The West’s Syria policy could be best summarized in Sarah Palin’s words: “Let God sort it out.” That the U.S. forwarded the issue to God has not only helped Bashar al-Assad, but also the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to enhance their sphere of influence.
It has already become certain that ISIL’s invasion of Mosul will pass into history as the “pre-Mosul and post-Mosul era.”
Last week I was in Israel to attend the Herzliya Conference in Tel Aviv. On the sidelines of the conference I had a conversation with Ehud Barak
The Chambers of Commerce from Turkey, Greece and Turkish and Greek Cyprus announced the creation of the joint commerce forum, namely the “Nicosia Economic Forum,” last Monday in Cyprus.
“The heart has reasons that reason cannot know” is a famous saying of French philosopher Blaise Pascal.
Turkey has never brought any of its mining disasters to account. The highest jail term ever sentenced after a mining disaster has been 8 years. Fines have been embarrassingly low.
The mine disaster in Soma has reminded us of the fact that Turkey is worst in Europe and third-worst in the world for workers’ deaths.
You must have heard of Sisyphus. According to Greek mythology, he was a king compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this action forever.
When I was in Iraq two months ago, the elections held last Wednesday, April 30, had already become the top item on Iraq’s agenda.
