Porkins Great Game ep. 4 Start of the Third Chechen War
In our first episode of 2015, Christoph and I look at the most recent attack in the Chechen capital of Grozny. We focus on who may have been behind the hours-long gun battle that left nearly 30 people dead. First we consider the support that neo-nazis in the Ukrainian parliament have been lending to the Chechen militants, both in rhetoric and possibly in material support as well. We also speak about the recent capture of a high-ranking Chechen terrorist trying to enter into Crimea from Ukraine. We then move on to the role that Turkey is playing in protecting and using Chechen’s in Gladio B operations. Christoph breaks down his recent article in Boiling Frogs Post which details several interesting Gladio operatives discovered in Turkey in recent months and years. We talk about the recent capture of Ayman Al Zawahiri’s man in Libya, Abd al-Baset Azzouz, while he was staying in a resort town in Turkey. Christoph explains Azzouz’s connections with the recently deceased Abu Anas Al-Liby, and how Azzouz worked for NATO during the overthrow of Gaddafi. Christoph also examines the assassination of prominent Chechen Medet Onlu, and how this may have been the work of the Turkish government in an attempt to silence a critic of the “Jihadist highway to Syria” . We end this segment by discussing a recent article by Brookings president Strobe Talbott, in which he predicts that 2015 will be the start of the Third Chechen War, and how a “prediction” by a deep-state actor like Tablott is really an announcement.
Our second story focuses on the demise of the much-lauded Russian-led natural gas pipeline known as South Stream. We discuss how US and EU pressure on Eastern European nations led Russia to cancel construction of the pipeline into Europe, and to declare instead that it will rote this gas to Turkey. Christoph and I discuss how Turkey is gradually positioning itself to be a major energy broker in the world, and what this may mean, geo-politically speaking.
For our last story we move to Tajikistan and its security problem along the porous border they share with Afghanistan. We discuss the recent kidnappings of Tajik border guards by the Taliban, and how they underscore the massive security problem in Afghanistan. Christoph explains why Tajikistan represents a more serious problem than neighboring Turkmenistan, and examines the Russian and Chinese responses to it. Christoph also talks about plans to create a “Greater Badakhstan” out of Tajik and Afghan territory right on China’s border.
We finish of the episode by taking a look at the start of the Boston Bombing trial. We discuss the Tsarnaev family’s connections to the CIA, and how this trial may be part of a much larger narrative that has yet to play out. Christoph and I also share our predictions for possible developments in Central Asia and the Caucasus region in 2015.
you didn’t mention erdogan’s recent denunciation of the gulen group as terrorists–what does this mean for the future of the gulen mvmt in central asia?
I wouldn’t put too much stock in this most recent denunciation. Erdogan’s falling out with his former partner is nothing new. Everytime Erdogan asks the CIA to hand over Gulen they don’t even respond. The Gladio Deep-State still want both around, so nothing in the near future is likely to come of this. I do think it is entirely possible that some sort of Gulen backed “opposition” leader could emerge at some point and seize power, but for the moment those in control seem to be playing the two sides off one another. It is also important to note that Fethullah Gulen himself is no longer calling the shots or running his vast network. Gulen is an old senile man, and we have yet to see who would emerge as a new leader of the movement.
In terms of Central Asia, they continue to be nervous of the Gulen movements influence with in their borders. They understand what the true purpose is of the Gulen movement and are increasingly kicking them out. Tajikistan is just the latest to join the list: http://www.eurasianet.org/node/71581
That being said, I don’t see the Gulen movement leaving Central Asia anytime soon. The Gladio network have spent way to much time and money on transforming Gulen into the patron Saint of the West and Western values to leave him out to dry. The next color revolution we see in Central Asia may very well have a Gulenist element to it.
a formerly gulenist turkish acquaintance at a us university has turned against them (he supports erdogan)–a social worker in east turkey tells me gulenists who have lost their jobs at schools in the big cities are being posted to the hinterlands–the gulen movement has been wounded in turkey
all this open talk of terrorism has blown their cover as the “peaceful” islamist movement. doesn’t this belong in the context of decreasing us power & influence in the region (sisi ousts morsi, oil price collapse)?
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you didn’t mention erdogan’s recent denunciation of the gulen group as terrorists–what does this mean for the future of the gulen mvmt in central asia?
I wouldn’t put too much stock in this most recent denunciation. Erdogan’s falling out with his former partner is nothing new. Everytime Erdogan asks the CIA to hand over Gulen they don’t even respond. The Gladio Deep-State still want both around, so nothing in the near future is likely to come of this. I do think it is entirely possible that some sort of Gulen backed “opposition” leader could emerge at some point and seize power, but for the moment those in control seem to be playing the two sides off one another. It is also important to note that Fethullah Gulen himself is no longer calling the shots or running his vast network. Gulen is an old senile man, and we have yet to see who would emerge as a new leader of the movement.
In terms of Central Asia, they continue to be nervous of the Gulen movements influence with in their borders. They understand what the true purpose is of the Gulen movement and are increasingly kicking them out. Tajikistan is just the latest to join the list: http://www.eurasianet.org/node/71581
That being said, I don’t see the Gulen movement leaving Central Asia anytime soon. The Gladio network have spent way to much time and money on transforming Gulen into the patron Saint of the West and Western values to leave him out to dry. The next color revolution we see in Central Asia may very well have a Gulenist element to it.
thank you. now we have the gulen newspaper accusing the turk govt of planning false flag terror– http://www.todayszaman.com/national_spy-agency-planning-false-flag-terror-acts-in-crowded-areas-whistleblower-claims_369401.html
a formerly gulenist turkish acquaintance at a us university has turned against them (he supports erdogan)–a social worker in east turkey tells me gulenists who have lost their jobs at schools in the big cities are being posted to the hinterlands–the gulen movement has been wounded in turkey
all this open talk of terrorism has blown their cover as the “peaceful” islamist movement. doesn’t this belong in the context of decreasing us power & influence in the region (sisi ousts morsi, oil price collapse)?
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