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The warning of history: Blair and Bush went to war in Iraq despite South Africa's WMD assurances, book states

David Smith
The Guardian
Mon, 30 Nov 2015 22:50 UTC
Thabo Mbeki andd Tony Blair
© Martin Argles *Rota Pic for the Guardian
President Thabo Mbeki urged Tony Blair not to invade Iraq but the British prime minister went ahead anyway.
Tony Blair went to war in Iraq despite a report by South African experts with unique knowledge of the country that showed it did not possess weapons of mass destruction, according to a book published on Sunday.

God, Spies and Lies, by South African journalist John Matisonn, describes how then president Thabo Mbeki tried in vain to convince both Blair and President George W Bush that toppling Saddam Hussein in 2003 would be a terrible mistake.

Mbeki's predecessor, Nelson Mandela, also tried to convince the American leader, but was left fuming that "President Bush doesn't know how to think".

The claim was this week supported by Mbeki's office, which confirmed that he pleaded with both leaders to heed the WMD experts and even offered to become their intermediary with Saddam in a bid to maintain peace.

Comment: A timely reminder form history of the lies and manipulation used to take nations to war. History is about to repeat itself with the impending vote in the UK on bombing Syria under similar lies and fear mongering to justify war.

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PressTV: Sott.net's Joe Quinn sets Obama straight on American lies about ISIS in Syria


Sott.net
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:36 UTC
Joe PressTV
In his latest appearance on PressTV's World News, Sott.net editor Joe Quinn was asked to comment on US President Obama's statements regarding the shooting down of a Russian Su-24 bomber by a Turkish F-16 fighter jet last week. Have a listen to US foreign policy explained in under 3 minutes...


Comment: For a more detailed explanation of US foreign policy, check out Joe's latest article:

Russia versus NATO's Gladio 2.0: Turkish jihad from China to Syria

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Black Magic

'They cut off heads and kidnap girls': Syrians speak to RT about ISIS atrocities


RT
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 13:53 UTC
ISIS flag
© Stringers/Reuters
As Islamic State commits atrocities throughout Syria, the militant group continues to make money from human trafficking and sex slavery. RT spoke with three people who managed to flee the violence.

One woman spoke about the brutal acts committed by Islamic State (formerly ISIS/ISIL). "They cut off heads and kidnapped girls and women and took them to Raqqa. What were the slaves guilty of? This is a sin," she told RT.

A man spoke of the hypocrisy surrounding ISIS, recalling that while the group insists that females remain modest, they strip their slaves to make money. "They forced women to be fully covered and never show any part of the body," he said. However, they made their slaves strip in order to sell them. Women are not allowed to show anything. If someone was caught on the streets during prayer, she would be given 100 lashes."

Another man recalled the kidnapping of Christian women and girls, as well as the destruction of churches. "They stole property and destroyed churches. Our Christian sisters were seized. Some of them were taken hostage and held for ransom,"he said.

Sex slavery and human trafficking has been a typical method of raising revenue for ISIS. Earlier this month, the remains of up to 80 enslaved Yazidi women were discovered in Iraq. The women were believed to be between the ages of 40 and 80, leading to speculation that the group was only after younger women.

Comment: What is happening in Syria is standard operating procedure for the NATO/US cabal. To get an idea what Russia is trying to prevent from happening in Syria, read about the Moriartys' experiences in Libya. Also, listen to the SOTT editors' interview with the Moriartys: NATO Slaughter: James and Joanne Moriarty expose the truth about what happened in Libya

See also:

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Mr. Potato

Beyond belief: The U.S. finally explains why they've avoided bombing ISIS' oil wells

Michael Snyder
Economic Collapse Blog
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:51 UTC
ISIS oil trucks
© Reuters
Why hasn't the U.S. bombed the oil wells that ISIS controls into oblivion by now? Would you believe that it is because the Obama administration "didn't want to do environmental damage"? Former Deputy Director of the CIA Michael Morell has publicly admitted that we have purposely avoided damaging the main source of income for ISIS, and his explanation for why we were doing this is utterly bizarre. But at this point what could the Obama administration say that would actually make sense? Everyone now knows that ISIS has been making hundreds of millions of dollars selling oil in Turkey, and that this has been done with the full knowledge and complicity of the Obama White House. This is potentially the biggest scandal of the entire Obama presidency, and yet so far the Republicans have not jumped on it.

If you or I even gave five bucks to ISIS, we would be arrested and hauled off to Guantanamo Bay. And yet Barack Obama is allowing ISIS to funnel massive quantities of oil through our NATO ally Turkey, and he is not doing anything to stop this from happening. It is a betrayal of the American people that is so vast that it is hard to put into words.

Comment: Check out: Russia versus NATO's Gladio 2.0: Turkish jihad from China to Syria

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Bad Guys

French politician: Erdoğan attempting the ethnic cleansing and occupation of Northern Syria


Sputnik
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:18 UTC
Evil Erdogan
French politician Nicolas Dhuicq believes that the Turkish government may be attempting to carry out a campaign which amounts to an indirect form of ethnic cleansing in northern Syria, resettling abandoned villages in the north of the country with Turkic-speaking peoples.

Speaking with Radio Sputnik France on Tuesday, Dhuicq, an MP in the French National Assembly and a member of the legislative body's Defense Commission, said that he thinks "that Mr. Erdogan seeks, like the Ottoman Empire did before him, to move people and resettle several villages in northern Syria with Turkic-speaking peoples."

The MP explained that he has access to information which leads him to believe that "these villages, abandoned by Syrians, will be settled by Uighurs from China."

Comment: It seems all of these psychopaths think alike:

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Jet3

Turkey curries NATO favor by opening airspace to French jets on questionable legal grounds


Sputnik
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:49 UTC
French Rafale fighter jet
© AP Photo/ French Air Force
The Turkish government's decision to open its airspace to French aircraft carrying out airstrikes against Daesh in Syria, and give logistical assistance to France's aircraft Charles de Gaulle at the port of Mersin is based on questionable legal grounds, leading Turkish lawyer Ali Riza Aydin told Sputnik.

"When two countries participate together in military action, according to Turkey's constitution that has to be approved by the Turkish parliament," said Aydin.

"At the present time it is unclear whether France is acting in the framework of the international agreement among the countries of the Alliance, or its forces are in Turkish airspace at Turkey's request, as was the case with the deployment of Patriot air defense systems in Turkish territory."

"This issue has to be investigated, in order to find out whether the Turkish-French agreement is in accordance with the norms of constitutional law," said Aydin, a former constitutional court judge.

Comment: With Britain and Germany set to join in on the war party, lack of a coordinated coalition could create unintended consequences while they argue who the 'enemy' terrorists are.

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Info

Turkish sub meets Russian ship in Dardanelles


Sputnik
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 18:30 UTC
Yauza transport ship
© SRP NERPA
The Russian Navy transport ship Yauza was met by a Turkish Navy submarine while passing through the Dardanelles on Monday, Russia's RT reports, citing Turkey's Hurriyet Daily News.

The Russian ship, which was passing from the Aegean Sea into the Sea of Marmara, is believed to have been on its way to the Black Sea. The video accompanying the news report was reportedly filmed in the city of Canakkale, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles, at their narrowest point.

The Turkish sub is said to have been accompanying a Turkish coast guard vessel.

Comment: Hopefully Turkey doesn't make another 'mistake' here.

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TV

South Front International Military Review: Syria (Nov. 29-Dec. 1)


South Front
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:59 UTC
south front
International Military Review (Dec. 1)

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Extinguisher

What about the mayor? Chicago's top cop forced to resign, new accountability task force created following protests


RT
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:56 UTC
Rahm Emanuel
© Jim Young
ARCHIVE PHOTO: Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy (L) stands with Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel (C) during a recruitment graduation ceremony in Chicago, Illinois
In the wake of the arrest of a Chicago, Illinois cop for the murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made the embattled police superintendent go and created a police accountability task force.

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy was forced to resign overnight after the meeting with the mayor. The controversy surrounding the McDonald case ‒ and the gang execution of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee in early November ‒ became too much for McCarthy to be able to remain on the job, they said.

Though McCarthy's record "is a strong one, and one he can be proud of," Emanuel said at a press conference.

"I'm grateful for his service to the city," the mayor said, noting that McCarthy, 56, had modernized the department and brought results in the 4.5 years since Emanuel hand-picked McCarthy to serve as superintendent. But "now it is time for fresh eyes and new leadership," he added.

Comment: Is McCarthy just the fall guy for Emanuel?

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USA

Torture and other human atrocities in Turkey as American as apple pie

Linn Washington, Jr.
Counter Punch
Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:34 UTC
Water torture
© Counterpunch
On the topic of torture the nation of Turkey could teach some gruesome techniques to ISIS, the terrorist movement executing a savage reign across Syria and beyond (reportedly with Turkish government support).

That reality of brutality in Turkey - another problematic American ally - is a fact known all too well by Turgay Ulu, a Turkish journalist who endured a 15-year imprisonment in Turkey, where he was tortured. During Ulu's long imprisonment, Turkish authorities justified his conviction on their claim that they had evidence against him - - evidence authorities obtained from two other victims of torture.

"I was tortured with electro shocks," Ulu said during an interview earlier this year in Berlin, Germany where he is a leading figure in a movement for refugee rights. Ulu's long imprisonment in Turkey led many, including Amnesty International, to consider him a political prisoner. Ulu was released from a Turkish prison in 2011 and he immediately fled to Europe.

Ulu was initially arrested in 1996 when Turkish authorities accused the then 23-year-old of belonging to two communist organizations. Ulu admits being a "Marxist" activist in Turkey but denies membership in those two organizations. A report Amnesty International released in 2006 examining serious flaws in Turkey's justice system cited Ulu's case. That AI report noted it was "highly improbable" that Ulu would be involved in "two ideologically unrelated" armed organizations.

"They tortured me but I still would not talk to the police," Ulu said. "When I did not talk to the police they said that was proof that I was a terrorist because I did not talk."

Comment: Russia versus NATO's Gladio 2.0: Turkish jihad from China to Syria

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