{"id":3104,"date":"2026-08-24T10:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T10:29:46","slug":"spooks-run-the-show-naked-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=3104","title":{"rendered":"Spooks Run the Show | naked capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Let\u2019s try to test run a new way of deciphering some news today. The principle is this: Until proven otherwise, consider NATO-Zionist infighting that slows their targeting of Russia, Iran, and China to be an elaborate psyop.<\/p>\n<p>The non-agreement-capable US and its allies have never been trustworthy. Let us recall the Minsk Agreements that were later revealed to be about buying time to arm Ukraine in order to kill Russians. Decades before that was the gentlemen\u2019s agreement not to expand NATO. With Iran we have the JCPOA nuclear deal that was torn up when Washington grew tired of it.<\/p>\n<p>But in recent years, especially since the dawn of Trump 2.0, these ruses have become more brazen, occurring in quick succession, and often involve the deception of infighting in the Western-Zionist camp.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not entirely surprising as spooks increasingly run the diplomatic and foreign policy show. They <a href=\"https:\/\/2021-2025.state.gov\/intelligence-and-diplomacy-a-new-model-for-a-new-era\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">call it<\/a> a \u201cnew model for a new era.\u201d As argued by the likes of Alastair Crooke, himself a former spook, Western intelligence agencies increasingly run foreign policy, and they are all coordinating in what they view as a civilizational battle.<\/p>\n<p>The latest example <i>might <\/i>be the latest flare up in friction between Israel and T\u00fcrkiye to the point analysts are again discussing the real possibility of war between the two. More on that below, but let\u2019s first take a brief stroll down memory lane of instance over the past few years when everything we were made to believe turned out to be a ruse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Headfakes \u2018R\u2019 Us<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember when the US was turning its back on Europe and was about to make a grand deal with Russia. For months we were treated to breathless reports that Trump was going to pull out of NATO, feed the Europeans to the Russian bear, end all aid to Ukraine, and make some sort of sphere of influence agreement with Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Instead we got Europe evermore reliant on US weaponry, energy, and tech. Talks with Moscow went nowhere as Ukraine launched increasingly brazen strikes into Russia. In retrospect, what was accomplished? The Europeans are more dependent on the US, and Russia slowplayed its advance in Ukraine due to Anchorage agreements that (surprise!) were never fulfilled by the US side.<\/p>\n<p>Now the Zionist bag boys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/eurasia\/putin-ready-to-meet-us-envoys-in-moscow-but-question-is-what-will-they-bring-lavrov\/4027356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">being reactivated<\/a>, yet Russia doesn\u2019t appear ready to partake in the charade again\u2014at least not yet.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump 2.0 playing of Moscow exemplifies how the US tries to weasel its way into the role of mediator to conflicts it is party to. That\u2019s been going on for years now in the Middle East, site of endless state-run misinformation and narrative control operations. To name a few:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The US talks with Lebanon while its proxy Israel bombs it, burns it, and assassinates Hezbollah leaders (sometimes with US-made 2,000-lb bombs in residential areas).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The US talks with Hamas while Israel assassinates negotiators and continues the genocide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The US talks with Iran while Mossad prepares an uprising there intended to topple the government and preps surprise strikes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7 Iran fell for the same trick as Hezbollah\u2019s Nasrallah.<\/p>\n<p>1) The US made an offer that required the Iranian side to discuss details.<\/p>\n<p>2) Iran held a meeting to discuss the offer and develop a negotiation strategy.<\/p>\n<p>3) The US struck the meeting, killing many officials,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3bMeaClr57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/3bMeaClr57<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/45qbA3Zctd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/45qbA3Zctd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MyLordBebo\/status\/2028019272476196947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">March 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile we\u2019ve been treated to three years and zillions of stories about the White House being oh-so-very upset with Netanyahu and Israel. President Biden was reportedly so upset he even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/investigations\/biden-disparages-netanyahu-private-hasnt-changed-us-policy-israel-rcna138282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">called<\/a> Netanyahu an \u201casshole\u201d (gasp!). These types of reports are now copied and pasted onto the Trump administration with Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/everybody-hates-you-trump-yells-netanyahu-over-lebanon-escalation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">apparently informing Bibi<\/a>, \u201ceverybody hates you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And yet US policy toward Israel only becomes more accommodating.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s just an endless stream of lies. Consider the following two headlines from the same day!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/world\/war-must-be-avoided-biden-to-hold-talks-with-netanyahu-as-israel-kills-over-100-including-nasrallah-13820474.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u2018War must be avoided\u2019: Biden to hold talks with Netanyahu as Israel kills over 100, including Nasrallah<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/30\/us-israel-military-hezbollah-00181797\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">US officials quietly backed Israel\u2019s military push against Hezbollah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The real story is almost never the one that\u2019s being presented. That\u2019s part of the reason I would look suspiciously on all the talk of an Israel-T\u00fcrkiye war.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Official Line<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On August 18 Israel bombed a Syrian air base near the Turkish border. Israel says Syria was on the verge of allowing Turkish troops to deploy at the base. Ankara denies this, and responded with a publicity stunt move:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">T\u00fcrkiye seeks Interpol Red Notices for Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla<br \/>\ud83d\udcccThe Turkish government\u2019s Interpol move comes amid heightened tensions between T\u00fcrkiye and Israel over Syria. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jOkfmHkN6N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/jOkfmHkN6N<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RinaBassist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@RinaBassist<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ezgi_akin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ezgi_akin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T\u00fcrkiye Pulse (@T\u00fcrkiyePulse) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/T\u00fcrkiyePulse\/status\/2091224633098064091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>US viceroy Tom Barrack criticized Israel, and the US has largely come down on the side of T\u00fcrkiye. Sounds familiar, right?<\/p>\n<p>Now analysts are saying war is likely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Danny says that Israel wants to weaken Damascus, a Turkish client. That\u2019s incorrect. Israel wants to weaken Ankara. They know very well that Damascus is not and will not be a threat to them any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>I do agree with Danny that the odds of a Israeli-Turkish war are high. The\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Policy Tensor (@policytensor) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/policytensor\/status\/2090550035377164540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Let\u2019s examine this a little more closely and play some devil\u2019s advocate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Omitted Background and Lies in the Official Narrative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Financial Times <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/VpXzA#selection-1927.4-1927.93\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">says<\/a> \u201cIsrael sees Sharaa\u2019s government, which is dominated by his Islamist faction, as a threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That is pure BS and this line, which is being pushed by major Western media outlets and Israel is a major indicator that something is afoot\u2014and it probably ain\u2019t against T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n<p>Sharaa has bent over backwards to accommodate Israel. He is CIA Islam personified, and while T\u00fcrkiye might be his primary backer, let\u2019s not forget that the CIA and Mossad cooperated with the Turkish intelligence service M\u0130T to put him in power where he serves them:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has declared his support for his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun in the latter\u2019s effort to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand alongside Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in disarming Hezbollah,\u201d al-Sharaa said during a video\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DYsQiqDQab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/DYsQiqDQab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlArabiya_Eng\/status\/2031061062775189694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On the topic of CIA-Mossad-MIT cooperation, let\u2019s not forget this doozy:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gershon Baskin notes how T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s spy chief <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ibrahimKALIN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ibrahimKALIN<\/a> helped get Hamas over the finish line. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6inAFPZl3y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/6inAFPZl3y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ZesqQvDxl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/2ZesqQvDxl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amberin Zaman (@amberinzaman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amberinzaman\/status\/1976520626660581885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kalin, who went to DC to get a Phd in Islamic Studies at George Washington U, is tight with Witkoff; It\u2019s a small world. Kalin was preceded as head of Turkish intelligence by Hakan Fidan who was at the post from 2010-2023. Fidan, who also got a degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus, is now T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was the guy back in 2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lrb.co.uk\/the-paper\/v36\/n08\/seymour-m.-hersh\/the-red-line-and-the-rat-line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">discussing organizing false flag attacks<\/a> on T\u00fcrkiye to help justify an \u201cincursion\u201d into Syria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Would the Goal of War with T\u00fcrkiye Be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To incorporate part of T\u00fcrkiye into Greater Israel? With what army is Israel going to occupy territory in a country of 88 million? To \u201cweaken\u201d Ankara? A more friendly government in Ankara?<\/p>\n<p>Friendlier than the one already in place that supplies Israel with oil (and even <a href=\"https:\/\/thecradle.co\/articles\/israel-is-not-isolated-a-global-web-of-oil-and-complicity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cooperates<\/a> with the hated Greeks to do it!)?<\/p>\n<p>Than the one that hosts US radars that help protect Israel? A quick recap, courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@sakaerka\/how-k%C3%BCrecik-and-i%CC%87ncirlik-tie-t%C3%BCrkiye-to-the-iran-war-d5e788e27dc2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Erkan Saka<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Function: K\u00fcrecik (Malatya) hosts a US AN\/TPY\u20112 X\u2011band radar, established for NATO in 2012 as a forward\u2011based early\u2011warning sensor against ballistic missiles, especially from Iran.<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@sakaerka\/how-k%C3%BCrecik-and-i%CC%87ncirlik-tie-t%C3%BCrkiye-to-the-iran-war-d5e788e27dc2#fn7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">[7]<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@sakaerka\/how-k%C3%BCrecik-and-i%CC%87ncirlik-tie-t%C3%BCrkiye-to-the-iran-war-d5e788e27dc2#fn6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">[6]<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@sakaerka\/how-k%C3%BCrecik-and-i%CC%87ncirlik-tie-t%C3%BCrkiye-to-the-iran-war-d5e788e27dc2#fn1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Role in Iran\u2013Israel dynamics: Technical analyses in T\u00fcrkiye describe K\u00fcrecik as critical for detecting Iranian launches towards Israel and feeding trajectory data into US\/NATO systems, alongside sister radars in Qatar and Israel\u2026<\/p>\n<p>From Tehran\u2019s view, K\u00fcrecik is the \u201cbrain\/eye\u201d that undermines its missile deterrent, while Incirlik [Turkish airbase hosting US nukes] is the \u201cmuscle\u201d that can host aircraft, UAVs, and support assets for any US\/NATO response; together they symbolise US and NATO entanglement in the Iran\u2013Israel conflict.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Friendlier than the one with a defense industry intertwined with the very same Western companies supplying Israel\u2019s genocide?<\/p>\n<p>Than the one supplying Israel with significant amounts of products like cement and steel. Yes, I know T\u00fcrkiye has put up roadblocks to trade with Israel. They are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.globes.co.il\/en\/article-turkish-exports-to-palestine-skyrocket-1001486160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">easily bypassed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The one with CIA-MIT intelligence cooperation in Turkish Cyprus to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.sigmalive.com\/cia-and-mit-reportedly-planning-secret-airbase-in-occupied-cyprus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cmonitor\u201d<\/a> the Middle East to the benefit of Israel?<\/p>\n<p>Israel would be hard pressed to find a government friendlier than Erdogan\u2019s which for three years has withstood the pressure from nearly every citizen in Turkey to do more to stop the genocide in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Just a Syria Skirmish?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This argument is more convincing, yet still unconvincing. Here\u2019s the FT with the official Israeli line again:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0Israel has also objected to T\u00fcrkiye \u2014 which has maintained thousands of troops across northern Syria following successive interventions during the civil war \u2014 establishing military infrastructure that could restrict its freedom of action, especially in Syrian airspace.<i\/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ankara and Tel Aviv have been here before. It was only last year when their victory in Syria appeared to be coming apart at the seams due to Turkish demands that US-Israel support for Syrian Kurds must end and Israel\u2019s insistence on its David\u2019s Corridor cutting across Syria.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_315287\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-315287\" class=\"size-large wp-image-315287\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-23-at-3.14.08\u202fPM-1024x572.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-315287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2018David\u2019s Corridor\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>At a <a href=\"https:\/\/thecradle.co\/articles\/davids-corridor-israels-shadow-project-to-redraw-the-levant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">January Paris meeting<\/a>, the Kurds were thrown under the bus, and in exchange T\u00fcrkiye agreed not to obstruct Israeli activity in southern Syria. Problem is, the moment an agreement is made with any of these three sides, the contest begins over who will break it first. And so here we are again\u2014maybe. [1]<\/p>\n<p>There is a logic to the following, courtesy of Izzet Akyol in <a href=\"https:\/\/serbestiyet.com\/gunun-yazilari\/kurt-barisi-israil-icin-tehdit-turkiye-icin-firsat-246793\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Serbestiyet<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Israel is disturbed by regional consolidations that develop outside of itself and may limit its own freedom of movement, and considers preventing them as an important parameter of its own security paradigm. Israel aims to consolidate the region with regulations to which it is a party to or at least it can control.<i\/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Essentially this means that Israel is fearful of T\u00fcrkiye-Kurdish peace and a Syria and Iraq too closely aligned with T\u00fcrkiye, which has also grown tight with the Gulf states.<\/p>\n<p>Yet this assumes that Israel is not party to the developments between T\u00fcrkiye, the Kurds, Syria, and others when there is evidence that Washington is the glue that holds it together. The problem with this narrative that Israel wants to keep T\u00fcrkiye at odds with the Kurds is that peace between them means Kurdish attention could potentially be turned fully against Iran. And why would Israel want to keep T\u00fcrkiye and \u201cSyria\u201d (really a collection of Al Qaeda jihadists more than a state) weak when it needs the latter\u2019s forces to be somewhat built up and somewhat organized in order to assist in Lebanon or Iraq or wherever else. Trying to keep it completely collapsed works against that goal.<\/p>\n<p>Recall Iran recently warned Syria, or likely T\u00fcrkiye to be more accurate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfe BREAKING: Iran informed Syria through T\u00fcrkiye that 100s of locations would be targeted with drones and missiles throughout Syria, including the Presidential Palace, if the Syrian Army intervened in Lebanon against Hezbollah \u2013 Tasnim<\/p>\n<p>Following the warning, Syria tuned down\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DD_Geopolitics\/status\/2087915158349766970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And despite Tehran\u2019s fear that the Syrian jihadists will be armed and used against Iranian allies, we now have Israel claiming it is bombing Syria to prevent its arming:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 Israeli intelligence has information that T\u00fcrkiye is preparing to send offensive and defensive weapons to Syria, including advanced air defenses, i24 and Yediot Ahronoth both report.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megatron (@Megatron_ron) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Megatron_ron\/status\/2090561128040407503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While all this is happening, the extremist-led Damascus government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/news\/syria-set-removal-us-terrorism-list-deadline-nears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">is set to be removed<\/a> from the US terror list, which will make it easier\u00a0for international banks, investors and governments to engage with Syria and send arms and dual-use industrial and military goods into the country.\u00a0Congress is raising no objections to the Trump administration decisions, which means Israel must be on board.<\/p>\n<p>To add another layer of confusion, here\u2019s unofficial Iranian spokesperson who has spent years pointing out T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s lack of action on Gaza and how it is aligned with the US against Iran, suddenly tweeting this out:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Make no mistake, Iran will not stand idle if the Zionist regime attacks Turkiye.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seyed Mohammad Marandi (@s_m_marandi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/s_m_marandi\/status\/2091209290279244072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>Some might argue that Israel is uncontrollable and must be thought of in eschatological terms, but Israel has been, umm, disciplined, if we can call it that. Who have they attacked? Iran, Lebanon, Yemen, and Gaza and the West Bank. All governments or containing groups that are part of the resistance to a US-Zionist regional order.<\/p>\n<p>And from South America to Europe to the Middle East, US-Israel typically looks for regime change to put in place more \u201ccooperative\u201d governments that look a lot like the one in T\u00fcrkiye, which makes some noise but supports the Zionist goals where it counts.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s remember, too, that Israel has been party to all these fake negotiation psyops and the disagreement ruses played out in the media. The Zionists are real-world enough to see their standing slipping among the US public and try everything\u2014from free speech crackdowns, fake think tanks, and AI doctoring\u2014to stop the slide. They\u2019ve been psychotically rational.<\/p>\n<p>Israel might be a religious fanatic state, but they\u2019re our religious fanatics.<\/p>\n<p>And the Erdogan neo-Ottoman Turk clique, as much as they might resent it and aspire to be a global power, know where their bread is buttered. The overwhelming amount of foreign investment in the country comes from the US and Europe, and the biggest chunk of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s exports go to Europe courtesy of the customs union.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>Brian Berletic might sound like a broken record at times, but it appears to be a message that is fit for the moment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1\/Syria: Israeli Strikes at Syrian Airport Part of US Perception Management<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa\ufe0fIsraeli strikes on Syria are designed to manage regional public perception ahead of the regional use of US-backed terrorists now controlling Syria;<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa\ufe0fIn order to use Syria against Iran and its\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mxUATUWzfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/mxUATUWzfi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Berletic (@BrianJBerletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrianJBerletic\/status\/2089908790904959215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s a good bet to assume they\u2019re duping you until proven otherwise. And as we\u2019ve seen, these types of deceptions are right up the US-Zionist alley.<\/p>\n<p>Let us also not forget that Israel and T\u00fcrkiye provide useful public bogeymen for one another while cooperation proceeds in private. The Turkish public is overwhelmingly opposed to Israel\u2019s actions in the region. And Israeli politicians inflate T\u00fcrkiye (and nearly everyone else) as a threat.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s election is scheduled for October 27, and Netanyahu\u2019s ruling coalition is facing an uphill battle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Likud campaign poster grouping in Zohran Mamdani with Mojtaba Khamenei, Erdogan, and Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem. The caption: \u201cThey want Netanyahu to lose. Don\u2019t let them win.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r44raF1UnV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/r44raF1UnV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 S\u00e9amus Malekafzali (@Seamus_Malek) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Seamus_Malek\/status\/2089037458189029690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At the same time, the long-awaited push to change the Turkish constitution or find other ways to keep Erdogan in the president\u2019s office is <a href=\"https:\/\/nordicmonitor.com\/2026\/08\/erdogan-government-moves-to-change-election-rules-to-secure-a-new-term\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">now upon us<\/a>. It doesn\u2019t hurt to appear to be facing down an enemy as universally despised as Israel is in T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re left with this question over which is more likely: is Israel going against US interests, attacking a country that supplies it and helps protect it?<\/p>\n<p>Or is it another headfake that could serve two goals\u2014 electoral positioning in Israel and PR preparation for a move by the ISIS gang in Syria?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>It looks like another deal might be in the works. Who will be first to break this one?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Israeli media outlet reports ongoing secret talks between T\u00fcrkiye and Israel to avoid escalation.<\/p>\n<p>The source says Israel has set red lines for Turkish entrenchment in Syria, including the introduction of air defense systems, drones, and missiles that could undermine Israel\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael A. Horowitz (@michaelh992) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/michaelh992\/status\/2091383329987657740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"printfriendly pf-alignleft\"><a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;-webkit-box-shadow:none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow:none; padding:0; margin:0\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF & Email\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s try to test run a new way of deciphering some news today. The principle is this: Until proven otherwise, consider NATO-Zionist infighting that slows their targeting of Russia, Iran, and China to be an elaborate psyop. The non-agreement-capable US and its allies have never been trustworthy. Let us recall the Minsk Agreements that were&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[30,29,1262,853,5045],"class_list":["post-3104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-economy","tag-capitalism","tag-naked","tag-run","tag-show","tag-spooks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}