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Reassessing A Post-Coronavirus-19 World: Long Live Independent Kurdistan!
Reassessing A Post-Coronavirus-19 World: Long Live Independent Kurdistan! … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabs, Coronavirus-19, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Dr. Henry Kissinger, Iraq, Israel, KRG, Kurdistan, Kurds, Saddam Hussein, Shi'a, Sunnis, Syria, Turkey
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The Real Message of the Turks’ Invasion of Syria: The Birth of Kurdistan Is long Overdue…
The Real Message of the Turks’ Invasion of Syria: The Birth of Kurdistan Is long Overdue… by Gerald A. Honigman The threatened Turkish assault and invasion of heavily Kurdish northern Syria, which prompted President … Continue reading
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A Plague Of Col(e)itis In Academia…
A Plague Of Col(e)itis In Academia… by Gerald A. Honigman Please allow me to introduce this analysis with some important background excerpts from a widely-published piece from a while back: “…Decades ago, while engaged in undergraduate and graduate work … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabs, ASMEA, Iran, Israel, Jerusalem, Juan Cole, Kurds, MESA, Middle East Studies, President Trump, Turkey, Zionism
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Policy Shift 2019: Syria and the Kurds
Policy Shift: Syrian Decisions and the Use/Abuse of the Kurds by Gerald A. Honigman President Trump’s decision regarding withdrawal of American forces from the fight against President Erdogan’s fellow Islamists in ISIS in Syria, along with that would-be new Turkish Sultan’s aim … Continue reading
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President Trump: Your Thinking Out Of The Box Has Been Good…Now Make It Great
President Trump: Your Thinking Out Of The Box Has Been Good…Now Make it Great by Gerald A. Honigman Seth Frantzman reported for the Jerusalem Post on September 9, 2018 about a precision Iranian ballistic missile attack on Kurds deep inside of Iraq which … Continue reading
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Tagged Arabs, British Petroleum Politics, Incirlik Air Base, Iran, ISIS, Israel, Kurds, Peshmerga, President Trump, State Department, Turkey
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Pastor Brunson, Trump’s America, and Ankara’s Hypocrisy…Take # 2
Pastor Brunson, Trump’s America, and Ankara’s Hypocrisy…Take #2 by Gerald A. Honigman The headline for the Bizpac Review mailing for July 30th read, “Turkish President Erdogan Warns Trump…” Before going any further, I’ve valued the American and NATO relationship with … Continue reading
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Ankara’s Hypocrisy: The PKK and Hamas…A Tale of Two Terror Camps, Redux
Ankara’s Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds: A Tale of Two Terror Camps, Redux by Gerald A. Honigman Recently, the Turks complained about the January 31, 2018 Washington placement of Hamas leader, Ismail Haniya, on a terror watch blacklist. Ankara has supported … Continue reading
So, What Does Getting Thrown Under The Bus Look Like?
So, What Does Getting Thrown Under The Bus Look Like? by Gerald A. Honigman Mitt Romney was not my pick for Obama’s opponent in the 2012 presidential election. I felt that he didn’t have what it would take to defeat … Continue reading
The Stakes In The Latest Petro-Political Games In The Middle East
The Stakes In The Latest Petro-Political Games In The Middle East… by Gerald A. Honigman A dear friend and academic mentor of over four decades recently sent me an article by Ben Van Heuvelen and staff of the Iraq Oil … Continue reading