Ahmet Kaya's Legacy

Ahmet Kaya's Legacy

I'm proud to come from the Anatolian land, however there are many troubles in this old country/area.  Here is an example.  

Ahmet Kaya was at one time the number one seller for fantasy/folk/turko rock music, and he was one of my favourite.  

The problem (for him) was he was Kurdish.   Turkey is a country of close to 70 million, and of that number about 20 million are Kurds.   

In the olden days, Turks and Kurds, and other ethnic groups within this nation fought side by side against the imperial powers.  However, since about the mid 1970s, there is an emphasis on what your back ground is in Turkey. This divide got worse, before slowly getting better now.  

But in 1999 this is what happened to Ahmet Kaya.   

Ahmet Kaya drinking tea

He went on a show, and declared that in his future album, he was going to sing a song in Kurdish, this became a big deal and eventually he was declared that he insulted the Turkish identity and was going to be jailed, therefore he took off to France.   This all happened while he was the number one singer in Turkey.  

In France, until is death only a short year later, he kept telling the Turkish authorities that he had not said anything wrong and he declared that he wanted to come back to his country as he missed his country, friends, family etc.   However, the Turkish government did not forgive him and advised him that his prison sentence would stand.   

Ahmet Kaya died in October of the year 2000 and his wife said that he died of the heartache he had for his country.   This really upset me and many folks back then and even now.   The Turkish government has not apologized for this event yet and there are repeated requests by Kurds, his family and friends.  

My son is named after him.   My side of the family does not have any Kurdish, we have a bit of Syrian from about 7 generations back and my parents can still speak levantine Arabic, I can a bit...

My wife's grandmother was Kurdish, therefore my son is one forth Kurdish now.  My son Ahmet is one forth as following: 

Kurdish, Turkish, Canadian and Arabic, I'm very proud of this.  

My son Ahmet and his Jeep

Ahmet Kaya and his daughter

Back to Ahmet Kaya, because of his stand with  the Turkish government, Kurdish language is recognized now and there is even a Kurdish radio/TV and so on.  He paved the way for many within this country.   

May he rest in peace.    

Ben here

Puppets within the Federal Reserve

Puppets within the Federal Reserve

The members in the board of the FED, the Federal Reserve, are nothing more than puppets, and do not have actual powers, and they are put there by the Elite Men, who want the policies, the monetary policies to be approved, which will benefit them and not the general public.  

          Federal reserve

I went right into the main point in my blog today, I did not want to write a lengthy blog, as I am getting the impression that people are actually starting to understand and wonder the troublesome path of our banking system.   

This is also true of the members on the board of the corrupt World Bank and IMF, which is the International Monetary Fund; all are puppets and are told how to operate by others.  

I will write in more detail about the World Bank; today, the topic is Puppets within the Federal Reserve.   

The Federal Reserve is not a Public institution, it is most definitely a private entity, owned by a private individual or a group of individuals. 

Let me list the reasons below, which points to the FED, not being a public institution.  

- The FED is not organized within the Executive, Legislative or Judicial branches of the government of the USA.  

- Who pays the FED’s bills and determines its budget? No you are wrong, it is not the government.  

- The FED gets its funding from its own specially privileged operations and the Board determines its own budgets and gets approval by 'Other' parties, who are not in the picture.   

- Who monitors and oversees FED's activities? Again the FED itself.  While some elements of proper auditing have taken place, there has not yet been a comprehensive independent audit, by the Government Accountability Office.

- FED's employees are not part of the US Civil Service System and are not covered by 'government employees’ health insurance or pension programs.  

- Who does the hiring and firing? Except for the highly publicized Chairman and the seven member Washington Board, this is in private, unelected hands.

- Federal Reserve Banks are not listed as government organizations by the telephone companies. 

It is time for the government to take back control of its monetary policy, and therefore the FED needs to be dissolved and/or taken out of the ownership of the 'Elite Men'. 

Sincerely, 

Ben

Intervention by Turkey

Intervention by Turkey

I have been following the 'guerrilla war' going on in Syria, and I am perplexed at some comments made by westerners from the comfort of their peaceful homes.  

          Tanks sitting on the Turkish side 

Let us briefly look at the issue at hand.  

But first, I will re-write the question, why are some screaming for meddling and interventions by Turkey? 

The answer is that the Turkey does not want to get dragged into an in-ending & un-winnable guerrilla war.  

I invite citizens of the world to read 'Art of War' by Mr Sun Tzu.

If USA politicians actually read the book, they, I mean the politicians would not be constantly getting involved in fiascos all the time, all around the world.  

          Men watching the bombing

If IS (Islamic State) attacks Turkey, then the matter is different, as Turkey is justified to protect its borders and therefore retaliate.  What Turkey is doing is watching how the affair unfolds and using caution.  This 'caution' is something all countries should use, before bombing each other.  

But, let's say something needs to be done right away, as in we need to go into Syria and 'bomb' IS or other parties.  

I for one definitely agree that something should be done to save the people of the town of Kobani. 

However, Turkey should not fight IS on its own.  

What is required is a a 'joint force' of NATO countries going in to solve this dilemma.  

Or how about the 'so called' world powers of USA, UK, Canada and France, putting their nose into this as well and going into Syria and bombing that country like Afghanistan or Irak or Vietnam was 'handled' previously.  

But, let's not be sarcastic here.  

If Turkey were part of a joint force it would make sense to complete a 'peaceful ground operation' but for a single country to invade another is illegal and absolutely foolish. 

I hope our politicians have learned that 'war is not the answer to peace'.  I really hope that...

Sincerely, 

Ben