<div class="post-title-wrap"><h1 class="title"><a href="http://stratrisks.com/geostrat/13127" rel="bookmark" title="EUFOR: UK troops train for Balkans role">EUFOR: UK troops train for Balkans role</a></h1></div><div class="gallery single-image" id="post-gallery"> <div class="slides_container" style="display: block;"> <img alt="" class="woo-image" height="0" src="http://stratrisks.com/wp-content/themes/editorial2012/functions/thumb.php?src=http://stratrisks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/UK-troops-train-for-Balkans-role.jpg&w=606&h=0&zc=1&q=90" width="606" /> </div></div><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-troops-train-for-balkans-role" target="_blank"><strong>Source: UK Gov</strong></a><br /><br /> Twenty years after UK personnel first deployed to Bosnia as part of the United Nations Protection Force, some 85 soldiers from Number 1 Company (<abbr title="Number 1 Company">No 1 Coy</abbr>), <a href="http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/23990.aspx" rel="external" title="The Irish Guards web page">The 1st Battalion Irish Guards</a>, travelled to the country to rehearse their potential call-up as one of the intermediate reserve units of the European Military Force (<abbr title="European Union Military Force">EUFOR</abbr>).<br /> Restructured in 2012 as a result of improving security in the region,<a href="http://www.euforbih.org/" rel="external" title="EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina website"><abbr title="European Union Military Force">EUFOR</abbr></a>’s primary role is to build the capacity of the Bosnian armed forces.<br /> A 600-strong contingent is based permanently in theatre, with 600 additional troops held on standby in 6 EU nations to react to potential unrest.<br /> <figure><div><img alt="Soldiers close in on their objective" height="540" src="https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/image_data/file/11952/P078D058__1_.jpg" width="600" /></div><figcaption>Soldiers close in on their objective [Picture: Steve Dock, Crown copyright]</figcaption></figure>Exercise Quick Response was the first test of the emergency troop surge and saw the guardsmen training alongside their counterparts from the Austrian, Turkish and Hungarian armies.<br /> Commander of <abbr title="Number 1 Company">No 1 Coy</abbr>, Maj Tom Oakley, explained that because his soldiers were already part of the UK Operations Battalion, they were well prepared for the European mission.<br /> <blockquote>We were committed to British contingency ops last June and that has an element of public order and disaster relief so a lot of the tasks overlap with the job here,” the officer said.<br /> We also had the equipment and the vehicles so it seemed an obvious choice that we should take on this role.<br /> This serial is a good opportunity to do something different and there seems to be a real appetite among the countries to do multinational operations, which is encouraging.<br /> Given the way the British Army is going in the future, exercises like this will become more common so this provides a good test bed for us, for<abbr title="European Union Military Force">EUFOR</abbr> and for the Service as a whole.</blockquote><figure><div><img alt="Soldiers of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards plan their mission" height="540" src="https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/image_data/file/11953/P078D018__1_.jpg" width="600" /></div><figcaption>Soldiers of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards plan their mission [Picture: Steve Dock, Crown copyright]</figcaption></figure>For Guardsman Warren Myles, one of the Irish Guards’ newest members, the prospect of similar missions in the years to come was welcome news.<br /> <blockquote>It’s a great experience working with different nations and seeing how their armies roll,” said the 18-year-old.<br /> We’ve been doing riot control and fighting in built-up areas, as well as vehicle checkpoints and rehearsing different scenarios.<br /> Everyone has their different approaches and perspectives so it’s a good way to learn.</blockquote>The final phase of the training exercise culminated in an assault on a collection of buildings, with each nation responsible for a separate objective.<br /> <figure><div><img alt="Soldiers close in on their objective" height="540" src="https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/image_data/file/11954/P078D065__3_.jpg" width="600" /></div><figcaption>Soldiers from the 1st Battalion Irish Guards close in on their objective [Picture: Steve Dock, Crown copyright]</figcaption></figure>Along with the obvious language barrier, one of the main challenges to effective integration was the distinctive operating procedures between the armies<br /> <blockquote>We’re completely different forces,” said 31-year-old Sergeant Andy Devlin.<br /> The pace is slower than we are used to and they think of us as being too aggressive, while we class that as being firm.<br /> We’ve done it for years on all the tours we’ve been on and it’s worked.<br /> But everyone has stayed professional and has put 100 per cent into the tasks they’ve been given.</blockquote><figure><div>A soldier moves in to clear and secure the compound [Picture: Steve Dock, Crown copyright]</div></figure>Collectively known as the <abbr title="European Union Military Force">EUFOR</abbr> Multinational Battalion, the standby units and 2 companies permanently stationed in Bosnia are commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Steingressz of the Austrian Army.<br /> Speaking after a crowd control demonstration to show how the international elements would conduct a joint operation, the officer said he was impressed by the way the troops had pulled together:<br /> <blockquote>I was confident that the challenges could be overcome,” he added. “At company level the units function a little differently but they can cooperate very well, especially at battalion level.<br /> The biggest task during the exercise phase was communications because of the language but, as we demonstrated, if the orders are clear then it works, regardless of which companies are involved.</blockquote><figure><div>Soldiers of the Irish Guards wearing protective equipment for a public order exercise [Picture: Steve Dock, Crown copyright]</div></figure>Having witnessed the display, operation commander General Sir Richard Shirreff said it was clear what all sides would gain from the package:<br /> <blockquote>Functioning in any multinational environment is an enriching experience from a military perspective,” he explained.<br /> The Irish Guards will pick up tactics, tricks and procedures from the other forces but I have to say I think most of the learning will probably go the other way.<br /> For European armies to be able to operate alongside these veterans of Helmand with their quality and capability will be of huge value.</blockquote>The senior officer was also in no doubt of the long-term benefit of such serials as the mission in Afghanistan begins to draw down:<br /> <blockquote>Security is not only about being able to being able to respond to the unexpected in a contingent capability but also about reaching out to parts of the world that are inherently unstable to prevent a problem becoming a crisis,” he commented.<br /> This kind of exercise is genuine conflict and crisis prevention and that is what the British Army is so well-suited for.<br /> It’s the sort of thing we’ll be doing in Afghanistan post 2014 and I can see it applying across other parts of the world as well.</blockquote><h2 id="eufor-facts"><abbr title="European Union Military Force">EUFOR</abbr> facts</h2><figure><div><img alt="Guardsman Mark Hughes provides top cover" height="540" src="https://assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/image_data/file/11957/P078D012__1_.jpg" width="600" /></div><figcaption>Guardsman Mark Hughes provides top cover through the hatch in the rear of a Snatch Landrover [Picture: Steve Dock, Crown copyright]</figcaption></figure><ul><li>NATO handed over its peacekeeping mission to the 7,000-strong European Union force in 2004, nine years after the war in the Western Balkans ended. Personnel were split between three main locations, Tuzla, Banja-Luca and Mostar, with the headquarters in Sarajevo.</li><li>In 2007 the security situation had improved sufficiently to allow troop levels to be reduced to 1,600.</li><li>Further restructuring in 2012 decreased this strength to a multinational battalion of 600 soldiers based permanently in Bosnia, with an additional 600 held at readiness in 6 contributing countries.</li><li>The EU mission is named Operation Althea, after the Greek goddess of healing. The British contribution is known as Op Elgin.</li><li>While neighbouring Croatia will join the EU this summer and Serbia and Kosovo have reached an accord that should make accession talks possible, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains politically stagnant. Considerable reforms are necessary before the country can join.</li></ul>

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So You Want to Learn About: Socially Responsible Architecture

<i>The "So You Want to Learn About" series highlights books focused on a particular theme: think "socially responsible architecture" and "phenomenology," rather than broad themes like "housing" or "theory." Therefore the series aims to be a resource for finding decent reading materials on certain topics, born of a desire to further define noticeable areas of interest in the <a href="http://www.archidose.org/books/books.html">books I review</a>. And while I haven't reviewed every title, I am familiar with each one; these are not blind recommendations.</i><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.randomhouse.de/book/edition.jsp?edi=318313"><span style="font-style: italic;">Architecture in Times of Need</span></a></b><br /><b>Edited by Kristin Fieriess with contributions by Brad Pitt</b><br /><b>Prestel, 2009 (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3791342762?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=3791342762">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2011/05/16/architecture-in-times-of-need/">Review</a>)</b><br />This book documents the efforts of Brad Pitt and the Make It Right foundation in rebuilding houses in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. It is a thorough case study of more than just the house designs; a focus on the families whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina is evident and admirable.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.artbook.com/9781935202479.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Beyond Shelter: Architecture and Human Dignity</span></a></b><br /><b>Edited by Marie J. Aquilino</b><br /><b>Metropolis Books, 2011 (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935202472?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1935202472">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2011/09/19/beyond-shelter-and-testify/">Review</a>)</b><br />This book focuses on architects' responses to disasters, arguing that architects have a lot to offer in the rebuilding efforts after disasters, even as their training and profession deter them from helping marginalized communities. Case studies provide lessons for architects interested in such efforts by highlighting designers already doing work in the realm of disaster recovery.<br /><br /><img alt="about01-1.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/about01-1.jpg" title="So You Want to Learn About covers" /><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/Design_Like_You_Give_a_Damn_%5B2%5D-9780810997028.html"><i>Design Like You Give a Damn [2]: Building Change from the Ground Up</i></a></b><br /><b>Edited by Architecture for Humanity</b><br /><b>Abrams, 2012 (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0810997029/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0810997029&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://www.characterblog.com/2012/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn-2.php">Review</a>)</b><br />This follow-up to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933045256/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1933045256&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses To Humanitarian Crises</span></a> collects over 100 projects that highlight practical solutions for disaster reconstruction, housing, education, healthcare, recreation, clean water, and other means. Well-known projects like the High Line in New York City are actually overshadowed by the numerous smaller budget projects that address very particular needs.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.artbook.com/9780615534152.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Empowering Architecture: The Butaro Hospital, Rwanda</span></a></b><br /><b>By MASS Design Group</b><br /><b>MASS, 2012 (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615534155?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0615534155&linkCode=xm2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2012/07/30/empowering-architecture/">Review</a>)</b><br />MASS Design Group's design and execution of the Butaro Hospital in Rwanda is carefully and beautifully documented in this book, accompanied by Iwan Baan's photos. The photos, text, and drawings work together to explain a project that should have influence on similar buildings on the continent and beyond. <br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.artbook.com/9781933045788.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism</span></a></b><br /><b><span style="color: black;">Edited by Bryan Bell and Katie Wakeford<br />Metropolis Books, 2008 (</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933045787?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1933045787">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://www.archidose.org/books/activism.html">Review</a>)</b><br />Thirty essays <span style="color: black;">focus on architecture devoted to a broader public not typically considered in the profession and in schools: the poor, the homeless, the disabled, the individuals, families and organizations outside of upper-class private clients and exclusive institutions. </span>The contributions<span style="color: black;"> spread the experience of architects to others not sure how to take that leap into activist design.</span><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.phaidon.com/store/general-non-fiction/massive-change-9780714844015/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Massive Change</span></a></b><br /><b>By Bruce Mau and the Institute without Boundaries</b><br /><b>Phaidon, 2004 (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0714844012/aweeklydoseof-20?creative=0&camp=0&adid=15P8Z0BW7SDPZWGRNNPV&link_code=as1">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://www.archidose.org/books/massive.html">Review</a>)</b><br />Mau's exhibition and companion book may be nearly 10 years old, but their impact lives on in many of the other books collected here, among other places. It's a very optimistic collection <span style="color: black;">that sees design as <i>the</i> way to solve many contemporary problems: poverty, energy shortage, and war, to name a few.</span><br /><br /><img alt="about01-2.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/about01-2.jpg" title="So You Want to Learn About covers" /><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.artbook.com/9781935202189.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Power of Pro Bono: 40 Stories About Design for the Public Good by Architects and Their Clients</span></a></b><br /><b>Edited by John Cary and Public Architecture</b><br /><b>Metropolis Books, 2010 (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935202189?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=1935202189">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2011/02/28/the-power-of-pro-bono/">Review</a>)</b><br />This book aims at overcoming the stigma against architects doing pro bono work, giving them advice on how to do it and presenting case studies of successful precedents. A great addition to the projects comes in the form of text from the clients alongside the words of the architects, which makes sense given the importance of the architect-client relationship in pro bono work.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781568982922"><span style="font-style: italic;">Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency</span></a></b><br /><b>By Andrea Oppenheimer Dean and Timothy Hursley </b><br /><b>Princeton Architectural Press, 2002 (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568982925/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1568982925&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20">Amazon</a>)</b><br />Samuel Mockbee and Rural Studio are two names that come to the fore when considering socially responsible architecture. This is the first of three books (followed by <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1568985002/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1568985002&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20">Proceed and Be Bold: Rural Studio after Samuel Mockbee</a></i> in 2005 and a third book coming this fall from PAPress) on the studio's design-build projects for Hale County and other parts of rural Alabama; an excellent book with beautiful photos by Timothy Hursley.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.artbook.com/9780870707841.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement</span></a></b><br /><b><span style="color: black;">B</span><span style="color: black;">y Andres Lepik<br />Museum of Modern Art, 2010 (</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0870707841?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=211189&creativeASIN=0870707841&link_code=as3&creative=373489">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2010/10/exhibition-and-book-review-small-scale.html">Review</a>)</b><br />MoMA's 2010/11 exhibition <i>Small Scale, Big Change</i> focused on "eleven building projects on five continents that bring innovative architecture to underserved communities." The book expands on the eleven projects with strategies found in some more projects, but the focus remains on the photogenic projects from the show.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415571937/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Spatial Agency: Other Ways of Doing Architecture</span></a></b><br /><b><span style="color: black;">B</span><span style="color: black;">y Nishat Awan, Tatjana Schneider, Jeremy Till<br />Routledge, 2011 (</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415571928?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0415571928">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2011/12/19/spatial-agency/">Review</a>)</b><br />This encyclopedic book isn't focused solely on socially responsible architecture, but its emphasis on "other ways of doing architecture" includes a number of examples and tactics for those interested in such. It is a valuable book for those interested in pursuing alternatives to traditional architecture and those searching for ideas about how to make positive change when other means are not available.<br /><br /><img alt="about01-3.jpg" src="http://www.archidose.org/Blog/about01-3.jpg" title="So You Want to Learn About covers" /><br /><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.naipublishers.nl/architecture/testify_e.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Testify!: The Consequences of Architecture</span></a></b><br /><b><span style="color: black;">Edited by Lukas Feireiss<br />NAi Publishers, 2011 (</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9056628232?ie=UTF8&tag=aweeklydoseof-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=9056628232">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2011/09/19/beyond-shelter-and-testify/">Review</a>)</b><br />This book—a companion to the <a href="http://en.nai.nl/platform/innovation_agenda" target="_blank">NAi exhibition <i>Architecture of Consequence</i></a>—presents wide-ranging transformative architectural projects, though many of them do not even fit the mold of architecture. The inclusion of short interviews with clients, users, and other people beyond the architect make this book unique.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://wherearetheutopianvisionaries.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">Where Art the Utopian Visionaries?: Architecture of Social Exchange</span></a></b><br /><b><span style="color: black;">Edited by Hansy Better Barraza<br />Periscope Publishing, 2012 (</span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934772798/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1934772798&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20">Amazon</a> / <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2013/05/21/where-are-the-utopian-visionaries/">Review</a>)</b><br />The essays and projects in this book ask readers to "consider the people routinely consigned to silence and invisibility in the design process." It's a small yet solid collection that arose from the 2004 symposium at the Rhode Island School of Design<i>, Social XChange: Architects Committed to Social Change</i>.

So You Want to Learn About: Socially Responsible Architecture

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Funky Monkey Snacks review and Giveaway!

<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aaeKpG9FT5Y/UbE47VZGGyI/AAAAAAAAISs/7KprRUylV8o/s1600/Funky+Monkey+snacks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aaeKpG9FT5Y/UbE47VZGGyI/AAAAAAAAISs/7KprRUylV8o/s320/Funky+Monkey+snacks.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Whenever I am looking for a quick snack for on the go I grab a piece of fruit because its convenient , healthy and best of all good for me, but sometimes need that extra sweetness and <a href="http://www.funkymonkeysnacks.com/">Funky Monkey Snacks </a> all natural freeze dried fruit snacks have just that!!</i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i> I was sent some products of theirs for review and so far I love them! </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I've tried Other freeze dried fruits but nothing as quite delicious as these because they have unique flavors and are sprinkled with cinnamon! </i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Applemon- </i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>delicious apples freeze dried sprinkled with cinnamon . They are the perfect bite sized snack that's healthy and kids will love as well. They go great with a bowl of oatmeal or even yogurt .I love how they are in bite sized apple slices and aren't too sweet either . </i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Bananamon- </i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uILR2-qQA4I/UbE4uJClugI/AAAAAAAAISk/7w4hYwjvIJU/s1600/Bananamon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uILR2-qQA4I/UbE4uJClugI/AAAAAAAAISk/7w4hYwjvIJU/s320/Bananamon.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>crispy delicious bananas sprinkled with sweet cinnamon giving a great flavor and not too sweet worked great in my morning parfait . </i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Funky monkey facts:</i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Healthy</i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>All natural </i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Delicious </i></span></div><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Fat free</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">three servings of fruit in each bag!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">made in Brazil</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Gluten Free</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Certified Non GMO</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Certified Kosher</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Great tasting fruit that crunches!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><b>*Giveaway Entry Rules*</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>One of my readers will win their 7 flavors of their fruit snacks!</b></span><br /><br /><div style="background-color: #fb5e53; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: start;"><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. What's your favorite fruit?</span></b></i></div></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Want an extra entry?</b></span></i></div><i></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i><b>2.  Must Follow my blog.</b></i></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b></b></span></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></b></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b></b><b style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>3.Then also follow me via Twitter, here. <a href="https://twitter.com/kelli_bliss" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;"> https://twitter.com/kelli_bliss</a></b></i></div></b><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div></b><b style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>4. then Re tweet my post about the giveaway and if you tweet on your own make sure you use #FunkyMonkeyFruitSnacks</b></i></div></b><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div></b><b style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>5. leave me a link here to your tweet.</b></i></div></b><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div></b><b style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>6. Like their face book page as well and tell them you were sent to my blog to enter to win their delicious fruit snacks!</b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FunkyMonkeySnacks">https://www.facebook.com/FunkyMonkeySnacks</a></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>7. Follow them Via Twitter about my giveaway and also what flavor you would love to try!</i></div></b></span></i></div><div style="color: #222222;"><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>8. leave me your email addresses as well please when you leave your comment on the blog!</i></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i>Thank you and good luck!</i></b></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">website:</span></i></div><div><a href="http://www.funkymonkeysnacks.com/"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">http://www.funkymonkeysnacks.com/</span></i></a></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Twitter:</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/FunkyMonkeySnck"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">https://mobile.twitter.com/FunkyMonkeySnck</span></i></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Face book:</span></i></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div></div></div></div></div>

Funky Monkey Snacks review and Giveaway!

Whenever I am looking for a quick snack for on the go I grab a piece of fruit because its convenient , healthy and best of all good for me, ...

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THEN FALL, ERDOGAN</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Executive Summary: </span></b></span></div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Erdogan suggests: turmoil is orchestrated by foreign sources</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Intense mutual hostility between IRAN, TURKEY, SYRIA and IRAQ</span></b></li></ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">US reaction regarding TURKISH unrest has been unusually harsh and critical of Erdogan</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">USA</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TURKISH government resorted to excessive use of force</b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Paragon of 'moderate' Islam</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gulen: one of the most influential movements in the Islamic world</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Economic prosperity in TURKEY made it difficult for the USA to harness Erdogan</span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gulen has Washington's support for this "regime change" in TURKEY</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></li></ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By M K Bhadrakumar <i>via </i>Asia Times Online<br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One thing that TURKISH Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said before pushing ahead with a four-day tour of the MAGHREB tour still hangs suspended in the air. Hardly anyone picked it up. He said Turkish intelligence is looking into possible links between the recent incidents in Istanbul, scene of violently suppressed protests, and foreign elements. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #cc0000;">ERDOGAN SUGGESTS: TURMOIL IS ORCHESTRATED BY FOREIGN SOURCES</span><br /></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />Erdogan hinted that some leads are already available with the TURKISH intelligence. "Our intelligence work is ongoing. It is not possible to reveal their names. But we will have meetings with their heads." <br /><br />His words suggested that there might have been concerted foreign interference. Logically, the eyes turn toward SYRIA, IRAN and IRAQ. But then, Erdogan also blamed Twitter for inciting unrest. He said, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There is now a menace, which is called Twitter. The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">INTENSE MUTUAL HOSTILITY BETWEEN IRAN, TURKEY, SYRIA AND IRAQ</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The regimes in SYRIA, IRAQ and IRAN should be out of their minds to dabble in the US-controlled social media as instruments of their regional policies. Besides, the reactions of the three countries to the TURKISH unrest are conspicuously reticent under the current circumstances of intense mutual hostility, and quite apparently they have been taken by surprise that the ground beneath the feet of the Sultan in Istanbul could shift just like that. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/turkeys-sunni-crescent.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/07/turkeys-sunni-crescent.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">US REACTION REGARDING THE TURKISH UNREST HAS BEEN UNUSUALLY HARSH AND CRITICAL OF ERDOGAN. </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The USA has so far made six statements regarding the unrest in TURKEY through the past week, mostly at the level of the White House. These statements have been highly critical of Erdogan. <br /><br />They viewed the protests as peaceful acts by ordinary law-abiding citizens exercising their rights to free expression. They expressed concern about the government's response to the protesters and "expected" Ankara to work through the issue while "respecting its [TURKEY'S] citizens' rights". </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TURKISH GOVERNMENT RESORTED TO EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7uIu0BCiBPDnzWuKr9z8pbXpVtg_Qjn8T8XAWglavi2MNhPlNFYMNVK_VEz9k-WEQjleCH9yxqNzDx847F_OgWHiZ9fZ7zM7UAEFo-2X6f0CzPF33duCbyehNLDF5iGbqRMi4I3NHKXA/s1600/turkey_reddress--621x414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7uIu0BCiBPDnzWuKr9z8pbXpVtg_Qjn8T8XAWglavi2MNhPlNFYMNVK_VEz9k-WEQjleCH9yxqNzDx847F_OgWHiZ9fZ7zM7UAEFo-2X6f0CzPF33duCbyehNLDF5iGbqRMi4I3NHKXA/s320/turkey_reddress--621x414.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />The White House considered that the TURKISH government resorted to excessive use of force and called for the events to be investigated. Secretary of State John Kerry added that the Obama administration is "deeply concerned" by the large number of people who have been injured. Kerry said: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are concerned by the reports of excessive use of force by police. We obviously hope there will be a full investigation of those incidents and full restraint from the police force with respect to those incidents. We urge all people involved ... to avoid any provocations or violence. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The US has taken up the matter with the TURKISH government through diplomatic channels. <br /><br />Indeed, something is strange in this overreaction, and it is not only as regards the disproportionate and harsh US pronouncements - considering that Erdogan and President Barack Obama had some special chemistry between them - but also because the US reaction looks suspiciously defensive. <br /><br />These are early days, and firm conclusions cannot yet be made as to what exactly is happening in TURKEY. However, there are straws in the wind. <br /><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HEREBY HANGS A TALE</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No sooner had Erdogan's jet taken off from the Essenboga airport on his scheduled trip to NORTH AFRICA than Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc visited the presidential palace in Ankara to meet President Abdullah Gul. The two leaders thereupon publicly took a radically different approach than Erdogan's to the ongoing unrest. <br /><br />Erdogan had summarily dismissed the protesters as "ideologically" motivated hoodlums with links to foreign powers and had no word of regret for the police excesses. Arinc, on the contrary, acknowledged that the original protesters were "right and legitimate" and the police methods were brutal, for which he even apologized. Indeed, he has since agreed to meet the protesters on Wednesday. <br /><br />Again, Erdogan was harsh on the opposition Republican People's Party for inciting the protests, whereas Gul received its leader at the presidential palace for a discussion. <br /><br />Erdogan argues that he won a handsome mandate in the last parliamentary poll, which gave him the prerogative to implement his programs, but Gul contradicts him that democracy is about more than holding elections. <br /><br />To be sure, the secularists and liberals and the Kemalist camp have promptly greeted Gul as more conciliatory, more receptive to democratic ideals and generally more pro-WESTERN than Erdogan. <br /><br />Curiously, Erdogan, Gul and Arinc are being described in the same breath as the "founding fathers" of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), although TURKS all over would know that Erdogan is as peerless as any sultan in their history. <br /><br />And the intriguing part is that this characterization of an AKP "Troika" is the handiwork of the Zaman newspaper. Of course, Zaman is run by the followers of the hugely powerful faith-based Fetullah Gulen movement. Hereby hangs a tale. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>PARAGON OF 'MODERATE' ISLAM</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhY0ucB3-pgCV_pHeNUsxV-1mGFjnCVpYhJXopqHlXnJ2VwvPmEgVjZi0kltU20SR33FIV-3QB2zZv3a9fzPJY_1pPl49R5O7LWnufUIRmZHzBLYDGuCtJt54VgEx8bB_GCukE7s5ymZ7T/s1600/erdogan-gulen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhY0ucB3-pgCV_pHeNUsxV-1mGFjnCVpYhJXopqHlXnJ2VwvPmEgVjZi0kltU20SR33FIV-3QB2zZv3a9fzPJY_1pPl49R5O7LWnufUIRmZHzBLYDGuCtJt54VgEx8bB_GCukE7s5ymZ7T/s320/erdogan-gulen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Although the Gulen movement had supported the Islamist AKP's march to power, a distance had developed between Erdogan and Gulen in recent years. Erdogan has been plainly indifferent toward Gulen and averse to submitting to him. In contrast, after meeting Gulen recently, Arinc showered praise on him in a TV interview and pointedly called him as "<i>Hocaefendi</i>", a title that his followers use for him. Arinc said Gulen is the "conscience of 75 million people" in TURKEY. <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Arinc's meeting with Gulen took place in Philadelphia during Erdogan's recent visit to the US, but the prime minister himself kept away. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GULEN: ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><br />Now, all this may seem out of context unless one has the background of Gulen, who heads one of the most influential movements in the Islamic world and which is regarded as drawing on the moderate mystical traditions of Sufism. He fled TURKEY in 1999 amid accusations of plotting to overthrow the secular government at that time and has been living in exile on a 10-hectare haven in the mountains of eastern Pennsylvania. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BClen_movement">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%BClen_movement</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://gulencharterschools.weebly.com/">http://gulencharterschools.weebly.com/</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">USE OF ISLAM AS AN INSTRUMENT OF US REGIONAL POLICIES</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">According to a well-researched report by the New York Times, his Green Card application shows that Gulen's request to remain in the UNITED STATES was endorsed by a former top official dealing with the MIDDLE EAST in the <span style="color: blue;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Central Intelligence Agency</b>. <br /><br />The mystery deepens when it transpires that the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CIA's case officer also is an authority on the "Arab Spring" and political Islam, with a long career track specializing in the use of Islam as an instrument of US regional policies.</b> <br /></span><br />Suffice to say, Zaman newspaper has opened the heavy artillery on Erdogan and is exhorting Gul and Arinc to take on the mantle of leadership. Zaman commentaries have virtually called for a revolt against Erdogan by AKP stalwarts. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN TURKEY MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE US TO HARNESS ERDOGAN</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDI1MRAL29ljsa3uVcLurF0PoqnO0KamNp-Fu1dNAxbcZwC9cFknctvdpdAZq3NGPRixb3Gysf7ggBldprD6bJjzUzBLwbmkZ43VsvO4UGPTpJMuCkKdkU4RRuAcHHhZJn7Cm_L_0e49yN/s1600/8701412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDI1MRAL29ljsa3uVcLurF0PoqnO0KamNp-Fu1dNAxbcZwC9cFknctvdpdAZq3NGPRixb3Gysf7ggBldprD6bJjzUzBLwbmkZ43VsvO4UGPTpJMuCkKdkU4RRuAcHHhZJn7Cm_L_0e49yN/s1600/8701412.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Erdogan faces an existential challenge. The heart of the matter is that he has grown in stature through the past decade in power taking TURKEY to unprecedented heights of prosperity and striding the Arab Muslim world as a role model. <br /><br />In the process, paradoxically, it has also become increasingly difficult for the US to harness his energy. Erdogan has become uncontrollable - be it in his stance on SYRIA, support for IRAQI KURDISTAN, Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, or his visceral hatred toward ISRAEL. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/turkeys-double-edged-sword-policies-or.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/06/turkeys-double-edged-sword-policies-or.html</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>WAVING THE RED FLAG</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />Woven into all this is also a congruence of interests between the US and Gulen in weakening and destabilizing Erdogan. From Gulen's perspective, Erdogan not only defies him, but is also accelerating a historic compromise with the PKK, a KURDISH group that he is violently opposed to. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By the way, a WikiLeaks cable dated 2009 by the then US ambassador to TURKEY, James F Jeffrey, assessed that <span style="color: blue;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the Gulen movement was strong in the police and security agencies</b>. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GULEN HAS WASHINGTON'S SUPPORT FOR THIS "REGIME CHANGE" IN TURKEY</span></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /><br />Interestingly, Ambassador Jeffrey wrote, </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The political context for conversations about Gulen is complicated because President Gul is himself seen by almost all of our contacts as a Gulenist, while Prime Minister Erdogan is not. Indeed, some of our contacts have argued that Erdogan is so firmly outside the Gulen camp that Gulen loyalists view him as a liability. At the same time, the Republican People's Party and other AKP opponents of the ruling Justice and Development Party are quick to accuse the US of working covertly to prop up Gulen, allegedly to weaken TURKEY'S secular foundation to produce a "model" moderate Islamic nation. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Make no mistake, TURKEY'S unrest is not going to wither away. Gulen is making his epic move to bring about an "in-house" political coup within the AKP to bring Gul to the fore. Gulen has Washington's support for this "regime change" in TURKEY. The MIDDLE EAST situation has reached a criticality, and who rules TURKEY becomes of seminal importance. <br /><br />But will Erdogan walk into the sunset without a fight? Such meekness wouldn't be the hallmark of a sultan. Marc Champion, editor at Bloomberg, is spot on: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If the president is able to calm the protests before Erdogan returns in three days - as the prime minister says he hopes - Gul will get the credit. If Gul can create a new coalition across the opposition parties, he would be a great choice to lead them and would provide a good change for TURKEY. But don't count on it ... Erdogan isn't just a political bruiser. He is a force of nature, and has a genius for turning events to his advantage. The party was built and succeeded around Erdogan's popular appeal, not Gul's. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="color: blue;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Meanwhile, the SYRIAN crisis has introduced another dimension into this. Gul is a protege of the Saudi royal family, whereas Erdogan shares the Qatari Emir's passion for the Muslim Brotherhood</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Evidently, ISRAEL is terribly excited about the outcome of the turmoil in TURKEY. The Ha'aretz newspaper has begun a "live blog" on the happenings. Equally, IRAN has counseled Erdogan to show "prudence", virtually waving the red flag, despite all the differences with him, that powerful forces could be arrayed against him. </span>

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