David Craig, on March 14th, 2020(weekend blog)
Blackmail is a Turkish delight
You might remember that last week Turkey’s magnificent president popped over to Brussels to give EU leaders a friendly ultimatum. Either they give Turkey loads more EU-taxpayers’ money or else the Turks would unleash a tsunami of migrants into Europe:
But things seem to have gone a bit quiet about the results of the Ottoman emperor’s meeting with EU bosses. As far as I know, both the BBC and C4 News felt there was nothing newsworthy to report.
Well, here’s what really happened. The European Commission is currently preparing to hand over an additional 500 million euros in supposed “aid” to Ankara to help with so-called “Syrian refugees” to ease growing tensions with the increasingly belligerent and some might say “unhinged” Turkish regime.
Apparently, the €500m will ‘complement’ the 6 billion euros that already has been planned to be disbursed to the Turkish regime under the 2016 EU-Turkey agreement. The money will supposedly be used to finance programmes implemented by NGOs to aid the 3.6 million migrants currently being housed in Turkey…..
I wonder whose bank account the €6bn went into? And I wonder whose bank account the latest €500m will go into?
They’re about as Syrian as my left buttock
As more and more reports come out, however, it has become increasingly clear that very few of the gimmegrants and rapemigrants who are attempting to cross into Greece from Turkey are actually Syrian.
Less than two weeks ago, CNN Greece reported on 252 persons who were arrested trying to illegally cross into Greece from Turkey. Of those who were arrested, 64 percent were Afghani, 19 percent were Pakistani, 5 percent were Turkish, 4 percent were Syrian, 2.6 percent were Somalian, and those from Iraq, Iran, Morocco, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and Egypt comprised 5.4 percent of the arrestees:
- Afghanistan, 64%
- Pakistan, 19%
- Turkey, 5%
- Syria, 4%
- Somalia, 2.6%
- Iraq, Iran, Morocco, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Egypt: 5.4%
I have a feeling someone is being well and truly screwed:
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Read rumours the Italians are happy to cause panic over the virus as it forces EU to stop their crazy policy of forcing economic migrant quotas on them.
Another interesting story on the virus is the WHO have a vested interest in declaring a pandemic because they are the beneficiary of $500 million of pandemic bonds that they do not have to pay back now to the world bank. Bonuses all round at the WHO this year.
HL Mencken comes to mind “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.”
Will there be anything left when the climate and Coronavirus crises are added to the normal incompetence of our leaders. I can hear Greta screaming “You are not doing enough. People are dying.” I hope she is happy now. More is being done and more people are dying and the economy will be in tatters when it is all over. Thank goodness for the tree planting, we will need them to keep warm.
Another child rape gang sorry grooming gang in Yorkshire. Reported in one paper but well buried in the mainstream media. What a disgrace.
Meanwhile, as Turkey tries to flood Europe with millions of bogus refugees, our own Foreign Secretary comes up with this grovelling, sycophantic speech in Ankara. Hasn’t Boris some Turkish ancestry?
Foreign Secretary’s joint press conference Turkish Foreign Minister, March 2020
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gave a press statement following a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in Ankara.
“Thank you. I’m pleased to be making my first official visit to Turkey as Foreign Secretary. I’m very grateful to my host, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. Thank you Mevlüt for your hospitality.
Like many others around the world, I was absolutely appalled to hear of the tragic deaths of more than 30 Turkish soldiers as a result of brutal regime attacks in Idlib. Once again, I’d like to express my deepest condolences on behalf of the UK government to the Turkish government and indeed to the Turkish people.
For decades, Turkey has been a staunch ally in NATO and one of its largest contributors of military personnel.
We support Turkey’s efforts to re-establish the ceasefire agreed in 2018 and to protect those innocent civilians fleeing the regime’s monstrous assault. We have also been very clear in our condemnation of the regime’s actions in Idlib.
We are gravely concerned by the significant escalation in military action by Russia and the Syrian regime in the North West. We have condemned these actions as flagrant violations of international law and indeed basic human decency.
The UK has raised this issue in multiple multilateral fora. On 28 February, we called for an emergency UN Security Council session in New York. On that same day we, at the NATO North Atlantic Council, expressed our support for Turkey’s efforts to re-establish a ceasefire in Idlib.
Our position remains clear. Only a political settlement in line with UN Security Council resolution 2254 can deliver lasting peace in Syria. It is the Syrian regime that continues to stall the political process to end this war, as the first and foremost responsibility for the situation we find ourselves in, and indeed the cost it is inflicting on the Syrian people.
I would like to pay tribute to Turkey’s commendable response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria. For years, Turkey has helped carry the enormous burden of supporting millions of Syrian refugees, and indeed other displaced persons. Often you have felt ignored.
And Turkey has also played an important role in trying to bring about a political solution through the Sochi process.
The UK remains committed to providing support for both Turkish host communities and Syrian refugees. We know both groups are under sustained pressures.
And with that in mind, it is crucial that unhindered humanitarian access is maintained. Aid must be able to reach those in desperate need. And aid workers must be able to help the most vulnerable without fear of attack.
The UK has played a leading role in supporting the implementation of the 2016 EU-Turkey deal on migration and will continue to do so.
We urgently need to discuss the recent issues at Turkey’s Western border, where we have seen a marked increase in migrants seeking transit into Europe. It is imperative that we work together with the international community on Idlib and in any response to a new wave of refugees and the movements of migrants, especially at Turkey’s Western border.
Once again, the root cause of this is the reckless and brutal nature of the Syrian regime and the Russian offensive in Idlib. The Syria conflict has been one of the most destructive in recent human history and we want the war to end as quickly as possible.
In particular, we want to end the humanitarian suffering and the UK is also a major donor to the Syria Crisis. To date, we have committed £3.1 billion in response to the Syria Crisis, our largest ever response to a single humanitarian crisis. Since 2019, our commitment to projects inside Syria amount to over £220 million. Including emergency food, clean water, tents, medical kits, education and maternal healthcare.
And today, in response to the ongoing situation in Idlib and to help those most in need, we’re boosting our UK aid commitment by £89 million to organisations delivering humanitarian aid inside Syria, including around Idlib.
I hope my visit today demonstrates the importance we attach to our relationship with Turkey. We do appreciate that Turkey sits on the frontline of some of the most difficult and serious challenges we face in the region.
We share common objectives in ensuring both our countries and citizens remain safe and I think particularly for the UK, as a NATO ally, G20 member, founding member of the Council of Europe, Turkey is an absolutely indispensable partner.
We work closely together for regional stability and security, protecting our nationals and, as the UK leaves the EU, improving markets for increased investments.
Our counter terrorism cooperation remains strong. The UK stands with Turkey in the fight against terrorism, and recognises the serious threat posed by the PKK. Just last week, Parliament extended the proscription of the UK to acknowledge the HPG and TAK as aliases of the PKK.
Naturally, as close friends, there are issues that we may not agree on. But our close partnership allows us to have frank discussions on issues, such as human rights and the rule of law, which are important to the functioning of any healthy democracy.
Our intention is to continue to work even closer together on defence, security and trade cooperation. The UK’s exit from the EU opens up many opportunities for that to happen.
One of our priorities is to agree a Free Trade Agreement with Turkey during 2020. I think that will be a major contribution to a strong Turkey-UK economic relationship and help boost our trading partnership which is already worth around £18 billion per year.
So, finally, I’m here in Turkey to show British solidarity with you, the Turkish people, because when you need our support we will always be there for you. And because our friendship matters now more than ever.
Thank you again Mevlüt for your warm welcome and I look forward to our continued friendship.”
Speed reading that speech made me nauseous The inaccuracies are out of the NWO playbook. What POC have we ended up with in No 10?