Pakistani DM wants Turkey to 'kidnap' Bibi Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. (photo: Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images, Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images, SHUTTERSTOCK).  

Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has called upon the United States and Turkey to carry out what can only be described as an act of international vigilantism: the abduction of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

Speaking on Geo TV, Pakistan's largest television channel, Asif branded Netanyahu "the worst criminal of humanity," a phrase so hyperbolic it might have been lifted from the most fevered corners of anti-Western propaganda. Of course, the real reason may have something to do with Bibi being Israeli and Jewish.

The remarks came in the immediate aftermath of the United States' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, an event Asif appeared to regard as a convenient precedent. "Turkey may abduct Netanyahu, and we Pakistanis are praying for it," he declared, his words carrying the unmistakable weight of official endorsement.

Asif invoked the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November 2024, insisting that nations must now enforce justice themselves. The ICC's action, he suggested, provided moral and legal cover for extraordinary rendition. He speculated openly about Turkey seizing Netanyahu and transporting him to Ankara, a fantasy that reveals far more about the speaker's worldview than it does about any realistic prospect of international law.

This outburst occurred during a live broadcast that ended abruptly: the anchor, sensing the perilous direction of the conversation, announced that Asif would not remain on air after the break. One can only imagine the discomfort in the studio as a senior minister of a nuclear-armed state casually advocated for the kidnapping of the leader of another sovereign nation.

Such rhetoric is not merely inflammatory; it is a symptom of a deeper malaise in parts of the Muslim world, where Israel is cast not as a state defending itself against existential threats but as the singular embodiment of evil, as Islamic scripture frames it.

Asif's claim that "no community has done what Israel has done to Palestinians in the last 4,000-5,000 years" collapses under even the slightest scrutiny, yet it persists because it serves a political purpose: to deflect from the failures of governance, the corruption, the sectarian strife that plague so many states in the region.

The deterioration in Israel-Turkey relations since 2024, marked by trade freezes and airspace closures, provides the backdrop for this fantasy of abduction, but it does nothing to justify it.

What we witness here is the normalization of extremism in high office: a defense minister openly wishing for the forcible removal of a democratically elected leader, cloaked in the language of human rights and international justice.

The civilized world must confront this for what it is: not a legitimate call for accountability, but a dangerous incitement that erodes the very norms Asif pretends to uphold. 

When ministers speak of kidnapping heads of government, the boundary between statecraft and terrorism begins to dissolve. And once dissolved, it is not easily restored.

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Berlin tells Erdogan: we don't want to hear you

Berlin -- Germany said that it rejected a request by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to speak to ethnic Turks in Germany next week while at the G20 summit.

Erdogan, you may recall, allowed (or ordered) his goons to brutally attack Kurdish protesters at the Turkish embassy in the U.S. He is also turning Turkey into yet another Islamic theocratic state.

Berlin-Ankara relations have deteriorated over Turkey's mass arrests of alleged state enemies after a failed coup last year along with other civil rights issues. That's what tends to happen when a dictator steps in, especially one using the guise of religion to gain power.

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said they received a request for Erdogan to be able to address members of three million Turkish diaspora in the European Union.

"I explained weeks ago to my Turkish colleagues that we don't think that would be a good idea," Gabriel said while visiting Russia. He pointed to the lack of adequate police resources around the July 7-8 (G20) summit in Hamburg.

"I also said quite frankly that such an appearance would not be appropriate given the current adversarial situation with Turkey." However, he stressed that Erdogan would be "received with honors" at the summit.

Social Democratic Party candidate for chancellor Martin Schulz said that "foreign politicians who abuse our values must not be allowed to give inflammatory speeches in Germany."

"I don't want Mr. Erdogan, who is jailing members of the opposition and journalists in Turkey, to hold large-scale events in Germany," Schulz told the Bild. 

Ties have been extremely strained since the failed coup last July in Turkey. Tensions have worsened over a referendum campaign to expand Erdogan's powers, much like that of Egypt's Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Morsi was finally removed from office when he tried to expand his power and rule Egypt like a theocratic nation. Hopefully, the same will happen to Erdogan.

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Turkey suicide bombers blow themselves up--no infidels hurt

Putting pieces of the puzzle together

Ankara, Turkey -- Two losers, a man and a woman, blew themselves to little bite-size pieces when Turkish police told them to surrender during an operation on the outskirts of Ankara Saturday. 

It was reminiscent of a Monty Python skit, but the blood and flying extremist body parts was real. It was all over in a split second in a cloud of dust and a hearty cheer by police who were happy to be alive.

It was a self-sacrifice gone wonderfully wrong as nobody else except the two idiots were killed, and nobody even got hurt.

Governor Erkan Topaca reported that police acted on a tip and launched an operation to catch the man and woman who were suspected of planning a suicide car bombing in Ankara. They hid inside a hut at a horse farm in the Haymana district. The name of the tipster is not known but a witness claimed that one of the horses is named Mister Ed.

"Police called on them to surrender. They did not respond in a positive way. They blew themselves up before we could intervene," Topaca said. "Boom badahbing! and it was all over."

Gov. Topaca said that it was "highly likely" that one of the pair was linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party of PKK. They have carried out a series of suicide car bombings this year, so it's a wonder how they get any work done.

"The organization they are connected to is not clear yet but according to information we have received, it is highly likely that (the man) is linked to the PKK. They way the incident was carried out and planned points at the PKK," he said, meaning that whenever they carry out a suicide bombing, they try to abide by safety standards which conflicts with the outcome of their work.

The losers had a Turkish flag on their car to hide their identities, much like Islamic terrorists who dress as religious Jews before trying to kill religious Jews as part of their own, sick religious duty. 

The suicide bombers also wore fake noses, glasses and mustaches, none of which could be recovered after the two blasts.

Turkey has been hit by a wave of bomb attacks beginning last summer. Hundreds have been killed and the attacks blamed on both the PKK and ISIS. 

On October 10, 2015, a total of 103 people were killed as they ironically attended a peace rally--including many Kurdish activists. ISIS was blamed for the attack.

Last Thursday, 10 people received minor injuries by a bomb mounted on a motorcycle that exploded near a police station in Istanbul (which was once Constantinople).
The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (aka Bad Birds) or TAK, an offshoot of PKK, claimed responsibility and promised to try to do better next time.

Six jobless people have been detained in connection with that unspectacular attack.

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BREAKING: Death at Turkish peace rally

Ankara, Turkey--Turkey's Health Ministry reported that at least 86 are dead and over 180 injured when two closely-timed bombs targeting a peace rally were detonated within minutes of each other.

The bombs were placed near Ankara's main train station where people gathered for the rally which was organized by several civic and trade worker's groups. The rally was to call for an end of violence between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces.

Turkey's Dogan news agency was covering the event and TV footage showed a group of protesters chanting and dancing with their arms locked when a huge explosion went off behind them. The video showed bodies covered with rally banners and flags while others, more fortunate, were being taken to hospitals.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to Ankara, Turkey's capital, from a program he was attending in Istanbul.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called an emergency security meeting to discuss the attack. He is suspending his election campaign programs for three days--elections are slated for November 1st.

Nobody has yet taken responsibility for the slaughter and government officials are having the incident investigated.

Selahattin Demirtas, head of the pro-Kurdish party had his members attend the so-called peace rally. "There are dozens of dead and hundreds of injuries," he said. "Some of our friends are in serious condition."

This past July, a suicide bombing attributed to ISIS killed 33 in a Turkish border town with Syria. A leftist (not conservative) militant group has also been carrying out suicide bombings in Turkey.

It isn't known whether this latest peace rally spoiler was a suicide attack, but if it was, the suicide bomber who blew him- or herself up in the attack, was doing it for Islamic jihad and believed he or she was going to get rewarded with a trip to Paradise.

Islam is a religion of peace like Obama is a uniter of all people.

My opinion.

UPDATE: Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu is now saying there are strong signs that the bombings were the work of suicide bombers. There will be a three-day official mourning period for the 86 victims.


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Is Marie Harf Simply Simple?

Istanbul, Turkey--Melih Gokcek, the mayor of Ankara, went on Twitter and posted a tweet going after the blond bombshell, Marie Harf after she criticized Turkish police for the way they handled demonstrations.

The tweet contained a photo of police in Baltimore forcibly subduing a young man during the anarchy that took place there under the pretense by those who looted and destroyed that it was all about Freddie Gray and black lives matter. Mr. Gray died while in police custody and today the state Attorney General Marilyn Mosby has announced that criminal charges have been filed against the six police officers involved in his death.

Gokcek tweeted: "Where are you, stupid blond, who accused Turkish police of using disproportionate force?" The tweet contained a photo of the captivating State Department spokes-puppet. He added: "Come on, blond, answer now."

So the U.S. ambassador to Turkey John Bass responded to the sexist tweet about Harf (which actually rhymes with barf). He tweeted a photo of himself with digitally altered reddish blond hair and a caption saying: "American Diplomats: We Are All Blond."

What Bass should have added was the fact that, with Marie Harf representing the State Department and America's interests, "we are all dumb blonds."

That statement isn't meant to be sexist because with that I include the male portion of the Obama administration. Even Obama acts like a dumb blond when it comes to his lacking of leadership.

Either a dumb blond or a very shrewd Muslim.

Well, here I am again, going off on another tangent. (Now you see why I call my blog "Brain Flushings".) I am not accusing Barack Hussein Obama of being a Muslim, the fact that his father was a Muslim means that Islam accuses him of that charge. According to Islam a child is the same religion as the father because according to Islam, women don't really count much, but NOW doesn't seem to care.

But seriously, let us pray for peace across the nation and that the riots immediately cease now that the cops are being charged on an assortment of counts, including second-degree murder.

However, let's not forget that in America, a person is presumed innocent unless proven otherwise.

Kumbayah. 



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