheets. Some had forged signatures; others, false information. Another 26 cases were labeled suspicious.

Falsifying a voter registration form is a felony in the state of Georgia.
“Any time that you’re talking about forgery and fraud in Georgia law, it’s certainly very serious,” Kemp told Fox News.
The issue is a particular hot button this year because of the narrow margins in the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. Polls show Democratic candidate Michelle Nunn narrowly trailing Republican David Perdue. Nunn’s campaign believes if it makes significant inroads into signing up some of the 800,000 unregistered minority voters in Georgia, she could take the seat. (more…)

The abject failure of multiculturalism, and an increase in the thirst for nationalism -as exhibited within UKIP growth- is partly driving a new review of several international alignments.   Scotland possibly breaking away from the United Kingdom is a reflection of such a nationalistic sentiment… 
[Extract from earlier NBC Report]  More than 4.2 million people in Scotland — or 97 percent of the adult population — have registered to vote on whether or not to remain part of the United Kingdom.

Scotland was an independent country until 1707, when the Act of Union with England led to the creation of Great Britain and, ultimately, the United Kingdom — which also includes Northern Ireland and Wales.
It retained its own separate legal and education systems and was granted its own devolved parliament in Edinburgh in 1999 but control of defense, borders and taxation remain with the U.K. parliament in London’s Westminster and ultimate authority lies with Queen Elizabeth II. (more…)