Eric
Draitser of http://StopImperialism.org
provides his commentary (Jan. 12, 2016) on the Istanbul bombing, the latest terror attack to strike Turkey.
Draitser explains that this tragedy further underscores the
connection between Turkey and ISIS/ISIL, demonstrating that Turkey's
policy vis-a-vis supporting terrorism in Syria is having severe
repercussions for the country. Draitser also notes that this will
likely be used as a pretext by Erdogan to further attack the Kurds
both in Turkey and Syria.
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