Mesopotamische EntwicklungsGesellschaft - Mezopotamian Development Society (Registered) THE MOST REQUESTED DAILY & ONLY INDEPENDENT NEWSSERVICE ON KURDISTAN FOR THE HIGHLY INVOLVED PEOPLE VISIT & SUBSCRIBE (or unsubscribe) MESOP NEWSLETTER ON OUR WEBSITE : mesop.de Editors Facebook: facebook/guy.debod / twitter: Guy Debord @1Debord1 MESOP FOCUS NO. 1 HALABJA : Kurdish people want German companies to be put on trial Mewan Dolamari - BasNews, Irbil - Activists and the Anfal Victims Organization have been gathering in front of the German consulate in Erbil demanding that the German companies who had relations with deposed dictator Saddam Hussein apologize and be put on trial. – Read more: mesop.de/?p=44389 MESOP NEWS : Halabja memorial ceremony, Portsmouth UK, Sunday 16th March Date: Sunday March 16th - Time: 11 am - Place: The Garden of Hope, Clarence Parade, Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 3A Together with members of the Kurdish community we have invited to this year’s ceremony the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, a local Member of Parliament, Councillors, friends and members of organisations such as the Red Cross and Amnesty International. Read more: mesop.de/?p=44371 MESOP : HALABJA COMMEMORATION NEWS : Halabja residents warn the KRG 14-3-2014 - The Halabja committee for establishing the new governorate project has warned KRG’s officials against further delay in recognizing the city as a new province within the KRG’s jurisdiction. The committee consists of local government officials, NGOs, journalists and residents. Read all: mesop.de/?p=44374 TODAY’S MESOP EDITORIAL : The Sunni-Shia struggle has become the new number one Middle East problem The opinion piece below was written by Tennessee Tech University political science professor Michael Gunter. Tennessee Tech University - Lori Shull - Tuesday, March 11 2014 - Since Israel’s creation in 1948, the Arab-Israeli problem has almost been synonymous with the Middle East problem. The Jewish determination to establish a sanctuary after the world callously left them to their fate during World War II struggled against the Arab determination to destroy what they saw as the cancer of Western imperialism reasserting itself via the state of Israel. When God gives the same land to two different people, compromise is inherently difficult. - Read all: mesop.de/?p=44365 MESOP DOCUMENTATION : FINAL REMARKS BY STEFAN FULE – EU COMMISSIONER ON PROGRESS REPORT TURKEY DEBATE IN EU PARLIAMENT Debate on Turkey, 11th of March 2014, Strasbourg - INITIAL REMARKS -at the beginning of the debate- by Mr Štefan Füle, Member of the Commission. Madam President, honourable Members, Presidency and Minister, it is a pleasure to see you in these circumstances. I would first of all like to thank Ms Ria Oomen-Ruijten for the high quality of her report and for her continuous contribution to European Union Turkey relations as rapporteur of this House over the past seven years – what a pleasure it has been to work with you, Madam. Read all : mesop.de/?p=44355 WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA) TODAY’S MESOP SYRIA ANALYSIS & OUTLOOK 13-3-2014 : If power and force alone are what shape foreign policy, then so be it, in Syria as in Crimea. Lets stop wasting our time by evoking international law and principles in a world that seems so little disposed to ensuring they prevail or, worse, that cites international law as an excuse to avoid taking any humanitarian action whatsoever, writes Michael Young in Lebanons Daily Star Lebanon. The regimes political goals are to remain in power, restore its control over as much of Syria as it can, and render the political opposition an irrelevant exile movement. Its military goal is to reduce the armed opposition to a manageable terrorist threat. This does not imply that the opposition has to be completely eliminated or that every inch of lost ground has to be recovered. Yet the regime has never shown any intention other than to fight, and it fights essentially everywhere in Syria. It does not negotiate with the opposition, and it does not give up on any province, writes Jeffrey White of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Read all: mesop.de/?p=44358 MESOP INSIGHT : Syrias Economy Devastated By War (AFP) –13-3-2014 - Syrias civil war has ravaged the countrys economy, causing damage that could take years to repair, and people have been forced to focus on finding basic necessities, like food and fuel, experts say. Gross domestic product has plunged nearly 40 percent since 2010, the year before the war began, as production has seized up, the regime has been rocked by international sanctions and oil fields lost to rebels. Read all: mesop.de/?p=44363 SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ) Kurds Brush Off Iraqi Threats As Deals With Western Energy Firms Move Forward BAGHDAD – worldtribune 13.3.2014 - Iraqs autonomous Kurdistan has been unfazed by Baghdads threats against independent energy projects. The Kurdish Regional Government has continued to approve projects by Western and other energy companies. Western companies have remained in Kurdistan despite warnings of a boycott by the Iraqi Oil Ministry. One such Western contractor, Oryx Petroleum, reported progress in drilling for energy in Kurdistans Hawler license area. Read all: mesop.de/?p=44361 MESOP LATEST : Iraqi Kurdistan government announces Halabja as its fourth province Shafaaq-com - 13.3.2014 - ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region Iraq,— The prime minister of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani announced on Thursday, that he has signed a resolution to convert Halabja to a province officially. Read all: mesop.de/?p=44367 MESOP NOTEBOOK : Kurdistans Interior Minister, Karim Sinjari, attacks Kurdish NRT TVs team March 13, 2014 – knnc.net - ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region Iraq,— Karm Snjari, the Kurdistan Regional Governments Interior Minister, has attacked NRTTVs reporter who was covering the events of a conference in Hewlêr [Erbil], the capital of the Kurdistan region. – Read all: mesop.de/?p=44369 ISIS Wanted to Attack PUK HQ in Sulaymaniyah 13-3-2014 - Attempt of ISIS to blow up PUK-office in Sulaymaniyah through a bus with explosives - ANHA. - Posted by Wladimir van Wilgenburg SHORT CUTS SOUTH KURDISTAN : NO SALARIES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 14-3-2014 – Kurdistan Tribune - Kurdistan Parliament member Ezat Ismail, PUK fraction, has said that the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) financial crisis will continue for years as government deficit is skyrocketing each year. The MP said that, even if Baghdad sends the money that’s due every month, the KRG still can’t afford to meet the payments and will need loan. Read all: mesop.de/?p=44376 MESOP OPINION : Is Baghdad Pushing the Kurds to Independence? By Yerevan Saeed – 14-3-2014 – RUDAW - The centerpiece of negotiations between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Baghdad over an oil dispute has evolved: It has gone from Kurdish oil contracts being deemed illegal and unconstitutional by Baghdad, to who should have authority over oil sales from the Kurdish fields, the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) or the Kurdistan Oil Marketing Organization (KOMO)? – Read all: mesop.de/?p=44387 WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA) “ The Syrian people believe that Assad is in power because Israel backs him, so they direct their resentment both against him and against Israel and consider Israel to be a partner and even a cause of their suffering. Changing this perception requires a clear, practical position from Israel that would alter the Syrian peoples sensitivities in this regard. This would increase the chances of achieving peace and stability in the region.” (Kamal al Labwani) Plan for a Regional Solution in Syria Kamal Al-Labwani - March 7, 2014 – Syrian Opposition Coalition The situation in Syria is tragic and getting worse. Chaos, extremism, and a lack of security are taking root all over the region, which is further threatened by severe civil and sectarian wars. In light of this grim situation, we cannot stand idly by. We cannot wait for the worst to happen, or wait for an international solution. Read all: mesop.de/?p=44383 NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY) MESOP PolicyWatch 2225 - Turkeys Transformation: Prospects & Limits Soner Cagaptay, Ben Hodges, Ross Wilson, & James F. Jeffrey13-3-2014 - Two former U.S. ambassadors to Ankara joined the head of NATO LANDCOM and the author of a new book on Turkey to discuss the AKP governments foreign and domestic policies. Read a summary or watch video. Read & Watch all: mesop.de/?p=44378 MESOP LATEST : EUROPE’S CPT ABOUT IMRALI CONDITIONS According to the report, as in 2010, the CPT’s delegation received no allegations and found no other evidence of ill-treatment of prisoners by prison staff at Imralı Prison. On the contrary, inmates generally spoke favourably about the manner in which they were treated by the management of the prison and prison officers. CPT publishes report on its visit to Imralı Prison – Read all : mesop.de/?p=44391 THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER Was sonst nur dem FÜHRER so recht gelang: der Islam scheint ihm tatsächlich ebenbürtig: Deutsche Frauen im Dschihad dw.de – 14-3-2014 - Im Syrien-Krieg wiederholt sich ein Trend, den es in anderen Krisengebieten schon gab: Muslimische Frauen greifen zur Waffe und kämpfen mit im ... – Volltext dw.de/deutsche-frauen-im-dschihad/a-17493068 MESOP FLASH : Gülen-Netzwerk: Wowereit gerät wegen Schirmherrschaft unter Druck Von Maximilian Popp / DER SPIEGEL 14-3-2014 - Neuer Ärger für Berlins Regierenden: Klaus Wowereit tritt als Schirmherr eines Talentwettbewerbs auf - dessen Veranstalter Anhänger des islamistischen Predigers Fethullah Gülen sein sollen. Dafür wird er nun von SPD-Parteifreunden heftig kritisiert. Volltext: mesop.de/?p=44381
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