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CODE NAME ISTANBUL UPRISING
Yeni Safak, Turkey
June 16 2013
It transpired that the Gezi Park protests, which Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan claimed to have been informed about "three months
prior to the events," were taken up at a think tank meeting in the
United States months before the onset of the incidents. In a meeting
held in February 2013, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), which
"conducts activities with the support of the American Israel Public
Affairs Committee, AIPAC," laid on the table an "Istanbul Uprising"
scenario with the aim of "keeping alive the apolitical Turkish
youths by leading them to the streets." The meeting, in which the AKP
[Justice and Development Party] government's activities and Turkey's
developments in the last decade were discussed, was attended by the
Neo-Cons, who are world renowned personalities in what concerns the
Middle East: Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Bernard Lewis, Elliot
Abrams, Richard Perle, John Bolton, William Kristol, and Douglas Feith.
Let Us Turn Taksim Into Tahrir
The icons of the American neo-conservative lobby who work as advisors
at the Hudson Institute -- which, in 2007, had taken up scenarios such
as the assassination of Tulay Tugcu, president of the constitutional
court of the period, and the detonation of a big bomb in Taksim -- have
discussed the Middle East regional policies based on the developments
in Turkey and in Egypt, at the institute's meeting in February. There
were also six Turks at the meeting that was hosted by the AEI, and
where a virtual simulation of the present developments in Istanbul was
staged. One of the personalities at the table stated that the Taksim
Square could be turned into Tahrir and could thus give the world the
impression of a "Turkish Spring." He said: "Every square in the world
has an identity. Taksim is known because of May Day events.
Great demonstrations held by the people will give Taksim an identity,
and Taksim too, just like Tahrir, will gain an identity..."
Streets Must Be Kept Alive
While at the meeting hosted by the Israeli lobby in the United States
the ways the "Istanbul Uprising" could be sparked were discussed,
the voices that rose from that obscure table were shaped in the
following sentences: "The Turkish youth is an apolitical youth. If
young people who have never taken part in any protest demonstration
take to city squares, they will, in time, become politicized. The
streets must be kept alive. While in Arab countries issues such as
freedoms, the expectation for democracy, and civilian constitution
lead the population to the streets, in Turkey the situation is just
the opposite. Since political groups and national leftwing movements
will not be capable of setting progressive targets, it will be very
difficult to turn the street protests into a grassroots movement. It
is imperative to establish solidarity between organizations. If this
cannot be achieved, the people's movement in Turkey, unlike the 'Arab
Spring,' may turn into a conflict within the population. The fact
that the youth who hit the streets for freedom are not organized will
result in the abandonment of the movement to others. On the other hand,
it is not believed that a people's movement in Turkey is likely to
overthrow the government. In contrary to Arab countries, in Turkey,
even if the state is in the hands of the AKP, there are elections,
and the people can say the last word at the ballots."
Support from Israeli Lobby
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which is regarded
as the most powerful lobby in Washington, is the institution that
receives the biggest share in the US aid to Israel. Following the
interruption of the relations between Turkey and Israel, the AEI,
which is financed by the AIPAC, is trying to create an opposition
against Turkey with the analyses conducted by think tanks such as the
Hudson Institute and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
(WINEP) where Neo-Con policies are developed. The "intellectual"
institutions of the Israeli lobby have accelerated their efforts to
design provocative scenarios following the Mavi Marmara incident in
particular. Those organizations are trying to direct institutions in
the American deep state such as the NSA, CIA, DIA, the Pentagon, and
the FBI for the benefit of Israel primarily in the Syrian issue. All
the Neo-Cons who were present at the meeting on a potential "Istanbul
uprising," work as advisors for think tanks controlled by Israel,
and are each paid between $40,000 and $80,000 for every session
they attend. Another point that draws attention is the fact that
"war correspondent" Christiane Amanpour, who censored Prime Minister
Erdogan's advisor Ibrahim Kalin in a program broadcast live on CNN
recently, is the wife of Assistant Secretary of State Eric J. Rubin
[as received] who is a prominent Jewish figure in the AIPAC.
A Shot in the Arm for a Newspaper Advertisement
The advertisement put in the American New York Times to support
the Gezi Park protests was paid majorly by the Jewish financed
drug firm Rafagen. The donation campaign launched by Oltac Unsal,
Murat Aktihanoglu, and Duygu Atacan through a website called
"indiegogo.com," collected $55,000 within the first 24 hours, and
to date, the organization has reached the sum of $108,371 with the
donations of 2,653 individuals. Out of this sum, $40,000 came from
Rafagen Incorporation. Since a sum of $55,000 was paid for the ad in
New York Times, what the three buddies did with the remaining $53,371
became a subject of curiosity.
Lobby Alliance on Eve of 100th Anniversary
There is a noticeable increase in lobby activities in California where
there is a big Armenian population in cities such as Los Angeles and
San Francisco. The Armenian lobby is working frantically on the eve
of the 100th anniversary of the deportation decision that was the
beginning of a great tragedy. These are the last two years before the
100th anniversary of the deportation of 1915. The Armenian lobby has
held 51 meetings with the Jewish lobbies within the last year. The
Armenian lobby has already started to raise funds for 2015.
The American Media Forgot Its Agenda
It transpired that there was a different goal behind the efforts of
the CNN, which virtually set camp in Taksim Square and continuously
reported the Gezi Park protest for hours on end. The CNN repeatedly
broadcasted images to its viewers as if war had broken out in Turkey
or that chemical weapons had been used, while preferring to cover
up certain scandals that happened in the same period as the Gezi
Park protests. While it broadcasted live the incidents in Taksim
Square for hours, the CNN reported the attack in Reyhanli, which
claimed 52 lives, in subtitles only, and it tried to conceal from
its viewers the news that a diplomat from the US State Department had
paid prostitutes for sex, and that the State Department had tried to
cover that fact up. The CNN, which used the Taksim incidents to cover
the scandal that came out a day before the onset of the Gezi Park
protests, also drew attention by completely omitting any reports on
the young Jewish man who revealed that the National Security Agency,
NSA, was following all the US citizens.
[Translated from Turkish]
Original in Turkish:
http://yenisafak.com.tr/gundem-haber/kod-adi-istanbul-isyani-17.6.2013%20-533074
From: Baghdasarian
Yeni Safak, Turkey
June 16 2013
It transpired that the Gezi Park protests, which Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan claimed to have been informed about "three months
prior to the events," were taken up at a think tank meeting in the
United States months before the onset of the incidents. In a meeting
held in February 2013, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), which
"conducts activities with the support of the American Israel Public
Affairs Committee, AIPAC," laid on the table an "Istanbul Uprising"
scenario with the aim of "keeping alive the apolitical Turkish
youths by leading them to the streets." The meeting, in which the AKP
[Justice and Development Party] government's activities and Turkey's
developments in the last decade were discussed, was attended by the
Neo-Cons, who are world renowned personalities in what concerns the
Middle East: Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Bernard Lewis, Elliot
Abrams, Richard Perle, John Bolton, William Kristol, and Douglas Feith.
Let Us Turn Taksim Into Tahrir
The icons of the American neo-conservative lobby who work as advisors
at the Hudson Institute -- which, in 2007, had taken up scenarios such
as the assassination of Tulay Tugcu, president of the constitutional
court of the period, and the detonation of a big bomb in Taksim -- have
discussed the Middle East regional policies based on the developments
in Turkey and in Egypt, at the institute's meeting in February. There
were also six Turks at the meeting that was hosted by the AEI, and
where a virtual simulation of the present developments in Istanbul was
staged. One of the personalities at the table stated that the Taksim
Square could be turned into Tahrir and could thus give the world the
impression of a "Turkish Spring." He said: "Every square in the world
has an identity. Taksim is known because of May Day events.
Great demonstrations held by the people will give Taksim an identity,
and Taksim too, just like Tahrir, will gain an identity..."
Streets Must Be Kept Alive
While at the meeting hosted by the Israeli lobby in the United States
the ways the "Istanbul Uprising" could be sparked were discussed,
the voices that rose from that obscure table were shaped in the
following sentences: "The Turkish youth is an apolitical youth. If
young people who have never taken part in any protest demonstration
take to city squares, they will, in time, become politicized. The
streets must be kept alive. While in Arab countries issues such as
freedoms, the expectation for democracy, and civilian constitution
lead the population to the streets, in Turkey the situation is just
the opposite. Since political groups and national leftwing movements
will not be capable of setting progressive targets, it will be very
difficult to turn the street protests into a grassroots movement. It
is imperative to establish solidarity between organizations. If this
cannot be achieved, the people's movement in Turkey, unlike the 'Arab
Spring,' may turn into a conflict within the population. The fact
that the youth who hit the streets for freedom are not organized will
result in the abandonment of the movement to others. On the other hand,
it is not believed that a people's movement in Turkey is likely to
overthrow the government. In contrary to Arab countries, in Turkey,
even if the state is in the hands of the AKP, there are elections,
and the people can say the last word at the ballots."
Support from Israeli Lobby
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which is regarded
as the most powerful lobby in Washington, is the institution that
receives the biggest share in the US aid to Israel. Following the
interruption of the relations between Turkey and Israel, the AEI,
which is financed by the AIPAC, is trying to create an opposition
against Turkey with the analyses conducted by think tanks such as the
Hudson Institute and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy
(WINEP) where Neo-Con policies are developed. The "intellectual"
institutions of the Israeli lobby have accelerated their efforts to
design provocative scenarios following the Mavi Marmara incident in
particular. Those organizations are trying to direct institutions in
the American deep state such as the NSA, CIA, DIA, the Pentagon, and
the FBI for the benefit of Israel primarily in the Syrian issue. All
the Neo-Cons who were present at the meeting on a potential "Istanbul
uprising," work as advisors for think tanks controlled by Israel,
and are each paid between $40,000 and $80,000 for every session
they attend. Another point that draws attention is the fact that
"war correspondent" Christiane Amanpour, who censored Prime Minister
Erdogan's advisor Ibrahim Kalin in a program broadcast live on CNN
recently, is the wife of Assistant Secretary of State Eric J. Rubin
[as received] who is a prominent Jewish figure in the AIPAC.
A Shot in the Arm for a Newspaper Advertisement
The advertisement put in the American New York Times to support
the Gezi Park protests was paid majorly by the Jewish financed
drug firm Rafagen. The donation campaign launched by Oltac Unsal,
Murat Aktihanoglu, and Duygu Atacan through a website called
"indiegogo.com," collected $55,000 within the first 24 hours, and
to date, the organization has reached the sum of $108,371 with the
donations of 2,653 individuals. Out of this sum, $40,000 came from
Rafagen Incorporation. Since a sum of $55,000 was paid for the ad in
New York Times, what the three buddies did with the remaining $53,371
became a subject of curiosity.
Lobby Alliance on Eve of 100th Anniversary
There is a noticeable increase in lobby activities in California where
there is a big Armenian population in cities such as Los Angeles and
San Francisco. The Armenian lobby is working frantically on the eve
of the 100th anniversary of the deportation decision that was the
beginning of a great tragedy. These are the last two years before the
100th anniversary of the deportation of 1915. The Armenian lobby has
held 51 meetings with the Jewish lobbies within the last year. The
Armenian lobby has already started to raise funds for 2015.
The American Media Forgot Its Agenda
It transpired that there was a different goal behind the efforts of
the CNN, which virtually set camp in Taksim Square and continuously
reported the Gezi Park protest for hours on end. The CNN repeatedly
broadcasted images to its viewers as if war had broken out in Turkey
or that chemical weapons had been used, while preferring to cover
up certain scandals that happened in the same period as the Gezi
Park protests. While it broadcasted live the incidents in Taksim
Square for hours, the CNN reported the attack in Reyhanli, which
claimed 52 lives, in subtitles only, and it tried to conceal from
its viewers the news that a diplomat from the US State Department had
paid prostitutes for sex, and that the State Department had tried to
cover that fact up. The CNN, which used the Taksim incidents to cover
the scandal that came out a day before the onset of the Gezi Park
protests, also drew attention by completely omitting any reports on
the young Jewish man who revealed that the National Security Agency,
NSA, was following all the US citizens.
[Translated from Turkish]
Original in Turkish:
http://yenisafak.com.tr/gundem-haber/kod-adi-istanbul-isyani-17.6.2013%20-533074
From: Baghdasarian