{"id":2019,"date":"2020-08-17T12:50:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T08:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/?p=2019"},"modified":"2020-08-17T12:50:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T08:20:21","slug":"why-does-the-commander-of-centcom-need-to-wear-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/report\/why-does-the-commander-of-centcom-need-to-wear-glasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does the commander of Centcom need to wear glasses?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A simple search on the Internet can find photos of Mazlum Kobani \/ Abdi in PKK uniform in Qandil and among other members of this group. Also, a photo of Mazlum Abdi in a pool with Abdullah Ocalan shows that the relationship between the two was very close. Ocalan was an absolute dictator and is even said to call him his adopted son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commander of the US Central Command (Centcom), Kenneth McKenzie, participated in a video conference for the US Institute of Peace and discussed the Syrian Democratic Forces, PKK, and Turkish attacks in the Kurdistan Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/images-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/images-4.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/images-4-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I understand Turkey&#8217;s concerns about its national security, but its operations in the Kurdistan Region are worsening the situation,&#8221; National Interest quoted Col. McKenzie as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/download-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2022\" \/><figcaption>Abdullah Ocalan and Mazlum Kobani<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He cited the killing of two Iraqi officers in Turkish attacks as a factor in disrupting security. The American commander spoke about the Syrian Democratic Forces and the PKK. &#8220;We believe that the PKK and the Syrian Democratic Forces are not the same,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Mazlum Kobani does not deny to have been a PKK member and his photographs are proof of this membership, and at the same time various US officials, including John Bolton, a former US National Security Adviser, had confirmed that the PKK \/ Democratic Syrian Forces is the same as the PKK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McKenzie needs to wear glasses to see the truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A simple search on the Internet can find photos of Mazlum Kobani \/ Abdi in PKK uniform in Qandil and among other members of this group. Also, a photo of Mazlum Abdi in a pool with Abdullah Ocalan shows that the relationship between the two was very close. 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