Notations From the Grid (Week-End Edition): On #Turkey, #Daesh/#IS & The Reality on the Ground

Turkey joined the fight against Daesh-but at the same time also broke a unilateral ceasefire with the Kurds.   As we have been assessing the "ground game", we also ran across this that we found very compelling to share as this notation of "Notations" For the Weekend:

‘Desperate times call for desperate measures’ is what that arguably best describes what AKP and Erdogan are doing right...
Posted by Kamran Matin on Saturday, July 25, 2015

In addition, this On the Iran Question is quite profound as well that our founder ran across which our team thought was quite compelling:

On the perilous #Vote4Peace quest: The One Question Nobody’s Asking About the Iran Deal http://t.co/Z5DrURsolB

— Mike Pouraryan (@mikepouraryan) July 26, 2015

It underscores the perilous nature of the debate right now as the debate continues onward.   It was interesting how this by Zenos Frudakis which is front of the Glaxo Smithkline Headquarters is appropriate becuase it also depicts the possibilities.    As we went to press here this weekend, the debate was interesting at times as we continue to assess the State of the World here and now: 

The Friday Musical Interlude: A Tribute to the BBC

For this edition of the Friday Musical Interlude, our team chose the BBC News opening theme as a tribute to the fabulous work they do in bringing the World to us.    We value the BBC's contribution and will be sharing thoughts in the "Visions" Channel over the course of the ensuing days especially as the UK Government begins its' review of the BBC Royal Charter:

Notations On Our World: On the #IranDeal (An #Outsider Newsflash For the Day)

The US Secretary of State, The US Secretary of Energy and the US Secretary of the Treasury are testifying before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.    The Republicans are expressing their reservations in their profound way.  As we went to press here, Senator Rubio of Florida is speaking about the profound reservations he has on the deal reminding the World about how the next US President will be under no obligation to abide by the deal after 2017.  

Secretary Kerry is noting that the Bush Administration Memorandum with the P5+1 was followed by the Obama Administration--including working with Iran.   He noted that if anyone thinks that the Iranian Leadership will come back to negotiate is a fantasy.