Wednesday September 20, 2017
I've Been Thinking:
Yesterday Israel launched a Patriot missile and shot down an Iranian-made drone.
The drone took off from Damascus airport and flew toward Israel. When the drone hit the buffer zone between Israel and Syria, Israel launched a Patriot and shot down the drone.
Drone parts were found scattered in the area of Qunetra.
IDF spokesman Brig General Ronen Maelis said the [t]he drone "took off from the Damascus Airport towards the Golan and operated in the buffer zone, without infiltrating Israel."
The IDF spokesman is clearly suggesting that the drone was sent by Hezbollah, made by Iran and sponsored by Syria.
Israel will always aggressively protect its borders and not permit any drone to collect intelligence along its borders.
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Tuesday September 19, 2017
I've Been Thinking:
The Kurds of Iraq are going to vote for independence on September 25th.
Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres just announced his displeasure with the referendum. He said that this vote, at this time, would detract from the immediate need to destroy ISIS.
Guterres' spokesman, Stephane DuJarric, explained that the Secretary General respects the "sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity," of Iraq. He further explained that any differences should be resolved through dialogue and compromise -- and through unilateral moves like a referendum of secession.
The Secretary suggests that the entire situation be approached with "patience and restraint."
Depending on the reaction to the September 25th referendum, there could be a massive genocide of the Kurds.
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Monday September 18, 2017
I've Been Thinking:
Snapchat shuttered its portal to Al Jazeera in Saudi Arabia.
On September 13th Saudi Arabia asked Snapchat to shut down Al Jazeera down and yesterday they did just that.
Al Jazeera is a media group located in Qatar and owned by a very rich businessman who is also a member of the royal family.
For months there has been a huge dispute between Qatar and the other Gulf States - especially Saudi Arabia. The Saudis have led the charge against Qatar mainly because Qatar has reached out to Iran and been brought under their umbrella.
Sunni Qatar did the unthinkable and went over to the Shiites. The Saudis are making them pay for their defection.
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Sunday September, 17,2017
I've Been Thinking:
Turkey arrested 74 people on charges of being ISIS members.
Interestingly the only 1 of the arrested was Turkish, all the others were foreigners. The 73 are being prepared for deportation. The report did not name the countries to where they will be deported and the countries from where they came.
The local Turk was being interrogated.
Turkey intersects with ISIS in 2 ways. Turkey is the easiest point of access for all those who want to join ISIS. From Turkey future ISIS fighters slip over the border into Syria.
ISIS is attacking Turkey within its own borders and has been organizing and perpetrating terror attacks to attempt to destabilize Turkey. Turkey knows that they need to confront ISIS. They must stop any and all ISIS activity.
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Friday September 15, 2017
I've Been Thinking:
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu met Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday. This is the first time in the history of Israel that a sitting prime minister visited Mexico.
Netanyahu and Nieto agreed to update their 2000 free trade agreement. To quote Netanyahu: "We have agreed to establish and begin the ... negotiations to look over this agreement so that the commercial relationship between both nations intensifies and grows."
The most significant element of this agreement is that Israel agreed to help Mexico and the United States develop Central America.
This is a very important strategic move for Israel, they have much to contribute in this space. Over the years Israel has developed an expertise in helping African nations develop in the areas of agriculture, electricity, water, health and medicine.
Israel can do for South America what they do for Africa.
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Thursday September 14, 2017
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Ashraq al Awsat is an Arabic language newspaper headquartered in London. It is one of the most influential media outlets in Arabic.
Yesterday the paper covered a story about Iran and Turkey being very close to a coming to terms on a formal agreement pertaining to Syria. The agreement is under the auspices of Russia because Russia is actually the controlling force in Syria.
The main points of this agreement are frighteningly problematic.
Turkey will get a presence in north western Syria called the Idlib region. In exchange for that, Iran will get control over an area in southern Damascus. The area is heavily Shiite and includes a very important Shiite Mosque by the name of Sayyidah Zaynab. In addition, Iran will expand the mosque.
This agreement will guarantee Iran's involvement in Syria. It will be the basis for Iran's involvement on the ground in Syria and in the capital and will allow Iran influence and access to decisions in the Syrian capital.
And Russia will be pulling all the strings.
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