Ian's video: o SO Tommy Simms - A New Jam 2000

Two suspected people smugglers went on trial in Turkey on Thursday charged with causing the death in September 2015 of Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi - the picture of whose lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach - shocked the world. Turkey has become a major hub for Syrian, Afghan, Iraqi, and Eritrean refugees or migrants undertaking life threatening sea crossings to the EU. The Turkish government struck a deal with the EU in November 2015 to halt the flow of refugees, in return for three billion euros ($3.2 billion) in financial assistance ! Neither the deal or the cold wintry weather in the Mediterranean have deterred the desperation of many migrants, as boats continue arriving on the Greek islands daily. As background to this continuing human tragedy, an inspiring message of peace and love , courtesy of Chicago native Tommy Simms's rare groove classic 'A New jam'. Meanwhile in America - land of the outspoken - the religious bigotry of Donald Trump still draws an audience.....