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[Baby Steps]

THE SAUDI ULTIMATUM AND LOOMING CONFRONTATION

The following is a good summary from Arab News (http://www.arabnews.com/node/1110366/middle-east):


JEDDAH: Several Arab and Islamic countries cut diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday over Doha’s alleged support for extremist groups.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were the first to announce they would withdraw their diplomatic staff from Qatar and announced plans to cut air and sea traffic to the peninsular country.
In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Saudi Arabia said Qatari troops would be pulled from the ongoing war in Yemen. Qatar is part of the Arab Coalition backing the UN-recognized government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in its war with Iran-backed Houthis and their allies.

SPA said Saudi Arabia has taken this “crucial action as a result of serious violations by the authorities in Doha, privately and publicly, over the past years to encourage dissent and sectarianism in the Kingdom.”
Riyadh accused Qatar of “backing terrorist groups in the province of Qatif, Saudi Arabia, and in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the financing and the adoption of harboring extremists who seek to strike the stability and unity of the nation at home and abroad.”
It specifically mentioned Qatar’s alleged support of the Muslim Brotherhood and Daesh extremists.
Riyadh also accused Qatari media of trying to undermine the Saudi-led coalition in its fight against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah "expressed his wish" that Qatari ruler "work on easing tensions and refrain from taking any decision that might cause escalation", the Kuwait state news agency Kuna said, as Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, an adviser to the Saudi king, arrived in Kuwait.
Bahrain blamed Qatar’s “media incitement, support for armed terrorist activities and funding linked to Iranian groups to carry out sabotage and spreading chaos in Bahrain” for its decision.
Egypt announced the closure of its airspace and seaports to all Qatari transportation to protect its national security, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
Egypt accused Qatar of supporting "terrorist" organizations, including the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's state news agency reported.
The United Arab Emirates accused its Gulf Arab neighbor of supporting extremism and undermining regional stability, state news agency WAM reported.
The Emirates cut ties and gave diplomats 48 hours to leave the country, citing their "support, funding and embrace of terrorist, extremist and sectarian organizations," WAM said.
Qatari officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Yemen's internationally recognised government, which also severed ties with Qatar, accused it of working with its enemies in the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, state news agency Saba reported.
"Qatar's practices of dealing with the (Houthi) coup militas and supporting extremist groups became clear," the government said in a statement.
Libya’s eastern-based government has followed regional allies in cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar, its foreign minister, Mohamed Dayri, said on Monday.
The Maldives also followed suit in severing diplomatic ties with Qatar. "The Maldives took the decision because of its firm opposition to activities that encourage terrorism and extremism," the government of the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago nation said in a statement.
Qatar denounces 'unjustified' move
Qatar on Monday criticised the decisions of three Gulf states to sever ties with it, saying they were “unjustified” and aimed to put Doha under political “guardianship.”
“The measures are unjustified and are based on false and baseless claims,” the Qatari foreign ministry said in a statement, referring to the unprecedented steps taken by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
Crisis not to impact fight against terrorism
Speaking in Sydney, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he did not expect the announcement to have "any significant impact, if any impact at all, on the unified fight against terrorism."
He encouraged Qatar and its neighbours to "sit down together", adding that Washington was ready for "any role that we can play" in helping to overcome divisions.
Amid the rift, Iran blamed the regional crisis on the US President’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia.
Turkey calls for dialogue
Turkey called for dialogue and said it was ready to help defuse the row between Qatar and Arab nations that accuse Doha of supporting extremism.
“It’s a development that really saddened all of us,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters. “There could be problems between the countries but dialogue must prevail in all circumstances,” he said.
Iran blames US
The head of Iran’s parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi says Washington has always made it a policy to establish a rift among Muslim countries. He says: “Intervention of foreign countries, especially the United States, cannot be the solution to regional problems.”
Russia hopes for 'stability and peace'
Commenting on the decision by a number of Arab and Islamic nations, the Kremlin said on Monday that it is in Russia’s interest to have a “stable and peaceful” situation in the Gulf.
Crisis not to impact India
India’s Foreign Affairs Minister said that India will not be impacted by some Gulf countries cutting off diplomatic ties with Qatar.
“There is no challenge arising out of this for us. This is an internal matter of GCC (Gulf Coordination Council). Our only concern is about Indians there. We are trying to find out if any Indians are stuck there,” Sushma Swarai told reporters.
Qatar-bound flights halted
Meanwhile, several airlines have declared suspension of all Qatar-bound flights starting from Tuesday morning until further notice.
Saudi Arabian Airlines, locally known as Saudia, UAE carriers Emirates, Etihad, flydubai and Air Arabia all announced they would suspend flights to Doha amid the diplomatic rift. Egypt later announced it will suspend air links with Qatar as well.
Qatar Airways, too, said on its official website that it had suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia.
The decision comes after Qatar alleged in late May that hackers took over the site of its state-run news agency and published what it called fake comments made by the ruling emir about Iran and Israel. Its Gulf Arab neighbors responded by blocking Qatari-based media, including the Doha-based satellite news network Al-Jazeera.

– With input from AP and Reuters

The 24 hour ultimatum is said to consist of the following:

1. Immediate severance of diplomatic relations with Iran.
2. Expulsion of all members of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas from Qatar.
3. Freezing all bank accounts of Hamas members and refraining from any deal with them.
4. Expulsion of all Muslim Brotherhood members from Qatar.
5. Expulsion of anti-[P]GCC elements.
6. Ending support for ‘terrorist organisations’.
7. Stopping interference in Egyptian affairs.
8. Ceasing the broadcast of the Al Jazeera news channel.
9. Apologising to all [Persian] Gulf governments for ‘abuses’ by Al Jazeera.
10. Pledging that it (Qatar) will not carry out any actions that contradict the policies of the [P]GCC and adhering to its charter.

I FEEL THAT THESE DEMANDS ARE SYMBOLIC, UN-ACHIEVABLE AND A PRELUDE TO OTHER ACTION

a good analysis from 'The outer light':


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48OXL_o87PA

There is some evidence that both the Saudis and Turkey have their own bombs...

[Hervé]

Humongous ISIS convoy allowed to escape Raqqa to fight the Syrian Army, gets blasted by Russia (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/video-humongous-isis-convoy-allowed-escape-raqqa-fight-syrian-army-instead/)

Chris Tomson Al Masdar News (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/video-humongous-isis-convoy-allowed-escape-raqqa-fight-syrian-army-instead/)
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:00 UTC


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Al-Masdar News has obtained jaw-dropping footage from northern Syria suggesting the US-led coalition has allowed hundreds of ISIS vehicles to leave Raqqa city for areas controlled by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA).

Despite Kurdish and American drones hovering above Raqqa on all flanks, the Islamic State convoy remained completely untouched by coalition airstrikes, thus suggesting an under-the-table deal may have been struck between the warring parties.

According to an Al-Masdar News researcher, the footage could be traced back to earlier this month while the convoy in the video later was bombed by the Russian Air Force (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/russian-air-force-obliterates-isis-convoys-fleeing-raqqa/).

See video here (http://cdnm.almasdarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ISIS-convoy-leaves-Raqqa.mp4?_=1).

Some conspiracy theorists also speculate the US-led coalition allowed thousands of ISIS militants to escape Mosul back in November, 2016 only to capture the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra the following month.

The news of ISIS convoys escaping Raqqa correlates with increased ISIS pressure imposed on the Deir Ezzor pocket (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/pictures-isis-throws-military-power-syrian-army-besieged-deir-ezzor/) where the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is struggling to hold its ground (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/battle-deir-ezzor-reaches-critical-stages-isil-makes-another-push/) while US-backed Kurdish forces have captured three suburbs in Raqqa (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-kurdish-forces-liberate-third-neighborhood-raqqa-city/) with relative ease.

Last month, the US-led coalition also confirmed a Tabqa deal had been struck with ISIS (https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/us-confirms-kurdish-forces-made-deal-islamic-state-tabqa-surrender/), thus allowing jihadist fighters to evacuate an isolated pocket of territory in western Raqqa.

[Hervé]

US-led coalition jet downed Syrian army plane in southern Raqqa - Syrian army statement (https://www.rt.com/news/392941-us-led-coalition-downed-syrian-plane/)

RT (https://www.rt.com/news/392941-us-led-coalition-downed-syrian-plane/)
Sun, 18 Jun 2017 20:33 UTC


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The US Air Force fighter jets © US Air Force


A US-led coalition airstrike in Syria has destroyed a government warplane, the Syrian army has announced in a statement on Facebook. The pilot is missing, it added.
According to the statement (https://www.facebook.com/mod.gov.sy/posts/771450456348226), the plane was carrying out operations against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the countryside around Raqqa when it was targeted, leading to a crash and the loss of the pilot, who is currently missing.

"This attack comes at a time when the Syrian Arab army and its allies are advancing in the fight against ISIS terrorists who are being defeated in the Syrian desert in more ways than one," the statement read. The statement added that although such attacks seek to undermine the Syrian armed forces' struggle against terrorism, they will not be deterred in fighting for stability and security in the Syrian Arab Republic.

The downing of the Syrian warplane, an Su-22, was confirmed by an official press statement from Operation Inherent Resolve, the US-led international task force against IS, which accused the Syrian government of targeting fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia.
"At 6:43pm, a Syrian regime SU-22 dropped bombs near SDF fighters south of Tabqah and, in accordance with rules of engagement and collective self-defense of Coalition partnered forces, was immediately shot down by a US F/A-18E Super Hornet," the statement read.

The statement added that its mission is to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria and that the Coalition does not seek to"fight Syrian regime, Russian, or pro-regime forces partnered with them, but will not hesitate to defend Coalition or partner forces from any threat." This is not the first time that the US-led intervention in Syria has led to standoffs and violence against pro-government forces. In September 2016, a coalition airstrike on Deir ez-Zor killed over 60 Syrian soldiers while in April 2017, US President Donald Trump ordered a Tomahawk missile strike on the Shayrat airbase, ostensibly in retaliation for the use of chemical weapons by the Syria government, though no concrete evidence of this has emerged.

Earlier in June, the US deployed several High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) in southern Syria, close to the border with Jordan. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the presence of the rocket launchers cannot be justified by a need to fight Islamic State terrorists, as IS forces are not active in the area. Instead, their presence threatens the cooperation between the Syrian government and their partners in Iraq.

[Hervé]

US-led coalition's downing of Syrian plane 'act of aggression' and 'support for terrorists', suspends memorandum ensuring air safety (https://www.rt.com/news/393009-syria-plane-downing-aggression/)

RT (https://www.rt.com/news/393009-syria-plane-downing-aggression/)
Mon, 19 Jun 2017 11:52 UTC


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An S-400 air defence missile system at the Hmeymim airbase, Syria. © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik


Moscow views the US-led coalition's attack on the Syrian government military jet as an act of aggression and assistance for the terrorists that the US is fighting against, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.
"What is it then, if not an act of aggression, an act directly in breach of international law," Ryabkov told journalists in Moscow.

"If you want, it's actually help for the terrorists the US is fighting, declaring that they are conducting a counterterrorism policy," the official added.
Ryabkov added that he believed the strike "should be first of all regarded as the continuation of the US agenda of neglecting the norms of international law. Regardless of who has power in Washington, people there are used to the fact that there are circumstances allowing them to arrogantly look down on - and in some situations, to openly ignore - the basics of international relations."

A Syrian SU-22 warplane was shot down by a US F/A-18E Super Hornet on Sunday while it was on a mission in the countryside around Raqqa.

Damascus stated that the plane was carrying out operations against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists when it was downed.

Washington says (http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=101101) that the Syrian warplane "dropped bombs near SDF fighters south of Tabqah" and was shot down in accordance with "rules of engagement" of Coalition partnered forces.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced it is halting cooperation with its US counterparts in the framework of the Memorandum on the Prevention of Incidents and Ensuring Air Safety in Syria following the coalition's downing of a Syrian warplane.

The ministry has demanded a thorough investigation by the US military command into the incident with the Syrian government military jet, with the results to be shared with the Russian side.
"In the areas of combat missions of Russian air fleet in Syrian skies, any airborne objects, including aircraft and unmanned vehicles of the [US-led] international coalition, located to the west of the Euphrates River, will be tracked by Russian ground and air defense forces as air targets," the Russian Ministry of Defense stated.
Downing the military jet within Syrian airspace "cynically" violates the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic, Russian military said.

The actions of the US Air Force are in fact "military aggression" against Syria, the statement adds.

The ministry emphasized that Russian warplanes were on a mission in Syrian airspace during the US-led coalition's attack on the Syrian Su-22, while the coalition failed to use the communication line to prevent an incident.
"The command of the coalition forces did not use the existing communication channel between the air commands of Al Udeid Airbase (in Qatar) and the Khmeimim Airbase to prevent incidents in Syrian airspace."
The ministry considers the move "a conscious failure to comply with the obligations under the Memorandum on the Prevention of Incidents and Ensuring Air Safety in Syria," and is thus halting cooperation with the US within the memorandum framework as of June 19, the statement concluded.

Earlier, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged US forces in Syria and those of any other country to refrain from unilateral, uncoordinated action.
"We call on the US and all others who have their forces or advisers on the ground in Syria to ensure the coordination of our work," he said.
De-escalation zones are one of the possible options to move forward jointly, he said.
"We call on everyone to avoid unilateral moves, respect Syrian sovereignty and join our common work, which is agreed with the Syrian government," Lavrov said.
He also called on everyone on the ground to "respect Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity."

[Cidersomerset]

'Conflict gets more dangerous': Russia halts co-operation with US in Syria

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Published on 19 Jun 2017
Russia halts co-operation with USA in Syria as US downs Syrian (SAA) jet-fighter over
ISIS hold city of Raqqa. Recently US held a number of attacks against SAA, as Pentagon
claims pro- Assad forced reached de-confliction zone. Russia describes it as violation of not
only the Syrian sovereignty but the international law as well. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8f9g

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Syria conflict: Russia issues warning after US coalition downs jet

2 hours ago.. From the section Middle East

Russia has warned the US-led coalition fighting in Syria that it will view its aircraft as targets,
after a Syrian military plane was shot down on Sunday.The coalition said the Syrian Su-22 had
bombed US-backed fighters battling so-called Islamic State in Raqqa province.Russia, the Syrian
government's main ally, also said it was halting communications with the US aimed at preventing
such incidents.

Syria's army said the "flagrant attack" would have "dangerous repercussions".

It comes at a time when the US-led coalition and the fighters it is supporting on the ground attempt
to oust IS militants from the city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the "caliphate" they proclaimed in 2014.


How has Russia responded?

"Any aircraft, including planes and drones belonging to the international coalition operating west of the River
Euphrates, will be tracked by Russian anti-aircraft forces in the sky and on the ground and treated as targets,"
the Russian defence ministry said.

However, it stopped short of openly saying it would shoot down coalition aircraft.

Reuters news agency quoted a US military spokesman as saying it was repositioning aircraft over Syria in the
wake of the incident, to ensure the safety of American crew members.

read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40329036

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Syria: Why the sudden escalation after US shoots down a Syrian aircraft?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5qB8z-ZGzk

France 24
Published on 19 Jun 2017

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Russia: US planes in Syria are 'targets'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca2QlwPJG9g

CNN
Published on 19 Jun 2017
In a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Defence, Russia says it will now
treat US-led aircraft in Syria as "targets" after the US shot down a Syrian jet.

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U.S. And Russia In Discussions Over Tensions


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Published on 19 Jun 2017

The top U.S. military officer said Monday that Washington and Moscow are in
delicate discussions to tamp down tensions arising from the U.S. shootdown of a
Syrian fighter jet, which the Russians called a violation of a U.S.-Russian
understanding on avoiding air incidents. (June 19)

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US downs Syrian jet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGgPBSQTieU

RT America...
Published on 19 Jun 2017
An American fighter jet shot down a Syrian bomber on Monday after the Syrian
warplane bombed positions close to US-backed coalition forces on the ground. In
response, Moscow said it would treat US planes flying west of the Euphrates River
as hostile. RT America’s Alexey Yaroshevsky has the story.

[Cidersomerset]

These games of 'chicken' are common and go back to the cold war when
the phrase 'crazy Ivan' was used for close misses in the air or sea and
the Soviets had similar terms for NATO.....

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Russian defence minister's plane 'buzzed' by Nato jet

1 hour ago From the section Europe


A Nato fighter jet has approached a Russian plane carrying the defence minister but
was chased away by a Russian escort jet, Russian media say. They say the incident
happened in international airspace over the Baltic when Sergei Shoigu was flying to
the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.

Nato later said it had tracked Russian planes but they did not identify themselves.
The US earlier said a Russian jet flew within 5ft (1.5m) of a US spy plane.

American officials blamed Russia for the "unsafe" encounter on Monday - again over the Baltic.

But Moscow responded by saying that the reconnaissance plane had made a "provocative" move.

Dozens of similar incidents have been reported in the past few years, with Nato and
Russia blaming each other for aggressive intercepts in the strategically important region.

Read More...

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Nato has beefed up its military presence in Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in
the wake of Russia's seizure and annexation Ukraine's Crimean peninsula in 2014.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40358528

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Buzzing By: NATO F-16 tries to approach Russian defense minister plane over Baltic

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Published on 21 Jun 2017
Courtesy: Zvezda TV station
A NATO F-16 fighter jet has tried to approach the Russian defense minister’s plane above
the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. The plane was warded off by a Russian Su-27 escorting
the minister’s aircraft. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8fhr

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Russian jet 'flies 5ft from US spy plane' over Baltic Sea

5 hours ago..From the section US & Canada


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The US RC-135 reconnaissance plane is roughly the size of a civilian commercial aircraft

A Russian jet flew within 5ft (1.5m) of a US reconnaissance plane's wing tip over
the Baltic Sea on Monday, US officials say.The encounter was deemed "unsafe" due
to the Russian pilot's "high rate of closure speed and poor control of the aircraft,"
officials said.

But Russia disputes this, saying the US plane made a "provocative" move.


read more..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40346016

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SAA jet downed in Syrian airspace: Moscow awaits US explanation

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Published on 21 Jun 2017

Moscow is waiting for Washington to explain recent downing of SAA fighting-jet in Syrian
airspace. Russia considers such action as a law violation and an aggressive provocation.
Head of Russia's Communication Policies Committee, Alexei Pushkov, gives comments
on the issue.

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'Precautionary measure': Australia halts air strikes in Syria following US downing of Syrian jet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxTri1z7HtM

Published on 20 Jun 2017
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has suspended flights over Syria after Russia
said it halted sky incident prevention interactions with the US as of June 19, due to
the coalition’s downing of a Damascus warplane.

[Cidersomerset]

Elsewhere in the Middle East and Afghanistan....

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5 hours ago....From the section Middle East

Saudi king's son Mohammed bin Salman is new crown prince

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Prince Mohammed bin Salman (left) replaces prince Mohammed bin Nayef (right) as crown prince
Saudi Arabia's king has appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince -
replacing his nephew, Mohammed bin Nayef, as first in line to the throne.

Read More...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40351578

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Unfriendly fire: Increasing number of green-on-blue attacks on US advisers by Afghan soldiers

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Published on 21 Jun 2017
Afghanistan witnesses growing numbers of local soldiers turning their guns on
US military advisers, with three American soldiers killed and seven wounded
in twin attacks in the last two weeks.

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To the ridiculous ....Forrest camouflage for a arid country ......:facepalm:

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Pentagon 'wasted $28m' on Afghan camouflaged uniforms
2 hours ago
From the section US & Canada

US taxpayers unnecessarily spent $28m on uniforms for the Afghan National Army,
according to the US inspector general tasked with overseeing the war.

In a scathing report, John Sopko said that officials bought "forest" pattern uniforms,
despite the country's landscape being only 2.1% wooded.

The decision was "not based on an evaluation of its appropriateness for the Afghan
environment", he wrote.

read more...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40350047

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http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pentagon-accused-wasting-28m-inappropriate-afghan-soldier-uniforms-n775081

[Cidersomerset]

A good discussion about the current state and various ambitions of
the players in the Syrian and wider Middle East theatre......In over
time they discuss Trump/Russia and current US politics.

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Published on 26 Jun 2017
Again on this edition of the program we focus on real news. This time:
is the war in Syria escalating? If so, who is driving this? The latest in
the Qatar-Saudi Arabia saga. And, as so many have liked, an extended
version of the program.
CrossTalking with Mark Sleboda, Alex Christoforou, and Dmitry Babich

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Israel strikes Syrian army near Golan Heights in 2nd incident in 2 days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-dUj08tOes


Published on 25 Jun 2017

The IDF struck two artillery launchers and an ammunition truck on the Syrian side
of the border after “several Syrian projectiles” landed in Israeli territory without
causing any casualties. A similar incident occurred in the same Golan Heights
region on Saturday.

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Israel strikes Syrian targets after taking cross-border fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Uc6rYBA58

Published on 26 Jun 2017
Israeli army says stray shells from Syria's civil war landed inside the Israeli-
controlled Golan Heights; Conor Powell reports from Jerusalem

[Cidersomerset]

There has been a pattern of possible 'false flag' chem attacks during the Syrian crisis
of which none makes any sense to be done by the regime as they risk alienating
themselves from their allies and the world opinion for nothing.

It does make a lot of sense from the anti governments forces and their allies to
allow the US to bomb them.....

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US warns Syria over 'potential' plan for chemical attack

49 minutes ago

The US says it has identified "potential preparations" for another chemical
attack in Syria, and issued a stark warning to the Syrian government.

The White House said the activities were similar to those made before a
suspected chemical attack in April.

Dozens died in the attack which prompted President Trump to order a strike
against a Syrian air base.

Read more....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40413563

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White House says Assad potentially planning chemical attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gynxAp80Nwo

Published on 27 Jun 2017
Trump administration warns Syria about consequences of using chemical weapons

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Why are the Queen Elizabeth class carriers so large?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE9yajgbt6I

Published on 8 Jun 2017


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HMS Queen Elizabeth sets sail from Rosyth for sea trials
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-40402153

[Cidersomerset]

The Plot To Scapegoat Russia

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Published on 27 Jun 2017

One of the most amazing transformations of the last political campaign has been
the transformation of the “let’s give a chance” anti-war liberals into warmongering
neo-libs. But some on the left are pushing back. Dan Kovalik’s book is, as Oliver
Stone said, “a powerful contradiction to the present US narrative of the world”.
Who are really the masters of propaganda and fake news? Who is the bigger threat
to world peace? What did the Clintons, the IMF and other globalists do to Russia
after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

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This is Trumps weak spot for me and he may over react again....



Trump White House warns Assad regime on chemical weapons: Don't do it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNS288phWfo

Published on 27 Jun 2017
Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Trump, on President Trump's travel
ban and the White House's warning to the Assad regime.

[avid]

Assad about to use chemical weapons - promoted by the BBC....

As soon as I heard this on BBC I thought USA and allies covertly going to do this then blame Assad....
Any excuse for ramping up war and more profits for military industrial complex, then asset-grabbing as that was their plan all along, including Israel expansion. 😡
Same old same old, but hopefully no innocents killed. They often fake these 'death scenes' for the gullible public via mainstream media, which is usually a load of lies and political posturings.

[Cidersomerset]

Assad about to use chemical weapons - promoted by the BBC....

That's right avid the propaganda is ramping up......I moved this post as there
is good articles in it and as the page changed it will be missed....

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This is coalition led by the neo con/dem element of 'fear mongering' and possibly
setting up a 'Problem reaction solution ' scenario. Gen Keane is sounding hawkish
in this piece. As with Russian hacking , there is still no proof that the regime
used chemical weapons as opposed to other groups using them to blame on the
Syrian army. If it can be definitively proven that they did it then it should be
presented by the UN imo. The Syrian army has been making gains and when this
happen they are usually attacked for some reason or other.

One of President Trumps weakness's is foreign policy and is why he got
'his generals' in early after elected to help him. This is a one sided approach
however and I'm not sure how much Rex Tillerson is running the department ?
Trumps firing of the 59 Tomahawk missiles seemed very 'knee Jerk' and
is explained in the Seymour Hersh vid below.

What it did do is keep the hawks off his back in Washington for a while
and enable the Mil Ind Com, to order more missiles.....

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Syria would only use chemical weapons with permission from Russia: Gen. Keane

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Published on 27 Jun 2017


Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.), Fox News military analyst, on the Trump White House's
concerns Syria is potentially preparing another chemical attack, the debate over
defense spending and Afghanistan.

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US threatens Assad over ‘planned new chemical attack’

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Published on 27 Jun 2017

The White House is warning Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and military of
“a heavy price,” as the US alleges “potential preparations” are under way for
more chemical weapons attacks. The Trump administration insisted the US is
there to “eliminate” ISIS.


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Hersh: Trump Ignored Intel Before Bombing Syria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBWyuDng8rI

Published on 26 Jun 2017

Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh reports that President Trump
bombed a Syrian military airfield in April despite warnings that U.S. intelligence had
found no evidence that the Assad regime used a chemical weapon


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Republicans Still Pushing False Flags In Syria And Cold War With Russia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zca7yJqbMLQ#t=833.0319654

25 June 2017

A new Seymour Hersh article is out showing that the US knew there was no Assad
chemical attack in April, but President Trump decided to bomb anyway. Republicans
cannot let go of "regime change" for Syria and new Cold War with Russia -- even as
the Democrats are starting to back away. Will the mainstream media stick with the
narrative as well? Or is it all about to come crashing down?

[Cidersomerset]

This seems odd in the Fox piece below they say that its the same base as the 59
missiles were shot at. But missed the hanger with the chemicals in. This is the
weak part of the Trump administration so far where he has left it to the Generals.....

We have been here many times before during Ronnies administration and others.
History is always repeating itself.....from the 1980's
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4389332/Russia-calls-airstrikes-Syria-act-aggression.html


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Pentagon confirms chemical weapons activity at Syria airbase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekbrw18cWtU

Published on 27 Jun 2017
Lucas Tomlinson reports from the Pentagon


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White House warns Syria over chemical weapons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKqX5-di5Kw

Published on 27 Jun 2017
The White House says Syria will pay a "heavy price" if the regime engages in
another chemical weapon attack. CBS News White House and senior foreign
affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan joins CBSN with more on what
prompted the warning.

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Syria: US warns Assad amid reports of plan for chemical attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RLwqFBxDRQ

Published on 27 Jun 2017
France 24 now:

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Syria may be planning another chemical attack: White House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEMjP03y8Qg

Published on 27 Jun 2017..ABC News..
The White House said in a statement the U.S. had found "potential" evidence that
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was preparing to conduct an attack similar to one
in April that killed dozens of civilians.

[Cidersomerset]

Gerald Celente "Israel & The US Will Use Syria As An Excuse To Push For War With Iran."


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Published on 27 Jun 2017


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RT NEWS......


White House: 'Another chemical weapons attack' potentially planned by Syria's Assad


Published time: 27 Jun, 2017 02:47
Edited time: 27 Jun, 2017 07:46


‘The White House is warning Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and military of “a heavy price,”
as the US alleges “potential preparations” are under way for more chemical weapons attacks.
The Trump administration insisted the US is there to “eliminate” ISIS.

“The United States has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack
by the Assad regime that would likely result in the mass murder of civilians, including innocent
children,” White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said in a statement Monday night. “The
activities are similar to preparations the regime made before its April 4, 2017 chemical weapons attack.”

“As we have previously stated, the United States is in Syria to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria. If, however, Mr. Assad conducts another mass murder attack using chemical weapons,
he and his military will pay a heavy price.”‘

Read more: White House: ‘Another chemical weapons attack’ potentially planned by Syria’s Assad

https://www.rt.com/usa/394194-us-syria-another-chemical-weapons-attack/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

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Over the past 20 years the 'totalitarian tip toe' has been ramping up until there will be no resistance
and full compliance.


Would You Believe It? TSA Is Requiring You to Pull Out Every Piece of Paper in Your Bags

By Andrew Cheetham on 27 June 2017 GMT

http://www.alternet.org/sites/all/themes/custom/alternet/logo.png

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/tsa-considering-outrageous-new-policy-one-your-most-essential-carry-items

[Cidersomerset]

Activity at Syrian air base prompts White House warning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxSt3mt-M2I

Published on 27 Jun 2017
The White House issued a warning to Syria against using chemical weapons after U.S.
intelligence detected activity at part of a Syrian air base where chemical weapons are
believed to be stored. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joins
CBSN to discuss the international tension.

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Maybe the chatter was a diversion from this visit ?

Assad tries out role of Su-35 fighter jet pilot at Russia’s Khmeymim airbase

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Published on 27 Jun 2017
Syrian President Bashar Assad has tried out the role of fighter jet pilot, as he
arrived in Latakia province to inspect the Russian-operated Khmeymim airbase.
This marks the first time the Syrian president has visited the military airfield.

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Desperate Neocons Push Middle East War To Keep Power

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7SlOkRzQPc

Published on 27 Jun 2017
David Knight details how Neocons within the American government are supporting
ISIS while simultaneously pushing for war with the Syrian government to maintain
their political power in the region.

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Sarin Gas False Flag Used To Push Syrian War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llrj5_-rNHo

Published on 27 Jun 2017

David Knight explains how the Sarin Gas false flags used to demonize Assad and
push President Trump into a Middle East war, are likely to make a comeback under
General H.R. McMaster.

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Another American General ' bomb them' says next time it will be over a 100 missiles....


Trump's threat to Assad is a strong warning to Syria: Lt. Gen. McInerney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utVsMHoUrSw

on 27 Jun 2017

Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney, a Fox News military analyst, on Trump's threat to Assad in
Syria, and if the U.S. will get deeper into this conflict

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This Hawk says send 500 missiles.....:facepalm:

Bases must be destroyed if Syria uses chemical weapons: Fmr. Navy SEAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua2r5mLY4Z4

Published on 27 Jun 2017
Former Navy SEAL Carl Higbie weighs in on the White House warning Syria against
chemical attack preparations.

[Cidersomerset]

Russia pushes back against Trump's warning to Syria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K74StxO20N0

Published on 27 Jun 2017
The U.S. warns Assad to back off and not launch another chemical weapons
attack on his own people; Kevin Corke has the story for 'Special Report'


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US threatens Assad regime if it uses chemical weapons

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Published on 27 Jun 2017
The Trump administration stepped up its rhetoric on intervention in the Syrian
civil war, threatening US military retaliation against Syrian government forces
if Assad orders the use of chemical weapons. For more on what this means for
the future of the US’s role in the Syrian conflict, RT America’s Natasha Sweatte
is joined by former CIA officer Philip Giraldi and NYU media studies Professor
Mark Crispin Miller.

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Meet The Man Who Went To Prison To Expose US War Crimes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7yRGb7Q7os

Published on 27 Jun 2017
John Kiriakou is a former CIA analyst who exposed how the United States was
torturing prisoners and for doing his duty in exposing war crimes he was sent to prison.

[Honesty]

..........

[avid]

http://theantimedia.org/war-with-syria-chemical-attack/

US threatens war with Syria over chemical attack that hasn't even happened yet.....!

Timing?

[Cidersomerset]

Fox is buying into war propaganda and another Gen chimes in....

A preemptive strike on Syria would send a message to Russia: Gen. Zinni

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Published on 28 Jun 2017
Gen. Anthony Zinni, USMC (Ret.), on Trump's warning to Assad in Syria,
and the importance of NATO allies to respond and stand up to Russia.

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This inteviews feels so naïve for me ......book , movie , bomb um!

How Trump should respond to Assad if he launches an attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLraPfJAm_w

Published on 28 Jun 2017
Former intelligence analyst provides insight

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Liberating Mosul: Iraqi forces gain ground against ISIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzEuNk8pVoE

Published on 28 Jun 2017
Iraqi forces captured more areas of Mosul's Old Town from ISIS

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Israel prefers al-Qaeda on its Syrian border over pro-government forces - Fmr Diplomat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlH_tH3_fUU

Published on 27 Jun 2017
The White House is warning Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and military of “a
heavy price,” as the US alleges “potential preparations” are under way for more
chemical weapons attacks. Former US Diplomat Jim Jatras calls into question the
legitimacy of allegations that Assad was behind the chemical attack in Khan
Sheikhoun, and joins 'News With Ed' to discuss.

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'SPIN ,SPIN .SPIN'......

Haley: Trump's warning stopped Assad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbJc6PTNSuM

Published on 28 Jun 2017
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the White House's warning
to the Assad regime stopped another chemical weapons attack and saved innocent lives.

[Cidersomerset]

Street fight for last square mile of ISIS-controlled Mosul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkMvUNmfQCI

Published on 28 Jun 2017
Retired U.S. Army Special Forces Lt. Col. Mitchell Utterback
gives firsthand account of battle for Islamic State's lone
remaining stronghold in Iraq

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Mosul: The last ISIS stronghold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--F52Xf-nGk
Published on 28 Jun 2017
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh filmed deep into Mosul, near the last ISIS stronghold just
meters from what remains of the crumbled iconic Al Nuri Mosque, in the old city.

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Chemical attack warning signals another US strike in Syria: Analyst

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5-o_5vh1Kw

Published on 28 Jun 2017
An ominous warning to the Syrian government against staging a
chemical weapons attack indicates that the United States could
be on the verge of another military strike inside Syria, an analyst say.


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Its all about propaganda and who actually used chemicals in Syria.
This has not be proven either way so far , Both sides blame each
other........


Panel on White House Warns Syria's Assad Against Chemical Attack - CNN New Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7txHtjiE_is

Published on 28 Jun 2017
CNN Political Panel on White House Warns Syria's Assad Against Chemical Attack.

[AutumnW]

Cidersomet, thank you for all of these posts. Love Gerald Celente. He was pro Trump, initially but became disenchanted early on. Trump has always been Israel's (rhymes with witch). He has made no bones about it.

And yes, their sites are set on Iran. Good luck with that! Holy cow. Iran and Russia together could make hash of Israel.

[Hervé]

Syrian Army liberates Aleppo province from ISIS (https://www.rt.com/news/394801-isis-aleppo-province-liberated/)

RT (https://www.rt.com/news/394801-isis-aleppo-province-liberated/)
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:17 UTC


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Destroyed buildings in Deir Hafer, Aleppo Governorate © Mohamad Maruf / Sputnik



The whole Aleppo province has been liberated from Islamic State terrorists, General Samir Suleiman, head of information for the Syrian Arab Army, confirmed to RT.

"Syria's Army has entirely liberated Aleppo - both the city and the province. ISIS is not in the province anymore," General Suleiman told RT over the phone.
Earlier on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters have abandoned the last area they held in Aleppo province.

The withdrawal came after government forces dislodged militants from the Ithriya-Rasafa road and areas east of Khanaser, Reuters reported, citing the media unit of Hezbollah, a Lebanese armed group, which is an ally of the Syrian Army. General Suleiman confirmed the liberation of the road.

[Cidersomerset]

White House Prepares Another Chemical Weapon False Flag Attack in Syria

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Published on 28 Jun 2017


SHOW NOTES: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=23146

The White House announced on Monday that they are preparing to frame Syrian
President Assad for the next chemical weapon attack in Syria, essentially giving
the green light to their Al-CIA-da forces to proceed with another false flag event.
So who is behind this, what is at stake, and where is the attack likely to take place?
Join James for this Thought For The Day as he goes over the latest information on
this false flag attack and solicits your participation in an open source investigation.


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Green light for possible 'False Flag' in Syria.......

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Syria crisis: OPCW says Sarin used in Khan Sheikhoun attack

30 June 2017

A fact-finding mission by chemical weapons watchdog the OPCW has concluded that
the banned nerve agent Sarin was used in an attack in northern Syria in April that
killed dozens of people.

A UN panel will now try to determine if the Syrian government was responsible, as
the US has alleged.

read more....http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40453048

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Syria knows a 'False Flag' is coming or at least political posturing to derail the
Syria peace talks , set for next week.

Syrian government refutes war crime accusations

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Published on 29 Jun 2017

The Syrian government dismissed US claims that it’s prepping for chemical attacks
as a pretext for US aggression in Syria. Former US diplomat Jim Jatras joins RT
America’s Manila Chan to get to the bottom of the rhetoric between the two
countries at odds with each other.

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Us has set up a 'Straw Dog'......

US line on Syria headed toward ‘catastrophe’ – ANSWER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBE52Wx_AB0

Published on 29 Jun 2017
Syria and Russia have condemned recent US allegations that Syria is preparing for
a chemical weapons attack as a pretext for regime change and to justify illegal US
airstrikes that have killed thousands of Syrian civilians. Brian Becker, national
director of the ANSWER coalition, joins RT America’s Ashlee Banks to discuss.

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Is a Syrian gas attack just a ‘fairytale’?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBr33ho5KfQ

Published on 28 Jun 2017
Renowned investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, best known for exposing the My
Lai Massacre of 1968 and use of torture at an Iraqi prison, has released a new
report examining President Donald Trump’s escalation of US involvement in the
Syrian civil war. RT America’s Anya Parampil breaks down the bombshell report.

[Cidersomerset]

A very good summery of current events in the Middle east
and related topics....


David Icke Videocast - Mass Murder Inc - Any Lie Will Do

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Published on 30 Jun 2017
To have David's Dot Connector Videocast sent to you in full
every week, Click here http://www.davidicke.com/register

[Cidersomerset]

Russian Foreign Ministry slams US claims that Syrian govt planning chemical attack

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Published on 30 Jun 2017
The Russian Foreign Ministry has sharply criticized Washington's claims that
Syria's government is planning a chemical attack in the country. The ministry's
concerned that terrorists could take advantage of the threats coming from
Washington, and carry out false-flag attacks to encourage US military action.
RT's Caleb Maupin went to the U.S. State Department, to get their response.

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'Conclusions are based on questionable data' - Russian envoy on latest OPCW report

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Published on 30 Jun 2017

US State Department is scolding the Syrian government, as the OPCW has reportedly
determined that sarin, a banned nerve gas, was what killed dozens of Syrians in
northern Idlib province on April 4.Members of the UN’s chemical weapons watchdog,
the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), reviewed the
fact-finding mission (FFM) report at The Hague, Netherlands, on Thursday, but it
was not released to the public, Reuters reported.

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Golan Heights Fight: Syrian govt army battles after Israeli IDF's attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMbtvCxfu7g

Published on 30 Jun 2017

Syrian Arab Army (SAA) forces continued to battle in the government-controlled
area of the Golan Heights, Friday. The fighting comes after Israeli Army reportedly
destroyed a mortar launcher belonging to the Syrian government forces earlier on Friday.

[Cidersomerset]

MSM Distorts OPCW Non-Confirmed Report That Assad Used Sarin In Chemical Attack

By Andrew Cheetham on 1 July 2017

Middle East News Useless Media, War and Terror World News

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ACTIVIST POST.......


MSM Distorts OPCW Non-confirmed Report that Assad Used Sarin in Chemical Attack

TOPICS:Brandon TurbevilleMediaPropagandaSyria.
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June 30, 2017


‘CNN and other corporate media outlets are once again alight with “proof” that Assad
used chemical weapons against civilians in Khan Sheikhoun. So what, exactly, is their
proof? Well, they don’t have any. That shouldn’t be surprising in and of itself but it is
at least entertaining the lengths to which corporate media outlets and Western
governments will go to blame their own crimes against humanity on the Syrian
government in order to justify new Western crimes against humanity.

Nevertheless, the Western corporate media is eagerly reporting the OPCW (Organisation
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) has “found” that sarin was indeed used at Khan
Sheikoun, then spending the rest of their “reports” pointing the finger at the government
of Bashar al-Assad.

In this regard, two points must be made.’

Read more: MSM Distorts OPCW Non-Confirmed Report That Assad Used Sarin In Chemical Attack

http://www.activistpost.com/2017/06/msm-distorts-opcw-report-assad-sarin-chemical-attack.html

[avid]

Just had terrible trouble thanking, then realised I was cut out, readdressed, many faults and did not exist again, three efforts later I am back, but for how long?

[Cidersomerset]

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SYRIA: Washington, Tel-Aviv, Riyadh Colluding to Escalate Conflict in Syria and Beyond

July 1, 2017 By 21wire

21st Century Wire says…

As Washington’s hyperbole and aggression in Syria increase in line with their frustration
at being out-smarted and out maneuvered at every turn by a battle hardened Syrian Arab
Army, we see exposed, the soft underbelly of Riyadh. Tel-Aviv and Washington’s unholy
alliance and its even unholier geopolitical agenda in the region.


read more....

http://21stcenturywire.com/2017/07/01/syria-washington-tel-aviv-riyadh-colluding-to-escalate-conflict-in-syria-and-beyond/

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Associated Press latest to retract claim that ‘17 US agencies’ confirmed Russian DNC email hack

By Andrew Cheetham on 2 July 2017 GMT


https://www.rt.com/viral/394917-associated-press-retraction-trump-russia/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=aplication_chrome&utm_campaign=chrome

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NYT and AP correct report on Russia and election

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Published on 1 Jul 2017
Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz provides insight

[Cidersomerset]

'US claim that Assad preparing chemical attack is inventing excuse to go against Syrian Army’

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Published on 3 Jul 2017


By saying that the Assad government is preparing a chemical attack, the US might be looking
for a pretext to escalate against the Syrian army, analysts Alaa Ibrahim told RT, adding that
while there have been allegations, no credible proof has emerged.

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'It's all about ratings, easing of Russia rhetoric on US media going to be only temporary'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm_ocFQYkP4

Published on 3 Jul 2017
Publish an unconfirmed story about the Russians doing something bad, then issue a
correction if it turns out to be fake. That's a pattern being set by some mainstream
media giants - the Associated Press issuing four such corrections recently.

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[Cidersomerset]

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North Korea missile test: Russia and China urge freeze in launches

Russia and China have urged North Korea to "freeze" its missile and nuclear programmes
after it claimed to have successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile.

Both countries also called for a simultaneous suspension of US-South Korea large-scale military exercises.

North Korea said its missile could hit anywhere in the world.

But while Pyongyang appears to have made progress, experts believe the device cannot accurately hit a target.


read more..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40497972

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North Korea touts reach of intercontinental missile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNkyW3e5lFs

Published on 4 Jul 2017
CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joins CBSN with more
details on what the Pentagon knows about North Korea's missile launch, and
how the White House may respond.

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Putin, Trump to hold first ‘full-fledged’ meeting on July 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXemNO4sA0k

Published on 4 Jul 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump
will hold their first full-fledged meeting at the G20 summit on July 7,
the Kremlin spokesman said. Dmitry Peskov specified it will not merely
be a brief contact on the sidelines.

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Marie Harf on North Korea: US military options not great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQzcWdRsYI0

Published on 4 Jul 2017
Former State Department spokesperson and Fox News contributor weighs in on
latest missile test

[Cidersomerset]

US-backed Syrian forces hit key milestone in Raqqa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMi30fLkGfk

Published on 4 Jul 2017
John Huddy reports from Jerusalem

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Battle for Mosul: IS group fighters change strategy,
clinging to shrinking area of old city

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnMLUMtjK20

Published on 4 Jul 2017

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Mosul’s Grand Mosque lays in ruins after govt retakes site from ISIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzAemhczUdE

Published on 4 Jul 2017
After being at the centre of the battle between the self-proclaimed
Islamic State and Iraqi forces in Mosul, the Great Mosque of an-Nuri
stood in ruins, Tuesday, after it was allegedly blown up by the militants
before the site was retaken by the Iraqi Army


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Qatar Crisis: "The unlikely beneficiary, ironically,
of this Arab fragmentation could be Iran"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pcDsQaFM9I
Published on 5 Jul 2017
France 24 now:

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CrossTalk: New Middle East

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwGRvsSGbuM

Published on 5 Jul 2017
Every once in a while CrossTalk has a look at the big picture
of a story. In this case it is the Middle East. What are the
current defining trends, who are the winners and losers, and
how is this volatile and very dangerous region changing? And

is American influence on the decline?

CrossTalking with Joe Lauria and Sami Nader.

[Cidersomerset]

Well there you go something we have known for decades prior to 9/11 Saudi links
to terrorism being acknowledged by report belatedly....British politicians do criticise
Saudi until they get into power as shown in the Farage vid below and as the
conservative minister confirms , Selling arms and Saudi , strategic links and money
trumps ethics.

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Saudi Arabia has 'clear link' to UK extremism, report says


Saudi Arabia is the chief foreign promoter of Islamist extremism in the UK, a new report has claimed.

The Henry Jackson Society said there was a "clear and growing link" between Islamist organisations
in receipt of overseas funds, hate preachers and Jihadist groups promoting violence.

The foreign affairs think tank called for a public inquiry into the role of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations.

The UK's Saudi Arabian embassy says the claims are "categorically false".

Ministers are under pressure to publish a report on UK-based Islamist groups.

The Home Office report into the existence and influence of Jihadist organisations, commissioned by former
Prime Minister David Cameron in 2015, has reportedly yet to be completed amid questions as to whether
it will ever be published.

read more......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40496778

Saudi Arabia Has Clear Link To Uk Extremism Report Says ...audio version of above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odpGc2LPrS4


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Qatar crisis: Saudi Arabia and allies to meet in Cairo

Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are to discuss the Qatar
crisis, a month after they severed ties with the Gulf state.

read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40502556

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Corbyn: We Need To Ask Saudis Why They Fund & Fuel Extremist Ideologies

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Published on 4 Jun 2017
Saudi Arabia funded ISIS

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Owen Jones: govt hiding jihadi report due to Saudi links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPKyztlZzHg

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Nigel Farage on Saudi Arabia funding extremism .......

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Published on 7 Jan 2016

[Cidersomerset]

Putin & Trump hold first bilateral meeting at G20 Summit

agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do0YYAdCRuw

Streamed live 16 minutes

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G20 SUMMIT: Trump and Putin are to meet for the first time- BBC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkEq4aSPWYk

Published on 7 Jul 2017
US President Donald Trump is to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin,
for the first time at a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.They have both said
they want to repair ties damaged by the crises in Syria and Ukraine, as well as
Russia's alleged meddling in the US election.

Climate change and trade are set to dominate as the two-day summit opens,
with mass protests in the streets.Clashes at a "Welcome to Hell" rally left 76
police officers injured.By choosing to hold the summit in Hamburg, Germany's
northern hi-tech powerhouse, Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking to show mass
protests can be tolerated in an open democracy, correspondents say.

The G20, or Group of Twenty, is a summit for 19 countries, both developed and
developing, plus the EU.The individual countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil,
Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia,
Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the UK and the US.

[Cidersomerset]

Tillerson: Trump 'pressed' Putin on election interference

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Published on 7 Jul 2017

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke about the meeting between President Trump
and Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 7

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Full press conference....

Rex Tillerson on Trump-Putin meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R67T8TQX3FA

Published on 7 Jul 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke to reporters after the high-stakes meeting
between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Listen to the full
press briefing here.


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Was Putin meeting a win for Trump?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbs603J5sSE

Published on 7 Jul 2017
House Armed Services Committee Member Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) on how
President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin will affect U.S. policy.

[Cidersomerset]

Putin, Trump meeting gives way to developments in Syria

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Published on 7 Jul 2017
According to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Russian counterpart,
Sergey Lavrov, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir
Putin had long talks at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, Friday. Officials
said the two leaders agreed on a cease-fire in southwest Syria. Former CIA
analyst, Ray McGovern, joins RT America’s Manila Chan to discuss what
cooperation means between the Trump and Putin.

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G20 : Trump and Putin debate US election hack at first meeting

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have discussed the alleged Russian
hacking of last year's US presidential election during their first meeting.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson described the exchanges as "robust".

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Mr Trump had accepted Mr
Putin's assertions that his country was not responsible.


read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40539725

G20 SUMMIT: Trump Putins Meeting analysed - BBC News

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7/7/17

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US and Russia reach deal on Syria cease fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLk4maEEtVQ

Published on 7 Jul 2017
Former CIA analyst Tara Maller weighs in on 'America's News HQ'

[Cidersomerset]

Usual 'waffle' the US media focusing on electoral interference ......


Pres. Donald Trump And Pres. Vladimir Putin Meet Face-To-Face At G-20 Summit | NBC Nightly News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHfO57RaCG4

Published on 7 Jul 2017
The conversation, which was meant to last 30 minutes but was more than two hours,
started with Pres. Trump pressing Pres. Putin on whether Russia interfered in the U.S. election.

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‘Trump says ‘no harm,’ while Putin hesitates’ – Body language expert on presidents meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xR6Dd1_-Bk
Published on 7 Jul 2017
The first face-to-face meeting between presidents Trump and Putin had been highly anticipated.
Many compared it to a scene from the popular political drama series 'House of cards'.
READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8hag

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Trump, Putin's high-stakes G-20 meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybApUww4jXU

Published on 8 Jul 2017
What the White House said the world leaders discussed, including Russia's alleged election
meddling, and Trump's comments on Putin in the past.

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Trump and Putin met for over two hours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al2l8SuBexM

Published on 8 Jul 2017
Conflicting reports emerged out of Friday's two-hour meeting between President
Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin over Russia's interference in the 2016
presidential campaign. Mark Simakovsky, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's
Eurasia Center, joins CBSN to discuss.

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Was Trump's summit with Putin successful?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3CGtqDDX70

Published on 8 Jul 2017
Russia Institute AEI director Leon Aron provides insight

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Details emerge of President Trump's meeting with Putin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsDXbuksuN0

Published on 8 Jul 2017
As President Trump heads home from the G-20, we are learning more about his
meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders. The U.S.
was isolated from talks over climate change and trade, and the Trump/Putin
meeting caused controversy, as both sides have different accounts as to what
actually happened. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett joins
CBSN with more details.

[Cidersomerset]

Iraqi TV is reporting that security forces are on the verge of victory in Mosul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TBSgZwVXwQ

Published on 8 Jul 2017

ABC News' Ian Pannell reports the latest on the fight against ISIS in Iraq.

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Battle for Mosul: IS defeat imminent, says state TV

So-called Islamic State (IS) defences in the Iraqi city of Mosul are
collapsing fast and troops expect to take full control in the next few
hours, state television has announced.

read more....http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40542997

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Iraqi army: Victory against ISIS is imminent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gaqR9lJGmg

Published on 8 Jul 2017
The Iraqi army says they are on the verge of declaring
victory over ISIS in Mosul. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports

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Iraqi forces celebrate in Mosul as military says “victory” is imminent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CarHQ3wK3k

Published on 8 Jul 2017
Iraqi soldiers celebrated on Saturday (July 8) in anticipation of a formal declaration
of victory over Islamic State in Mosul. Rough cut (no reporter narration)

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CNN hires pro-Syrian Al-Qaeda propagandist, erases him from credits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8wLPqfmLNw

Published on 7 Jul 2017
Bilal Abdul Kareem, an American living in regions of Syria controlled by the Al-
Nusra Front terrorist group, has been referred as "our media man" by top Al-Qaeda
clerics. So why did CNN hire him to work on an undercover documentary project,
then erase him from the credits? "They didn't care and just wanted to further the
regime change editorial line," says author and investigative journalist Max
Blumenthal, who joins RT America's Manila Chan to discuss his research into
Kareem.

[Cidersomerset]

Troops Plant Iraqi Flag in Mosul

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Published on 9 Jul 2017
Iraqi special forces planted a flag on the Tigris River bank on Sunday after the
country's prime minister arrived to declare victory over the Islamic State group. (July 9)

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Mosul: Iraq PM to celebrate victory over IS in the city


Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi has visited Mosul to congratulate Iraqi forces
for their "victory" over IS in the city.Mr Abadi was there to announce
the city's full "liberation", his office said in a statement.

Iraqi forces, backed by US-led air strikes, have been battling to retake
Mosul since 17 October last year.

read more.....

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40549333

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The neo - cons Lynsey and John are upset

Eric Shawn reports: The Syrian ceasefire is holding, for now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Fa-_sotEw

Published on 9 Jul 2017
Will the agreement lead to an end of the full conflict?

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GOP senators ridicule Trump proposal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP_i0-lmVgE

Published on 9 Jul 2017
Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John McCain (R-AZ) and Marco Rubio (R-FL)
ridiculed Trump's proposed US-Russia cybersecurity unit to combat election interference.

[Cidersomerset]

Cross Talk covering the Trump, Putin meeting at G20
Also Syria , North Korea , Ukraine and Cyprus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59WACO_ipj4

Published on 10 Jul 2017
Well it happened: Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump met for
their first much anticipated handshake. Was it worth the wait?
And what happens now?

CrossTalking with Dmitry Babich, Alex Christoforou, and Mark Sleboda.


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Chance for Peace: South Syria ceasefire agreed by Putin, Trump at G20 takes effect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egnwUmEi8Bg

Published on 10 Jul 2017
Locals in parts of southern Syria are enjoying relative peace for the first time in six
years. That was made possible by a Russia-US brokered ceasefire deal in the region.

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Former Green Beret commander analyzes the battle for Mosul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJIDVnVLQIE

Published on 10 Jul 2017
'Warrior Diplomat' author Michael Waltz provides insight

[Cidersomerset]

'Moving forward with Russia': Trump optimistic, but officials skeptical

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD4-piP9-PI

Published on 10 Jul 2017
Reflecting on the G20 summit, the US president has tweeted that, after a significant
deal on Syria, it's time to move forward and work with Russia. But he may even be
facing opposition to that from his own aides and officials. The US Ambassador to the
United Nations, Nikki Haley, has claimed that 'everybody' knows Russia meddled in
the US presidential election, appearing to contradict Donald Trump's view that no
one is sure.

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'Patience is over': US, North Korea latest exchange of threats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k1VX1gX3C0

Published on 10 Jul 2017
It was thought delegates at the G20 summit might have spent time considering
what to do next about the crisis on the Korean peninsula - with the rhetoric
ramping up between the North and the US.

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Battle for Mosul: Iraqi troops clearing last IS militants

Iraqi security forces are clearing the final pockets of resistance by Islamic
State militants in the city of Mosul. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi went to
Mosul on Sunday to congratulate his troops on "liberating" the city, but he
stopped short of declaring victory.

The militants were said to hold an area about 180m (590ft) long and 45m wide.

The battle for Mosul has taken almost nine months, left large areas in ruins,
killed thousands of civilians and displaced more than 920,000 others.

Commanders from the US-led coalition that has provided air and ground
support to Iraqi forces said the urban combat had been most intense
since World War Two.

read more..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-40555602

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Ukraine wants membership plan talks, says Poroshenko

Ukraine's president has asked for discussions to begin on an
action plan that could eventually lead to membership of Nato.
Petro Poroshenko said the will of the Ukrainian people was
to eventually join the Western military alliance.

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said any decision on
future membership would be up to the 29 alliance members.
Russia has repeatedly criticised Nato's expansion in eastern
Europe and objects to Ukraine becoming a member.

read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40557477

[Akasha]

Apologies if this is not exactly on-topic but I figured it's more at home here than anywhere else.

Irish MP Richard Boyd Barrett voices his concern over several recent statements from current members of the Likud party on the Palestinian issue . Hats off to him. I wonder how much longer he'll be an MP for:


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[Hervé]

US and France abandon regime change in Syria (http://theduran.com/us-france-drop-regime-change-syria/)

Alexander Mercouris The Duran (http://theduran.com/us-france-drop-regime-change-syria/)
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:35 UTC


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Summit of US and French Presidents provides final confirmation that the West's regime change war in Syria has failed and is being abandoned.

The hints and signals that have been flickering on and off from Washington and Paris since the change of governments in the US and France that the regime change attempt in Syria is being officially abandoned has now received formal confirmation.

This has come in a joint news conference by Presidents Trump and Macron following President Trump's talks with President Macron in France.

The statement of abandonment of the regime change policy in Syria was set out in the clearest language (https://www.rt.com/news/396258-trump-macron-talks-paris/) by President Macron (bold italics added):
Indeed, we now have a new approach in Syria, because we want results and we want to work closely together with all our partners including the United States. We have one main goal which is to eradicate terrorism, no matter who they are, we want to build an inclusive and sustainable political solution. I do not require Assad's departure, that's no longer a prerequisite for France. For seven years, we did not have an embassy in Damascus - and still we have no solution. A more straightforward admission of failure in Syria than the highlighted words would be difficult to come up with.

Inevitably some health warnings are in order. The US and France have not suddenly become converts to the cause of President Assad. As Macron's words show, their acceptance that he will stay as President of Syria is simply a recognition of reality: that with Russia protecting him and his armies on the offensive on all fronts there is no longer the wherewithal to remove him.

It has taken six bitter years of conflict and five terrible years of war to arrive at this point. Though Trump and Macron are not to blame for this - the regime change war in Syria was not their work but the work of their predecessors - that it has taken so long and has required so much devastation and loss of life is a terrible indictment of Western policy.

[PurpleLama]

https://solari.com/audio/sr20170615_SakerHQ.mp3

CA Fitts speaking with the Saker. Enjoy!

[Sophocles]

The demonization of Russia - Bjørn Nistad to The Herland Report

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"We speak to doctor in Russian history and founder of the independent Russian Information Center in Norway, Bjørn Nistad, about the peculiar demonization against Russia that permeate Western media outlets. How did this Walt Disney kind of thinking evolve, that makes us characterize some nations "as the evil villain" and ourselves as "the inherent good"? We speak about Ukraine, Syria, Vladimir Putin and Iran.

The Herland Report is a Scandinavian initiative presenting leading intellectuals' view on foreign policy, current affairs, religion, the Middle East, Western decadence - free from the censoring political correctness that now permeate Western media and its political propaganda."

[Sophocles]

Construction of Turkish Stream Underway (http://www.voltairenet.org/article196976.html)

Voltaire Network | 30 June 2017

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On 23 June 2017, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, inaugurated the construction works for that section of the gas pipeline, Turkish Stream, passing through deep seas.

A decision was made to go ahead with this project when President Putin visited Turkey on 1 December 2014. Construction had been interrupted in August 2015 for tariff reasons, but in the context of the war in Syria, it should allow Russian gas to be delivered to Turkey. Parting from there, it could also serve as a transit for Russian gas to the European Union, replacing the plan for the South Stream pipeline, blocked by Brussels.

Estimated at six billion dollars, Project Turkish Stream provides for the construction of two pipelines with a capacity of delivering 15.75 billion m3 of gas every year. The first pipeline must be completed in 2018 and the second at the end of 2019.

Whilst President Putin stressed that this timetable should be adhered to, it is extremely rare that such works are completed so rapidly. This has only been possible due to the personal investment made by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan who is thus seeking thus to free himself of US economic protection.

Translation
Anoosha Boralessa

[Cidersomerset]

This is a good discussion the Neocons/Dems have been around since
the early 1970's in its current form . The hawks and interest groups
behind the scenes switch to influence both parties to keep in power.
Trump is muddying this even though he has supported the mil ind
complex , he is not being hawkish enough for them and they cannot
control him directly as they usually do so far.

CrossTalk: Neocons Return


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Published on 21 Jul 2017
Like a bad cold you can’t shake, the neocons are back – and they are back
with a vengeance. Long associated with the extremist wing of the GOP and
tied with catastrophic policy failures, they have now found themselves being
embraced by the Democrats and the liberal media. It would seem being
anti-Russia attracts strange bedfellows.

CrossTalking with Michael Maloof, George Szamuely, and Andrew Moran.

[AutumnW]

Cidersomet, It's possible that Trump isn't being hawkish enough because he won't be able to fund the military expansion Israel and oil oligarchs want. Had his plan to repeal Obamacare worked, he would be rattling sabres and the U.S would be in the opening stages of a major war.

But, all is very quiet, it seems. Washington is paralyzed.

[Honesty]

..........

[Cidersomerset]

But, all is very quiet, it seems. Washington is paralyzed.


This is interesting and cutting off the US traditional way of causing chaos
abroad could be dangerous as JFK found out in Cuba.....


Trump ends CIA gun-running in Syria after years of mishaps

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Published on 24 Jul 2017
Washington has decided to put an end to a CIA scheme to equip and train certain
rebel groups fighting the Syrian government. RT America's Alexey Yaroshevsky has more.

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CrossTalk: Bullhorns: Little Russia (EXTENDED VERSION)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ8oi-Oyabg

Published on 24 Jul 2017

This is a real news zone! Today we discuss Trump’s decision to end CIA operations
in Syria. Russia and the U.S. are working together, but most players in this proxy
conflict aren’t happy about this. And, some surprising, but expected developments
in Ukraine.CrossTalking with Dmitry Babich, Xavier Moreau, and Adam Garrie.

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Taliban attack leaves 35 dead in central Afghanistan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F429ZE9Qobw
Published on 24 Jul 2017

A huge car bomb blast in the Afghan capital Kabul has left at least 35 people dead
and dozens more injured.According to the police, an attacker hit a vehicle laden
with explosives against a bus carrying Ministry of Mines employees in the city's
west. Ambulances rushed to the scene and security forces surrounded the area.
Medical officials say due to the severity of the blast, the casualty toll may rise. The
Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.

[Cidersomerset]

Gabbard: Media misses point of CIA program Trump ended

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Published on 24 Jul 2017
Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on President Trump ending the CIA
program to arm anti-Assad rebels and liberal media accusing the president
of doing Russia's bidding #Tucker

[Hervé]

Poland in Crisis -- Globalist Traitors Battle Nationalists (https://www.henrymakow.com/2017/07/poland-nationalists-globalists.html)

By Patriotic Pole July 25, 2017


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(Soros' useful idiots take to the streets)


We're in a life-and-death struggle for the future of the human race between Communists (satanist, globalists,"liberals") and nationalists.

As in America, globalists in Poland are resorting to extreme behavior to intimidate their opponents. In the article below a Polish reader conveys the
urgency of the situation.

Latest! Polish President vetoes law to purge (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-24/polands-president-unexpectedly-vetoes-bill-judicial-reform-zloty-surges)Polish Supreme Court of traitors. (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-07-24/polands-president-unexpectedly-vetoes-bill-judicial-reform-zloty-surges)

by Patriotic Pole
(henrymakow.com)

Poland is under massive attack right now. They want to destroy the present right wing government (PIS Law and Justice party) and get back the former communist, traitor PO government that served the Germans and Brussels. Majority of Polish media belongs to German owners, which continually attack Polish right wing, conservative party.

They produce fake news and horrible, lying propaganda among Poles and abroad to discredit PIS and the President as well. They mock and ridicule them and are very vicious in what they do.

Poland, like Hungary does not want to OBEY Brussels, Merkel and Big Brother, so now it's going to be destroyed like Ukraine and many other countries. This is always the same plan, to make people hate the government and riot against it, and we know what happens next.


https://www.henrymakow.com/upload_images/soros-lud.jpeg


It's getting serious; they have a very detailed 16 points plan to do it, step by step. There are people connected with Soros, this woman- Lyudmyla Kozlovska, above, is Ukrainian, (a friend of Soros). She started the foundation called -Open Dialogue. They spread lots of info, how to act, what to do, and agitation against this government through Facebook.

On Facebook she talks people into switching this government off and paralyzing the country in order to force this government to give up on introducing changes in the old, communist and corrupted judiciary system and to resign.

Since this gov was elected by the majority of Polish people, the former government which is full of traitors and communists cannot stand it. They are afraid of being exposed, their frauds and thefts, their corruption and connections, so they (the present opposition) have been doing all they can to destroy the present government which is very bravely and steadfastly trying to repair the country. If it was not for this government, Poland would be no more, just a shell with nothing left, no jobs, no money, no babies as thousands of Poland emigrated to various countries for lack of prospects, very low wages etc. This was done and promoted ( emigration) under the former leader, the prime minister Donald Tusk.

They are pure evil, the opposition is extremely arrogant and will not hesitate to destroy the present gov in any possible, vicious way in order to get the power back into their hands.


https://www.henrymakow.com/upload_images/200px-Donald_Tusk%2C_Karlspreis_2010-3.JPG


The head of the former gov was Donald Tusk,above , who now works as the president of European Council in Brussels. Many people mock him calling him the king of Europe. He is the traitor, always working against Poland, even now, the best friend of Merkel. Sold out most of Polish industry; whatever was worth anything he sold it for pennies.

This is his latest letter Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) on Twitter (https://twitter.com/eucopresident) where he urges the President to veto judicial reform measures.

It's such a shame as this man always acts against Poland. He is not on our side, he has no respect among Polish patriots and Polish people.

The people who are rioting in the streets now are also spreading fake news abroad on purpose. Their call to action is : "Act in the streets and abroad" (to slander and destroy the present gov). So they scream - "Dictatorship!, They take away our freedom! They destroy our democracy!" etc. which is all lies. They go to Brussels and report on this gov accusing it of various, evil things, which is all done for the sake of destruction of this gov as they hate everything that comes from PIS ( Law and Justice ruling party).

This is the best gov, Poland has ever had since WW II. It's very patriotic, Christian, supporting family and tradition, national identity, traditional values, Polish history and it's working for people not for their own benefit, it's trying to repair and restore what the previous one had damaged and stolen or sold out.

For the first time in history Polish parents are receiving financial help for their children which helps them in a huge way to supply their needs, so the number of new born babies started growing sharply, 14,000 more babies born this year than a year ago. This government exposes lots of frauds and also murder in Smolensk, the plane crash with the Polish gov and president Kaczynski). The ruling of former gov under Tusk was just constant lies, emigration, poverty, fraud and deception. Many believe that it was involved in murder of 90 people in the plane crash in Smolensk. They have always had pure hatred towards PIS and Kaczynski brothers. (One of them was the President of Poland who died in 2010 and the other one is now the head of the ruling party but does not hold any formal function in the government.)

Obviously Brussels is not happy as Poland is getting stronger and richer, and the gov listens to Polish people who said clearly, they do not want Islamic invasion so the gov is strongly against any so called refuges in Poland. This drives Brussels mad as they try different tactics to take those people in. They threaten Poland with sanctions, isolation etc. The former gov agreed to take thousands.

They blame now the new law, which is going to change the judiciary system but the change is very much needed as the system is terribly corrupted by the former, communist governments. Moreover, the changes are to make that system just as it is in Germany and many other Western countries so this is just an excuse to overthrow this government.

This government is very gentle with rioters. The former one, led by Tusk, would have had police forces chasing away all those people by water guns etc, which happened many times.

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Related:
Most Polish people support this government and many have changed their mind and started supporting it seeing what is going on.

Poland's prime minister B. Szydlo DESTROYS the elites and political correctness (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f2TB86DHy4)

And this amazing speech by D. Trump. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYZCtfIPsEQ) I have never been his fan but that speech was amazing. It happened two weeks ago and now there is destruction of Poland going on. It's too brave, too rebellious, too family and God oriented for communists, for Soros, for Brussels for the devil himself.

This is the info in main media:
Poles protest for 8th day over contentious judicial changes (http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article163185098.html)

Victor Orban, Hungary supports Poland, He built a wall to stop refugees, very strong leader.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-poland-politics-judiciary-hungary-idUKKBN1A70C3
https://www.rt.com/news/397213-hungary-support-poland-inquisition-orban/#.WXRYGU0CCTI.twitter

[Hervé]

No fire crackers... at all!

Tank crushes car full of bombers before massive explosion at Egypt checkpoint (VIDEO) (https://www.rt.com/news/397575-egypt-car-bomb-tank/)

RT
Published time: 26 Jul, 2017 12:58
Get short URL (https://on.rt.com/8irr)


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© وزارة الدفاع المصرية / YouTube


Egypt’s armed forces are hailing an armored tank driver for intercepting and crushing an explosive-laden car that was targeting a checkpoint in North Sinai.

The Egyptian Ministry of Defense (MOD) released CCTV footage of a terrorist attack involving four gunmen in the city of El Arish on Monday.


Warning: Graphic content


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The CCTV footage shows a car suspiciously approaching a queue of vehicles at speed before it’s blocked by an armored tank.

Motorists are then seen abandoning their vehicles while the tank accelerates and rolls over the car.

With the tank retreating to a safer distance the car then erupts into a massive ball of flames, suggesting that the impact of the collision or an individual within the vehicle triggered concealed explosives.


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Four men brandishing “automatic rifles and machine guns” were inside the vehicle, according to the Egyptian army (http://www.mod.gov.eg/Mod/NewsDetails.aspx?id=29838).

The ministry has since praised the armed forces for saving the lives of around 60 people and “thwarting a major attempt to target one of the security stops.”

“The tank driver was able to respond… He hastened to intercept the car and confront it and collide with it,” an MOD statement (http://www.mod.gov.eg/Mod/NewsDetails.aspx?id=29838) read.

Despite the shielding attempts of the security forces, at least seven people are reported to have died in the incident.

[Molly4US]

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Dear All,

I'm taking a step here I've not taken since 2009, when I published The Anglo-Saxon Mission. (http://projectavalon.net/anglo_saxon_mission.html)

For those who may be unfamiliar, The Anglo-Saxon Mission (http://projectavalon.net/anglo_saxon_mission.html) was a detailed whistleblower report from someone who was IN THE ROOM, having been invited to a senior Masonic Meeting in the City of London... in which plans for World War III were being discussed.

The Avalon thread on the subject is here. (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?355-The-Anglo-Saxon-Mission)

I had the video subtitled in Chinese -- knowing full well that it would be picked up by the Chinese intelligence agencies. I WANTED them to know the plan against them. My intention was that they would report it up the line to a very senior level. Their responsibility and duty would have been to do that.

Now, I'm doing this again. The second half of this post is a translation into Russian. I WANT this to be picked up by the Russian intelligence agencies. So [*joke*] -- thank me at your peril. This thread will be watched carefully.

:)

And I WANT it to be read carefully -- by the Russians. I've already e-mailed it to a bunch of very able and aware Russian friends (and it may also be published in a Russian newspaper), and so if the Russian equivalent of the NSA is doing its surveillance job well, that e-mail will be read and reported with great interest. It has all the key words you can think of:



Ukraine, Crimea, Syria, Israel, Iran, Putin, World War III, nuclear, the 76th Air Assault Division, wargames, the US Naval War College, Seals, NATO, South Ossetia, EMP.

These are the two audio files referenced:


http://projectavalon.net/9_minute_Military_Intelligence_call_to_Alex_Jones_16_March_2014.mp3
http://projectavalon.net/8_minute_Joel_Skousen_WW_III_Scenario_Summary_28_Feb_2014.mp3

And here's the summary, with the Russian translation below.





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Dear ______ , and hello to all my other friends, wherever you are:

Many thanks for your 14 March e-mail about the very serious situation in Ukraine.

I have some additional information to share. What has been happening, and may be planned to happen next, is part of a much larger situation.

Attached are two audio files. The first is a 9 minute recording of a conversation between Alex Jones (the American journalist and radio host, who like many of us has a mission to expose the truth of what's really happening in the world) and a retired military officer who used to work in US Naval Intelligence. This man phoned into Alex Jones's radio show on 16 March with detailed information about the background to what is occurring.

This 9 minute audio is valuable and important. Because many reading this (in English or Russian) may find the English not easy to understand, I have summarized the content below.


What is happening now in Ukraine is exactly what was prepared in military wargames in 2008 and 2009 at the US Naval War College. It is all unfolding ('playing out') exactly as it was planned.



The intention is to get the Russian military stuck ("tied down or "bottled up") in a situation in Crimea and Ukraine, where, in particular, the 76th Air Assault Division (a special unit of highly-trained soldiers) will get bogged down. (In Russian: 76-я гвардейская десантно-штурмовая Черниговская Краснознаменная дивизия)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76th_Air_Assault_Division_(Russia)
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/76-я_гвардейская_десантно-штурмовая_дивизия (http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/76-%D1%8F_%D0%B3%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B0%D 0%BD%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D1%88%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F)



When that happens, the US will be free to attack Syria without opposition from the Russian military. When Syria falls, Israel will attack Iran. Iran is the actual target.



For this to happen, the Russians must be distracted with their attention stuck on the problems in Ukraine.



The intention is to provoke the Russians into using tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. After that, the US will launch tactical nuclear weapons against the Russian forces from their submarines in the Black Sea.



NATO does not care about Ukraine. It's considered a "throw-away [disposable] country".



US Navy SEALs are right now identifying nuclear targets to be hit by American submarines in the Black Sea.



The situation in Georgia (South Ossetia) in August 2008 was a test to see how the Russians would respond. In that situation, they also deployed the 76th Air Assault Division. The US predicts that the Russians will do exactly the same thing again in Ukraine.



To support them, the Russians may ask the Chinese for help.



Iran, meanwhile, has had nuclear weapons for years, and may have an intention to strike the US with an EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse) weapon.



Obviously, this is an extremely dangerous situation that could itself easily escalate into a global conflict.



It is very important that the Russians understand what game is being played against them, and do not get drawn into this conflict in the way that the Americans want. In summary, it's all a trap, and the intention is to trick the Russians into believing Ukraine is where their major problems are.


(The following is not mentioned in the 9-minute audio file, but is discussed in a second audio file — an 8-minute conversation between Alex Jones and Joel Skousen. This is also attached.)



The reason why Iran is the actual target is that there has been a long term plan, extending over the last 20-30 years, to create a giant enemy in the Middle East. The intention is to unify the Middle Eastern nations (all except Israel) as one, large, anti-American alliance. This explains all US military strategy in the Middle East and all Islamic countries since before the First Iraq War.



When this large, united enemy has been created, the major war will then start. That will be World War III, which is planned to be a nuclear war. I explained all this in my 2009 video "The Anglo-Saxon Mission". This is translated into Russian, here:

http://projectavalon.net/lang/ru/anglo_saxon_mission_ru.html

http://projectavalon.net/lang/ru/anglo_saxon_mission_interview_transcript_ru.html (http://projectavalon.net/lang/ru/anglo_saxon_mission_interview_transcript_ru.html)
(http://projectavalon.net/lang/de/anglo_saxon_mission_de.html)

(For my German-speaking friends)



http://projectavalon.net/lang/de/anglo_saxon_mission_de.html


http://projectavalon.net/lang/de/anglo_saxon_mission_interview_transcript_de.html

http://projectavalon.net/lang/de/anglo_saxon_mission_presentation_transcript_de.html (http://projectavalon.net/lang/de/anglo_saxon_mission_presentation_transcript_de.html)


The intention there is to provoke Russia to strike the US first. The US will then respond (as the "victim"). This will be used by the Americans and their western allies to persuade the citizens that there must be a One World Government (The "New World Order") in order to make sure that this can never happen again.



As a result of this planned war,







all freedoms will be sacrificed,
all people will be totally monitored,
all financial transactions and travel will be heavily restricted,
any dissidents (people who disagree or protest) will be locked up in camps as "anti-social, dangerous, anti-government terrorists".



At that point, their goal of total world control will have been reached.


I salute, honor and thank you all for all the good work that you do.

(At this point I asked my friends to organize themselves to take whatever steps they could to mitigate and ameliorate the situation.)



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Дорогой ______! и так же приветсвую всех моих друзей, где бы вы не находились:

Огромное спасибо за ваше электронное письмо от 14 марта об очень серьёзной ситуации в Украине.

У меня есть некоторая добавочная информация, которой я хочу поделится. То что произошло, и то что может быть ещё запланировано произойти, является частью гораздо более масшабной ситуации.

Здесть приложены два аудио файла. Первый это 9-ти минутная запись разговора между Алексом Джонсом ( Американский журналист и радиоведущий, кто, как и многие из нас, взял на себя миссию открывать правду о том, что на самом деле происходит в мире) и офицером в отставке, который служил в Военно-Морской Разведке Соединённых Штатов. Этот человек позвонил по телефону на радиошоу Алекса Джонса 16 марта с детальной информацией, которая является основой того что произошло.

Эти 9 минут звукозаписи ценны и важны. И так как для многих из тех кто это читает (русскоязычных и англоязычных) может быть не легко понимать англи-
йский, я сделал конспект этой информации.


То что сейчас происходит в Украине является точной копией того, что было в военных играх в 2008 и 2009 в Американском Военно-Морском Соледже (Офицерское Военно-Морское Училище - по-российски) это всё разворачивается (проигрывается) точно так, как это было запланировано.



Спороцированно всё так, чтобы русские военные застряли (оказались отрезанными или окружены) в ситуации в Крыму и Украине, куда будет брошена 76-я Гвардейская десантно-штурмовая Черниговская Краснознаменная дивизия (специальное подразделение особо подготовленных воинов)

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/76-я_гвардейская_десантно-штурмовая_дивизия (http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/76-%D1%8F_%D0%B3%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B0%D 0%BD%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D1%88%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F)







Когда это случится, Соединенные Штаты будут свободны атаковать Сирию, которая останется без поддержки русских военных. Когда Сирия будет побеждена, Израиль атакует Иран. Иран является главной целью.



Чтобы это случилось, внимание русских должно быть сконцентрированно на проблемах в Украине.



План в том, чтобы спровоцировать русских на использование тактического ядерного оружия в Украине. После этого США заложат тактическое ядерное оружие против Российских сил с их подводных лодок в Черном Море.



НАТО не заботиться о том что будет с Украиной. Они рассматривают её как расходную (на выброс) страну.



Военно-морские навигаторы США в данный момент определяют цель для удара с Американских подводных лодок в Черном Море.



Ситуация в Грузии (Южной Осетии) в августе 2008 была пробной, чтобы посмотреть, как Россия реагирует. В той ситуации, они так же использовали 76-ю Десантно-Штурмовую Девизию. США предположили, что Рсссия сделает тоже самое против Украины.



Возможно, что Россия спросит помощи у Китая.



Иран, тем временем, имеющий ядерное оружие уже несколько лет, возможно намеревается ударить по США оружием Электо-Магитных Импульсов.



Очевидно, что это экстримально опастная ситуация, которая сама по-себе легко может перейти в глобальный конфликт.



Таким образом, россиянам важно понять, что игра играется против них, и не втягиваться в конфликт путем, каким Америка этого хочет. С целом эта ловушка построена так, чтобы Россия поверила, что Украина - это то, где главная проблема.


( Последующее не включено в 9-минутною звукозапись, но это обсуждалось во второй звукозаписи - в 8-минутном разговоре между Алеском Джонсом и Джоел Скоузен. Это так же прилагается. )



Причина, почему Иран является главной целью в том, что существует долговренный план, протяжённостью 20-30 лет, по созданию гигантского врага на Среднем Востоке. В плане объединить все народы Среднего Востока (за исключением Израиля) как один огромный противо-Американский Альянс. Это объясняет всю военную стратегию США на Среднем Востоке и во всех Исламских странах со времен Первой Войны в Ираке.



Когда этот большой, объединённый враг будет создан, главная война будет начата. Это будет Третья Мировая Война, которая планируется быть ядерной войной. Я объяснил всё это в моём видео от 2009 года “Англо-Саксонская Миссия”. Здесь перевод на русский :

http://projectavalon.net/lang/ru/anglo_saxon_mission_ru.html

http://projectavalon.net/lang/ru/anglo_saxon_mission_interview_transcript_ru.html (http://projectavalon.net/lang/ru/anglo_saxon_mission_interview_transcript_ru.html)



В намерения входит спровоцировать Россию ударить по США первой. Затем США ответят (как “жертва”). Это будет использовано Американцами и западными союзниками чтобы убедить граждан в необходимости Единого Мирового Правительства (Новый Мировой Порядок) чтобы быть уверенными, что такого никогда больше не случится.



Результаты этой запланированной войны:







все свободы буду принесены в жертву,
будет тотальная слежка за всеми людьми,
всё дженежные операции и передвижения людей будут сильно сокращены и под строгим контролем,
любые дессиденты (несогластные или протестующие люди) будут изолированны в лагерях как “инти-социальные, опастные, анти-правительственные террористы”.o Таким образом их цель тотального мирового контроля будет достигнута.



Таким образом их цель тотального мирового контроля будет достигнута.


Мой салют, почтение и благодарность всем вам за всю хорошую работу, которую вы делаете.

Sounds like a swastika asshole crock session to see who would sit quietly through it, and to test for their response because the very name of the session creates enemies of all African Americans especially, then each bullet statement is like a objectifying and dehumanizing of a bunch of nations who the United States is friendly with. This is not an American meeting, but maybe a Nazi one; two VERY different things.

Like I have mentioned in other posts of mine: There are Nazi/ISIS elements who are absolutely running the Arian Nation, I believe from experience, that this occurred during the years of 1972-1975, when there was a mass slaying and impostering of numerous military officers, doctors, and government officials (I am an eye-witness). The imposters (I am an eyewitness) are running the Arian Nation and are working hard to cause other nations to turn against the United States, and Americans to turn against their own government, and for Americans to turn against Americans, by performing atrocities such as the Targeted Individual murders, so as to frame the United States. These atrocities are against the Geneva Conventions, specifically the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975, and are war crimes of Perfidy (doing war crimes and framing a different army for it for the purpose of causing other armies to go to war with or prosecute the innocent, framed army). I know that the United States is not perfect, and that secrets are also very necessary to keep people alive..........I say that the words you heard spoken were from ISIS leaders who are running the Arian Nation. I know this for a fact. I am currently trying to give my testimony to the FBI bit by bit, but I don't think I have enough clout, and probably am not telling them as well as I should, as my reputation has been destroyed through the Targeted Individual assassination by ISIS/Arian Nation.

[Hervé]

Germany buckles under new US sanctions: Abandons 5 projects of the Nord Stream-2 (http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/07/germany-buckles-to-new-us-sanctions.html)

KtovKurse - translated by Inessa Sinchougova
Fort Russ News (http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/07/germany-buckles-to-new-us-sanctions.html)
Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:32 UTC


https://www.sott.net/image/s20/410001/large/nord.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s20/410001/full/nord.jpg)


Germany's Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur, which is engaged in the development of the German gas transmission network until 2026, has decided not to include in their development plan five expansion projects of the "North Stream-2" due to their "unreliability."

It was assumed that the operators of the network would build a branch of the gas pipeline to the amount of 4.5 billion euros, but the implementation of five projects was rejected "due to uncertainty" in the construction of the second stage of the Russian gas pipeline.

The agency reports that the projects can still be included in the network development plan after the permissions for the expansion of Nord Stream-2 are received.

The department refused to clarify whether the requirements were caused to abandon projects related to the expansion of the "Nord Stream-2", with the threat of sanctions from the United States.

After this news, German industrialists opposed the politicization of the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, as explained by the Executive Director of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy, Michael Harms. In his opinion, the project should help to compensate for the declining production rates in Europe and will play an important role in ensuring the energy security of the continent.

The plan for the development of the gas transportation network is made every two years by the operators of the main pipelines. It is calculated 10 years ahead and verified by the Federal Network Agency.

The construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline should begin next year and end at the end of 2019. The pipeline stretches 1220 kilometers from the Russian coast to the coast of Germany along the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

[Cidersomerset]

I thought this a interesting report , with N Korea always in the news
or lurking in the background , nothing much has changed since the
1953 armistice and technically the peninsula is on a constant war footing
as no peace treaty has been signed ending the Korean war......


1969 "Korea Revisited" - Deadly North Korean Ambushes at DMZ

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Published on 28 Jul 2017
SATURDAY July 29 at 10pm ET and SUNDAY July 30 at 4pm ET on
C-SPAN3: https://www.c-span.org/series/?reelAm...

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Trump slams China after N. Korea missile test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxNYb_-wU60
Published on 30 Jul 2017
A day after North Korea tested a ballistic missile that it claims can reach the United
States, President Donald Trump ripped China for not reining in Kim Jong Un and his
missile program. CNN's Will Ripley reports.

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Trump responds to N Korea with missile defence test and B-1 drills

read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40768870

Trump 'disappointed' with China after North Korea missile test - BBC News

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Published on 30 Jul 2017
US President Donald Trump says he is "very disappointed" with China for not doing
enough to stop North Korea's weapons programme.
Writing on Twitter, he said he would not allow China to "do nothing" about the
reclusive state.His comments came a day after Pyongyang test-fired its second
intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a month.
It later claimed the test proved that the entire US was within striking range of its
weaponry.On Saturday, two US B-1 bombers conducted exercises over the Korean
peninsula with South Korean and Japanese planes.The move was a "direct
response" to the North's two ICBM launches, and "part of the continuing
demonstration of ironclad US commitment to our allies", the US Pacific Command said.

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Diplomatic fallout from North Korea tensions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTkIqs1BPuc
Published on 29 Jul 2017
Insight after North Korea test fires second intercontinental ballistic missile

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North Korea test-fires second ICBM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg7tWlSEkmQ

Published on 28 Jul 2017
The U.S. military has confirmed North Korea has successfully test-fired a second
intercontinental ballistic missile. The ICBM flew for 45 minutes and traveled about
620 miles before splashing down within Japan's territorial waters. Seth Lemon
reports from the White House.

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ICBM launch said to be attended by Kim released on N. Korean state TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZVIbYiWAHE
Published on 29 Jul 2017
North Korea conducted a new missile test on July 28th

[Hervé]

Ukraine signs deal to buy American coal (https://www.rt.com/business/398197-ukraine-us-coal-agreement/)

RT
Published time: 1 Aug, 2017 12:43
Get short URL (https://on.rt.com/8j91)


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© Maxim Zmeyev / Reuters


Ukrainian state-owned energy firm Centrenergo has signed a contract with America's Xcoal Energy & Resources to supply 700,000 tons of coal to Ukraine this year.

“This contract was signed in fulfillment of the agreements between the presidents of Ukraine and the United States reached during our president's visit to America in June,” said Centrenergo head Oleg Kozenko.

The US company will deliver 700,000 tons of coal, sending a ship or two each month till the end of the year. Kozenko added that thanks to American coal, Kiev hopes to get through the heating season of 2017-2018 without a problem.

The first batch of American coal delivered to the Ukrainian port of Odessa will be priced at $113 per ton.

“This partnership will provide Ukraine with a secure, reliable, and competitive alternative energy source, helping to stabilize an energy supply which has historically been at the mercy of the country's volatile neighbors,” said White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders in a statement.

Ukraine is a coal-rich country. However, over 50 percent of its coal resources are in the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk.

Despite the military conflict in the eastern regions, coal supplies continued until March this year. Then, coal supplies completely stopped after Ukrainian nationalists blockaded railroads from the self-proclaimed republics.

Later that month Kiev joined the nationalists and imposed an official blockade on the republics. Since then, Ukraine has faced an energy emergency, due to a lack of coal.

At the same time, US President Donald Trump has pledged to revive the American coal sector, lifting the Obama-era policy of curbing US coal production, as he seeks American "energy dominance."

Related:United States wants to sell coal to coal-rich Ukraine (https://www.rt.com/business/394767-us-trump-coal-ukraine/)

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Yep... hauling coals to Newcastle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coals_to_Newcastle)... insane bankers' reality!

[Hervé]

After CIA stops funding, terrorists defect to Assad's army (https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201707311056040811-syria-rebels-assad-defect/)


Sputnik (https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201707311056040811-syria-rebels-assad-defect/)
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:07 UTC


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© REUTERS/ Omar Sanadiki


The ending of the Central Intelligence Agency's covert bankrolling of Syrian insurgent groups has produced a truly bizarre development - a number of rebels have defected to President Bashar al-Assad's forces, in a clear demonstration of just how fundamental US taxpayer dollars were to the war.

A number of fighters hailing from the Revolution Commando Army - formerly the New Syrian Army - abandoned their posts and defected to the government side during the week commencing July 24.

The group not only received CIA funds, but was also trained by US special operations personnel, under the direction of Pentagon.
The Amazon Washington Post fabricated the facts on my ending massive, dangerous, and wasteful payments to Syrian rebels fighting Assad.....

- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 25, 2017 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/889672374458646528) CIA backing of the NSA/RCA was long-suspected - in 2016, observers noted fighters belonging to the group were equipped with US-made small arms and tactical terrain vehicles other rebel groups typically lacked - although it was only when US President Donald Trump canceled the program it was effectively officially confirmed.

Despite their apparent advantage, the group's performance in Syria was surely underwhelming from a US perspective - despite US air support, its fighters failed to recapture the Syrian city of Al-Bukamal from Daesh in July 2016. Then, Jennifer Cafarella of the Institute for the Study of War told wire services the army was "definitely not off to a good start."

The NSA subsequently collapsed in December that year, with many giving up the battle entirely - those who remained formed the RCA.

Officially, the policy of backing "rebel" groups in Syria was initiated under Barack Obama's administration in 2013, although there are suggestions it began far earlier.

The goal was to train at least 5,400 "moderate" (i.e. non-Islamist rebels) to fight Daesh, while also opposing the legitimate Assad government.

While not overtly acknowledged, the policy - and its grave failure - was well known in Washington for years prior to Trump's cessation. Senior US officers have testified to Congress that an undetermined number of rebels ended up absconding with US military equipment and joining Islamist groups, including Daesh.

Furthermore, in September 2015 then-CENTCOM commander General Lloyd Austin told the US Senate Armed Services Committee half a billion dollars of funding for military training of Syrian rebels approved by Congress had produced only four or five opposition troops in the field by that point.

Critics have suggested (https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201707211055741735-cia-syria-training-program-peace/) the real purpose of the program was not to defeat Daesh, but to topple the legitimate Syrian government of President Bashar Assad - and its existence motivated other anti-Assad forces, such as the Gulf Cooperation Council, Turkey and assorted jihadists the world over, to step up their own destabilization efforts.

Whatever the truth of the matter, continued US support for rebel groups in Syria effectively blocked any moves to the conflict in Syria constructively - despite the six-and-a-half year war ravaging the country and costing over 600,000 lives. Moreover, while wedded to the policy, the US was effectively precluded from seeking a negotiated resolution to the crisis.

However, Trump's decision to end the CIA support program breathed new life into the Syrian peace process.

The termination of CIA funding for the rebels is perhaps the final tree to fall in the once vast forest that blocked peace and reconstruction in Syria.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ceased all territorial claims in the country, and is pursuing a constructive and pragmatic policy of reconciliation and rapprochement with President Assad, and the Russian Federation, which has produced an effective ceasefire in most parts.

Moreover, the clash between Qatar and other members of the GCC has distracted the latter, in particular Saudi Arabia, from the Syrian crisis.

Internationally, leaders that support regime change in Syria are dwindling (https://sputniknews.com/politics/201707151055578617-france-syria-policy-shift-analysis/) with every passing week.

That rebel forces are now defecting to the government they once violently opposed is surely the clearest indication yet that President Assad is set to stay in place as the country's leader.

[uzn]

Civilian casulties in Rakka are skyrocketing. Only yesterday 22.8.2017 the american forces dronekilled 42 civilians among them 19 children and 12 women.
Many are now calling these new massive dronestrikes massacres. What they are.

Here a picture of mass murderers that will not be punished. I hope their Karma will get them eventually.
https://www.stripes.com/polopoly_fs/1.483684.1503191796!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_900/image.jpg

Here´s an article about yesterday´s strikes:

Successive massacres leave 42 casualties, mostly children and women, increase the death toll in Al-Raqqah during the past 8 days to about 170
Airstrikes by the International Coalition warplanes continue to target ISIS-controlled areas in Al-Raqqah causing more casualties among civilians, tens of thousands of whom are besieged, trapped between the hammer of the “Islamic State” organization and the anvil of the International Coalition. The City has been witnessing escalated shelling for days, amid continued clashes between the SDF backed by the US Special Forces on one hand and ISIS on the other. Clashes are accompanied by an exchange of shelling and booby-trapped vehicles set up by ISIS at the contact lines.
The SOHR learned that such airstrikes left tens of dead and injured during the past 24 hours in addition to the destruction they inflicted on the infrastructure and the civilians’ properties in the city. The SOHR documented the death of 42 civilians, including 19 children below the age of 18 and 12 women above the age of 18, as a result of the massacres perpetrated by the International Coalition warplanes in Al-Sakhani and Al-Badw alleys and Al-Hadiqa Al-Baydaa’ area. Victims belong to around 5 different families and include some of the displaced. Thus, the death toll, documented by the SOHR since the afternoon of Monday, the 14th of August, till dawn today, the 22nd of August, rose to 167 including 59 children and 37 women. The death toll is still likely to rise because some of the injured are in a critical condition and some are still missing, whether they were killed or are still alive is unknown.
The city of Al-Raqqah is also witnessing a massive displacement from ISIS-controlled areas towards SDF-controlled areas. Tens of civilians managed to flee to areas far from shelling, killings and clashes. Such massacres only add to the deteriorating humanitarian situation of civilians in ISIS-controlled areas in Al-Raqqah city, where death became inevitable awaiting even those who try to flee along with their families to areas far from the doomed city. Such fear of death was also accompanied by the lack of a lot of food items and significant decrease in others. Reliable sources confirmed the absence of vegetables and fruits in the city market for weeks in addition to the significant shortage in medicines and drinking water and their surging prices. Thus, the civilians still residing in Al-Raqqah depend mainly on grains, rice and legumes, which have been stored by the city citizens or the shops. The SOHR published on Tuesday that hundreds of civilians managed to flee ISIS-controlled areas in Al-Raqqah city to SDF-controlled areas in the city, its outskirts and surroundings.

Source:
http://www.syriahr.com/en/?p=72525

https://www.heise.de/tp/imgs/89/2/2/6/4/4/5/6/raqqa-cd7d260c875f179d.JPG

This statistic was only done up to the start on july, thats why the july bar is quite low.
https://airwars.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Screen-Shot-2017-07-06-at-10.46.16.png

On average the american forces are now killing 12 civilians per day only by airstrikes in syria.
see this long article about that:
Coalition civilian casualty claims double under Donald Trump
https://airwars.org/news/trumps-air-war-kills-12-civilians-per-day/

Here is a short article about their changed strategy by the pro american site Stars & Stripes:
https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/us-leans-on-risky-drone-strikes-in-urban-syrian-fight-1.483683#

[Cidersomerset]

There are always winners in any global mil tension or conflict crisis usually
the mil ind complex's & Banksters. With several wars and standoffs dragging
on for decades all the old usual suspects are rearming. The new cold war is
perfect for the 'Deep and corporate State' in the US and elsewhere.

North Korea is the 'go to' puppet for the dark games played behind the scenes
by the real world power brokers. Like many recent dictators past & present
Saddam , Gaddafi,Saudi royal family and others they rise and fall depending who
backs them. The clown Kim Jong Un is the classic poster boy tyrant , straight out
of a Bond movie. He could spark a major war but he must know that millions
of his own people would perish. So does he care ? is he mad ? evil ? a boy
with dangerous toys ? China is on the doorstep which has on going disputes
on several economic issues with the US. This is classic cold war rhetoric revving
up and perfect ' problem reaction solution ' fodder for the media to create fear
and an atmosphere for the power elites to take advantage and come to the 'rescue'.

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Trump: All Options are on the Table for North Korea - BBC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_nKJOG1WT4
Published on 29 Aug 2017
North Korea fires missile over Japan in 'unprecedented threat'- BBC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY9VLCAfAvY
Published on 29 Aug 2017
North Korea has fired a missile over northern Japan in a move Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe called an "unprecedented" threat to his country.
The missile, launched early on Tuesday Korean time, flew over Hokkaido island
before crashing into the sea.The UN Security Council is expected to hold an
emergency meeting in response.North Korea has conducted a flurry of missile tests
recently, but this is the first time it has fired what is thought to be a ballistic
weapon over Japan.On the two previous occasions its rockets crossed Japan - in
1998 and 2009 - North Korea said they were for satellite launch vehicles, not
weapons.The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo says this latest launch
appears to be the first of a missile powerful enough to potentially carry a nuclear warhead.



Asking People In North Korea What They Think About War

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Published on 15 Aug 2017
These people are so brainwashed that it is almost hard to believe.


Japan requests record-high defense budget after North Korea fired missile

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spy6XZriTGE

Published on 1 Sep 2017
Japan's military has requested a record-high budget, in light of the growing
tensions in the region. It comes days after North Korea fired a missile, which
passed over the country. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8lws

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US ‘needs Russia as enemy’ – professor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-5tjDe6E_U
Published on 29 Aug 2017
Daniel Kovalik, author and professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law,
says it’s hard to tell if President Trump was ever sincere regarding improving
relations with Russia, and that the US establishment needs Moscow as the enemy
to justify imperial wars.

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Lavrov says Russia will 'respond harshly' to 'damaging' sanctions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said his country will "respond harshly
to things that will damage us" after the US ordered fresh sanctions.

read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41126155

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Closing consulates a symptom of Trump team disconnect on Russia relations – fmr US diplomat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kc-ZP8BbpE

Published on 31 Aug 2017
Former US diplomat Jim Jatras says there’s a huge disconnect between Trump
and his team. Trump wants to improve relationships with Moscow, while his
team doesn’t.

US security services to search Russian consulate in San Francisco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArIkq-7CSnM
Published on 1 Sep 2017
Russia's foreign ministry has said US security services intend to conduct searches in
the building of the Russian consulate in San Francisco on September 2. READ
MORE: https://on.rt.com/8m0a

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‘Elections meddling’ the US excuse for hostilities with Russia – Fmr CIA agent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkpmQBBWoT4

Published on 31 Aug 2017
Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi says that US actions, such as closing a Russian
consulate in San Francisco, have been driven by the perception that Russia was
meddling in the 2016 elections.

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Yemen facing ‘worst humanitarian crisis in the world’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSiOdpi6gjY
Published on 1 Sep 2017
This week, the World Bank awarded a $200 million emergency grant to help Yemen
treat a devastating cholera outbreak. The country is already in the state of a
humanitarian crisis, and regular Saudi airstrikes against the Houthi rebels keep
claiming civilian lives – a recent strike killed 14 people, including six children. RT’s
Brigida Santos has prepared a special report on the situation that’s developing in
Yemen. “YEMEN: The Neglected War” premieres September 5 on RT America

[Cidersomerset]

Arms running the CIA and others have been doing this since WW11....


Journalist fired for exposing how CIA ran weapons to terrorists

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Published on 1 Sep 2017
Bulgarian investigative journalist Dilyana Gaytandzhieva says she was fired
after reporting about how the Central Intelligence Agency ran weapons to
Al-Nusra terrorists through Azerbaijan. Gaytandzhieva was let go for refusing
to reveal her sources, she tells RT’s Anya Parampil.

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CIA Caught Arming Terrorists and Stealing Biometrics - #NewWorldNextWeek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gel3OcBeyY

Published on 31 Aug 2017

Welcome to New World Next Week — the video series from Corbett Report
and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments
in open source intelligence news. In this week’s episode:

Story #1: Journalist Interrogated, Fired For Story Linking CIA And Syria Weapons Flights
http://bit.ly/2wq4w0z

Journalist Interrogated & Sacked for Exposing CIA-NATO Arming of Terrorists
http://bit.ly/2vBnz77

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Breaking: Journalist Interrogated & Sacked for Exposing CIA-NATO Arming
of Terrorists (Trailer)

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Published on 29 Aug 2017
An investigative journalist has been interrogated by government national security
forces and fired from her job for documenting and exposing covert CIA-NATO
operations directly arming ISIS and Al Qaeda terrorists- A covert operation
involving NATO, CIA, U.S.-based Mega Arms Trafficker(s), A Shady U.S.
Organization Ran by Well-Known Deep State Players, and much more.

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Soviet Union > Terrorists > Rogue States > Asteroids .....Coincidence ? or Planned ?

I know we have known this in the alternate community for decades
but the mainstream still plays out this political theatre.......


Carol Rosin and The Last Card

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This Week: Asteroid Florence Is Passing By Earth | Mach | NBC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65A5ohykPS0

Published on 1 Sep 2017

[Baby Steps]

A great article (https://intpolicydigest.org/2017/06/29/erdogan-self-proclaimed-caliphate/) from 'International policy digest'


Mr. Erdoğan instructed European Muslims, “Go live in better neighbourhoods. Drive the best cars. Live in the best houses. Make not three, but five children. Because you are the future of Europe. That will be the best response to the injustices against you.”

https://i.imgur.com/XE46jgU.jpg

[Honesty]

..........

[Cidersomerset]

Lionel sums it up pretty well...

Mattis responds to North Korea bomb test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWXyMvtFdvc
Published on 3 Sep 2017....CNN
Defense Secretary James Mattis delivers a statement on North Korea from the White House.

Gen. Michael Hayden not surprised by North Korea test
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bChNmEq4lRI
Published on 3 Sep 2017
Former NSA and CIA director Gen. Michael Hayden says that he was not surprised
by North Korea's hydrogen bomb test and says that he still believes President
Trump has a reasonable, yet "inartfully executed" plan for dealing with Pyongyang.
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North Korea nuclear threat: Mattis warns of 'massive military response'

read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41140621

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The Real Reason We're Pushing for War With North Korea:
Grabbing Critical Energy Markets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRbhg80w6FM

Published on 2 Sep 2017


There's coal in them thar hills!

The plan for peace in Korea championed by China and agreed on by the United
Nations is called the “Iron Silk Road” or the “Trans-Asian Railway Agreement,”
writes Caleb Maupin. The idea is to create a train system in southern Korea that
would extend into North Korea, through China, through Russia, and into Europe.
This would integrate North and South Korea, as well as isolated parts of Siberia, to
the world economy, and allow for industrial development and economic cooperation.

Despite the agreement for the “Iron Silk Road” being put into force in 2009, the
project remains very much on hold in the Korean Peninsula, as threats of war and
nuclear tensions hold back development.

Wall Street has an obvious motivation for stopping the “Iron Silk Road” which would
result in a lot more of the DPRK and China’s coal being placed on international
markets, accessible through the new railway line.

https://journal-neo.org/2017/08/31/to...



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Reject the #DeepState Lies of #NorthKorea, #CNN
#Trump Fables and #Soros Funded #Antifa Terrorists

X6V8xZj0IMc

Published on 3 Sep 2017

Did you see POTUS speak to the Texas Harvey victims? He was magnificent.
Trump has proved efficient in his ability to speak with connectivity to his
constituents and he can never stop that. Those saying he has to stay on
task and message are simply trying to derail his message and what has
been the key to his communicative efficacy. And as to the NoK prevarications,
nothing’s changed. It’s about energy, coal and the Iron Silk Road inter alia.


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MAIL ON LINE....

South Korea is 'to be allowed to stockpile more ballistic missiles to counter threat
from Kim Jong-un' after Trump agrees to revise joint treaty

read more...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4846450/South-Korea-allowed-stockpile-missiles.html

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'We'll see': Trump comments on possible war with North Korea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Nmn05_TI4

Published on 3 Sep 2017
The US President branded North Korea a ‘rogue nation and a threat’ after
Pyongyang said it conducted its sixth nuclear device test. Donald Trump also raised
the prospect of attacking North Korea, responding to a question on the issue: “We’ll
see.” READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8m33

Response to Pyongyang: South Korea holds ballistic missile drill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phMa9hW7gtI

Published on 3 Sep 2017
The South Korean military has conducted a live-fire drill, simulating an attack on
the North’s nuclear site, which involved fighter jets and a surface-to-surface
ballistic missile. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8m3x

[Cidersomerset]

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North Korea nuclear crisis: US seeks tough UN approach

The US envoy to the UN has urged the Security Council to take the "strongest
possible measures" against North Korea after its latest nuclear test."The time has
come to exhaust all diplomatic means before it is too late," Nikki Haley told an
emergency meeting of the council in New York. She also warned countries which
did business with the North that they were aiding its nuclear ambitions.

read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41152509
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Nikki Haley to UN: Kim Jong Un is begging for war

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwGL071a9vc
Published on 4 Sep 2017...CNN
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says it is time to exhaust all
diplomatic efforts against the North Korean regime after reports of an upcoming
missile test.

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North Korea.....

CrossTalk: Bullhorns: Breakdown?

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Published on 4 Sep 2017
The spiral downward – this applies to both Russia-U.S. relations and
the continuing events on the Korean peninsula. Have we passed the
point of no return?

CrossTalking with Mark Sleboda, Victor Olevich, and Alex Christoforou.
FACEBOOK: Like CrossTalk on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/crosstalkrules/

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North Korea Would Have No Nukes Today Had Bush's Neocons Not Reversed Bill Clinton's Agreements

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Published on 4 Sep 2017

"In June 1994, Bill Clinton came close to launching a ‘pre-emptive strike’ against
North Korea’s nuclear reactors at Yongbyon, about sixty miles north of Pyongyang.
Then, at the last minute, Jimmy Carter got North Korea to agree to a complete
freeze on activity at the Yongbyon complex, and a Framework Agreement was
signed in October 1994. The Republican Right railed against this for the next six
years, until George W. Bush brought a host of the Agreement’s critics into his
Administration, and they set about dismantling it, thus fulfilling their own prophecy
and initiating another dangerous confrontation with Pyongyang. The same folks
who brought us the invasion of Iraq and a menu of hyped-up warnings about
Saddam Hussein’s weapons have similarly exaggerated the North Korean threat:
Indeed, the second North Korean nuclear crisis began in October 2002,
when ‘sexed-up’ intelligence was used to push Pyongyang against the wall and
make bilateral negotiations impossible."

https://www.lrb.co.uk/v25/n23/bruce-c...

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Lt. Col Tony Shaffer on escalating threat from North Korea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qHoWmsTtBs
Published on 4 Sep 2017
Pyongyang says hydrogen bomb test was a 'perfect success'; reaction from former
CIA senior intelligence office

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Retired Navy SEAL breaks down threat of EMP attack on US

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpQ8tj0aVRc
Published on 4 Sep 2017
David Sears says threat from North Korea is real, would be devastating

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Amb. Haley tells UN: The time for half measures is over

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaXGqxEQi-M
Published on 4 Sep 2017
U.S. ambassador to the United Nations address the Security Council on North Korean threat.

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'All options are on the table': Trump hints strike on North Korea possible, set to meet w/ generals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsy89Q2X3Wg
Published on 4 Sep 2017
Washington says it will use any means necessary to defend itself after the most
powerful North Korean nuclear test to date. The White House says that could
potentially include using its own nuclear capabilities.

[Cidersomerset]

North Korea preparing more missile launches, says South - BBC News

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Published on 4 Sep 2017

South Korea says it has seen indications that the North is preparing more missile
launches, possibly an intercontinental ballistic missile.It said it was strengthening
its controversial US-made Thaad missile defence system after the North's test of
a nuclear bomb at the weekend.The South has carried out live-fire exercises in
response to the test.The US has warned that any threat to itself or its allies will be
met with a "massive military response".The North says it tested a hydrogen bomb
that can fit on to a long-range missile.Pyongyang has repeatedly defied UN sanctions
and international pressure by developing nuclear weapons and testing missiles, and
the provocations have only intensified.

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Trump responds to North Korea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTnOO3ojji4

Published on 4 Sep 2017
President Trump and his administration would ideally like a peaceful and diplomatic
resolution with North Korea. However, they have said that a military option is not
outside the realm of possibility. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major
Garrett joins CBSN with the latest.

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North Korea nuclear crisis: Putin calls sanctions useless


read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41158281

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INDEPENDENT....

Donald Trump: Japan and South Korea can buy 'substantially' more sophisticated US military equipment
Tensions are ratcheting up on the Korean peninsula
Andrew Buncombe New York |
@AndrewBuncombe |
Tuesday 5 September 2017 14:24 BST|


read more...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-japan-south-korea-military-equipment-us-buy-sell-north-korea-nuclear-threat-missiles-a7930526.html

[Cidersomerset]

An interesting insight into the military dictatorship with a brief history
then bringing it up to date. The Kim dynasty continues like many others
in history ruling through fear and propaganda with a small elite ruling
the mass's with all the usual scandals and corruptions associated with
dictatorships , monarchies and democracies to various degrees all over
the world. Some of this is brutal , sad , funny and ridiculous.....

Inside North Korea Newest Documentary (2017)

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Published on 25 Apr 2017
in this documentary you get to see how north korean people really live in
one of the rarest documentaries ever recorded.List of other Documentaries:

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South Korea politically ‘stuck’ – fmr diplomat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OON5EZi7104

Published on 6 Sep 2017
Is Russian President Vladimir Putin emerging as key problem-solver for the
Korean peninsula, or is South Korea too dependent on the US to find a way
out of the region’s geopolitical tangle? Former US diplomat Jim Jatras joins
“News with Ed” to discuss the threats and counter-threats orbiting Korea’s
dueling regimes and Washington’s inability to find meaningful solutions.

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Trump talks North Korea with Chinese President Xi Jinping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xanOjvvGFOs

Published on 6 Sep 2017
Paul Bonicelli, a former foreign policy adviser for George W. Bush, on China’s role in
the increasingly tense relationship between the U.S. and North Korea.

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Kim Jong Un - Nuke-wielding Madman or Astute Dictator?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeaK-KWc_As
Published on 28 Aug 2017..Bloomberg
Is North Korea’s 'Supreme Leader' Kim Jong Un really as crazy as the US and its
allies make him out to be? In this Bloomberg Profile, we look at the third ruling
autocrat in North Korea’s 'Kim Dynasty'.

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Another view of life in a controlled society .....

The Happiest People on Earth. North Korea: Rulers, citizens & official narrative (RT Documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZMB_TxyuNM
Published on 2 Jul 2017
North Koreans say they’re the happiest people in the world. Their great leader is
like a father who takes care of them and all their needs. They’re told that he’s
made their country the most powerful and economically developed on the planet. A
quick look at the World Wide Web or any international media might lead to a
different conclusion but in North Korea, they’re banned.

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Putin: Weapons of mass destruction will not be used on Korean peninsula

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Published on 7 Sep 2017
Russian president Vladimir Putin is confident that there will be no conflict with the
use of weapons of mass destruction in North-East Asia, he said at the Eastern
Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

[Cidersomerset]

Most of this can be summed up as the annual mil ind complex's sales pitch.....

Every year military drills between the US & S. Korean military provoke a
response by the North. This year is more bellicose than usual as the new
Trump administration with its inner ring of generals may have encouraged
a more hardened response from Washington than usual. Though the North
has also been more provocative this year whether to test Trumps foreign
policy as he did originally say he was putting US domestic policy first.

So North Korea may have seen a bigger domestic propaganda opportunity
to demonstrate to their own public that they are the 'greatest' country in
the world as is stated daily by 'The Great Leader'. Old Political hands see
this for what it is and I don't think these missile launches indicate a attack
by the North , more a threat saying we have these weapons and you are
not going to do an Iraq/Libya on us.

Of course events can change and a wrong move in the brinkmanship could
escalate things but I expect it will simmer down as the next crisis comes up.


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CrossTalk on North Korea: DOUBLE FREEZE?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW_eWURVkX4

Published on 8 Sep 2017
The U.S. and North Korea continue their war of words, while cooler
minds press for diplomacy and negotiations. How much of a threat
is North Korea to the global order? And why is the United States
threatening force to resolve this conflict?
CrossTalking with Sourabh Gupta, Brian Becker, and Sung-Yoon Lee.
FACEBOOK: Like CrossTalk on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/crosstalkrules

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Trump: 'If we use military on North Korea, it would be a very sad day for it'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR8T5NkoFqg

Published on 7 Sep 2017
Military action against North Korea is not inevitable but could be an option,
said US President Donald Trump at a press conference with the Emir of Kuwait
Amir al-Sabah in the White House, Washington DC, on Thursday.
READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8m3y

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‘We will retaliate to Washington’s pressure’: North Korean diplomat on sanctions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sdq1dS1vj4

Published on 7 Sep 2017

US actions against Pyongyang reveal its true goal of igniting war in the region,
a North Korean official claims, adding that its recently-tested “hydrogen bomb”
and missiles would help to protect peace, fending off aggression “at any place
on the Earth.”

READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8mfb

[Cidersomerset]

In this weeks vid David discus's the larger geo political picture and the continuation
of the neo -con/dem agenda even under Trump , who is becoming as easy to
manipulate as all the others in his opinion and more....

Random World Events? Nope - A Movie Script: The David Icke Dot-Connector

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Published on 8 Sep 2017

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‘No compelling evidence’ that Assad used chemical weapons – MIT professor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhJ1bW2DeUw

Published on 8 Sep 2017
A new UN Human Rights Council report has accused the Syrian government of
using chemical weapons 33 times. MIT Professor Ted Postol tells RT America’s
Manila Chan that “the emperor has no clothes” and that the evidence invoked in the
report is upon inspection “literally nothing.”
Find RT America in your area: http://rt.com/where-to-watch/

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YEMEN: The Neglected War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lreEMTQfTA
Published on 6 Sep 2017
Thousands of civilians have died and millions more have been displaced in the
ongoing hostilities in Yemen. What began as a civil war now extends far beyond
Yemen’s borders. Brigida Santos hosts RT America’s special coverage of the
neglected conflict.Find RT America in your area: http://rt.com/where-to-watch/

[uzn]

Petition asking White House to declare George Soros a terrorist garners enough signatures for reply

https://abyssum.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/1x-1.jpg

Source: Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/2/petition-asking-white-house-declare-george-soros-t/

A petition asking the White House to declare liberal mega-donor George Soros a domestic terrorist has garnered over 100,000 signatures, or more than enough to necessitate a response from the Trump administration.
The petition was posted on the “We the People” section of the White House website Aug. 20 and needed to crack the 100,000-signature threshold within 30 days to trigger an official response. As of early Saturday afternoon it’s been digitally signed over 110,000 times.
“George Soros has willfully and on an ongoing basis attempted to destabilize and otherwise commit acts of sedition against the United States and its citizens,” the petition states, through allegedly creating and funding organizations exclusively devoted to facilitating “the collapse of the systems and Constitutional government of the United States”

Mr. Soros “has developed unhealthy and undue influence over the entire Democrat Party and a large portion of the U.S. Federal government,” according to the petitioners, and “the DOJ should immediately declare George Soros and all of his organizations and staff members to be domestic terrorists.”
Launched by the Obama administration in 2011, the “We the People” portal enables anyone to log-on to the White House website and post a petition potentially capable of garnering a response.
None of the petitions that have passed the 100,000-signature threshold during Mr. Trump’s presidency have received a response, however, and several are already in the queue: an unanswered petition seeking the immediate release of Mr. Trump’s tax returns is currently the most popular with over 1.1 million signatures, and another asking the president to formally recognize the Antifa anti-fascist movement as a terrorist group has garnered over 300,000.

Mr. Soros, 87, is a Hungarian-born billionaire and businessman who widely known for funding liberal advocacy groups and organizations, both domestic endeavors as well as initiatives abroad. He supported Mr. Trump’s rival during the 2016 race, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, and previously described the current president as a “con artist and would-be dictator.”


Here is the Petition:
We the people ask the federal government to Propose a new Administration policy:
Declare George Soros a terrorist and seize all of his related organizations' assets under RICO and NDAA law
Created by E.B. on August 20, 2017
Link:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/declare-george-soros-terrorist-and-seize-all-his-related-organizations-assets-under-rico-and-ndaa-law


Here is an interview of George Soros were he states he has no regrets working for the nazies as a 15 year old.
Link:
https://mobile.twitter.com/DineshDSouza/status/903777010115198977/video/1



And while nobody is looking Soros is already doing something in Burma.
Soros and Hydrocarbons: What's Really Behind the Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar

Quote:
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Meanwhile, the Burma Task Force, which comprises a number of organizations funded by George Soros, has been actively operating in Myanmar since 2013 calling upon the international community to stop what they call "the genocide of the Rohingya Muslim minority group." However, Soros's interference in Myanmar's domestic affairs goes deeper into the country's history.
In 2003, George Soros joined a US Task Force group aimed at increasing "US cooperation with other countries to bring about a long overdue political, economic and social transformation in Burma [Myanmar]."

The Council of Foreign Relation's (CFR) 2003 document entitled "Burma: Time For Change," which announced the establishment of the group insisted that "democracy… cannot survive in Burma without the help of the United States and the international community."

"When George Soros comes to this or that country… he looks for religious, ethnic or social contradictions, chooses the model of action for one of these options or their combination and tries to 'warm they up,'" Egorchenkov explained, speaking with RT.
......

Source and full Article:
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201709051057098493-myanmar-rohingya-energy-china-soros/

[Cidersomerset]

This is interesting with all the propaganda going on, the white helmets
in Syria come to mind....

The fake war photographer - BBC News

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Published on 12 Sep 2017


Eduardo Martins' story was too perfect even for the world of internet celebrity.
The 32-year-old from Brazil said he had been abused as a child and beat
leukaemia as a young adult.

But he had turned his life around and now worked as a UN photographer whose
experiences helped him connect with human suffering in some of the world's most
dangerous conflict zones.His work appeared in reputable international outlets such
as Getty Images, The Wall Street Journal, Vice and BBC Brasil.

In between trips to Mosul in Iraq, the Syrian city of Raqqa under the control of
so-called Islamic State (IS) and the Gaza Strip, Eduardo Martins enjoyed surfing.
He shared glimpses of his life with his almost 125,000 Instagram followers.
Until it all came crumbling down when a BBC Brasil investigation found out that
Eduardo Martins was a completely fictitious character.

[Cidersomerset]

US hungry for regime change, nuclear weapons are excuse to attack – Pilger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPXUqaLTt5I

Published on 12 Sep 2017
Investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger tells RT America
that US is to blame for putting the world on the brink of nuclear war. The rest of
the world is mostly alarmed by the US, not North Korea. Sanctions will never work
in de-escalating the situation, he adds.
RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air

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UN unanimously adopts tougher sanctions on North Korea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpexzZ6DysM
Published on 11 Sep 2017
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a new resolution,
banning North Korea’s textile exports and capping its oil imports following Pyongyang’s
sixth nuclear test conducted last week. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8mxp

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Another interesting discussion....

CrossTalk: Trump and His Generals

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Published on 13 Sep 2017
Candidate Donald Trump ran on a campaign that not only questioned many foreign
policy orthodoxies, but also lashed out against the neoconservative view of the
world. Today the president is surrounded by men in uniform. Some are calling this
a soft coup.
CrossTalking with Michael O'Hanlon, Thomas Palley, and Patrick Henningsen.

[Akasha]

The United States just opened a military base in Israel:



Associated Press | 19 Sep 2017 | by Yaniv Zohar

BISLACH AIR BASE, Israel — Israel and the U.S. inaugurated the first American military base on Israeli soil on Monday, which will serve dozens of soldiers operating a missile defense system.

The move comes at a time of growing Israeli concerns about archenemy Iran's development of long-range missiles. Together with the U.S., Israel has developed a multilayered system of defenses against everything from long-range guided missile attacks from Iran to crude rockets fired from Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.....(full article here (http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/09/19/israel-and-us-open-first-american-military-base-israel.html))


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.....It is located not far from a US military radar installation east of Dimona..... (from a Times of Israel article here (https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-us-establishes-permanent-military-base-in-israel/))

.....and we all know what's not at Dimona don't we, folks. Nothin' to see here. Move along.

[East Sun]

This makes me sick.....

[uzn]

Meanwhile in Turkey

This was Sur 2016:
http://1.f.ix.de/scale/geometry/700/q75/tp/imgs/89/2/2/7/6/2/8/0/85b07d1a936b316b.jpg

This is Sur now (March 2017):
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The destruction of towns and villages in the south-east of Turkey continues unabated. This is accompanied by the expulsion of the Kurdish Population.
A UN report criticizes the ongoing systematic destruction of settlements and cities with a predominantly Kurdish population since 2015. He accuses Turkey of massive human rights violations: torture, violence, murder and expulsion. Around 355,000 people were displaced in the southeast. Through expropriations and urban changes such as in Diyarbakir-Sur, the government forces an ethnic, social, cultural and demographic change in the region.
More than a third of the old town has already been demolished, the inhabitants are expelled. Satellite records show the extent of the destruction. A town inhabited for 4000 years with a specific culture goes under.
The old town with its narrow streets, the many historic buildings, churches, mosques, tombs, bathhouses and fountains and the colorful multicultural hustle and bustle was a tourist attraction. In 1988, the old town was placed under the protection of the city walls, including 595 buildings.
In 2012 the local government adopted a "Surici Conservation Plan", which was still supported by the Turkish government. She applied for the inclusion of the "fortress of Diyarbakir and the cultural landscape Hevsel Gardens" in the list of UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. The joy was great among the population, but it did not last long.

[Cidersomerset]

There's a lot of rhetoric and posturing going on again particularly with Trump
in the UN , and the situation is fluid as usual with to much going on to post
everything.The Syria conflict may be slowing down but there is still plenty of flash
points in the country....Especially the Kurdistan question ?

End of Syrian Civil War within reach

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Published on 20 Sep 2017
While all eyes are on the UN General Assembly, a Russian airstrike killed 850 militants
in Syria. After a sideline meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, US
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson praised the “serious work underway in Syria," RT
America's Manila Chan reports.

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850 jihadists killed as Russian jets help Syrian Army repel Idlib offensive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76CtvNXxfxQ

Published on 20 Sep 2017
Russian warplanes and Syrian forces have repelled an offensive by jihadists in a
de-escalation zone in Idlib governorate in Syria. The forces killed some 850 militants
and destroyed 11 tanks and other assets, Russia’s General Staff reported.
READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8npo

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This is a pretty good summery of some of the events going on with Russia gate,
North Korea and the Iran deal.


Iran, ‘Rocket Man’ & the Russia gate crosshairs

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Published on 19 Sep 2017
Former Congressman David Jolly and legal scholar Alan Dershowitz talk with Larry
about reports of key White House lawyers being at odds with President Donald Trump’s
private counsel over how to handle Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. They also discuss
Trump’s bipartisan turn and immigration headache. Asia-expert Gordon Chang then
discusses escalating tension around North Korea’s embattled regime. Foreign affairs
correspondent Courtney Kealy discusses the likely fate of the Iran nuclear deal and
Obama-era officials’ reported struggle to keep it intact.

Find RT America in your area: http://rt.com/where-to-watch/

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Kurds sacrificed enough for independence, Baghdad won’t stop the referendum
- Iraqi Kurdistan PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj71sa0HsBs

Published on 18 Sep 2017
The war with ISIS in Iraq is drawing to a close, but the day after will be no easier.
With Iraqi Kurdistan going for an independence referendum, Baghdad may not be
eager to accept the vote. The already volatile situation in the Middle East might be
destabilized even further by the establishment of a Kurdish region – or, perhaps,
help stabilize it instead. Will the price of Kurdish independence be too high? We
ask Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani.


Kurdistan like Israel , Catalonia and many other ancient states that have come
and gone over the centuries has now become a possibility , though the parent
countries particularly Turkey , Iran , Syria and Iraq have never been keen....


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Kurdish-inhabited_area_by_CIA_%281992%29.jpg

What you Need to Know about an Independent Kurdistan. (Independence Referendum 2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDlcJslnNqQ
Published on 30 Aug 2017
Here's what you need to know about the upcoming independence referendum in
Iraqi Kurdistan, and the potential ramifications of an independent Kurdish country
for the first time in history.I am not directly supporting or rejecting the concept of
Kurdish nationalism and independence in this video, but facts are facts, and I'm not
going to sugercoat anything. Let me know your thoughts on this potentially game-
changing referendum and the future of the Kurdish people. Thanks for watching!


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Tensions rise over Catalonia's bid for independence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdgrutlgG50
Published on 21 Sep 2017
Tensions over Catalonia's upcoming independence referendum on Oct 1 are
reaching boiling point as Spain has declared the vote 'illegal.'

Historically Europe was made up of many smaller states that were affiliated to
one empire or nation over the centuries. Obviously in all these disputes locals
see it differently than the governing powers usually.

https://cdn.thinglink.me/api/image/570886935543808001/1240/10/scaletowidth

[Cidersomerset]

Kurdistan: An independent nation taking shape?

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Published on 22 Sep 2017
Kurdish militias in Syria and Iraq are well-known for their role in the fight
against ISIS. Now the Iraqi Kurds are making headlines for a different
reason. RT America’s Joe Ricci explains.

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Kurdish independence referendum: What impact on the region?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URUWkk0y3Y0

Published on 20 Sep 2017
France 24

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'Selective approach': UNSC failed to investigate war crimes in Iraq – HRW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiuPbs68bmQ
Published on 23 Sep 2017
Human Rights Watch has accused the UN Security Council of failing to investigate
war crimes and rights abuses by anti-ISIS forces in Iraq. The group said it’s
a “flawed and selective” approach that turns a blind eye to abuses that have
plagued the country for decades.

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Iran tests missile despite Trump pressure

5 hours ago
From the section Middle East

Iran says it has successfully tested a new-medium range missile, in defiance of US
President Donald Trump.The launch of the Khoramshahr missile, which has a range
of 2,000 km (1,242 miles), was shown on state TV. It is unclear when the test took
place.At the UN on Tuesday, Mr Trump criticised Iran's missile programme and the
2015 nuclear deal with the country.

On Friday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iran would increase its military
power "as a deterrent".The Khoramshahr missile was first displayed at a military
parade on Friday in Tehran. It is capable of carrying multiple warheads, Iranian
media report.

read more....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41371309

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Breaking News: Iran tests new missile hours after unveiling it. #Breaking #Iran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta0Kt02U9i0

Published on 23 Sep 2017..CNN

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Boosting capabilities: Iran tests new ballistic missile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaDpnGvWs44
Published on 22 Sep 2017
Iran tested a new ballistic missile in Tehran on Friday as President Hassan Rouhani
stepped up pressure on the United States after promising to boost his country's
missile capabilities, footage from Iran's state TV shows. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8nus

[uzn]

All things Catalonia:

http://1.f.ix.de/scale/geometry/700/q75/tp/imgs/89/2/2/8/4/0/7/9/kata-839097b302de9dfe.jpeg

a good article from Florian Rötzer (translated from german):


Madrid is desperately trying to prevent the independence referendum in Catalonia

The Catalan police are are now under the control of the Guardia Civil, the Mossas do not want to play, the Catalan government rejects the Intervention.
A week before the planned independence referendum in Catalonia, Madrid is trying to prevent this with repression. The constitutional court has called the vote illegal, the prosecutor complains to parliamentarians, government representatives and mayors, who are campaigning for the referendum. The Spanish PP government has sometimes been threatened by violence, which has been suggested to use military forces even in emergency situations. Every effort is made to prevent the referendum.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Rajoy repeated that the referendum will not take place. The government had already prevented it. No government can accept that the constitution and national sovereignty are liquefied.
In parliament, Prime Minister Rajoy received no majority support for the hard-hitting action against the Catalan government and hundreds of mayors. Millions of election papers and posters for the referendum were confiscated. Civil servants were already being investigated by the Civil Guard, and high officials were arrested. The Fiscalia, the prosecutor's office, the Catalan police Mossos d'Esquadra, who had proved their worth in the attacks, now subordinated the Guardia Civil until 1 October.
The head of the Mossos, Josep Lluís Trapero, said they would follow the instructions of the prosecutor's office, but they would follow their own responsibilities and not become part of the Spanish Ministry of the Interior. The Catalan government rejects the Mossas' imprisonment under the Civil Guard as the Catalan Minister of the Interior, Joaquim Forn, made clear.
The Spanish newspaper El Pais draws attention to a survey, according to which 61 per cent of the Catalans do not believe that the referendum is regarded as valid internationally. However, 82% of the Catalans claim to clarify the question of independence through a valid referendum. This is clearly in contrast to the Spanish government, which wants to prevent a referendum under all circumstances.
To this end, the action of the Catalan Supreme Court (TSJC), which on Saturday ordered the closure of three websites, which should register the vote for the referendum planned by the Catalan government. Also prohibited were all other sites and sites on Twitter and Co., which are supposed to do this on behalf of the Catalan government. This is monitored by the Guardia Civil, which gave the providers the necessary data for the blockade.

(translated)

links in spanish:
https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2017/09/23/actualidad/1506158830_427160.html
http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20170923/431507161427/mossos-fiscalia-interior-referendum.html
http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20170923/431498288881/govern-mossos-referendum-1o.html
https://elpais.com/ccaa/2017/09/23/catalunya/1506191226_220170.html
http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20170923/431507968221/tsjc-webs-redes-referendum-1o.html

And just to get this right:
The Guardia Civil, sounds quite harmless, is Military Police. If they tell you to stop you stop, because if you don´t comply they just shoot you and whoever is with you without asking questions. That´s how they role.

[Cidersomerset]

Echoes of WWI: China, the US, and the Next "Great" War

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Published on 22 Sep 2017
SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=24001

In the early 20th century, the world’s dominant superpower looked warily on the rise
of a competitor to its supremacy. The machinations of the British to contain the rise of
Germany led inexorably to the First World War. Once again in the early 21st century,
the world’s dominant superpower is looking warily on the rise of a competitor. Will the
American Empire’s machinations to contain the rise of China lead to the Third World War?
Or is the American/Chinese conflict another engineered conflict for the benefit of the few
at the expense of the many? Join James Corbett as he presents "Echoes of World War I"
to the Open Mind Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

[Hervé]

American collusion with ISIS: Russian satellite evidence shows US forces assisting terrorists in Syria (https://www.rt.com/news/404365-us-special-forces-isis/)


RT (https://www.rt.com/news/404365-us-special-forces-isis/)
Sun, 24 Sep 2017 12:13 UTC


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The Russian Ministry of Defense has released aerial images which they say show US Army special forces equipment north of the town of Deir er-Zor, where ISIS militants are deployed.

US Army special units provide free passage for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) through the battle formations of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists, the ministry said in a statement.

"Facing no resistance of the ISIS militants, the SDF units are advancing along the left shore of the Euphrates towards Deir ez-Zor," the statement reads.

"Despite that the US strongholds being located in the ISIS areas, no screening patrol has been organized at them," the Russian Ministry of Defense said.




https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/862191421708791808/IywIzNsn_bigger.jpg Минобороны России‏Verified account @mod_russia (https://twitter.com/mod_russia)

Аэрофотосъемка районов дислокации ИГИЛ севернее г. Дейр-эз-Зор, где отчетливо видна техника спецназа США. Подробнее:http://s.mil.ru/2yyFCfO (https://t.co/tlMLIsYbRc)


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1:55 AM - 24 Sep 2017 58 replies 398 retweets 294 likes This could mean that the US military staff "feel absolutely safe" in the area which is held by the terrorists, the ministry of defense stated.

All of the images were taken (https://www.facebook.com/mod.mil.rus/photos/a.1985688301673916.1073742384.1492252324350852/1985688358340577/?type=3&theater) from September 8 to 12. The photos show several Cougar infantry mobility vehicles and Hummer armored vehicles of the US Army special forces, according to the Russian MoD data.

Earlier in September, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov accused the SDF of collusion with ISIS terrorists.


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© Russian MoD


"SDF militants work to the same objectives as IS terrorists. Russian drones and intelligence have not recorded any confrontations between IS and the 'third force,' the SDF," Konashenkov said.

The city of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria was besieged by Islamic State in 2014. The Syrian Army, supported by the Russian Air Force, broke a three-year blockade on the city in early September. The city's liberation enabled convoys to start delivering food, medicine, and other essentials to the city, which previously had to rely on airdrops.

The liberation of Deir ez-Zor triggered a race between Syrian government forces and US-backed SDF militants. Both are holding separate operations in the area and are aiming to control the oil rich Deir ez-Zor province.

[Cidersomerset]

David and others have been pointing out the continuing agendas for decades....


The Stunning Hypocrisy of Puppet Proxy 'Leaders' - The David Icke Dot-Connector Videocast

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Published on 22 Sep 2017

[Cidersomerset]

Echoes of WWI: Q & A

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Published on 25 Sep 2017
SHOW NOTES AND MP3 AUDIO: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=24117
James Corbett answers questions from the audience after delivering his presentation,
"Echoes of WWI: China, the US and the Next 'Great' War" to the Open Mind Conference
in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 16, 2017. Special thanks to the Open Mind
Conference for hosting the presentation and GaiaTV.dk for producing the video.

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Ron Paul Fears False Flag To Start New Korean War

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Published on 26 Sep 2017
Dr. Ron Paul joins Alex Jones live via Skype to discuss the possibility of a new
war with North Korea initiated by a false flag attack in which a US plane is shot
down in Kim Jong-Un's name.

[Cidersomerset]

ISIS on brink of defeat in Syria as govt forces cross Euphrates

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Published on 27 Sep 2017
Syrian government forces have driven out ISIS terrorists from the West Bank of the
Euphrates river near Deir Ez-Zor. And after a series of losses, Islamic State seems to
be on the brink of defeat in the country, with the Syrian army and Kurdish forces
advancing on the terrorists on two fronts.

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Iraqi Kurds decisively back independence in referendum


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Kurds took to the streets of Kirkuk on Monday to celebrate after voting in the referendum

People living in northern Iraq voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence for the
Kurdistan Region in Monday's controversial referendum.The electoral commission said 92%
of the 3.3 million Kurds and non-Kurds who cast their ballots supported secession.


Read More....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41419633

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Kurdish ‘Threat’: Turkey & Iraq hold drills after Kurdish referendum passes successfully

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiSFIXt-C5Y

Published on 26 Sep 2017
Iraqi Kurds have voted in an independence referendum, despite opposition from
both Baghdad and abroad. Baghdad sees the referendum as another source for
destabilization of an already fragile state and doesn’t want to lose the oil-rich
region.Turkey is conducting joint military drills with Iraq, and threatened to block
an oil pipeline operated by the Kurds. RT discussed the Iraqi Kurdish referendum
with Namo Abdulla from Rudaw, a Kurdistan media network, and former CIA officer
Jack Rice.

[Hervé]

Thousands forced to flee, airspace closed after munitions warehouse explodes in central Ukraine (https://www.rt.com/news/404701-ukraine-military-warehouse-fire/)

RT (https://www.rt.com/news/404701-ukraine-military-warehouse-fire/)
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:03 UTC


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Massive explosions and a blaze at a military ammunition depot in central Ukraine forced authorities to evacuate 24,000 people and close airspace over the region

Over 1,000 rescue workers are battling a massive blaze at a military warehouse in Ukraine's Vinnytsia region, where over 20,000 people have been cleared as the explosions of munitions for multiple rocket launchers continue to threaten the lives of locals.

According to reports, the depot is spread across 60 hectares and holds some 188,000 tons of ammunition including rockets to multiple launch systems, such as the 'Smerch', 'Uragan' and 'Grad'.

Over 1,000 firefighters and dozens of rescue vehicles continue to battle the blaze.

As a precaution, Ukrainian authorities have closed off the airspace within a 50 km radius of the city.

At least two women have been injured in the blaze. They both sought medical help in the local hospital, the deputy head of Vinnytsia Region administration, Andrey Gizhko, said, as cited by 112 Ukraine TV.

"Many houses have been destroyed, there are casualties," a local woman told 112 Ukraine, adding that many livestock have been killed in the incident.

All traffic has been halted in several areas across Vinnytsia Region due to the incident, the Ukrainian emergency services say (http://www.dsns.gov.ua/ua/Nadzvichayni-podiyi/68072.html).

Around 30,000 people were evacuated as of Monday morning, they added.

The fire at a military depot in the town of Kalinovka started shortly before 10:00pm local time, resulting in the detonations, the interior ministry said.

"Today, on September 26, at 21:50, the Kalinovskiy police department of the Vinnytsia region received a report of the detonation of ammunition on the territory of one of the military stations," authorities said in a Facebook post (https://www.facebook.com/mvs.gov.ua/photos/a.737527876333906.1073741832.182447351841964/1498140810272605/?type=3&theater).


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Authorities have ordered police officers from the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr and Khmelnytsky regions to rush to the scene the statement added. Police cordoned off roads leading to Kalinovka and are now clearing residents of the town and surrounding villages as munitions continue to explode.


Related:
Ammunition depot explodes in Kiev-occupied Donetsk (https://www.sott.net/article/362897-Ammunition-depot-explodes-in-Kiev-occupied-Donetsk)

Largest munitions depot in Ukraine up in flames, nearly 20,000 evacuated (https://www.sott.net/article/346047-Largest-munitions-depot-in-Ukraine-up-in-flames-nearly-20000-evacuated)

Munitions warehouse explosion completely destroys town of Svatovo, Ukraine while Govt. does nothing (https://www.sott.net/article/305541-Munitions-warehouse-explosion-completely-destroys-town-of-Svatovo-Ukraine-while-Govt-does-nothing)

Fire in ammunition warehouse with 3.5 tons of ammo causes huge blasts in Lugansk region of Ukraine (https://www.sott.net/article/305110-Fire-in-ammunition-warehouse-with-3-5-tons-of-ammo-causes-huge-blasts-in-Lugansk-region-of-Ukraine)

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... of course, when someone tracks where the $$ are coming and going:

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Savchenko links armory fires to the arms trade (http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/09/savchenko-links-armory-fires-to-arms.html)

Fort Russ News - September 27, 2017 -
- RusVesna.su (http://rusvesna.su/news/1506525985?utm_source=push-notification&utm_medium=pushworld&utm_campaign=push), translated by Tom Winter -


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Translator's summary: Were the arms depots blown up to hide that the contents had been sold off? -- Quite different from the official blame on "Russian provocations."


Savchenko linked the fire near Vinnitsa with the arms trade (+ VIDEO) | Russian Spring

The deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Nadezhda Savchenko, believes that a fire in the ammunition depots near Vinnitsa could have been organized to hide Ukraine's links with the weapons trade.

"We are talking about the following, we see a lot of warehouses in Ukraine, which have been blown up. How they are blown apart, an investigation will establish, but these warehouses have been getting emptied for a long time by the arms trade. Now that all these warehouses are exploding, we need to analyze what was in them," she said.

In this context she recalled the report of the international human rights organization Amnesty International, which referred to Ukraine's involvement in the illegal supply of arms to Southern Sudan.

"We ought not overlook at the fact that warehouses could be half empty, so they are destroyed," she added.


SOTT Comment: (https://www.sott.net/article/363069-Thousands-forced-to-flee-airspace-closed-after-munitions-warehouse-explodes-in-central-Ukraine)


Ukrainian authorities are calling it sabotage. But, if so, by whom? Some Ukrainians are offering up their speculations (http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/09/who-blew-up-ammunition-arsenal-in.html), and the culprit ain't Russia!
The fire at the munition arsenal near Vinnytsia could have been organized by the Ukrainian authorities themselves, and not only to hide the theft of the army. This assumption was made in a conversation with a serviceman of the Dnieper Army, a volunteer from Odessa Igor Nemodruk.

"My personal opinion - they undermined the warehouse themselves. And here are two motives. The first is arson in order to hide theft. The second motive of a higher level is the preparation of public opinion for the fact that they need to negotiate with the Donbass.

Poroshenko did not achieve anything with his last trip. And in order to save himself, he needs to make some kind of non-standard move. To unleash a full-scale war is death for him. Leaving the situation like it is now - too, will not lead to anything good, because Saakashvili and the opposition are preparing to overthrow him.

Therefore, it is entirely possible that he is now preparing such a move, which is, say, to negotiate with the republics of Donbass. And here it is convenient to say: see, our warehouses have exploded, there are no shells, let's agree on something quick.

This explosion could also kill two birds with one stone - concealment of theft and preparation of public opinion for the fact that the war needs to end somehow," he summed up.

[Cidersomerset]

The New York Times...

Russia Destroys Chemical Weapons, and Faults U.S. for Not Doing So
By ANDREW HIGGINSSEPT. 27, 2017

read more...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/world/europe/russia-putin-chemical-weapons.html?mcubz=1

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Russia Destroys Chemical Weapons..............

read more....
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/859500/Russia-destroys-last-chemical-weapons-USA-next

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Putin watches Russia destroy last batch of chemical weapons

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Published on 27 Sep 2017
Russia destroys last batch of its chemical weapons stockpile,
fulfilling its obligation under the convention on prohibition of
chemical weapons.

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Russia destroys chemical weapons

Published on 27 Sep 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtK7ihyp-EE
This segment of WION brings you latest updates on Russian President
Vladimir Putin. The Russian President said that Russia is destroying its
last supplies of chemical weapons, three years ahead of schedule.

[Hervé]

Thousands forced to flee, airspace closed after munitions warehouse explodes in central Ukraine (https://www.rt.com/news/404701-ukraine-military-warehouse-fire/)

RT (https://www.rt.com/news/404701-ukraine-military-warehouse-fire/)
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:03 UTC


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SOTT Comment: (https://www.sott.net/article/363069-Thousands-forced-to-flee-airspace-closed-after-munitions-warehouse-explodes-in-central-Ukraine)


Ukrainian authorities are calling it sabotage. But, if so, by whom? Some Ukrainians are offering up their speculations (http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/09/who-blew-up-ammunition-arsenal-in.html), and the culprit ain't Russia!
The fire at the munition arsenal near Vinnytsia could have been organized by the Ukrainian authorities themselves, and not only to hide the theft of the army. This assumption was made in a conversation with a serviceman of the Dnieper Army, a volunteer from Odessa Igor Nemodruk.

"My personal opinion - they undermined the warehouse themselves. And here are two motives. The first is arson in order to hide theft. The second motive of a higher level is the preparation of public opinion for the fact that they need to negotiate with the Donbass.

Poroshenko did not achieve anything with his last trip. And in order to save himself, he needs to make some kind of non-standard move. To unleash a full-scale war is death for him. Leaving the situation like it is now - too, will not lead to anything good, because Saakashvili and the opposition are preparing to overthrow him.

Therefore, it is entirely possible that he is now preparing such a move, which is, say, to negotiate with the republics of Donbass. And here it is convenient to say: see, our warehouses have exploded, there are no shells, let's agree on something quick.

This explosion could also kill two birds with one stone - concealment of theft and preparation of public opinion for the fact that the war needs to end somehow," he summed up.
Update (Sept. 28) (https://www.sott.net/article/363069-Thousands-forced-to-flee-airspace-closed-after-munitions-warehouse-explodes-in-central-Ukraine-UPDATE): The following quote (https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-ammunition-depot-blasts-combat-capability/28762247.html), from Ukraine's secretary of the Security and Defense Council, Oleksandr Turchynov, suggests that the two explanations above may not be too far off the mark:
"The country has suffered the biggest blow to our fighting capacity since the start of the war." And the chief military prosecutor Anatoliy Matios "ruled out the possibility that the blast had been caused by foreign saboteurs". Looks like they haven't ruled out domestic saboteurs!
Matios said investigators were looking into possible negligence, abuse of power, or sabotage by those who were authorized to handle the ammunition. So far the investigation has uncovered that the fire alarm wasn't working and security was understaffed. Sounds like Ukraine!

[Cidersomerset]

US still at war with North Korea, 1953 was just a truce - professor

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Published on 28 Sep 2017

US still at war with North Korea, 1953 was just a truce - professor Technically
speaking, the US is still at war with North Korea, Paul Atwood, professor of
American studies at the University of Massachusetts tells RT America. No peace
treaty was signed at the end of the Korean War in 1953, just an armistice. Given
what has happened to Libya, Iraq and others, North Korea believes that its security
from the US depends on having nuclear weapons.

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Propaganda rhetoric on both side....


North Korean TV Says 'Millions Volunteer' To Join The Army | NBC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRFoilWZWoI
Published on 28 Sep 2017
State TV released video of what it says are young people lining up 'to
join and rejoin' the army. It said more than four million had volunteered.

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Coroner Speaks Out On Otto Warmbier’s Death | NBC Nightly News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9cmdykA3rM

Published on 27 Sep 2017
The coroner says the cause of Otto Warmbier’s death will likely remain a mystery.

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N Korea: 'Lunatic' Trump exploiting Otto Warmbier's death

28 September 2017

US President Donald Trump is an "old lunatic", exploiting the death of an
American student who died after he was jailed in North Korea, Pyongyang says.

read more..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41430537

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China to shut down North Korean companies
8 hours ago

China has told North Korean companies operating in its territory to close
down as it implements United Nations sanctions against the reclusive state.

read more..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41431057

[Cidersomerset]

CrossTalk: Kurdish Puzzle

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Published on 29 Sep 2017
The modern international order centers on two basic principles – the sanctity
of sovereign borders and self-determination. In this regard the Kurdish question
is particularly vexing and even dangerous. Will some 30 million Kurds ever have either?

CrossTalking with Mohammad Marandi, Martin Jay, and Hiwa Osman.

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'Hard to intimidate Kurds after ISIS' - Kurdish journalist on Iraq-Turkey joint drills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfq-MfzkfVg

Published on 28 Sep 2017
Over 90 percent of Iraqi Kurds voted for independence from the central
government in Bagdad. Now, Turkey and Iraq are conducting joint exercises in
what critics call an attempt to intimidate the Kurds, Namo Abdulla, Washington
Bureau Chief of the Kurdish Rudaw news agency, tells 'News With Ed'.

[Cidersomerset]

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Catalan referendum: Catalonia has 'won right to statehood'

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region
has won the right to statehood following a contentious
referendum that was marred by violence.He said the door
had been opened to a unilateral declaration of independence.

Catalan officials later said 90% of those who voted backed
independence in Sunday's vote. The turnout was 42.3%.
Spain's constitutional court had declared the poll illegal and
hundreds of people were injured as police used force to try to block voting.

read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41463719
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‘We never thought the police would be so violent’
– Man injured in Catalan referendum clash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t88Jl3hyuKI
Published on 1 Oct 2017
Bloody clashes between police and Catalans have erupted as
Sunday’s independence referendum is conducted in the region.
Police have forcibly blocked citizens from casting their vote and
have smashed their way into some polling stations, closing them down.

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.Catalonia referendum: 'Spanish authorities are the criminals'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9UGpBZz7WU

Published on 1 Oct 2017
The Spanish region of Catalonia is voting in a referendum on independence that has
faced serious opposition from the country’s central government. Spanish police
have been accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown against those participating in
the referendum.Al Jazeera's John Hendren reports from Barcelona.

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Catalan Referendum: "What happened today was unacceptable"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gutcUJ-sa0E

Published on 1 Oct 2017...France 24

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Catalan referendum: what is happening in Barcelona?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWCb31-YLlE

Published on 1 Oct 2017...Channel 4 news
Jonathan Rugman is in Barcelona to see what the reaction is to the referendum on
Catalan independence. Violence has broken out between those wanting to vote face
and the police trying to stop them. The Spanish government have said the vote is
illegal, pro-referendum protesters have been camping out across the weekend at
polling stations to ensure they stay open.

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More than 800 people injured after clashing with police in Catalonia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-97_yKHQHg

Published on 1 Oct 2017...CBS News
Catalonia's defiant bid to hold a referendum on independence from Spain
degenerated into ugly scenes of mayhem Sunday, with more than 800 people
injured as riot police attacked peaceful protesters and unarmed civilians gathered
to cast their ballots in a vote the government had banned as unconstitutional.

[Cidersomerset]

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Catalan referendum: Spain region 'not seeking traumatic split'

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Carles Puigdemont appealed for international mediation to help solve the growing crisis

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has said he is not planning a "traumatic" split with
Spain, after a disputed independence referendum on Sunday.

He said he wanted a new understanding with the central government in Madrid.

Catalan officials say voters overwhelmingly backed secession. Madrid has warned it could
suspend autonomy of the wealthy north-eastern region.Spain's top court banned the vote
and almost 900 people were hurt as Spanish police tried to stop it going ahead.Officers
from the national police and paramilitary Civil Guard seized ballot papers and boxes at
a number of polling stations. Thirty-three police officers were injured on Sunday, Catalan
medical officials said.

read more....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-41472985

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Catalonia referendum: Violence as police block voting- BBC News


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Published on 2 Oct 2017


Spain's constitutional court declared the Catalan referendum illegal and hundreds of
people were injured as police used force to try to block voting.

[Cidersomerset]

This is a turn up will the Donald , trump his general and overrule him ?


Mattis tells Congress Iran is complying with nuclear deal

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Published on 3 Oct 2017
The defense secretary testified it's in America's interest to
remain in the agreement; on 'Special Report' Jennifer Griffin reports.

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Mattis tells Congress Iran is complying with nuclear deal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oU1becPOys

Published on 3 Oct 2017

The defense secretary testified it's in America's interest to remain in the
agreement; on 'Special Report' Jennifer Griffin reports.

[Cidersomerset]

Marie Harf: The Iran nuclear deal is working

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Published on 4 Oct 2017
Fox News contributor says it would be 'irresponsible' for the U.S. to walk away.

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Pentagon chief supports Iran nuclear agreement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyHmsIXW6bE

Published on 4 Oct 2017

The US defense secretary has openly contradicted President Donald Trump’s
position on the Iran nuclear deal.James Mattis made the remarks while testifying
before the U-S senate. He said Iran was fundamentally in compliance with the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action and that it was in the U-S national security interest
to stick to the deal. General James Dunford, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also
said Tehran was not in material breach of the deal. The remarks come ahead of
Trump’s announcement on whether to stay in the 20-15 agreement. Trump has
described the accord as one of the worst deals he has seen. Last month, the
International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Iran’s compliance with the deal.

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Al-Nusra leader gravely injured & 12 commanders killed in Russian airstrike – MoD

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Published on 4 Oct 2017
The leader of Al-Nusra has been critically injured in an airstrike carried out by the
Russian Air Force, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding that at
least 12 Al-Nusra field commanders had been killed in the same attack.

[Cidersomerset]

Meanwhile distracted by Rocketman , Russiagate and now LA Shooter...

Something odd is happening in the Middle East power block that will
surely get the neoCon/Dems in a panic and something else to blame
on Trump......Oil prices , arms deals ,Syria & US foreign policies some
reasons for closer ties with Moscow and Ryadh.... Russia has also been
getting closer with Israel and their up and down relationship with Turkey,
China ,India ,Pakistan and other countries in a charm and sales offensive
which is bound to worry the Pentagon , NATO and its allies...


Russia: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vlMjXuCnUo
Published on 9 Mar 2017

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What is behind Saudi king’s 'historic' Moscow visit?
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Published on 4 Oct 2017

Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry hailed this week's visit of King Salman bin Abdulaziz
Al Saud to Moscow as "historic".

Riyadh and Moscow have been at odds for decades. The two oil superpowers
produce almost half of the world's crude - and fiercely compete for market shares.
Moscow's efforts that propped up Syrian President Bashar Assad's government have
pitted Russia against Saudis and other Sunni Arab states.

Yet, in the past year, an unexpected rapprochement between the two countries has
been in the making amid Moscow's deteriorating ties with Washington and US
President Donald Trump's unpredictable policy shifts.

Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands reports.


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RAW: Saudi King’s escalator breaks down as he arrives in Moscow on historic state visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xalPKve78Y
Published on 5 Oct 2017
Saudi King's escalator breaks down as he arrives in Moscow on a historic state visit.

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Royal visit: Russia & Saudi Arabia sign billion dollar arms & energy contracts

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Published on 5 Oct 2017
President Putin welcomed King Salman of Saudi Arabia to the Kremlin,
for a landmark first visit to Russia.Some analysts see the trip, and talk
of increased co-operation, as foreshadowing a realignment of global power.
Read more: https://on.rt.com/8p3l

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The Debate – Russia-Saudi Arabia Ties

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Z6WEZxBNg

Published on 5 Oct 2017

The Saudi King is heading a delegation in what's called a historic visit to Russia. On
the surface, there is much the 2 disagree on, such as Syria & Iran. However,
agreements on weapons sales, oil & a promise to work to resolve Middle East crises
peacefully may breach gaps. So, whose policies will change, if at all, after this trip?
Will Saudis back down on support for terrorists & the ideology that inspires them?
Or will Russians be charmed by Saudis?

[Cidersomerset]

Turkey signs deal to buy Russian S-400 missile system ...China & India are interested...

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Published on 12 Sep 2017

NATO member Turkey has signed an estimated billion
dollar deal to buy Russia's advanced S-400 missile
system. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8n1n

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Deal Ordeal: NATO worries over Turkish purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU_CWhmVFD8

Published on 14 Sep 2017
President Erdogan of Turkey has slammed NATO's concerns over the purchase
of a Russian S-400 Defense System. He said that, from now on, Turkey would
take control of its own security.According to the manufacturers, the S-400
system can shoot down up to 80 targets at a time with a range of about 400km.
The deal is proving to be a worry for NATO allies - who say it's incompatible with
the alliance systems already in Turkey.

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[Honesty]

Kim Jong-un: October 10 holiday the latest ‘flash point’ that could lead to Korean war

http://www.news.com.au/world/kim-jongun-october-10-holiday-the-latest-flash-point-that-could-lead-to-korean-war/news-story/ba6766aa4f1fd087a8e12f8f7e614c1e

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/06/north-korea-missile-test-us-west-coast

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4643360/north-korea-h-bomb-launch-today-kim-jong-un-nuclear-weapon-latest/

What not to do when you are a rogue regime...note the video below at the 7:51 mark describing the hydrogen bomb detonation event in North Korea. The video failed to properly identify the event as originating in North Korea.

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The detonation is expected in the early morning hours East Coast Time in the U.S. (EST). Local time on the Korean Peninsula is provided below:

https://www.google.com/search?q=seoul+local+time&rlz=1C1CAFA_enUS651US653&oq=seoul+local+time&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l5.2639j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[Honesty]

Wonder what fizzled the latest 'inevitable' escalation?...kudos to whoever was responsible for the latest fizzle. :)

[Honesty]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/651544/north-korea-news-latest-uss-theodore-roosevelt-aircraft-carrier - buildup continues...

[Cidersomerset]

Trump addresses strategy on Iran nuclear deal (full speech)

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Published on 13 Oct 2017
President Trump unveils the United States' new strategy on the Iran nuclear deal.

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Iran nuclear deal: Trump vows not to sign off agreement

US President Donald Trump has condemned Iran as a "fanatical regime" and
refused to continue certifying an international nuclear deal.

read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41613314

[Honesty]

The former top White House official Steve Bannon hinted that the Trump administration was planning to soon declare that the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organization and move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, perhaps as soon as next week.

But a senior administration official disputed that such an announcement was in the works for next week...whenever such an announcement transpires, war in the Middle East will follow soon thereafter.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/14/steve-bannon-trump-gop-mitch-mcconnell-243777

[Cidersomerset]

Syrian troops capture ISIS stronghold Al-Mayadeen amid major offensive – Russian
MoD . Less than 8% of Syria is under ISIS control.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XscYHQvjDv0
Published on 14 Oct 2017
Syrian government troops have liberated the city of Mayadin from Islamic State,
according to the Russian defence ministry. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8psu

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Benjamin Netanyahu commends Trump's decision on Iran
Published 15th Oct
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Israeli prime minister speaks out on 'Sunday Morning Futures'
about preventing Iran's nuclear capabilities.

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Rex Tillerson full State of the Union interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZOhW2dVp0c

Published on 15 Oct 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson joins CNN's Jake Tapper
on State of the Union to discuss the Iran nuclear deal,
North Korea, and more.

[Cidersomerset]

CrossTalk Bullhorns: Pokemon Wars..... Iran Neo - cons happy.

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Published on 16 Oct 2017
Donald Trump’s decision to start the process to end the Iran nuclear deal
IS A BIG deal. Is this the path toward still another war? Also, the so-called
Russiagate scandal takes a bizarre turn. It is almost impossible to believe.
CrossTalking with Mark Sleboda, Dmitry Babich, and Victor Olevich.

[Cidersomerset]

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Iraqi forces enter Kirkuk as Kurds flee

Iraqi government forces have entered central Kirkuk after taking
key installations outside the disputed city from Kurdish fighters.
Thousands of people fled the city ahead of the Iraqi advance.
The Iraqi military moved into Kirkuk three weeks after the Kurdistan
Region held a controversial independence referendum.

They are aiming to retake areas under Kurdish control since Islamic
State militants swept through the region.Residents of Kurdish-controlled
areas, including Kirkuk, overwhelmingly backed secession from Iraq in
a 25 September vote.While Kirkuk is outside Iraqi Kurdistan, Kurdish
voters in the city were allowed to take part.

read more...

https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/F517/production/_98334726_iraq_kurdish_areas_map_640-nc.png

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41641563

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Iraqi military op against Kirkuk is war declaration – Kurds

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Published on 16 Oct 2017
Iraqi soldiers have raised their country’s flags over key buildings in Kirkuk,
and Baghdad has declared the Kurdish city be under government control.
The Kurdish Peshmerga forces called the takeover “a flagrant declaration
of war” and vowed that Iraq will pay a “heavy price.”

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

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US-trained Kurds & US-trained Iraqis clash in Kirkuk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQL6MDuSEV0

Published on 16 Oct 2017
Mounting acrimony between Kurds and Iraqis following the Kurdish independence
referendum in September have led to open violence. Kurdish Peshmurga forces
have withdrawn from Kirkuk and the surrounding Kurdistan region as Iraqi
government forces invaded, seizing key positions and oil fields. RT America’s Manila
Chan has the story.

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Iraqi Government Forces Take Control of the disputed city of Kirkuk - BBC News

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Published on 17 Oct 2017
Pro-Baghdad troops took less than 24 hours to win control of the disputed city.
Despite some clashes, the Kurdish Peshmerga offered little resistance and withdrew
from a number of key locations. Also, the former IS stronghold of Raqqa in Syria is
said to haven fallen after hundreds of its fighters fled, and after a change of policy
North Koreans are allowed to gamble

[Cidersomerset]

US-backed forces liberate Raqqa from ISIS in Syria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Qvd8aaW6A

Published on 17 Oct 2017
Greg Palkot reports on the major turning
in the battle against the terror group.

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Raqqa: IS 'capital' falls to US-backed Syrian forces

A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters says it has
taken full control of so-called Islamic State's one-time "capital" of Raqqa.
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Sello said the fighting
was over after a four-month assault.Clearing operations were now under
way to uncover any jihadist sleeper cells and remove landmines, he added.

read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41646802

[Hervé]

Leaked Israeli diplomatic cable reveals Saudi-Israeli plans to provoke war with Iran and demonize Hezbollah (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-07/leaked-secret-israeli-cable-confirms-israeli-saudi-coordination-lebanon)

Tyler Durden Zero Hedge (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-07/leaked-secret-israeli-cable-confirms-israeli-saudi-coordination-lebanon)
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 17:08 UTC


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Left: Israeli PM Netanyahu, Right: Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman


Early this morning, Israeli Channel 10 news published a leaked diplomatic cable which had been sent to all Israeli ambassadors throughout the world concerning the chaotic events (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-06/making-sense-saudis-game-thobes) that unfolded over the weekend in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, which began with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri's unexpected resignation after he was summoned to Riyadh by his Saudi-backers, and led to the Saudis announcing that Lebanon had "declared war" (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-11-06/verge-catastrophe-saudi-arabia-says-lebanon-declared-war) against the kingdom.

The classified embassy cable, written in Hebrew, constitutes the first formal evidence proving that the Saudis and Israelis are deliberately coordinating to escalate the situation in the Middle East.

The explosive classified Israeli cable reveals the following:

On Sunday, just after Lebanese PM Hariri's shocking resignation, Israel sent a cable to all of its embassies with the request that its diplomats do everything possible to ramp up diplomatic pressure against Hezbollah and Iran.



The cable urged support for Saudi Arabia's war against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.



The cable stressed that Iran was engaged in "regional subversion".



Israeli diplomats were urged to appeal to the "highest officials" within their host countries to attempt to expel Hezbollah from Lebanese government and politics.

As is already well-known (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-11/breaking-news-saudi-crown-princes-secret-visit-israel-brings-embassy-scramble), the Saudi and Israeli common cause against perceived Iranian influence and expansion in places like Syria, Lebanon and Iraq of late has led the historic bitter enemies down a pragmatic path of unspoken cooperation as both seem to have placed the break up of the so-called "Shia crescent" (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-08-24/netanyahu-putin-iran-must-leave-syria-or-we-will-act) as their primary policy goal in the region. For Israel, Hezbollah has long been its greatest foe, which Israeli leaders see as an extension of Iran's territorial presence right up against the Jewish state's northern border.

The Israeli reporter who obtained the document is Barak Ravid, senior diplomatic correspondent for Channel 10 News (http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=1272790&sid=126). Ravid announced the following through Twitter yesterday (https://twitter.com/BarakRavid/status/927629611713941505):

I published on channel 10 a cable sent to Israeli diplomats asking to lobby for Saudis/Harir and against Hezbollah. The cable sent from the MFA in Jerusalem [Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs] to all Israeli embassies toes the Saudi line regarding the Hariri resignation.



The Israeli diplomats were instructed to demarch their host governments over the domestic political situation in Lebanon - a very rare move.



The cable said: "You need to stress that the Hariri resignation shows how dangerous Iran and Hezbollah are for Lebanon's security."



"Hariri's resignation proves wrong the argument that Hezbollah participation in the government stabilizes Lebanon," the cable added.



The cable instructed Israeli diplomats to support Saudi Arabia over its war with the Houthis in Yemen. The cable also stressed: "The missile launch by the Houthis towards Riyadh calls for applying more pressure on Iran & Hezbollah."

Watch today's Hebrew broadcast Channel 10 News report which features the Israeli diplomatic cable - the text of which is featured in Channel 10's screenshot (below) - here (http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=1272790&sid=126).

Below is a rough translation of the classified Israeli embassy cable using Google Translate as released by Israel's Channel 10 News (http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=1272790&sid=126):
"To the Director-General: you are requested to urgently contact the Foreign Ministry and other relevant government officials [of your host country] and emphasize that the resignation of Al-Hariri and his comments on the reasons that led him to resign illustrate once again the destructive nature of Iran and Hezbollah and their danger to the stability of Lebanon and the countries of the region.

Al-Hariri's resignation proves that the international argument that Hezbollah's inclusion in the government is a recipe for stability is basically wrong. This artificial unity creates paralysis and the inability of local sovereign powers to make decisions that serve their national interest. It effectively turns them into hostages under physical threat and are forced to promote the interests of a foreign power - Iran - even if this may endanger the security of their country.

The events in Lebanon and the launching of a ballistic missile by the signatories to the Riyadh agreement require increased pressure on Iran and Hezbollah on a range of issues from the production of ballistic missiles to regional subversion." Thus, as things increasingly heat up in the Middle East, it appears the anti-Iran and anti-Shia alliance of convenience between the Saudis and Israelis appears to have placed Lebanon in the cross hairs of yet another looming Israeli-Hezbollah war. And the war in Yemen will also continue to escalate - perhaps now with increasingly overt Israeli political support. According to Channel 10's commentary (http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=1272790&sid=126) (translation), "In the cable, Israeli ambassadors were also asked to convey an unusual message of support for Saudi Arabia in light of the war in which it is involved in Yemen against the Iranian-backed rebels."

All of this this comes, perhaps not coincidentally (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-28/shocking-viral-interview-qatar-confesses-secrets-behind-syrian-war), at the very moment ISIS is on the verge of complete annihilation (partly at the hands of Hezbollah), and as both Israel and Saudi Arabia have of late increasingly declared "red lines" (http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-09-11/breaking-news-saudi-crown-princes-secret-visit-israel-brings-embassy-scramble) concerning perceived Iranian influence across the region as well as broad Hezbollah acceptance and popularity within Lebanon.

What has both Israel and the Saudis worried is the fact that the Syrian war has strengthened Hezbollah, not weakened it. And now we have smoking gun internal evidence that Israel is quietly formalizing its unusual alliance with Saudi Arabia and its power-hungry and hawkish crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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Its a 100 years since Lord Balfour set in motion the events
that have effected the Middle East ever since. David explains
his take on the history of the document and its consequences.


The Balfour Declaration: What Really Happened -
The David Icke Dot-Connector Videocast


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Published on 3 Nov 2017

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CrossTalk on China: The Donald's Pivot

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Published on 8 Nov 2017

In terms of foreign policy Donald Trump has already earned himself the
title ‘the low expectations president.’ This title is now being put to the
test during his tour of Asia. Is the US a status quo power in the Asia-
Pacific region or merely a foil challenging China?

CrossTalking with Michael Maloof, Daniel McAdams, and Gilbert Doctorow.

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Syria's liberation: Army recaptures last major ISIS stronghold

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Published on 8 Nov 2017
The Syrian army and its allies, including the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, say
they've liberated the last major ISIL stronghold in Syria - the town of Al Bukamal.
The town is on the border with Iraq, and was the terrorists' last major bastion
after they were driven from the city of Deir ez-Zor.
Read more: https://on.rt.com/8rsq


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Syria civil war: Last major IS town Albu Kamal 'captured'


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Syrian pro-government forces captured the city of Deir al-Zour on Friday

Syrian army and allied forces have taken Albu Kamal, the last major town
held by so-called Islamic State in the country, Syrian state media says.
Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces also took part in the operation, close to
the border between the two countries.

The two groups had been making significant gains against IS in their
respective countries in recent weeks.The militants overran vast areas of
both Syria and Iraq in the summer of 2014, establishing a "caliphate".

A commander in the Syrian pro-government military alliance said, quoted
by Reuters: "The last stronghold of Daesh (Islamic State), Albu Kamal,
is free of the Daesh organisation."

read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41918913

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Yemen conflict: UN official warns of world's biggest famine

Yemen faces the world's largest famine in decades "with millions of victims"
if aid deliveries are not resumed, a senior UN official has warned.

Mark Lowcock, the UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs,
urged the Saudi-led coalition to lift its blockade of the conflict-torn country.
On Monday, the coalition shut air, land and sea routes into Yemen after
Houthi rebels fired a missile at Riyadh.

The ballistic warhead was intercepted near the Saudi capital.

Saudi Arabia said the blockade was needed to stop Iran sending weapons to the rebels.

Iran denies arming the rebels, who have fought the Saudi-led coalition since 2015.

read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41923769

[Hervé]

Bypassing the Suez Canal: Russian - Iranian transportation project gets approved (http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/11/bypassing-suez-canal-russian-iranian.html)

Fort Russ News -
November 8 , 2017 -
24 Molnia (https://24molnia.com/politika/v-obhod-suetskogo-kanala-novyj-koridor-rf-ozhivaet-na-zavist-pribaltam/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=lentainform&utm_campaign=24molnia.com&utm_term=143878s2847&utm_content=5798236)- translated by Inessa Sinchougova (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeix8jbmQnS6FprsJIsjVyQ/about)


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The Russian transit project "North-South" has received international support. Earlier it was reported that Moscow, together with Tehran, began to actively explore the feasibility of implementing a corridor for the flow of goods from Asia to the EU.

Unlike the Chinese "New Silk Road", the emphasis in this project is on the use of maritime transport. It is expected that the time savings for the delivery of goods from Asia to the EU can be up to two weeks. Thus, the corridor "North-South" will become a serious competitor to the route passing through the Suez Canal.

The head of the port and shipping organization of Iran, Mohammad Rastad, reports on a significant increase in cargo turnover in the country's maritime harbors. It is noteworthy that the Iranian side continues to make serious efforts to further develop its port infrastructure. To this end, Iran signed a contract with India for the supply of port equipment worth $ 85 million. It is expected that the renewal of the maritime infrastructure will allow the Iranian side to significantly accelerate the process of providing the necessary capacity for transshipment of goods, along the shortest route from India to the EU market.

[Hervé]

Busted: Americans supply Europe with gas, which they buy in Russia (http://www.fort-russ.com/2017/11/busted-americans-supply-europe-with-gas.html)

Fort Russ News -
November 6 , 2017 -
by Inessa Sinchougova (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeix8jbmQnS6FprsJIsjVyQ/about)


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The United States supplies fuel to the liquefied gas terminal in Belgium's Antwerp, after purchasing it in Russia. This story was initially reported by TASS, the journalists of which were investigating activities of offshore companies.

It turned out that the liquefied gas arriving in Antwerp is delivered by four tankers, belonging to the Navigator Holdings company registered in the Marshall Islands.

Almost one third (31%) of Navigator Holdings shares belong to US Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross.

The company buys gas from the Russian "Sibur" in the port of Ust-Luga.

The investigation confirms the opinion of the Russian ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, that it is "naive to count on the arrival of liquefied gas from the United States in the terminals of Europe."

The terminals for liquefied gas in Europe were created to reduce the dependence of the EU countries on the export of fuel through Russian pipelines. However, the gas comes to the terminals not from the USA, but from the nearest source - Russia, at a higher price than for pipeline transportation.

The revealed information also indicates the knowing cooperation of Sibur with Wilbur Ross, which was not previously known. The company seemed surprised at the political interest in what they viewed as "regular commercial activity."

What European allies, or European interests?

The sanctions are surely working out great for Mr. Ross.

Mainstream media are bound to ignore this blatant misconduct of the oligarchy. In the words of the Russian President - the US doesn't need allies, it needs only vassals.


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And to quote the well known Princeton professor on Russian studies, Stephen Cohen, when it comes to natural resources, among other things - the West needs Russia, more than Russia needs the West.


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The entire quote appears at around 5.28 of the video.


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A month ago the BBC reported that a deal was being planned , in public the US said
no in this report , but it looks like they changed there mind or it was done without
their official consent anyway according to the BBC report underneath.

Exclusive from Raqqa: IS fighters seeking a deal to move safely out of the city - BBC News

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Published on 13 Oct 2017
As the operation to retake the Islamic States stronghold Raqqa, enters its final days, BBC
Arabic’s Feras Killani has been given access to the frontline, where US led coalition refused
a deal which would allow the safe passage of Islamic state fighters in plan brokered by city
elders it would also see the release of 5000 civilians who are held by so-called Islamic state
as human shields

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Raqqa's Dirty Secret...

13 Nov 2017

The BBC has uncovered details of a secret deal that let hundreds of IS fighters
and their families escape from Raqqa under the gaze of the US and British-led
coalition and Kurdish-led forces who control the city.

A convoy included some of IS’s most notorious members and – despite reassurances
– dozens of foreign fighters. Some of those have spread out across Syria, even making
it as far as Turkey.

read more
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/raqqas_dirty_secret

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Fall of Raqqa: The secret deal - BBC News

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Published on 14 Nov 2017
When US-backed Syrian fighters took full control of the city of Raqqa, it ended
three years of rule there by so-called Islamic State. But now the BBC has
uncovered details of a secret deal that let several hundred IS fighters escape.
IS made Raqqa in northern Syria its headquarters in early 2014. Last month
Raqqa fell, but this programme has learnt that in exchange for a deal to save
lives and bring peace to the city, a convoy carrying several hundred IS fighters,
their families and weapons and ammunition -- were able to leave the city freely.
The question now is, where are they now? Our Middle East Correspondent,
Quentin Sommerville, has this exclusive report.

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Hundreds of terrorists feared to have fled Raqqa on US watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaVFuQVFYrI
Published on 15 Nov 2017
It's suspected that hundreds of Islamic State fighters may have been given free
pass as they left the now-liberated Syrian city of Raqqa. It's been reported that
they were able to leave in convoys as part of a deal brokered to bring an end to the
fighting in the area.

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Zimbabwe's Mugabe 'under house arrest' after army takeover

41 minutes ago
From the section Africa

Zimbabwe's military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house
arrest in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says.

Mr Mugabe told Mr Zuma in a phone call that he was fine, the South
African leader's office said.Troops are patrolling the capital, Harare,
after they seized state TV and said they were targeting "criminals".
The move may be a bid to replace Mr Mugabe with his sacked deputy,
Emmerson Mnangagwa, BBC correspondents say.Mr Mnangagwa's
dismissal last week left Mr Mugabe's wife Grace as the president's
likely successor. Heavy gun and artillery fire could be heard in
northern parts of Harare early on Wednesday.

Mr Mugabe, 93, has dominated the impoverished country's political
scene since it gained independence from the UK in 1980.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41997982

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US citizens in Zimbabwe told to shelter in place

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Published on 15 Nov 2017
Amy Kellogg reports on the ongoing political uncertainty.

[Hervé]

The Saker: Israel, Saudi Arabia setting preconditions for war with Hezbollah (http://www.unz.com/tsaker/israel-saudi-arabia-setting-preconditions-for-war-with-hezbollah/)

The Saker
The Unz Unlimited (http://www.unz.com/tsaker/israel-saudi-arabia-setting-preconditions-for-war-with-hezbollah/)
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 00:00 UTC


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SouthFront has just released a very interesting video analysis warning about the possibility of a war involving Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and, possibility, Syria, Iran, and Israel. That, of course, also means that Russia and the US would be involved. First, please see the video here:


https://southfront.org/israel-saudi-arabia-setting-preconditions-for-war-with-hezbollah/

What I propose to do is go over the implications of such a scenario.

The context: a total AngloZionist failure on all fronts
To understand the context for these developments we first need to quickly summarize what has taken place in Syria and the rest of the Middle-East in the past few years.

The initial AngloZionist plan was to overthrow Assad and replace him with the Takfiri crazies (Daesh, al-Qaeda, al-Nusra, ISIS - call them whatever you want). Doing this would achieve the following goals:

Bring down a strong secular Arab state along with its political structure, armed forces and security services.
Create total chaos and horror in Syria justifying the creation of a "security zone" by Israel not only in the Golan, but further north.
Trigger a civil war in Lebanon by unleashing the Takfiri crazies against Hezbollah.
Let the Takfiris and Hezbollah bleed each other to death, then create a "security zone", but this time in Lebanon.
Prevent the creation of a Shia axis Iran-Iraq-Syria-Lebanon.
Breakup Syria along ethnic and religious lines.
Create a Kurdistan which could then be used against Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.
Make it possible for Israel to become the uncontested power broker in the Middle-East and forces the KSA, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and all others to have to go to Israel for any gas or oil pipeline project.
Gradually isolate, threaten, subvert and eventually attack Iran with a wide regional coalition of forces.
Eliminate all center of Shia power in the Middle-East.

That was an ambitious plan, but the Israelis felt pretty confident that their US vassal-state would provide the resources needed to achieve it. And now this entire plan has collapsed due to the very high effectiveness of an informal but yet formidable alliance between Russia, Iran, Syria and Hezbollah.

To say that the Israelis are seething with rage and in a state of total panic would be an understatement. You think I am exaggerating? Then look at it from the Israeli point of view:

The Syrian state has survived and its armed and security forces are now far more capable than they were before the war started (remember how they *almost* lost the war initially? The Syrians had to bounce back, learn some very hard lessons, but by all reports they have made tremendous improvements and while at a critical moment Iran and Hezbollah were literally "plugging holes" in the Syrian frontlines and "extinguishing fires" on local flashpoints, now the Syrians are doing a very good job of liberating large chunks of their country, including every single city in Syria).
Not only is Syria stronger, but the Iranians and Hezbollah are all over the country now which is driving the Israelis into a state of panic and rage.
Lebanon is rock solid, even the latest Saudi attempt to kidnap Hariri is backfiring.
Syria will remain unitary and Kurdistan is not happening. Millions of displaced refugees are returning home.
Israel and the US look like total idiots and, even worse, as losers with no credibility left.

This is all a disaster for the AngloZionists who now are falling back to their typical attitude when met with resistance: if we can't control it, then let's destroy it.

The plan: force the US to attack Iran

The following is only my speculation and nothing more. I have no way of knowing what the Axis of Kindness (US-Israel-KSA) has come up with, but I feel that I can take an educated guess. For one thing, this is nothing new. The Saudis and the other Gulf states have in the past made noises about intervening in Syria and we know that the Saudis have intervened in Bahrain and Yemen. As for the Israelis, their record of (completely illegal) military interventions is so long that we can safely assume that the Israelis will be involved in *any* ugly or evil plan to lay the region to waste. The main problem for the Saudis and the Israelis is that they have bad armies. Expensive ones - yes. High-tech ones - yes. But their problem is that their only true area of expertise is massacring defenseless civilians, that they are real experts at. But in terms of real warfare, especially against truly formidable adversaries like the Iranians or Hezbollah, the "ZioWahabis" (what a combo!) don't stand a chance and they know it (even if they never admit it). Imagine how frustrating that must be: you basically control the US which you have turned into a vassal-state, you spent billions and billions of dollars in equipping and training your bloated armed forces, but at the end of the day the Shias are just laughing in your face. And, for some reason you cannot fathom, every time you try to "teach them a lesson", it is you who has to crawl back home in total shame to lick our wounds and try to hush up the magnitude of your defeat. That hurts, badly. So a plan to make the Shias pay for it had to be concocted. Here is what I think it will be.

First, the goal will not be to defeat Hezbollah or Iran anywhere. For all their racist rhetoric and hubris, the Israelis know that neither they nor, even less so, the Saudis have what it would take to seriously threaten Iran, or even Hezbollah. But their plan is, I think, much cruder: to trigger a serious conflict and then force the US to intervene.

I have written many articles explaining that the US military does not have the means to win a war against Iran. And that might be the problem here: the US commanders know full well that and they are therefore doing whatever it takes to tell the Neocons "can't do, so sorry!" (that is the only reason why a US attack on Iran has not happened yet). From an Israeli point of view, this is totally unacceptable and the solution is simple: simple force the US into a war they really don't want. After all, who cares how many US goyim will die? As for the Iranians, the goal of a Israeli-triggered US attack on Iran would not be to defeat Iran, but only to hurt it, very very badly. That is the real goal. As far as the Israelis are concerned, not only don't they give a damn about how many non-Jews will die (Judaic ethics teach that all non-Jews are most likely deserving to die (http://www.unz.com/tsaker/a-crash-course-on-the-true-causes-of-anti-semitism/) anyway) as long as their Master Race benefits from it. Simply put: to them we are only tools, tools capable of thought, but tools nonetheless. That is also how Neocons view us, of course. In fact, I can just about imagine the glee of the Israelis seeing that the Shia and Sunni Muslims are killing each other. Throwing in a few Christians only makes it even better.

So it's all simple: have the Saudis attack Lebanon and/or Iran, observe how they lose, then switch on the propaganda machine at full power and explain to the average TV-watching goy that Iran is a threat to the region and the aggressor here, that the Saudis are only defending themselves from Iranian aggression. And if that is not enough, they scream "oy gevalt!" in the US Congress and have the prostitutes on the Hill explain to the American people that the US must "lead the Free World" to "defend" the "only democracy in the Middle-East" against Iranian "aggression" and that the US have a "responsibility" to prevent the Iranians of "seizing the Saudi oil fields" etc. etc. etc.

It's a win-win situation for the Israelis as long as there are not caught red-handed manipulating it all. But we can count on our beloved Ziomedia to make sure that no such "anti-Semitic" accusations are ever made, even if Israeli fingerprints are all over the place.

Moon of Alabama has just posted an interesting article entitled "Revealed - Saudis Plan To Give Up Palestine - For War On Iran (http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/11/the-saudi-tyrants-devilish-plan-sell-out-palestine-for-war-on-iran.html)" which seems plausible to me and which further corroborates my thesis that the goal is to get the US to attack Iran. Of course, the very notion that the Saudis could give up Palestine implies two outright outlandish notions: first, that the KSA has not already sold out the Palestinians many times over and, second, that the Saudis could somehow "deliver" Palestine to the Zionist Entity. Still, I recommend the reading of this article which contains a lot of very interesting revelations about the true nature and intentions of the Saudis regime.

As for the Israelis, they are offering to share intelligence (read: targeting data) with the Saudis (https://www.rt.com/news/410049-israel-share-intelligence-on-iran/). How touching it is to see these two medieval, backward and generally evil regimes are so willing to work together. At least they are both now showing their true, ugly, faces!

The counter-plan

The Iranians really have no good options here. The least bad option is to do what Putin is doing in the Donbass: remain externally passive at the risk of having the not too gifted accuse you of caving in. Regardless, if your enemy's plan is not to win, but to lose, then refusing to engage him makes perfectly good sense, at least on the strategic level and temporarily.

I am not suggesting that the Iranians not fight back on a tactical level. Even the Russian Task Force in Syria has official orders to defend itself if attacked. I am talking at a strategic level. Basically, tempting as it might be, the Iranians have to refrain from striking back at Saudi Arabia or itself. Ditto for Israel. In a paradoxical way, Iran cannot do what Hezbollah did in 2006 and the reason for that is very simple: by the time the first Hezbollah missiles began raining down on Israel the Israelis had already reached their highest level of escalation (their usual vicious campaign to make civilians pay). But in the case of Iran, the AngloZionist Empire could step up the level of violence way beyond what the Israelis and the Saudis could ever do by themselves. The combined power of Israel and the Saudis is dwarfed by the kind of firepower the US (CENTCOM+NATO) could unleash against Iran and it is therefore crucial that the Iranians not give the US Americans any pretext to officially join the attack. Instead of destroying the regime in Riyadh the Iranians should let, or even help, the regime in Riyadh destroy itself. I think that the Saudis have even less staying power than the US or the Israelis, so there is no need to force a rapid outcome of any war between Iran and the KSA.

Needless to say, if the AngloZionist Empire joins in and unleashes its full military might against Iran, something which I consider a very real possibility, then all bets are off and Iran should, and will, retaliate with a full set of symmetrical and asymmetrical responses, including strikes against Israel and the Saudis, and even strikes against CENTCOM bases in the entire region. However, such a situation would have catastrophic consequences for Iran and should therefore be avoided if at all possible.

At the end of the day the best hope the world has is that a US American patriot will see through this rather obvious plot to "wag the dog" and tell the ZioWahabis "not on my watch" like Admiral Fallon did in 2007 (https://thinkprogress.org/centcom-commander-fallon-attack-on-iran-will-not-happen-on-my-watch-921d57aeb703/) (will that honorable man ever get the historical recognition he deserves, say a Nobel Peace Prize? Possibly never in this world, but in the judgment of God he shall be called a "son of God" (Matt 5:9)). By themselves the Israelis and the Saudi are just a gang of medieval thugs which even Hezbollah can terrify and force to run. Their only real power is the power they have in Congress and the US Ziomedia: the power of corruption, the ability to lie, deceive and betray. I know for a fact that there are many US officers on all levels in the US armed forces which see straight through these Zionist smokescreen and whose loyalty is to the United State and not to the nasty little Zionist Entity in Palestine. I have studied and worked with such patriots and there are plenty of them in the Saker Community today. I am not suggesting that we should count on top US commanders refusing to execute a Presidential order (like this (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/retired-general-military-wont-blindly-follow-trumps-nuclear-strike-orders/article/2640663) article is suggesting). The truth is that anybody who has served in the military, especially at a high command level (Pentagon, CENTCOM), knows that there are all sorts of creative ways to make sure that something does not happen. Finally, I have not lost all hope that Trump could do the right thing. Yes, he is a weak man, yes, he is now cornered and has no allies left, but when faced with the horrendous consequences of a attack on Iran he still might say "no" and order his staff to come up with some other plan. Trump might also realize that refusing to wage war on Iran would be his best revenge against those who have smeared him and who are now apparently trying to impeach him (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/15/politics/cohen-articles-of-impeachment/).

Conclusion: will the attack happen?

In short, probably yes. The simple truth is that the nutcase regimes in power in Israel and Saudi Arabia are cornered and desperate. The rise in power of Iran over the past decade has been immense and irresistible. The recent failure of the ZioWahabis to bring even tiny Qatar to heel (https://thesaker.is/the-crisis-in-qatar-yet-another-clumsy-attempt-by-the-three-rogue-states-to-weaken-iran/) is indicative of the tremendous erosion in power and credibility these wacko regimes have suffered. I believe that the recent trips by Bibi Netanyahu and even the Saudi King to Moscow are all part of an effort on the part of the ZioWhabis to gauge the Russian response to an attack on Iran.
[Sidebar: While we will never know what was said behind closed doors, my guess is that Putin indicated in clear terms to the ZioWahabis that Russia will not step aside and let them strike at Iran. In truth, Russia has very limited options. Unless Russian personnel are directly attacked, Russia cannot just go to war in an overt and formal way, that would be way too dangerous, especially against the US. But Russia could immensely (and very rapidly) strengthen Iranian air defense capabilities by deploying her aircraft (A-50, MiG-31s, in Iran or even by flying them in from Russia to conduct surveillance flights. Russia can provide the Iranians with intelligence far beyond anything the Iranians could collect themselves. Likewise, the Russians could quietly deploy some of their electronic warfare systems to key locations in Iran. The US Americans would rapidly detect all this, but Russia would still have a "plausible deniability" on a political level. Finally, the Russians could do for Iran what they have done for Syria and integrate all the Iranian and Russian air defense capabilities into a single network thereby immensely improving the capabilities of the currently rather modest, but rapidly improving, Iranian air defense capabilities.] At this moment in time it is pretty clear that an attack on Iran is being prepared and such an attack is possible or even likely. But it is not a done deal yet. For one thing the Saudis and Israelis have a long history of empty threats and both regimes love posturing and grandstanding. And for all their bravado they do realize that Iran is a formidable and very sophisticated adversary. They probably also remember what happened when the Iraqis, with the full help and support from the US, the Soviet Union, France, Britain and pretty much everybody else attacked Iran when Iran was at its weakest. Following a long and horrible war, the Iranians are now stronger than ever, Saddam is dead and the Iranians are more or less in control of Iraq. Iran is simply not a good country to attack, especially with a lack of a clear vision of what "victory" constitutes. So you ought to be crazy to attack Iran. The problem is, of course, that the Saudis and the Israelis are crazy, they have proved that many times over. So our best hopes is that they might be just "crazy", but not "that crazy". Not much of a hope, but that's the best we got.


Related:
Anatomy of a purge: MBS's actions, Saudi Arabia's crisis, and the coming collapse of the KSA (https://www.sott.net/article/367538-Anatomy-of-a-purge-MBSs-actions-Saudi-Arabias-crisis-and-the-coming-collapse-of-the-KSA)

[Cidersomerset]

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Zimbabwe's President Mugabe 'resigns'

6 minutes ago

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said.

A letter from Mr Mugabe said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a
smooth transfer of power, the Reuters news agency reports. The surprise announcement halted
an impeachment hearing that had begun against him.Lawmakers roared in jubilation and people
have begun celebrating in the streets.Mr Mugabe had previously refused to resign despite last
week's military takeover and days of protests.He has been in power since independence in 1980.


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42071488

[avid]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/574200.stm
Remember when the vile Nicolae Ceaucescu was overthrown in Romania? He and his wife were executed 3 days later....
I’m wondering what will happen to the vile Mugabe after his years of robbing and murder....? Surely those poor victims must have their revenge.

[avid]

Another thought for folks in Yorkshire whose dialect has been besmirched by semi-palendrones of MUGABE, EBAGUM is FREE at last from Zimbabwean connotations!:clapping:

[Cidersomerset]

Trump, Putin have ‘great call’ that lasts 1.5 hrs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQzSCFWXIic

Published on 21 Nov 2017
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the
phone for almost an hour and a half on Tuesday to discuss Syria, Iran, North Korea,
Ukraine and Afghanistan. The conversation comes amid several investigations into
alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow during the 2016
presidential election. RT America’s David Miller reports.

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Iran deal good for regional stability, Putin tells Trump

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Published on 21 Nov 2017
The issue of Syria dominated the more than hour-long phone call between
the Russian and US presidents, but that isn't all Putin and Trump discussed.
RT America's Manila Chan reports.

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CrossTalk: Saudi Roulette

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vKG6nYRB3o

Published on 22 Nov 2017
The political crisis inflicted upon Lebanon by Saudi Arabia appears to have receded
– at least for now. Is this the sign of things to come? As the Saudi royal family
changes, so does Saudi Arabia and the region. Is it time to buckle up and brace for impact?
CrossTalking with Jamal Khashoggi, Sharmine Narwani, and Mohammad Marandi.

[Cidersomerset]

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Five Ukraine troops die in heavy fighting with Luhansk rebels

2 hours ago...from Europe section

Five Ukrainian troops have been killed by intense rebel shelling in the
east of the country, the military says, in a new escalation of fighting.

Four of them died during an eight-hour clash near Krymske, a village
50km (31 miles) north-west of Luhansk. Ukrainian forces say they killed eight rebels.


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Egypt attack: More than 230 killed in Sinai mosque

Militants have launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt's
North Sinai province, killing 235 people, state media say. The al-Rawda
mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed was targeted during Friday prayers.
It is the deadliest attack of its kind since an Islamist insurgency in the
peninsula was stepped up in 2013.Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi
vowed to respond with "brute force" after talks with security officials.
No group has yet claimed the attack, but militants affiliated with so-called
Islamic State (IS) have been responsible for scores of deadly attacks in
the province.They usually target security forces and Christian churches, and
the bloody attack on a mosque associated with Sufi Muslims has shocked Egypt.


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It is the deadliest militant attack in modern Egyptian history. Bir al-Abed is
about 130 miles (211km) from Cairo.

Who was targeted?

Locals are quoted as saying that followers of Sufism, a mystical branch of Sunni
Islam, regularly gathered at the mosque.Although Sufis are widely accepted across
much of the Muslim world, some jihadist groups, including IS, see them as heretics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42110223

[Hervé]

"Libyan slave trade" story is fake news (http://libyanwarthetruth.com/new-attack-libya-using-fake-news)

Joanne Moriarty Libyan War The Truth (http://libyanwarthetruth.com/new-attack-libya-using-fake-news)
Sat, 25 Nov 2017 00:20 UTC


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Just so every person reading this article understands clearly...

"THE NEWS ABOUT SLAVERY IN LIBYA IS A LIE"

The Great Tribes of Libya have confirmed to me personally that the slavery stories out of Libya are fake. The photos and videos are old and re-edited. I know this is true because I have some of the photos and videos in my files from 2011. Since the Zionists do not have Ghadafi to slander, they are now attempting to gin up hatred for Libya again - accusing the Libyans of doing what their own mercenaries did in 2011.

In the 2011 invasion and destruction of Libya by the New World Order (NWO) Zionists, over 250,000 radical Islamic mercenaries were brought into Libya by Clinton and Obama using NATO as their proxy army to assist in the heinous crimes committed against the innocent Libyan people. At the top of the list of crimes against humanity was the attempt to ethnically cleanse Libya of all dark skinned people. The criminal mercenaries supported by Clinton/Obama/McCain/Sarkozy and others made no bones about their intentions and it was reported in a number of publications.

In Libya, about 30% of the population is dark skinned. These are Libyan citizens, not mercenaries and not refugees. During the 2011 illegal attack on Libya, 5 black Libyan cities were raised to the ground by NATO mercenaries. The people who lived in those cities were either slaughtered or forced to live horrendous lives in miserable makeshift camps. I have proof of this, I have photos of the mass graves of mostly black bodies in Libya. There are over 128 of these mass graves. The criminals responsible for this are the UN, the Western Imperialists (US, UK, France and others that joined the death bombings of innocents in 2011), Israel, the Saudi Arabian Wahabists, Qatar and Turkey. But the criminals who are at the top are the Khazarian Mafia, the evil Rothschild Banksters that control the military industrial complex using their fiat toilet paper and reaping benefits from both sides of any conflict.

In Libya today, the people suffer terribly at the hands of the UN Zionist puppets. These criminals have destroyed Libya beyond the bombing and destruction of 2011. They have stolen Libyan resources, they have destroyed (intentionally) the value of the Libyan dinar (before 2011 was 1.35 dinar for 1 US dollar, now it is 8 dinars for 1 US dollar). There is little food, no medicine, water is restricted, electricity is always short, no jobs, armed thugs roam the streets. The UN puppet government that was forced upon Libya without a vote and without the support of the Libyan people, does absolutely nothing to help the people. There is no governing, there is only theft. Recently, Serraj, the criminal head of the UN puppets stole 50 million dinars and gave it to a terrorist militia leader, bribing him to attack the Wershaffana tribe in Tripoli. The Wershaffana tribe is the 2nd largest tribe in Libya and holds the gates to Tripoli. The UN puppets see themselves losing so they take desperate measures, all the while the Libyan people continue to suffer.

Even still these Zionist puppets are losing. The Libyan tribes (representing all Libyans) continue to gain ground against the hated illegal occupiers of their country.

There is another big problem that the Zionists have in Libya. Looming in the very near future is a countrywide election to elect a new leader and a new government by the people. There is not a chance in hell that any puppet, any terrorist, any rat Libyan traitor or any radical Islamist will be elected. That throws out all of the Zionists, all of the illegal occupiers and hands Libya back to her people. This event will not be tolerated by the Zionists, they must maintain their illegal control of Libya and her assets. What to do? The same answer as always a "false flag" LIE to promote their agenda. That lie was put out by CNN this week and picked up by all the Zionist controlled media mafia. "Slave traders in Libya"- their new lie fomenting (they hope) a required invasion of Libya - again.

Meanwhile, the CIA is not finished, of course. They are promoting the slave trade mantra and providing old videos and photos, but they also have their long time stooge, Khalifa Haftar, on the ground in Libya attempting to promote himself into a leadership position in Libya. Haftar is a Libyan rat TRAITOR to his country. He turned against his country during the Chad wars and when Chad was losing he was spirited out of Africa by the CIA along with about 30 of his treasonous comrades to Langley, VA., where he resided for more than 30 years supported and owned by the CIA. In 2011 he as dropped into Libya to lead the mercenaries sent in to destroy Libya. Sometime in 2012, Khalifa Haftar had a change of heart and said he wanted to help clean Libya of the mercenaries he had been leading. No one believes this, Haftar was just complying with the orders of his CIA masters. He wormed his way into the Libyan National Army and bribed enough rats inside the House of Representatives to appoint him leader of the LNA. Even still he has no support in Libya. Recently, his true colors have begun to show again, 30+ dead Libyans found outside of Benghazi along the rode had been prisoners of Haftar. He assassinated all of them. He has also hired a lobby group in Washington DC to promote his soon to be (in his dreams) leader of Libya.

The latest Haftar trick is a petition (to make him leader) that he is promoting all over Benghazi. He is attempting to get enough signatures to show that he should be leader. But he is having trouble getting signatures so he is offering money if you sign. You have to wonder how Haftar has enough money to pay for signatures, to travel all over the world, to purchase his arms (no one else in Libya can get arms), to can hire a lobby group in DC for $20,000 per month, etc. The Libyans have no ability to pay a salary big enough to support all of his activities. It is incredibly obvious that the CIA is funding him and giving him orders. What is sad is the exploitation of the suffering Libyan people, having all their lives ruined by the Zionists, just to have those same Zionists offer them $ to do their bidding. The Zionists create a situation so horrible that in order to survive they turn brother against brother.

Still the Libyan tribes fight on, they are moving ahead and they know that in the end they will have their country back. The dark state, the cabal, the Khazarian mafia, whatever you want to call it, cannot penetrate the tribal structure. They are like a family and they know if one of their members has been compromised. We were told by the DIA agent in our home that never in the history of the world has any intelligence group penetrated the tribes in any country. This is the power of the Libyan Tribes, the Egyptian tribes, the Syrian tribes, etc. They will not be broken, they have existed for over 8000 years, they will prevail.

Related:
Libyan slave trade booming thanks to western 'intervention', French protest outside wrong embassy (https://www.sott.net/article/368323-Libyan-slave-trade-booming-thanks-to-western-intervention-French-protest-outside-wrong-embassy).

CIA operative Khalifa Haftar hires Washington lobby group to promote himself as Libyan ruler (https://www.sott.net/article/367162-CIA-operative-Khalifa-Haftar-hires-Washington-lobby-group-to-promote-himself-as-Libyan-ruler)

Sibel Edmonds: Mossad replaces CIA as Haftar's handler in Libya (https://www.sott.net/article/367162-CIA-operative-Khalifa-Haftar-hires-Washington-lobby-group-to-promote-himself-as-Libyan-ruler)

[Ewan]

President Macron snubbed by Saudi Arabia (14th November, 2017)


Conclusion – by not adapting immediately to the about-face by Saudi Arabia after Donald Trump’s anti-terrorist speech last May, and by keeping two projects active at the same time, France has banned itself from the region. The Emirates appreciate the Louvre and the corvettes of the French Navy, but they no longer take the French seriously. The Saudis remember the way that candidate Macron spoke against them during his campaign, and also how he spoke in favour of Qatar, the current godfather of the Muslim Brotherhood. They made him understand that he was not to interfere in the problems of the Gulf, nor the succession of the Saudi throne, even less in the quarrel with Iran, and especially not the conflicts concerning Lebanon.

France has become a stranger in the Middle East.
Thierry Meyssan

More.. (http://www.voltairenet.org/article198765.html)

-then-

6 days later... (http://www.voltairenet.org/article198874.html)


True the French President Emmanuel Macron had been given an icy reception when he visited Riyadh, but he has now at last secured the liberation of the Lebanese Prime Minister, Saad Hariri. The latter had been detained with his family in Saudi Arabia.

After the United States and Russia had got Saudi Arabia to reconsider the rational basis for its decision, France officially invited Mr Hariri and his family to Paris. It would appear that Saudi Arabia has accepted this arrangement.

To save King Salman’s face, France, making yet another about turn, immediately repeated anti-Iranian positions.

[Cidersomerset]

Close Ties: Trump & Netanyahu old friendship stands behind decision on Jerusalem
RT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhEaZlK3K20
Published on 7 Dec 2017
The US has long been an ally of Israel, and relations seem to be getting stronger
since Donald Trump took office. As Caleb Maupin explains, there’s plenty of intrigue
on just how close the ties between Team Trump and Israel really are.

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Trump Jerusalem move sparks Israeli-Palestinian clashes

At least 31 Palestinians have been wounded in clashes in the Gaza
Strip and across the occupied West Bank, during protests against
US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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Saudi Arabia and Iran Square Off Over the Middle East

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Published on 7 Dec 2017
The new Saudi Arabian leadership’s aggressive approach to Iran is shifting the
balance of power across the Middle East and is having huge repercussions for the
region. Iran, in response, has warned Saudi Arabia against its hawkishness. WSJ’s
Niki Blasina explains the four main proxy conflicts between the two nations.

[Cidersomerset]

Interesting discussion as usual.....

CrossTalk: Jerusalem's Fate

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Published on 8 Dec 2017
Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
signals Washington now deems this to be Israel’s capital. Reaction was easy
to predict – various degrees of dismay. How this is in America’s interest is
difficult to fathom. The law of unintended consequences is surely in play.

[Cidersomerset]

No drone zone: Pakistani air force to shoot down US drones that violate airspace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54e6hZ2_g6M

Published on 8 Dec 2017
The Pakistani Air Force says it will not allow any drones, including those operated
by the U.S., to violate the country's airspace.
That is according to air force Chief Sohail Aman.
Read more: https://on.rt.com/8ubb

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Israel strikes Gaza Hamas sites after rocket attacks
1 hour ago

At least 25 people were injured in the first air strikes on Gaza, Palestinian health officials said
Israel says it has targeted sites in Gaza belonging to militant group Hamas in retaliation for
rocket strikes.Israel's military said it hit weapons sites early on Saturday. Two people were
killed, a Gaza hospital said, bringing the deaths in Israeli strikes and gunfire over the past
day to four.Three rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza late on Friday.Israeli-Palestinian
tensions have risen since President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Wednesday's decision reversed decades of US neutrality on the matter.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42291071

[Cidersomerset]

ISIS now defeated in Syria and Iraq......


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Iraq declares war with Islamic State is over

35 minutes ago


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Recapturing Mosul was the bloodiest conflict - for both combatants and civilians

Iraq has announced that its war against so-called Islamic State is over.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told a conference in Baghdad that Iraqi troops
were now in complete control of the Iraqi-Syrian border.The border zone
contained the last few areas IS held, following its loss of the town of Rawa
in November.The Iraqi announcement comes two days after the Russian military
declared it had accomplished its mission of defeating IS in neighbouring Syria.


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Total victory over ISIS in Syria

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Published on 7 Dec 2017
Syria and Russia have finally pushed Islamic State militants from Syria and will now
focus on restoring peaceful life. Although US leaders claim credit for the victory, RT
America’s Manila Chan explains how the numbers show Damascus and Moscow
deserve thanks for the triumph.

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Russian military: Syria completely liberated from ISIS terrorists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8HT9ZoeJLg
Published on 6 Dec 2017
The Russian military has announced that Syria has been completely
liberated from Islamic State terrorists.With Russia saying ISIL has been
essentially driven out of Syria, there's still the question of what to do with
the group's remaining fighters in neighbouring countries - Including Iraq.
Read more: https://on.rt.com/8u0l

[Cidersomerset]

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Russia-Syria: Putin orders start of pullout from Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the partial withdrawal of
Russian troops from Syria, during an unannounced visit there on Monday.

Mr Putin was met by Syrian President Bashar Assad as he arrived at the
Russian Hmeimim air base, Interfax news agency reports.

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Iraqi military take part in spectacular parade celebrating victory over ISIS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT04kzZJgcs
Published on 10 Dec 2017
Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has officially announced that Islamic
State (IS, formerly ISIS) has been completely defeated in his country. The
Iraqi military held a parade in Tahrir Square in Baghdad on December 10th
to celebrate the victory.

ISIS defeated in Iraq, officials say
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmNGq56WMLE
Published on 9 Dec 2017..CBC
Iraq has been "completely liberated" from ISIS, according to officials, but while
the land once controlled by the militants has been reclaimed, ISIS fighters remain
in the country and could still pose a threat.

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After the war, life slowly returns to Mosul

FRANCE 24 English
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Published on 9 Oct 2017

[Hervé]

At Christmas, Yemen More Defiant than Ever (https://www.henrymakow.com/2017/12/at-christmas-yemen.html)

henrymakow.comDecember 26, 2017


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(man stands in wreckage after Saudi attack)


The West exhibits its moral bankruptcy by seeking to reimpose a dictatorship on the people of Yemen.

An Update from our Yemen Correspondent

From last year: At Christmas, Yemen's Blood is On Our Hands (https://www.henrymakow.com/2016/12/yemens-blood.html)

The author is a young Yemeni housewife with a degree in English residing in central Sana'a. She is an example of the fact that Muslims are our allies in the resistance to the Zionist Occupational Government of the West. The Zionists are behind war, terrorism, ISIS and Islamophobia.

by Voiceless Yemen
(henrymakow.com)

I just wanted to get you updated on some of developments out of Yemen in the last couple of weeks.

As you might of seen, the Saudis and emirates used their last card, in former dictator Ali Abdullah Saleh, in an attempt to bring Yemen back under its control. On December 3rd, Saleh announced his breakup from the alliance in Sanaa which was the only political force facing and resisting the 'Arab Coalition' invasion and destruction of Yemen.

Saleh's betrayal was not surprising since he didn't contribute much to the alliance other than through speeches and empty promises throughout the three years of US/Saudi/British/Israeli/Emirati aggression. In hindsight, the plan was to keep Saleh as a chip if all options failed, which they did.

The last 33 months in Yemen have been nothing short of hellish, but miraculous as well. Not only has Yemen been able to stand up and resist a some 20-nation military aggression and political isolation as well as catastrophic economic blockade, but we have also endured biological warfare in the form of Cholera outbreak, media blackout and a devilishly biased UN from the Security Council to the 'Human Rights' bodies.

In the midst of all this suffering and plight, Yemen's forces have been able to do something no other Arab nation has done before. The military has been able to modify old and outdated Scud and Toshka missiles and reach targets in Riyadh (1200 km) and Abu Dhabi (1500km). The most recent targets were King Khalid international airport in Riyadh, a nuclear facility in Abu Dhabi and the Royal Palace in Riyadh (just last week).

The level of conspiracy Yemen has had to endure is evident in the blatant media lies not only about the cause of the war or the numbers surrounding the dead and injured, but also involving these missile attacks. The MSM quickly jumps to report the interception of the missiles before they hit target; the Saudi paid-version. In reality, all these majors missile attacks have hit targets. In the case of the airport, there are youtube videos from inside the airport which confirm the hit. The NYT also confirmed the hit a few days ago but only after they lied and circulated the Saudi paid version for days after the missile launch.

The most recent missile targeted the Royal Palace in Riyadh on December 19th . Initial reports from Reuters claimed a large explosion in Riyadh. Again, but backtracking this time, the media jumped to report the paid US and Saudi version of interception of missile before it hit. The US does not want it to be known the miserable and utter failure of their Patriot system. Four days later though, in a US Foreign Department tweet in Arabic, it appears that they acknowledged and confirmed the missile did in fact hit the palace!

Who knew that Yemen would be able to crawl from the depths of this onslaught and claim its right and establish itself as a power player in the region. After 1000 plus days of uncalled for onslaught and aggression against largely civilian targets, I assure you, the Saudis and the US will have no choice but to subside their arrogance and haughtiness when dealing with Yemen in the days ahead.

[Cidersomerset]

CrossTalk: Neocons Return to Power

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Published on 27 Dec 2017..RT News.
President Donald Trump’s 2017 National Security Strategy report tells us
how he sees the world, or rather how the Washington foreign policy elites
do. For a candidate who ran on a message of change the report is
unremarkable in its defense of status quo policies and views. Clearly
Washington’s neocons are running the show.

CrossTalking with Brian Becker, Michael Flanagan, and Michael O'Hanlon.

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‘Unacceptable’: Russian FM slams US military preparations on Korean Peninsula

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCxAupBsxCA

Published on 27 Dec 2017..RT
The Russian Foreign Minister has had a frank exchange with his American
counterpart over Washington’s approach towards North Korea. Sergey
Lavrov spoke to Rex Tillerson on the phone, with the details being released
by the Russian Foreign Ministry.


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Freed, but now forgotten - Mosul residents struggle among the ruins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr-YuXwLYfg

Published on 26 Dec 2017...RT
It's more than five months since Iraq's second-largest city was liberated
from ISIL.But there's precious little for the people of Mosul to return to.


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Saudi coalition air strike hits Yemen market, killing dozens

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Published on 26 Dec 2017
A Saudi coalition airstrike has hit a busy market in Yemen, killing at
least 40 people. The U.S. is actively supporting the Saudi bombing
campaign, providing weaponry, military intelligence and aviation fuel
Just to warn you, - the following video contains disturbing images.

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Egypt hangs 15 militants convicted of 2013 Sinai attacks

26th Dec 2017

Egypt has hanged 15 militants who were convicted of carrying out attacks on
security forces in the Sinai Peninsula in 2013, authorities say.The executions were
carried out on Tuesday at two prisons in the north of the country, where the men
were held.They were convicted of killing soldiers, carrying out assassinations, and
destroying military vehicles. It was the first mass execution in the country since six
jihadists were hanged in 2015.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42483537

[Cidersomerset]

Double standards the BBC and others do report many of these atrocities but do not
highlight them. If this was in Europe or an Anglo Saxon country there would be
wall to wall coverage as we have seen many times for much fewer casualties.
There have been many more bombings and killings in these on going conflicts
than the west , some of which seemed suspect and timed to co inside with
furthering the 'war on terror' agenda....

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Afghanistan suicide bomb attack: Dozens killed in Kabul

At least 41 people have been killed and more than 80 wounded
in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

A Shia cultural organisation was the target but the Afghan Voice
news agency was also hit. So-called Islamic State said it was
behind the attack.

The interior ministry told the BBC an explosion at the Shia centre
was followed by at least two more blasts.

IS has been behind a number of attacks on Shia targets across the
country in recent months.



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Yemen war: Saudi-led strikes 'kill 68 civilians in one day'

The United Nations says two air strikes by the Saudi-led
coalition fighting in Yemen's civil war killed at least 68
civilians in a single day this week.Humanitarian co-ordinator
Jamie McGoldrick said Tuesday's first raid, on a busy market
in Taiz province, left 54 people dead.

The second, in Hudaydah province, killed 14 members of
the same family. Mr McGoldrick said the incidents proved the
"complete disregard for human life" by all parties to this
"absurd war".

More than 8,750 people have been killed and 50,000 injured
since the Saudi-led coalition intervened in the conflict between
forces loyal to Yemen's government and the rebel Houthi
movement in March 2015, according to the UN.

The fighting and a blockade by the coalition has also left 20.7
million people in need of humanitarian aid, created the world's
largest food security emergency, and led to a cholera outbreak
that is thought to have killed 2,227 people since April.


read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42503472

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ISIS 2.0? US may regroup with former ISIS fighters – Middle East analyst

WF6IgoC5phI

Published on 28 Dec 2017

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have confirmed to RT that thousands of
Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists and their family members were allowed
to leave Raqqa, shortly before the city was fully recaptured. Ali Rizk, a contributor
with the Al-Monitor news site, thinks the Americans were an integral part of a deal
to see IS help form a buffer against Iran.

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The BBC did report the deal back in Nov....


Fall of Raqqa: The secret deal - BBC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4KLrQKJn3c
Published on 14 Nov 2017


When US-backed Syrian fighters took full control of the city of Raqqa, it ended
three years of rule there by so-called Islamic State. But now the BBC has
uncovered details of a secret deal that let several hundred IS fighters escape. IS
made Raqqa in northern Syria its headquarters in early 2014. Last month Raqqa
fell, but this programme has learnt that in exchange for a deal to save lives and
bring peace to the city, a convoy carrying several hundred IS fighters, their families
and weapons and ammunition -- were able to leave the city freely. The question
now is, where are they now? Our Middle East Correspondent, Quentin Sommerville,
has this exclusive report.

[Cidersomerset]

ISIS gone, what follows will be worse – fmr Pentagon official

8uaPwi8RTxQ

Published on 28 Dec 2017
Islamic State has been defeated in Syria, thanks to Russian and Syrian
government forces. As US President Donald Trump takes credit for the
victory, there are reports the US is re-training Sunni fighters, including
Islamic State radicals, to return under a different name and continue to
wage sectarian warfare. Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof tells RT
that this is an unsurprising step in the evolving US policy on Syria and
expects that the US will ultimately try to partition Syria in order to
impede Iranian influence in the region.

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This is typical war rhetoric to ask for funds..........

'West can't live without enemies': Swedish general warns of 'upcoming war'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwkqroxjw7w

Published on 29 Jan 2016
In a few years Sweden may be engaged in a war with a “qualified opponent”
after two centuries of peace, a senior Swedish commander has told soldiers
in an internal brochure.

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Iranian Protesters Chant "Down With Dictator"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLvAf15zI7I

Published on 30 Dec 2017
Amateur video emerged on Saturday showing large protests in the central Iranian
city of Hojedk. The footage showed protesters throwing stones at security officials
and chanting "down with dictator". (Dec. 30)

[Honesty]

Read the back cover.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1520246781/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1514671053&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=todd+hathaway&dpPl=1&dpID=41dfnJI6srL&ref=plSrch#immersive-view_1514682324555

[Hervé]

UK intelligence actively plotted social disruption in Iran top secret docs reveal (https://sputniknews.com/world/201801031060484534-uk-intelligence-agency-plotted-disruption-iran/)

Sputnik (https://sputniknews.com/world/201801031060484534-uk-intelligence-agency-plotted-disruption-iran/)
Wed, 03 Jan 2018 01:31 UTC


https://www.sott.net/image/s22/442363/large/1060458708.jpg (https://www.sott.net/image/s22/442363/full/1060458708.jpg)
© AP Photo


Iranian protests in recent days resurfaced questions about just how far Western intelligence agencies have gone in sowing unrest against political opponents.

"The Joint Threat Research Intelligence Group (JTRIG), a unit in one of Britain's intelligence agencies, is tasked with creating sock puppet accounts and fake content on social media in order to use 'dirty tricks' to 'destroy, deny, degrade [and] disrupt' enemies by 'discrediting' them," Mustafa al-Bassam, a security researcher pursuing a Ph.D. in London and former member of the LulzSec hacktivist group, said in a December 27 talk (https://media.ccc.de/v/34c3-9233-uncovering_british_spies_web_of_sockpuppet_social_media_personas) at the 34th Chaos Communication Congress.

On December 28, protests erupted in Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan and Rasht, with demonstrators calling for better economic opportunities and lower living costs. At least 22 people have been killed since the demonstrations started.

JTRIG has also gotten its hands dirty in "social manipulation operations" targeting hacktivists like LulzSec and Anonymous, according to Bassam. Until former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden released documents in 2014 showing that JTRIG used "distributed denial of service" (DDoS) attacks to target Anonymous and LulzSec, the British unit's existence remained a secret.

Using information from the leaked materials as well as his first-hand experience in being targeted by covert UK cyberintelligence agents, Bassam found out that London's Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) made use of a URL shortening service to unmask the identities of Anonymous activists. "Using this key detail, I was able to discover a network of sock puppet Twitter accounts and websites set up by GCHQ," he said.

The accounts and websites feigned the appearance of being "activists during the Arab spring of 2011 and the Iranian revolution of 2009," the researcher told the Chaos Communication Congress. JTRIG carried out social manipulation operations concerning protests in Syria and Bahrain, he noted.

Leaked GCHQ slides labelled "top secret" and related to the US, Australia, Canada, Great Britain and New Zealand show that by sending a link through hacker chat rooms, the agency could de-anonymize the person who clicked on it. The URL shortening service "lurl.me" appeared online in 2009 and tweeted links about the Iran protests in 2009, according to Bassam's research.

JTRIG's techniques include "uploading YouTube videos containing persuasive messages; establishing online aliases with Facebook and Twitter accounts, blogs and forum memberships for conducting [human intelligence] or encouraging discussion on specific issues; sending spoof emails and text messages as well as providing online resources; and setting up spoof trade sites," according to a GCHQ document subtitled "Behavioral Science Support for JTRIG's Effects and Online HUMINT [Human Intelligence] Operations."

The targets of the operations "may cover all areas of the globe," the document reads. "Staff described operations that are currently targeted at, for example, Iran," it said, noting that operations can target whole populations "e.g., Iranians," a group of roughly 80 million people.

JTRIG's goals in Iran were "discrediting the Iranian leadership and its nuclear programme," "delaying and disrupting online access to materials used in the nuclear programme," "conducting online HUMINT" and "counter-censorship," Bassam noted, citing GCHQ documents.

"It might sound great, it might sound like GCHQ is aligned with the motives of the internet freedom community by helping these Iranian people to avoid censorship," he noted. The GCHQ was ostensibly helping Iranians avoid censorship with certain IP addresses and websites that could maneuver around internet blockades to access accurate information.

"In this context, the GCHQ is acting like the big bad wolf from the Little Red Riding Hood" fairy tale, Bassam said. "They may seem like they are helping you, but they are also harming you in the process."

While "providing online access to uncensored material" was one goal, the GCHQ killed two birds with one stone by "hosting targets' online communications/websites for collecting signals intelligence" and surveilling Iranians who clicked on shortened links provided by the GCHQ.

Power struggles
The idea that Western governments are guiding and fueling the protests, however, may not paint a complete picture of the story.

Martin Mahdavi, an Iranian-American businessman, told Sputnik News the protests may have been started by conservatives seeking to loosen Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's grip on power.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and Rouhani's government "are having disagreements about what's the best way to dominate the Middle East after their success since 2003. But conservatives lost the election in 2017 - as well as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's unconditional support - and their base is shrinking heavily. So conservatives need mayhem and leverage. I think it was started by conservatives to gain the leverage and ultimately force Khamenei to get closer to them again and now it's gotten violent and is being heavily encouraged by the US and its allies," Mahdavi said in an interview with Sputnik News on Tuesday.

The floods of headlines about protests in Iran "make it likely" that observers in Washington and London will see "a good opportunity to damage Iran's international status," Mahdavi said.

If the conservative plan was to draw Western ire as a means to curry Khamenei's favor, US President Donald Trump took the bait right on cue. "The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime... The people have little food, big inflation and no human rights," Trump tweeted January 2.

Shaming Iran's government internationally, though, may wind up backfiring. Once the Iranian people uncover organized attempts like the GCHQ's operation aiming to promote disruption and population-level deception, the people will be more likely to end the protests, "like in 2009," Mahdavi says.

"Overall it's part of a bad strategy to weaken Iran," since fundamental change can only emerge from the unmanipulated sovereign will of the Iranian populace, he said. "It won't work."

​"It's frustrating to see the Iran protests knowing the best thing you can do to help them is absolutely nothing," Max Abrahms of the Council on Foreign Relations tweeted December 31.


Related:
How British Intelligence uses dirty tricks online to 'deny, disrupt, degrade, deceive' (VIDEO) (https://www.sott.net/article/372688-How-British-Intelligence-uses-dirty-tricks-online-to-deny-disrupt-degrade-deceive-their-enemies-VIDEO)

George Soros: The hidden hand behind 'color revolutions' (https://www.sott.net/article/295896-George-Soros-The-hidden-hand-behind-color-revolutions)

Iran Protests Through the Prism of Geopolitics (https://www.sott.net/article/372884-Iran-Protests-Through-the-Prism-of-Geopolitics)

Iran protests die down while riots gain steam, US preps for stage 2 in their information war (https://www.sott.net/article/372904-Iran-protests-die-down-while-riots-gain-steam-US-preps-for-stage-2-in-their-information-war)

The Rimland Imperative: How the Deep State plans to counter Russia, China and Iran (https://www.sott.net/article/372898-The-Rimland-Imperative-How-the-Deep-State-plans-to-counter-Russia-China-and-Iran)

UK spy unit engaged in online propaganda, psychological operations, and domestic law enforcement (https://www.sott.net/article/298269-UK-spy-unit-engaged-in-online-propaganda-psychological-operations-and-domestic-law-enforcement)

How covert agents infiltrate the internet to manipulate, deceive, and destroy reputations (https://www.sott.net/article/274548-How-covert-agents-infiltrate-the-internet-to-manipulate-deceive-and-destroy-reputations)

Trump Claims US Defeated ISIS, But Terrorists Still Emerging from US Bases in Syria (https://www.sott.net/article/372676-Trump-Claims-US-Defeated-ISIS-But-Terrorists-Still-Emerging-from-US-Bases-in-Syria)

[FreeURmind]

The Five Eyes, often abbreviated as FVEY, is an intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries, with a similar common law legal inheritance, are parties to the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence.

The origins of the FVEY can be traced back to the post-World War II period, when the Atlantic Charter was issued by the Allies to lay out their goals for a post-war world. During the course of the Cold War, the ECHELON surveillance system was initially developed by the FVEY to monitor the communications of the former Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc, although it is now used to monitor billions of private communications worldwide.

I tried mentioning this and connecting it in the Q thread. It was passed over lol. And here you connect it to Iran which has been mentioned ALOT.

Iran is more important than people realize. It has oil yes, but more importanlty it has history. Artifacts. Sites. Legends. Stories. Etc.

I wonder why these 5 countries are hell bent on controlling the middle East. Well that is where history begins. So many hidden secerts. And sides have been fighting to control, steal, destroy, covet, rescue etc These historical secerts.

They tell you it's about Oil. It's such a pretty cover story and has much validity. But no, they are after the narrative.

It is time for this forum to start connecting some of its amazing threads. So much is missed and looked over. Everything is connected. Those connections will lead to the head of the snake.

[Cidersomerset]

http://static.bbci.co.uk/frameworks/barlesque/3.21.31/orb/4/img/bbc-blocks-dark.png

Iran protests: General declares 'sedition' defeated

3 Jan 2018

The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has declared the defeat of the
"sedition" in the country, referring to a wave of anti-government protests.

Maj Gen Mohammad Ali Jafari made the announcement as tens of thousands
of people attended pro-government rallies called to counter the unrest.

It began last Thursday in the city of Mashhad and has seen 21 people killed.

The protests were initially against price rises and corruption, but turned to
wider anti-government sentiment.

read more....http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42556729

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Iran Unrest: Protesters clash with security forces, tear gas reportedly used

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ada3DbW8ZoM

Published on 2 Jan 2018
At least 9 people were killed and some 100 were arrested overnight as unrest
across Iran entered a sixth day, Iranian media said. The country’s supreme
leader accused “enemies of Iran” of orchestrating the demonstrations.

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Glenn Greenwald on Iran Protests: Trump Tweets “Time for Change”
While Backing Dictators Worldwide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqh0KgkupuA
Published on 2 Jan 2018
https://democracynow.org - At least 22 people are dead and hundreds have been
arrested, as Iranian authorities move to quell the largest anti-government protests
since 2009. President Donald Trump responded to the protests on Monday in one of
his first tweets of the new year, writing ”TIME FOR CHANGE!” “This is the same
president who, not more than three months ago, announced a ban on Iranians from
coming to the United States,” says Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Glenn Greenwald.
“He’s somebody who has aligned with the world’s worst, most savage dictators.”

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Iran Expert Breaks Down The Current Revolution Taking Place In Persia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV-N43Sg4Pc
Published on 3 Jan 2018..Info wars
Dr. Steve Pieczenik joins Alex Jones live via Skype to break down the current
revolution and unrest taking place across Iran and the middle eastern region of the
old Persian Empire.

[FreeURmind]

Iran is next. Like Lybia, Syria, Crimea, Ukraine, Venezuela and so on. Regime change. THEY need and want IRAN.

[Baby Steps]

'They tell you it's about Oil'

in 2000, Iraq dumped the Dollar (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2003/feb/16/iraq.theeuro). This meant that it sold oil in Euros. The argument that this was unimportant do not make sense to me. Say they had kept the dollar. they would be sitting on an even bigger pile of dollars. They would then have to purchase assets they needed in dollars, or swap for another currency. Well, you are holding them now- the incentive is NOT to flood the market with fiat dollars- best purchase something from the USA. So yes, the petro-dollar is a 'thing'.

IRAQI CONSTITUTION - BLUEPRINT FOR MODERN TYRANNY

Under Iraq's post war constitution (https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Iraq_2005.pdf?lang=en), western oil exploitation is locked in. See article 112:


The federal government, with the producing regional and governorate governments,
shall together formulate the necessary strategic policies to develop the oil and gas
wealth in a way that achieves the highest benefit to the Iraqi people using the most
advanced techniques of the market principles and encouraging investment.

What does this section mean in practise?

The sentence is structured so that achieving the highest benefit to the Iraqi people is subordinated to the imperative to 'use the most advanced techniques of the market principles and encouraging investment'.
Badly written but what it produces is an imperative for the Government to observe 'market principles' to 'encourage investment'.

The effect of this is that the Government is obliged by the Constitution to use the free market only to establish who invests in oil extraction. Furthermore, they are obliged to deal with the Company that offers the greatest investment. This practically means that the largest oil companies, with the best, most modern , and COSTLY equipment go straight to the top of the list. These criteria are fixed. There is no room for the second tier operators that were there before the war. There is certainly no opportunity within the constitution as it stands for the Iraqi government to start developing indigenous extraction technology, or companies. There is no opportunity for them to 'do a Norway' and set up a publicly owned local oil production company - that could be taxed however the people decide. Of course, once the big boys are invested, they have the muscle to demand a lenient tax regime - as they have invested. It is clever, and it does not achieve the highest benefit for the Iraqi people in the long term.

So, yes, the oil does matter. Wherever a country has the temerity to try to exploit ITS OWN WEALTH for ITS OWN BENEFIT you start hearing about 'dictators' and 'atrocities'. This is part of why Iran will be next.

The western corrupt complex appears to require the following:

a) Destabilise the nation indefinitely, inflame latent sectarian tension, false flag terror, to achieve constant low level conflict- this way, the dollars go on weapons, the military has to stay, the people remain co-opted.
b) The above tyranny ensures on-going Petro-Dollar dominance, and western Corporate Plunder and profits
c) Division and emnity within the Islamic world keep Israel in its dominant position
d) The conflict feeds poverty, and social problems. This leads to radicalisation which serves the above aims but also has the potential to immerse Russia & China in strife to their south.

When was the control agenda NOT dark?

[FreeURmind]

'They tell you it's about Oil'

in 2000, Iraq dumped the Dollar (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2003/feb/16/iraq.theeuro). This meant that it sold oil in Euros. The argument that this was unimportant do not make sense to me. Say they had kept the dollar. they would be sitting on an even bigger pile of dollars. They would then have to purchase assets they needed in dollars, or swap for another currency. Well, you are holding them now- the incentive is NOT to flood the market with fiat dollars- best purchase something from the USA. So yes, the petro-dollar is a 'thing'.

IRAQI CONSTITUTION - BLUEPRINT FOR MODERN TYRANNY

Under Iraq's post war constitution (https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Iraq_2005.pdf?lang=en), western oil exploitation is locked in. See article 112:


The federal government, with the producing regional and governorate governments,
shall together formulate the necessary strategic policies to develop the oil and gas
wealth in a way that achieves the highest benefit to the Iraqi people using the most
advanced techniques of the market principles and encouraging investment.

What does this section mean in practise?

The sentence is structured so that achieving the highest benefit to the Iraqi people is subordinated to the imperative to 'use the most advanced techniques of the market principles and encouraging investment'.
Badly written but what it produces is an imperative for the Government to observe 'market principles' to 'encourage investment'.

The effect of this is that the Government is obliged by the Constitution to use the free market only to establish who invests in oil extraction. Furthermore, they are obliged to deal with the Company that offers the greatest investment. This practically means that the largest oil companies, with the best, most modern , and COSTLY equipment go straight to the top of the list. These criteria are fixed. There is no room for the second tier operators that were there before the war. There is certainly no opportunity within the constitution as it stands for the Iraqi government to start developing indigenous extraction technology, or companies. There is no opportunity for them to 'do a Norway' and set up a publicly owned local oil production company - that could be taxed however the people decide. Of course, once the big boys are invested, they have the muscle to demand a lenient tax regime - as they have invested. It is clever, and it does not achieve the highest benefit for the Iraqi people in the long term.

So, yes, the oil does matter. Wherever a county has the temerity to try to exploit ITS OWN WEALTH for ITS OWN BENEFIT you start hearing about 'dictators' and 'atrocities'. This is part of why Iran will be next.

The western corrupt complex appears to require the following:

a) Destabilise the nation indefinitely, inflame latent sectarian tension, false flag terror, to achieve constant low level conflict- this way, the dollars go on weapons, the military has to stay, the people remain co-opted.
b) The above tyranny ensures on-going Petro-Dollar dominance, and western Corporate Plunder and profits
c) Division and emnity within the Islamic world keep Israel in its dominant position
d) The conflict feeds poverty, and social problems. This leads to radicalisation which serves the above aims but also has the potential to immerse Russia & China in strife to their south.

When was the control agenda NOT dark?

You start HEARING. Do you know the sources of these rumours? Did you hear it for yourself? Are you being told what to hear? Have you seen this done before in other countries? How are those countried today comparatively? How is Lybia today compared to when Gaddafi was IN? How is Syria today? How is Venezuela? What atrocities are we speaking of exactly? Before during or after regime change? What did you HEAR about those countries? What do you actually KNOW? What have you been TOLD? Do you KNOW who's narrative you are listening too? Or did you HEAR about this narrative? Where did you HEAR it?

I don't mean ro be rude. But all you have said is what you have heard and what you have been told. What do you KNOW?


Oil is a tool used for control. It is NOT the purpose of the control. It is a narrative giving to YOU. As you have been TOLD and as you have HEARD.

Just to help you out

https://www.globalresearch.ca/libya-ten-things-about-gaddafi-they-dont-want-you-to-know/5414289

That is just a small taste of what Gaddafi the tyrant murdering psychopath did and was doing for the PEOPLE. Before people started HEARING, and were being TOLD and manipulated as per usual into the NARRATIVE. How is Lybia today?

You only HEAR and are TOLD. You must look past that.

[Cidersomerset]

Iran is next. Like Lybia, Syria, Crimea, Ukraine, Venezuela and so on. Regime change. THEY need and want IRAN.

This is a continuation of the globalist neo-con/dem agenda as per
Gen Wesley Clark Reveals US Plan To Invade Iraq, Syria, Lebanon,
Lybia, Somalia, Sudan, And Iran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8YtF76s-yM

Going back to Brzezinski and others escalating after the fall of the
Soviet union leading to the 9/11 coup in the US.Most things are
connected in the political world and the sudden conversion of Lindsey
Graham on the road to Damascus so to speak , makes me worried
they are happy with Trumps war rhetoric .....


A post from another thread that got onto this topic....


Re: Wow ! ...Richard Dolan on CBS News......Secret Pentagon UFO program unveiled 28/12/17

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?101130-Wow---...Richard-Dolan-on-CBS-News......Secret-Pentagon-UFO-program-unveiled-28-12-17&p=1199061&viewfull=1#post1199061


This scares the bejeus out of me"

you and me both (and I'm sure all readers)-
Larry



Happy New Year every one , I agree this is not the end by a long way and
to quote another flawed anglo US/UK PM......

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/3e/99/c8/3e99c8fee87fc3902244ec3e55570fe5--churchill-quotes-winston-churchill.jpg


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To quote myself I just saw a couple of news items that on their own will
not mean a lot to most unless you are connecting geo - political dots as
well as possible UFO disclosure ....


Plans change with these war games of the elites and although
Trump was/is a maverick even they can be controlled and broken....Just a
thought....

I have had the impression the elites have been impressed with Trumps first year all
in all so far and being surrounded by military advisors has relieved the neo -
con/dem arm of politics in the US particularly over Israel and spending billions of $
on defence which is part of the elites power base .

There have been many signs for me from articles I posted on the Russiagate ,
WW111 threads and others . Lidnsey Graham suddenly becoming a Trump convert
tells me that the Donald may have won support with the globalists after their girl
Hillary losing looked like setting them back a little , which it has because if she had
won the US would have probably invaded Syria and been even more threatening
to Russia over the Ukraine. But probably not North Korea and Iran who Obama's
administration were keeping quite while they sorted out the Middle East for Israel
and brought the Ukraine closer to NATO as it is the historical home of the Kazars
and their zionist connections.....


Something is changing behind the scene and in plain sight if you read between
the lines. Graham works closely with the dems and don't forget he was hand in
hand with sen McCain. Only a year ago they were the Ukraine promising to drum
up support and help them fight Putin and they are both neo -cons but with
sen McCain ill and likely to retire Graham needs new allies and Trump maybe
his unlikely target and ally through the Donald's military aids in the White house.

GOP Senators McCain and Lindsey Graham foment war with Russia!
L7u0y-iU82w
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko with US Senators John McCain and Lindey
Graham, in Shyrokino, Ukraine, Dec 2016.

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John McCain Makes Secret Syria Trip, Crosses Borders to Speak With Rebels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbfsTcJCKDE
Published on 28 May 2013
Arizona senator secretly crossed the border to meet with rebels trying to
overthrow the Assad Regime.

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What a difference a year make , something is happening behind the scenes with
Trump also saying in a tweet recently Mueller will be fair. For sen Graham to
suddenly be on board with Trump the Donald has either wittingly or unwittingly
signed a pact with globalist neo-con/dems. Have they broken the maverick ?
Or is this just Trump dealing with the Devil ? ( The art of the deal)...Uhmm!!

Sen. Graham talks anti-Trump dossier, DACA negotiations

RC6VUPiLSps

Published on 29 Dec 2017
Republican senator from South Carolina weighs in on Special Counsel Robert
Mueller's ongoing Russia investigation and efforts to reform U.S. immigration.

http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?101130-Wow---...Richard-Dolan-on-CBS-News......Secret-Pentagon-UFO-program-unveiled-28-12-17&p=1199061&viewfull=1#post1199061

[FreeURmind]

https://youtu.be/vnRjGYaqvIM

The students of Venezuela.

Dont get lost.

[ThePythonicCow]

So, yes, the oil does matter. Wherever a county has the temerity to try to exploit ITS OWN WEALTH for ITS OWN BENEFIT you start hearing about 'dictators' and 'atrocities'. This is part of why Iran will be next.
You start HEARING. Do you know the sources of these rumours? Did you hear it for yourself? Are you being told what to hear?
...You only HEAR and are TOLD. You must look past that.
My hunch, FreeURmind, is that you misread Baby Steps.

Pretend for a minute that Baby Steps had written instead:

So, yes, the oil does matter. Wherever a county has the temerity to try to exploit ITS OWN WEALTH for ITS OWN BENEFIT, the western corrupt complex starts telling us about 'dictators' and 'atrocities'. This is part of why Iran will be next.
In that case, I suspect that Baby Steps would have thought that he had written the same thought, but that you would responded as if he had written something different.

[turiya]

Iran is next. Like Lybia, Syria, Crimea, Ukraine, Venezuela and so on. Regime change. THEY need and want IRAN.



Here's a couple reports that the people who come on this thread ought to have a listen to... Iran is not next.
The cabal, the Deep State, the Illuminati... or whatever other name you have for these criminals - their game is over. They're running on empty...


Re: IRAN

The Cabal Didn't Expect This To Happen,
Next Event Locked And Loaded - Episode 1462b
(Jan 3, 2018)

https://img.youtube.com/vi/bKLriovk1Yg/0.jpg
VIDEO (https://youtu.be/BUvnGQ_59gk?t=10m6s)
https://youtu.be/BUvnGQ_59gk?t=10m6s (https://youtu.be/BUvnGQ_59gk?t=10m6s)

















https://yt3.ggpht.com/-uG1zwVuCZdA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/sra-FkDQZv8/s100-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg (https://twitter.com/theroguemoney/status/948609022885801991)Rogue Money Verified Account

I'll let all of you know that the attempted
Color Revolution in #IranProtests aka
#ChickenEggRevolution is thankfully like
Syria, Ukraine and other Globalist initiatives
an abject failure. Langley when will you learn?
#DeepState #NotOurFight #NotOurProblem

9:36 AM - 3 Jan 2018



The Sirius Report: With London Paul
(01/02/2018)

https://img.youtube.com/vi/xq7bVu3zeJQ/0.jpg
VIDEO (https://youtu.be/xq7bVu3zeJQ?t=1m43s)
https://youtu.be/xq7bVu3zeJQ?t=1m43s (https://youtu.be/xq7bVu3zeJQ?t=1m43s)

[FreeURmind]

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[turiya]

China knows its BS.... :)

China Orders Media To Stop Reporting Iran Unrest, Desires Stability For Massive Investments (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-04/china-orders-media-stop-reporting-iran-unrest-desires-stability-massive-investments) -- ZeroHedge

https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_small/public/2018-01/china%20iran.jpg?h=d46b919e&itok=zkvqrv1X (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-04/china-orders-media-stop-reporting-iran-unrest-desires-stability-massive-investments)

China inked deals worth tens of billions with Iran from the moment sanctions were lifted, and now Beijing has ordered domestic news coverage of Iran protests to cease.


Jan 4, 2018 5:58 AM

I will give you this much.... that the war between the Deep State & Donald Trump is not over... (paraphrasing Roger Stone)

The Deep State's Plan 'C' - Murder Donald Trump? (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-03/deep-states-plan-c-murder-donald-trump) -- ZeroHedge

https://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser_small/public/2018-01/20180103_planc.png?h=875f7aba&itok=12UARJ3K (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-03/deep-states-plan-c-murder-donald-trump)

Plan A: Russian Collusion; Plan B: 25th Amendment; ..."We know Plan C. We saw it in the case of JFK..."


Jan 3, 2018 10:30 PM


Longtime Donald Trump advisor and confidante Roger Stone is warning once again about the deep state. This time, he said that the deep state’s “plan C” is to simply murder the president, since plans A and B won’t work out.



With trust in the mainstream media at an all-time low, (http://www.shtfplan.com/conspiracy-fact-and-theory/this-is-fake-news-cnn-runs-globalist-sponsored-propaganda-piece-that-claims-that-the-deep-state-is-not-real-no-conspiracy-against-trump_01032018) the global elitists are on the verge of losing their grip on humanity’s throat. And Roger Stone says emphatically that they plan to go down swinging. According to New American (https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/27847-deep-state-plan-c-is-to-kill-trump-advisor-roger-stone-warns), the Deep State’s “Plan A,” is the imploding “investigation” into alleged “Russian collusion” (https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/27425-dershowitz-mueller-going-way-beyond-his-authority) by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, said Stone.


If and when that fails, which Stone suggested was likely and soon, the establishment would move to “Plan B.” In essence, Plan B would involve trying to get a majority of Trump’s cabinet to declare him unfit for office. (https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/27832-deep-state-boasts-we-re-sabotaging-trump-from-the-inside) This would allow Trump to be removed under the U.S. Constitution’s 25th Amendment. This scheme is also going to most likely fail (http://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/democrats-have-done-it-articles-of-impeachment-against-trump-introduced_11152017), Stone said.
Last but not least, though, Stone warned of “Plan C,” which is killing the president.

[FreeURmind]

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[Hervé]

Iran's riot wave comes to an end? (http://theduran.com/protests-in-iran-coming-to-an-end/)

Alexander Mercouris The Duran (http://theduran.com/protests-in-iran-coming-to-an-end/)
Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:29 UTC


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Amidst big pro-government demonstrations yesterday the authorities are claiming that the protest wave which began in the Mashhad on 28th December 2017 has ended (http://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/03/asia/iran-protests-government-intl/index.html), and that quiet has returned to Iran's towns and cities.

It is not always easy to verify information coming from Iran, not so much because the government seeks to suppress information but because the flow of information from Iran is so intensely politicised.

This together with the relative absence of independent reporters on the ground makes it sometimes difficult to form a view of what is actually going on.

However the government's claim that the protest wave has ended does seem to correspond with information coming from Iran, which suggests that the protests are in the main over.

Assuming that this information is true - as seems likely - what general conclusions about the protest wave can be drawn?


(1) The Iranian authorities claim that the total number of people involved in the protests was 15,000 across the whole of Iran.
SOTT Comment: Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli gave a higher number (https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201801041060520673-iran-protesters-number/) today:
"Speaking on the ground of the precise figures provided by the relevant agencies, [I can say that] not more than 42,000 people have participated in the protests and it was not too much," Fazli said, as quoted by the ISNA news agency, adding that protests similar to the Iranian ones take place in all the countries across the globe. There is no independent corroboration for this figure, but the overall impression is that the protests were scattered and small, making it likely that it is true.

The fact that there has been considerable violence during the protests with twenty or more people killed tends to bear this out.

Whilst this is not a hard and fast rule, it is generally the case that violence increases the smaller the protests become as the more militant and violent protesters are no longer restrained by the peaceful majority of protesters.

Needless to say the more violent the protests become, the more likely it is that the great majority of people who might be willing to join peaceful protests will be scared off doing so and will stay away.

The result is that as the violence escalates, the size of the protests diminishes, until eventually they either fizzle out or are suppressed.

The fact that there was an escalation of violence in the last days of the protests, and the fact that they took place mainly at night, seems to conform to this pattern, and suggests that the authorities are right in saying that what began in Mashhad on 28th December 2017 as a peaceful protest about economic conditions over the course of the following days degenerated into simple rioting.

Needless to say if the total number of protesters was no more than 15,000 then the claims by Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, other US officials, the EU, and Western commentators, that Iran - a nation of 80 million people - was facing a massive protest wave were simply wrong.

(2) The fact that the rioting spread to various small provincial towns across Iran suggests a degree of coordination amongst the rioters but the extent of this should not be exaggerated.

It is not unusual for rioters - and the criminal elements which invariably rise to the surface during riots - to communicate and coordinate with each other, and social media platforms like Telegram nowadays make that very easy.

(3) Was there any larger involvement by outsiders in the riots as has been widely claimed, including by the Iranian authorities themselves?

On 31st December 2017 the US based but often well-informed internet publication Al-Monitor had this to say (https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/12/iran-rouhani-protests-reaction-reactions-future-demands.html) about the use of Telegram to coordinate the riots
It is also becoming clear that the key mode of mobilization is the popular smartphone app Telegram, which has some 40 million users in Iran. Al-Monitor has previously closely covered the popularity of Telegram (https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/tr/originals/2015/10/iran-telegram-messenger.html), how the authorities have sought to control its spread and how it has changed Iranian media (https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/tr/contents/articles/originals/2016/02/iran-messaging-app-social-media-telegram-expansion.html). In April, the Supreme Council of Cyberspace in Iran required administrators of channels with more than 5,000 followers (https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/sites/almonitor/contents/articles/originals/2017/04/iran-social-media-telegram-app-restrictions-elections-2017.html) to register with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The move followed crackdowns on administrators of Reformist channels ahead of the May 2017 presidential elections. President Hassan Rouhani, allied with the Reformist camp, easily won a second term in those elections.

Amad News, a channel on Telegram, appears to have played a pivotal role in the wave of protests. Reportedly administered by exiled journalist Rohollah Zam (http://apnews.com/78a46cea167e4f94ada0a690b7f2f3db) - a son of a senior Reformist cleric said to have escaped the country after being accused of having links with foreign intelligence agencies - the channel had just under a million followers on the eve of the protests. This number ballooned before Minister of Information Technology and Communications Mohammad Jahromi on Dec. 30 successfully requested (https://twitter.com/durov/status/947179988213624832) that Telegram founder Pavel Durov shut down Amad News on account of its reported incitement of violence. Remarkably, the Iranian request was made publicly on Twitter, a medium that remains filtered in the country. Mirror channels that emerged following the shutdown of Amad News also were closed, though one mirror site was functioning and had close to 900,000 followers as of this writing. In addition, the Iranian authorities have apparently moved to restrict mobile data services in some areas, although broadband appears to be functioning. Moreover, Telegram and Instagram, which have both been unfiltered in Iran thus far, are said to have been "temporarily" filtered in some regions.

While the method of mobilization is becoming clear, it is still unknown who, if any person or group, is leading the protests. The absence of a discernible leader has left the authorities unable to point the finger, such as in 2009, beyond the usual accusations blaming foreign intelligence services and hostile states. The speed of the geographical spread of the protests along with the apparent lack of a leader has, according to some accounts, even left some protesters puzzled (https://twitter.com/SaeedKD/status/947213955646279680), let alone most political observers. This could provide an opportunity for a variety of groups to hijack the protests. Rohollah Zam, the exiled journalist referred to in this passage, has been repudiated by his father, the reformist cleric Mohammad Ali Zam because of his criticism of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader.

I have not been able to find out which foreign intelligence agency the Iranian authorities accuse him of involvement with.

However it is clear from their statements over the last few days that the foreign intelligence agency which the Iranian authorities believe had a hand in the riots was Saudi intelligence, not the intelligence agencies of the US and Israel.

Assuming that a foreign intelligence agency was involved in the riots, as is at some level likely - the chanting of political slogans during some of the riots after all strongly suggests it - and assuming that the riots really were intended to prepare the ground for a Maidan style protest movement which would eventually bring about regime change, then the small number of protesters - just 15,000 across the whole country - means that the intelligence agency in question has little to show for its efforts.

Clearly Iran is not ripe for a Maidan style colour revolution. Though there is widespread dissatisfaction with the government, there appears to be little support in the country for regime change, and the legitimacy of Iran's Islamic Republic is not widely disputed.

(4) As for the trigger for the original largely peaceful protest on 28th December 2017 in Mashhad, it is now clear that this was not the sudden one-off increase in egg and poultry prices as has been widely reported, but the Rouhani government's proposed budget, which proposes large cuts in subsidies in order to release budget funds for infrastructure development.

Many poorer Iranians have come to depend on these subsidies, and like the monetisation of pensioner benefits (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/16/world/europe/putin-reforms-greeted-by-street-protests.html) in Russia - which in 2005 triggered what remains by far the biggest protest wave Russia has witnessed during the Putin era, dwarfing in scale the election protests of 2011-2012 - the cutting of these subsidies in Iran is deeply unpopular however much economic sense Rouhani's liberal economic advisers say it makes.

(5) A further factor which some are suggesting may lie behind the protests - mentioned in conversations some Iranian acquaintances have had with me - is the difficulty young people in Iran are having finding jobs that match their qualifications.

The Iranian economy, despite its recent growth, is struggling to find jobs for the one million young Iranians who are joining the workforce every year.

Though unemployment in Iran is average for its region, heavy investment in education since the Iranian Revolution makes the younger generation of Iranians better educated than ever before and unusually well-educated for the region.

Inevitably this high education level increases expectations, and leads to anger and disappointment when conditions in the economy mean that these expectations cannot be fulfilled.

One particular point I have heard several people make is that Iran is currently experiencing a demographic bulge caused by the Iranian government's previous encouragement of a high birth rate in order to replace the heavy manpower losses Iran suffered during the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s.

That policy has now been reversed, causing the birth rate to fall - Iran is unusual in this region in having both demographic and family planning policies - but in the meantime it has led to a large increase in the number of young people coming of age now, which has put Iran's social and educational services under severe strain, as well as making it difficult for the economy to provide them all with jobs.

The one observation I would make about this claim is however that whilst accounts of the rioters make it clear that they are overwhelmingly young men - as is always the case in riots - they do not seem to be the sort of educated young men that are being talked about in these accounts.

On the contrary they seem to be the less educated young men coming from economically poorer backgrounds who form the majority of rioters - and of the criminal class - in all countries.

Perhaps there is a wider dissatisfaction with their social and economic conditions amongst Iran's young people which provides the background for the riots. However I would want to see much more evidence for this than I have seen so far before I accepted it.

(6) The fact that the economy is growing despite all the problems is nonetheless probably the reason why the protests and the riots have not spread to any significant degree to the big urban centres such as Tehran and Tabriz.

Though living standards are still well below their pre-recession levels, most urban Iranians have experienced some improvement in their lives in the last two years, and this has almost certainly taken some of the edge off the discontent.

This together with the heavier policing to be expected in large urban centres means that the protests and the rioting have not spread there.

In summary, it seems that what Iran has experienced has been less a protest wave and more a riot wave, though the rioting was triggered by what were initially genuine economic protests caused by worries about the government's pending budget.

Riots happen in many countries. In the US (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_unrest) and Britain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_England_riots) (especially in England) they are a common occurrence.

In England the spread of rioting across provincial towns is a relatively frequent occurrence, and during the last big riot wave in 2011 the use of social media by rioters to coordinate their actions across the country was widely in evidence, just as it has been during the recent riots in Iran.

As in Iran the reasons for the rioting that regularly takes place in English provincial towns is widely discussed, especially in academic circles, but no firm consensus has ever been reached about it.

The key point is that, whatever the cause of rioting and wherever it happens, precisely because rioting is a form of criminal activity, it is not usually considered to have any wider political significance.

What is known about the riots in Iran suggest that they are no different.

The fact that the riots in Iran have been reported by some people differently as suggesting some sort of imminent revolution looks for the moment to be more a product of wishful thinking than a true assessment of what has been actually going on.

As for Nikki Haley's attempt to get no less a body than the UN Security Council to debate the riots, that is just silly.


Related:
US seeks emergency UN meeting on Iran protests - Russia reminds them about Ferguson and Occupy (https://www.sott.net/article/373054-US-seeks-emergency-UN-meeting-on-Iran-protests-Russia-reminds-them-about-Ferguson-and-Occupy)

Trump talks of overthrowing Iran and suddenly the mainstream media loves him (https://www.sott.net/article/373028-Trump-talks-of-overthrowing-Iran-and-suddenly-the-mainstream-media-loves-him)

These are some of the fake images of 'Iran' being shared on social media (https://www.sott.net/article/372976-These-are-some-of-the-fake-images-of-Iran-being-shared-on-social-media)

Pepe Escobar - Why there won't be a revolution in Iran (https://www.sott.net/article/372971-Pepe-Escobar-Why-there-wont-be-a-revolution-in-Iran)

[turiya]

If you are saying it's "staged" unrest. Like every other country. Couldn't agree more. That is what I was stating in my previous posts.

The Trump/Deep State stuff. Still observing.



Except for this rather significant difference ==> Trump vs Deep State stuff. Keep watching.


The Sirius Report: With London Paul
(01/02/2018)

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VIDEO (https://youtu.be/xq7bVu3zeJQ?t=13m40s)


@ 13:40

London Paul: Trump is not there to be a conventional president. And to a large extent he's still standing as president. And now, he's effectively nearly completed a year since his inauguration last January.

And this is something kind of interesting - the whole kind of 'Russia-gate' - the Russia-phobic attitude - and there's all kinds of people foaming at mouth about the investigation. And how "Mueller has to get there, so we got to get rid of him."

Well, there's no need to [get rid of Mueller] - its pointless - just let Mueller do what he's doing, because the entire Russian... sort of... nonsensical story doing the rounds in Washington was a well-engineered Trojan Horse that was allowed to happen. And, the Russians are quite happy for its happened, and Trump was.

Why? Because it was the only way to bring down the cabal. And its proved to be the point, because all these investigations are doing is highlighting the very people that have done all the things that they shouldn't have been doing.

So, its a brilliant strategy - its damaged the cabal, its destroying the credibility of the Democrats, its wrecked the people's perception of the Main Stream Media (MSM). And they all took the bait without knowing it would be their un-doing.

So, Trump doesn't need to sit there & stop the investigations, and just let these people destroy themselves & destroy the credibility of the Democratic Party in the process. The Main Stream Media & the cabal is getting a bloody nose in the process. Because, all the things they've been doing under the guise of the Clinton Foundation & whatever other organizations that they've been using.

Its all coming out, now. And this 'house-cleaning' is going to have consequences in the U.S. - and we can go on in a bit more detail about this in a second - but its also having a global effect. This is how they're not going to affect Saudi Arabia, in the Middle East, its not going to affect Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America...

And its absolutely going to blow peoples' minds who don't know anything about this. And, I think we'll see much, much more of this unfolding in 2018, as this entire cabal network is being taken out. And this is the whole basis of this swamp - kind of, cess pit draining.

Now, these indictments - there are thousands, or just over 10,000, or whatever... Now, what's interesting, some of the documentation involving individual people in these indictments actually are tens of thousands of pages...

[turiya]

And more... this one from Patrick Armstrong (https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/01/02/trump-cuts-gordian-knot-foreign-entanglements.html) via The Strategic Culture Foundation...





Trump Cuts The Gordian Knot Of Foreign Entanglements (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-05/trump-cuts-gordian-knot-foreign-entanglements)

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by Tyler Durden (https://www.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden)
Fri, 01/05/2018 - 22:25

Authored by Patrick Armstrong via The Strategic Culture Foundation, (https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/01/02/trump-cuts-gordian-knot-foreign-entanglements.html)
President Trump is a new phenomenon on the American political scene.

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Not a professional politician begging for funds but a rich man who spent his own money and raised money on his own name: he arrived in office unencumbered with obligations. Free from a history in politics, he owes nothing to anyone. Add in his personality, grandiosity and late-night tweets and the punditocracy is in a state of angry incomprehension. Even more offensive to their notions of propriety is that this "dangerously incompetent (https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/05/15/trump-is-dangerously-incompetent/?utm_term=.6f800c111615)", unqualified (http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/donald-trump-unqualified-poll_us_57dad724e4b04a1497b2f7da), mentally ill (https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/04/25/dozens-of-psychiatry-experts-claim-trump-has-dangerous-mental-i/22049682/) man beat the "most qualified presidential candidate in history (https://nypost.com/2016/07/05/obama-hillary-is-most-qualified-presidential-candidate-in-history/)". No wonder so many of them believe that only cunning Putin could have made it happen (https://duckduckgo.com/?q=putin+elected+trump&t=ffnt&atb=v93-4_j&ia=web) – even if they don't know how. But the punditocracy is as befuddled about him today as it was last year and the year before. (Scott Adams, who got it right, reminds us just how clueless they were (http://blog.dilbert.com/2017/12/22/determine-talk-politics-public/).) The very fact that Trump won despite the opposition of practically every established constituency in the United States shows that there is more to him than readers of the NYT and WaPo or watchers of CNN and MSNBC (can) understand.

What follows is an attempt to divine Trump's foreign policy. It proceeds from the assumption that he does know what he's doing (as he did when he decided to run in the first place) and that he does have a destination in mind. It proceeds with the understanding that his foreign policy intentions have been greatly retarded by the (completely false) allegations of Russia connections and Russian interference. There was no Russian state interference in the election (the likelihood is that Moscow would have preferred known Clinton) and, as I have written here (https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2017/12/15/deconstructing-almighty-russian-hackers-myth.html), the story doesn't even make sense. I expect when the Department of Justice Inspector General completes his report that the Russiagate farrago will be revealed as a conspiracy inside the US security organs. We do not have a date yet, but mid-January is suggested. Readers who want to follow the story are recommended to these websites: Dystopiausa (http://dystopiausa.com/), CTH (https://theconservativetreehouse.com/) and Zerohedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/).

We start with four remarks Trump often made while campaigning. Everyone would be better off had President Bush taken a day at the beach rather than invade Iraq (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsemvj-U_9k). The "six trillion dollars" spent in the Middle East would have been better spent on infrastructure (http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318681-trump-we-spent-6t-in-middle-east-and-didnt-even-get-a-tiny-oil-well) in the USA. NATO is obsolete and the USA pays a disproportionate share (https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/04/02/donald-trump-tells-crowd-hed-be-fine-if-nato-broke-up/). It would better to get along with Russia than not (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/us/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-russia.html).

To the neocon and humanitarian intervention crowd, who have been driving US foreign policy for most of the century, these four points, when properly understood (as, at some level, they do understand them), are a fatal challenge. Trump is saying that

1) the post 911 military interventions did nothing for the country's security;
2) foreign interventions impoverish the country;
3) the alliance system is neither useful nor a good deal for the country;
4) Russia is not the once and future enemy.
A Chinese leader might call these the Three Noes (no regime change wars, no overseas adventures, no entangling alliances) and the One Yes (cooperation with Russia and other powers).
Which brings us to his slogan of Make America Great Again. We notice his campaign themes of job loss, opiates, lawlessness, infrastructure, illegal immigration, the stranglehold of regulations, the "swamp", the indifference of the mighty, the death of the "American Dream". None of these can be made better by overseas interventions, carrier battle groups or foreign bases. But they can be made worse by them. There is every reason to expect that by MAGA he means internal prosperity and not external might. Trump has little interest in the obsessions of the neocon and humanitarian intervention crowd. "We need a leader that can bring back our jobs, can bring back our manufacturing, can bring back our military – can take care of our vets... The fact is, the American Dream is dead (https://www.truthrevolt.org/news/trump-american-dream-dead-i-will-bring-it-back)." No foreign adventures there. So, in summary, Trump's foreign policy of Three Noes and One Yes is a necessary part of making America "great" again.

If I am correct in this and this is indeed his aim, how can he do it?
There is a powerful opposition in the United States to the Three Noes and One Yes. And it's not just from the neocon/humanitarian interventionists: most Americans have been conditioned to believe that the USA must be the world's policeman, arbiter, referee, example. Perhaps it's rooted in the City on a Hill exceptionalism of the early dissenter settlers, perhaps it's a legacy of the reality of 1945, perhaps it's just the effect of unremitting propaganda, but most Americans believe that the USA has an obligation to lead. Gallup informs us that, in this century, well over half of the population has agreed that the USA should play the leading or a major role in the world (http://news.gallup.com/poll/116350/Position-World.aspx). The percentage in the punditocracy believing the USA must lead would be even higher.

Interventionists are becoming aware that they do not have a soulmate in the White House and they're wagging their rhetorical fingers. "The fact is, though, that there is no alternative great power willing and able to step in (https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/549296/?__twitter_impression=true)". "If nations in the South China Sea lose confidence in the United States to serve as the principal regional security guarantor, they could embark on costly and potentially destabilizing arms buildups to compensate or, alternatively, become more accommodating to the demands of a powerful China" warns the intervention-friendly Council on Foreign Relations (https://www.cfr.org/report/armed-clash-south-china-sea). The US has an obligation to lead in North Korea (https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/03/19/when-it-comes-to-n-korea-us-has-obligation-to-lead.html). It must lead for "Middle East progress (https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/news/2007/05/28/3010/u-s-must-lead-for-middle-east-progress/)". A former NATO GenSek proclaims the US must lead (http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/10/america_as_global_leader.html). "US should be the great force for peace and justice globally (https://intpolicydigest.org/2012/06/29/the-moral-obligation-next-door/)". "The absence of American leadership has certainly not caused all the instability, but it has encouraged and exacerbated it. (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-absence-of-us-leadership-makes-the-world-more-dangerous-than-ever/2016/02/24/65e586a8-d8ac-11e5-925f-1d10062cc82d_story.html?utm_term=.9b5d24416486)"

The ur-neocon tells us that America must lead (http://www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/leadership/why-america-must-lead.html). Chaos is the alternative (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/28/america-lead-free-world-chaos-europe-security). Must resume (resume??!!) its imperial role (http://www.weeklystandard.com/the-case-for-american-empire/article/1626) (which apparently means even more military expenditure lest its military lead be lost (https://www.cfr.org/news-releases/war-made-new-americas-military-lead-can-be-lost-warns-max-boot-new-book)). Innumerable more examples calling on the US to lead something/somewhere everything/everywhere can easily be found: it would be much more difficult to find one pundit advising the US to keep out of a problem somewhere than find twenty urging it to lead.

If I have understood him right, what would Trump see if he read this stuff? Lead, lead, lead... everything everywhere. The South China Sea, the Middle East and North Korea specifically but everywhere else too. More infrastructure repairs foregone so as to ensure what?... That ships carrying goods to and from China safely transit the South China Sea? "Friendly" governments installed in "Kyrzbekistan (https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-01-09/kyrzbekistan-isnt-funny)"? Soldiers killed in countries not even lawmakers knew they were in? 40,000 troops out there somewhere (http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2017/december/09/44-000-us-troops-on-unknown-deployments-worldwide/)? Trying to double the Soviet record for being stuck in Afghanistan? How many bridges, factories or lives is that worth? Trump sees more entanglements but he sees no benefit. He's a businessman: he can see the expense but where's the profit?

How to get out of these entanglements? It's too late to hope to persuade the legions bleating that "America must lead" and, even if they could be persuaded, there isn't enough time to do so: they salivate when the bell rings. President Trump can avoid new entanglements but he has inherited so many and they are, all of them, growing denser and thicker by the minute. Consider the famous story of the Gordian Knot: rather than trying to untie the fabulously complicated knot, Alexander drew his sword and cut it. How can Trump cut The Gordian Knot of American imperial entanglements?

By getting others to untie it.
He walks out of the Paris Agreement ("a watershed moment when it comes to debating America’s role in the world (https://theconversation.com/the-end-of-americas-global-leadership-78736)"). And the TPP ("opened the door toward greater Chinese influence, and won’t benefit the U.S. economy in the slightest (http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/07/18/what-happens-when-the-world-figures-out-trump-isnt-competent-macron-europe/)"). His blustering on Iran caused the German Foreign Minister to express doubts about American leadership (http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/sigmar-gabriel-nicht-auf-entscheidungen-in-washington-warten-1.3777661). He brusquely tells NATO allies to pay their own way ("America’s NATO allies may be on their own after November if Russia attacks them (https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/07/trump-nato/492341/)"). By announcing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel he unites practically everybody against Washington and then uses that excuse to cut money to the UN. His trash talk on North Korea has actually started the first debate about the utility of military force we've seen for fifteen years. He pulls out of Syria (quietly and too slowly but watch what he doesn't talk about (http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2017/12/httpssouthfrontorgus-led-coalition-says-it-will-not-conduct-operations-in-areas-held-by-syrian-army.html)). One last try in Afghanistan and then out. Re-negotiate all the trade deals to US benefit or walk away. Be disrespectful of all sorts of conventions and do your best to alienate allies so they start to cut the ties themselves (his tweet on the UK was especially effective (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/world/europe/trump-tweets-uk-visit.html)). Attack the media which is part of the machinery of entanglement. Confiscate assets (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-28/new-trump-executive-order-targets-clinton-linked-individuals-lobbyists-and-perhaps). It's a species of tough love – rudely and brusquely delivered. He (presumably) glories in opinion polls that show respect for the USA as a world leader slipping. He doesn't care whether they like him or not – America first and leave the others to it.

The Three Noes and One Yes policy will be achieved by others: others who realise that the USA is no longer going to lead and they will have to lead themselves. Or not. Perhaps, as the neocons love to say, US leadership was necessary in the immediate postwar situation, perhaps NATO served a stabilising purpose then but there has been nothing stabilising about US leadership in this century. Endless wars and destruction and chaos and loss. Thus abroad and – the part that Trump cares about – so at home. It's not incompetence (http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/07/18/what-happens-when-the-world-figures-out-trump-isnt-competent-macron-europe/), as the people who fail Adams' test tell themselves; it's a strategy.

(All real theories must be falsifiable; let's see in a year's time whether the US is more entangled or less entangled. It should be pretty apparent by then and, by the end of Trump's first term, obvious to all.)

ZeroHedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-05/trump-cuts-gordian-knot-foreign-entanglements)

[Cidersomerset]

Zaq is back with new disclosures ...... Spectre Bug, Zuma payload, North Korea ,
Bannon , Kwok , Q anon which he seems to claim to be part of and it is under five
people and more...

Elon Musk and Julian Assange are good guys and he may be free by next week....

High Level Intelligence Source Unloads Deep State Secrets: Must See Full Interview

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Published on 5 Jan 2018
Alex Jones talks with Infowars source Zaq regarding the Deep State as well as the globalist's plans.

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Lionel must of watched the Alex segment above as he is commenting on everything
discussed by Zaq and Alex......

#Spectre #Kwok #Bannon | #Huma Indicted | #QAnon8chan | #SpaceX #Falcon9
#Zuma #Area59 #NoKo #EMP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhahqDnOekk

Published on 6 Jan 2018
What we are engaged in, fellow conspiratorium clerisy, is a battle for the truth. A
most embarrassing and upending truth. Whilst MSM usuals plumb the not-so-deep
depths of Bannon pap, we go deep and further. “Enlighten the people generally,
and tyranny and oppressions of the body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the
dawn of day," spake Thos. Jefferson. Hie!

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It still feels odd Graham supporting Trump.....( except on Russia )


Lindsey Graham (Jan 05, 2018) - Defends Trump Atttack on CNN on CNN GOP Doesn't 'Trust'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBz2XrD6y50
Published on 4 Jan 2018

[turiya]

https://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/trumpfinal.jpg?quality=85&w=419

[Cidersomerset]

The first stage is complete and as Zaq says above Zuma is in orbit and the
return to earth of the Falcon 9 rocket....

SpaceX launches mysterious payload that lights up evening sky

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Published on 7 Jan 2018
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a mysterious government satellite known
as "Zuma" Sunday, lighting up the night sky as the booster climbed toward space and
then lighting it up again a few moments later as its reusable first stage descended on
a jet of flame to a pinpoint touchdown.

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War goes on in Syria as pro-govt military clashes with opposition troops near Damascus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7ov2BKLsrw
Published on 8 Jan 2018
Pro-Syrian Government military media have released a video purporting to show
fighting on Sunday between the Syrian army and opposition groups of Jeish Al-
Islam in the Harasta neighbourhood near Damascus.
RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air

[Hervé]

France's former Foreign Minister: UK Government prepared war in Syria two years before 2011 protests (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz-s2AAh06I)

Sott.net (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz-s2AAh06I)
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French foreign minister in the 1980s, Roland Dumas.


Former French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas stated in a 2013 televised program on French media (LCP) that British government officials had told him about preparations for "sending rebels into Syria" two years prior to the start of the 2011 "protests" and conflict.

Dumas makes it clear that it is Assad's anti-Israel stance that has made him a target for Western-backed "regime change". The fact that over 200,000 Syrian civilians have been killed in the process appears to be of little consequence to Western politicians.


Video at link (https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=aaf_1371589093)
(English subtitles)

[Bert]

In 2010 it was already known that a war with potential devastation and consequences was going to happen in Syria but I didn't know although I would assume that it went as far back as 2009. Warmongers is the word that come to mind. There is no democracy in pretty much any country in the earth, only a faint illusion of it.

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In a not so related topic I learnt today that Julian Assange got the equatorian nationality.

[Cidersomerset]

The Trump presidency so far has been very good
for the mil ind complex and now the 'spooks' are happy...

This is part of the reason Trump is safe from impeachment
unless something comes out of the woodwork. If the mil
Deep state think Trump will not interfere with them and
with all the mil top 'Brass' in his cabinet he is leaving
that part of the swamp well alone....


House passes controversial surveillance bill

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Published on 11 Jan 2018

After President Donald Trump criticized the government's surveillance program,
the House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation reauthorizing the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is a key tool of the U.S. intelligence community.

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Iran nuclear deal: European powers urge US not to withdraw

Boris Johnson on Iran nuclear deal: 'I don't think anybody has come up with a better idea'

European powers have urged the US not to abandon the 2015 agreement with Iran that
limits its nuclear programme, saying it is making the world safer.

After meeting his Iranian, French, German and EU counterparts in Brussels, UK Foreign
Secretary Boris Johnson insisted the deal was preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

He also challenged Washington to come up with a better alternative.

US President Donald Trump wants to amend the deal or withdraw from it.

In October, he refused to recertify for Congress that Iran was complying, accusing it of
"not living up to the spirit" of the agreement.


read more....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42650266

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Pentagon bots to push back alleged Russian bots – ex-MI5 officer on US Army’s AI tool request

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-YMxdTkRyY

Published on 11 Jan 2018
The US army is looking for help to access and respond to foreign social media platforms
with a system so sophisticated, it can even understand and use slang. The software needs
to interpret the sentiment within a social media post, and distinguish between negative and
positive. Farsi, Russian and Korean are among the languages targeted. It must translate
from them, and back to them. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8wop

[Cidersomerset]

US House recommends military build-up, NATO expansion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NByY74HqPOA

Published on 11 Jan 2018
A report detailing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “assault on democracy in
Russia and Europe” was released this week by the House Intelligence Committee.
The document was commissioned by Democratic Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland.
RT America correspondent Anya Parampil brings us the details.

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A update and discussion with speculation on how things could turn out....

CrossTalk on North Korea: ‘Olympic Truce’

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Published on 12 Jan 2018
It is being called the Olympic Truce. After months of over the top rhetoric,
the two Koreas are talking again – the first time in 2 years. Is this a serious
diplomatic opening or merely a ploy? South Korea appears to welcome this
opening. Does the same apply to Washington?
CrossTalking with Michael Maloof, Charles Shoebridge, and Sourabh Gupta.
FACEBOOK: Like CrossTalk on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/crosstalkrules/

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McMaster gunning for ‘bloody nose strike’ in Korea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D5M3SpAqVw

Published on 12 Jan 2018
National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster is reportedly conducting a whisper
campaign against North Korea, promoting the idea of preventive war to forcibly
denuclearizing the regime. RT America’s Dan Cohen reports on how this latest
episode is to be expected from one whose career is rife with neocon bluster,
exaggeration and failure.

[Cidersomerset]

‘US are occupiers’: Washington to stay in Syria indefinitely to counter Iran

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Published on 12 Jan 2018
The U.S. has revealed that countering Iran is part of its ongoing operations in
Syria after the fall of Islamic State and among the key reasons a military
presence will remain there. The announcement was made during a Senate
hearing on Thursday. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8wq7

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Who’s against peace in Syria?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3udUI3W97Bw
Published on 12 Jan 2018
Unnamed outside powers conducted a drone raid on two Russian military bases in
Syria, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, which says the raid was designed
to sabotage agreements between Iran, Turkey and Russia. Brian Becker, national
director for the anti-war ANSWER Coalition, joins RT America’s Anya Parampil to
discuss.

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Trump to approve Iran nuclear deal for last time

US President Donald Trump says he is extending sanctions relief for Iran one last
time so Europe and the US can fix the nuclear deal's "terrible flaws".

The waiver he will sign suspends US sanctions on Iran for another 120 days.
The White House wants EU signatories to agree permanent restrictions on Iran's
uranium enrichment. Under the current deal they are set to expire in 2025.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said it was a "desperate attempt" to
undermine a "solid" deal.Germany said it would continue to call for the deal's full
implementation and would consult on a "common way forward" with the UK and
France.Mr Trump also wants Iran's ballistic missile programme to be addressed.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42670577

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Let's cut the bull****. The US and Israel are at war with Iran


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEkchBkS01I

Published on 5 Jan 2018
David Icke Videocast

[Cidersomerset]

How To Engineer A Crisis

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Published on 12 Jan 2018
SHOW NOTES AND MP3: https://www.corbettreport.com/crisis/

Are you a dictator in need of public support for your latest draconian
clampdown on dissent? Or a deep state plotter hoping to topple a
foreign government who doesn't comply with your every wish? A
low-level Machiavellian schemer looking for the ultimate trick for
defeating your enemies without lifting a finger? Then look no further
than this handy-dandy guide to "How To Engineer A Crisis."

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Syrian war: Reports of chlorine gas attack on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta

13thJan 2017
9 hours ago

A chlorine gas attack has been carried out on a besieged rebel-held enclave on the
outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, reports say.People in the Eastern Ghouta
region, which is under daily bombardment, reported a smell of gas after a missile
strike, the BBC has learned.Health workers said six people were treated for minor
breathing problems. Some 400,000 locals have been under siege from Russian-
backed government forces since 2013.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42675657

[Hervé]

From here (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?p=1201421#post1201421) (<---):

'Ukraine on Fire': How US, Not Russia, Destroyed Ukraine - Oliver Stone Documentary Finally Available (VIDEO) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAaMRAplJks)

Sott.net (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAaMRAplJks)
Fri, 12 Jan 2018 12:00 UTC


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Oliver Stone's seminal documentary Ukraine on Fire has finally been made available to watch in the West.

Ukraine, the 'borderlands' between Russia and 'civilized' Europe is on fire. For centuries, it has been at the center of a tug-of-war between powers seeking to control its rich lands and Russia's access to the Mediterranean.

The Maidan Massacre in early 2014 triggered a bloody uprising that ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, spurred Crimeans to secede and join Russia, and sparked a civil war in Eastern Ukraine.

Russia was portrayed by Western media as the perpetrator, and has been sanctioned and widely condemned as such. But was Russia responsible for what happened?

Ukraine on Fire provides a historical perspective for the deep divisions in the region which led to the 2004 Orange Revolution, the 2014 uprisings, and the violent overthrow of democratically-elected Yanukovych.

Covered by Western media as a 'popular revolution', it was in fact a coup d'état (https://www.sott.net/article/275265-Imperial-Hubris-Ukraine-as-a-regime-change-too-far-for-the-American-Empire) scripted and staged by ultra-nationalist groups and the US State Department.

Investigative journalist Robert Parry reveals how US-funded political NGOs and media companies (https://www.sott.net/article/292842-Euromaidan-Anatomy-of-a-Washington-backed-coup-d-etat) have emerged since the 1980s, replacing the CIA in promoting America's geopolitical agenda abroad.

Executive producer Oliver Stone gained unprecedented access to the inside story through his on-camera interviews with former President Viktor Yanukovych and Minister of Internal Affairs Vitaliy Zakharchenko, who explain how the US Ambassador and factions in Washington actively plotted for regime change.

And, in his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Stone solicits Putin's take on the significance of Crimea, NATO and the US's history of interference in elections (https://www.sott.net/article/285314-Ukrainian-Role-Reversal-and-Russian-Freedom-and-Democracy) and regime change in the region.

The film was originally released in 2016, but unsurprisingly, Stone came up against problems distributing the film (https://off-guardian.org/2017/02/16/oliver-stones-ukraine-on-fire-will-we-ever-see-it/) in the US and western countries. A Russian-dubbed version was available almost immediately and was aired on TV in Russia, but people in the 'free world' were left without access to the full film.

Now, at last, the full exposé is available on YouTube. Though, of course, everyone is encouraged to purchase a copy (http://ukraineonfire.com/watch-now.html) to support Stone's important work.


UKRAINE ON FIRE: The Real Story. Full Documentary by Oliver Stone (Original English version)

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Published on Oct 25, 2017






Related:
Ukraine on Fire: The Oliver Stone documentary the US Empire doesn't want you to see (https://www.sott.net/article/342598-Ukraine-on-Fire-The-Oliver-Stone-documentary-the-US-Empire-doesnt-want-you-to-see)

Stephen Cohen analyses four years of Ukraine and the myths of Maidan (PODCAST) (https://www.sott.net/article/373840-Stephen-Cohen-analyses-four-years-of-Ukraine-and-the-myths-of-Maidan-PODCAST)

Real revolution is the only thing that can save Ukraine from American chaos creation (https://www.sott.net/article/373837-Real-revolution-is-the-only-thing-that-can-save-Ukraine-from-American-chaos-creation)

25 things revealed about Vladimir Putin in Oliver Stone's interviews (https://www.sott.net/article/354071-25-things-revealed-about-Vladimir-Putin-in-Oliver-Stones-interviews)

[Cidersomerset]

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Syria war: US Kurdish 'border force' plan denounced

15 Jan 2017.....

About half of the border force will be made up of Syrian Democratic Forces fighters

Key powers involved in Syria's civil war have criticised the US for helping an allied
Kurdish-led militia set up a 30,000-strong "border security force".

Turkey's president vowed to "suffocate" efforts to train the Syrian Democratic Forces
(SDF) and create what he called a "terror army".

Turkey considers Kurdish fighters, prominent in the SDF, to be terrorists.

Syria's government decried the "blatant assault" on its sovereignty, and Russia warned
it could lead to partition.With US help, the SDF has captured tens of thousands of square
kilometres of territory from Islamic State (IS) militants.In October, the alliance took full
control of the northern city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the "caliphate" declared by
the jihadist group in 2014.Since then, SDF fighters have been advancing southwards
along the eastern side of the Euphrates river valley, clearing the last remaining militants
from the desert area.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42687958

[Cidersomerset]

Towards the end of the sectarian paramilitaries fighting & bombings tit for tat
campaign in Northern Ireland and the mainland UK ( The Troubles )came one of the
more iconic melancholy anti war songs to date.....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Troubles


The Cranberries - Zombie

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Music video by The Cranberries performing Zombie. (C) 1994 The Island Def Jam Music Group


RIP....

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Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies suddenly aged 46


3 minutes ago
15 Jan 2017..

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The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan has died suddenly at the
age of 46, her publicist has confirmed.

The Irish musician, originally from Limerick, led the band to international
success in the 90s with singles including Linger and Zombie.


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42696376

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What is Syria Border Security Force? Meet the new US proxy army

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BkbTyMsHig

Published on 15 Jan 2018
Getting squeezed out of a country but wanna stay at all costs? Here’s the
latest bright idea from the US: Meet the new proxy army in Syria.

[Cidersomerset]

Syrian rebels urge US to resume cancelled military aid programme

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Published on 15 Jan 2018
During talks in Washington, Syrian rebel representatives have urged U.S.
officials to revive a suspended CIA programme providing military aid to
militants fighting pro-government forces.

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US training ‘border force’ in northeastern Syria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfMVvZ6fdXg

Published on 15 Jan 2018
According to the Defense Post, the ‘border force’ will eventually consist of 30,000
fighters. Half of them are from the YPG, a Kurdish group that operated under the
banner of the Syrian Democratic Forces and fought against the Islamic State. RT
America’s Dan Cohen reports.

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Is Donald Trump 'playing with fire' by backing Kurds in Syria 🇸🇾? | Inside Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LC5fCfH2h0
Published on 15 Jan 2018
US support for Kurds in Syria is leading to threats of retaliation from Turkey. A
coalition of countries led by the US is planning a thirty thousand-strong force in
Syria, just across the border with Turkey.

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Baghdad suicide bombers kill dozens in attack on labourers


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Some victims were buried hours later in the Shia Muslim holy city of Najaf

Two suicide bombers have killed at least 35 people and injured 90 in an attack on a
Baghdad square where day labourers gather to look for work.

They set off their devices at intervals, sending people scattering across Tayaran
Square in the centre of the Iraqi capital.Scores of labourers are said to be among
the dead and injured. Attacks on the city had become less frequent since the
Islamic State group lost its Iraqi strongholds last year.

The government declared it had retaken all territory overrun by the Sunni Muslim
militants since 2014.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42686677

[turiya]

Russia Destroys World’s First
Drone Swarm Attack, 1981
(Jan 15, 2018)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfLiUKJDuV0
Synopsis:

The Russian military stationed in western Syria fought off the world’s first militarized swarm of drones the night of Jan. 5th-6th.

As darkness fell Russian radar detected a swarm of 13 drones headed towards two of their bases from a significant distance away. Ten of the assault drones attacked the new Russian air base and 3 attacked the naval base.

But for some reason the Russians were ready. Their Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missiles destroyed even of the incoming drones, and the other six were hacked with radio equipment. Three of those six did manage to drop explosives which appeared to be modified mortar rounds, severely damaging 2 Russian fighter-bombers before being brought down.

Flight data indicates that the GPS-guided drones were launched by terrorists at a distance of about 62 miles away. The drones were cheaply-constructed airplane-like aircraft with about a 6-foot wingspan, but guided by very sophisticated GPS satellite navigation systems.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the sophistication of the nav systems indicated that the attack was supported by what they called a technologically advanced state. Russian specialists are trying to determine the origin of those nav system.

[Cidersomerset]

Russia Destroys World’s First Drone Swarm Attack, 1981

I did see an article but cannot remember where ? I thought it might be
RT but nothing came up on search. This is another Russian news source...
Israel is a good guess ? they have been helping rebel forces , the CIA
are supposed to have stopped direct aid but that does not usually stop them.


Swarm of drones attempted to attack Kmeimim airbase | Russian News take

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Published on 10 Jan 2018

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This is interesting the other main suspect Turkey is addressed by President Putin
who asked President Erdogan face to face at the conference where this news
conference was held and he answers here...

Putin: Russia Knows Who Staged Attacks on Russian Base & It's Not Turkey!
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Published on 12 Jan 2018
Meeting with heads of Russian print media and news agencies
Ahead of Russian Press Day marked on January 13, Vladimir Putin met with heads
of Russian print media and news agencies in the editorial office of the
Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. The discussion focused on current professional
issues. The President congratulated media representatives on their professional
holiday.

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Syria war: Turkish forces mass near Kurdish areas

16 Jan 2018

Turkish military lorries were photographed transporting tanks to the border with
Syria on Tuesday Turkey's president has warned of imminent military offensives on
two Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria, as tanks and troops mass on the border.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Syrian rebels would support Turkish efforts to clear
the "terror nests" of Afrin and Manbij. The areas are controlled by the Kurdish
People's Protection Units (YPG), which Ankara considers a terrorist group.


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[FreeURmind]

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere

Sweden preparing for civil WAR?

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-18/sweden-preparing-civil-war-pm-wants-deploy-army-no-go-zones

[Ba-ba-Ra]

Long, but worth it. Beginning is about Trump's agenda in US. Starting around 16:00 begins discussing current and future US policies in Ukraine, Syria and other parts of the Middle East. His ultimate outlook is a very positive one.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOaa5PQPNLY

[Cidersomerset]

Syria: Tensions as Turkey begins artillery fire on Kurdish-controlled Afrin region

FRANCE 24 English

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Published on 19 Jan 2018


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Turkey steps up Syria border shelling


Turkish tanks arrive at Reyhanli on the Syrian border, 17 January

It says it marks the start of a planned invasion of northern Syria
to wipe out Kurdish fighters.
12 minutes ago 19/1/18

Turkey has intensified its shelling of Kurdish militia in northern
Syria, ahead of a threatened ground offensive aimed at driving
them out of the area.The Syrian Kurdish People's Protection
Units (YPG) said 70 shells were fired overnight.

Turkey has for months said it would clear YPG fighters from
Afrin, under Kurdish control since 2012. Turkey regards the
YPG as a terrorist group

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‘Erdogan, Afrin will be your graveyard’: Kurds protest
against planned Turkish invasion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2fULezzmhI

Published on 19 Jan 2018
Thousands of Kurds braved the rain in the northern Syrian city of
Afrin to denounce what they say is Turkish aggression. The protest
comes as Ankara amassed its forces along the border, seemingly
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Not sure if this has been posted anywhere

Sweden preparing for civil WAR?
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-...my-no-go-zones


Immigration debate grips Sweden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsMQ7TvblyI

Published on 19 Jan 2018

Iranian-Swedish politician Hanif Bali tells Tucker about the debate over immigration
has divided Sweden, why tougher measures are needed and how a swell of
immigrants in recent years have impacted the country. #Tucker

[Cidersomerset]

Crosstalk: Obstructing Syria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lYNP45Q1Qc

Published on 19 Jan 2018

With the Islamic State and its many confederates defeated or facing defeat in Syria,
what is next for this war-torn country? What justification exists for the U.S. to
maintain military forces there? Does Washington want Syria partitioned? If so, then why?

CrossTalking with Afshin Shahi, Mohammed Cherkaoui, and Jonathan Steele.


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US heading back to the cold war doctrine......

Work with our diplomats or deal with US military’: Mattis unveils new defense strategy

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Published on 19 Jan 2018
The US will counter any “threat to America’s democracy experiment” in the world,
if necessary with military force, the Pentagon chief threatened. Jim Mattis said
Russia and China are potential adversaries for the US.

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Mattis: US national security focus no longer terrorism

55 minutes ago...19/1/18


Mr Mattis said China and Russia posed a major threat to US security

US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said competition between great powers,
not terrorism, is now the main focus of America's national security.The US
faced "growing threats from revisionist powers as different as China and Russia", he
said, unveiling the national defence strategy. In an apparent reference to Russia,
he warned against "threaten[ing] America's experiment in democracy".

"If you challenge us, it will be your longest and worst day," he warned.

America has been gripped by ongoing investigations into alleged collusion between
the Trump 2016 election campaign and Russia. Speaking in Washington, Mr Mattis
also appealed to Congress to fund the military adequately and refrain
from "indiscriminate and automatic cuts" to the US federal budget.

read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42752298

[Cidersomerset]

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Syria: Turkey war planes launch strikes on Afrin

6 minutes ago...20/1/18

Turkish war planes hit Kurdish positions on the Syrian side of the border on Saturday
Turkish war planes have launched air strikes on Kurdish positions in northern Syria,
in a move likely to cause tensions with the US.Turkey wants to oust these Kurdish
fighters from Syria's Afrin region, which lies near its southern border.It considers
them a terrorist group. But some were US allies in the battle against the Islamic
State group.Turkey had been shelling the area for two days, ahead of its declaration
of a military operation on Saturday.

Russia - a key military figure in the region - says it is concerned by the development,
and has relocated some of its troops based in the region. Officials earlier said Moscow
would not interfere in the conflict.

read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42759944



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Kabul: Gunmen 'attacking Intercontinental Hotel'

13 minutes ago ..20/1/18

At least four gunmen have launched an attack on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel, Afghan
officials say.Special forces were attempting to engage the gunmen, interior ministry
spokesman Najib Danish said.

An official at the Afghan spy agency told AFP that the gunmen were "shooting at guests".

The attack began at about 21:00 local time (16:30 GMT), Mr Danish said. There were no
immediate details of casualties.The attackers appeared to include suicide bombers, Mr
Danish was quoted as saying by Reuters.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42761881

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Syria conflict: 15 refugees found frozen to death

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42758532

[Hervé]

French Journalist 'Mad at Media' for Their Role in Unleashing Bloodshed in Syria
(https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201801211060934577-jean-pierre-duthion-media-syria/)
Sputnik Opinion (https://sputniknews.com/analysis/)
12:59 21.01.2018
(updated 13:04 21.01.2018)


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French national Jean-Pierre Duthion lived in Syria in 2007-2014 and witnessed the outbreak and developments of the war that plunged the once prosperous republic into chaos. He also exposed the staggering discrepancies between the real string of events and their depiction by mass media. Duthion shared with Sputnik his unforgettable experience.

Jean-Pierre Duthion spent seven years in Syria, from 2007 to 2014, helping French and international companies gain access to the Syrian market. When the war started in 2011, he decided to stay in the country and even opened a bar in Damascus. After realizing the disparity between what was really happening in Syria and what was being reported by the Western media, he started posting images of Damascus on his Twitter account. Soon many French nationals and European media crews started asking him to accompany them in Damascus (in particular during the chemical attack on Ghouta (http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160824/1044606674.html)).

In 2014 Duthion was suddenly arrested. He believes it was because he refused to give a bribe to a high-ranking official. A few days later he was released, and with the help of the Romanian Embassy and the French Consulate in Beirut, he left the country and ended up in Lebanon. After returning to France, he has worked as a consultant for various media outlets. He has shared his memories with Sputnik France (https://fr.sputniknews.com/france/201801161034766446-damas-journaliste-francais/).


About the Disparity Between What Was Really Happening During the Protests in Syria and What Was Reported by Western Media:

"When you hear the distant sounds of shooting, explosions, when you see clouds of smoke rising in the distance and at the same time channels such as France24, BBC, CNN are reporting that across the country mass protests are being suppressed and that hundreds or thousands of people have been killed, you ask yourself what sources of information these media outlets are relying on. Naturally they are people that are not always objective, because at that time journalists, with certain exceptions, didn't have the right to be in Syria.

Who are those people? They are witnesses that France24 would call "citizen journalists" which, equipped with a phone, sitting in their bedroom, and sometimes through Skype, would talk about what's happening. There's no way to check that information so you can forget about journalist ethics, which requires three sources, not known to each other to verify information. Any individual using Twitter or publishing posts on Facebook becomes a legitimate source of information, which means there's no way to question their words. Given that […] everything needs to fit the notion of the collapse of the Syrian regime then everything we hear in the media starts making sense."

About the Media That Encouraged People to Come to the Streets:

"I'm mad at the media, because they prompted people to come out to the streets to protest. That's why from the start I didn't believe in the success of this movement, not because I don't think it has the right to exist, […] but because I was certain that a regime change would never happen in Syria."

How I became a Journalist:

"The day I became a journalist by chance, France24 channel and other news outlets were reporting that at the Abbaseyin square the army was suppressing hundreds of protesters and that the revolution was about to start. Back then, I was engaged to a woman that lived three minutes away from that square, so I got in my car and headed there. There was not a soul there, too quiet for a place where there must be bloodshed. My car was one of the few cars at the square. I decided to stop and take a few photos, which I published on Twitter. […] My phone rang nonstop. The rest of the day I spent on the phone talking to journalists from CNN, BCC and French news which saw my photos on Twitter."

On Meeting French Jihadists:

"In Homs and Aleppo I met with French jihadists arrested by government forces and had the opportunity to talk to them. […] What surprised me was that they had no ideology, […] these were boys, and they were sort of outcasts. […] Most were under 24 years of age."

About the Chemical Attack on Ghouta:

"The chemical attack on Ghouta seems absolutely irrational to me because I spoke to the Syrian army officers. […] UN observers were just a few kilometers away from Ghouta at the outskirts of Damascus. […] It's hard to imagine that the Syrian government would use chemical weapons in Ghouta when just a few kilometers away there are UN observers that were in Syria to make sure there were no chemical weapons in the country. It doesn't make any sense, neither the timing nor the place. […] Also the fact that the army I saw in Syria had poor weaponry and many didn't even have bulletproof vests shouldn't be overlooked."

Arrest and Freedom:

"I was arrested. When I asked the head of prison for what, he didn't explain much. France didn't undertake any measures apart from the French Consul acting on her own initiative with no backing from the French authorities […] she decided to contact the Romanians, which I had a really good relationship with, and asked them to help, granting me a diplomatic pass. The Romanian embassy was one of the few European missions still operating in Syria. […] Syrians had to let me go. […] They took me out of the city and I spent 45 minutes in a pickup truck under blazing sun and flying sniper bullets."

On Contacts With French Intelligence Services:

"French Intelligence Services often show incompetence […] I remember being questioned about how things are going for people who I knew for a fact had died several months ago at that time. At first you tell yourself you're being tested, just as I could have been tested by other security services — by the Americans, the English, the Romanians, but then very quickly you realize that this is no test."
Related:
How Mosul, Aleppo Become MSM's "Double Standards for Dummies" Manual (http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20170325/1051961606.html)

Damascus Orphans Send Touching Plea for Peace to Militants in Eastern Ghouta (http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20171005/1057981615.html)

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That last paragraph reminded me of all these fake news about MH 17, Russia, etc... which were, mostly, coming out of social media, movies, etc... no "intelligence" accurate data to be seen or provided anywhere... which of course, makes me think if all that noise about CIA, NSA, etc., snooping around on everybody isn't just a huge propaganda psy-op to cover up incompetence and/or disarray?

[Hervé]

Hahhh! Talking of the devil:


Talk about sloppy US intelligence: A British 15-year-old managed to access top secret US intelligence on Afghanistan and Iran by posing as former CIA chief John Brennan.

Excerpt from: UK Teen Posed as CIA Chief, Got Hands on US Intelligence in Afghanistan, Iran (https://sputniknews.com/military/201801211060928567-uk-teen-intelligence-afghanistan-iran/?utm_source=https://www.facebook.com/&amp;utm_medium=short_url&amp;utm_content=g6eW&amp;utm_campaign=URL_shortening)

[Hervé]

Tribunal awaits: Latest UN data on Donbass denounces Poroshenko's lies (http://www.fort-russ.com/2018/01/tribunal-awaits-latest-un-data-on.html)

Inessa Sinchougova Fort Russ (http://www.fort-russ.com/2018/01/tribunal-awaits-latest-un-data-on.html)
Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:02 UTC


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The UN Commission for Human Rights has noted that 90% of civilian casualties in Donbass lived within the territory of Lugansk or Donetsk republics (as opposed to the Kiev- controlled territory of Donbass.) This was stated by political scientist Denis Denisov at a press conference in Moscow.
"These figures are most authoritative and illustrative. They demonstrate the most important thing - which side is conducting a defensive war, and which - the offensive," Denisov said.
According to him, the OSCE mission constantly notes the absence of Ukrainian military equipment. At the same time, the Ukrainian military prevents access of the monitoring mission to certain sites. OSCE representatives have recorded attempts by the Ukrainian army to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles belonging to the mission. The Ukrainian military responded that there have been no orders to stop the fire.

[Cidersomerset]

The Doomsday Clock Moves Closer To Midnight

NBC News

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Published on 25 Jan 2018
The Doomsday Clock has been moved to 2 minutes to midnight in response to
growing nuclear threats and climate change. The last time it was this close to
midnight was in 1953 - a time when the U.S and the Soviet Union tested their
first nuclear weapons.

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The Doomsday Clock: What is it and why it sped up
Fox News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vyAwrnpvdk
Published on 25 Jan 2018
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has officially sped up the world’s Doomsday
Clock, citing world leaders’ failure to deal with threats of nuclear war. Here’s a brief
history of what the clock symbolizes and how it started.

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Doomsday Clock moved to just two minutes to 'apocalypse'

1 hour ago..25/1/18

Growing concerns about a possible nuclear war and other global threats have
pushed forward the symbolic Doomsday Clock by 30 seconds - to just two minutes
before midnight.

read more...
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Syria war: Kurds call on Damascus to defend against Turks


Kurdish authorities in Syria's northern Afrin enclave have called on Syrian troops
to defend the region's border, as a Turkish offensive continues there.They said the
"aim of this (Turkish) aggression is to cut more Syrian land by occupying Afrin".

Turkish-led forces began their assault in north-western Syria on Saturday.

Ankara regards Kurdish YPG fighters in Afrin as terrorists, and says they are linked
to Kurdish PKK guerrillas who operate in Turkey itself.Forty-eight Turkish-backed
rebels and 42 YPG fighters have been killed in the fighting since Saturday, says
the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group.

read more...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42826253

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Erdogan vows to advance offensive in Syria to Manbij

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvKbTNq7RZU

Published on 24 Jan 2018
The Turkish president has announced a plan to extend his country's military
operation against Kurdish forces in Syria. Turkish troops are currently fighting
the YPG in Afrin, and will now advance to Manbij, an area controlled by U.S.
-backed Kurdish fighters.

[Cidersomerset]

So What Next? 2018 and Beyond - The David Icke Dot-Connector Videocast ( Pt.1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P5by1hq5sw

Published on 19 Jan 2018

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So What's Next in 2018 (Part Two) - Russia and China - The David Icke Dot-Connector Video

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Published on 26 Jan 2018


Russia gate and Brexit Russian meddling is all part of the Deep state hidden hand
current media drive to demonise Putin to justify money for military budget increases.

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Russia mocks Gavin Williamson's attack warning
1 hour ago

Russia has ridiculed a UK minister for suggesting it could cause "thousands and
thousands and thousands" of deaths by crippling British infrastructure.Defence
Secretary Gavin Williamson told the Daily Telegraph Moscow was spying on energy
supplies which, if cut, could cause "total chaos" in the country.

But Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Mr Williamson
had "lost his grasp on reason".

The comments were worthy of a Monty Python sketch, Mr Konashenkov added.

He accused Mr Williamson of trying to scare the British public in an effort to get
more money for the armed forces.

read more....

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42834662

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Enemy Obsession: Twitter finds no 'strong evidence' of Russian meddling in Brexit vote

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Published on 26 Jan 2018
Twitter has found no substantial evidence of Russian interference during the UK's
2016 Brexit referendum. The findings have left those looking into alleged Russian
meddling angered and pushing for a further investigation.

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Kabul attack: Taliban kill 95 with ambulance bomb in Afghan capital

A suicide bombing has killed at least 95 people and injured 158 others
in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, officials say.

Attackers drove an ambulance laden with explosives past a police checkpoint
in a secure zone, home to government offices and foreign embassies.

The target is believed to have been an interior ministry building, but many
people were hit while walking by.

The Taliban have said they carried out the attack, the deadliest for months.

A week ago, Taliban militants killed 22 people in a luxury Kabul hotel.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-42843897

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Afghanistan attack: Massive blast in diplomatic area of Kabul kills at least 95, injures 160

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Published on 27 Jan 2018
At least 95 people were killed and more than 150 injured by an explosion in
a central district of Kabul, close to where several embassies and government
buildings are located.

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Deadly attack in Afghanistan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgRMU-qbNtY

Published on 27 Jan 2018
Another deadly attack in Afghanistan has killed at least 95 people and injured over
100. The attacker used an ambulance to get through a police checkpoint before
detonating the explosive.To read more: http://cbc.ca/1.4507049

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394 ISIS members, Kurdish militia killed in Afrin – Turkish army

RT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAws6CQRTVI
Published on 27 Jan 2018
Turkey says its conducting an anti-terror operation against Kurdish militia in Afrin.
The offensive is supported by several anti-Syrian government groups.
READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8xvm

[norman]

Russian Su-25 jet downed in Syria, pilot killed

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Published on Feb 3, 2018

Russia's defense ministry says rebel fighters have brought down a Russian jet in Syria's Idlib province, and killed the pilot. This is footage of the incident posted online by the militants.

[Hervé]

It took a while to get it on track... but got derailed when Assad called on Putin.


Declassified documents from 1957 reveal CIA-MI6 plot to terrorize Syria, spark fake revolution, assassinate leadership (http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/sep/27/uk.syria1)

Ben Fenton The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/sep/27/uk.syria1)
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Catapulting the propaganda: Britain's MI6 has been doing this with their fellow psychopaths in the Mossad and the CIA for a long time...

Documents show White House and No 10 conspired over oil-fuelled invasion plan

Nearly 50 years before the war in Iraq, Britain and America sought a secretive "regime change" in another Arab country they accused of spreading terror and threatening the west's oil supplies, by planning the invasion of Syria and the assassination of leading figures.

Newly discovered documents show how in 1957 Harold Macmillan and President Dwight Eisenhower approved a CIA-MI6 plan to stage fake border incidents as an excuse for an invasion by Syria's pro-western neighbours, and then to "eliminate" the most influential triumvirate in Damascus.

The plans, frighteningly frank in their discussion, were discovered in the private papers of Duncan Sandys, Mr Macmillan's defence secretary, by Matthew Jones, a reader in international history at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Although historians know that intelligence services had sought to topple the Syrian regime in the autumn of 1957, this is the first time any document has been found showing that the assassination of three leading figures was at the heart of the scheme.

In the document drawn up by a top secret and high-level working group that met in Washington in September 1957, Mr Macmillan and President Eisenhower were left in no doubt about the need to assassinate the top men in Damascus.

Part of the "preferred plan" reads:
"In order to facilitate the action of liberative forces, reduce the capabilities of the Syrian regime to organise and direct its military actions, to hold losses and destruction to a minimum, and to bring about desired results in the shortest possible time, a special effort should be made to eliminate certain key individuals. Their removal should be accomplished early in the course of the uprising and intervention and in the light of circumstances existing at the time." The document, approved by London and Washington, named three men: Abd al-Hamid Sarraj, head of Syrian military intelligence; Afif al-Bizri, chief of the Syrian general staff; and Khalid Bakdash, leader of the Syrian Communist party.

For a prime minister who had largely come to power on the back of Anthony Eden's disastrous antics in Suez just a year before, Mr Macmillan was remarkably bellicose. He described it in his diary as "a most formidable report". Secrecy was so great, Mr Macmillan ordered the plan withheld even from British chiefs of staff, because of their tendency "to chatter".

Concern about the increasingly anti-Western and pro-Soviet sympathies of Syria had been growing in Downing Street and the White House since the overthrow of the conservative military regime of Colonel Adib Shishakli by an alliance of Ba'ath party and Communist party politicians and their allies in the Syrian army, in 1954.

Driving the call for action was the CIA's Middle East chief Kermit Roosevelt, grandson of former president Theodore Roosevelt. He identified Colonel Sarraj, General al-Bizri and Mr Bakdash as the real power behind a figurehead president. The triumvirate had moved even closer to Nikita Khrushchev's orbit after the previous year's disastrous attempt by Britain and France, in collusion with Israel, to reverse the nationalisation of the Suez canal.

By 1957, despite America's opposition to the Suez move, President Eisenhower felt he could no longer ignore the danger of Syria becoming a centre for Moscow to spread communism throughout the Middle East. He and Mr Macmillan feared Syria would destabilise pro-Western neighbours by exporting terrorism and encouraging internal dissent.

More importantly, Syria also had control of one of the main oil arteries of the Middle East, the pipeline which connected pro-Western Iraq's oilfields to Turkey.

The "preferred plan" adds:
"Once a political decision is reached to proceed with internal disturbances in Syria, CIA is prepared, and SIS [MI6] will attempt, to mount minor sabotage and coup de main incidents within Syria, working through contacts with individuals.

"The two services should consult, as appropriate, to avoid any overlapping or interference with each other's activities... Incidents should not be concentrated in Damascus; the operation should not be overdone; and to the extent possible care should be taken to avoid causing key leaders of the Syrian regime to take additional personal protection measures." Sabotage
The report said that once the necessary degree of fear had been created, frontier incidents and border clashes would be staged to provide a pretext for Iraqi and Jordanian military intervention. Syria had to be "made to appear as the sponsor of plots, sabotage and violence directed against neighbouring governments," the report says. "CIA and SIS should use their capabilities in both the psychological and action fields to augment tension." That meant operations in Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon, taking the form of "sabotage, national conspiracies and various strong-arm activities" to be blamed on Damascus.

The plan called for funding of a "Free Syria Committee", and the arming of "political factions with paramilitary or other actionist capabilities" within Syria. The CIA and MI6 would instigate internal uprisings, for instance by the Druze in the south, help to free political prisoners held in the Mezze prison, and stir up the Muslim Brotherhood in Damascus.

The planners envisaged replacing the Ba'ath/Communist regime with one that was firmly anti-Soviet, but they conceded that this would not be popular and "would probably need to rely first upon repressive measures and arbitrary exercise of power".

The plan was never used, chiefly because Syria's Arab neighbours could not be persuaded to take action and an attack from Turkey alone was thought to be unacceptable. The following year, the Ba'athists moved against their Communist former allies and took Syria into a federation with Gen Nasser's Egypt, which lasted until 1963.


SOTT (https://www.sott.net/article/246042-Declassified-documents-from-1957-reveal-CIA-MI6-plot-to-terrorize-Syria-spark-fake-revolution-assassinate-leadership)Comment: (https://www.sott.net/article/246042-Declassified-documents-from-1957-reveal-CIA-MI6-plot-to-terrorize-Syria-spark-fake-revolution-assassinate-leadership) 'The plan' may not have been 'actionized', to borrow spook-speak, back then, but it is precisely what happened to Syria half a century later. The reason why there is a 50-year lag between the earlier articulation of this plan and its execution is because Western powers always use the same basic plan. They just didn't get around to 'doing' Syria until other circumstances permitted.

Keep in mind that the CIA's "fear of the spread of communism" was total BS, of course, just as today's 'fear of Russia' or 'fear of Islamism' is.

As explained by former CIA Station Chief John Stockwell, the real goal was to keep Third World countries as Third World countries by fighting a prolonged Third World War. They knew the Soviets were no threat. But the rise of 'socialist' policies (that is, policies that actually raised people out of poverty, thus strengthening national independence) threatened the US' global order.

John Stockwell - CIA's War on Humans (https://www.sott.net/article/246017-John-Stockwell-CIA-s-War-on-Humans)

[Cidersomerset]

Echo's of Vietnam and the cold war with the terrorists defeated for now
Russia and China are back on the mil ind complex wish list $$$$$$$$$$$$$$


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US Air Force Boeing B-52F-70-BW Stratofortress dropping bombs over Vietnam
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/50th-anniversay-vietnam-veterans-war/

U.S. drops record number of bombs and ammunition in Afghanistan
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B52 bomber to illustrate the story
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/foreign/245605-u-s-drops-record-number-bombs-ammunition-afghanistan.html

US drops record number of bombs on Taliban in Afghanistan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVykg2M5euQ

Published on 6 Feb 2018
Lucas Tomlinson reports on the escalating military campaign in the region.

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B-52 Destroys Taliban Training Camp Defenses In Afghanistan | NBC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai5OJxnfKpw

Published on 8 Feb 2018
U.S. military video showed precision-guided munitions dropped on three defensive
positions around the training camp in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province.

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US accuses Russia of protecting Syria over chemical attacks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXrgS97Nutc
Published on 6 Feb 2018
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has strong words for the U.N. Security Council.

[Cidersomerset]

US jets bomb 'pro-regime' forces in Syria

7th Feb 2018..Fox News.

American jets bombed Syrian "pro-regime forces" Wednesday, the Pentagon said,
after what it described as an "unprovoked attack" against U.S.-backed rebel
fighters east of the Euphrates River.


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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/02/07/us-jets-bomb-pro-regime-forces-in-syria.html

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US-led coalition conducts ‘defensive’ airstrikes against Syrian forces

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU6pKm7mbgI

Published on 7 Feb 2018
The US-led coalition has carried out several “defensive” airstrikes on
Syrian forces in retaliation for what they called an “unprovoked” attack
on the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and foreign military
“advisers.” READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/8yno

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What right does US have to defend anti-Assad forces? – fmr diplomat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLDyYH_pQkU

Published on 7 Feb 2018
The US-led coalition carried out several “defensive” airstrikes on Syrian
forces in retaliation for what they called an “unprovoked” attack on the
so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and foreign military “advisers”
on Wednesday. Former diplomat Jim Jatras weighs in to remind us that
the government of President Bashar Assad is Syria’s internationally
recognized legitimate government, with every right to defend itself
against illegal formations and their supporters from afar

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Syria war: Israel 'strikes Damascus military complex'

7 February 2018


Israel has acknowledged carrying out dozens of strikes inside Syria in
recent years. Israeli warplanes have fired missiles at a Syrian military
position near the capital, Damascus, Syrian media report.A Syrian
military statement said its air defence systems blocked most of the
missiles, but gave no further details.

read more..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-42973662

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The White Helmets Are A Propaganda Construct

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Published on 9 Feb 2018

TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: corbettreport.com/whitehelmets

Contrary to what its multi-million dollar international PR campaign would
have you believe, the "White Helmets" are not a group of volunteer
search-and-rescue workers that sprang spontaneously out of the Syrian
soil. When you peel back the layers of foreign financing and reveal the
foreign intelligence operatives and murky lobbying groups at the heart
of the organization, what you find is that the White Helmets are, in fact,
a propaganda construct.

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What we suspected all along!! :facepalm:

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Crosstalk: Dr Strangelove’s world

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Published on 9 Feb 2018
The Pentagon recently released its new Nuclear Posture Review.
Its critics are stunned. Not only the use of nuclear weapons is
now more thinkable, but the threshold for their use has been
lowered. Doctor Strangelove would be proud. Is the world facing
another dangerous arms race?

CrossTalking with Michael O'Hanlon, Kevin Kamps, and Adriel Kasonta.

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Trappings Of Empire & Endless War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwqpIUX_kDo

Published on 8 Feb 2018
The budget deal & the recently passed #NDAA provide steep increases in defense
spending over next 2 years.While the DOD admits $80M dollars of M1 Abrams
Tanks went to Iran-backed militias, war w Iran & Syria regime change is being
pushed.Follow David Knight On Twitter: https://twitter.com/libertytarian

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The president, who signed the bill early on Friday, said the military "will now be stronger than ever before".

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42999286

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Syria war: Israeli fighter jet crashes under Syria fire, military says

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The Israeli F-16 jet crashed near a village in northern Israel

An Israeli F-16 fighter jet has crashed amid Syrian anti-aircraft
fire after an offensive against Iranian targets in Syria, the Israeli
military says.

The two pilots parachuted to safety before the crash in northern
Israel. It is believed to be the first time Israel has lost a jet in
the Syrian conflict. Israel was carrying out strikes after the
launch of an Iranian drone into Israel. The drone was shot down.

Syria accused Israel of "aggression", as Israel then launched more
strikes.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say they struck targets
inside Syria in the latest raids, including three aerial Syrian defence
batteries and four Iranian military sites.Israeli strikes in Syria are
not unusual, the BBC's Middle East correspondent Tom Bateman
says, but the loss of an Israeli fighter jet marks a serious escalation.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43014081

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Most serious incident between Israel and Syria & Iran in years:
Comments on downing of Israeli jet

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Published on 10 Feb 2018
An Israeli F-16 fighter jet crashed after Syria responded with
anti-aircraft fire to an Israeli operation in its territory.

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Netanyahu: Iran brazenly violated Israel's sovereignty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-eqiLKGbZk
Published on 10 Feb 2018...Fox News...
David Lee Miller reports on latest developments as Israel's military shoots
down an Iranian drone and launches strikes in Syria.

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Where might Trump go in a nuclear attack?

By Tara McKelvey
BBC White House reporter

From Truman to Trump, US presidents have had access to bunkers to ride out a
nuclear war. So what happens to the commander-in-chief if a nuclear threat loomed?

Almost immediately, President Donald Trump would be whisked to a secure location.

He has a range of places at his disposal. One is located under the White House, a
fortified area built in the 1950s. Another is tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains
of Virginia.


read more..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42969877

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CrossTalk: Syria on Fire

RT

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Published on 16 Feb 2018
The stakes couldn’t be higher. And it is happening in Syria. The goal of
destroying the Islamic State is largely complete. Now the Syrian proxy
war is entering a new stage. Who are the players and what are their aims?
And what does winning mean?

CrossTalking with Abdel Bari Atwan, Marwa Osman, and Mohammad Marandi

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Syrian War for Dummies - Three Versions (https://www.sott.net/article/377588-Syrian-War-for-Dummies-Three-Versions#)

Chris Kanthan Sott.net (https://www.sott.net/article/377588-Syrian-War-for-Dummies-Three-Versions#)
Fri, 16 Feb 2018 21:45 UTC


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Although the Syrian war is almost over, many Americans still don't understand what transpired over the last seven years, because the mainstream narrative has been an embarrassing mix of propaganda, half-truths and lies. Three versions of the conflict are presented here and the reader can choose the one that makes the most sense to them.

Disney Version
Once upon a time, a country called Syria was ruled by a ruthless dictator named Bashar Al-Assad. He was a cruel man who gassed his own people. His actions caused a civil war in Syria. America and Europe tried their best to stop the devastating civil war, and even generously accepted many Syrian refugees. Eventually America went to Syria, defeated ISIS, and is now trying to restore stability.

This above version is quite popular among many Americans and Europeans and the Western mainstream media.

High School Version
Oppressed by Assad's brutal regime, the Syrian people longed for freedom and democracy. One day, people started protesting in a small city. In response, Assad killed many peaceful protesters. However, this backfired and the entire country was engulfed in protests. Soon a civil war broke out, which led to millions of refugees fleeing Syria.

America was appalled and, for humanitarian reasons, decided to help the Syrians who were fighting Assad. When Assad gassed his own people, America intervened and removed all his chemical weapons. Unfortunately, Assad managed to gas innocent civilians again after a few years. Then, America went to Syria, defeated ISIS, and is now trying to restore stability.

The above version is presented in most of the global mainstream media.

College Version
Simply put, the Syrian "civil war" is an illegal, proxy war waged against Syria. In defiance of international laws, many countries have been sending weapons and terrorist mercenaries into Syria for the last seven years (if you want to gain a deeper understanding of who wants to topple Assad and why, please read my article: "Chaos in Syria: Part 1 - Three Motives and Seven Countries (http://www.nationofchange.org/2016/01/26/chaos-in-syria-part-i-3-motives-and-7-countries/)").

2011
In early 2011, US/UK special forces used Jordan's military base (https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/16/1671459_insight-military-intervention-in-syria-post-withdrawal.html) to organize protests against Assad in a border town called Daraa. With Muslim Brotherhood's organizational skills and Saudi Arabia's deep pockets, violent protests (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoGmrWWJ77w) spread thru Syria. Soon, an organized and armed militia known as Free Syrian Army (FSA) was created by the outsiders.

After the fall of Gaddafi in late 2011, the US State Department and US intelligence agencies organized the shipment of tons of deadly weapons such as Stinger missiles and Sarin gas (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/22/world/africa/in-a-turnabout-syria-rebels-get-libyan-weapons.html) from destroyed Libya to Syria, via Turkey. Even with all this help, the American proxy force known as the FSA couldn't win the war. At this point, NATO and Neocons wanted to bomb Syria, but Russia and China vetoed the motion in the UN, so the imperial war by deception moved on to the next phase.

2012
In early 2012, someone dialed Al Qaeda (referred to as AQ or AQI in government documents). Zawahiri, AQ's top leader, called for help (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/feb/12/alqaida-zawahiri-support-syrian-uprising) and experienced Islamic terrorists from all over the world rushed into Syria by way of Saudi Arabia's international jihadist recruitment agency. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, received an email (https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/23225) from her chief adviser, saying that "Al Qaeda is on our side" .

Al Qaeda rebranded itself as Al Nusra, and fearsome weapons such as grenade launchers, mortars, tanks and anti-tank missiles started pouring into Syria via Turkey and Jordan.


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The CIA spent $100,000 to train each rebel (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/lawmakers-move-to-curb-1-billion-cia-program-to-train-syrian-rebels/2015/06/12/b0f45a9e-1114-11e5-adec-e82f8395c032_story.html?utm_term=.b36c635d48b5). Billions of US taxpayers dollars were wasted once again on supporting the same terrorist groups that attacked the USA on 911 .

Watching the western media, the average person had no idea that we were supporting Al Qaeda or how heavily armed these "rebels" were.

Western media and politicians also stuck to their talking points and referred to all these fighters as "moderate rebels." However, many of them are ruthless Islamists who use suicide bombers, behead even children, and commit unspeakable atrocities. They are also religious fanatics who seek out and kill Christians and Shiites. I describe this in detail in my book, Deconstructing the Syrian War (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079SH9VWX/).

A Pentagon memo warned against this reckless policy and precisely predicted (http://www.judicialwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Pg.-291-Pgs.-287-293-JW-v-DOD-and-State-14-812-DOD-Release-2015-04-10-final-version11.pdf) the rise of groups such as ISIS. Obviously the memo was ignored (or even happily accepted) by the White House and other officials.

2012 was also the year when the refugee crisis became a serious international problem. By the end of the year, almost 200,000 people had fled Syria. In the coming years, it would swell to five million.

2013
When FSA and AQ failed to oust Assad, the powers-to-be started recruiting Sunni extremists in Iraq. In April 2013, ISIS was officially created. In the next year, these barbaric mercenaries would capture much of eastern Syria.


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This was also the year when Obama's red-line was crossed - the use of chemical weapons by Assad. UN experts who went to the site soon found that it was actually the rebels (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-crisis-un-idUSBRE94409Z20130505) who had likely used the chemical weapons. The report was quickly drowned by the western propaganda machine.

2014 - 2016
The next two years were just repetitions of the daily brutality of war, with ISIS making huge gains in the east. Whenever the rebels started to lose, either more weapons would flow in, or Israel would fly into Syria and bomb the Syrian army (http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-blamed-for-strikes-on-hezbollah-sites-near-damascus/).

In late 2015, the Syrian government sought Russia's help. Within a month, the Russian air force weakened ISIS by destroying most of the oil tankers (https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/11/19/russia-bombs-isis-oil-orig-vstan-mobile.cnn) that ISIS was using to transport oil to Turkey. By the end of 2016, the Syrian government had the upper hand - Aleppo was liberated from Al Qaeda, and ISIS was running out of cash and morale.


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2017
2017 was turning out to be a great year for Assad. By March, ISIS had lost over three hundred towns to the Syrian army.

Al Qaeda was facing a similar demise, losing one big city after another.

Furthermore, Trump had stopped arming (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/cia-military-aid-syria-rebels-halt-frozen-islamist-attack-president-bashar-al-assad-regime-a7591726.html) the rebels in February. In late March, Trump and Tillerson dropped (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-admin-no-longer-focused-assad-article-1.3014690) the slogan "Assad must go".

Finally, Assad was getting ready for a EU-UN peace conference (https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/news_corner/news/brussels-conference-supporting-future-syria-and-region-4-5-april-2017_en) on April 4-5.

This was the moment - when events had turned in favor of the Syrian government - that the alleged chemical attack occurred in an area controlled by the rebels. Plus it happened on the very day that the peace conference began.

Without any investigation, within an hour after the pictures and videos came out, Western warmongers declared that Assad was responsible. No independent doctors or experts were sent to the site. Anyone who took the time to critically analyze the situation could see that the chemical attack was was either a hoax or a false flag attack (https://worldaffairs.blog/2017/04/04/false-flag-or-fake-chemical-gas-attack-in-syria/).

2018
After Russia had effectively defeated ISIS, the US didn't just leave Syria, since the real goal is to Balkanize Syria and prepare for a war against Iran. Thus the globalists are now trying to use Kurds as a proxy tool in this effort. It's likely that the US will have military bases in Syria for a long time. As long as the US government can keep borrowing money, such wild adventures will continue.

In their quest for hegemonic geopolitical goals, the elites are sowing more chaos around the world and irreparably damaging the western moral compass. The global mafia's rule seems to be this: if you play by our rules, we will be nice to you. If you don't...

Those are the three versions of the Syrian civil war. Which one will Americans choose to believe?

P.S. Here are some links to read if you would like to gain a Ph.D. version of the Syrian conflict:

a. 1956: CIA plot (http://us-foreign-policy-perspective.org/index.php?id=328) to overthrow the Syrian government

b. 1983: CIA document (https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP88B00443R001404090133-0.pdf) on plans to obliterate Syria to enable an oil pipeline

c. 1986: CIA document (https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP86T01017R000100770001-5.pdf) on how to use Muslim Brotherhood to fuel a sectarian (Sunni v. Shiite) civil war in Syria

d. 2001: Wesley Clark told that USA will take out 7 countries in 5 years (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RC1Mepk_Sw) (Libya, Syria etc.)

e. 2005: CNN Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-VuasUUTQA). Christiane Amanpour tells Assad that the western governments are plotting a regime change in Syria

f. 2006: State Dept cable (https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/06DAMASCUS5399_a.html): Detailed discussion of various strategies to enable regime change in Syria

g. 2009: State Dept Email (https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09RIYADH445_a.html): Saudi Arabia is worried that a Shiite crescent is turning into a full moon (referring to a possible Iran-Iraq-Syria-Lebanon coalition)

h. 2009: State Dept Cable (https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09STATE131801_a.html): Saudi Arabia is the #1 source of funding of terrorism worldwide

i. 2012 State Dept Email (https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/18328): Conquest of Syria means a weakened Iran and this is important for Israel

j. 2012: State Dept Email (https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/18328): Use Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey to arm/train rebels

k. 2014: Hillary Clinton admits (https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/3774) in an email that Saudi Arabia and Qatar fund ISIS

l. 2015: Joe Biden says (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOf7jzc7faY) Saudi Arabia and Qatar arming/funding Al Qaeda in Syria

m. 2016: John Kerry in a leaked audio recording (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdVa5qoh_80) explains how the US trained/armed the opposition and was hoping to use ISIS to force Assad into negotiation

n. Israel's Mossad chief admits (https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingSociety/videos/958429187644729/) helping Al Qaeda and says that it's because Al Qaeda never attacks Israel

Chris Kanthan

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Iran - An Illuminati Target Always

by John Hamilton
(henrymakow.com) February 16, 2018


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When we see headlines like, "US, Turkish Troops Headed For Military Showdown In Syria," and its multiple variants. One might be forgiven if one wonders, "Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya.....what in the world is the U.S. now doing fighting Turkey in Syria? Will this madness never end?" The headlines only make sense in the framework of the neocon a.k.a. Global Elite a.k.a. Illuminati plan for world domination.



This essay is adapted from John Hamilton's new book False Flags, State Secrets, Government Deceptions: A Short History of the Modern Era (https://www.amazon.com/False-Flags-Secrets-Government-Deceptions/dp/1981275576)


by John Hamilton
(henrymakow.com)

The CIA plotted the military coup that toppled Iran's democratically-elected prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, an ardent nationalist, and returned the Shah of Iran to power in 1953.

Why the coup? It was Mossadegh's plan to nationalize the Western-owned oil fields and make them profitable for Iran. The U.S. and Britain found this unacceptable.

A bit of background to set the stage for yet another story of U.S. intervention in a foreign nation, and the hypocrisy of the U.S. reverence for "democracy." U.S. reverence, in reality, has always been reserved for gathering dollars. Everything else: a myth.

BACKGROUND
The roots of Western involvement in Iranian oil go way back to 1901 when one William Knox D'Arcy, a wealthy London socialite, negotiated an oil concession with Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar of Persia. D'Arcy had made his fortune from share ownership in the Mount Morgan mine, Queensland, Australia. Why not increase it even more in Persia? That was the thinking.


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D'Arcy got exclusive rights to prospect for oil across most of Iran. Term: 60 years. The Shah got £20,000 (equal to something like £2.3 million today), an equal amount in shares of D'Arcy's company, and a promise of 16% of future profits.



For a while, it looked like the Shah got the best of the deal. The oil was out there, under the sand, but proving very hard to find.

D'Arcy had hired geologist George Bernard Reynolds to do the actual work, and it was back- and heart-breaking work. Reynolds encountered miserable conditions: bandits, warlords, 100 degree-plus temperatures, smallpox outbreaks, and a lack of water. And, not only miserable, this oil exploration was an expensive business, too. Rich as D'Arcy was, Reynolds eventually went through enough of the D'Arcy fortune that D'Arcy threw in the towel. He sold most of his shares to Glasgow-based Burmah Oil Co. He wired Reynolds to stop work, liquidate assets and come home. There was no oil to be had in Iran -- or so it seemed.

A persistent fellow, Reynolds delayed a bit, and pressed on just a bit further. Amazingly, within days, he found oil May 26, 1908; it was the same month D'Arcy had sold out.

The lucky beneficiary and new owner, Burmah Oil, created a public subsidiary and named it Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), April 14, 1909. Burmah sold shares to the public. The business was successful.


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On behalf of the British navy, Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill became a new customer of APOC in 1913. So big, in fact, that eventually the British government became APOC's largest shareholder. The company was renamed Anglo-Iran Oil Company (AIOC) in 1935. Another name change would come in 1954, to British Petroleum.



After World War II, nationalism was on the ascendant in Iran. Foreign-owned companies like AIOC were subject to grievances like poor working conditions and relatively-small royalties paid to Iran. In 1947, for example, AIOC reported after-tax profits of £40 million ($112 million), but at this time the contractual agreement entitled Iran to just £7 million or 17.5% of profits. (Recall the original agreement called for the Shah to get 16%, not much progress for the Iranians.) The locals were feeling exploited.

In March 1951, the conflict came to a head: the Iranian parliament voted to nationalize the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) and its holdings. Foreigners out! Mohammed Mossadegh was nominated by parliament and then named prime minister by the Shah April 28, 1951. It would be his task to fulfill the mandate.

In response to this turn of events, AIOC withdrew from Iran. Britain pressured other nations to boycott Iranian oil.

Negotiations with the new prime minister failed. Officials at the British Ministry of Fuel and Power wrote in September, 1951: "If we reached a settlement on Mossadegh's terms, we would jeopardize not only British but also American oil interests throughout the world. We would destroy prospects of the investments of foreign capital in backward countries. We would strike a fatal blow to international law. We have a duty to stay and use force to protect our interest ... We must force the Shah to bring down Mossadegh."

So the money was at stake, but even more so was an entire way of life, the Western business model of 'investing capital in backward countries,' in their own words.

MOSSADEGH

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For his part, Mohammed Mossadegh was anything but backward. Born to a wealthy family, he was educated in France and Switzerland and earned a Ph.D. in law. On a visit to the U.S., October 1951 Mossadegh presented a complex proposal to break the logjam. He even proposed to buy out the Western capitalists. Nevertheless, it was rejected.



American and British interests thought it a simpler and better solution to get rid of Mossadegh.

So a counter-plot was born, according to a 1954 CIA document.

Yielding to pressure from the West, the Shah himself dismissed Mossadegh in mid-1952. The result: huge public riots. Mossadegh was re-installed, now with even more prestige.

Meanwhile, the CIA wrote up a royal decree for the Shah to sign to change the government, but timid, or indecisive, or both he resisted. Not taking 'no' for an answer, the CIA employed both the Shah's bolder twin sister, Princess Ashraf Pahlevi and Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, the father of the Desert Storm commander, to act as intermediaries to shore up the Shah.

It didn't work. As the situation, and more riots, were heating up, the Shah left the country "for medical reasons." The British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), too, backed away at this time, but the CIA kept chipping away, putting together an amalgamation of pro-Shah and military forces.

It worked. On August 19, 1953, the Iranian military, backed by street protests organized and financed by the CIA, overthrew Mossadegh.

The Shah now felt safe to come home and take power. In gratitude for the assist, he turned over 40 percent of Iran's oil fields to a consortium of companies. The ownership group was incorporated in London, and comprised of the following: British Petroleum (40%), Gulf Oil (8%), Royal Dutch Shell (14%), and Compagnie Française des Pétroles (later Total S.A., 6%). Four Aramco partners--Standard Oil of California (SoCal, later Chevron), Standard Oil of New Jersey (later Exxon), Standard Oil Co. of New York (later Mobil, then ExxonMobil), and Texaco--each held an 8% stake in the holding company.

Mossadegh served three years in prison and then was under house arrest for the rest of his life. He died in 1967.


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(Mohammed Rez Pahlavi)


For his part, the Shah would remain a U.S. ally until 1979, when nationalism stirred again, this time expressed as the Islamic Revolution, and he was finally overthrown by angry militants. The militants seized the U.S. embassy and held 444 American staff hostage until January 1981.

CONCLUSION
Why does the U.S. have a fractious and adversarial relationship with Iran to this day? This history gives some insight. And so do the plans the hawkish, war-mongering "neocons" hold for the future of Iran.

In a 2007 interview with Amy Goodman, host, Democracy Now!, Gen. Wesley Clark cites a classified Pentagon plan he was told of by a former subordinate, but not shown, that would "take out" Mideast nations "Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran." Only in this context does U.S. involvement in the Syrian Civil War make sense. Or our continuous conflict with Iran. It is part of a broader neocon, global elitist plan to rule the world.

Ruling other peoples, and accessing their wealth, i.e., colonialism, oppression, tyranny, is a lucrative, but ultimately dangerous business with the enormous potential to backfire. Much like most other crimes...


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Yep... the battle for "energy" (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?69621-Ukraine-Crimea-Syria-Israel-Iran-Putin-and-World-War-III&p=1048805&viewfull=1#post1048805) (see post # 871 (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?69621-Ukraine-Crimea-Syria-Israel-Iran-Putin-and-World-War-III&p=1023578&viewfull=1#post1023578) and # 878 (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?69621-Ukraine-Crimea-Syria-Israel-Iran-Putin-and-World-War-III&p=1024075&viewfull=1#post1024075)):


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South Stream Pipeline Route Options, source TASS


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Savvy?

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CrossTalk Bullhorns: 13 Russians (extended version)

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Published on 19 Feb 2018
Who would have thought 13 Russians, 3 entities, and some cash could impact
an American presidential election? This is where Russiagate stands today.
Also, more twists and turns in the messy conflict known as Syria.

CrossTalking with Alexander Mercouris, Mark Sleboda, and Dmitry Babich

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Former head of the CIA James Woolsey talking the truth its all about
destroying the Russian economy by any mean's by lying and manipulation,
and the US are the best at it in the world but we need enemies and blame
them for the things the US does. When we meddle in other countries
its for the greater good....Usual intel BS....


James Woolsey on the Russians' efforts to disrupt elections

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpWai3kZ-gM

Published on 16 Feb 2018
FBI failed to act on tip about Parkland, Florida shooting suspect Nikolas
Cruz; former CIA director James Woolsey reacts on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

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The second part of the Cross talk debate above is about Turkey confronting
the US backed kurdish forces who have asked the Syrian army to help defend
the border.


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Afrin: Kurdish fighters 'strike deal' with Syrian army
8 hours ago..19/2/18

Kurdish fighters in north-western Syria say they have struck a deal with the Syrian

government under which it will send troops to help repel a Turkish offensive.

The Syrian government in Damascus has offered no confirmation.

Turkey regards the Kurdish fighters, just across its border in Afrin, as terrorists. It
launched a major offensive against them last month.

read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43107013
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's soldiers withdrew from northern Kurdish areas in 2012.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43107013

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Syrian pro-govt forces to help Kurds defend Afrin against Turkey - reports

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Published on 19 Feb 2018
Syrian pro-government forces are expected to help Kurdish militias defend the city
of Afrin. It follows an alleged deal between Damascus and the Kurds. Under the
agreement, pro-Assad troops will help Kurdish fighters repel Turkey's offensive in the region.

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Israel Tests Weapon That Can Shoot Down Ballistic Missiles | NBC News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGhJ-WpgbIw

Published on 19 Feb 2018
The successful test of an Arrow 3 missile system was hailed as a major step
in the development of what the U.S. Department of Defense calls Israel’s
“multilayered defense array.”

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Syrian pro-govt. forces will enter Afrin 'within hours'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJFcw4-mhQg

Published on 19 Feb 2018
Syrian pro-government forces are heading to the country’s northwestern
border region of Afrin that has been the scene of a Turkish military
operation for weeks

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Afrin offensive: Turkey warns Syria against helping Kurds

2 hours ago...19/2/18

Turkey has warned the Syrian government not to help Kurds fighting against
Turkish forces in northern Syria. Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said Turkey's
operations were going ahead as planned and it would be a "disaster" if Syrian
troops were to intervene.Syrian media had earlier said the army would help Kurds
resist Turkish operations in the enclave of Afrin.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43107013

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Syria war: Dozens of civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta strikes

40 minutes ago...19/2/18

Bombardments by Syrian government forces have killed dozens of civilians in the
rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, activists say.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43121547

[Harley]

Fort Shafter Developing Plan to Evacuate Americans in S. Korea (https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/02/18/fort-shafter-developing-evacuation-plan-americans-south-korea.html?ESRC=eb_180219.nl)

18 Feb 2018

The head of U.S. Army Pacific at FORT SHAFTER (SCHOFIELD BARRACKS) (http://www.military.com/base-guide/schofield-barracksfort-shafter) and his staff have been tasked with creating a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation plan for Americans in South Korea should war occur on the peninsula, the top military commander in the Pacific said.

Hawaii-based Gen. Robert Brown is developing what's known as the "NEO" plan and will see it through to fruition, Adm. Harry Harris, who leads U.S. Pacific Command on Oahu, said at a congressional hearing Wednesday.

Harris added that the numbers are "staggering" -- with estimates of more than 200,000 Americans civilians in the South.

"Not military, but Americans who live and work in South Korea," Harris said. "And then on top of that you've got a million Chinese that live and work on the Korean Peninsula, 60,000 Japanese and on and on and on."

Full Article HERE (https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/02/18/fort-shafter-developing-evacuation-plan-americans-south-korea.html?ESRC=eb_180219.nl).

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Marines May Go to Alaska for Cold-Weather Training (https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/02/18/marines-may-go-alaska-cold-weather-training.html?ESRC=eb_180219.nl)

18 Feb 2018

Infantry Marines may soon be making routine trips to Alaska to train in harsh cold weather conditions, a possibility that signals a major departure from the desert training environments of recent years.

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller confirmed to Military.com in a December interview that the service was exploring ways to add an Alaska location to the currently limited array of options for cold weather training.

"We've got to be able to fight in other places than the desert," Neller said. "... We've got to be able to operate across all types of terrain and all climates. We haven't been around cold weather in a long time. We've got to get back into it."

Full Article HERE (https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/02/18/marines-may-go-alaska-cold-weather-training.html?ESRC=eb_180219.nl).

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Russia and China Racing to Get Satellite Jammers (https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/02/16/russia-and-china-racing-get-satellite-jammers-report-finds.html?ESRC=eb_180219.nl)

16 Feb 2018

According to the "Worldwide Threat Assessment", authored by National Intelligence Director Daniel Coats, "Both Russia and China continue to pursue anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons as a means to reduce U.S. and allied military effectiveness".

"Russia and China aim to have nondestructive and destructive counterspace weapons available for use during a potential future conflict," the report continues. "We assess that, if a future conflict were to occur involving Russia or China, either country would justify attacks against U.S. and allied satellites as necessary to offset any perceived U.S. military advantage derived from military, civil, or commercial space systems."

https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Newsroom/Testimonies/2018-ATA---Unclassified-SSCI.pdf
https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/Newsroom/Testimonies/2018-ATA---Unclassified-SSCI.pdf

Full Article HERE (https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/02/16/russia-and-china-racing-get-satellite-jammers-report-finds.html?ESRC=eb_180219.nl).

[Foxie Loxie]

"Satellite jammers"! I've been wondering when will "they" begin just shooting down each other's satellites? :confused: I mean.....if we are going to get SERIOUS!! :nhl_checking:

[Cidersomerset]

The US mainstream media , politicians of both parties intel and military keep saying
Russia must be punished daily.

President Putin while speaking to his internal audience is also letting the Pentagon
know , (though they already do hence the call to arms) Russia is not a pushover....
Though this is likely to step up the rhetoric and mil ind complex request for even
more $$$$$$$'$


Putin: New hypersonic Sarmat ICBM capable of overcoming missile defense systems

fym8DAPbUOI

Published on 1 Mar 2018
Russia's new hypersonic Sarmat ICBM, which is capable of overcoming missile defense
systems, has completed tests and is a "breakthrough" for the country's missile program,
according to President Vladimir Putin.

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‘Stealthy submarine’: Putin presents new underwater drone

RT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI2nQYqobeo
Published on 1 Mar 2018
Russia created yet another weapon – an underwater drone with great endurance
and stealth capabilities, with a nuclear reactor smaller and more powerful than
earlier models. The drone can counter enemy aircraft carrier groups and attack
shoreline defenses.






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Putin reveals Russia's 'invincible missile' in pre-election speech
1 hour ago

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It was Mr Putin's last speech before the election

Russia has developed a new cruise missile that is invincible,
according to President Vladimir Putin.Mr Putin made the
revelation as he laid out his key policies for a fourth
presidential term, ahead of an election he is expected to
win in 17 days' time.

He showcased a range of new weapons, including a missile
that could "reach anywhere in the world". Using video
presentations. he said the missile could not be stopped
by the US shield in Europe and Asia.He highlighted two
nuclear-capable weapons - a cruise missile and a
submarine-launched unmanned underwater vehicle.

The warhead, he said, was "a low-flying, difficult-to-spot
cruise missile with a nuclear payload with a practically
unlimited range and an unpredictable flight path, which
can bypass lines of interception and is invincible in the
face of all existing and future systems of both missile
defence and air defence."

During the two-hour televised speech to a joint sitting
of both houses of parliament, he encouraged Russians
to suggest names for the two systems. He argued that
Russia had reacted after years of pleading with the US
not to break away from anti-missile treaties.

read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43239331

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New cold war brewing with Russia?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDxmTOh68zA
Published on 1 Mar 2018..Fox.
Fox News strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.), on Russia, Syria,
North Korea and the threat from ISIS splinter groups.

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Putin touts new 'invincible' nuclear-powered missile
CNN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqZRDhgGwi0
Published on 1 Mar 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted Thursday of new weaponry that will
render NATO defenses "completely useless" -- and delivered a warning to the
world about Russia's resurgent military might.

[Tintin]

The White Helmets Are A Propaganda Construct

3vNwe7yKbwo

Published on 9 Feb 2018

TRANSCRIPT AND SOURCES: corbettreport.com/whitehelmets

Contrary to what its multi-million dollar international PR campaign would
have you believe, the "White Helmets" are not a group of volunteer
search-and-rescue workers that sprang spontaneously out of the Syrian
soil. When you peel back the layers of foreign financing and reveal the
foreign intelligence operatives and murky lobbying groups at the heart
of the organization, what you find is that the White Helmets are, in fact,
a propaganda construct.

Thanks for this Cider. Yes, just playing catch-up as you had clearly posted this sometime ago!

I'd remembered seeing something about this last year and had remembered that it was Vanessa Beeley (thanks to the jog in this Corbett article) who I'd come across presenting on UK Column (https://www.ukcolumn.org/) - an independent news source: they do some great investigative work. This article may be of interest to those wanting more background on the "White Helmets" https://www.ukcolumn.org/insight-saving-syrias-children-worst-case-fake-news

[Cidersomerset]

This is a very good segment that ties together some of the geo - political
agendas that keep coming up in the news but are connected on many levels.....

Uranium One, Green Lobbyists, The REAL Russian Connection
- INFOWARS..David Knight

OH3qbl5NtaQ

Published on 1 Mar 2018

This on NBC just an hour age. suggesting those around Trump believe it

The U.S. Military's Plan To Fight Climate Change | Mach | NBC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsqQG4RrQ8A
Published on 1 Mar 2018
The U.S. military bases are shifting towards renewable energy and are using solar
panels and wind farms to eventually become net-zero energy and net-zero water users.

[Cidersomerset]

This explains the geo political history of Putins speech at the start then they move
to Yemen,Ukraine and other topics...

CrossTalk Bullhorns: Russia Reacts (Extended Version)

hQuSKRio0c0

Published on 5 Mar 2018
Putin tells the US ‘to come back to earth’ challenging Washington’s unipolar
ambitions. Also, calls to end the illegal war against Yemen. And, why arming
the Kiev regime is a recipe for disaster. As well as the return to trade wars.

CrossTalking with Mark Sleboda and Dmitry Babich

[Cidersomerset]

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North Korea is willing to discuss disarmament, says South

1 hour ago

North Korea is willing to talk about getting rid of its nuclear weapons but only
if its own safety can be guaranteed, South Korea says.The South says the
subject was raised when its officials met with the North's leader, Kim Jong-un,
in Pyongyang on Monday, during a rare visit.

They said Mr Kim is also open to US talks, and would pause weapons testing.
In previous programmes to halt its nuclear ambitions, the North has failed
to keep its promises.The leaders of North and South Korea have also agreed
to meet at a summit next month, Seoul's envoy says.It will be the first such
meeting for more than a decade and the first since Kim Jong-un took power
in North Korea.Mr Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet on
the heavily fortified border next month, at the truce village of Panmunjom.
The countries also agreed to open a hotline between the leaders.

read more....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-43296671

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North Korea willing to talk about giving up nukes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTM-iekD5fo
Published on 6 Mar 2018
North Korea is willing to talk to the United States about giving up its nuclear
weapons, South Korea said, in a remarkable development that followed
unprecedented talks in Pyongyang.
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Kim Jong Un meets with South Korean officials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGP7fd50yLg
Published on 6 Mar 2018
North Korea is willing to talk to the United States about giving up its nuclear
weapons, South Korea said, in a remarkable development that followed
unprecedented talks in Pyongyang.
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North Korea open to denuclearization talks with US
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WA4fmUGxS8
Published on 6 Mar 2018..Fox.
President Trump: Possible progress being made in talks with North Korea.
Amb. John Bolton give his take.
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Ready for peace? North Korea prepared to give up nukes if provided with security guarantee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy6KpW7rap8
Published on 6 Mar 2018..RT
North Korea says there is no reason to further pursue nuclear weapons if it gets a
security guarantee. Meanwhile inter-Korean ties may be on course for the better -
with envoys from both countries meeting on Monday.

[Cidersomerset]

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Syria war: Government 'takes half of Eastern Ghouta'

1 hour ago

Forces loyal to the Syrian government have reportedly taken
half of the Eastern Ghouta - the last rebel-held enclave close
to the capital Damascus."Regime forces control more than 50%
of Ghouta," Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the UK-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights, told AFP news agency.Aerial
bombing killed at least 20 people as troops and tanks advanced.

In New York, the UN Security Council gathered to discuss the
failure of a ceasefire it had demanded last week.It passed a
resolution on 24 February demanding a 30-day truce across
Syria but the government and its key ally Russia say it does
not apply to some of the rebel groups holding the enclave.


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'Freedom fighters' on a wage: Pentagon requests $30mn salary budget for Syrian rebels

3NrgA0TD8Xk

Published on 7 Mar 2018
Ten thousand Syrian rebels are on the Pentagon's payroll. That revelation
coming from a US Defense Department budget request. Washington now
hopes to increase that number to 65 thousand, despite the crushing failure
of a previous train-and-equip programme.

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Impossible for families to leave Ghouta, they’re being shelled & sniped
– nun at Syrian monastery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlIe-ihkk30
Published on 5 Mar 2018
Two children are the sole civilians to escape via a humanitarian corridor
set-up a week ago in Syria's eastern Ghouta - the fate of their parents
still unknown.

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PressTV reports from ferocious battle taking place in Syria's Ghouta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTw0IscOmTU
Published on 6 Mar 2018
Press TV Exclusive: Syrian forces making more gains against militants in
Eastern Ghouta...Mohammad Ali reports.

[Cidersomerset]

15 years in Iraq: ‘Enough is enough’ – Ron Paul on NATO's mission

do-tvrhF6Rg

Published on 7 Mar 2018
The head of NATO says the alliance's troops will stay in Iraq so long as that's
OK with the Iraqi government. Former US Congressman Ron Paul thinks it's
time for the alliance to pull out its forces.

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Sergey Skripal & daughter were exposed to nerve agent - UK police

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4baXE_H0KA4
Published on 7 Mar 2018Russian ex-double agent Sergey Skripal, 66,
and his daughter Yulia, 33, were exposed to a nerve agent, UK police
have confirmed. The police are investigating their attempted murder.

[Cidersomerset]

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Eastern Ghouta: Syrian army splits enclave in three, reports say
1 hour ago...10/3/18

The Syrian army has made a significant advance in its effort to take
rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, reports say.Troops have cut off the region's
biggest town, Douma, and isolated another, according to UK-based
conflict monitors the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

The advance would effectively split the region into three parts.
The Syrian government began a major offensive last month to re-take
Eastern Ghouta, near the capital Damascus.Since then they have
reportedly taken control of half of the region, in an advance that has
left around 1,000 civilians dead over the past three weeks, according
to SOHR.The UN has called the bombardment "unacceptable", saying
it amounts to "the collective punishment of civilians".The military has
been accused of targeting civilians, but it says it is trying to liberate
the region - one of the last rebel strongholds - from those it terms terrorists

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Unarmed militants leave Eastern Ghouta through humanitarian corridors
RT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBxkvhLnTWQ
Published on 9 Mar 2018
Group of unarmed militants has left the besieged enclave of eastern Ghouta in
Syria, through humanitarian corridors. This comes after talks brokered by Moscow.
This video shows the militants leaving the area through the exit route. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/90rv

[Cidersomerset]

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Syria war: Thousands flee Eastern Ghouta as army advances

15/3/18

Thousands of civilians are fleeing a town in the besieged rebel-held Eastern
Ghouta region outside Syria's capital, Damascus, as government forces advance.

State television showed pictures of men, women and children carrying bags
leaving the town of Hamouria, which has come under intense bombardment.

It is the biggest exodus from the enclave since the military stepped up an
offensive to retake it last month.

At the same time, 25 lorries carrying food aid entered the town of Douma.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said the aid was just a
fraction of what was needed in the Eastern Ghouta, where some 390,000
people are facing severe shortages of food and medical supplies.

read more....

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43414348

[Cidersomerset]

'Situation in E. Ghouta is catastrophic' – Red Cross spokesperson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8bMRU6nj0Y

Published on 17 Mar 2018
The UN's special envoy to Syria has welcomed a brief ceasefire in the city of
Douma in eastern Ghouta. Staffan de Mistura also renewed calls for an end
to hostilities across the country. Red Cross spokesperson for the Middle East
Iolanda Jaquemet comments on the situation in Syria.
Check out http://rt.com

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US training Syria militants for false flag chemical attack as basis for
airstrikes – Russian MoD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmYCgK2zHCI
Published on 17 Mar 2018
Russia’s Defense Ministry says “US instructors” are training militants to stage
false flag chemical attacks in south Syria. The incidents are said to be a pretext
for airstrikes on Syrian government troops and infrastructure.
\Check out http://rt.com

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Syria war: 'Civilians killed' as thousands flee Turkish air strikes

A number of civilians have been killed by Turkish shelling and air strikes
while trying to flee the embattled Syrian city of Afrin, reports say.
Kurdish media spoke of dozens killed and wounded on Friday night alone
while a UK-based monitoring group reported further deaths on Saturday.
A resident told the BBC that shells on Friday had hit cars packed with
people and air strikes had hit a hospital.

At least 150,000 people have reportedly fled the Kurdish-majority city.
Turkey denies targeting civilians. It launched its military operation to
clearthe Afrin region, in northern Syria, of a US-backed Kurdish militia
it considers a terrorist organisation.

Turkey and its Free Syrian Army allies have captured several villages
in their push to capture the city, reports say. The FSA said it had opened
corridors to the south to allow civilians to escape.However, Afrin resident
Ranya said shells had hit cars carrying civilians in the al-Mahmoudia area.
"Bodies were everywhere," she said.

"Also at night there were air strikes targeting Afrin hospital. There were
a lot of victims there and due to the intensive shelling people cannot go
to get the bodies. Some bodies are still there on the street."

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43441350

[Cidersomerset]

Turkish-backed FSA forces celebrate as Erdogan proclaims Afrin city center ‘entirely under control’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocblLVnb_LQ

Published on 18 Mar 2018
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army forces celebrated the occupation of Afrin on Sunday, after declaring
full control over the city following an eight-week offensive to drive out Kurdish People's Protection
Units (YPG) forces. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/91bo

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Syria war: Turkish-led forces oust Kurdish fighters from heart of Afrin


8 hours ago..18/3/18

Turkish-backed forces have taken full control of the centre of the Syrian-Kurdish city of Afrin.
Fighters waved flags and tore down the statue of a legendary Kurdish figure after claiming
the city centre on Sunday.The two-month Turkish-led operation aimed to rid the border region
of a Kurdish militia that Turkey considers a terrorist group.Activists say 280 civilians have died,
although this is denied by Ankara.Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced
that "units of the Free Syrian Army... took control of the centre of Afrin this morning".

Read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43447624

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US trying to recruit Taliban as a proxy spoiler to destabilize the region’ – political analyst
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acyYhiXIMPs
Published on 17 Mar 2018
The US campaign against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan has been
ongoing for the last 16 years. Speaking in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, the US
defense secretary said America is no longer seeking a military solution.

[Cidersomerset]

Syrian Army gains firm control over eastern Ghouta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf90CK65_RQ

Published on 19 Mar 2018
Syrian President Bashar Assad toured the liberated areas of
eastern Ghouta for the first time in five years, meeting with
civilians and frontline soldiers. His tour happened while
Turkish forces took control of a portion of northern Syria.

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This vid shows the complex situation in the north though I do
not now how valid the site is ?

Syrian War Report – March 19, 2018: Eastern Ghouta Battle
Enters Final Phase, Afrin Falls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K5w9r9ckkE
Published on 19 Mar 2018...South Front

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Syria war: Afrin looted by Turkish-backed rebels
19 March 2018

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels who seized the northern Syrian city of Afrin from a
Kurdish militia on Sunday have been looting properties, reports say.A UK-based
monitoring group said shops and military and government facilities had been raided.
A rebel commander blamed "thieves" for the looting and said a unit had been set
up to prevent further incidents.

Later, Turkey's president vowed to expand its military campaign to all Kurdish-held
border areas to the east.

"The military operation will go on until the terror corridor through Manbij, Ain al-
Arab [Kobane], Tal Abyad, Ras al-Ain, Qamishli has been wiped out," Recep Tayyip
Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara.Mr Erdogan described the fall of Afrin following
a two-month offensive as a "comma" in its efforts to counter the Kurdish People's
Protection Units (YPG) militia and added: "God willing a full stop will come next."

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43457214

[Cidersomerset]

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Syria war: Rebel evacuations from Eastern Ghouta gather pace

6 hours ago..25/3/18

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Those boarding the buses were searched and then given food and water

Syrian rebel groups have pulled out of more towns in the Eastern Ghouta,
as the government tightens it grip on the enclave outside Damascus.
Buses carrying fighters, their families and others left the area late on Saturday,
leaving the city of Douma as the last rebel-held stronghold.The evacuations
followed a deal between government forces and a local rebel group, Faylaq
al-Rahman.About 70% of the Eastern Ghouta is now under government control.

Hundreds of people have been killed since Syrian government forces, supported
by the Russian military, launched an offensive on the rebel-held territory last month.
In recent weeks, they have cut the Eastern Ghouta into three separate pockets,
forcing rebels to negotiate withdrawals.

read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43530147

[Cidersomerset]

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Poland signs $4.75bn deal to buy US Patriot missiles

4 hours ago...28/3/18

Poland has signed an agreement to buy the Patriot missile defence
system from the US, in a move that is likely to anger Russia.

President Andrzej Duda said the "historic" $4.75bn (£3.4bn) deal
gave Poland "state-of-the-art" defences.

It follows reports that Russia had permanently deployed nuclear-
capable missile systems in its territory of Kaliningrad, which borders
Poland.Ties between Poland, a Nato member, and Russia remain
strained.Moscow's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 has
prompted Warsaw to speed up its military modernisation.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43574308

[norman]

The street Nazis are surfacing in Kiev.

This short BBC report ( which I missed the beginning of ) begins to paint the picture.

They are called the 'National Militia'.

MP3
https://app.box.com/s/4xq60saz5u69n8m41jv3hjh6arab8yzh

[Foxie Loxie]

What about the Red Shirts in South Africa? :confused: Doesn't sound good for the white folk.

[Tintin]

With the situation in Syria now becoming a nexus of crisis this is a timely reminder to revisit this thread and focus on what is unravelling, worryingly horribly at the moment at least. We can't say that - and it was always dependent on certain pre-planned outcomes holding sway of course - that we weren't warned.

From the 'get go' Bill had pretty well laid out the possible scenario and I'm pulling this piece from his lead off entry, and placing it in the context of this Syria situation as it stands now:


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The intention there is to provoke Russia to strike the US first (my emphasis - TQ). The US will then respond (as the "victim"). This will be used by the Americans and their western allies to persuade the citizens that there must be a One World Government (The "New World Order") in order to make sure that this can never happen again.

Absolutely it looks as if there is a serious attempt to isolate Russia and remove it from the UN Security Council.

Updates in more-or-less realtime here from Jake Morphonios via his Facebook page posted up about 13 hours ago. It makes grim reading:

Jake R Morphonios
13 hrs ·

From now on, I will be posting all my updates about the US Strike on Syria on my old group page (Citizens 4 Constitutional Freedom). Join me there (and make sure to LIKE the page to get updates): https://www.facebook.com/blackstoneintel/

UPDATE 8:35 PM EST: #Italian KC-767 aerial refueling aircraft now entering #Jordan from #Saudi Arabian airspace. This aircraft provides logistics for jet fighters which are expected to launch cruise missiles at Syria.

UPDATE 8:30 PM EST: Syrian and Iranian military are leaving Deir Ez Zor Airbase in anticipation of US air strikes.

UPDATE 8:25 PM EST: I'm seeing a lot of movement of US and British military jets in the region, moving to bases in Jordan.

UPDATE 8:15 PM EST: An Israeli security cabinet meeting has been called to discuss the possible Iranian retaliation for Israel's slaughter of 7 Iranians in Syria this week. Israel's northern border has been put on high alert.

UPDATE 8:05 PM EST: According to Israeli Channel 10 news, Prime Minister Netanyahu just revealed during a security meeting that the USA is going to strike the "Syrian regime".

UPDATE 7:45 PM EST:: Russia is moving its military helicopters from the Syrian T-4 and Dumeyir airbases in anticipation of a US coalition attack. The last time Russia moved off a Syrian airbase like this was last April when it was given 2 hours notice that a US tomahawk cruise missile strike was imminent.

BREAKING NEWS - Blackstone sources say US-led coalition air force jets are streaking over the border of #Iraq into #Syria. All civilian air traffic in Syria has been halted in anticipation of imminent coalition strikes by #USA, #UK, #France and allies. This current flyover may be to test Syrian/Russian air defenses and may not be the official strike. But Eurocontrol for Eastern Mediterranean area has put out an alert that airstrikes will take place within the next 72 hours.

[Tintin]

More updates from Jake Morphonios here. Interesting to note his sign off comment on these latest updates. It's a peculiar development that any Commander-in-Chief would advertise military intentions in such a way, for sure, although directives to do so in most likelihood would have come from more senior higher level clearance military operatives (US Navy Admiral of the fleet in cahoots with deep state?).

Of particular interest may be the 5.45PM update, below.

Note also the update relating to North Korea also provided here.

Citizens 4 Constitutional Freedom (https://www.facebook.com/blackstoneintel/?hc_ref=ARSxiveE7_IPnpWZQrAEZ3OlI0Wty0Zc2nQPnN1wIg XKmt6Cbk9nEQRaBWuiLEY4A5E&fref=nf)
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LATEST NEWS ON SYRIAN STRIKES - 4-11-2018

UPDATE 10:00 PM EST: It is 5:00 AM local time in Damascus. The peak window for attack has passed. Based on moon phases, Wed night was 24% waning. Thur night will be 14% waning. Fri night will be 8% waning. USA/UK also have additional naval warships en route. Takes time to get to Syrian coast.

UPDATE 9:15 PM EST: The Daily Telegraph reports that Prime Minister May has ordered British submarines to move within missile range of Syria in readiness for strikes against the Assad regime that could begin as early as Thursday night.

UPDATE 9:00 PM EST: #Canada's Justin Trudeau has the good sense to announce that Canada will not participate in military strikes against #Syria.

UPDATE 8:15 PM EST: United Kingdom deploys additional naval fleet to North Korean coast. The HMS Albion will join with the HMS Sutherland which is already in the area. This will be the third British warship off the coast of North Korea.

UPDATE 8:00 PM EST: #Russia has deployed all of its fighters and vehicles from #DeirEzzor airbase to al-Talai camp west of Deir Ezzor.

UPDATE 7:00 PM EST: US redeploys military assets near Black Sea Coast in Bulgaria.

UPDATE 6:45 PM EST: President Trump speaks with President Erdogan of Turkey to discuss Syria situation. Turkey is a NATO member but has developed close relations with Russia.

UPDATE 6:30 PM EST: BREAKING: UK Prime Minister has ordered submarines to move within missile range of Syria. PM also called emergency meeting with cabinet on Thursday to discuss Syria strike.

UPDATE 6:15 PM EST: Russian Defense Ministry announces that if USA strikes any Russian bases or personnel, "Russia's response will be immediate." Russia has promised to destroy US ships if they strike Russian assets with cruise missiles.

UPDATE 6:00 PM EST: Just as US President Trump is not seeking required congressional approval to conduct acts of war in Syria, UK Prime Minister May stated that she will not seek parliamentary approval either.

UPDATE 5:45 PM EST: Evidence that White House approved chemical weapon false flag op in Syria in 2013 to blame Assad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CChV1UVfoQ

UPDATE 3:00 PM EST: Photos have emerged that prove that the bodies of child victims in Douma were staged by Jaish terrorists as propaganda. Go to www.blackstoneintel.com to view the photos.

UPDATE 2:00 PM EST: Russian military says it will deploy troops to Syrian town of Douma that was the site of purported chemical attack.

UPDATE 1:30 PM EST: A #PressSec briefing at 3:30 PM EST has just been added to the #WhiteHouse schedule. SecDef Mattis & Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford have arrived at the White House.

UPDATE 1:15 PM EST: President #Macron of #France received operations plans briefing from French military leaders on #Syria strikes.

UPDATE: 1:00 PM EST: Russian Navy Deployed Ahead of Strikes. Image Sat International published images taken on April 11th showing that #Russia has fully deployed its naval fleet stationed at the Port of #Tartus in #Syria. Only 1 kilo class sub remains in port. Air defense suites active and connected with land based radars and air defense launchers. Ships are moving into their positions for optimal coverage of Syria's coast.

UPDATE 7:00 AM EST: "President Trump tweeted: Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, because they will be coming, nice and new and 'smart!' You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!"

So much for the Trump claim that he would never telegraph his military intentions to the enemy.

[ThePythonicCow]

So much for the Trump claim that he would never telegraph his military intentions to the enemy.
Trump will only be telegraphing his moves, if his moves turn out, in their entirety, to be as what he appears to be telegraphing :).

I've forgotten where I saw this now, but the analysis of these events that suited my tin-foil-hat-conspiracy-oriented brain the most was that Trump was setting up an F'ing disaster, that will result in everyone with prepper supplies or shelters double checking that all is in order, and in the end, after some intervening years of economic collapse (such as I write about here (http://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?102416-The-Rape-of-Russia-Coming-to-the-United-States)), these events will serve as a major impetus for a re-worked world order.

[Tintin]

Further updates from Jake Morphonios, here:

Citizens 4 Constitutional Freedom (https://www.facebook.com/blackstoneintel/?hc_ref=ARSrC3-tPsm76mg9STap36Rwgo3uZ6NdD5CnVTN6fQ-IvKwhOuAnCw1kXC8cfUTa7Ok&fref=nf)
14 hrs ·

LATEST NEWS ON SYRIAN STRIKES: 4-12-2018
(Most recent updates at the top)

UPDATE 9:00 PM EST: Reports have leaked that part of the delay in coming to a decision on what to do in Syria is because of internal conflicts between Trump's Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, and National Security Adviser, John Bolton.

UPDATE 8:45 PM EST: British military source told The UK Times that the original strike plan against Syria had to be scrapped and reworked because Trump's tweet caused major movement in Syria, requiring targeting to be revisited.

UPDATE 8:30 PM EST: The Guardian reports that Russia has made preparations for a counter attack against the British Royal Air Force base Akrotiri in Cyprus if Syria is attacked.

UPDATE 4:45 PM EST: #WhiteHouse says that after meeting with National Security Council, #Trump has not yet made a decision on what to do in #Syria. He will be speaking again with #UK Prime Minister #May and French President Macron later today.

UPDATE 4:30 PM EST: Not to be left out, #German Chancellor #Merkel proclaims, "It is clear Syria has not destroyed all of it's chemical weapons stockpiles" because #French President #Macron says so.

UPDATE 4:15 PM EST: The AFP (Associated Foreign Press) is reporting that Coalition vessels, including a French frigate, British Royal Navy submarines (equipped with cruise missiles) and the USS Donald Cook destroyer (equipped with Tomahawk land attack missiles) are all in range of the Syrian coast.

UPDATE 4:00 PM EST: Unconfirmed reports that Washington and Moscow have been negotiating agreement on where airstrikes can take place to prevent Russian retaliation. Discussion includes possible agreement on US strikes limited to only Syrian bases that have already been evacuated.

UPDATE 3:45 PM EST: Unconfirmed reports that #UK #RoyalAirForce planning to carry out airstrike against evacuated Syrian Ministry of Defense building in #Damascas using Storm Shadow cruise missiles launched from Tornado GR 4s.

UPDATE 3:30 PM EST: Outgoing CIA Director Pompeo confirms that US-led forces killed "hundreds" of Russian mercenary contractors (Russian equivalent of the contractors USA using in Afghanistan) in Syria in February.

UPDATE 3:15 PM EST: After hours long meeting, the British Cabinet has "agreed on the need to take further action" to deter further use of chemical weapons in Syria.

UPDATE 3:00 PM EST: Saudi Arabia shoots down a missile fired over Jizan, launched by Houthis in Yemen.

UPDATE 2:45 PM EST: Russia and USA communicating on back channel deconfliction hotline.

UPDATE 2:40 PM EST: Russia calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting on Friday.

UPDATE 2:30 PM EST: US Navy Poseidon P-8A / PS024 currently operating over Mediterranean to the west of Syrian coastline, likely surveying Russian naval drills.

[Cidersomerset]

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Syria air strikes: US and allies attack chemical weapons sites

14/4/18

The US, UK and France have bombed multiple government targets in Syria in an
early morning operation targeting alleged chemical weapons sites.The strikes were
in response to a suspected chemical attack on the Syrian town of Douma last week.

Explosions hit the capital, Damascus, as well as two locations near the city of
Homs, the Pentagon said.Russia's ambassador to the US responded by saying the
attack on its ally "will not be left without consequences".

"The nations of Britain, France, and the United States of America have marshalled
their righteous power against barbarism and brutality," President Trump said in an
address to the nation from the White House at about 21:00 local time (02:00 BST).

"The purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the
production, spread, and use of chemical weapons," he said.

The wave of strikes is the most significant attack against President Bashar al-
Assad's government by Western powers in seven years of Syria's civil war.


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43762251

[Hervé]

Saudi Arabia to send evacuated Syrian militants to Yemen (https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201804141063561879-jaysh-al-islam-militants-yemen/)

Sputnik (https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201804141063561879-jaysh-al-islam-militants-yemen/)
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:39 UTC


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The Russian Defense Ministry has reported that a total of 170,152 people, including 63,117 militants and their relatives, had been evacuated from the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta during a large-scale humanitarian operation in the area.

500 Jaysh al-Islam militants who were earlier evacuated from Eastern Ghouta (https://sputniknews.com/military/201804131063510905-syrian-army-finds-saudi-explosives-in-ghouta/), plan to go to Yemen, according to the pan-Arabic satellite television channel Al Mayadeen (http://www.almayadeen.net/).

It cited its own source as saying that the terrorists first intend to illegally arrive in Saudi Arabia (https://sputniknews.com/us/201804131063534558-us-law-saudi-arabia-yemen-war/), from where they will try to enter Yemen.

On Friday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told a news briefing that the Russian Reconciliation Center along with Syrian authorities are wrapping up a large-scale humanitarian operation in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta.
"A total of 170,152 people were evacuated from the area, including 63,117 militants and members of their families," Konashenkov said.
The relocation of Jaysh al-Islam militants from Eastern Ghouta to the northern Syrian province of Aleppo began late last week, in line with a Russia-brokered deal to release the militants' prisoners.

The Syrian Army gained control of most of Eastern Ghouta on March 31, when it managed to lift the militants' blockade of a major highway between Damascus and the rest of the country.

The liberation came after Syrian troops launched their major offensive on Eastern Ghouta in February, in a bid to do away with the militants' occupation of the area, which had been in place since 2012.

February 27 saw the beginning of daily humanitarian pauses in Eastern Ghouta (https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201804111063422215-white-helmets-fake-video-site/), part of efforts by Russia and the Syrian Arab Republic to help civilians withdraw from the combat zone.

Yemen has been embroiled into a violent conflict (https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201804071063308632-houthis-yemen-peace/) between the government headed by ex-President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and the Houthi Shia movement, also known as Ansar Allah, which is backed by army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was killed in 2017.

Since March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition of mostly Persian Gulf countries has been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis at Hadi's request.

[Cidersomerset]

CrossTalk on Syria and North Korea: War without a goal?

eOpqJ62r-qs

Published on 20 Apr 2018
U.S. president Donald Trump says he wants American troops to leave Syria.
The foreign policy blob surrounding him says differently. So, what are exactly
Washington’s goals in Syria? Partition? War for war sake? Or a means to
sticking it to Iran and Russia? All are poorly thought out options.
CrossTalking with Gareth Porter, Danny Makki, and Mohammed Cherkaoui.

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Syria returns Légion d'honneur award to France

20 April 2018

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The award was handed back via the Romanian embassy, which represents
French interests in Syria.Syria has returned to France the prestigious
Légion d'honneur presented to President Bashar al-Assad, saying he would
not wear the award of a country that was a "slave" to America.


read more....http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43833652

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Former UK Ambassador Reveals Truth About Syria - With Special Guest Peter Ford

RonPaulLibertyReport

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbHHVdrDG_k
Streamed live on 19 Apr 2018
Former UK Ambassador to Syria Peter Ford joins today's Liberty Report to share his
vast experience in the region. He has notably deviated from the government/media
narrative about the alleged Assad gas attack. How likely is it that Assad used gas?
Why are inspectors being prevented from visiting the site? How is the "official
narrative" holding up to increasing scrutiny?

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SYRIA, Trumps Plan To Build Arab Army So U S Troops Can Leave - ALEX JONES INFOWARS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uym8DEg0qw8
Published on 17 Apr 2018

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Trump seeks to build Arab army to replace US military in Syria: Report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuwvOYIfyxg
Published on 17 Apr 2018..Fox.
Former Assistant Secretary of State Robert Charles on why he agrees with the
Trump administration’s push for an Arab force, to replace the U.S. military in Syria.

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North and South Korea may announce end to Korean War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPKgjUMteIA
Published on 17 Apr 2018
Seoul and Pyongyang have officially remained at war since the 1953 Korean
Armistice Agreement; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports from
West Palm Beach, Florida.

[Cidersomerset]

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North Korea 'halts missile and nuclear tests', says Kim Jong-un

1 minute ago...21/4/18

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says he has suspended all missile
tests and will shut down a nuclear test site."From 21 April, North Korea
will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles,"
the country's state news agency said.Mr Kim said further tests were
unnecessary because Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities had been "verified".
The surprise announcement comes as North Korea prepares for historic
talks with South Korea and the US.

read more....

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Donald J. Trump
✔ @realDonaldTrump
North Korea has agreed to suspend all Nuclear Tests and close up a
major test site. This is very good news for North Korea and the
World - big progress! Look forward to our Summit.
3:50 PM - Apr 20, 2018

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-43846488

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North Korea announces it will suspend its nuclear & missile tests

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ppj4lobTdg

Published on 20 Apr 2018..Fox..6 min seg.
Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior counselor John Hannah and “The
Coming Collapse of China” author Gordon Chang on North Korean leader Kim Jong
Un’s announcement to suspend its nuclear and long-range missile tests.

[Hervé]

Hillary's sociopathic Wikileaks emails outline her plan to kill Assad, destroy Syria and support terrorists (https://russia-insider.com/en/hillarys-sociopathic-wikileaks-emails-kill-assad-destroy-syria-deep-state-goal-10-years/ri23152)

Patrick Fleming Russia Insider (https://russia-insider.com/en/hillarys-sociopathic-wikileaks-emails-kill-assad-destroy-syria-deep-state-goal-10-years/ri23152)
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 09:55 UTC



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Lest we forget, the Wikileaks dumps made perfectly clear what the Israeli / deep-state agenda is as regards Syria.

Wikileaks released documents made public in May 2016 confirmed the accusations of many "conspiracy theorists" that the Syrian civil war was an American-Israeli supported project with the goal of empowering Israeli interests.

Who were the American leaders motivated to interfere in the Syrian civil war? Answer: Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama spearheaded this push.

Hillary Clinton in particular displayed sociopathic and murderous intent as she spoke about threatening Assads family with death.


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This psycho almost became president ...


Check out some of these amazing excerpts from her official emails:
The best way to help Israel deal with Iran's growing nuclear capability is to help the people of Syria overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad. Negotiations to limit Iran's nuclear program will not solve Israel's security dilemma. Nor will they stop Iran from improving the crucial part of any nuclear weapons program - the capability to enrich uranium. At best, the talks between the world's major powers and Iran that began in Istanbul this April and will continue in Baghdad in May will enable Israel to postpone by a few months a decision whether to launch an attack on Iran that could provoke a major Mideast war. What does politics in Syria have to do with nuclear weapons?
Iran's nuclear program and Syria's civil war may seem unconnected, but they are. For Israeli leaders, the real threat from a nuclear-armed Iran is not the prospect of an insane Iranian leader launching an unprovoked Iranian nuclear attack on Israel that would lead to the annihilation of both countries.

What Israeli military leaders really worry about -- but cannot talk about -- is losing their nuclear monopoly. An Iranian nuclear weapons capability would not only end that nuclear monopoly but could also prompt other adversaries, like Saudi Arabia and Egypt, to go nuclear as well. The result would be a precarious nuclear balance in which Israel could not respond to provocations with conventional military strikes on Syria and Lebanon, as it can today. If Iran were to reach the threshold of a nuclear weapons state, Tehran would find it much easier to call on its allies in Syria and Hezbollah to strike Israel, knowing that its nuclear weapons would serve as a deterrent to Israel responding against Iran itself. When have similar American actions interfered with political sovereignty in the Near-East and similar countries? What makes Syria different?
The Obama administration has been understandably wary of engaging in an air operation in Syria like the one conducted in Libya for three main reasons. Unlike the Libyan opposition forces, the Syrian rebels are not unified and do not hold territory. The Arab League has not called for outside military intervention as it did in Libya. And the Russians are opposed. Libya was an easier case. But other than the laudable purpose of saving Libyan civilians from likely attacks by Qaddafi's regime, the Libyan operation had no long-lasting consequences for the region. Syria is harder. But success in Syria would be a transformative event for the Middle East. Not only would another ruthless dictator succumb to mass opposition on the streets, but the region would be changed for the better as Iran would no longer have a foothold in the Middle East from which to threaten Israel and undermine stability in the region.

Unlike in Libya, a successful intervention in Syria would require substantial diplomatic and military leadership from the United States. Washington should start by expressing its willingness to work with regional allies like Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar to organize, train and arm Syrian rebel forces. The announcement of such a decision would, by itself, likely cause substantial defections from the Syrian military. Then, using territory in Turkey and possibly Jordan, U.S. diplomats and Pentagon officials can start strengthening the opposition. It will take time. But the rebellion is going to go on for a long time, with or without U.S. involvement. The second step is to develop international support for a coalition air operation. What were the American leaders view of Russia and the possibility of conflict with Russia?
Russia will never support such a mission, so there is no point operating through the UN Security Council. Some argue that U.S. involvement risks a wider war with Russia. But the Kosovo example shows otherwise. In that case, Russia had genuine ethnic and political ties to the Serbs, which don't exist between Russia and Syria, and even then Russia did little more than complain. Russian officials have already acknowledged they won't stand in the way if intervention comes. Where are Syria's connections geopolitically with Iran, and why are these connections this viewed as a problem?
Back to Syria. It is the strategic relationship between Iran and the regime of Bashar Assad in Syria that makes it possible for Iran to undermine Israel's security - not through a direct attack, which in the thirty years of hostility between Iran and Israel has never occurred, but through its proxies in Lebanon, like Hezbollah, that are sustained, armed and trained by Iran via Syria. Why would the fall of the Assad regime benefit Israel? Why is Syria so significant?
The end of the Assad regime would end this dangerous alliance. Israel's leadership understands well why defeating Assad is now in its interests. Speaking on CNN's Amanpour show last week, Defense Minister Ehud Barak argued that "the toppling down of Assad will be a major blow to the radical axis, major blow to Iran.... It's the only kind of outpost of the Iranian influence in the Arab world...and it will weaken dramatically both Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza." Bringing down Assad would not only be a massive boon to Israel's security, it would also ease Israel's understandable fear of losing its nuclear monopoly. These emails effectively prove that the American government intentionally supported the "moderate rebels" (such as ISIS) in the disastrous Syrian civil war because they viewed it as the best way to protect Israeli interests. Hundreds of thousands were killed by the conflict, and millions were displaced, all of this fueled by American imperialists serving Israeli interests.

Wikileaks source (https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/18328)

[Cidersomerset]

A good positive debate on the possible up coming talks.....

CrossTalk: Korean Peace Blitz?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzNUo4HC2IQ

Published on 25 Apr 2018...RT..( 25 mins )
After 68 years the two Koreas are on the verge of signing a peace treaty.
A Donald Trump – Kim Jong-un summit is in the works. Is peace coming
to the Korean peninsula? Well, it is possible. The foreign policy blob and
the corporatist media are less enthusiastic. After all, conflict is their
business model.

CrossTalking with Sourabh Gupta, John Merrill, and Daniel Lazare.

FACEBOOK: Like CrossTalk on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/crosstalkrules/

[Cidersomerset]

With Pomeo and Bolton now Trump whisperers and the Presidents
open support for Israel & Saudi . Iran is in the full cross hairs....


Iran is world's greatest terror sponsor - Sec of State Pompeo

jaRXsfeecbc

Published on 29 Apr 2018
Newly-appointed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Iran
"the greatest sponsor of terrorism in the world," during a press
conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Syria war: 'Iranian personnel among dozens dead' in missile attacks
30/4/18

Missiles hit a number of military sites in northern Syria on Sunday night,
state media say, with unconfirmed reports of dozens of fatalities.

The Syrian military said facilities in Hama and Aleppo provinces were struck.
It did not immediately report any casualties. But a UK-based monitoring
group said 26 pro-government fighters were killed, most of them Iranians.
It is not known who was behind the attacks. Western nations and Israel
have previously hit sites in Syria.

Earlier this month, the US, UK and France bombed three facilities they said
were associated with the Syrian government's alleged chemical weapons
programme.Israel is meanwhile alleged to have hit an airbase in Homs
province reportedly serving as an Iranian drone command centre and
containing an advanced Iranian air defence system. Seven Iranian soldiers
were among 14 military personnel killed in that attack.Israel has repeatedly
vowed to stop its arch-enemy Iran from strengthening its military presence
in Syria, Iran's closest ally.
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Pompeo was at NATO banging the anti Russia drum a few days ago....

Ensure NATO has no business with Russia’: Pompeo visits NATO HQ hours after being sworn in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN5QefiCpJo

Published on 27 Apr 2018...( 3 mins )
America's new Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has kicked off his new role, with a
speech at the NATO HQ in Brussels saying the alliance will continue countering
Russian aggression. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/945i

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US defence stocks drop....

CrossTalk Bullhorns: Kim winning? (Extended version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBUtTtdgs5w
Published on 30 Apr 2018...RT...( 35 mins)....
We live in surreal times. A short time ago even imagining a negotiated end to the
tensions on the Korean peninsula was a flight into fantasy. But here we are. Is this
becoming a foreign policy victory for Trump?

[Cidersomerset]

This would be funny if we did not know this is timed to help Trump go after Iran...


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Israel says Iran hid nuclear arms programme

1 minute ago....30/4/18

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gVBmFfc-g4
"A great intelligence achievement"

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed what he says are "secret
nuclear files" proving Iran once covertly pursued nuclear weapons.He said
thousands of pages of material obtained by Israel showed Iran had deceived the
world by denying it had ever sought nuclear weapons.

Iran agreed in 2015 to curb its nuclear energy programme in return for the lifting of
sanctions.It maintained that it had only been pursuing nuclear energy. US President
Donald Trump, who has long threatened to scrap the nuclear deal,said the situation
was "not acceptable" and he would make a decision on the deal on or before 12 May.
"They're not sitting back idly, they're setting off missiles which they say are for
television purposes. I don't think so," said Mr Trump.European powers have said
they are committed to upholding the accord.Tweeting earlier, Iranian Foreign
Minister Javad Zarif appeared to accuse Mr Netanyahu of "fooling people".

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-43952196

[Ewan]

Holly effing crap, he literally did that on TV? Looks more like a magician than a head of state.

How can people not see through this pantomime. Why, how, has sanity deserted the majority?

[Cidersomerset]

Holly effing crap, he literally did that on TV? Looks more like a magician
than a head of state.

Ha ha.. Ewan you reminded me of something Richard Hoagland use to say

"Magicians," the "Masons" and the "Nazis

https://grahamhancock.com/dark-mission-hoagland/

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This is obviously timed to push the anti Iran agenda. The Irony is Israel
has nuclear weapons but still officially will not acknowledge whether
they do or not.

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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/which-nine-countries-have-nuclear-weapons

Pompeo meets with Netanyahu; discusses the Iran deal - Daily Mail
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Published on 30 Apr 2018...( 2 mins)...
President Donald Trump is to decide by May 12 whether to remain in a 2015
nuclear agreement that is supposed to keep Tehran's nuclear agreement in
check. Pompeo has been using the Middle East leg of his first trip abroad as
America's top diplomat to call for concerted international action to punish
Iran for its missile programs. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin welcomed the
tough U.S. line. 'Iran must be stopped, its quest for a nuclear bomb must
be stopped, its aggression must be stopped and we're committed to stopping
it together,' he said.

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Netanyahu claims proof of secret Iranian nuclear activities

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Published on 30 Apr 2018
In a nationally televised address in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu said Israel has obtained "half a ton" of documents showing Iran lied
to the West about its nuclear program before and after the 2015 nuclear deal.
The announcement comes as the Trump administration considers whether to
pull out of the deal. Watch Netanyahu's remarks here.

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Netanyahu claims Iran hid nuclear weapons program

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZa3ZRCYO90
Published on 30 Apr 2018...Fox...( 17mins)...
Israeli prime minister claims Iran had been hiding all of the elements of a
secret nuclear weapons program.

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Netanyahu: Iran lied about nuclear weapons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmSao-j7Xr4
Published on 30 Apr 2018...CNN ....( 18 mins).
Israeli prime minister claims Iran had been hiding all of the elements of a secret
nuclear weapons program.

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Netanyahu gives statement on Iran nuclear deal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrPFH_KIqSc
Streamed live 4 hours ago....30/4/18...( 17 mins )...
DETAILS: https://on.rt.com/94ce

[Iloveyou]

Re Iran: two (only) apparently unrelated thoughts that might be worth to consider, on a sidenote ?

Harald Kautz: there are dwells of (Earth) black goo in Iran, a kind of non-refinable portion of oil coming out of oil dwells. They have to put it in big lakes, because it is a living entity ... (unfortunately the source is not named), but think of the Falkland war and the oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

In 2012 Iran has taken up action to set up a permanent base in Antarctica, a five-year plan has been devised.

[Foxie Loxie]

Whoa!!! Thanks for the Black Goo reminder!! Makes me think of the suspicious deaths of those working with it (supposedly) in the U.K. in the 1980's. Seems that for it to remain inactive it has to be kept at really cold temps. One doesn't think of Iran in that aspect! :confused:

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Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria after rockets hit Golan Heights

10/5/18

Israel says its forces have struck almost all of Iran's infrastructure in Syria, in
response to an Iranian rocket attack on the occupied Golan Heights.

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Israel fires 60 rockets at Iran outposts in Syria after US withdrawal from nuclear deal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGcyeO3smJU
Published on 10 May 2018...( 9mins)....
Some 60 rockets were fired by Israeli jets at Iranian positions in Syria, with further
10 missiles fired from the ground. It's the second such strike by Israel in as many
days. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/94yg

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Israel conducts largest strike in Syria since Yom Kippur War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VY2rfJKMf0
Published on 10 May 2018...Fox...( 3 mins )....
Russia said Israel used 28 warplanes to fire 60 air-to-surface missiles and 10
surface-to-surface missiles; national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports
from the Pentagon.

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Iran condemns wave of Israeli air strikes in Syria

11/5/18

Iran has backed Syria's "right to defend itself" after Israel launched
strikes on what it said was Iranian military infrastructure inside Syria.
In the first comments by Iran since Thursday's wave of strikes, the
foreign ministry condemned the "blatant violation of Syria's sovereignty".

The strikes were the heaviest carried out by Israel on Syria in decades.
They came after 20 rockets were fired at Israeli military positions in
the occupied Golan Heights.Israel said Iranian fighters had carried out
that attack. Iran has neither directly confirmed or denied this but has
said that Israel's attacks on Syria were founded "on self-proclaimed,
baseless pretexts".

Iran has deployed hundreds of troops in Syria, ostensibly as military advisers
to the Syrian military. Thousands of militiamen armed, trained and financed
by Iran have also been battling rebel forces alongside Syrian soldiers

read more....http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44080460

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Saudi-led airstrike in Yemen kills 6 people, including 2 children

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLkueIiRE24
Published on 10 May 2018...RT...( 10 mins)...
At least six people, including two children, were killed in a reportedly Saudi-led
airstrike this morning in Sanaa province. The video footage has captured the
moment rescuers tried to help the victims, mostly children, who were helplessly
trapped under piles of rubble. RT discussed the situation in Yemen with journalist
Hussain Albukhaiti, who knows those covered under rubbles by names.

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Israel: Dozens of Iranian targets hit in Syria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQBRHDCclw4
Published on 11 May 2018...( 10 mins )...
CNN's Ben Wedeman reports that President Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran
nuclear deal gave the green light for Israel to aggressively pursue Iranian targets in Syria

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MATT BRACKEN: IRAN-ISRAEL WAR STARTS? INSANE ELITES! - ALEX JONES INFOWARS
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Published on 10 May 2018

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The REAL Middle East Nuclear Threat

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corbettreport Published on 10 May 2018
TRANSCRIPT AND MP3 AUDIO: https://www.corbettreport.com/israeli...

There is in fact a Middle Eastern nation that is in fact in control of a vast,
undeclared stockpile of nuclear weapons. This nation does have the capability of
deploying those weapons anywhere in the region. It is not a signatory to the
nuclear non-proliferation treaty and its arsenal has never been inspected by any
international agency. But this nation is not Iran. It's Israel

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CrossTalk on Iran: Broken Deal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG3sDuSe5XY
Published on 11 May 2018....( 25 mins )...
Donald Trump claims he is the master of the deal. But when it comes to Iran it is
the art of no deal. The reasons the American president withdrew from the nuclear
deal ranged from lies and disinformation to outright political propaganda. Trump
claims he has made America safer. A dubious claim. Closer to the truth is probably
an attempted forced regime change in Iran. CrossTalking with Mohammad Marandi,
Adel Darwish, and Roozbeh Aliabadi.

[Cidersomerset]

Premature negotiations ......or posturing , we are not lying down.

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North Korea threatens to cancel Trump summit
28 minutes ago...16/5/18

North Korea has said it may pull out of a summit with US President
Donald Trump if the US insists it gives up its nuclear weapons.

The highly anticipated meeting between Mr Trump and North Korea's
Kim Jong-un is due to take place on 12 June.

But in an angry statement, North Korea's vice-foreign minister accused
the US of making reckless statements and of harbouring sinister intentions.
He pointed the finger squarely at US National Security Adviser John Bolton.

"We do not hide our feeling of repugnance towards him," Kim Kye-gwan said.

read more...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44134910

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North Korea 'reconsidering' summit with US


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDW-zFt4b2o
Published on 16 May 2018...CNN...( 6 mins)...
North Korea says it may abandon the planned talks between North Korean leader
Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump if the US "pushes North Korea to
unilateral denuclearization."

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CrossTalk on Middle East: Stumbling into War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzyvfh90NIw
Published on 15 May 2018....RT...( 25 mins )..
North Korea has threatened to cancel the planned summit between President
Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un scheduled for June 12 in Singapore, saying the US
should carefully consider the fate of the upcoming meeting, in view of what it
calls "provocative military disturbances with South Korea," North Korea's state
news agency reported early Wednesday local time.

[Cidersomerset]

CrossTalk: Destruction of Yemen

joxSrUpTAzc

Published on 20 Jun 2018
After three years of conflict, it has been estimated that out of population of 27.4 million,
22.2 million people in Yemen are in need of humanitarian assistance, 4.5 million children
and women are suffering malnutrition, while 2.9 million people are internally displaced.
This is a humanitarian catastrophe by any measure. Why are the U.S. and the UK so
committed to the Saudi-UAE war on Yemen?
CrossTalking with Mohammad Marandi, Charles Shoebridge, and Catherine Shakdam.

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Yemen war: Pro-government forces 'storm Hudaydah airport'

19 June 2018

Yemeni pro-government forces, backed by the United Arab Emirates, are
reported to have stormed the airport serving the rebel-held Red Sea city
of Hudaydah.The UAE's state news agency, Wam, said troops had gained
control of large parts of the facility and that dozens of Houthi rebels were
dead or wounded.

They launched a major offensive last week to capture the city and its port.
The port is crucial to the delivery of aid supplies to Yemen, where 8.4 million
people are at risk of famine.


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US quits 'biased' UN human rights council

20/6/18

The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling
it a "cesspool of political bias". Nikki Haley, the US envoy to the UN, said it
was a "hypocritical" body that "makes a mockery of human rights".

Formed in 2006, the Geneva-based council has faced criticism in the past for
allowing member countries with questionable human rights records. But
activists said the US move could hurt efforts to monitor and address human
rights abuses around the world.Announcing the decision to quit the council,
Ms Haley described the council as a "hypocritical and self-serving organisation"
that displayed "unending hostility towards Israel".

She was speaking alongside US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who
denounced the council as "a protector of human rights abusers".

read more...https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/44537372

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Gaza rocket barrage triggers Israeli air strikes

20/6/18

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Israel said its fighter jets struck a number of Hamas military compounds

Israeli jets have struck Palestinian militant positions in the Gaza Strip after
rockets and mortars were fired into Israel, the Israeli military says.
Twenty-five targets linked to the Hamas movement were hit overnight in
response to a barrage of about 45 projectiles.

Two Hamas security personnel are reported to have been lightly injured.
The escalation came hours after Israel bombed three sites in retaliation
for the launching of incendiary kites and balloons over the Gaza border.
Israeli officials say the crude devices have sparked more than 450 fires
in recent weeks, burning 2,800 hectares of land and causing $2m
(£1.5m) of damage.

read more...https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44544169

[Sophocles]

Poroshenko called the deprivation of Yanukovych’s presidency illegal (https://theqtimes.com/2018/06/20/poroshenko-called-the-deprivation-of-yanukovychs-presidency-illegal/)

Trayan Markevich | June 20, 2018

theqtimes.com (https://theqtimes.com/2018/06/20/poroshenko-called-the-deprivation-of-yanukovychs-presidency-illegal/)

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Poroshenko called the deprivation of Yanukovych presidency незаконнымfacebook.com Oliinyk.V.M

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko appealed to the constitutional court (CCU) of the country to find out how legitimate was the deprivation of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych his post. A formal appeal of the Ukrainian leader and was posted on the court’s website, said the FAN.

According to Poroshenko, depriving Yanukovych of the post was illegal because it had violated several articles of the Ukrainian Constitution. The head of state reminded that to deprive the President of his powers is possible only through impeachment, which was not in 2014.

The President’s actions have become the object of criticism from the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Ukrainian government. In particular, the leader of Radical party Oleg Lyashko suggested that Poroshenko tries on the fate of his predecessor, and even preparing to flee the country.

Source (https://theqtimes.com/2018/06/20/poroshenko-called-the-deprivation-of-yanukovychs-presidency-illegal/)

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This blog (https://nistadblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/frykter-petro-porosjenko-et-nytt-2014/)(in Norwegian) then asks the following questions:

Does Petro Poroshenko fear another coup? Or is he planning one? Why did he raise this question when he knew that the answer has the potential of undermining his own presidency (if Viktor Yanukovych (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Yanukovych)really (according to Ukrainian law) were illegally removed)?

Ukraine is having an election next year and Yulia Tymoshenko (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko) is in lead according to the polls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_Ukrainian_presidential_election,_2019).

[Sophocles]

Syria calls upon citizens forced by war and terrorist attacks to leave the country to return home (https://sana.sy/en/?p=141468http://)

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Sana (https://sana.sy/en/?p=141468) - 3. July 2018

Damascus, SANA – Syria calls on Syrian citizens forced by war and terrorist attacks to leave the country to return to their homeland after the liberation of the majority of areas which were under terrorists’ control.

Speaking to SANA, an official source at the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said that the Syrian state calls upon Syrian citizens who were forced by war and terrorist attacks to leave the country to return home in light of the successive achievements of the Syrian Arab Army and the liberation of many areas from terrorism, whether by military operations or reconciliations, which led to the return of many internally-displaced people to their liberated villages and areas.

The source added that as it affirms that it is responsible for its citizens’ security and safety and providing their needs to have a decent life, the Syrian government stresses the need for humanitarian organizations and the international community to shoulder their responsibilities in this regard and contribute to providing the requirements for the voluntary return of Syrian citizens to their country.

Syria stresses that the international community and international organizations who pretend to care about the interest of the Syrian people are also called upon to lift the unilateral coercive measures imposed on the Syrian people, the source said, stressing that these measures were an additional reason for the Syrians to leave their country in search of decent life.

The source concluded by saying that the Syrian government and people are now unifying their efforts to remove the effects of the terrorist war that targeted Syria, stressing that the reconstruction of Syria will be by the hands of the Syrians themselves.

Manar al-Freih / Hazem Sabbagh

Source (https://sana.sy/en/?p=141468)

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And then this article by Chatham House (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_House) (a British NGO (https://www.chathamhouse.org/)) from May this year:

Calls to Begin Returning Refugees to Syria Must Be Resisted (https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/calls-begin-returning-refugees-syria-must-be-resisted)

21 May 2018

As countries hosting Syrian refugees grow weary of the continuing war, talk is growing about reconstruction and the refugees’ return. This is both premature and dangerous.

Full article (https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/calls-begin-returning-refugees-syria-must-be-resisted)

[Sophocles]

Germany and Syria (http://www.voltairenet.org/article201579.html)

by Thierry Meyssan
Voltaire Network | Damascus (Syria) | 20 June 2018

Relations between Germany and Syria, which used to be excellent under Emperor Wilhelm II, are today abysmal. This is because since the Cold War, Berlin has become the backyard for the Muslim Brotherhood in their attempt to overthrow the Syrian Arab Republic. Since 2012, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the federal think-tank SWP have been working directly on behalf of the US deep state for the destruction of the country.

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In Berlin, in January 2015, a march for tolerance united political and Muslim leaders in reaction to the attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Madame Merkel marched arm in arm with Aiman Mazyek, general secretary of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany. Although he pretends to have broken with the Muslim Brotherhood, and maintains an open dialogue, Mr. Mazyek offers protection within his organisation to the Milli Gorus (the supremacist organisation of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan) and the Muslim Brotherhood (the matrix of jihadist organisations, under the international presidency of Mahmoud Ezzat, ex-right hand of Sayyid Qutb).

Historically, Germany maintained excellent relations with the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the 20th century. Kaiser Wilhelm II, who was fascinated by Islam, pursued archeological excavations, notably in Baalbeck, and participated in the construction of the first railways, including the Damascus -Medina line. The Reich and the Sublime Porte stood together against the British when they organised the « Great Arab Revolt » of 1915. Then they lost the First World War, and as a result, were excluded from the region (Sykes-Picot-Sazovov agreements).

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In 1953, President Eisenhower received a delegation of the Muslim Brotherhood led by Saïd Ramadan. From then on, the United States supported political Islam overseas.

During the Cold War, the CIA recuperated some of the best Nazi officers in order to continue its struggle against the USSR. Among them were Gerhard von Mende, who had recruited Soviet Muslims against Moscow. In 1953, this senior civil servant installed the chief of the Muslim Brotherhood outside of Egypt, Saïd Ramadan, in Munich.

In the same period, the CIA secretly sent Nazi officers all over the world to fight the pro-Soviets. For example, Otto Skorzeny went to Egypt, Fazlollah Zahedi went to Iran, and Alois Brunner to Syria. They all organised the local secret services on the model of the Gestapo. Brunner was only to be ousted much later, in 2000, by President Bachar el-Assad.

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Alois Brunner, considered to be responsible for the deportation of 130,000 Jews, was installed by the CIA in Damascus in 1954, in order to prevent the régime of President Choukri al-Kouatli from concluding an alliance with the Soviets.

In the period between the Khomeinist revolution of 1979 and the attacks of 9/11, West Germany remained prudent in their dealings with the Muslim Brotherhood. However, at the demand of the CIA, and while Syria recognised East Germany, it accepted to offer political asylum to the putschists who attempted the coup d’etat of 1982 against President Hafez el-Assad, including the ex-Supreme Guide Issam al-Attar (brother of Syrian Vice-President Najah el-Attar). In the 1990’s, the Brotherhood reorganised itself in Germany with the assistance of two businessmen, the Syrian Ali Ghaleb Himmat and the Egyptian Youssef Nada, who was later to be accused by Washington of financing Oussma Ben Laden.

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For many years, German academic Volker Perthes participated alongside the CIA in the preparation of the war against Syria. He directed the most powerful European think-tank, the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), and took part, in the name of the UNO, in the Geneva negotiations.

When the United States began the « never-ending war » in the « Greater Middle East », the CIA encouraged reunified Germany to launch a « Dialogue with the Muslim world ». In Berlin, the Minister for Foreign Affairs based his work for that purpose mostly on the new local chief of the Brotherhood, Ibrahim el-Zayat, and on an expert, Volker Perthes, who would become the director of the main federal think-tank, the Foundation for Science and Politics (SWP).

In 2005, Germany participated in the assassination of Rafic Hariri by supplying the weapon which was used to kill him - (it was obviously not a classic explosive, contrary to the propaganda of the special " Tribunal"). Thereafter, Germany supplied the head of the UNO Enquiry, ex-prosecutor Detlev Mehlis, and his assistant, ex-police commissioner Gerhard Lehmann, who was implicated in the affair of secret CIA prisons.

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In the name of the UNO, Detlev Mehlis accused the Lebanese and Syrian Presidents, Emile Lahoud and Bachar el-Assad, of having assassinated Rafic Hariri. His work was based on false witness reports which, when revealed, forced him to resign.

In 2008, while the CIA was preparing the Syrian « civil war », Volker Perthes was invited by NATO to the annual reunion of the Bilderberg Group. He worked with a Syrian civil servant of the CIA, Bassma Kodmani. Together, they explained to all participants the profit that could be made by the West by overthrowing the Syrian Arab Republic and placing the Muslim Brotherhood in power. Having adopted the double language of the Brotherhood, in 2001 he wrote an op-ed in the New York Times mocking President Assad who believed he had unearthed a « conspiracy » against his country. In October of the same year, he participated in a meeting of Turkish business leaders organised by the private US intelligence agency, Stratfor. He told his listeners of the oil and gas resources that they could steal from Syria.

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Clemens von Goetze (director of the 3rd department of the German Ministry for Foreign Affairs) and Anwar Mohammad Gargash (Emirati Minister for Foreign Affairs), during the meeting in Abou Dhabi of the work group on the carving up of the Syrian economy.

Expanding this work, Germany organised in Abou Dhabi a meeting of the Friends of Syria under the presidency of one of its diplomats, Clemens von Goetze, who shared among those present the future concessions for exploitation which would be awarded to the winners once NATO overthrew the Syrian Arab Republic.

In mid-2012, Volker Perthes was tasked by the US Department of Defense with preparing « The Day After » (in other words the government which would be imposed on Syria). He organised meetings at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs with the participation of 45 Syrian personalities, including his friend Bassma Kodmani and Muslim Brother Radwan Ziadeh, who had come especially from Washington. Finally, Perthes became one of Jeffrey Feltman’s assistants at the UNO. With that title, he participated in all the Geneva negotiations.

The positions of the German Ministry for Foreign Affairs were adopted word for word by the European External Action Service (EEAS) of Federica Mogherini. This administration, directed by a French senior civil servant, drew up confidential notes on Syria for the heads of state and government of the Union.

In 2015, Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who had become the world protector of the Muslim Brotherhood, organised the transfer of more than a million people to Germany, thus conforming to the demand by German industrial business leaders. A number of these migrants are Syrians, including those the AKP no longer wants, and which Germany does not want to return home.

Chancellor Angela Merkel will be in Beirut and Amman this week to talk about Syria.

Thierry Meyssan (http://www.voltairenet.org/auteur29.html?lang=en)

Translation:
Pete Kimberley


Full article with quotes and references (http://www.voltairenet.org/article201579.html)

[Sophocles]

Israel is arming neo-Nazis in Ukraine (https://electronicintifada.net/content/israel-arming-neo-nazis-ukraine/24876)

Asa Winstanley (https://electronicintifada.net/people/asa-winstanley) The Electronic Intifada (https://electronicintifada.net/people/electronic-intifada) 4 July 2018

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The Azov Battalion uses the Nazi Wolfsangel symbol as its logo. Its founder Andriy Biletsky (center) has moved to ban “race mixing” in the Ukranian parliament. (Azov/Twitter (https://twitter.com/Polk_Azov/status/992866632577028097))

Israeli arms are being sent to a heavily armed neo-Nazi militia in Ukraine, The Electronic Intifada has learned.

Azov Battalion online propaganda shows Israeli-licensed Tavor rifles in the fascist group’s hands, while Israeli human rights activists have protested arms sales to Ukraine on the basis that weapons might end up with anti-Semitic militias.

In a letter “about licenses for Ukraine” obtained by The Electronic Intifada, the Israeli defense ministry’s arms export agency says they are “careful to grant licenses” to arms exporters “in full coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other government entities.”

The 26 June letter was sent in reply to Israeli lawyer Eitay Mack (https://electronicintifada.net/tags/eitay-mackhttp://) who had written a detailed request demanding Israel end all military aid to the country.

Azov’s official status in the Ukrainian armed forces means it cannot be verified that “Israeli weapons and training” are not being used “by anti-Semitic or neo-Nazi soldiers,” Mack and 35 other human rights activists wrote.

They had written that Ukrainian armed forces use rifles made in Israel “and are trained by Israelis,” according to reports in the country.

The head of the Israeli arms export agency declined to deny the reports, or to even discuss cancellation of the weapons licenses, citing “security” concerns.

But Racheli Chen, the head of the agency, confirmed to Mack she had “carefully read your letter,” which detailed the fascist nature of Azov and the reports of Israeli arms and training.

Both the defense ministry letter and Mack’s original request can be read in the original Hebrew below.


Israeli rifles in Ukraine

The fact that Israeli arms are going to Ukrainian neo-Nazis is supported by Azov’s own online propaganda.

On its YouTube channel, Azov posted a video “review” of locally produced copies of two Israeli Tavor rifles (https://iwi.net/tavor/tavor-tar-integral/) – seen in this video:

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A photo on Azov’s website (http://azov.org.ua/zvernennya-komandyra-2-ho-batalyonu-polku-azov/) also shows a Tavor in the hands of one of the militia’s officers.

The rifles (https://iwi.net/tavor/) are produced under (http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/34369) licence (http://euromaidanpress.com/2015/05/26/ukrainian-weapons-what-local-factories-are-producing-for-the-army/) from Israel Weapon Industries, and as such would have been authorized by the Israeli government.

IWI markets the Tavor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MywW6mOquSk) as the “primary weapon” of the Israeli special forces.

It has been used in recent massacres (https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/david-cronin/france-promotes-rifles-used-gaza-massacres) of unarmed Palestinians taking part in Great March of Return protests in Gaza.

Fort, the Ukrainian state-owned arms company that produces the rifles under license, has a page about the Tavor (http://fort.vn.ua/28-tavor-21/) on its website.

The Israel Weapon Industries logo also appears on its website, including on the “Our Partners” page (http://www.fort.vn.ua/en/partners/).

Starting as a gang of fascist street thugs (https://grayzoneproject.com/2018/04/07/the-us-is-arming-and-assisting-neo-nazis-in-ukraine-while-congress-debates-prohibition/), the Azov Battalion is one of several far-right militias that have now been integrated as units of Ukraine’s National Guard.

Staunchly anti-Russian, Azov fought riot police during the 2013 US (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-victoria-nuland-wades-into-ukraine-turmoil-over-yanukovich/) and EU-supported (https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/180376.html) “Euromaidan” protests in the capital Kiev.

The protests and riots laid the ground for the 2014 coup (https://www.counterpunch.org/2014/03/05/chronology-of-the-ukrainian-coup/) which removed (https://truthout.org/articles/the-ukraine-mess-that-nuland-made/) the pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych.

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This photo from Azov’s website (http://azov.org.ua/zvernennya-komandyra-2-ho-batalyonu-polku-azov/) shows an officer of the neo-Nazi militia armed with a version of Israel’s Tavor rifle. The Tavor is made under license from Israel by Ukraine’s national arms maker Fort.

When the civil war began in eastern Ukraine against Russian-backed separatists, the new western-backed government began to arm Azov. The militia soon fell under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian interior ministry, and saw some of the most intense frontline combat against the separatists.

The group stands accused in United Nations (https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/UA/Ukraine_13th_HRMMU_Report_3March2016.pdfhttp://) and Human Rights Watch (https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/07/21/you-dont-exist/arbitrary-detentions-enforced-disappearances-and-torture-eastern) reports of committing war crimes against pro-Russian separatists during the ongoing civil war in the eastern Donbass region, including torture, sexual violence (https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/UA/ReportCRSV_EN.pdf) and targeting of civilian homes.

Today, Azov is run by Arsen Avakov, Ukraine’s interior minister. According to the BBC, he pays its fighters, and has appointed one of its military commanders, Vadym Troyan, as his deputy – with control over the police.

Avakov last year met (https://avakov.com/arsen-avakov-politsiya-ukrainyi-i-izrailya-sovmestno-budut-obespechivat-poryadok-vo-vremya-palomnichestva-hasidov-v-uman.html) with (http://mvs.gov.ua/en/news/11193_Arsen_Avakov_The_State_of_Israel_is_a_long_standing_partner_of_the_Ministry_of_Internal_Affair s_of_Ukraine_in_developing_a_safe_environment_PHOTOS.htm) the Israeli interior minister Aryeh Deri to discuss “fruitful cooperation.”

Azov’s young founder and first military commander Andriy Biletsky is today a lawmaker in the Ukrainian parliament.

As journalist Max Blumenthal (https://electronicintifada.net/tags/max-blumenthal) explained on The Real News in February (https://therealnews.com/stories/max-blumenthal-us-is-arming-neo-nazis-in-ukraine), Biletsky has “pledged to restore the honor of the white race” and has advanced laws forbidding “race mixing.”

Max Blumenthal: US is Arming Neo-Nazis in Ukraine:

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According to The Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/Europe/ukraine/11025137/Ukraine-crisis-the-neo-Nazi-brigade-fighting-pro-Russian-separatists.html), Biletsky in 2014 wrote that “the historic mission of our nation in this critical moment is to lead the white races of the world in a final crusade for their survival. A crusade against the Semite-led untermenschen.”

At a military training camp for children last year, The Guardian noticed that several Azov instructors (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiBXmbkwiSw&feature=youtu.be&t=9m28s) had Nazi and other racist tattoos, including a swastika, the SS skull symbol and one that read “White Pride.”

One Azov soldier explained to (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/10/azov-far-right-fighters-ukraine-neo-nazis) The Guardian that he fights Russia because “Putin’s a Jew.”

Speaking to The Telegraph, another praised Adolf Hitler, said homosexuality is a “mental illness” and that the scale of the Holocaust “is a big question.”

An Azov drill sergeant once told USA Today (https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/03/10/ukraine-azov-brigade-nazis-abuses-separatists/24664937/) “with a laugh” that “no more than half his comrades are fellow Nazis.”

An Azov spokesperson played that down, claiming that “only 10-20 percent” of the group’s members were Nazis.

Nonetheless, the sergeant “vowed that when the war ends, his comrades will march on the capital, Kiev, to oust a government they consider corrupt.”

After Azov’s founder Andriy Biletsky entered parliament, he threatened to dissolve it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meWM4lChqy4&feature=youtu.be&t=3m14s). “Take my word for it,” he said, “we have gathered here to begin the fight for power.”

Those promises were made in 2014, but there are early signs of them being fulfilled today.

Ukraine: On patrol with the far-right National Militia - BBC Newsnight:

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This year the battalion has founded a new “National Militia” to bring the war home.

This well-organized gang is at the forefront of a growing wave of racist (https://grayzoneproject.com/2018/07/02/video-congress-welcomes-an-actual-fascist-as-nazi-violence-rages-in-ukraine/) and anti-Semitic violence in Ukraine (https://forward.com/opinion/401518/violent-anti-semitism-is-gripping-ukraine-and-the-government-is-standing/).

Led by its military veterans, it specializes in pogroms and thuggish enforcement of its political agenda.

Earlier this month, clad in balaclavas and wielding axes and baseball bats, members of the group destroyed a Romany camp (https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-far-right-vigilantes-destroy-another-romany-camp-in-kyiv/29280336.html) in Kiev. In a YouTube video, apparently shot by the Azov thugs themselves, police turn up towards the end of the camp’s destruction.

They look on doing nothing, while the thugs cry, “Glory to the nation! Death to enemies!”


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Israeli defense minister Avigdor Lieberman (left) met with the Ukranian prime minister last year to discuss deeper military ties. (Ukranian Government Portal (http://old.kmu.gov.ua/kmu/control/en/photogallery/gallery?galleryId=249982380))

Israel’s military aid to Ukraine and its neo-Nazis emulates similar programs by the United States and other NATO countries including the UK and Canada.

So obsessed are they with defeating a perceived threat from Russia that they seem happy to aid even openly Nazi militias – as long as they fight on their side [...].

FULL ARTICLE (https://electronicintifada.net/content/israel-arming-neo-nazis-ukraine/24876)

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Link to article: Psychoanalysing NATO: Projection (https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/07/03/psychoanalysing-nato-projection.html)

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"NATO" can be a rather elusive concept: Libya was a NATO operation (https://www.nato.int/cps/ic/natohq/topics_71652.htm), even though Germany kept out of it (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/18/libya-germany-un-security-council). Somalia was not a NATO operation even though Germany was in it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Operation_in_Somalia_II). Canada, a founding NATO member, was in Afghanistan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan) but not in Iraq (https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/saying-no-to-iraq-war-was-important-decision-for-canada-chretien-1.1192878). Some interventions are NATO, others aren't. But it doesn't really mean much because NATO is only a box of spare parts out of which Washington assembles "coalitions of the willing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_of_the_willing)". So it's easier for me to write "NATO" than "Washington plus/minus these or those minions".

We are told – incessantly – that Putin is "Winning the Information War (https://lithub.com/russia-is-winning-the-information-war/)", "We have no counterattack to Russia’s information warfare (http://thehill.com/opinion/international/361897-we-have-no-counterattack-to-russias-information-warfare)". Nonsense. The real information war is being conducted by the British Army's "77th Brigade (https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyboard-warriors-uk-army-to-set-up-social-media-unit)", the soldiers of Fort Bragg (https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/politics/militarys-information-war-is-vast-and-often-secretive.html), NATO's Centre of Excellence in Tallinn (https://ccdcoe.org/history.html). Or by the BBC, RFE/RL, Deutsch Welle, AFP et al; each of whose budgets is many multiples of RT's. They manipulate; they dominate; they predate; Moscow is a minor newcomer.

I am not a psychiatrist, psychologist or any other kind of psychist, but I cannot fail to notice the projection and gaslighting practised by Washington and its minions. They accuse Russia of doing things that they actually do – projection – and they manipulate our perception of reality – gaslighting. I will discuss gaslighting in the next essay.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection) defines projection as


Psychological projection is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence in themselves while attributing them to others. For example, a person who is habitually intolerant may constantly accuse other people of being intolerant. It incorporates blame shifting.

Another source calls it a "defence mechanism": (https://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/psychological-projection-dealing-with-undesirable-emotions/)


Psychological projection involves projecting undesirable feelings or emotions onto someone else, rather than admitting to or dealing with the unwanted feelings.


Interference: Russia! Russia! But NATO actually does it

Russia, we are told, interfered in the US presidential election (https://www.google.com/search?q=russia+interference+elections&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-bhttp://). And Brexit (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/10/russian-influence-brexit-vote-detailed-us-senate-report), and France (https://www.politico.eu/article/france-election-2017-russia-hacked-cyberattacks/), and Germany (http://time.com/4955503/germany-elections-2017-far-right-russia-angela-merkel/), Hungary (https://www.boell.de/en/2017/10/11/hungary-state-captured-russia), Greece (https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/01/27/russia-sanctions-greece-europe-obama/), populism (https://inews.co.uk/opinion/columnists/populism-rides-putin-stands-among-winners/), and and and. The American story has metamorphosed from its initial version which was supposed to have been an attempt to elect Trump (https://www.vox.com/2018/5/31/17384444/james-clapper-trump-russia-mueller-2016-election) into an attempt to sow division in US society (https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/russia-is-still-exploiting-americas-divisions/553016/). The NYT attempts to explain how both stories fit together (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/19/technology/facebook-executive-russia-tweets-fact-check.html). The absurdity of the charge was shown when the 3500 or so Facebook ads paid for by the so-called Internet Research Agency were revealed (https://jacobinmag.com/2018/05/russia-troll-2016-election-interference-ads): they were all over the place. Even more amusingly, Mueller, who no doubt thought he was safe to indict a Russian company (https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/16/politics/mueller-russia-indictments-election-interference/index.html), is trying to get out of having to prove it (https://spectator.org/muellers-concord-mismanagement-and-convulsing/) now that the company's lawyers have shown up. If the matter ever does come to trial it will likely show that the whole operation was a scam designed to create interest groups to sell advertising to (http://www.moonofalabama.org/2018/02/mueller-indictement-the-russian-influence-is-a-commercial-marketing-scheme/comments/page/1/#comments). (Which would explain why the majority of the ads appeared (http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/trump-cites-facebook-ad-exec-to-discredit-russias-meddling.html) after (http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/trump-cites-facebook-ad-exec-to-discredit-russias-meddling.html) the election (http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/02/trump-cites-facebook-ad-exec-to-discredit-russias-meddling.html): the election was the bait to create the groups.)

This is projection at its most obvious: the USA is by far the world champion at interfering in other people's elections. No less an Establishment outlet than the Washington Post (one of the principals in sustaining Putindunnit hysteria) listed many in: "The long history of the U.S. interfering with elections elsewhere (https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?destination=%2fnews%2fworldviews%2fwp%2f2016%2f10%2f13%2fthe-long-history-of-the-u-s-interfering-with-elections-elsewhere%2f%3fnoredirect%3don%26utm_term%3d.2b339c534afb&noredirect=on&utm_term=.3f99e91c62b5)"; but piously insisted "the days of its worst behavior are long behind it".

A quick diversion from the sordid reality of the rigged Democratic Party nomination (https://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/04/politics/bernie-sanders-2016-election-donna-brazile/index.html) – "don't blame us for doing it, blame Russia for revealing it!" – attributed to Russia what it denied in itself. The actual interference, we now learn, was not by Russia on the outside but by, among others, FBI officials (http://www.businessinsider.com/comey-report-doj-inspector-general-fbi-clinton-emails-2018-6?r=US&IR=T&IR=T) on the inside.

A textbook illustration of blame shifting, isn't it?


The Russian threat NATO created

NATO expansion is all projection: NATO expands to meet the threat its expansion creates. NATO justifies itself by pretending to solve the problems it creates (https://patrickarmstrong.ca/2016/03/08/nato-alcoholism-and-homer-simpson/): Canada/Libya (https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-to-lead-nato-s-libya-mission-1.1046678) leads to Libya/Mali (http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/mali-libya-unintended-consequences-7997) leads to Canada/Mali (https://globalnews.ca/news/4293744/canadian-troops-mali-peacekeeping/). When the documents about the broken expansion promise were published (http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/newly-declassified-documents-gorbachev-told-nato-wouldnt-23629), we saw that NATO's own "false memory syndrome (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/24/russia-nato-expansion-memory-grievances)" had been projected onto Moscow.

This NYT headline from last year perfectly shifts the blame: "Russia’s Military Drills Near NATO Border Raise Fears of Aggression (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/world/europe/russia-military-exercise-zapad-west.html)".


NATO blames Russia when its fake news fails

Does anyone remember Gay Girl in Damascus tweeting about the horrors of life in Syria under Assad? Not gay, not girl, not Damascus (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jun/13/syrian-lesbian-blogger-tom-macmaster). How about Sarah Abdallah, who, the BBC tells us is "a mysterious and possibly fictitious social media celebrity [who] tweets constant pro-Russia and pro-Assad messages (https://medium.com/@Brian_Whit/syria-propaganda-and-the-mysterious-sarah-abdallah-a-hizbullah-connection-bd6308975f6e)". But she actually exists (https://russia-insider.com/en/im-just-girl-who-likes-tweet-about-syria-im-real-we-chat-sarah-abdallah-girl-bbc-loves-hate/ri23455). But the champion of champions is surely Bana from Aleppo (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/04/banas-mother-recounts-syrian-girls-dangerous-escape-aleppo/) whose English abilities declined so dramatically when she got out (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AYcBc0R8Rk) (and few wondered how, in a destroyed city, her Internet service could be so good). Aleppo has mostly disappeared from the West's news outlets but here is AFP's coverage a year later (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiUYXLFBjYE) (a less NATOcentric view here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNKjnpAxRIQ)). Even with the obligatory propaganda twists – "pro-regime residents back on the streets" – it's obviously a better place after the "Assad regime" reclaimed it than it was when Bana wanted to start World War III (https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/the-bana-alabed-twitter-account-is-deleting-pro-war-tweets-in-preparation-for-book-release-a77188ae856a). Believing Gay Girl, believing Bana, denigrating Sara is projection: because projectors live in a world of falsehood, they assume that everything they do not fake themselves must be faked by someone else.

And we're still waiting for Kerry’s “we observed it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78r1qAHUVwY&feature=youtu.be&t=69)”, a coherent Skripal story (here's one (http://www.theblogmire.com/joining-some-dots-on-the-skripal-case-part-1-an-official-story-that-doesnt-hold-water/) but it's not the authorities'), actual evidence of the Russian "invasion" (https://patrickarmstrong.ca/2014/08/29/why-natos-evidence-of-a-russian-invasion-is-completely-unconvincing/) and many other things that we were told were anything but "fake news". Believing NATO's stories requires crimestop (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crimestophttp://): if you doubt 76 (http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/20120/heres-all-the-details-the-pentagon-just-released-regarding-its-missile-attack-on-syria) missiles hit this site (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/14/footage-shows-destroyed-chemical-weapon-research-facility-syrian/) (here's just one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7ZX58Kk4&feature=youtu.be&t=110)), then you must be a Russian troll (http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/383169-pentagon-reports-increase-in-russian-trolls-since-syria-strike) or a victim of Russian fake news (https://www.google.com/search?q=russian+fake+news+thret&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b).

Don't look here, look there: our fakery is real, their reality is fake.


Russia challenges the ideas NATO puts in your head

The concern over Russia’s influence in the West has grown considerably in the past few years, particularly the Russian regime’s use of information technologies to malign unfriendly Western politicians and undermine the Western public’s faith in democracy. (http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/04/russia-s-influence-is-much-more-than-propaganda-and-fake-news-view)

Russian bots everywhere influencing, dividing, affecting. But the real bots are NATO's: from Operation Mockingbird (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird) in the 1950s, through Udo Ulfkotte's Bought Journalists (https://www.amazon.ca/Journalists-Hire-How-Buys-News/dp/1944505458) to today:


The 1,200-strong psychological operations unit based at Fort Bragg turns out what its officers call 'truthful messages' to support the United States government's objectives, though its commander acknowledges that those stories are one-sided and their American sponsorship is hidden. (New Yorker, December 2005 (https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/politics/militarys-information-war-is-vast-and-often-secretive.html)).

Our vision is to be the main source of expertise in the field of cooperative cyber defence by accumulating, creating, and disseminating knowledge in related matters within NATO, NATO nations and partners. (NATO, October 2008 (https://ccdcoe.org/history.html))

A contest to re-design the USAF Cyberwarrior Badge (2010 (https://www.wired.com/2010/04/design-the-air-forces-cyberwarrior-badge-cause-the-real-one-sucks/))

Three years later the accusations have not been substantiated, but they have served their purpose nonetheless: NATO dispatched cyber warfare experts to Estonia shortly after the events of 2007 and on May 14, 2008 the military bloc established what it calls the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCD COE) in the nation’s capital of Tallin. (2010 (http://www.voltairenet.org/article165563.html))

The British army is creating a special force of Facebook warriors, skilled in psychological operations and use of social media to engage in unconventional warfare in the information age. (Guardian, January 2015 (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/31/british-army-facebook-warriors-77th-brigade))

Members of the Military Information Support Task Force-Central influence and persuade targets or intended audiences within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to reject those enemy narratives and violent extremist ideologies in order to establish conditions for long-term regional stability. (CENTCOM, April 2017 (http://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/News-Article-View/Article/1147461/shaping-the-information-war-military-information-combats-propaganda/)).

The Army announced on Wednesday (Nov. 29) that a team of its researchers would work alongside scientists from Ukraine and Bulgaria to 'understand and ultimately combat disinformation attacks in cyberspace. (November, 2017).

Clearly NATO is projecting what it is actually doing onto Russia.


"Hybrid war" was invented by the Russian who's reacting to it

In 2014 NATO worried about "hybrid war" (https://www.nato.int/docu/review/2014/Russia-Ukraine-Nato-crisis/Russia-Ukraine-crisis-war/EN/index.htm), apparently something Russia practised. This writer tells us it is sometimes called the “Gerasimov doctrine” (http://strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/parameters/issues/Winter_2015-16/9_Monaghan.pdf) after an article written in 2013 (note the date) by the Chief of the Russian General Staff.

According to Gerasimov, the lessons of the Arab Spring are that if the ‘rules of war’ have changed, the consequences have not – the results of the ‘colored revolutions’ are that a ‘thriving state can, in a matter of months and even days, be transformed into an arena of fierce armed conflict, become a victim of foreign intervention and sink into a web of chaos, humanitarian catastrophe and civil war.’

In short the theoretical foundation of this supposedly amazing, tricky, sinister and almost invisible Russian way of waging war originates in a paper written about Western-inspired “colour revolutions”. Like the 2003 Rose Revolution in Georgia (ten years before Gerasimov's paper), the 2004 Orange Revolution in Ukraine (nine), the 2005 Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan (eight). Once upon a time to get rid of a ruler you didn’t like, you invaded his country and, months later, fished him out of a hole and hanged him. But it's much cheaper to invest money ($5 billion in Ukraine we are told (http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37599.htm)) to organise protests and overthrow him. And, as we have seen in Ukraine, sometimes it becomes a real shooting war, with real dead bodies and entrails. Sometimes the one thing, sometimes the other; but it’s all conflict, and it’s all “hybrid”. It’s “hybrid” because it uses many methods to bring about the desired regime change: propaganda, manipulation, protest and, occasionally, a little judicious bombing or sniping (https://orientalreview.org/2015/09/11/the-snipers-massacre-on-the-maidan-in-ukraine/).

So how ironic – how “hybrid” – to accuse Gerasimov of inventing something that began years earlier. His so-called textbook of Russian “hybrid war” is actually a response to the real “hybrid war” that Washington practises.


Projection: accusing Russia of doing what you are actually doing.

We bomb hospitals by mistake, Putin does it on purpose (www.cbc.ca/news/world/kunduz-hospital-bombing-no-charges-1.3558588)

Putin and Assad mercilessly bombed Aleppo (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/catastrophe-in-aleppo-says-u-n-humanitarian-chief/) – we heard about it for months (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b&ei=cqMvW5qAEa7l5gLtz7vQAg&q=russia+aleppo+war+crimes&oq=russia+aleppo+war+crimes&gs_l=psy-ab.12...0.0.0.15156.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.yN8shqT7yME). "Carpet bombing (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/08/destruction-aleppo-russia-massacre-civilians-grozny)". "War crimes (https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/12/01/russia/syria-war-crimes-month-bombing-aleppo)". The boy in the ambulance (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/18/boy-in-the-ambulance-image-emerges-syrian-child-aleppo-rubble). Humanitarian convoys intentionally hit (although Bellingcat has become sloppy with his faked evidence (https://patrickarmstrong.ca/2016/09/26/bellingcat-proves-the-russians-didnt-do-it/)). The implication was that Russia just threw lots of bombs around while NATO was precise, surgical.

We heard rather less about Mosul (https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/12/19/570483824/more-civilians-than-isis-fighters-are-believed-killed-in-mosul-battle) or Raqqa (https://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/29/middleeast/raqqa-drone-footage-syria/index.html). Although that may change: even the managed Western media/human rights apparat has noticed the stunning, indiscriminate destruction.


Islamic State fighters have now essentially been defeated in Mosul after a nine-month, US-backed campaign that destroyed significant parts of Iraq’s second largest city, killing up to 40,000 civilians and forcing as many as one million more people from their homes. (https://www.thenation.com/article/a-us-led-coalition-is-bombing-civilians-out-of-raqqa/)

In Raqqa: 20,000 bombs (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/23/us-air-wars-trump), 30,000 artillery rounds (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/06/syria-raqqa-in-ruins-and-civilians-devastated-after-us-led-war-of-annihilation/), altogether, about one per five pre-war occupants! Amnesty International condemned the NATO bombing of Raqqa: "we witnessed a level of destruction [un]comparable to anything we’ve seen (https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/06/syria-raqqa-in-ruins-and-civilians-devastated-after-us-led-war-of-annihilation/)".

But, as "The Persistent Myth of US Precision Bombing (https://consortiumnews.com/2018/06/20/the-persistent-myth-of-u-s-precision-bombing/)" shows, the US military has always pretended "surgical precision" while scattering prodigious numbers of bombs. "America has no idea how many innocent people it's killing in the Middle East (https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/us-isis-air-strikes-civilian-deaths-syria-iraq-america-no-idea-how-many-dead-the-uncounted-a8066266.html)" said the Independent in 2017. Even the Establishment-friendly NYT concluded that the US military greatly understated the number of civilians it kills – reporting maybe as few as 4% (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/16/magazine/uncounted-civilian-casualties-iraq-airstrikes.html?_r=0)! At least eight wedding parties (https://www.thenation.com/article/us-has-bombed-least-eight-wedding-parties-2001/). But the quantity of bombs dropped makes a mockery of "precision": by its own count 114,000 weapons since 2013 on Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria. Who can believe there are a hundred thousand pinpoint targets in those countries? "The detonation of the bombs as they hit the ground appears to be pretty huge (http://www.businessinsider.com/watch-bombs-being-dropped-isis-mosul-from-the-cockpit-b-52-2017-6?r=US&IR=T&IR=T)." In Afghanistan the USAF is now bombing to "shape the terrain (http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/16470/b-52s-are-dropping-hundreds-of-dumb-bombs-in-afghanistan-to-literally-shape-the-terrain)" – geological bombing.

If you want a single word to summarize American war-making in this last decade and a half, I would suggest rubble. (https://www.thenation.com/article/the-us-military-liberated-mosul-by-destroying-it/)

A tour through the rubble in Mosul. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySTbhqj6hqU)

To say nothing of the sustained destruction of a clearly marked and identified hospital in Afghanistan (https://www.msf.org/kunduz-hospital-attack). (A mistake (http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kunduz-hospital-bombing-no-charges-1.3558588), for which no one was punished.)

Projection again: don't look here, look over there.


Russian Federation is not the USSR

The USSR did lots of things in its time – influencing, fiddling elections, regime changes, fake news, projection and so on. But the Communist Party was the "leading and guiding force (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_6_of_the_Soviet_Constitution)" in those days; today it's the opposition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Russian_Federation); the Comintern is gone but Mockingbird is not. Things have changed in Moscow, but NATO rolls on.

Which, when you think of it, is the problem.


If NATO accuses Russia of something, NATO is actually doing it

I leave you with this simple rule of thumb:

Every time NATO accuses Russia of doing something

you know it's doing it itself.

And reflect on this: NATO and its propaganda minions are so unimaginative that they cannot imagine Russia doing anything but what they are doing. That's why they are surprised all the time.

Source (https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/07/03/psychoanalysing-nato-projection.html)

[Sophocles]

AngloZionist attack options against Iran (https://thesaker.is/anglozionist-attack-options-against-iran/)

The Saker (https://thesaker.is/)
August 2, 2018

[This analysis was written for the Unz Review (http://www.unz.com/tsaker/anglozionist-attack-options-against-iran/)]

In the past few days, the Internet has been flooded with a frankly silly rumor about the US soliciting Australia’s assistance in preparing an attack on Iran (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-27/donald-trump-may-be-prepared-to-strike-iran-sources-say/10037728). Needless to say, that report does not explain what capabilities Australia would possess which the USA would lack, but never-mind that. Still, the report was picked up in too many places (see here (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-26/australian-defense-officials-say-trump-prepared-bomb-iran), here (https://www.rt.com/op-ed/434621-iran-attack-trump-australia/) and here (https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/07/29/us-ready-strike-iran-august.html) ) to be ignored. In one of these reports, Eric Margolis has described what such a US attack could look like (https://ericmargolis.com/2018/07/the-looming-war-against-iran/). It is worth quoting him in full:


Outline of a possible AngloZionist attack on Iran

The US and Israel will surely avoid a massive, costly land campaign again Iran, a vast, mountainous nation that was willing to suffer a million battle casualties in its eight-year war with Iraq that started in 1980. This gruesome war was instigated by the US, Britain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to overthrow Iran’s new popular Islamic government.

The Pentagon has planned a high-intensity air war against Iran that Israel and the Saudis might very well join. The plan calls for over 2,300 air strikes against Iranian strategic targets: airfields and naval bases, arms and petroleum, oil and lubricant depots, telecommunication nodes, radar, factories, military headquarters, ports, waterworks, airports, missile bases and units of the Revolutionary Guards.

Iran’s air defenses range from feeble to non-existent. Decades of US-led military and commercial embargos against Iran have left it as decrepit and enfeebled as was Iraq when the US invaded in 2003. The gun barrels of Iran’s 70’s vintage tanks are warped and can’t shoot straight, its old British and Soviet AA missiles are mostly unusable, and its ancient MiG and Chinese fighters ready for the museum, notably its antique US-built F-14 Tomcats, Chinese copies of obsolete MiG-21’s, and a handful of barely working F-4 Phantoms of Vietnam War vintage.

Air combat command is no better. Everything electronic that Iran has will be fried or blown up in the first hours of a US attack. Iran’s little navy will be sunk in the opening attacks. Its oil industry may be destroyed or partially preserved depending on US post-war plans for Iran.

The only way Tehran can riposte is by staging isolated commando attacks on US installations in the Mideast of no decisive value, and, of course, blocking the narrow Strait of Hormuz that carries two-thirds of Mideast oil exports. The US Navy, based nearby in Bahrain, has been practicing for decades to combat this threat.

There is a lot of interesting material in this description and I think that it is worth looking into it segment by segment.

First, I can only agree with Margolis that neither the USA nor Israel want a ground war against Iran: the country is too big, the Iranians too well prepared and the size of the force needed for such a campaign way beyond what the Empire can currently muster.

Second, Margolis is absolutely correct when he says that Iran does not have the means to stop a determined AngloZionist (missiles and aircraft) attack. Iran does have some modern air-defense capabilities, and the attackers will sustain a number of losses, but at this point, the size disparity is so huge that the AngloZionists will achieve air superiority fairly soon and that will give them an opportunity to bomb whatever they want to bomb (more about that later).

[Sidebar: assessing Iranian air defenses is not just a matter of counting missiles and launchers, however, and there is much more to this. According to one Russian source (https://topwar.ru/145108-gotovitsya-dalniy-udar-po-iranu-dadut-li-boy-giperzvukovye-feniksy-i-bavary.html) Iran has 4 long range anti-aircraft missile S-300PMU-2 systems (with 48Н6Е2 Mach 6,6 interceptor missiles), 29 military anti-aircraft self-propelled missile complexes Tor-M1, some fairly advanced anti-aircraft missile complexes like the Bavar-373, a passive electronically scanned array radar (whose illumination and guidance system almost certainly includes modern Chinese electronics) and an impressive number of radar systems early warning radar of the Russian, Chinese and Iranian manufacture. This category includes systems like the high-potential long-range radar detection and target designation Najm-802 radar (has 5120 receiving and transmitting modules, operates in the decimeter S-range and is designed to detect ballistic targets and small elements of high-precision weapons), the Russian meter radar “Nebo-SVU” advanced early warning and control system with a fixed-array radar, as well as a meter range early warning radar of the type “Ghadir” . Most importantly, these radars are all integrated into the network-centric missile defense system of Iran. For example, the “Ghadir” radar is able to detect not only the tactical fighters of the USAF, the KSA and Israel, but also ballistic missiles immediately after launch (at a distance of about 1100 km). As a result, the presence of Iranian radio engineering units of multi-band radar detection facilities in the Western direction (the Persian Gulf) will allow the Iranians to prepare a flexible echeloned air defense to defend against high-intensity missile strikes. And yet, no matter how much the Iranians have improved their air defenses, the sheer number of of missiles (including the new advanced AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) low observable standoff air-launched cruise missile delivered by B-1B bombers) means that the Iranian defenses will inevitably be overwhelmed by any massive attack.]

I therefore also agree with Margolis that the Iranian oil industry cannot be protected from a determined US/Israeli attack. In fact, the entire Iranian infrastructure is vulnerable to attack.

Margolis’ final paragraph, however, makes it sound like Iran does not have credible retaliatory options and that I very much disagree with.

Example one: Iranian capabilities in the Strait of Hormuz

For one thing, the issue of the Strait of Hormuz is much more complicated than just “the US Navy has practiced for years to combat this threat“. The reality is that Iran has a very wide range of options to make shipping through this strait practically impossible. These options range from underwater mines, to fast craft attacks, to anti-shipping missiles, to coastal artillery strikes, etc.

[Sidebar: Therein also lies a big danger: the Israelis and or the US could very easily organize a false flag attack on any ship in the Strait of Hormuz, then accuse Iran, there would be the usual “highly likely” buzzword from all the AngloZionst intelligence agencies and, voilà, the Empire would have a pretext to attack Iran.]

In fact, the mere fact of issuing a threat to shipping through this narrow body of water might well deter insurances from providing coverage to any ships and that might stop the shipping all by itself. Should that not be enough, Iran can always lay even a limited amount of mines, and that will be enough (please keep in mind that while the USN could try to engage in mineclearing operations, to do so right off the coast of Iran would expose USN minesweepers to an extreme danger of attack).

Margolis does mention this issue when he writes:


While Iran may be able to interdict some oil exports from the Arab states and cause maritime insurance rates to skyrocket, it’s unlikely to be able to block the bulk of oil exports unless it attacks the main oil terminals in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf with ground troops. During the Iran-Iraq war, neither side was able to fully interdict the other’s oil exports.

However, I believe that grossly under-estimates the Iranian capabilities in this context. Let’s take one example, the Iranian submarine force.

The Iranian submarine force is a highly specialized one. According to the 2018 Edition of the IISS’s Military Balance, the Iranians currently have 21 submarines deployed:


3 Taregh-class diesel-electric submarine (Russian Kilo-class (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilo-class_submarine) Project-877EKM)
1 Fateh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fateh-class_submarine)-class coastal submarine
16 Ghadir (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghadir-class_submarine)-class midget submarines
1 Nahand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahang-class_submarine)-class midget submarine

When most people hear “diesel-electric,” they think of old diesel trucks, and are not impressed, especially when these are contrasted with putatively “advanced” nuclear attack submarines. This is, however, a very mistaken opinion because submarines can only to be assessed in the environment they are designed to operate in. Naval geography is typically roughly divided into three types: blue water (open ocean), green water (continental shelves) and brown water (coastal regions). Nuclear attack submarines are only superior in the blue water environment where autonomy, speed, diving depth, weapon storage capacity, advanced sonars, etc. are crucial. In comparison, while diesel-electric submarines are slower, need to resurface to recharge their batteries and are typically smaller and with fewer weapons onboard, they are also much better suited for green water operations. In shallow brown water, midget submarines reign, if only because nuclear attack submarines were never designed to operate in such an environment. Now take a quick look at the kind of environment the Strait of Hormuz constitutes:

https://dxczjjuegupb.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Strait_of_hormuz_bathymetry.jpg

Notice the interesting combination of very shallow and shallow depth typical of brown water and then the green water type of environment when going further into the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. With this in mind, let’s see what kind of submarine force Iran has acquired/developed:

For brown water operations (Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz) Iran has a relatively large and capable fleet of midget submarines. For green water operations (the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea), Iran has three formidable Taregh/Kilo-class submarines (which are even capable of limited blue water operations, though with much less autonomy, speed, armament or sonar than a nuclear attack submarine). Just like “diesel-electric”, the term “midget” submarine makes it sound that we are talking about a toy or, at best, some primitive third world hack which, at best, could be used to smuggle drugs. In reality, however, the Iranian “midgets” can carry the same heavyweight torpedoes (533 mm) as the Kilos, only in smaller quantities. This also means that they can carry the same missiles and mines. In fact, I would argue that Iranian Ghadir-class “midget” submarines represent a much more formidable threat in the Persian Gulf than even the most advanced nuclear attack submarines could.

[Sidebar: the USA has stopped producing diesel-electric submarines many years ago because it believed that being a hegemonic power with a typical (aircraft carrier-centric) blue water navy it had no need for green or brown water capabilities. Other countries (such as Russia, Germany, Sweden and others) actively pursued a diesel-electric submarine program (including so-called “air-independent propulsion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-independent_propulsion)” – AIP – ones) because they correctly understood that these submarines are much cheaper while being also much better suited for coastal defensive operations. Ditching diesel-electric submarines was yet another major mistake by US force planners; see this article (https://nationalinterest.org/feature/us-submarines-run-silent-run-deepon-diesel-engines-11306http://) on this topic. The new Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and the Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer were supposed to partially palliate to this lack of green and brown capabilities, but both turned out to be a disaster]

The Russian Kilo-class submarines are some of the most silent yet heavily armed submarines ever built, and they could potentially represent a major threat to any US naval operations against Iran. However, we can be pretty sure that the USN tracks them 24/7 and that the Kilos would become a prime target (whether in port or at sea) at the very beginning of any AngloZionist attack. But would the USN also be capable of keeping track of the much smaller (and numerous) Iranian midget submarines? Your guess is as good as mine, but I personally very much doubt that, if only because these relatively small subs are very easy to hide. Just take a look at this photo of a Ghadir-class submarine and imagine how easy it would be to hide them or, alternatively, create decoy looking just like the real thing. Yet this midget submarine’s torpedoes could sink any vessel in the Persian Gulf with a single torpedo.

https://dxczjjuegupb.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Ghadir-submarine.jpg
Ghadir-class submarine

While the US definitely has a lot of very capable reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities available to try to locate and then destroy these threats, we also know that the Iranians have had decades to prepare for this scenario and that they are truly masters at what is called maskirovka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_military_deception) in Russian military terminology: a combination of camouflage, concealment, deception, and misdirection. In fact, the Iranians are the ones who trained Hezbollah in Lebanon in this art and we all know what happened to the Israelis when they confidently waltzed into southern Lebanon only to find out that for all their reconnaissance/intelligence capabilities they were unable to deal with even a relatively primitive (technologically speaking) Hezbollah missile capability. For all the patriotic flag-waving, the truth is that if the Iranians decide to block the Strait of Hormuz the only option left for the US will be to land a force on the Iranian shore and engage in a limited but still extremely dangerous offensive land-attack operation. At this point, whether this counter-attack is successful or not will be irrelevant, as there will be so much combat activity in this narrow bottleneck that nobody will even consider to bring ships through it.

I also believe that Margolis is wrong when he writes that all Iran could do would be to stage “isolated commando attacks on US installations in the Mideast of no decisive value“. One very real Iranian option would be to strike US targets (of which there are plenty in the Middle-East) with various missiles. Furthermore, Iran can also launch missiles at US allies (Israel or the KSA) and interests (Saudi oil fields).

Example two: Iranian missile capabilities

I would not trust everything the CSIS writes (they are a very biased source, to put it mildly), but on this page (https://missilethreat.csis.org/country/iran/), they posted a pretty good summary of the current Iranian missile capability:

https://dxczjjuegupb.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Iranian-missile-capability.jpg

On the same page, CSIS also offers a more detailed list of current and developed Iranian missiles:

https://dxczjjuegupb.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Selection_393.jpg

(You can also check on this Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospace_Force_of_the_Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps#Missile_forces) to compare with the CSIS info on Iranian missiles)

The big question is not whether Iran has capable missiles, but how many exactly are deployed. Nobody really knows this because the Iranians are deliberately being very vague, and for obvious and very good reasons. However, judging by the example of Hezbollah, we can be pretty sure that the Iranians also have these missiles in large enough numbers to represent a very credible deterrent capability. I would even argue that such a missile force not only represents a capable deterrent capability, but also a very useful war-fighting one. Can you imagine what would happen if US bases (especially airbases and naval facilities) in the region came under periodic Iranian missile attacks? Judging by the Israeli experience during the First Gulf War (https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/21/world/patriot-missile-s-success-a-myth-israeli-aides-say.html) or, for that matter, the recent Saudi experience with the Houthi missiles (https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/saudi-patriot-missile-malfunctions-crashes-in-residential-area-1.5940630), we can be pretty sure that the US Patriots will be useless to defend against Iranian missiles.

Oh sure, just like the US did during the First Gulf War, and the Israelis did in 2006, the AngloZionists will start a massive hunt for Iranian missile sites, but judging by all the recent wars, these hunts will not be successful enough and the Iranians will be able to sustain missile strikes for quite a long time. Just imagine what one missile strike, say, every 2-3 days on a US base in the region would do to operations or morale!

Reality check: the US is vulnerable throughout the entire Middle-East

Above I only listed two specific capabilities (subs and missiles), but the same type of analysis could be made with Iranian small speedboat swarms, electronic warfare capabilities or even cyber-warfare. But the most formidable asset the Iranians have is a very sophisticated and educated population which has had decades to prepare for an attack by the “Great Satan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Satan)” and which have clearly developed an array of asymmetrical options to defend themselves and their country against the (probably inevitable) AngloZionist attack.

You have probably seen at least one map showing US military installations in the Middle-East (if not, see here (https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?ll=27.800210000000018%2C53.217772999999966&spn=30.823114%2C43.945313&t=h&msa=0&z=5&source=embed&ie=UTF8&mid=1XmUD73hHQVBbdm8UcIrRtAcCgTg), here (https://www.americansecurityproject.org/national-security-strategy/u-s-bases-in-the-middle-east/) or here (https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/01/30/550726/How-many-military-bases-US-has-in-Middle-East)). Truth be told, the fact that Iran is surrounded by US forces and bases presents a major threat to Iran. But the opposite is also true. All these US military facilities are targets, often very vulnerable ones. Furthermore, Iran can also use proxies/allies in the region to attack any of these targets. I highly recommend that you download this factsheet (https://www.americansecurityproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Ref-0213-US-Military-Bases-and-Facilities-Middle-East.pdf) and read it while thinking of the potential of each listed facility to become the target of an Iranian attack.

The usual answer which I often hear to these arguments is that if the Iranians actually dared to use missiles or strike at the US bases in the region, the retaliation by the USA would be absolutely terrible. However, according to Eric Margolis, the initial and main goal of a US-Israeli attack on Iran would be to “totally destroy Iran’s infrastructure, communications and transport (including oil) crippling this important nation of 80 million and taking it back to the pre-revolutionary era“. Now let me ask you this simple question: if Margolis is correct – and I personally believe that he is – then how would that outcome be different from the “absolutely terrible” retaliation supposedly planned by the USA in case of Iranian counterattack? Put differently – if the Iranians realize that the AngloZionists want to lay waste to their country (say, like what the Israelis did to Lebanon in 2006), what further possible escalation would further deter them from counter-attacking with the means available to them?

To answer this question we need to look again at the real nature of the “Iranian problem” for the AngloZionists.

Real AngloZionist objectives for an attack on Iran

First and foremost, there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that Iran has any kind of military nuclear program. The fact that the Israelis have for years been screaming about this urbi et orbi does not make it true. I would also add that common sense strongly suggests that the Iranians would have absolutely no logical reason to develop any kind of nuclear weapons. I don’t have the time and space to argue this point again (I have done so many times in the past), so I will simply refer to the US National Intelligence Estimate’s conclusion that Iran had “halted its nuclear weapons program” and leave it at that.

[Sidebar: I don’t believe that the Iranians ever had a nuclear weapons program either, but that is irrelevant: even if they once had one, that would put them on par with many other countries which took some initial steps in the development of such a capability and then gave it up. The only point is that it is the official US position that there is no current military nuclear program in Iran.]

The real problem of Iran is very simple. Iran is the only country in the world which is:

1. Islamic and leads the struggle against the Saudi/Daesh/ISIS/al-Qaeda/etc. ideology of takfirism and the terrorism they promote
2. Openly anti-Zionist and anti-Imperialist and combines conservative religious values with progressive social policies
3. Successful politically, economically and militarily and thereby threatens the monopoly of power of Israel in the region

Any one of those features by itself would already constitute a grievous case of crimethink from the point of view of the Empire and would fully deserve a reaction of absolute hatred, fear and a grim determination to eliminate the government and people which dare to support it. No wonder that by combining all three Iran is so hated by the AngloZionists.

This entire canard about some Iranian nuclear a program is just a pretext for a hate campaign and a possible attack on Iran. But in reality, the goals of the AngloZionists is not to disarm Iran, but exactly as Margolis says: to bomb this “disobedient” country and people “back to the pre-revolutionary era”.

Here is the key thing: the Iranians perfectly understand that. The obvious conclusion is this: if the purpose of an AngloZionist attack will be to bomb Iran back into the pre-revolutionary era, then why would the Iranians hold back and not offer the maximal resistance possible?

Because of the threat of a US nuclear retaliation?

US nuclear attack options – not much of an option in reality

First, nuclear weapons are only effective when used against a lucrative target. Just murdering civilians like what the USA did in Japan does absolutely no good if your goal is to defeat your opponent’s armed forces. If anything, nuking your opponents “value” targets will might only increase his determination to fight to the end. I have no doubt that, just as during the first Gulf War, the USA has already made a typical list of targets it would want to strike in Iran: a mix of key government buildings and installations and a number of military units and facilities. However, in most cases, those could also be destroyed by conventional (non-nuclear) weapons. Furthermore, since the Iranians have had decades to prepare for this scenario (the USA has always had Iran in its sights since the 1979 Revolution), you can be quite sure that all the peacetime facilities have been duplicated for wartime situations. Thus while many high-visibility targets will be destroyed, their wartime counterparts will immediately take over. One might think that nukes could be used to destroy deeply buried targets, and this is partially true, but some targets are buried too deep to be destroyed (even by a nuclear blast) while others are duplicated several times (say, for 1 peacetime military headquarters there would be 4, 5 or even 6 concealed and deeply buried ones). To go after each one of them would require using even more nukes and that begs the question of the political costs of such a campaign of nuclear strikes.

In political terms, the day the USA uses a nuclear weapon against any enemy it will have committed a political suicide from which the Hegemony will never recover. While a majority of US Americans might consider that “might makes right” and “screw the UN”, for the rest of the world the first use of nuclear weapons (as opposed to a retaliatory counter-strike) is an unthinkable abomination and crime, especially for an illegal act of aggression (there is no way the UNSC will authorize a US attack on Iran). Even if the White House declares that it “had to” use nukes to “protect the world” against the “nuclear armed Ayatollah”, the vast majority of the planet will react with total outrage (especially after the Iraqi WMD canard!). Furthermore, any US nuclear strike will instantly turn the Iranians from villains into victims. Why would the US decide to pay such an exorbitant political price just to use nuclear weapons on targets which would not yield any substantial advantage for the US? Under normal circumstances, I would think that this kind of unprovoked use of nuclear weapons would be quite unthinkable and illogical. However, in the current political context in the USA, there is one possibility which really frightens me.

Trump as the “disposable President” for the Neocons?

The Neocons hate Trump, but they also own him. The best example of this kind of “ownership” is the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem which was an incredibly stupid act, but one which the Israel Lobby demanded. The same goes for the US reneging on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or, for that matter, the current stream of threats against Iran. It appears that the Neocons have a basic strategy which goes like this: “we hate Trump and everything he represents, but we also control him; let’s use him to do all the crazy stuff no sane US President would ever do, and then let’s use the fallout of these crazy decisions and blame it all on Trump; this way we get all that we want and we get to destroy Trump in the process only to replace him with one of “our guys” when the time is right“. Again, the real goal of an attack on Iran would be to bomb Iran back into a pre-revolutionary era and to punish the Iranian people for supporting the “wrong” regime thus daring to defy the AngloZionist Empire. The Neocons could use Trump as a “disposable President” who could be blamed for the ensuing chaos and political disaster while accomplishing one of the most important political objectives of Israel: laying waste to Iran. For the Neocons, this is a win-win situation: if things go well (however unlikely that is), they can take all the credit and still control Trump like a puppet, and if things don’t go well, Iran is in ruins, Trump is blamed for a stupid and crazy war, and the Clinton gang will be poised to come back to power.

The biggest loser in such a scenario would, of course, be the people of Iran. But the US military will not fare well either. For one thing, a plan to just “lay waste” to Iran has no viable exit strategy, especially not a short-term one, while the US military has no stomach for long conflicts (Afghanistan and Iraq are bad enough). Furthermore, once the USA destroys most of what can be destroyed the initiative will be in the Iranians’ hands and time will be on their side. In 2006 the Israelis had to fold after 33 days only, how much time will the US need before having to declare victory and leave? If the war spreads to, say, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Syria, then will the US even have the option to just leave? What about the Israelis – what options will they have once missiles start hitting them (not only Iranian missiles but probably also Hezbollah missiles from Lebanon!)?

Former Mossad head Meir Dagan was fully correct when he stated that a military attack on Iran was “the stupidest thing I have ever heard (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/02/israel/index.html)”. Alas, the Neocons have never been too bright, and stupid stuff is what they mostly do. All we can hope for is that somebody in the USA will find a way to stop them and avert another immoral, bloody, useless and potentially very dangerous war.

The Saker (https://thesaker.is/anglozionist-attack-options-against-iran/)

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[Sophocles]

When Viktor Orban spoke in Romania (this july) he said something that could remind one of the headline of the Time article from 2009 called Putin to the West: Hands off Ukraine (https://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1900838,00.html) (also posted earlier in this thread).

On the subject of Ukraine the Hungarian president said:


What will the Russians do in the coming year, Ladies and Gentlemen? In order to understand this, we have to be aware that Russia sees itself as a country that is not safe unless it is surrounded by buffer zones. Therefore Russia will continue to strive to create buffer zones around itself, just as it has done up to now. Ukraine is one of the victims of this. The Ukrainians have decided to put an end to the situation in which equal influence is exerted on them by the West and Russia: they want to join the Western world, and they therefore want to detach themselves from the Russian sphere of interest. They want to move closer to NATO and the European Union – and will perhaps even join them – and build a modern Ukraine. I don’t envisage their membership of NATO, and the prospects for their EU membership are virtually zero. So at this point in time, instead of a new Ukrainian state, I see a Ukrainian economy increasingly drifting towards debt slavery. The Russians’ goal to tip Ukraine back to its former situation does not seem unrealistic.

Source:

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech at the 29th Bálványos Summer Open University and Student Camp (http://www.kormany.hu/en/the-prime-minister/the-prime-minister-s-speeches/prime-minister-viktor-orban-s-speech-at-the-29th-balvanyos-summer-open-university-and-student-camp)

[Sophocles]

This Is the Real, Americanized, Nazi-Dominated Ukraine (https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/08/07/this-real-americanized-nazi-dominated-ukraine.html)


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Such important reality as is shown in this picture is virtually unpublishable in mainstream US ‘news’media, because US ‘news’media need to deceive their public about the most important international realities — such as that the US imposed upon Ukraine a nazi regime against Russia, and the US now lies to accuse Russia for doing what Russia must do in order to protect itself from the US nazi regime next-door.

This picture is among many which were originally published in the excellent 4 July 2018 article by Asa Winstanley at The Electronic Intifada. His article was headlined "Israel is arming neo-Nazis in Ukraine (https://electronicintifada.net/content/israel-arming-neo-nazis-ukraine/24876)”. That article focuses upon Israel’s strong support for the racist-fascist (or ideologically nazi) Government of Ukraine. (Click onto it to see the documentation — it’s Israeli nazis, against Russians, not against Jews, though they’re allied with ones that are against both, which is why the US did this — aiming to conquer ultimately Russia.)

Israel does this as part of the US-led coalition in support of the current racist-fascist Government of Ukraine, which Government was installed in a bloody coup that US President Barack Obama started planning by no later than 2011 and started operationalizing on 1 March 2013 and carried out in February 2014 (https://off-guardian.org/2017/03/24/what-americas-coup-in-ukraine-did/) under the cover of US State Department and CIA-generated anti-corruption mass demonstrations on Kiev’s Maidan square, but some of whose US-funded snipers have already gone public (though not in US 'news'media) describing how they were hired to do it (https://www.greanvillepost.com/2018/05/22/stephen-cohens-misrepresentations-about-the-2014-coup-in-ukraine/), and how they did it.

How, then, can anybody believe the US ‘news’media, which hide these clear realities, instead of ever having reported them to the duped American public (http://rinf.com/alt-news/editorials/michael-isikoff-david-corn-cia-agents/)?

The US Government’s anti-Russian sanctions, and its NATO exercises with US missiles and tanks on and near Russia’s borders, are based upon the US government’s lies, not upon the truths that this photo represents and which will here be explained.

In US ‘news’media, the overthrow and replacement of Ukraine’s democratically elected government was ‘the (https://www.huffingtonpost.com/nikolas-kozloff/ukraine-reflections-on-th_b_14424790.html) Maidan Revolution (http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LiteraryFestival/2017/Monday-20-February/Events/01-The-Maidan-Revolution)’, or ‘the 2014 Ukrainian revolution (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Ukrainian_revolution)’, not Obama’s coup in Ukraine (https://off-guardian.org/2017/03/24/what-americas-coup-in-ukraine-did/). They lie blatantly, and they’ll never be truthful about their having done it. Thus, George Friedman, the founder and owner of the “private CIA” firm Stratfor, called it “the most blatant coup in history (http://washingtonsblog.com/2014/12/head-stratfor-private-cia-says-overthrow-yanukovych-blatant-coup-history.html),” but only when speaking to a Russian publication — and, then, when he got flak from the US regime for having said that, he denied he had said it (http://washingtonsblog.com/2017/03/u-s-economic-sanctions-russia-based-obama-lie.html). The lies are that mandatory.

The person at the center of this photo above, is Andrei Biletsky (or “Beletsky”), whose Battalion is directly armed by US taxpayers (i.e., by the US Government). He has publicly stated the Battalion’s and his own ideology (http://washingtonsblog.com/2015/02/ideology-new-ukraine.html), as being “socialism” defined as “negation of democracy”; “racism” as being defined as “against Semites and the sub-humans they use”; and finally as being defined as affirmation of “imperialism” so as “to create a Third Empire [a Ukrainian Third Reich]”; and, here are just a few excerpts from his ideological statement, which is lifted from Hitler but with “Ukrainian” replacing “German”:


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Ukrainian Social Nationalism

[symbol is presented here of the inverted Nazi Wolfsangel sign, the same symbol that’s behind Beletsky in that photo just above here (https://web.archive.org/web/20100216231547/http:/rid.org.ua/?p=256)]

The main idea of mystical Social Nationalism is its creation, consisting not of piles of separate individuals united mechanistically into something called “Ukrainian” and the presence of Ukrainian passport, but instead a single National biological organism, which will consist of a new people — a physically, intellectually and spiritually more highly developed people. From the mass of individuals will thus come forth the nation, and the faint start of modern man: Superman.

Social Nationalism is based on a number of fundamental principles that clearly distinguish it from other right-wing movements. This triad is: socialism, racism, imperialism.

I. Socialism. We fight to create a harmonious national community. …

On the principle of socialism follows our complete negation of democracy and liberalism, which generate rozbytthya Nation isolated on gray power unit and a crowd of famous personalities (ochlocracy). Instead, we put forward the idea of national solidarity, the natural hierarchy and discipline, as the basis of our new society. Not a “democratic vote” crowd, who cannot give councils to their own life, much less to the life of the State, but instead natural selection of the best representatives of the Nation — born-leaders as Ukraine’s leaders. …

II. Racism. All our nationalism is nothing — just a castle in the sand — without reliance on the foundation of blood Races. … If Ukrainian spirituality, culture and language are unique, it is only because our racial nature is unique. If Ukraine will become paradise on earth, it is only because our Race turned it so.

Accordingly, treatment of our national body should start with racial purification of the Nation. … The historic mission of our Nation, a watershed in this century, is thus to lead the White peoples of the world in the final crusade for their survival. It is to lead the war against Semites and the sub-humans they use.

III. Imperialism. We change the slogans “Independent Ukraine,” “United Ukraine” and “Ukrainians,” by an imperial nation that has a long history. … The task of the present generation is to create a Third Empire [a Ukrainian Third Reich] — Great Ukraine. … Any living organism in nature seeks to expand, reproduce itself, increase its numbers. This law is universal. … Suspension means extinction in nature — death. The slowdown in population growth leads to biological death of Nations, the suspension of political expansion, and decline of the state. … If we are strong, we take what is ours by right and even more, we will build a superpower empire — Great Ukraine. …

Social Nationalism raises to shield all old Ukrainian Aryan values forgotten in modern society. Only their recovery and implementation by a group of fanatical fighters can we lead to the final victory of European civilization in the world struggle.

This stand is right, and cannot be otherwise!

Glory to Ukraine!

Andrei Beletsky

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The US-imposed regime has even perpetrated massacres (http://washingtonsblog.com/2014/05/videos-photos-odessan-massacre-done.html) against Ukrainians who speak Russian (http://washingtonsblog.com/2015/08/the-anti-crimean-pogrom-that-sparked-crimeas-breakaway.html), and insists upon conquering or else killing them all (http://rinf.com/alt-news/editorials/obamas-ukrainian-stooges/).

This is being supported by the taxpayers of both the US and Israel, as well as of Netherlands, Poland, and other US allies who have contributed to Beletsky’s Azov Battalion, and who are funding Ukraine’s Government, which Obama installed in 2014.

Here are America’s taxpayer-financed Ukrainian nazis teaching children in today’s Ukrainian public schools, and even honoring and displaying a picture of Adolf Hitler’s face. (https://www.countercurrents.org/zuesse140515.htm) Barack Obama was a liberal, but he was also a secret racist (against Russians) fascist; and this Ukrainian Government would not exist if the prior, non-fascist and non-racist Government of Ukraine had not been overthrown and replaced by him (http://www.greanvillepost.com/2018/05/22/stephen-cohens-misrepresentations-about-the-2014-coup-in-ukraine/).

For as long as America’s Democratic Party continues supporting and endorsing this Obama-installed nazi Government in Ukraine, America’s Republican Party will continue to be able to call this support by the US Government, of nazism in our time, bipartisan — because it is — but bipartisan unity on an issue doesn’t mean that the policy is correct, nor even that it isn’t both racist and fascist: nazi. It means merely that the media continue supporting it, instead of exposing it. They keep lying about it.

American ‘news’media keep saying that if Trump were to condemn and reject the government of Ukraine, he’d then be anti-American or even un-American. With rare exceptions, America’s media consistently support the US-installed Ukrainian regime. Because those exceptions are so rare, the American public, and the publics in US-allied countries, also support it. They’ve been, and are, deceived.

The Hill newspaper once was courageous enough to post an exceptional article “The reality of neo-Nazis in Ukraine is far from Kremlin propaganda (http://thehill.com/opinion/international/359609-the-reality-of-neo-nazis-in-the-ukraine-is-far-from-kremlin-propaganda)” in which the links documented that on a thoroughly bipartisan conservative-‘progressive’ basis, the US Congress is essentially united in support of the Obama-created nazi regime in Ukraine. That is a grim situation, but it’s undeniably true, and it remains hidden instead of reported in American ‘news’media.

And that’s why the dumb coward Trump continues Obama’s policies like this, instead of condemns and cancels them — it’s why he doesn’t blame Obama for having stolen Ukraine, instead of blame Putin for having ‘stolen’ Crimea. If Trump really wanted to expose the lies of America’s ‘news’media, that’s the first of Obama’s hoaxes he would be exposing, directly to the American people, in a major address to the nation, accompanied with video clips showing the actual evidence, which would shock the nation and begin the real debate, which America’s aristocracy have been blocking.

With media like that, how can there ever be democracy in America? Will World War III be able to be avoided?

This article is being submitted to all US media, but it’s not likely to be published by many (if any).

So, please send this article along to all your friends, in order that this drop of truth, in the potentially explosive bucket of US ‘news’media lies about Russia, will have a chance to achieve some impact. The situation is basically similar about America’s attempt to take over Syria (https://www.sott.net/article/343169-Russia-now-runs-the-peace-process-to-end-Syrias-War), but the more easily exposed lies are the ones about Ukraine; and the links here document those — which are sufficient to indicate the reality of today’s US Government: a Government which doesn’t actually represent the American people (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRzgK52MmetD9aG8pDOID3g).

This is the nonfictional, historical, version of George Orwell’s fictional novel, 1984. It is happening, right now.


Source (https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/08/07/this-real-americanized-nazi-dominated-ukraine.html)

[Hervé]

BREAKING: DRILL GOES ‘LIVE’ – IRAN SEIZES CONTROL OF HORMUZ STRAIT, U.S EMPIRE STUNNED (https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/08/breaking-drill-goes-live-iran-seizes-control-of-hormuz-strait-u-s-empire-stunned/)

FULL ANALYSIS: Military Exercises suddenly change in scope, Hormuz now under Iranian protection


FRN
By Joaquin Flores (https://www.fort-russ.com/author/joaquin-flores/) On Aug 27, 2018

FRN has been made aware that Iranian Revolutionary Guards Chief, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, just hours ago declared that Iran has fully liberated the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz from foreign and hostile subjugation. Iran had been conducting ‘drills’ in the area, beginning in mid-June, and supported by the Chinese Navy (https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2098898/china-and-iran-carry-out-naval-exercise-near-strait), when the drill went ‘live’.

This was a confirmation of the statement by Alireza Tangsiri, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard’s navy chief, saying the same. Iran has confirmed that any number of friendly and neutral states will continue to have full commercial access to the strategic water-way. China has confirmed its support for today’s major move on the part of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The strait will now be a part of a strategic co-prosperity zone for Axis of Resistance countries, as well as increasingly neutral states including other Gulf Monarchies, like Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, who are now in a process of pushing out of Saudi-Israeli interference and control. The orientation of these states had begun to shift dramatically in the 2016-17 period, when the success of Iran and Russia in the Syrian war became evident.

Details of today’s event:

Full article: https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/08/breaking-drill-goes-live-iran-seizes-control-of-hormuz-strait-u-s-empire-stunned/

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... that's getting a lit match dangerously close to the powder keg...

[Hervé]

Another powder keg:

Russia gives US intel on planned chemical weapons provocation in Syria (https://www.rt.com/news/437201-idlib-syria-chemical-provocation-meeting/)

RT
Published time: 30 Aug, 2018 03:24
Edited time: 30 Aug, 2018 09:45
Get short URL (https://on.rt.com/9dch)


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Tahrir al-Sham Islamist rebels in Syria © Khalil Ashawi / Reuters


Moscow has briefed US diplomats on a plan by militants to stage a false flag chemical weapons attack in Syria's Idlib province meant to frame Damascus, the Russian ambassador in the US has said.

Anatoly Antonov, the Russian ambassador in Washington, confirmed to the media on Wednesday that he had met with the US special representative to Syria, James Jeffrey, and David M. Satterfield, acting assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs.

The attendees of the rare meeting and the fact that it had taken place earlier this week was revealed by US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert during a daily briefing.


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The meeting was called by Russia on Friday and held on Monday, August 27, Antonov said. He commended the US side for coming at such short notice, and described the meeting as "constructive and professional."

At the meeting, Russia officially conveyed its concerns over reports that Washington together with France and the UK is gearing up for another set of airstrikes in Syria under the pretext of a chemical attack, that would immediately be blamed on the Syrian government. Moscow has asked Washington to "provide the facts without delay" to substantiate the new allegations that Damascus uses chemical weapons against its own people.

Such rhetoric fanned by Washington may prompt militants and their "pseudo-humanitarian" organizations like the White Helmets to mount another provocation using chemical agents, Antonov warned.

Intelligence that Russia has gathered has been shared with the US, and the diplomats were told "in detail" about the provocation against civilians being prepared by Al-Nusra Front (now known as Tahrir al-Sham) in the northwestern province of Idlib.


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The Russian Defense Ministry reported earlier that Tahrir al-Sham was plotting a chemical attack that would then be misrepresented as another "atrocity" by the "Syrian regime." Eight canisters of chlorine have been delivered to a village near Jisr al-Shughur city, and a specially trained group of militants, prepped by the British security company Olive, also arrived in the area to imitate a rescue operation to save the civilian "victims." Militants plan to use child hostages in the staged incident, according to Antonov.

Moscow cautioned Washington against falling for this provocation, noting that a massive airstrike targeting Syria's military and civilian infrastructure will constitute another act of "groundless and illegal aggression" against Syria.
"A new escalation in Syria does not correspond to interests of any party. We believe that our concern will be heard," Antonov said, adding that he hopes the US "will take every effort to prevent terrorists from using toxic chemicals and will be acting responsibly, in accordance with the status of the UN Security Council permanent member."
President Trump's National Security Advisor John Bolton stated last week that the US "will respond very strongly" in case of a chemical attack by Damascus. The warning was interpreted by the Russian Defense Ministry as a veiled confirmation that the US has been considering an airstrike on Syria similar to the one it carried out in April, alongside France and the UK.

Unlike Damascus, militants have plenty to gain from a potential chemical attack in Idlib, former Pentagon official Michael Maloof told RT.
“They are not going to give up, they are not going to stop and try to negotiate any kind of peace, so it’s to their benefit to try and raise international sympathy that they have been the victim once again and try and turn this war in their favor,” he said.
There is little hope that the US will treat a potential false flag attack by hardline militants in any way differently than it did the chemical incident in the town of Douma on April 7, 2018, Maloof added.

Back then, the US, France and the UK launched a series of strikes against multiple targets in Syria just seven days after reports that some 70 people were killed due to exposure to a highly toxic chemical agent, possibly sarin.
“If history is any precedent, they won’t bother. They did not investigate the last episode before they launched a missile attack into Syria and there’s no reason to suspect that they will this time either,” he said, adding that Washington will not hesitate to point the finger at Damascus and the Russian government.

“The whole idea is to embarrass Moscow and to intimidate Damascus,” he said.
Related:
Terrorists readying chemical attack to frame Damascus & provide pretext for US strikes – Russian MoD

(https://www.rt.com/news/436812-syria-chemical-weapons-provocation/)Planned chemical weapon provocation in Idlib aimed to prevent removal of terrorists – Lavrov (https://www.rt.com/news/437136-idlib-provocation-lavrov-nusra/)

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(https://www.rt.com/news/437136-idlib-provocation-lavrov-nusra/)
Russia has learnt the hard lessons from MH17 and, this time, Russia is taking pre-emptive measures in telling who, what and where so as to prevent spending its time to provide evidence and denying... denying... denying... time for the US, UK and France to be cornered into providing those evidence and doing the denials.

[Hervé]

State Department official admits that Al Qaeda's holding Idlib hostage (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-01/truth-about-idlib-state-departments-own-words)

Tyler Durden Zero Hedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-01/truth-about-idlib-state-departments-own-words)
Mon, 03 Sep 2018 12:43 UTC


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© Sputnik


On Friday Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement ahead of the imminent Syrian government and Russian campaign to liberate Idlib from jihadist control.

Pompeo said via Twitter (https://twitter.com/SecPompeo/status/1035548889603031040):
"The 3 million Syrians, who have already been forced out of their homes and are now in Idlib, will suffer from this aggression. Not good. The world is watching." Both Washington and the mainstream networks are gearing up for a possible final US-Damascus-Russia confrontation (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-28/us-pushing-gambit-syria-something-big-coming-officials-ramp-threats) in response to Assad's military action in Idlib, representing the northwest province as "the last rebel stronghold" (https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/01/middleeast/syria-last-battleground-deadliest-intl/index.html) where Damascus simply seeks to "massacre civilians".

But Washington officials often contradict their own past positions, and this is glaringly clear in the case of Idlib, where Brett McGurk - the White House appointed anti-ISIS envoy who essentially acts as the president's personal diplomat in Iraq and Syria - previously described the true situation on the ground in unusually frank comments:




https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/855552743313997824/och7Cmn5_bigger.jpg Brasco_Aad‏ @Brasco_Aad (https://twitter.com/Brasco_Aad)

IMPORTANT message from The #US (https://twitter.com/hashtag/US?src=hash) Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL- Brett McGurk- on the situation in #Idlib (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Idlib?src=hash) #Syria (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Syria?src=hash): ''Idlib Province is the largest ALQaeda safe haven since 9/11, tied directly to Ayman al Zawahri (current #ALQaeda (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALQaeda?src=hash) leader) & this is a HUGE problem''

11:21 AM - 22 Aug 2018
31 replies 355 retweets 314 likes Special US envoy McGurk accurately described:


"Idlib provice is the largest al-Qaeda safe-haven since 9/11, tied to directly to Ayman al Zawahiri, this is a huge problem."
The rare, honest assessment was spoken a little over a year ago on July 27, 2017 at a Washington D.C. event in which McGurk was a panelist hosted by the Middle East Institute.

During the panel discussion, McGurk posed (http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/56b5e3fe-0099-498a-a3f5-f379ea3c2054):


"But we have to ask a question; why and how is Ayman al-Zawahiri's deputy finding his way to Idlib Province. Why is this happening? How are they getting there? They are not paratroopers..."
Yes, we've long wondered the same thing, especially when it was US intelligence directly assisting the al-Qaeda coalition Army of Islam (now morphed into Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) from an "operations room" in Turkey (https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-america-armed-terrorists-in-syria/).

At the time, McGurk's comments were aimed at NATO ally Turkey, which he accused of facilitating jihadist entry into northern Syria to displace the US-backed Syrian Kurdish SDF.

"The approach by some of our partners to send in tens of thousands of tons of weapons, and look the other way as these foreign fighters come into Syria may not have been the best approach," McGurk continued during his 2017 comments.
He added that al-Qaeda has taken "full advantage" of Turkey allowing for the free flow of arms and jihadists across its lengthy border with Syria.

Of course McGurk neglected to mention that the United States was a willing partner in all of this throughout most of the entirety of the Syrian war, which sought regime change in Damascus. The Turkish foreign ministry condemned his statements at the time.

The State Department would of course hope that the American public forgets these words were ever spoken.

Meanwhile Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the West not to interfere in Syrian and Russian forces engaged in anti-terror actions in Idlib:


"I hope our Western partners will not give in to [rebel] provocations and will not obstruct an antiterror operation," he said (https://www.rferl.org/a/lavrov-warns-west-not-to-interfere-in-antiterror-actions-in-syria-s-idlib/29460218.html).
It appears that the State Department circa 2017 actually agreed with Lavrov's calling the Idlib militants terrorists even if the State Department in 2018 does not. Or it's also just Washington contradicting itself as usual for the sake of yet more nefarious foreign policy goals in the Middle East.

Related:
Idlib: Syria's Final Battle With Terrorists (if West Stays Out of it) (https://www.rt.com/news/437200-syria-idlib-us-chemical/)

[Sophocles]

Aleksandr Zakharchenko has been murdered today (https://thesaker.is/aleksandr-zakharchenko-has-been-murdered-today/)

It has now been confirmed that Aleksandr Zakharchenko has been murdered today. You can read some of the details in this RT article here: https://www.rt.com/news/437357-head-donbass-republic-killed/ (http://https://www.rt.com/news/437357-head-donbass-republic-killed/)

The Saker (https://thesaker.is/aleksandr-zakharchenko-has-been-murdered-today/) August 31, 2018

This murder really breaks my heart, but also worries and sickens me. Just like the murders of Morotola or Givi, this murder proves that there is a major, massive, problem with the DNR/LNR security services. Whether this is pure incompetence or treason I don’t know, but what is sure is that while murders of charismatic leaders happen in all conflicts this is the exception, not the rule (how many leaders were killed during, say, the Bosnian civil war?). It *is* possible to protect commanders and officials (there are special forces and services which can do that very well). When it is the rule, then most certainly something is very wrong.

Two years ago I wrote an article entitled “The Murder of Motorola – questions which must be answered” for which I was hysterically criticized by some ignorant amateurs, but the questions which I asked then remain unanswered today. Frankly, I very much doubt that they will be answered this time around either.

In my 2016 I asked the question cui bono in reference to the murders of so many DNR/LNR leaders.

Now I ask the same cui bono about the systematic denial that there is a major problem with the DNR/LRN security services.

Two years after the murder of Motorola the Novorussians have clearly not solved their security problem. This is why I can only offer the same conclusion as I did two years ago:


Ideally, the Russians should send some smart and ruthless patriot, like General Shamanov, to go to Lugansk and Donesk and read the locals the riot act (Russians generals are very good at that kind of stuff) and if they offer any resistance, just toss them out of their office (Russian generals are also good at that kind of stuff).

By now pretty much all the key Novorussian leaders and heroes have been murdered and it is too late to do anything about this. But somebody will have to take their place and it is them that the Russians need to protect now.

Living in deep denial, cheerleading and flag waving are all very good, but not when people get murdered as a result.

“With the Saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of Your servant Aleksandr where there is no pain, nor sorrow, nor suffering, but life everlasting.”

The Saker (https://thesaker.is/aleksandr-zakharchenko-has-been-murdered-today/)

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Leader of self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic killed in E. Ukraine blast (https://www.rt.com/news/437357-head-donbass-republic-killed/)


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RT (https://www.rt.com/news/437357-head-donbass-republic-killed/) 31 Aug, 2018


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An Interview with the Leader of the DPR: Russian Roulette: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6G0AzZk5K4)

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[Hervé]

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Russia has learnt the hard lessons from MH17 and, this time, Russia is taking pre-emptive measures in telling who, what and where so as to prevent spending its time to provide evidence and denying... denying... denying... time for the US, UK and France to be cornered into providing those evidence and doing the denials.
Well, it seems I was wrong since the US have a "One-Upmanship" over the Russian, thanks to their in-house psychic:

Nikki Haley discovers psychic powers, knows exactly who will use chemical weapons in Syria (https://www.rt.com/usa/437737-haley-idlib-chemical-attack/)

RT (https://www.rt.com/usa/437737-haley-idlib-chemical-attack/)
Thu, 06 Sep 2018 17:51 UTC


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Nikki Haley © Adnan Abidi / Reuters


Nikki Haley has stated that she knows "exactly" who is going to use chemical weapons in Syria's Idlib. The prophecy comes amid warnings that the terrorists are preparing a false flag attack to trigger a US-coalition intervention.

Revealing her extraordinary psychic abilities in addition to notorious diplomatic skills, the US envoy to the United Nations said that the sovereign government of Syria could "continue to go the route of taking over Syria" if it wants, but

"if there are chemical weapons that are used [in Idlib], we know exactly who is going to use them."
The United States has always shown a peculiar eagerness in avenging alleged chemical attacks, but as investigative journalist Rick Sterling notes, this is perhaps the first time that a senior US diplomat has pinned the blame on Damascus before an attack has even occurred.
"In the past when an incident happened, they automatically claimed they knew who was responsible, even before there was an investigation or evidence. And now they've even gone further. So even before the incident happens, they claim to know who's responsible," Sterling told RT.
Despite breathless media reports and Donald Trump tweets accusing President Bashar Assad of senseless past and future butchery, Sterling noted that all serious investigations into chemical weapons incidents going back to 2013 ultimately "pointed the finger at the terrorists, who after all are the ones who stand to benefit."
"The Syrian government has no interest, no advantage, no motive, in a chemical weapons incident," he emphasized.
Social media users also appeared deeply skeptical of Haley's certainty about a war crime that has yet to happen. "Clairvoyant Haley just knows chemical weapons will be used in a battle that has not begun. As false flag attacks go, this one's been so clumsily telegraphed, it's laughable,"one Twitter user commented.

Washington has repeatedly broadcast that it would take decisive action if the Syrian government - which is on the verge of defeating the last Islamist militant stronghold in its country - chooses to use chemical weapons. The White House said Tuesday that it would "respond swiftly and appropriately" in case of a chemical incident in Idlib.

The United States attacked targets inside Syria on two separate occasions in "retaliation" for alleged chemical attacks in Khan Sheikhoun, Idlib, in April 2017, and Douma, Eastern Ghouta, a year later. In both instances, Washington launched missiles at Syrian military and research facilities before formal investigations into the incidents even started.

Preliminary results from an investigation conducted by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) found no traces (https://www.rt.com/news/431994-nerve-agents-not-found-douma/) of any nerve agent at the scene of the alleged Douma attack, contradicting theories pushed both by the US government and the media that Damascus had used military-grade chemicals against the civilian population. The international investigative body did however identify several widely available commercial chlorine compounds at the site, but none were "CWC-scheduled chemicals," meaning nothing found was banned under the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Yet the US continues to insist that it has "zero intelligence that shows the opposition has any chemical capability" or motives to stage a false flag attack, implying that any future incident must be automatically blamed on Damascus, even though it got rid of its chemical weapons arsenals under strict international control back in 2016.

[ThePythonicCow]

Well, it seems I was wrong since the US have a "One-Upmanship" over the Russian, thanks to their in-house psychic:

Nikki Haley discovers psychic powers, knows exactly who will use chemical weapons in Syria (https://www.rt.com/usa/437737-haley-idlib-chemical-attack/)
The image of psychic Nikki Haley that Zerohedge (https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-06/psychic-nikki-haley-if-there-future-chemical-weapons-attack-assad-did-it) posted along with this article fits well here:

http://thepythoniccow.us/NikkiHaleyPsychic.jpg

[Foxie Loxie]

Laughed out loud at this picture! :ROFL::ROFL:

Thanks, Paul!! I LOVE how Lionel "does" Nikki Haley!! It helps to laugh once in awhile in the middle of this bizarre world situation!

[Deux Corbeaux]

Dutch funded ‘jihadist’ group in Syria, terror trial may now falter

September 11, 2018

The Dutch government has been supporting an armed group in Syria which has been branded a terrorist organisation by the public prosecution department, current affairs show Nieuwsuur reported on Monday night.

The Netherlands provided uniforms and pick-up trucks to the group known as Jabbat al-Shamiya in 2017, the programme said. Next week, a Dutch jihadi faces court for being a member of the same group.

The equipment was sent to the group as part of a secret programme providing ‘non-lethal’ assistance to 22 rebel groups in Syria from 2015 to the beginning of this year.

According to the public prosecutor Jabbat al-Shamiya is ‘salafist and jihadistic’, ‘strives for the setting up of the caliphate’ and can be qualified as nothing else but a ‘criminal organisation of terrorist intent’.

The fact that the government has supported the organisation in the past could upset the court case, according to legal experts. ‘A court could easily say that it would not convict someone for doing something which had been facilitated by the state,’ Geert-Jan Knops told broadcaster NOS.

Michiel Pestman, who represents the man facing trial in three weeks, told NOS the Nieuwsuur claims undermine the public prosecution’s case.

Stop

The Netherlands has admitted funding Syrian rebel groups but has always maintained they were moderate.

However, this weekend foreign minister Stef Blok and trade minister Sigrid Kaag sent a briefing to MPs explaining that the Netherlands has stopped funding the Syrian opposition in the civil war against president Assad.

The chance that rebel forces will be able to win the civil war is, the ministers say, now ‘extremely limited’. Dutch support for the rebels has ‘not had the desired effects’, the ministers said. The Netherlands had set aside €70m to fund the opposition.

Nieuwsuur says the letter was sent to MPs after it had confronted them with its findings. ‘These findings strengthen our conviction that the decision to stop the funding was the correct one,’ the foreign ministry said in a statement.

Debate

MPs said they were shocked by the Nieuwsuur broadcast and have called on ministers to explain how this could happen.

Much of the information has been declared secret but MPs still want ministers to explain to parliament what has been done. ‘What appears to have happened is exactly what we were afraid of,’ said ChristenUnie (CU) leader Gert-Jan Seegers.

In 2015, the CU attempted to have the financial support to Syrian rebel groups stopped but failed to get sufficient support.

DutchNews.nl: https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/09/dutch-funded-jihadist-group-in-syria-terror-trial-may-now-falter/

[Baby Steps]

US-Iran: John Bolton warns Iran of 'hell to pay' if crossed (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45647863)


His comments came hours after President Donald Trump accused Iran of sowing "chaos, death and destruction" across the Middle East.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani responded by criticising the Trump administration for its hostility.
The US recently imposed sanctions after leaving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
The accord, negotiated by former President Barack Obama, saw Iran limit its nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.
The remaining signatories are standing by the deal. The UK, China, France, Germany and Russia say they will set up a new payment system to maintain business with Iran and bypass US sanctions.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned the plan as "one of the most counterproductive measures imaginable".
What did the US say about Iran?
Mr Bolton said the "murderous regime" of "mullahs in Tehran" would face significant consequences if they continued to "lie, cheat and deceive".
The former US envoy to the UN was speaking at an anti-Iran conference in New York on Tuesday.
"If you cross us, our allies, or our partners; if you harm our citizens," he said, "there will indeed be hell to pay."


https://i.imgur.com/tmkThxw.jpg

Some quotes from JB: (https://www.verdict.co.uk/john-bolton-quotes/)

RUSSIA:


We need to create structures of deterrence in cyberspace, as we did with nuclear weapons, to prevent future Russian attacks or attacks by others who threaten our interests. This effort should not be proportional to what we have just experienced. It should be decidedly disproportionate.
The lesson we want Russia (or anyone else) to learn is that the costs to them from future cyberattacks against the United States will be so high that they will simply consign all their cyberwarfare plans to their computer memories to gather electronic dust.

NORTH KOREA:


Given the gaps in US intelligence about North Korea, we should not wait until the very last minute. It is perfectly legitimate for the United States to respond to the current “necessity” posed by North Korea’s nuclear weapons by striking first.


IRAN:


Time is terribly short, but a strike can still succeed. The inescapable conclusion is that Iran will not negotiate away its nuclear program. Nor will sanctions block its building a broad and deep weapons infrastructure.

IRAQ:


We should not have invaded Iraq in 2003. Instead, we should have finished the job in 1991 after ridding Kuwait of Iraqi aggressors. We were told then that Arab coalition members, especially Syria’s Assad dictatorship, would object to overthrowing Saddam. Perhaps they were seriously worried they were next. Too bad they weren’t.

Seriously, what is such a person doing exerting influence over current policy?
How does this square with Trump's previous promises to withdraw from all these wars?

How come Trump is being advised that the new belligerent positions will not hurt him electorally? Is it because that is TRUE?

[Flash]

Trump may be showing his cards, and they are do not look pretty for the world, but excellent for Israel.

From these talks, Trump seems to be following the plans of war with the Middle East, grabbing countries after countries, as express in 2007 by one of the US general.

Plans haven't changed guys, we are still under the same high cabal, the Payseur family it seems.

In times of war, US presidents have always been re-elected. Is he crazy enough to create nuclear war to be re-elected?

The karma US will have to repay is getting heavy.

I see what is going on, I pray and foresee peace with all my heart, for the good of all.

[Sophocles]

Documentary (starts at 8:40 min): “Terror Against Their Own (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Ix5IZjqog)” - How the Ukrainian Occupation Government Subverted an Entire Nation


We present the documentary by Aleksandr Sladkov, "Terror Against Тheir Own." This is a story about subversive warfare initiated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the DPR and the LPR. This subversive warfare has victims and casualties. However, neither the OSCE, nor the western media, nor their politicians seem to notice it. Frankly, it's gone unnoticed for many people.

O8Ix5IZjqog

[Sophocles]

Russia is suspected of deploying troops to Libya, but what's Moscow's play in this muddy conflict? (https://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/10/11/russia-is-suspected-of-deploying-troops-to-libya-but-what-s-moscow-s-play-in-this-muddy-conflict)

Meduza (https://meduza.io/en)
18:25, 11 october 2018

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Libyan insurgents, September 3, 2011
Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images

Russian and Western media outlets say Moscow has been deploying troops to Libya for the past several months, reportedly to bolster one group in the country’s civil war. Russia is apparently filling a vacuum: the U.S. has effectively abandoned its efforts to intervene in the situation, and European nations are more concerned with stemming the flow of immigrants from Africa than resolving the conflict. Meduza takes a look at who’s fighting whom in Libya, and what Russia’s interests are in this messy conflict.

What’s going on in Libya? Is Russia really planning to fight a war here?

The current scare in the media began on October 8 with an article (http://https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7448072/russia-missiles-libya-warlord/) published in The Sun, claiming that “Vladimir Putin wants to make the war-torn North African country ‘his new Syria.’” Citing sources in British intelligence, the tabloid claimed that Russia has already embedded “dozens” of GRU agents and Spetsnaz troops in eastern Libya, and established two military bases in the coastal towns of Tobruk and Benghazi, supposedly using the Wagner private military group as “cover.” Russian Kalibr anti-ship missiles and S-300 air-defense systems are also reportedly on the ground in Libya. The tabloid’s sources claimed that the Kremlin has sided with the warlord General Khalifa Haftar in an effort to “seize control of the country’s coastline.” This would allegedly give Russia the power to unleash a “fresh tidal wave of migrants” across the Mediterranean “like a tap.”

While The Sun’s reports are often unreliable and hyperbolic, reporters from the Russian business magazine RBC later verified (https://www.rbc.ru/politics/09/10/2018/5bbc8efa9a7947544a676112) the story, finding sources who confirm that Moscow has been transferring troops to Libya for several months now. Meanwhile, the Kremlin has denied any participation in the Libyan conflict.

In recent years, rumors have circulated regularly that Russia might intervene more aggressively in Libya. Speculation only intensified in early 2018, when Moscow announced (https://carnegie.ru/commentary/75494) its latest troop withdrawal from Syria, which some analysts viewed as a pivot to Libya. In February, citing “dozens of interviews with current and former European, Libyan, and American officials,” The New York Times reported that (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/world/africa/trump-libya-policy-russia.html) Moscow was suspected of “attempted weapons-for-oil deals, attempted bribery, and efforts to influence top government defense appointments, as well as printing money and stamping coinage for the Haftar-allied government.” But journalists still lacked concrete evidence of Russia’s growing intervention.

Who’s fighting whom in Libya? Who’s on Russia’s side?

The simplest answer is that everyone is fighting against everyone. It’s been that way, almost without interruption, since early 2011, at the outset of the nationwide rebellion against Muammar el-Qaddafi, who ruled the country for more than 40 years. After the dictator’s overthrow, Libya witnessed a series of constitutional crises, leading to dueling parliaments: the General National Congress and the House of Representatives.

The General National Congress was elected in 2012 as a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution, but it effectively functioned as a parliament. Armed clashes and pressure on voters marred the June 2014 elections for the House of Representatives. In many areas, voting stations were never even opened. Proponents of a secular state (largely represented by figures with ties to the former Qaddafi regime) claimed victory, but Islamists from the General National Congress rejected the election results and refused to disband.

The House of Representatives set up operations in the city of Tobruk, a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast. General Khalifa Haftar, who later received the rank of field marshal, became the group’s commander-in-chief. A veteran of the Libyan Army, Haftar served under Qaddafi. In the late 1980s, he was captured in the conflict with Chad, fled to the United States, and then joined the opposition against Qaddafi.

In late 2015, Libya’s two warring parliaments reached a political agreement and created a national unity government headed by Fayez al-Sarraj (another former functionary from the Qaddafi era). Today, Sarraj's is the only legitimate government recognized by United Nations members, including Russia, but Field Marshal Haftar and several deputies in the House of Representatives rejected the settlement. Western experts believe that Moscow is secretly supporting Haftar and his insurgents.

In 2016 and 2017, Haftar visited Moscow three times, reportedly to ask for Russian military aid. In January 2017, he also received a full-dress parade aboard Russia’s only aircraft carrier, where he video-conferenced (https://meduza.io/feature/2016/10/24/demonstratsiya-moschi-pod-zavesoy-dyma) with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu from the ship’s stateroom.

But Haftar’s adversary, Fayez al-Sarraj, has come to Moscow several times (https://www.rbc.ru/politics/17/09/2017/59bbfca19a794743107f7e02), as well. At least until recently, Moscow seemed to be applying the lessons learned in Syria to its actions in Libya, experts say (https://carnegie.ru/commentary/68658). This meant keeping the Kremlin’s options open and maintaining ties to more than one group.

Haftar’s forces control individual cities and enclaves mainly on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, closer to the border with Egypt, which also supports the field marshal. Sarraj’s government occupies Tripoli (the capital) and several territories in the west. Meanwhile, at the high-point of Libya’s armed conflict, most of the country was in the hands of local tribal leaders and field commanders.

Who supports the West?

Unlike the Western consensus in Syria, where Europe and the U.S. uniformly oppose the Assad regime, there’s no comparable Western unity in Libya. When Qaddafi was deposed in 2011, Western nations lost a common enemy. In formal diplomatic relations, everyone recognizes Sarraj’s government, but there’s no single political strategy or tactic.

American armed forces played a significant role in Qaddafi's overthrow, but Washington has since adopted a policy that critics call “leading from behind (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/world/africa/trump-libya-policy-russia.html).” As a presidential candidate and as president, Donald Trump has opposed any large-scale intervention in Libya, with the narrow exception of counter-terrorism operations against ISIS. The Trump administration technically supports Sarraj’s government, but it has yet to send an ambassador (https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33142.pdf) to Tripoli, and it still hasn’t replaced Obama’s special envoy for Libya, who resigned after Trump entered the White House.

The Europeans are concerned primarily with reducing immigration from Libya. In March 2018 (https://www.libyanexpress.com/iom-there-are-662-000-migrants-in-libya-this-year/), there were an estimated 180,000 internally displaced people and 662,000 migrants from other African countries residing in Libya (whose total population is just seven million people). Most refugees are concentrated closer to Libya’s west coast, which is controlled by Sarraj’s government. In 2016, roughly 181,000 people (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-italy/record-2016-pushes-migrant-arrivals-in-italy-over-half-million-idUSKBN14J1GE?il=0) came from Libya to Italy by sea. In 2017, the number of arrivals dropped to less than 120,000 people (https://reliefweb.int/report/italy/mediterranean-migrant-arrivals-reach-171635-2017-deaths-reach-3116). Experts attribute (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/17/world/europe/italy-libya-migrant-crisis.html) the decline to the fact that the Italian government pays Sarraj to keep as many migrants from coming to Italy as possible. Conditions for refugees in Libya, however, remain extremely difficult (https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?destination=%2fnews%2fmonkey-cage%2fwp%2f2017%2f09%2f25%2fitaly-claims-its-found-a-solution-to-europes-migrant-problem-heres-why-italys-wrong%2f%3fnoredirect%3don%26utm_term%3d.4b5a2e3af780&noredirect=on&utm_term=.fd92692ac4c6).

In May 2018, the French government brought together Libya’s two warring sides and negotiated elections to be held in December. The agreement hasn’t won the support of all observers, however, given that Paris, like Moscow, is suspected (https://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/france-honest-broker-libya-conflict-298155148) of supporting Khalifa Haftar. Additionally, France’s negotiations did not include representatives from the local authorities who control most of the country, which obviously complicates the feasibility of staging a nationwide election.

Why would Russia get involved in this mess?

In its article, the tabloid The Sun warned that Russia’s troop deployments to Libya are part of a master-plan to unleash immigrant hordes on Europe. Similar theories once abounded about Moscow’s motivations for intervening in Syria. Additionally, experts say that Russia could dramatically expand its influence in the Mediterranean region with another military outpost.

According to another theory, Russia is trying to gain control over Libya’s oil reserves, which rank 10th in the world. While Libyan oil production is only 20th worldwide, the country has steadily expanded (http://https://ycharts.com/indicators/libya_crude_oil_production) its output in recent years.

In February 2017, Rosneft and Libya’s National Oil Corporation signed a cooperation agreement (https://ycharts.com/indicators/libya_crude_oil_production). The corporation is formally headquartered in Tripoli, but the bulk of its oil fields are located in the country’s east, near positions occupied by Field Marshal Haftar’s soldiers — which could explain why Moscow is now apparently doubling down on its partnership with Haftar. At the same time, Russia’s strategic goal might be to slow Libyan production (https://carnegie.ru/commentary/68658), in order to prevent a collapse in world oil prices.

Additionally, before the start of Libya’s civil war, the Qaddafi regime signed a deal with Russian Railways to build a high-speed railway between Tripoli and Benghazi. Worth roughly 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion), the project was put on hold when Qaddafi was deposed. According to The New York Times, then Russian Railways head Vladimir Yakunin tried to bribe (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/world/africa/trump-libya-policy-russia.html) Libyan officials into restarting the construction, in exchange for “a percentage of the contract as a commission.” (Yakunin’s spokespeople deny these allegations.) Also, Russian arms dealers reportedly estimate (https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/idex/2017/02/18/russia-s-middle-east-power-play/) that Moscow lost nearly $4 billion in weapons sales to the Qaddafi regime. Apparently, the Kremlin would like to return to this market, as well.

Story (https://meduza.io/feature/2018/10/11/rossiyu-zapodozrili-v-otpravke-voysk-v-liviyu-chto-tam-proishodit-kto-s-kem-voyuet-zachem-rossii-vmeshivatsya) by Dmitry Kartsev, translation by Kevin Rothrock


Source (https://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/10/11/russia-is-suspected-of-deploying-troops-to-libya-but-what-s-moscow-s-play-in-this-muddy-conflict)

[ThePythonicCow]

.
Dmitry Orlov has posted a deliciously funny, and perceptive, article on his Patreon site (https://www.patreon.com/orlov/posts), discussing relations between Russia and the US.

Since the article is for his Patreon subscribers only, I won't post all of it here ... but here's the first and last two paragraphs:


Full Nuclear Retard

Oct 25 at 6:04am

Trump recently announced that the US intends to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the 1988 USA/USSR arms control agreement that has been keeping a lid on nuclear madness by making surprise nuclear attacks less likely. He made the announcement in an offhand way while boarding a helicopter. This is understandable. I too like to make momentous pronouncements while getting on a bicycle, to add drama. And then Trump’s national security guy Bolton flew to Moscow to discuss. There he met with various local characters—Foreign Minister Lavrov, Defense Minister Shoigu—who showed him the various local sights—the Foreign Ministry, the Defense Ministry—and then they all promenaded down the yellow brick road to see the wizard in the Kremlin.

...
As far as Putin is concerned, the US military is no longer even a threat, to a point where it can’t operate in any airspace that has Russian weapons deployed anywhere near it. Yes, the probability of the US going full nuclear retard and attacking Russia is still nonzero, but at the Valdai conference Putin seemed relaxed about that to. He said: «В случае чего мы попадём в рай, как мученики, а вы просто сдохнете.»—“Worst case, we will go to heaven as martyrs, and you will simply die [like dogs].” I don’t mean to pick on dogs, but Russian has several words for “to die” and the one Putin used in reference to Americans (for who else would ever think of attacking Russia?) doesn’t apply to humans. Note the unassailable moral superiority of this position. Russia will not threaten or attack anyone. It will simply sit back and watch the US self-destruct without doing anything at all provocative. All Russia has to do is attend to its own domestic affairs and continue to act as a reliable international partner.

John Bolton, and his master Donald Trump, are unable to claim to have any moral superiority at all. Their main concern is that they are being prevented, by old treaties, from being sufficiently belligerent to force countries around the world to lend them even more money. Their concern seems misplaced; which part of “die like dogs” don’t they understand? Given their incomprehension, their position is simply embarrassing. Given Bolton’s complexion and physiognomy—of a slightly frostbitten russet potato on which some joker pasted a mustache—he is physiologically incapable of expressing embarrassment, so perhaps he needs a little white flag to wave around or a sticker for his forehead. In any case, let’s wish him good luck in his quixotic yet valiant effort to reconstitute the Mongolian Empire.

[Anti Democide]

Reading these posts; it feels like I am reading a current report on `The Pharaoh Wars`

[Hervé]

German Police Foil Plot in Army, Special Forces to Kill Politicians - Report (https://sputniknews.com/europe/201811101069694506-german-military-plot-spoiled/)

Sputnik Europe (https://sputniknews.com/europe/)
20:04 10.11.2018


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© AP Photo / Sven Hoppe


While investigating the case of Franco A, a German military officer who falsely registered himself as a Syrian refugee and allegedly planned to carry out terror attacks, police uncovered a much greater threat hiding within Germany’s army and special forces.

Investigators with the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) stumbled upon signs that a conspiracy had been organized within the German Bundeswehr, special forces command (KSK) and an association of elite soldiers, Uniter eV, the German magazine Focus reported (https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/planten-anschlag-fall-franco-a-bka-hat-hinweise-auf-netzwerk-innerhalb-der-bundeswehr_id_9877882.html), citing investigation materials.

A group of preppers who believe that a government collapse is imminent has been preparing for a so-called "day X" in order to gather all unwanted politicians "in one place with intent to kill them," the police learned.

The full list of targets hasn't been discovered yet, but according to the magazine, the head of the Left Party in the Bundestag, Dietmar Bartsch, was at the top of the list. It is so far unclear what the plotters were planning to do after the assassinations.

According to the outlet, members of the "conspiracy network" have been stocking up on weapons, ammunition and fuel in order to implement their plans. Members of the group, who were reportedly serving both in the German army and special forces, discussed their next moves via chats and private meetings.

The BKA's investigation almost became stuck at a roadblock, as one of the network's member's, a lieutenant colonel with the Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD), tried to derail the investigation, Focus added. He warned co-conspirators within the KSK about upcoming searches and the overall progress of the investigation. The man is now charged and his case will be reviewed by the District Court of Cologne.

The investigation found signs of a conspiracy while they were looking into the case of a right-wing Bundeswehr soldier, Franco A, who had planned to commit terrorist attacks against German authorities. Being a German citizen, he reportedly cheated the country's migration service, having it register him as a Syrian refugee in order to shift blame for the attacks onto immigrants.

German officials have yet to comment on the revelations of the investigation. Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, the defence spokeswoman for the Free Democrats, said that the Bundestag's specialized committees had not been informed about the uncovered conspiracy.

Related:
Bankrolling the Resistance: The Soros Global Conspiracy Finds New Fuel in GOP (https://sputniknews.com/business/201811051069503436-gop-fuels-global-soros-conspiracy/)

[Sophocles]

Latest movements in and around Serbia:

https://www.caingram.com/Balkans/Pix/serbia_kosovo_montenegro_map.gif
Kosovo is here seen south of Serbia on the map, with Albania right next to it.
The US Camp Bondsteel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Bondsteel) is not far from Urosevac in eastern Kosovo.


Flashback:

http://www.nlpwessex.org/images/clarkthraci.jpg
Above Far Left: Hashim Thaci, Head of
the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA),
a previously State Department listed
terrorist organisation, closely linked
to Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda
Above Far Right: US General Wesley Clark,
NATO Supreme Allied Commander,
Europe (1997 - 2000)

(From: http://www.nlpwessex.org/docs/balkansusbackterrorism.htm)

NY Times article (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/22/world/europe/how-the-saudis-turned-kosovo-into-fertile-ground-for-isis.html) from May 2016 reminds:

How Kosovo Was Turned Into Fertile Ground for ISIS - Extremist clerics and secretive associations funded by Saudis and others have transformed a once-tolerant Muslim society into a font of extremism.

Then again from mintpressnews (https://www.mintpressnews.com/nato-terrorist-bases-in-europe/243959/) June this year:

The US and NATO Are Establishing Terrorist Bases in Europe - NATO and the United States, which, together, claim to be fighting some sort of amorphous “global war on terrorism,” have enabled a terrorist group to establish bases in two NATO member states

Before November 8 from balkaninsight (http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/vucic-thaci-exchange-angry-statements-after-meeting-in-brussels-11-08-2018):

Vucic, Thaci Exchange Angry Statements After Brussels Meeting

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/file/show//Images/Images.New/640%20brussels.jpg
EU's Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini called on Thursday night
for Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and his Serbia counterpart Aleksandar
Vucic to give up their belligerent rhetoric and stick to the dialogue framework.

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Here`s the current status according to fort-russ (https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/11/serbia-prepares-for-military-confrontation-with-albania-carries-out-largest-military-mobilization-in-countrys-history/?fbclid=IwAR1qwj5IfvGN5TadwbwOI1kVvlbN9quH1p3qFphx4AUjgi2rLn76wXTp2Pk):


SERBIA PREPARES FOR MILITARY CONFRONTATION WITH ALBANIA – CARRIES OUT LARGEST MILITARY MOBILIZATION IN COUNTRY’S HISTORY (https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/11/serbia-prepares-for-military-confrontation-with-albania-carries-out-largest-military-mobilization-in-countrys-history/?fbclid=IwAR1qwj5IfvGN5TadwbwOI1kVvlbN9quH1p3qFphx4AUjgi2rLn76wXTp2Pk)

By Joaquin Flores
Last updated Nov 10, 2018

The largest military exercises in the history of Serbia, involving nearly ten-thousand troops and hundreds of pieces of equipment, tanks, planes, began on Saturday morning in different regions of the country.

FRN is aware from inside sources within the Serbian military establishment, as we are based in Belgrade, that the scope of these drills is larger than officially reported. This is because the Serbian military is nearly twice the size as is reported to the EU and NATO, for reasons which are deducible once the history and present scenario is understood. Serbia is able to hide its military in other forces, including police, paramilitary, the gendarmerie, as well as military schools. Additionally, ‘citizens groups’ have popped up numbering in thousands, which train under the guise of uniformed Air-Soft teams.

Serbia with security and military assurances from the CSTO, led by Moscow, has increasingly shown it is lining up with Moscow and Minsk over a broad range of CSTO security matters. The Slavic Brotherhood exercises have took place over the last number of consecutive years, perfecting the coordinated joint military work of Belarus, Serbia, and Russia. This comes despite official statements from Belgrade, that Serbia is both neutral and as cooperative with NATO as reasonably possible. Specifically in question now are those which effect the former center of Yugoslavia, Belgrade.

Belgrade’s attempts to maintain a reasonably neutral relation with NATO is understandable – Serbia is surrounded on all sides by NATO or NATO aspirant countries, and simultaneously, NATO and KFOR since 1999 is occupying a whole region of southern Serbia known as Kosovo. Simultaneously, Serbia has allowed Russia to build a Military-Intelligence (GRU) base of operations in Nish, under the auspices of ’emergency and disaster relief operations’.

Full article here (https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/11/serbia-prepares-for-military-confrontation-with-albania-carries-out-largest-military-mobilization-in-countrys-history/?fbclid=IwAR1qwj5IfvGN5TadwbwOI1kVvlbN9quH1p3qFphx4AUjgi2rLn76wXTp2Pk)

[Hervé]

'NATO Wasn't at the Table': Stoltenberg Says Europe Initiated Libya Intervention (https://sputniknews.com/world/201811131069760104-stoltenberg-nato-europe-libya-intervention/)

Sputnik
World (https://sputniknews.com/world/)
13:43 13.11.2018
(updated 13:50 13.11.2018)


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Libya has been beset by chaos, joining the list of failed states, since its longtime leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown following an intervention by a coalition of Western nations.

During the “NATO Talk around the Brandenburg Tor” conference on 12 November, Jens Stoltenberg, secretary-general of the North Atlantic Alliance, said that the military operation in Libya was initiated by a number of European nations, rather than by the bloc.

“The Libya operation was not a NATO operation in the beginning; it was a European-initiated operation, not so much by Germany, but by France and the UK. […] When we met in Paris and made the final decision, NATO was not at the table, NATO was not there. It was after some time that we needed the command structure, the capabilities of NATO and the US,” Stoltenberg said at the “NATO Talk around the Brandenburg Tor” conference in Berlin.

In February 2011, mass protests against Libya’s long-service leader Muammar Gaddafi erupted, later evolving in an armed conflict between rebels and government forces.

A month later, a coalition of Western states, led by France, the UK and the US, launched an intervention in Libya, carrying out airstrikes against government forces.

The intervention, which resulted in Gaddafi’s toppling and subsequent killing by rebels, set off an ongoing civil war between regions, tribes and militant groups. As the country de facto doesn’t exist as a unified state, with rival government failing to reach agreement on institutions and elections, the political vacuum has allowed multiple terror organisations to expand their operations.

The crisis also saw a mass exodus of refugees, who chose to flee for Europe, thus triggering the worst migration crisis on the European continent.

On European Defence
Stoltenberg also said that he welcomed the European Union’s efforts on defence that could boost NATO’s strength, but at the same time warned against duplicating the alliance and putting relations with the United States in peril.

“More European efforts on defence is great but it should never undermine the strength of the transatlantic bond. […]Two World Wars and the Cold War taught us the importance of doing things together. The reality is that we need one strong and capable command structure, we can’t divide those resources in two,” he elaborated.

Stoltenberg’s remarks came on the heels of French President Emmanuel Macron’s radio interview, in which he suggested that EU nations should create a “true European army” to protect themselves “with respect to China, Russia and even the United States".


Related:
Libya Has No Idea Who Benefited From Gaddafi's Billions Frozen in Belgium (https://sputniknews.com/business/201811121069741595-libya-gaddafi-money-interest/)

Russia Sees No Alternative to Negotiation Process on Libya Crisis (https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201811131069751709-russia-negotiation-process-libya-crisis/)

[Tintin]

Latest movements in and around Serbia:

https://www.caingram.com/Balkans/Pix/serbia_kosovo_montenegro_map.gif
Kosovo is here seen south of Serbia on the map, with Albania right next to it.
The US Camp Bondsteel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Bondsteel) is not far from Urosevac in eastern Kosovo.

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Here`s the current status according to fort-russ (https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/11/serbia-prepares-for-military-confrontation-with-albania-carries-out-largest-military-mobilization-in-countrys-history/?fbclid=IwAR1qwj5IfvGN5TadwbwOI1kVvlbN9quH1p3qFphx4AUjgi2rLn76wXTp2Pk):


SERBIA PREPARES FOR MILITARY CONFRONTATION WITH ALBANIA – CARRIES OUT LARGEST MILITARY MOBILIZATION IN COUNTRY’S HISTORY (https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/11/serbia-prepares-for-military-confrontation-with-albania-carries-out-largest-military-mobilization-in-countrys-history/?fbclid=IwAR1qwj5IfvGN5TadwbwOI1kVvlbN9quH1p3qFphx4AUjgi2rLn76wXTp2Pk)

By Joaquin Flores
Last updated Nov 10, 2018

The largest military exercises in the history of Serbia, involving nearly ten-thousand troops and hundreds of pieces of equipment, tanks, planes, began on Saturday morning in different regions of the country.

FRN is aware from inside sources within the Serbian military establishment, as we are based in Belgrade, that the scope of these drills is larger than officially reported. This is because the Serbian military is nearly twice the size as is reported to the EU and NATO, for reasons which are deducible once the history and present scenario is understood. Serbia is able to hide its military in other forces, including police, paramilitary, the gendarmerie, as well as military schools. Additionally, ‘citizens groups’ have popped up numbering in thousands, which train under the guise of uniformed Air-Soft teams.

Serbia with security and military assurances from the CSTO, led by Moscow, has increasingly shown it is lining up with Moscow and Minsk over a broad range of CSTO security matters. The Slavic Brotherhood exercises have took place over the last number of consecutive years, perfecting the coordinated joint military work of Belarus, Serbia, and Russia. This comes despite official statements from Belgrade, that Serbia is both neutral and as cooperative with NATO as reasonably possible. Specifically in question now are those which effect the former center of Yugoslavia, Belgrade.

Belgrade’s attempts to maintain a reasonably neutral relation with NATO is understandable – Serbia is surrounded on all sides by NATO or NATO aspirant countries, and simultaneously, NATO and KFOR since 1999 is occupying a whole region of southern Serbia known as Kosovo. Simultaneously, Serbia has allowed Russia to build a Military-Intelligence (GRU) base of operations in Nish, under the auspices of ’emergency and disaster relief operations’.

Full article here (https://www.fort-russ.com/2018/11/serbia-prepares-for-military-confrontation-with-albania-carries-out-largest-military-mobilization-in-countrys-history/?fbclid=IwAR1qwj5IfvGN5TadwbwOI1kVvlbN9quH1p3qFphx4AUjgi2rLn76wXTp2Pk)

Many thanks for this article.

If this is good information, and there may be every reason to assume that it is, then this is a very unwelcome development indeed. I remember only too well being really quite saddened at the hostilities taking place during the Balkan Wars of the mid 1990s.

I shall be watching this with great interest, and concern.

[Sophocles]

‘We bombed you to save you’ – NATO head Stoltenberg speaks about 1999 bombings on visit to Serbia (https://www.rt.com/news/440616-stoltenberg-serbia-nato-bombing/)

Published time: 7 Oct, 2018 21:58
Edited time: 8 Oct, 2018 12:28
Rt.com

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FILE PHOTO: The south-west part of Pristina late March 24 after NATO forces launched a missile attack against Yugoslavia
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Although many people in Serbia hold “painful” memories of NATO’s 1999 bombing of their country, it was, in fact, done precisely to protect them from their own government, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Belgrade.

He was answering questions about the bombing and about the NATO campaign against the government of the former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, during a meeting with the students of Belgrade University.

ЗАШТО? WHY? Revisiting NATO atrocities in Yugoslavia after 15 yrs (Part 1) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M42BAJAk84)
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“I stressed that we did this to protect civilians and to stop the Milosevic regime,” Stoltenberg said (https://www.espreso.rs/vesti/politika/299539/jens-stoltenberg-bombardovali-smo-vas-da-bismo-zastitili-civile-i-zaustavili-milosevicev-rezim), as quoted by the local media, claiming locals have painful memories of the events.

So NATO wants the alliance and Belgrade to “look into the future.” Stoltenberg also boasted of an “excellent relationship” between NATO and Serbia, adding that the military bloc “respects” Belgrade’s decision not to join the alliance. Still, he maintained that NATO wants to be Serbia’s “partner.”

He also said that NATO supports “dialogue” between Serbia and its breakaway region-turned-self-proclaimed state Kosovo, not only diplomatically but also “in the form of KFOR” – the NATO-led international peacekeeping force deployed to Kosovo.

His words came about a week after a brief escalation of tensions between Belgrade and Pristina sparked by the visit of Kosovo’s leader to a northern part of the breakaway region, which is populated by Serbs who refuse to recognize Pristina’s authority. The KFOR stayed conspicuously inactive during the incident, according to some reports while others suggested that the NATO-led force had even accompanied the Kosovo representative on that trip.

In March 1999, NATO launched airstrikes in what was then Yugoslavia, without the backing of the UN Security Council, after it accused Belgrade of “excessive and disproportionate use of force” in a conflict with insurgent Muslim ethnic Albanians in the region of Kosovo, which unilaterally declared independence nine years later, in 2008.

ЗАШТО? WHY? Revisiting NATO atrocities in Yugoslavia after 15 yrs (Part 2) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9tX8onPsnM)
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During the bombings, NATO dropped “between 10 and 15 tons of depleted uranium, which caused a major environmental disaster” and prompted Serbians to sue NATO over its actions, linking them to a rise in cancer-related illnesses across the region.

"In Serbia, 33,000 people fall sick because of this every year. That is one child every day," a member of the international legal team that was preparing the lawsuit told RT in 2017. Back in 2015, Stoltenberg himself expressed "regret" for the civilian casualties of NATO's 1999 bombing.

Source (https://www.rt.com/news/440616-stoltenberg-serbia-nato-bombing/)