NATO Is Harboring ISIS, And Here’s The Evidence

• NATO Is Harboring ISIS, And Here’s The Evidence
  by Tyler Durden, www.zerohedge.com  
  For the better part of a year, Turkey remained on the sidelines in the “fight” against ISIS. Then, on July 20, a powerful explosion ripped through the town of Suruc. 33 people were killed including a number of Socialist Party of the Oppressed (ESP) and Socialist Youth Associations Federation (SGDF) members who planned to assist in the rebuilding of Kobani.
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  The attack was promptly attributed to Islamic State who took “credit” for the tragedy the next day. To be sure, the attack came at a rather convenient time for President Tayyip Erdogan. A little over a month earlier, the ruling AKP party lost its absolute parliamentary majority in part due to a strong showing at the ballot box for the pro-Kurdish (and PKK-aligned) HDP. What happened in the wake of the Suruc bombing was nothing short of a largely successful attempt on Erdogan’s part to use fear and violence to scare the electorate into restoring AKP’s dominance in snap elections that took place earlier this month. 
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  In short, Erdogan used Suruc as an excuse to begin a “war on terror.” Part and parcel of the new campaign was an invite from Ankara for Washington to use Turkey’s Incirlik air base. Subsequently, Erdogan reminded the world that the PKK is also considered a terrorist organization and as such, the anti-ISIS campaign would also include a crackdown on Kurdish militants operating in Turkey.Erdogan proceeded to focus squarely on the PKK, all but ignoring ISIS while simultaneously undercutting the coalition building process on the way to calling for new elections. Unsurprisingly, AKP put on a much better showing in the electoral redo, and with that, Erdogan had succeeded in using ISIS as a smokescreen to start a civil war with the PKK, in the process frightening voters into restoring his party’s grip on power.
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  Through it all, the PKK has suggested that Ankara is and always has been in bed with Islamic State. That contention will come as no surprise to those who frequent these pages. It’s common knowledge that Turkey backs the FSA and participates in the US/Saudi-led effort to supply Syrian rebels with weapons, money, and training. Indeed, those weapons were on full display Tuesday when the FSA’s 1st Coastal Brigade used a US-made TOW to destroy a Russian search and rescue helicopter.That came just hours after the Turkmen FSA-allied Alwiya al-Ashar militia posted a video of its fighters celebrating over the body of an ejected Russian pilot. 
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  In short, Turkey has made a habit out of supporting anyone and everyone who opposes Assad in Syria and that includes ISIS. In fact, if one were to rank the US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar in order of who is suspected of providing the most assistance to Islamic State, Turkey would likely top the list. Here’s what Vladimir Putin had to say earlier today after Turkey downed the Russian Su-24:
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  * PUTIN: OIL FROM ISLAMIC STATE IS BEING SHIPPED TO TURKEY
  * PUTIN SAYS ISLAMIC STATE GETS CASH BY SELLING OIL TO TURKEY
  * PUTIN: ISLAMIC STATE GETS MILITARY SUPPORT FROM MANY STATES
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  It’s with all of this in mind that we bring you excerpts from a new piece by Nafeez Ahmed who, you’re reminded, penned a lengthy expose earlier this year explaining how the US views ISIS as a “strategic asset.” In his latest, Ahmed takes a close look at the relationship between Ankara and Islamic State. The evidence is truly damning. 
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  From “NATO is harbouring the Islamic State: Why France’s brave new war on ISIS is a sick joke, and an insult to the victims of the Paris attacks,” by Nafeez Ahmed, originally published in Medium.
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