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Syrian opposition’s hopeless peace
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Harry J. Bentham
Although the Syrian conflict needs to end, I agree with other analysts that the current uninspiring peace talks are probably not the solution. One side, the “rebels”, is dramatically losing the battle and it seems like they are only negotiating as subterfuge, out of fear of being defeated. Really, they just want more weapons from…
Racism is growing with perceived political failings
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Harry J. Bentham
It is now difficult to deny that racism is growing in a number of Western countries, and racist politicians who would have been considered corrosive or marginal to society only a decade ago are currently on the verge of being elected as national leaders. The fact that racism is growing should be a source of dismay…
Neo-Ottoman Empire as a thorn in NATO’s side
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Harry J. Bentham
I want to commentate a little here, to offer my thoughts on Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet over Syria. The jet downing highlights the problem that Turkey sees ISIL almost as an ally rather than an enemy. Turkish officials are on record saying America’s allies in Syria – the Kurds – are a bigger…
ISIL, a gullible plaything of powers
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Harry J. Bentham
It is clear that ISIL, rather than being a grand revolutionary force trying to overturn the mistaken conquests like the Iraq War by the US in the Islamic world as it claims, is no Islamic state but a plaything of various other countries. A typical terrorist group, ISIL can only be called a proxy of other countries. Turkey,…
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