Topic: Harmony Schools

Filmmaker Mark Hall's documentary "Killing Ed" exposes the influence of Turkish imam Fethullah Gulen on the American charter school system, specifically the Harmony Public Schools in Texas. The film alleges that these schools use federal funding to import Turkish teachers without proper credentials and to fund political trips for U.S. congressmen. The hosts describe the network as a "bloodless jihad" aimed at expanding Turkish cultural influence.

A report from the Center for Media and Democracy alleges that $3 billion in taxpayer money has been wasted on charter schools with little accountability. In Texas, the "Harmony Schools" network, linked to Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, is highlighted for its lack of transparency. The debate is complicated by political divides, where liberals criticize the schools but defend the Department of Education against Koch-funded efforts to dissolve it.

Turkish Secret Service (MIT) trucks were reportedly stopped at the Syrian border and found to be carrying weapons, highlighting the conflict between Prime Minister Erdogan and the Gulen movement. Adam Curry discusses the influence of Fethullah Gulen's Harmony Charter Schools in Texas and alleges, via a source, that the CIA may have supported Gulen using heroin money from Afghanistan. The geopolitical tension involves Kurdish oil interests and the potential expansion of a neo-Ottoman influence.

Adam Curry introduces Fethullah Gulen, a powerful Turkish cleric living in a compound in Pennsylvania. Gulen runs a global network of charter schools, including the Harmony Schools in Texas, which have been accused of radicalizing youth. Curry links Gulen to former CIA official Graham Fuller, suggesting Gulen is a "puppet master" used by US intelligence to influence regional dynamics.