A setback for the Sultan
Dr. Jassim Taqui
First of all one would strongly condemn the triple suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, killing at least 50 innocent people including many foreigners. Ironically the Turkish President Tayyib Erdogan blamed ISIS for the attach even as he along with his son supported this terrorist outfit in selling stolen Iraqi and Syrian oil. Erdogan, wanted to be the modern-era Sultan of the Middle East and was using ISIS as a vehicle to implement his dream.
In the process, millions of people were killed, wounded and displaced domestically and internationally. Al-Qaeda has been strengthened and the net-winner in this senseless game of politics of war, death and destruction.
In another surprise, Erdogan first blamed Russia, which has been the only global country involved in genuine war against ISIS and its allies. Later, he sent to the Russian President a letter; apologizing for shooting Russian fighter jet, offering also his “deep sympathy and condolences to the relatives of the deceased Russian pilot…sorry.”
The Sultan also resumed his diplomatic relations with Israel and turned against his fundamentalist allies including Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood. But, he declared a war against the Kurds, who fought valiantly against ISIS and stopped its further advances towards Aleppo. Hence, the pro ISIS virus continues to live deep in the brain of the Sultan.
However, the Sultan continues to pose danger to the Arab countries. His moves are thought to be tactical and an attempt to absorb the shock of the spread of terrorism deep inside Turkish cities as a result of his policies of backing ISIS.
This should also explain why the Arabs revolted against the Ottoman Empire on 5thJune, 1916, almost exactly 100 years ago. Ironically, it is June that has also witnessed the collapse of the game of Sultan Erdogan.
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