Ukraine, Crimea, Syria, Israel, Iran, Turkey, Putin, China, and World War III

[Cidersomerset]

This is a good discussion .......

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uBxIEF6IIRM

Published on 4 Nov 2015


Western Russia-bashing is not new, though it has never been so counter-productive.
Unwilling to go along to get along, Russia’s political elite is self-confident when defining
what is in the country’s interest. This makes the exceptionalists inside the beltway go
mad! CrossTalking with Vladimir Golstein, Gilbert Doctorow, and Peter Kuznick.

Listen to CrossTalk+ here: https://soundcloud.com/rttv/sets/cros...

[Cidersomerset]

Propaganda Fail: Five of Six Syrian Hospitals Allegedly Hit by Russian Airstrikes Don’t Exist

By David Icke on 4th November 2015






PROPAGANDA FAIL: 5 of 6 Syrian Hospitals Allegedly Hit by Russian Airstrikes Don’t Exist

November 3, 2015 By Stuart Hooper 7 Comments

21st Century Wire says…

Some basic fact checking would have saved the Western media from this embarrassment.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JvEbcd8XMsk

‘The Russian Defence Ministry has openly attacked claims launched by Western
mainstream media outlets that their mission in Syria has been targeting
hospitals and civilians.

Major General Konoshenkov said this:

“I would like to remind you that a week ago several leading Western media outlets
citing the US-based Syrian American Medical Society accused us of allegedly bombing
hospitals in al-Ees, al-Hader, Khan Tuman, Sarmin, Latamna and al-Zirba.“

“All these reports were made without any proof…“

“We investigated this information. It turned out, in fact, that there is a hospital only in
the settlement of Sarmin. There are no hospitals in al-Ees, al-Hader, Khan Tuman,
Latamna and al-Zirba, and, consequently, there are no healthcare workers.“’

Read more: Propaganda Fail: Five of Six Syrian Hospitals Allegedly Hit by Russian Airstrikes Don’t Exist

http://21stcenturywire.com/2015/11/0...es-dont-exist/
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‘Systematic crimes against media freedoms’: Israeli forces raid, shut down Palestinian radio station

By David Icke on 4th November 2015



‘Israeli forces stormed a radio station in the Palestinian city of Hebron in the occupied West
Bank, accusing it of “incitement” amid the ongoing recent escalation of violence between
Israelis and Palestinians.

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) broke into the office of the Palestinian Manbar al-Hurriyya
(Freedom Tribune) radio station on Tuesday and destroyed the contents of its offices,
including the walls and interior. The security forces also confiscated all the station’s
broadcasting equipment and ripped out the wires in the building as well.’

Read more: ‘Systematic crimes against media freedoms’: Israeli forces raid, shut down
Palestinian radio station

https://www.rt.com/news/320682-israe...ampaign=chrome


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Reporter Spills the Beans and Admits All the News is Fake

By David Icke on 4th November 2015

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=CzySk8qfvxk

Published on 8 Oct 2014


A top German Journalist and Editor Dr. Udo Ulfkatte has just gone public with some shocking
admissions. He basically admitted what all of us who read the alternative media such as
BeforeItsNews have known for a long time – the entire mainstream media is totally fake!
He went into a very detailed talk in this video and spilled the beans about everything! He
talked about how the CIA gets control over all of the major journalists. e next 6 months
than we’ve done in the last 6 years! We can do it together!

[Cidersomerset]

'RT is glamour project' US Senate focuses on 'Russian propaganda' threat

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=oro1H3wkm7Q

Published on 4 Nov 2015


On Tuesday, an American Senate committee spent two hours discussing the
supposed threat posed by Russia. But it wasn't the military they were focusing
on. RT network has been mentioned more that once at that hearing.

RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air

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On Repeat: US says 'premature' for Syrian govt & opposition to meet in Russia

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxT994qDW7Q

Published on 4 Nov 2015

Moscow has invited representatives of the Syrian government and opposition
groups to hold talks in the Russian capital next week. The aim is to find a
solution to the long-running civil war, and to co-ordinate joint action against
Islamic State. However, Washington has expressed doubts over the meeting.

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Israeli commander working with ISIS arrested in Iraq: Popular forces

By David Icke on 4th November 2015 War and Terror

PRESS TV............


Tue Nov 3, 2015 6:45PM


Fighters from Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces advance toward the center of Baiji,
north of the capital, Baghdad, during a military operation against the Takfiri Daesh
terrorists on October 18, 2015.


Israeli commander working with ISIS arrested in Iraq: Popular forces

‘Iraqi popular forces have say they have arrested a senior Israeli commander
working with the Takfiri Daesh terrorists.

According to a report by Iran’s Fars news agency, sources in Iraq’s Popular
Mobilization Forces (PMF) say they have arrested Colonel Yussi Elon Shahak
during an operation against Daesh.

The report said Shahak was arrested along with a number of key Daesh members,
saying he is currently being interrogated by Iraq’s intelligence officials to determine
the degree and type of support the Tel Aviv regime has been providing to militants
fighting against the Iraqi government.’

Read more: Israeli commander working with ISIS arrested in Iraq: Popular forces

[Cidersomerset]

Obama: Deploying Special Forces To Syria Is Not ‘Boots On The Ground’

By David Icke on 4th November 2015





Obama: Deploying Special Forces To Syria Is Not 'Boots On The Ground'

"We are not putting U.S. troops on the front lines fighting firefights with ISIL."

Reuters..By Peter Cooney
Posted: 11/02/2015 09:21 PM EST

‘President Barack Obama said on Monday the planned deployment of dozens of U.S.
special forces to Syria to advise opposition forces fighting Islamic State did not break
his promise not to put “boots on the ground” in the Syrian conflict.

“Keep in mind that we have run special ops already and really this is just an extension
of what we are continuing to do,” Obama said in an interview on “NBC Nightly News”
in his first public comments on the deployment since it was announced on Friday.’

Read more: Obama: Deploying Special Forces To Syria Is Not ‘Boots On The Ground’

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b00a4d2e0bad54

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Hillary Clinton And The Funding Of Al-Qaeda Terrorists In Libya And Syria

By David Icke on 4th November 2015




Untitled (7)‘Picking up where the Benghazi scandal left off, it cannot be
stated often enough that Hillary Clinton, in her tenure as Secretary of
State, was instrumental in helping to fund, organize, train, and direct
al-Qaeda terrorist forces in Libya and Syria.

In regards to Libya, it was well known and even criticized by Libyan
officials that Clinton’s State Department was actively funneling weaponry
to “rebels” with “ties to al-Qaeda.” Of course, the “rebels” actually were
al-Qaeda as the Libyan “rebellion” itself was nothing more than the use
of proxy forces by the United States and NATO whose ranks were made
up of terrorists, jihadists, and mercenaries. As the Washington Times
reported in February, 2015.’

Read more: Hillary Clinton And The Funding Of Al-Qaeda Terrorists In Libya And Syria

http://www.activistpost.com/2015/11/...and-syria.html


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Israeli ‘Staatspolizei’ Carry out Summary Executions in Jerusalem

By David Icke on 4th November 2015 The Police State, War and Terror



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Israeli “Staatspolizei” Carry out Summary Executions in Jerusalem

By Anthony Bellchambers
Global Research, November 03, 2015



‘Meanwhile, the continued silence from Britain, the EU and the US, becomes ever louder
notwithstanding that Israel is now murdering unarmed Palestinians daily. Death toll last
week stood at 72, including 12 children, two infants and a pregnant woman

‘Tension has surged amid resentment over Israeli settlements and the incursions into
Al-­Aqsa Mosque compound, the third holiest site for Muslims.

Rights groups have slammed Israel for its harsh measures as it continues to crack down
on Palestinians.’ This week, Amnesty International warned Israeli forces to end its
“pattern of unlawful killings. In some cases, Israeli forces appear to have ripped up the
rulebook and resorted to extreme and unlawful measures,” the group said. “They seem
increasingly prone to using lethal force against anyone they perceive as posing a threat,
without ensuring that the threat is real.”‘

The root cause of the violence is Israel’s continuing illegal occupation and
settlement in East Jerusalem and the West Bank and the violent dispossession of
the indigenous population by armed troops and settlers.

The international community needs to apply pressure on Israel to conform to
international law and repatriate all its settlers back to their own homes in Israel, if
there is ever going to be peace. Failing which, the world will need to accept that
there will eventuality be an uprising that will inevitably escalate to a much wider
conflict that will impact Europe as well as the Middle East.

That will be the tragic consequence of the current appeasement policy, by the
European Union, of Binyamin Netanyahu’s illegal colonisation agenda and of the
supply of yet more arms to the Israeli government, which colludes in enforcing the
illegal occupation.

Notes:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/israel­...ildren/5486068



Read more: Israeli ‘Staatspolizei’ Carry out Summary Executions in Jerusalem

http://www.globalresearch.ca/israeli...usalem/5486326


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Israel panicked by global boycott on its goods

By David Icke on 4th November 2015


‘News sources indicate that within the coming days the European Union is going to
register barcode on the Israeli goods with the aim of boycotting the goods made by
Zionists in the Occupied Territories. According to Palestine Information
Dissemination Center, the EU will begin putting barcode on the commodities
manufactured in the Zionist settlements.

The European Parliament made the decision in last September so that the Israeli
goods are recognized and boycotted by European citizens. In view of this, 525
members of this parliament have voted positively to the bill while 70 members gave
negative vote and 31 others abstained. The spread of international sanctions
against the child-killer Zionist regime has caused a wave concern among the
regime’s officials while there is news of forming a new Zionist ministry to counter
this global move. Meanwhile, the Zionist regime’s parliament (Knesset) has agreed
with the formation of a new ministry headed by Gilad Erdan, who serves as the
Minister of Public Security and Strategic Affairs.’

Read more: Israel panicked by global boycott on its goods

http://english.irib.ir/programs/poli...t-on-its-goods

[Cidersomerset]

'No moderate rebels in Syria, US just trying to save face'

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GlD8f8W3yXE

Published on 5 Nov 2015

The US has reiterated its support for the so-called moderate opposition in Syria,
despite a State Department official admitting that some of the backed rebels have
joined an Al-Qaeda affiliate. Writer and political commentator John Wight joins
RT to discuss this issue

RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air

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‘No buyers, no looters’: ISIS making money on stolen antiquities

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2oeWyygGEDE

Published on 5 Nov 2015


Islamic State militants are not only exacting a human toll in the Middle
East but also destroying many cultural heritage sites and priceless artifacts.
Syria's ancient city of Palmyra is being reduced to ruins after the Islamist
captured it back in May.

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British generals and diplomats outraged at Cameron’s retreat over Syria airstrikes

By David Icke on 5th November 2015



‘Generals and diplomats are upset that Prime Minister David Cameron will not push
for a vote on bombing Syria after failing to convince enough MPs it would have any
beneficial effect on the war against Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL).

Cameron has shelved plans for a vote amid fears rebellious Tories would cancel out
the few Labour MPs willing to back him.

Had Cameron lost another vote on bombing Syria, after the embarrassing 2013 ballot
when he was headed off by then-Labour leader Ed Miliband, the PM would have been
politically compromised.’

Read more: British generals and diplomats outraged at Cameron’s retreat over Syria airstrikes

https://www.rt.com/uk/320731-syria-a...ampaign=chrome


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EU and NATO Set to Destabilize Russia by Anti-Putin Propaganda Operation

By David Icke on 5th November 2015



‘EU, US and NATO are preparing a media offensive against Russia inside Russia.
The alliance aim to operate propaganda against the Russian government. This
will also reduce the likelihood that independent media will thrive in Russia.

The “Strategic Communication Team East,” as this operation is called,” has already
“reached its full staffing levels” as of 1 September 2015, according to the German
federal government.

Critical voices against this proposal are arising from within the European Union —
especially in Germany’s Left Party. …’

Read more: EU and NATO Set to Destabilize Russia by Anti-Putin Propaganda Operation

http://rinf.com/alt-news/breaking-ne...nda-operation/








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[Sophocles]

The Fallacy Of Erdogan-Style Democracy

November 04, 2015

by Ghassan Kadi

Erdogan’s AKP party has scored a monumental victory; not so much in terms of the lead in parliament though. As a matter of fact, it is a fairly narrow victory, but one that was least expected. What is monumental about it is the course that Turkey has set itself upon.

A victory for Erdogan perhaps, but for Turkey itself, the outcome of this election will probably take years and even decades until it becomes clear what the results truly meant for Turkey’s future and wellbeing.

Nearly one hundred years ago, Ataturk has set the foundations of the Turkish Republic, and Turkey was no longer a waning great Empire better known then as “The Sick Man of Asia”. A fresh new republic emerged, though with much smaller territory and much lesser wealth and resources, but it was a fresh start for the Turkish people and an anticipation for a new direction without having to look back much at the past and the loss of either the war or the Empire.

This election for Turkey has been like no other, because most analyses predicted an AKP loss.

Some of Erdogan’s opponents are making accusations that the result was rigged, but whether the polling booths were rigged. Perhaps one could argue that something was rigged; either the polling booths or the minds of the majority in Turkey.

This election for turkey has been like no other, because Turkey has now embarked on a new path; the Erdogan republic.

This now truly marks the end of the Ataturk era. Out with the old and in with the new. Erdogan continues to brandish the portrait of Ataturk in his office, but in reality he has dismantled everything that Ataturk has built and stood up for.

Democracy Ataturk-style had its own flavour, perhaps a unique flavour not known anywhere else in the world, and definitely one that is very different from Western-Style Democracy.

Ataturk was a soldier before he became a politician. He had full faith and trust in the military, and he therefore decided that the military should have the upper hand over politicians and be the national watchdog.

For decades later, once corruption became rife and once politicians were seen to put their own political agenda before national interests, the council of the three army chiefs stepped in, removed the government from office and declared military rule until there was such enough time to call for elections.

Politicians who were deposed by the army, were (an in accordance with the constitution) not allowed to run for office ever again.

The military deterrent was mean to keep politicians honest or face the consequences. The constitution was amended several times and the last significant change was back in 1982, but the army kept its stature.

Erdogan changed this, and the Turkish military does not have that moral upper hand any longer. The final say is back into the hands of the politicians.

But this is not all.

Erdogan has one more task to perform. He wants to change the constitution again giving more power to the president; ie himself and turn Turkey into a state in which the president has unprecedented power. The link below is an excellent reference to the constitutional changes that preceded Erdogan as well as what he has implemented and endeavours to do.

http://bipartisanpolicy.org/wp-conte...gan_Turkey.pdf

This article however is not about the Erdogan changes per se. It is about the manner by which they have been done, both at the level of Erdogan as well as the Turkish people themselves.

Erdogan has used fear and a slogan that meant “AKP or Chaos” in order to polarise voters and get them to revise their June 2015 vote and vote AKP. But this is not new. All Western-Style politicians use all sorts of tactics and dirty tricks in elections.

What is pertinent in the Erdegan-Style Democracy are a number of serious issues.

To begin with, Erdogan has used the democratic process in order to take power away from the army and political rivals and give more power and autocracy to himself.

Would Erdogan go as far as calling for a referendum that abolishes democracy altogether? Even though this is an unlikely prospect, but the Erdogan-Style Democracy has definitely demonstrated new and unprecedented flaws in democratic systems, ones that have not been seen in Western-Style Democarcies; or at least not yet.

In essence, if the public is polled and approves the abolishment of democracy and the instalment of autocracy, then the public’s wish will be granted. Democracy, in its pure form, Western-Style or Erdogan-Style therefore carries a licence for suicide with total impunity and lack of provisions to prevent any ensuing dictatorship.

What is more interesting in the outcome of the very recent November 2015 Turkish parliamentary elections is that Turkish voters did not really favour an Erdogan-Style autocracy against democracy, they have favoured a Theocratic-Style Democracy against secularism.

This is a potentially serious and dangerous development.

The political and military turmoil that has overtaken the Levant in the last couple of decades and since the first US-led war against Saddam in 1991 to be specific, the last five years or so have seen a dogmatic polarisation of Levantine nations.

With the state of Israel in existence, a state that bases itself on a Zionist-Talmudic interpretation that gives some of the descendants of Abraham a form of superiority, some Levantine states and ideologies countered the Zionist argument by adopting a similar, but opposite, argument that is based on Fundamentalist-Islamic rights instead of Zionist-Jewish rights.

Secularism and all-inclusiveness in the Levant have been under severe attacks, the most fearsome of which is the one manifested in the “War On Syria”. As other nations were eventually drawn in, they had to decide whether they would support the rise of the danger of fundamentalism, especially Islamic fundamentalism, sit back and watch it, or partake in standing up against it.

Erdogan has played an instrumental role in the “War On Syria” and Turks are quite aware of this. His gamble has failed abysmally in Syria, and within Turkey itself, his stand has rekindled ethnic and sectarian divides, and Turks are quite aware of this as well.

On the matter of choosing to side with ISIS or those fighting it, including Kurds, Erdogan chose to support ISIS, and this too is not a secret as all Turks are aware of this.

It was mentioned above that some anti-Erdogan Turkish activists are claiming that the elections were rigged. This is a link to one of those claims:

http://aanirfan.blogspot.com.au/2015...-2015.html?m=1

It would be rather difficult for anyone to make impartial assessments about such claims. Certainly however, if the elections were indeed rigged, then there is a serious problem in the way Erdogan’s party practices politics. However, if the elections were not rigged, and if the Turkish people have indeed decided to side with Islamic fundamentalism, then this constitutes a much more serious problem.

I have always maintained that Islamism is a distorted form of Islam that can only be addressed by Muslims themselves if and when they decide to read the Quran correctly. The war against Islamism is not one that can be won militarily alone. That said, “war on terror” has been an American slogan all the while America was feeding the Jihadi Islamists in one hand and giving them a small smack on the bottom with the other hand. As the world is waking up to the fact that Islamic fundamentalism needs to be curbed, the world powers have been making very serious statements about on which side of this argument do they stand.

If Turkish people have decided to side with Islamism and all that comes with it, they will need to be ready for the consequences, domestically, regionally and internationally, courtesy of Erdogan-Style Democracy.

Source

[Cidersomerset]

Tony Blair: The Elephant In The Room – The David Icke Videocast

By David Icke on 6th November 2015

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NOpi8taNlng

Published on 6 Nov 2015
David Icke Talks Tony Blair, Iraq War and more - 8th November 2015
- Tony Blair: The Elephant In The Room - The David Icke Videocast.

To have David's Videocast sent to you in full every week, Click here http://www.davidicke.com/amember/signup

[Cidersomerset]

These discussions are quite use full for an insight what is
actually going on in Syria. All sides have a bias slant
but Cross talk has been analysing far better than the
western 'spin' given out so far by and large.


CrossTalk on Syria: Russian diplomacy

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ud1ObIYybzI

Published on 6 Nov 2015


Steady as she goes: Russia continues to pursue a carefully calibrated
policy of force and diplomacy in Syria. Damascus invited Moscow to
enter the conflict to preserve the state and fight terrorism. Washington
and its allies remain clueless

CrossTalking with Mohammad Marandi, Gregg Roman and Catherine Shakdam.

Listen to CrossTalk+ here: https://soundcloud.com/rttv/sets/cros...

[idiit]

almost every member of congress a traitor!

The only Member of the sitting US Congress we can document so far that has refused to sign the AIPAC Loyalty Oath to put Israel first even before America is Representative Walter Jones.

How soon can we get AIPAC owned traitors out of Congress ?
By Preston James, Ph.D on October 29, 2015

AIPAC is pronounced I S R A E L.

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/10...t-of-congress/

[idiit]

Pentagon’s Greatest Fear: Russia Can “Annihilate” U.S. Soldiers
By Jonas E. Alexis on November 7, 2015

Retired US Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor has recently made a stunning remark which obviously sent shockwaves across the political spectrum: Russia is more powerful than we think

Macgregor declared that the Russian army, though smaller than the U.S. army, can “annihilate” U.S. soldiers.

acgregor continued to say that U.S. “Stryker” armored fighting vehicles in the Czech Republic in late September “won’t fool anyone in Moscow.”[2] Weapons in the U.S. army, Macgregor added, is “‘obsolescent,’ its senior leaders as ‘self-interested,’ and its spending as ‘wasteful.’”[3]

Keep in mind that Macgregor is not some kind of crock-pot theorist out there who has no clue of what he is saying. He got a Ph.D. from West Point in international relations and has been described as “a brilliant man.”[4] Macgregor, Politico tells us,

[QUOTE]If the U.S. happens to go into a head-to-head confrontation with the Russians, said Macgregor, the U.S. would be the victim. “Defeated isn’t the right word,” he added. “The right word is annihilated.”[6][/QUOTE]

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2015/11...-u-s-soldiers/

[Sophocles]

Police investigate after Putin ally Mikhail Lesin found dead in Washington hotel

Vladimir Putin’s former press secretary, who was an “inspiration” for the Russia Today (RT) news channel, has been found dead in a hotel room in Washington.

RT

[Cidersomerset]

Syria militants used chemical weapon, intl watchdog confirms

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KIehxVs7G9U

Published on 7 Nov 2015
OPCW international watchdog has confirmed that Syrian
militants used chemical weapons in August this year.

However, the experts didn't say which rebel group was
responsible for the mustard gas attack in Syria's Aleppo province.

RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air

[Sophocles]

Apropos (the) gas... your last post, Cidersomerset, reminded me of what mr Hersh had to say a while ago (7. april 2014 yt):

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Xe9atAZMgk4

[Cidersomerset]

One reason for wars is to fire their weapons so they can develop and sell more '
The mil ind complex' share holders, warmongers and all. Of course other countries
China ,Russia and others have their own arms manufactures, so we are heading
back to the 'Arms race' of the cold war. Which is what these corporate war mongers
and 'chicken Hawke' politicians and of course the generals and admirals who would
not have a job !!

Which is why some British generals have been lobbying to get involved with the
bombing of Syria. The UK is already involved with the conflict going on in Iraq with
drones and other efforts which has been downplayed as if we are letting our allies down....



Syria crisis: UK 'letting down' allies over air strikes
1 hour ago


The UK is currently only targeting Islamic State militants in Iraq

The UK is "letting down" its allies by failing to launch air strikes against terrorist
group Islamic State in Syria, says Britain's top military commander.

General Sir Nicholas Houghton, the chief of the defence staff, criticised the UK
policy of restricting RAF air strikes to neighbouring Iraq.

He told Sky News the decision "makes no sense" when IS, also known as Isil, has
its stronghold in Syria.

MPs rejected possible UK military action in Syria in 2013.

Sir Nicholas told Sky's Murnaghan programme: "To an extent yes, we are letting
our allies down by not being a full player."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34759339

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Blood Media: Many of CNN, FOX News ‘Experts’ Cashing In On Wars They’re Hyping

By David Icke on 8th November 2015



Blood Media: Many of CNN, FOX News ‘Experts’ Cashing In On Wars They’re Hyping

November 6, 2015 By 21wire 3 Comments

21st Century Wire says…

Here’s a key story we ran previously, and it’s even more relevant today.

Back in late 2013, an independent investigation revealed that at least 22
defense industry stakeholders were used by the likes of CNN, FOX News
and others – as ‘experts’ and ‘correspondents’ in order to help sell another
war in Syria (or anywhere else for that matter).

Just remember the following when you see the usual corporate media
operatives on TV trying to sell you another next war…





NOTE: The Pentagon should really sell sponsorship on US missiles
and bombs to its trove of corporate partners (Image: 21WIRE)

Before the White House’s Syrian War flop, networks like CNN, MSNBC,
Fox News and Bloomberg TV wheeled out at least 22 different men who
they claimed were “pundits” and “commentators”, but in actuality were
merely bomb and missile salesmen – who held director, board and
shareholding positions with military giants like Raytheon, DC Capital
Partners and BAE Systems.

Yes, you heard that right.

Watchdog organisation, the Public Accountability Initiative, a non-profit
research group, details this and many more disclosures in its recent and
damning report on US media coverage to hype a war in Syria.

Should CNN, MSNBC, FOX lose their broadcasting licenses in the US for
this gross breach of ethics, particularly when it’s used to sell something
as violent and abhorrent as war? We say YES. Will that happen in the US?
Well, no, because the media in the US is far from bias and is tightly linked
in ownership and sponsorship to the war industry. Start with General
Electric and work your way around the table from there.


Read more: Blood Media: Many of CNN, FOX News ‘Experts’ Cashing In
On Wars They’re Hyping

http://21stcenturywire.com/2015/11/0...theyre-hyping/

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Roll out the general on remembrance sunday ...




Corbyn nuclear stance 'could undermine UK's deterrent'
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Jeremy Corbyn's refusal to launch nuclear weapons would "undermine" the
UK's "deterrent" if he became PM, the chief of the defence staff has warned.

Gen Sir Nicholas Houghton told the BBC's Andrew Marr he would be worried if such
a view "translated into power".

Shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle said she disagreed with Mr Corbyn's belief in
unilateral disarmament.The party's official policy was still to back renewing Trident,
but a review was under way, she added.

Read More....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34759626

[Cidersomerset]

Why British Haste on Plane Bomb Theory?

By David Icke on 8th November 2015





‘British officials have made an unseemly leap to speculate on a
terrorist plot in the Russian airliner crash over Sinai last weekend.

And Russia has understandably reacted furiously to the speculation,
saying that it is too early to make such an assessment when crash
investigators have not even compiled, let alone evaluated, evidence.

American officials, including President Barack Obama, are also now
echoing the British claims of a bomb on the plane. The question is:
why the haste?’

Read more: Why British Haste on Plane Bomb Theory?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=0GiDGy4L40c

Published on 7 Nov 2015

Misha Gavrilovitch, International Affairs Commentator, believes the
UK govt want to respond to Russia's presence in the Middle East.

Like what you see? Please subscribe http://youtube.com/RTUKnews

http://sputniknews.com/columnists/20...321-crash.html

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Militants Allegedly Linked to A321 Plane Crash Spoke in British Accents

By David Icke on 8th November 2015



‘The Telegraph newspaper said late Saturday it had picked up on reports
suggesting that British-born jihadists could have been involved in the air
tragedy in Sinai, a desert region where militant insurgency has been on
the rise since last year.

The British outlet said it was too early to claim that perpetrators were British,
but if confirmed this would move the issue of ISIL recruiting Britons high up
the UK government’s anti-terrorist agenda.

UK and US officials said earlier this week there was a possibility that the
crashed Russian airliner could have been brought down by a bomb. The
Airbus A321 was flying from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St.
Petersburg when it crashed, killing all 224 people on board.’

Read more: Militants Allegedly Linked to A321 Plane Crash Spoke in British Accents

http://sputniknews.com/world/2015110...h-accents.html

[idiit]

George Carlin on American Foreign Policy - Bombing Brown People

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dDw-zFFhFgc

https://jhaines6a.wordpress.com/2015...-brown-people/

[Hervé]

Week Five of the Russian Intervention in Syria: The Russians Are Digging in

November 08, 2015

This column was originally written for the Unz Review: http://www.unz.com/tsaker/week-three...tion-in-syria/

Whether this tragedy was directly linked to the war in Syria or not, there is no doubt that the downing of Kogalymavia Flight 9268 was the main event of the past week. Since I have covered this issue elsewhere, I shall not return to it in detail again here. I will just repeat here my personal conclusion that this tragedy will not impact the Russian operation in Syria or affect the political situation inside Russia. As for the cause of the tragedy, there are increasing indications that both western and Russian security services have come to a tentative conclusion that it was, indeed, a bomb. On Friday, the head of the Federal Security Service has recommended canceling all flights to Egypt and the evacuation of all the Russian citizens in Egypt (roughly 70,000 people). Several EU countries have also taken similar measures.

There has, however, been another interesting but less noticed development this week in the Russian operation in Syria: the Russians are quietly but very effectively “digging in”.

For the first time, Russia has officially declared that air-defense units were also deployed with the Russian forces. Until now, the main burden for air defense had fallen upon the Russian Navy and, specifically, the ships equipped with the naval variant of the S-300 missile system. This was not an optimal solution not only because it put the burden of defending land based assets from the sea, tying down the Russian navy expeditionary force, but also because this solution only “covered” about half of Syria.

The use of the Moskva guided missile cruiser was a stop-gap measure designed to protect the Russian force in Latakia, but now it appears that dedicated air defense units have been deployed. These are most likely the land-based versions of the S-300 missile, possibly in combination with point defense systems such as the Pantsir-S1 and other, shorter range, MANPADs such as the 9K338 Igla-S and the advanced 9K33 Verba.

There are also reports indicating that the Russians have deployed very sophisticated electronic warfare units including top-of-the line Krasukhka-4 EW systems which are amongst the most sophisticated mobile EW systems ever built and they are reportedly capable of jamming AWACS and satellites in space. Add to this the presence of SU-30SMs in the skies, and you have a force capable of controlling the Syrian skies.

When asked about this Russian officials gave a cute reply: they said that these air-defense systems were deployed in case of a hijacked aircraft being used to attack the Russian airbase in Latakia. Right.

The real purpose of these efforts is becoming obvious: Russia is trying to deny the US the control of the skies over Syria and, so far, there is very little the USA can do about it (short of starting WWIII). Furthermore, the Russians are also sending a message to Turkey, France and Israel – all countries which have, at different times and in different ways, indicated that they wanted to use the Syrian airspace for their own purposes.

There are now also reports of Russian special forces being sent to Syria. The WSJ suggested that these forces could be given the tasks of liaising with Syrian intelligence and acting as forward air controllers (FACs). I also personally see another important task for these units: to pre-position hidden fuel caches for the Russian helicopters should there be a need to send them to rescue downed Russian pilots in eastern Syria (Russian Spetsnaz units did create such fuel cashes in southern Afghanistan during the war).

Take a look at the combat radius of Russian helicopters in Syria. Ideally, a search and rescue mission would employ both a dedicated attack helicopter such as the Mi-24 and a multi-role helicopter such as the Mi-17, the former provides cover and protection for the latter. It would also be possible to have SU-25s protecting Mi-17s, but the best possible version would be to have a covert refueling base somewhere deep inside nominally Daesh territory to extend the range of the rescue teams.

Some western sources believe that Russian special forces might also be given direct action missions. This is absolutely possible and such missions are well within the capabilities of the Spetsnaz GRU. Still, their primary mission is a special reconnaissance one and while they might be used to destroy a high value Daesh target (material or human), we will probably never hear about it.

What is certain is that the Russians are steadily increasing their capabilities in Syria and that their presence is rapidly growing from a small and vulnerable force to a much more balanced and capable one.

The Syrians, in the meanwhile, might be achieving their first real successes in their counter offensive. While the Syrian government forces have been slowly pushing back Daesh on many fronts, this progress had, until now, failed to yield an operational breakthrough. This might be happening right now with the much awaited reopening of the highway to Aleppo.

The main problem for the Russians remains the fact that the Syrian military has not been able to capitalize on the Russian intervention. This is due to a combination of factors including the fact that the Syrian military is over-streched and unable to concentrate enough forces in one location to achieve a significant breakthrough and the fact that Daesh fighters are well dug-in and are, by all accounts, resisting with determination and skill. Still, the Russian air campaign is degrading the Daesh capabilities and it is possible that, eventually, this will result in a sudden collapse of the Daesh lines in a critical part of the front. For example, the Syrian army is, reportedly, only a few miles from liberating the Kuweyres military airbase and even though its progress is very slow it is likely that the Syrians will eventually break the Daesh siege of this crucial objective. Likewise, in Djobar neighborhood of Damascus is gradually being reconquered in, again, a slow moving but successful operation.

All in all, I am very cautiously optimistic and I keep hoping for an operational victory for the Syrians. If it does not happen, the Iranians and Hezbollah will have to move much larger forces in.

Graphics by SouthFront

[Sophocles]

Russia’s intervention in Syria – a reality-based evaluation

The Saker November 09, 2015

It has been over one month since the Russians launched their military and political operation in Syria and the time for hyperbole and flag waving has clearly passed. Gone are the “most anticipated showdown in recent history” along with rumors of MiG-31s, Russian paratroopers, “thousands” of military personnel, ballistic submarines and other such nonsense. And, contrary to what some wrote, none of what happened was “coordinated with the White House”. What I propose to do today is to evaluate what has really happened and to look at the Russian options for the future. But first, a short restatement of what really took place.

A very daring operation by a small military force

I will never repeat this enough: the Russian military forces is a small one. Yes, they are flying an impressive amount of sorties every day (anywhere between 50 to 80). But let’s compare that to the Israeli air force effort during the war against Hezbollah in 2006 when the Israelis flew 400 (four hundred) sorties every day. Add to this the massive Israeli artillery barrage and even attacks from the Israeli Navy. Finally, let’s remember that Israel was not fighting all of Hezbollah at all, but only 2nd tier Hezbollah forces south of the Litani River totaling less than 1000 fighters (Hezbollah kept all the best trained forces north of the Litani River).

So let’s compare the two operations:

Israel in 2006 (33 days):

Daily air sorties
(average) 400

Size of enemy
forces 1’000 (estimate)

Artillery support massive

Naval support continuous

Infantry and
armor up to 30’000

Distance from
homeland zero

Combat Losses 121 dead, 1’244 wounded,
5 tanks, 4 helicopters,
1 aircraft, 1 navy ship

Russia in 2015 (40 days as of today):

Daily air sorties
(average) 70

Size of enemy
forces 200’000 (estimate)

Artillery support none

Naval support very limited

Infantry and
armor small protection force

Distance from
homeland over 1000km

Combat Losses none

Keep in mind that the AngloZionist propaganda always presents the Israeli military in general and the Israeli Air Force in particular as some kind of quasi-invincible super-force of uber-trained heroes who are the best of the best. One quick look at the chart above tells you who the real super heroes are in reality.

But my main point is not to ridicule the Israelis but to point out the huge difference in size between the two forces and to ask a simple question: if a huge Israeli force could not defeat about 1’000 2nd tier Hezbollah fighters, what could the small Russian force realistically achieve?

This, really, is THE key question. And, the answer, is quite obvious: the Russian force was never sent to Syria to defeat Daesh or even change the course of the civil war. The real goal of the Russian interventions were very limited in purely military terms.

First and foremost, the Russian tried to break the US and Turkish momentum for an overt military intervention. In that they undoubtedly succeeded. The second goal was to provide limited but nonetheless crucial support for the Syrian military (including moral support). Again, in that they also undoubtedly succeeded and on most sectors the Syrians are on the offensive, however slowly. Third, it now appears that one of the goals of the Russian intervention was to basically provide the Syrians with a modern air-defense capability and, in that, the Russians have also succeeded, even if partially. Why do I say partially? Because while the current air-defense capabilities of the Russian forces in Syria are adequate to defend the Syrian airspace against a limited attack, they are far from being sufficient to prevent the US from a determined large scale attack. All the Russian did is raise the costs of intervention for the USA, but they did not make it impossible. Interestingly, the Iranians have declared today that they have (finally!) finalized the sale of Russian S-300s to Iran. In doing so Russia not only helps protect Iran, but the Russian military also helps a friendly country secure an airspace which might be vital for Russian efforts in the future.

The real “action” however was never military but political: Russia literally forced the US to negotiate with Iran and, eventually, Syria by making it politically impossible not to. The mantra “Assad must go” is now gone and the AngloZionists have to at least give the appearance of being willing to negotiate. Again, this is undoubtedly a major victory for Russia.

Now let’s look at the (predictable) bad news

Of course, this is “bad news” only for those who from day 1 bought into the “game changing” narrative about the Russian military intervention. For those who, like myself, prefer facts to slogans, none of the following came as a big surprise. In fact, all this was predictable and predicted.

First, Daesh did rapidly adapt to the Russian air campaign. The first thing Daesh realized is that regardless of how intensive the Russian bombing campaign was, it would have a very limited impact on the actual line of contact, on the front line. As far as I know, the only location where the Russians did provide some limited close air support was in the Latakia province and along the main highway to the north. This is now slowly changing as the Russian are now gradually shifting from operational targets to tactical ones, i.e. instead of hitting command or training centers or ammo dumps, they are now gradually increasing their support for the Syrian military engaged in direct combat. Until last week or so, all the Syrians had to support them on the ground were 30 year old MiG-21s and MiG-23s. This is now reportedly changing in some key sectors of the front.

Second, instead of just hunkering down, Daesh went on the offensive in several sectors of the front, thereby forcing the Syrians to send troops to these sectors and that, in turn, prevented the Syrians from concentrating enough firepower and manpower along their chosen axes of attack to achieve an operational breakthrough. The lack of manpower (the 4 year long civil war took a terrible toll on the Syrians) is a crucial Syrian vulnerability which Daesh has very skillfully exploited.

[Sidebar: for those confused by the above, let me explain this: the general rule of thumb – not an absolute rule for sure – in the military is that the defending side has a big advantage over the attacker and that therefore the attacking side needs roughly a 3:1 advantage over the defender. Again, this is a very rough approximation and in certain situations such as urban or mountain warfare this ratio might go much higher up, to 6:1 and even higher. Now, the attacked does not need to achieve this 3:1 ratio in the full length of the front, only in the primary and, possibly, secondary sector of attack, which is typically very narrow. Hence the importance of making deliberately detectable false attacks – to have the defender concentrate his forces in the wrong place. By constantly going on the offensive along various parts of the front Daesh is forcing the Syrians to send in reinforcements which they would otherwise use in the offensive. This is why the Syrians did not achieve any operational breakthrough, at least so far]

The (truly) unpredictable bad news: Flight 9268

More and more signs are pointing to the very high probability that Kogalymavia Flight 9268 was destroyed in mid-air by a bomb. Interestingly, even Egyptian experts which everybody suspected of wanting to cover this up are now saying that they are 90% sure that a bomb caused the crash. The Russians ain’t saying much, but all their actions are consistent with the same hypothesis. While we will have to wait for the official report to get the facts (yes, I trust this report simply because there are too many countries involved and the Russians have no reasons to lie) I personally have come to the conclusion that by now the destruction of Flight 9268 by a bomb is a reasonable working hypothesis. I believe that this bomb was placed inside the aircraft by one or several individuals either sympathetic to Daesh and the Muslim Brotherhood or simply for money. I am aware that there are already plenty of goofballs out there offering much more exotic explanations (from a fly-by-wire backdoor to an Israeli missile to an energy weapon) but, being a great believer in Occam’s razor, I will stick to the simplest explanation until I am provided with fact-based logical reasons to think otherwise.

As I have written in the past, I don’t believe that this tragedy will have a significant impact on the Russian operation in Syria or on Russian policies, if only because there is really nothing much the Russians can do.

In this case again, there is a lot of hyperbole around what the Russians might do if it is proven that Daesh or Daesh sympathizers placed this bomb on the aircraft. Furthermore, since Daesh is really a creation of the AngloZionist Empire, then the latter would have to be held accountable, at least under the Command Responsibility doctrine. The Washington Post has already decided to preempt any such suggestions by ridiculing any possible Russian or Egyptian statements that the CIA might be involved. And considering the “special relationship” the USA has the Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE or Qatar, any suggestions that these countries are involved would also put Russia on a collision course with CENTCOM. Personally, I think that it is perfectly fair and reasonable to place the responsibility for all the atrocities committed by al-Qaeda/ISIS/Daesh & Co on the AngloZionist Empire, including the wars in Bosnia, Chechnia and 9/11. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UAE, Qatar or Israel are all just parts of the “Empire of Kindness” created by the US deep state and while they might have disputes with each other they are basically all serving the same interests. And there is no doubt in my mind that Putin fully understands that. The problem is that Russia is too weak a country to be able to declare that or even to acquiesce to any such statements. Not only does the Kremlin want to avoid a direct war with the USA, but even an open-ended political and economic confrontation with the so-called “West” is something which Russia is trying hard to avoid due to her comparative weakness. I therefore don’t believe that Russia will take any direct actions against the countries sponsoring and controlling Daesh.

There is another interesting hypothesis made by some observers. According to them, the real purpose of the bombing of Flight 9268 would be to draw Russian into a ground operation against Daesh. Here again, if that was the goal behind this atrocity, I don’t believe that it will work. Just like Russia did everything in her power to avoid openly intervening militarily in the Donbass, Russia will do everything possible to avoid any ground operation in Syria (for a detailed discussion of the Russian reasons please see here and here). If 60% of Russians are opposed to an direct intervention in the Donbass, then there will be even much more opposition to any Russian ground operation in Syria. Finally, as I have written many times, the Russian military (as a whole) was never designed to operate at beyond 1000km from the Russian borders and Russia therefore simply lack that kind of power-projection capability.

Frustrating as this might be, the right thing do to for Russia is to do nothing or, more accurately, to do nothing different from what she has been doing so far.

Russia does have the capabilities to increase her military involvement in Syria and I have already mentioned these options in the past. They include using long-range aviation from Russia or, better, using an Iranian air base. Alternatively, Russia could decide to build a “Khmeimim 2″ airbase near Latakia and commit more aircraft. Maybe I am wrong here, but I don’t see that as a solution. In my opinion, there is a limited timeframe for the Syrian military to achieve an operational victory against Daesh, after that I see no other option left but an Iranian ground intervention (which, by itself, would be a very complex matter and which would trigger a massive anti-Iranian hysteria in the US-controlled part of our planet).

So all I am left with is the hope that the Russian General Staff’s modeling capabilities are as good as they are supposed to be and that the very limited but highly effective Russian intervention will be sufficient to go from having a quantitative effect to a qualitative one. I hope that the sum of small tactical victories will eventually bring Daesh to a breaking point significant enough to allow for a Syrian operational success. I will gladly admit that at the end of the day I trust Putin and the superb team of generals he has placed at the head of the Russian armed forces.

In conclusion I want to say that I am very proud of what the Russians are doing in Syria, both militarily and politically. They have shown an immense amount of courage and skills, at all levels of the game. But I also think that it is crucial for all of us, who are sympathetic to Russia and the anti-imperial Resistance worldwide, to stop presenting this intervention like some kind of “game changing” “done deal” in which the Russian Bear will crush all the terrorists and restore peace to Syria. Alas, we are still very very far from that. What the Russian have provided is an absolutely vital and very daring last minute temporary solution to a very dangerous situation about to get much worse. They did that knowing full well that they were at a huge political, geographic and military disadvantage and that their move was extremely risky. I would not say that Putin is risk averse, but he is certainly very cautious and for him to have authorized such an operation must have been very difficult. My guess is that what made him decide in favor of this intervention is the (correct) belief that the Russian forces in Syria are not only fighting for Syria, but that they are first and foremost fighting for Russia. Every Wahabi/Takfiri organization on the planet has already declared a jihad against Russia and Russia has been fighting these crazies ever since the USA and the Saudis literally federated them in Afghanistan (the “brilliant” plan of Brzezinski and, later, Reagan). The Russian people know and understand that, and Putin has repeated that often enough to have this message fully sink in. This is why the Russians will hold the course even if a major setback occurs and this is also why they will not have an events like the bombing of Flight 9268 by US-run puppet distract them from their real objective: help the Syrians, Iraqis and Iranians defeat Daesh.

The Saker

[Sophocles]

Putin: US missile defense aimed at neutralizing Russia nukes, N. Korea & Iran just a cover

RT Published time: 10 Nov, 2015 15:06

Vladimir Putin said the US is trying to “neutralize Russia’s nuclear potential” with its on-going deployment of a missile defense shield in Europe. The Russian president has promised a response.

“References to Iran and North Korea nuclear threats are just a cover for the true purpose [of NATO missile defense]. That is to neutralize the potential of other nuclear states not the US or its allies – primarily Russia,” Putin said during a meeting in Sochi dedicated to national military development. “The US is attempting to achieve strategic military superiority, with all the consequences that entails.”

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German Foreign Ministry: New Russian nukes in Russia are bad, but new US nukes in Germany are good:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GT9cph4zFyo

[idiit]

The real “action” however was never military but political

the real action is going to be financial based on trade. Russia, china and the rest of the brics control trade. usa will be cut off their counterfeiting and borrowing of the world's reserve currency (monetary).

the idiots planning warfare always think in terms of the last war. Russia and china are implementing a new paradigm.