End of the Quiet Before the Storm in Lebanon

After weeks of continuous Israeli threats against Lebanon, Hezbollah, intensive military exercises and preparations for a new war, one week after publication of the threats of the Israeli war criminal, the crazed “minister of defense” Barak in the Washington Post, in which he said during an interview published in the newspaper that Israel will hit Lebanese governmental institutions directly if Hezbollah fires rockets at Israeli cities, some IDF soldiers trespassed the “Blue Line” and moved into the Lebanese territory in an attempt at provoking Hezbollah into firing rockets at Israel. Hezbollah did not take the bait but the reaction of the Lebanese people and troops on location was as predictabe as the outcome: a shootout with several dead and wounded, an israeli army spokesman contradicting himself and still telling nothing but lies.

Lebanese security sources reported that 3 Lebanese soldiers were killed and several people were Israeli soldier who was wounded during the attack on Lebanon.injured in a clash with Israeli troops near the border. The IDF soldiers violated UN resolution 1701 which ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. The Israeli troops deliberately trespassed the “Blue Line” and moved into Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon. These troops proceeded to attack Lebanese property and they fired four rockets that fell near a Lebanese army checkpoint in the village of Al-Adaisseh in the area. The Lebenese soldiers responded to the Israeli attack. At least three Lebanese and one Israeli soldiers were killed, several Lebenese were injured and some houses were damaged during the exchange of rockets and gunfire along the border between the conflicting parties.

Wounded Lebanese soldier. (Pic Credit: Arab Newspapers)The unjustified provocation of the IDF soldiers which developed into an attack erupted in the morning after Israeli soldiers reportedly attempted to uproot olive trees on the Lebanese side of the border, and place cameras. The civilian Lebanese owners of the olive trees clashed with the IDF troops and refused that they uproot their trees, the only economic source on which these farmers can rely. The refusal on part of the Lebanese civilians of the invasion attempt of the IDF led to the withdrawal of the Israeli troops, who later opened fire to the Lebanese side, which developed into an exchange of gunfire and rockets.

Among the Lebanese victims was Assaf Abou Rahhal, a journalist from Al-Akhbar newspaper, who was covering the conflict in Al-Adaisseh. The IDF criminal Lieutenant Colonel Dov Harari was also killed in the same attack, and another war criminal and provocateur was seriously injured.

Abu Ali (52 years), a Labenese from Al-Adaisseh village, said that Israeli aircraft had been flying over the area several days ago “but we remain strong in our land”. He said: “I witnessed the Unifil peacekeepers raising White and UN flags in the area but the Israelis continued directing artillery fire at Lebanon Army outposts and toward us”.

Israeli vehicles patrol an area near the site of an exchange of fire between Israeli and Lebanese troops along the border between Israel and Lebanon, seen from the southern border village of Adaisseh, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. Lebanon and Israeli troops exchanged fire on the border Tuesday in the most serious clashes since a fierce war four years ago. Pic. Credit: AP - Lutfallah DaherIsraeli tank patrols an area near the site of an exchange of fire between Israeli and Lebanese troops along the border between Israel and Lebanon, seen from the southern border village of Adaisseh, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. Lebanon and Israeli troops exchanged fire on the border Tuesday in the most serious clashes since a fierce war four years ago. Pic. Credit: AP – Lutfallah Daher

FC Chief, 4 personnel killed in Peshawar suicide attack

FC Chief, 4 personnel killed in Peshawar suicide attack

PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber killed Commandant Frontier Constabulary Siffwat Ghayur and at least four FC personnel in Peshawar’s Saddar area on Wednesday, Geo News reported.

According to sources the suicide bomber hit the vehicle of FC Commandant when he was leaving the office for home.

FC Cantonment, confirming the death of Siffwat Ghayur, said that four guards accompanying him were also killed in the attack.

The powerful blast injured 9 people including 3 policemen who have been shifted to Lady Reading Hospital.

The suicide bomber’s head has been found off Deens Center, usually a crowded commercial area where the blast occurred. Other vehicles present around the FC Chief’s were also damaged.

Gunshots were also heard immediately after the blast.

Heavy contingents of police and FC personnel reached the blast site and sealed the area for collecting evidence.

Siffwat Ghayur, considered to be an honest and valiant police officer, served as CCPO Peshawar before assuming the office of FC Commandant. The deceased, who also remained a Commandant of Police Academy for three years, played a significant role in maintenance of peace in Peshawar.

Senior Provincial Minister Bashir Bilour also reached the blast site and told the reporters that the blast was a suicide attack. He said the suicide bomber was in a taxi that struck the FC vehicle.

He said the terrorists are going berserk because they have failed to achieve their goals.

Nabucco Gasps Last Breath As Shareholders Re-Assess Demand For Pipeline

Nabucco Pipeline Decision Could Be Postponed To Next Year -OMV

VIENNA (Dow Jones)–OMV AG (OMV.VI) Wednesday said a final decision on whether to build the 3,000 kilometer long, European Union-backed Nabucco gas pipeline from the project’s partners could be postponed to the beginning of 2011.

UPDATE 1-Nabucco investment decision by Q1 at latest-OMV

Wed Aug 4, 2010 9:40am GMT

VIENNA Aug 4 (Reuters) – The final investment decision for the planned Nabucco gas pipeline will be made in the first quarter of next year at the very latest, an official for Nabucco shareholder OMV (OMVV.VI: Quote) said on Wednesday.

The decision will be made after Nabucco’s owners have determined demand for the pipeline in a so-called open season process, probably in the fourth quarter of this year, OMV’s gas chief Werner Auli told a news conference.

The Vienna-based Nabucco consortium has said it plans a final investment decision by the end of 2010 but the overall project has already been subject to several delays.

The decision is one of the main steps towards realising the European Union-backed pipeline, which aims to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian gas.

“The open season process should happen in Q4,” Auli told journalists in OMV’s news conference to present second-quarter results.

“The final investment decision could happen this year or … in the first quarter of 2011 at the latest,” he said.

Auli said it was still possible complete the process this year because the open season process should take around three months.

Nabucco’s other shareholders include Hungary’s MOL (MOLB.BU: Quote), Romania’s Transgaz (TGNM.BX: Quote), Bulgaria’s Bulgargaz, Turkey’s Botas and Germany’s RWE (RWEG.DE: Quote

Turkey tries to split the Caucasus on the river Kura

Turkey tries to split the Caucasus on the river Kura

Ruben Safrastyan:

Turkey is trying to split the Caucasus and to isolate Armenia and Russia: Expert

Turkey has long contemplated the creation of a tripartite axis with Azerbaijan and Georgia, so that, seeing no possibility to take the whole South Caucasus under its wing, split the region. It in a conversation with a REGNUM correspondent said News Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Armenia, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Ruben Safrastyan, commenting about Turkey’s intention to create a union of countries through which the river Kura.

According to him, plans to establish economic, and later a political and military alliance between these three countries have failed after a five-day war in South Ossetia. “After that Ankara has decided to go for the normalization of relations with Armenia since lost all hope of restoring the trilateral project”, – he said.

However, according to Safrastyan, more recently, against the backdrop of the increasing contacts between Tbilisi and Baku, it seems that Turkey is trying to revive its program to split the South Caucasus and the isolation of Armenia and Russia.

“According to the Turkish side, the basis of this plan should be based on the Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline, Baku-Erzurum gas pipeline and the planned railway line from Kars to Tbilisi. But this program has a military component, which Turkey wishes to include, using the pretext of protection of the Baku- Ceyhan. Even three years ago negotiated the establishment of the Turkish-Azerbaijani-Georgian military units, which were placed along the pipeline would be to protect it, “- he said, adding that the project has angered the United States, who said that if necessary NATO alone can ensure its security.

According Safrastyan, and this time the Turkish side’s attempts to split the South Caucasus will not succeed. “This axis can be created only if the center will be someone very strong.” Turkey has no such capacity, “- said Ruben Safrastyan.

As REGNUM reported earlier news, the governor of the Turkish province of Ardahan, Mustafa Tekmen said that Turkey plans to establish a union of countries through which the river Kura – is Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

Source – a REGNUM

“Action Plan for the Fight against Fundamentalism,” Turkey’s Gladio

Action Plan for the Fight against Fundamentalism

PLAN TO FINISH OFF AKP AND GÜLEN

Taraf has uncovered a new “Action Plan to Combat Reactionaryism”, which belongs to the Office of the Chief of Staff. According to the plan, emphasis would be made that the officers arrested as part of Ergenekon investigation were “innocent” and propaganda would be staged that AKP has eventually aimed at introducing “a regime taking religious principles as a basis”.

It is uncovered that the Office of the Chief of Staff has prepared a new action plan titled, “combating reactionaryism”. The plan prepared by Naval Infantry Staff Senior Colonel Dursun Çiçek in April 2009 clearly voices concern over Ergenekon investigation. A call is made to stage actions “before the agenda of Ergenekon investigation is changed” as it is aimed at giving high profile to those news articles that the active and retired officers arrested under Ergenekon have been put in jail just because they were fighting reactionary Islam.

The new plan belonging to the Office of the Chief of Staff, that was seized in the office of Lawyer Serdar Öztürk, a former officer now practicing as a lawyer, who was arrested as part of Ergenekon investigation, were taken down under minutes and are now expected to incorporated into the third indictment on Ergenekon. At the same time, Öztürk was acting as the attorney for Colonel Levent Göktaş, a member of the Special Forces, who was also arrested under Ergenekon.

Support Section Directorate No 3 of the Operations Department in the Office of the Chief of Staff is the new title of the Psychological Warfare Department. Any planning made for the Office of the Chief of is now being executed by this section. The new plan belonging to the Office of the Chief of Staff, that was seized in the office of Lawyer Serdar Öztürk, a former officer now practicing as a lawyer, who was arrested as part of Ergenekon investigation, were taken down under minutes and are now expected to incorporated into the third indictment on Ergenekon.

THE NAME OF THE MILITARY BEING BLACKENED

The part, “Current Status”, of “the Action Plan To Combat Reactionaryism”, which comprises four pages criticizes Ergenekon investigation: “Intensive activities are carried out by the religiously reactionary groups to erode the image of the official institutions of the state, particularly TSK (Turkish Armed Forces) as efforts are under way to blacken the names of retired and active military staff, who have made substantial contributions to TSK, by charging unfounded allegations against them as part of Ergenekon.”

“UNFRIENDLY ELEMENTS” ERODING TSK

The part, “Unfriendly Elements”, of the plan claims that it is aimed at having “a regime based on religious principles” by eroding TSK:

–          TSK is regarded as the sole institution that would prevent their aim of establishing a regime based on religious principles by disbanding Atatürk’s Principles and Revolutions and toppling the secular, democratic and social state of law;

–          They publish any information and documents seized, which erode TSK through the media which support them;

–           They attempt to prove that the meetings of unity and solidarity in which the public has shown intensive interest have been intentionally planned by Ergenekon;

–          It is claimed that TSK cooperates with various terror networks including PKK terror network under Ergenekon roof.

–          False news articles are developed that the top level commanders are Jewish, Armenian, pro-Sebatay, etc.;

–          They broadcast audio and video recordings which they claim belong to TSK staff in order to keep the public opinion pre-occupied and cause information pollution.

“FRIENDLY ELEMENTS” TO BE USED ACCORDING TO A PLAN

The plan prepared by Colonel Çiçek also refers to “the Friendly Elements”, which would be used against reactionary Islam. Here are those “friends”:

–          Propaganda efforts revealing the actual faces of the religiously reactionary groups are carried out via the press and publication organs in an orchestrated manner.

–          Information activities are executed for TSK staff and their members.

–          Those members of the staff, who are believed to have been infiltrated into TSK, and their families are followed and placed under control.

–          Measures are introduced on the issue of computer and document security.

MEDIA ACTION PLAN

TSK ‘INNOCENT’, ALL THE BLAME ON THE RELIGIOUSLY REACTIONARY STAFF MEMBERS

In reference to Ergenekon operation under the part, “Media Activities”, a call is made for preparation of news articles that TSK members are “innocent”:

–          Persons such as İskender Evrenseloğlu and Ömer Öngüt we keep on hold ready for action will be ordered to stage actions and speeches catching public interest and these persons will be identified with other reactionary Islamist groups, particularly FG followers so that the public opinion may establish analogy between any such groups.

–          It will be ensured that any TSK staff members seized or agreeing to disclose would make statements in line with the themes determined by us and that such disclosure would have wide coverage in the press.

–          News articles will be fabricated that TSK staff members arrested under Ergenekon investigation are innocent and that they are slandered just because they effectively fight reactionary Islam. – It will be ensured that figures such as Nurettin Veren would make statements about FG group on TV programs in line with the themes determined by us.

–          By commissioning news articles that as TSK staff members belonging to other religious societies such as Kurdoğlu, etc., are disassociated with TSK, they have been expelled on ground of their affiliation with FG group so that there would be public opinion that FG group  suffered substantial damage.

–          News articles will be commissioned that no action being staged by PKK terrorist organization against any schools, classrooms and hostels in the Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia regions as well as in the north of Iraq, which are owned by FG followers is a clear sign of a link between the two networks and also of an agreement between them.

“KURTLAR VADİSİ” MUST BE WRITTEN OFF

–          Series such as “Kurtlar Vadisi” (The Valley of the Wolves), “Kollama” (Protection) and “Tek Türkiye” (The Only Turkey), which are popularly viewed by the public, misleading the public opinion on the current events must suffer loss of reliability by commissioning adverse news articles on them.

–          By ensuring an intensive coverage of images and news articles showing the school students belonging to the National Education Ministry as they practice worshipping, the public image of the National Education Ministry will be degraded.

–          News articles will be commissioned that AKP followers have not given up on their luxurious life styles at a time when the impact of the economic crisis is acutely felt in our country so that the public opinion would be informed of the fact that this situation “conflicts with the Islamic understanding” and further that their approach, “man of the people”, never reflects the reality.

–          By constantly keeping current any news articles about Armenia and Greece, which would lead to public reaction, expansion of the base of the nationalist parties will be ensured.

PLAN TO FINISH OFF AKP

“WE’VE GOT A DUTY UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, SO LET’S TAKE ACTION NOW”

Noting that a “duty” must be undertaken under the circumstances, the plan says: “to put an end to the hesitancy over this issue by revealing the internal face of the religiously reactionary elements and eradicate public support for such networks. To minimize the impact of the erosive campaigns staged under Ergenekon, to put an end to the negative propagandas carried out against TSK”.

This is followed by the part, “execution”, of the plan and these phrases are used: “Information support activities will be executed to bring out to light the facts on the radical religious groups, particularly AKP government promoting the idea of establishing an Islamic state based on Islamic Law by overthrowing the secular and democratic order and various groups and Fetullah Güven group supporting it, to break the public support and put an end to their activities”.

–          By causing the key communication specialists, who are AKP followers, to make contradictory statements publicly, it will be ensured that there would be public perception that AKP internally experienced serious disagreement and divisions.

THE AGENDA FOR ERGENEKON TO BE CHANGED

According to the plan, there is a requirement that the activities be put into motion in three parts synchronously with each other. The items required to be done are listed by the part, “Planning and General Activities” as follows:

–          The propagandas to be executed will focus on the theme that there is no opposition to religion.

–          Actions: the agenda for Ergenekon case is being changed.

PART ON FETULLAH GÜLEN

LET’S CONNECT TO LIVE BROADCASTS

–          It will be ensured that by getting connected to any radio and television programs having a high audience under a different identity during live broadcasting, speeches are made under the disguise of a FG follower, commenting like a teased TG follower: “Yes, brother, anybody causing trouble to us is an Ergenekon sympathizer. It is a big duty for us to cause trouble to them. Nobody would be capable of dealing with us”.

LET’S DO “BLACK PROPAGANDA”

The conclusive part of the plan covers “Black Propaganda Activities”. Here is that part:

–          Voice recordings which would be identified as having been broadcast by the religiously reactionary elements and cause listeners to find us justifiable will be arranged in order to create information pollution over the issue of voice recordings which have recently led to considerable repercussions.

–          It shall be ensured that any staff members captured by fabricating cause publicly in connection with various information and documents would provide statements that they were FG followers and once such staff members were made public by the press, news articles shall be ordered about their morally negative aspects.

–          It will be ensured with regard to the staff members as identified above that by identifying as their closest associates the most negative person in their circle of friends no matter that person is an ordinary figure, there would be a belief that this was actually the internal face of FG followers.

–          It will be ensured that any objects associated with any elements (Jews, CIA, MOSSAD, Moon Sect, Houmeini, etc.) through which a link is intended to be established with FG followers, apart from any weapons and munitions there, would be on the same location  by causing house raids to be staged on the basis of tips.

–          It will be ensured that information and documents rekindling the Anti-Alawite feelings would be present in such houses as part of house raids.

–          It will be ensured that there would be public opinion that FG group suffered substantial damage by commissioning news articles that any TSK members having association with religious societies such as Kurdoğlu, etc., have been expelled from service solely on ground of their association with FG group at the time when they would be disassociated with TSK.

The theme, “Fettullah Güven (FG) followers have gotten out of control, directly attacking TSK”, will be covered; in this scope, campaigns will be staged causing the citizens to comment: “This is beyond the limit! We are Muslim like them but FG followers are obviously making provocation to attack TSK”.

–          Campaigns will be staged tipping on any religiously reactionary officers and non commissioned officers carrying out reactionary activities, who are in the category of objectionable / suspicious staff members and consequently, news articles will be commissioned about their morally negative aspects.

–          By developing frightening propaganda against any other reactionary TSK staff members who could not be identified under the operation made against reactionary TSK staff members, it will be ensured that such persons would be uncovered by forcing them to make mistakes or would give in voluntarily.

–          By ensuring that material such as weapons, munitions, plans, etc., would be found as part of the “Işık Evleri” raids to be made under military offenses in line with forming an armed terror network, FG group would be categorized under an “Armed Terror Network” or “Pro-Fettullah Armed Terror Network” (FSTÖ), with any investigation thereof being carried out under the military judiciary.

–          The issue of moderate Islamist will be particularly emphasized, with the fact that FG followers act under the US guidance and that they aim to degrade the core of Islam being voiced intensively.

PLAN TO FINISH OFF FETTULLAH GÜLEN

It is now uncovered that the Office of the Chief of Staff has prepared a new action plan titled, “combat reactionaryism”.  The new plan belonging to the Office of the Chief of Staff, that was seized in the office of Lawyer Serdar Öztürk, a former officer now practicing as a lawyer, who was arrested as part of Ergenekon investigation, were taken down under minutes and are now expected to incorporated into the third indictment on Ergenekon. At the same time, Öztürk was acting as the attorney for Colonel Levent Göktaş, a member of the Special Forces, who was also arrested under Ergenekon.

The conclusive part of the plan covers “Black Propaganda Activities”. Here is that part:

–          Voice recordings which would be identified as having been broadcast by the religiously reactionary elements and cause listeners to find us justifiable will be arranged in order to create information pollution over the issue of voice recordings which have recently led to considerable repercussions.

–          It shall be ensured that any staff members captured by fabricating cause publicly in connection with various information and documents would provide statements that they were FG followers and once such staff members were made public by the press, news articles shall be ordered about their morally negative aspects.

–          It will be ensured with regard to the staff members as identified above that by identifying as their closest associates the most negative person in their circle of friends no matter that person is an ordinary figure, there would be a belief that this was actually the internal face of FG followers.

–          It will be ensured that any objects associated with any elements (Jews, CIA, MOSSAD, Moon Sect, Houmeini, etc.) through which a link is intended to be established with FG followers, apart from any weapons and munitions there, would be on the same location  by causing house raids to be staged on the basis of tips.

–          It will be ensured that information and documents rekindling the Anti-Alawite feelings would be present in such houses as part of house raids.

–          It will be ensured that there would be public opinion that FG group suffered substantial damage by commissioning news articles that any TSK members having association with religious societies such as Kurdoğlu, etc., have been expelled from service solely on ground of their association with FG group at the time when they would be disassociated with TSK.

The theme, “Fettullah Güven (FG) followers have gotten out of control, directly attacking TSK”, will be covered; in this scope, campaigns will be staged causing the citizens to comment: “This is beyond the limit! We are Muslim like them but FG followers are obviously making provocation to attack TSK”.

–          Campaigns will be staged tipping on any religiously reactionary officers and non commissioned officers carrying out reactionary activities, who are in the category of objectionable / suspicious staff members and consequently, news articles will be commissioned about their morally negative aspects.

–          By developing frightening propaganda against any other reactionary TSK staff members who could not be identified under the operation made against reactionary TSK staff members, it will be ensured that such persons would be uncovered by forcing them to make mistakes or would give in voluntarily.

–          By ensuring that material such as weapons, munitions, plans, etc., would be found as part of the “Işık Evleri” raids to be made under military offenses in line with forming an armed terror network, FG group would be categorized under an “Armed Terror Network” or “Pro-Fettullah Armed Terror Network” (FSTÖ), with any investigation thereof being carried out under the military judiciary.

–          The issue of moderate Islamist will be particularly emphasized, with the fact that FG followers act under the US guidance and that they aim to degrade the core of Islam being voiced intensively. The religiously fundamentalist media will not be allowed to cover this subject.

LET’S CONNECT TO LIVE BROADCASTS

–          It will be ensured that by getting connected to any radio and television programs having a high audience under a different identity during live broadcasting, speeches are made under the disguise of a FG follower, commenting like a teased TG follower: “Yes, brother, anybody causing trouble to us is an Ergenekon sympathizer. It is a big duty for us to cause trouble to them. Nobody would be capable of dealing with us”.

HERE IS THE “PLAN TO FINISH OFF AKP”

“WE’VE GOT A DUTY UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, SO LET’S TAKE ACTION NOW”

Noting that a “duty” must be undertaken under the circumstances, the plan says: “to put an end to the hesitancy over this issue by revealing the internal face of the religiously reactionary elements and eradicate public support for such networks. To minimize the impact of the erosive campaigns staged under Ergenekon, to put an end to the negative propagandas carried out against TSK”.

This is followed by the part, “execution”, of the plan and these phrases are used: “Information support activities will be executed to bring out to light the facts on the radical religious groups, particularly AKP government promoting the idea of establishing an Islamic state based on Islamic Law by overthrowing the secular and democratic order and various groups and Fetullah Güven group supporting it, to break the public support and put an end to their activities”.

–          By causing the key communication specialists, who are AKP followers, to make contradictory statements publicly, it will be ensured that there would be public perception that AKP internally experienced serious disagreement and divisions.

AGENDA FOR ERGENEKON TO BE CHANGED

According to the plan, there is a requirement that the activities be put into motion in three parts synchronously with each other. The items required to be done are listed by the part, “Planning and General Activities” as follows:

–          The propagandas to be executed will focus on the theme that there is no opposition to religion.

–          Actions: the agenda for Ergenekon case is being changed.

–          News articles will be commissioned that AKP followers have not given up on their luxurious life styles at a time when the impact of the economic crisis is acutely felt in our country so that the public opinion would be informed of the fact that this situation “conflicts with the Islamic understanding” and further that their approach, “man of the people”, never reflects the reality.

HERE IS THE ACTION PLAN FOR MEDIA UNDER THE PLAN

TSK INNOCENT, ALL THE BLAME ON THE REACTIONARY STAFF MEMBERS

In reference to Ergenekon operation under the part, “Media Activities”, a call is made for preparation of news articles that TSK members are “innocent”:

–          Persons such as İskender Evrenseloğlu and Ömer Öngüt we keep on hold ready for action will be ordered to stage actions and speeches catching public interest and these persons will be identified with other reactionary Islamist groups, particularly FG followers so that the public opinion may establish analogy between any such groups.

–          It will be ensured that any TSK staff members seized or agreeing to disclose would make statements in line with the themes determined by us and that such disclosure would have wide coverage in the press.

–          News articles will be fabricated that TSK staff members arrested under Ergenekon investigation are innocent and that they are slandered just because they effectively fight reactionary Islam. – It will be ensured that figures such as Nurettin Veren would make statements about FG group on TV programs in line with the themes determined by us.

–          By commissioning news articles that as TSK staff members belonging to other religious societies such as Kurdoğlu, etc., are disassociated with TSK, they have been expelled on ground of their affiliation with FG group so that there would be public opinion that FG group  suffered substantial damage.

–          News articles will be commissioned that no action being staged by PKK terrorist organization against any schools, classrooms and hostels in the Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia regions as well as in the north of Iraq, which are owned by FG followers is a clear sign of a link between the two networks and also of an agreement between them.

“KURTLAR VADİSİ” MUST BE WRITTEN OFF

–          Series such as “Kurtlar Vadisi” (The Valley of the Wolves), “Kollama” (Protection) and “Tek Türkiye” (The Only Turkey), which are popularly viewed by the public, misleading the public opinion on the current events must suffer loss of reliability by commissioning adverse news articles on them.

–          By ensuring an intensive coverage of images and news articles showing the school students belonging to the National Education Ministry as they practice worshipping, the public image of the National Education Ministry will be degraded.

–          News articles will be commissioned that AKP followers have not given up on their luxurious life styles at a time when the impact of the economic crisis is acutely felt in our country so that the public opinion would be informed of the fact that this situation “conflicts with the Islamic understanding” and further that their approach, “man of the people”, never reflects the reality.

–          By constantly keeping current any news articles about Armenia and Greece, which would lead to public reaction, expansion of the base of the nationalist parties will be ensured.

(Istanbul based) Taraf Daily, 12 June 2009

Top promotion in Turkish army clouded by coup case

ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News
Gen. Hasan Iğsız, acting commander of the 1st Army. HÜRRİYET photo
Gen. Hasan Iğsız, acting commander of the 1st Army. HÜRRİYET photo

The general expected to be named this week to head Turkey’s land forces has been called, along with 18 other military officers, to testify as part of the Ergenekon probe into an alleged anti-government coup plot.

The summons added yet more drama to the already tense Supreme Military Council, or YAŞ, which faces a dilemma about the pending promotions of 11 generals and admirals for whom arrest warrants have been issued in another alleged coup plot, the “Balyoz” (Sledgehammer) case.

Ergenekon prosecutor Zekeriya Öz on Monday called Gen. Hasan Iğsız, the acting commander of the 1st Army, to testify in an investigation of online anti-government propaganda allegedly linked to the Action Plan for the Fight against Fundamentalism. That case has been combined with a branch of the Ergenekon probe, which is investigating an alleged gang accused of plotting to overthrow the ruling government by fomenting chaos in society.

Iğsız had been expected to be promoted to Land Forces Commander, the second-highest rank in the military, during this year’s YAŞ, which began Sunday. The alleged connection to the Ergenekon case may see Iğsız lose the promotion to Gendarmerie Cmdr. Atilla Işık, who is also being considered for the post, newspapers said Tuesday.

19 officers summoned

Öz began investigating the alleged online propaganda after an anonymous military informant sent a letter to Ergenekon prosecutors, claiming that an anti-fundamentalist action plan had been prepared by Col. Çiçek, upon instruction by Gen. Iğsız. The letter also said Çiçek had signed and presented a memorandum to Iğsız that explained how the colonel had built websites aiming to undermine the government.

Along with Iğsız, 18 other officers – including Çiçek and acting North Area Navy Commander Adm. Mehmet Otuzbiroğlu, who are also suspects in the Sledgehammer probe – were also called to testify about the websites. They are expected to do so within two or three days.

Gül-Erdoğan meeting

On Tuesday, the third day of this year’s YAŞ, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met President Abdullah Gül before a lunch hosted by the latter for the members of the military council, NTV reported. No statement was made to the press. After the lunch, a meeting was held between Erdoğan, Gül and Chief of General Staff Gen. İlker Başbuğ.

On the first day of the critical meeting Sunday, the government and the military had raised conflicting views on the promotion of 11 officers for whom arrest warrants have been issued in the Sledgehammer case.

The officers objected to the arrest warrant during the one-week period when such objections were allowed, as did all 102 people for whom the warrants were issued. The Istanbul high criminal court is scheduled to make a decision any day about whether the officers’ appeals will be admitted.

Since the court has yet not issued a ruling and the council was scheduled to make its final decision regarding the officers’ promotions Tuesday, the council is reportedly considering adopting a formula to hold the 11 officers in their present posts for an additional year, delaying controversial promotion decisions, according to media reports Tuesday.

During YAŞ, the retirement of 134 generals and admirals will be discussed, nearly 35 generals and admirals will be promoted to a higher rank and 45 colonels will be appointed generals and admirals. The decisions made at the council will be made public after they are presented to President Gül on Wednesday for his approval.

A COUP IN TURKEY BEFORE ANY ATTACK ON IRAN?–(updated 7/15/2016)

[July 15, 2016–Ankara Explodes In Violence, As Turkish Army Claims To Have Seized Power ]

A COUP IN TURKEY BEFORE ANY ATTACK ON IRAN?

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Before any attack on Iran, there may be a military coup in Turkey?

Turkey’s government is friendly with Iran and has fallen out with Israel.

On 1 August 2010, Turkey’s Supreme Military Council held the second day of its annual meeting to discuss promotions and dismissals of officers in the armed forces.

And, this Turkish Military Council seeks the promotion of coup suspects

The military wants to promote 11 generals who have been charged with plotting to bring down the government.

Reportedly, Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a cancellation of the promotions for the 11 generals.

But he lacks the power to cancel appointments wanted by the generals.

Abdullah Gul, the president, does have that power because Military Council decisions become law only after being signed by the president.

In the past, no president has dared veto the military’s plans.

Reportedly, Gul has asked the military not to go ahead with the promotions, hinting that he would not sign the Yas documents if the 11 generals were promoted.

A Turkish court recently issued arrest warrants for the 11 generals and 91 other serving and retired officers, with dozens of generals among them.

They are to stand trial in December 2010 for their suspected participation in a plan, code-named Sledgehammer.

Allegedly, Sledgehammer was hatched in 2003 and called for a coup against the government of Mr Erdogan.

According to the prosecution, the plotters planned to bomb a mosque in Istanbul and to provoke tensions with Greece in an effort to cause unrest and prepare the ground for a military coup.

Only one of the 102 suspects has been arrested so far. The others have appealed against their arrest warrants.

Some officers, including retired high-ranking generals, are standing trial as suspected members of Ergenekon, a fascist group with links to the CIA and Mossad.

Constitutional amendments designed to curb the generals’ political influence will be put to a referendum in September 2010.

The government is struggling to deal with a fresh wave of attacks by Kurdish rebels, who are said to be backed by Ergenekon, the CIA and Mossad.

Iranian CG Defends Iran-Pakistan Gas Project

The Baloch Hal News

QUETTA: Consul General of Islamic Republican Iran, Ali Arian Nejad, has called for completing the Pakistan-Iran Gas pipeline on priority basis so that maximum industries could be established in Balochistan.

He made these views on Tuesday during a news conference held at Iranian consulate on the eve of completion of his four years tenure. He talked in details about the relationships between the Iran and Pakistan saying the countries have economic, trade, political and cultural relations for the past hundred years.

“We have initiated the Pak-Iran gas pipeline and soon it will reach Pakistani border then connect it to Pakistan. Once the pipeline has been laid down there will be several industries in Balochistan and will have overwhelming job opportunities for the people of this province,” he said adding “We, Iranians, have more expectations from Pakistan regarding the development of different sectors. I hope that the Quetta to Taftan railway line will be reconstructed soon so that the Pakistani traders could approach Europe, Central Asia and eastern countries via Iranian railway network.”

He also emphasized that the Pakistan should pay attention building the motorway from Quetta to Taftan for the promotion of trade. He added that Iran has had good relations with the all neighbours and Islamic countries and would like to widen those relationships.

“The total outlay of trade between the Pakistan and Iran has climbed up from 0.5 million dollar to one billion dollar during the past four years and Balochistan had played vital role in this regard,” said Nejad.

Referring to visa policy, Ali Arian said after his posting the issuance of visa to the Pakistani people had been increased 100% per cent. “During the four years Iranian government had issued more than 70 thousand visas to the Pakistani people and 14916 visas were issued for the sake of multiple trades.”

He said that Iranian and Pakistani Balochistan provinces have close ties for the past hundred years, the tradition and cultures of both provinces are also similar. Therefore Iran always tried to serve Pakistan more than its commitments.

Aryan deplored over the sanctions of America on Iran as saying sanctions of USA did not cast negative impact on the overall economy and development of Iran.

The Iranian Consul General also expressed his grief and sorrow over the loss of lives during flash floods. He said Iran will support the Pakistan and will help the affected people.

BP sells Colombian unit to Ecopetrol, Talisman

[BP sells exporation blocks RC4 and RC5 off Cartegena, north of Rosario Island, in Caribbean conflict zone, within range of American fleet docked in Costa Rica.]

Block RC#4, located to the north of the Rosario Islands,

BP sells Colombian unit to Ecopetrol, Talisman

Eric Watkins
OGJ Oil Diplomacy Editor

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3 — BP PLC agreed to sell its wholly owned BP Exploration Co. (Colombia) Ltd. (BPXC) for $1.9 billion to a consortium of Talisman Energy Inc. and Colombia’s Ecopetrol SA. Subject to regulatory and other approvals, the sale is expected to be completed by yearend.

BP PLC Chief Executive Tony Hayward noted the Colombian holdings contributed “significantly” to BP’s global production over the years. The sale price includes a working capital adjustment of $145 million.

The acquisition “fits into our strategic plan perfectly, bringing new reserves, production, and potential areas for our exploratory portfolio,” said Ecopetrol Chief Executvie Javier Gutierrez. Ecopetrol will hold 51% of BPXC.

“These are tremendous assets that our team knows well,” said Talisman Pres. and Chief Executive John A. Manzoni. Talisman will acquire a 49% interest in BPXC for $858 million, excluding its share of working capital.

The agreement does not affect BP’s Castrol lubricants business and other downstream oil activities in Colombia. Ecopetrol and Talisman are to pay BP a cash deposit of $1.25 billion with the $675 million balance of payment due on completion of the sale.

BPXC holds BP’s oil and gas exploration, production, and transportation interests in Colombia. Upon closure of the sale, Talisman will hold a 49% stake, while Ecopterol will hold 51%.

BPXC’s assets include interests in five producing fields in four association contracts, four separate pipeline interests, and two offshore exploration blocks. Net proved reserves total 60 million boe and BPXC’s net production is 25,000 boe/d.

Upstream, BPXC operates the Tauramena (31% interest), Rio Chitamena (31%), Recetor (50%), and Piedemonte (50%) association contracts, which are due to expire during 2016-20. BP said producing fields on the licenses include the Cusiana oil and gas field, and the Pauto and Florena fields.

BPXC holds a 40.56% interest in the RC4 and RC5 exploration blocks off Cartagena. The transaction includes BPXC’s interests in the Cusiana gas processing facility and interests in four pipelines, totaling 1,600 km of crude and 400 km of gas pipelines, including a 24.8% interest in the OCENSA crude oil pipeline. Talisman will hold a 49% indirect interest.

In May, BPXC Pres. Alberto Galvis said the firm planned to invest more than $300 million in Colombia in 2010 and 2011 as it expands its gas and oil production in the country.

At an international oil and mining conference in Cartagena, he told reporters, “We’re going to forge ahead with this investment” despite the Macondo blowout in the US Gulf of Mexico.

Last month, however, BP said it entered into several agreements to sell to Apache Corp. some upstream assets valued at $7 billion to raise cash for the gulf spill.

“Over the last 2 months the board has considered BP’s options for generating the cash necessary to meet the obligations likely to arise from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill,” said BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg. “The board believes that there are opportunities to divest assets [that] are strategically more valuable to other parties than they are to BP,” he said (OGJ, Jul 22, 2010).

Contact Eric Watkins at hippalus@yahoo.com.

Alleged “Al Qaida” Group Releases Lunatic Statement Taking Credit For M. Star Attack

In the name of God the Merciful

:: Abdullah Azzam Brigades::

[Battle of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman – the adoption of the bombing of the tanker oil in Japanese]

Almighty God said:) what cut of soft or left standing upon its roots, God and abase the transgressors (

Nasser believers Praise be to God, will confound the disbelievers, who promised us victory and empowerment, and make them unbelievers in the Jihad, and prayers and peace be upon the master of messengers, and the Imam of the Mujahideen, and his family and companions, but after:

In the ring blessing of a series of jihad for the sake of God, to weaken the system of international infidels, authoritarian to a Muslim country, Pillager their fortunes, and to lift oppression from the Muslims, and to return what they robbed of their right to worship God alone, and referring to the laws and the right to God’s bestowed wealth their land, stolen by tyrants system disbelief World occupiers and their tails for our country; a group of your brothers the Mujahideen Brigades, Sheikh Youssef Al Ieri the Brigades of the Martyr Abdullah Azzam, to negotiate with a triumphant detailed in an important economic system of infidels worldwide, paid off as they wanted, and the additional virtue of God.

After the middle of the night last Wednesday at dawn the hero martyr (Job Taihan) – accepted by God as martyrs – the same in the Japanese petroleum tanker (M Star) in the Strait of Hormuz between the UAE and Oman, inflicted by damage Tsamat and international news agencies.

The great impact of this heroic operation in the global economy and oil prices; has discretion enemies of God, the reality of the process, and attributed them to the earthquake; and believe it has shaken A_i_hadina shook his arrival to this value target, installed for the disbelief of the World again; that the guardians of God Mujahideen bloom in front of them sealed doors closure with the help of God and infinite, and not turn without them and what they want without a security system, no work, intelligence.

This was not a blackout of the enemies of God surprising; the beaten fighters such carrier failure of the system of international infidels; they are the latest carriers and the largest, and carrying at least two million barrels of oil, and the blow of the blessed were in one of the most important areas of maritime transport in the world; Vamadiq of Hormuz is the economic artery Chairman of the system of international infidels, and the strait filled with fleets of marine of the enemy, what is most difficult to penetrate this region guarded and that Allah is with the Mujahideen) O ye who believe! If ye help Allah help you and set your feet (even if uncovered the enemies of God from the fact that the tremor suffered by the tanker is processed martyrdom; have been affected by oil prices, and the whole world knows the failure of security systems that guard against the infidels strike fighters) and thought they Manathm redoubt of God Allah gave them in terms of not missed a and cast terror into their hearts (but we like to preach about our Muslim brothers vulnerable brothers that they will not taste the rest before the cut off head of international infidels, God willing, Felictbcroa close to victory, and strike with their brothers in which the shares; it is a great reward for the door has been opened to Muslims.

The publication of the statement until we delay our heroes returned to their bases safely, praise be to Allah.

This was the invasion of the prisoner as Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, a reminder of the nation was one of them – after God – the great virtue in igniting the flame of Jihad in the nation; and omen to be his ransom from captivity soon – God willing -.

We say to the Muslim nation and the people of the world who are enslaved idol contemporary international system, lifting the injustice you – Mslmkm and Ccaffrkm – which Allaah has enjoined upon us, to govern Muslims and infidels, justice; to take all with a right you right undiminished; as the law of God to him.

And, surely, We promise to God to persevere in this way) until persecution is no more and religion is all for Allah (.

) And Allah has full power over His Affairs, but most people do not know (

Abdullah Azzam Brigades

Yousef Saraya Ieri

Monday 08/21/1431 e

02/08/2010

42 killed in Iraq attacks as Al-Qaeda plants flag

[The United States will never be able to leave Iraq without leaving its cherished international image behind.  Whenever the US tries to leave, hell will once more be set loose in Iraq, as the nightmarish forces we have set loose upon the land escape the artificial environment that has been created to contain them.  Either we maintain high levels of US forces there forever, or the world gets to see our true face.  If we openly abandon the Iraqis to a genocidal slaughter of epic proportions which awaits them, we will be exposed as the heartless bastards we actually are, no longer able to hide our own inner ugliness behind a mask of humanitarianism.]

42 killed in Iraq attacks as Al-Qaeda plants flag

Posted: 04 August 2010 0142 hrs 

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Iraqi police impose extra security measures after armed men attacked and killed five policemen.

KUT, Iraq: Twin car bombs in south Iraq killed 33 people on Tuesday while Al-Qaeda fighters hoisted their flag having shot dead five police in Baghdad, a day after the US vowed no delays to a major troop pullout.

The attack in Kut, 160 kilometres south of the Iraqi capital, the first car bombing in the city since the US invasion in 2003, occurred amid concerns that the conflict-wracked nation’s security may be unravelling.

Overall, 42 people were killed in violence on Tuesday, officials said, just days after government ministries said more people died in unrest in July than in any month since May 2008.

The sudden spike in violence comes amid deadlock over the formation of a new government almost five months after parliamentary elections in which no clear winner emerged.

“Two cars, parked 10 metres from each other, exploded at the same time at Al-Amel crossing,” police Lieutenant Ismail Hussein told AFP, referring to the commercial centre of Kut, which is the capital of Wasit province.

An AFP correspondent at the scene said the streets were covered in blood while several shops were badly damaged and multiple cars destroyed.

“I saw with my own eyes, women and children lying dead and wounded on the ground,” said Nasir Salman, 47, whose nearby tyre shop was badly damaged.

“The two cars exploded one after the other in the middle of a crowd,” around 6:00 pm (1500 GMT), he added.

Haidar Habib, a 40-year-old currency trader, said he was “thrown to the floor of my shop from the force of the explosions. I saw women and children on the streets losing their blood.”

Mohamed al-Mayakhi, an official for Kut health department, said 33 people, including three women and two children, were killed and 85 others wounded.

The car bombings came hours after nine security force members were killed in Baghdad.

Early Tuesday morning, Al-Qaeda fighters with silenced pistols shot dead five policemen at a checkpoint in Mansur neighbourhood before planting the flag of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), an interior ministry official said.

The ISI is the front name of Al-Qaeda in Iraq.

The official also said a traffic policeman was killed by a homemade bomb while a statement from Baghdad security forces said a soldier was killed by a second bomb and two other troops died when they tried to disarm a third device.

Tuesday’s shootings and bomb deaths follow a brazen series of attacks in the Iraqi capital on Thursday that killed 16 people, after which insurgents also hoisted the Al-Qaeda front group’s black flag.

The latest violence came a day after President Barack Obama pledged that the United States would end its combat mission in Iraq at the end of this month, leaving 50,000 troops in the country from the current figure of around 65,000.

On Saturday, Iraqi figures compiled by the ministries of health, interior and defence showed 535 people were killed by violence in July, the highest monthly figure in more than two years.

The US military, however, has disputed those figures, saying they were “grossly overstated.”

US and Iraqi officials have warned of the dangers of an upsurge in violence if negotiations on forming a new government drag on, giving insurgent groups an opportunity to further destabilise the country.

The March 7 general election gave no single bloc an overall parliamentary majority and the two lists which won the most seats are still bickering over who should be the next prime minister.