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Best of the Web: The 'Peaceful Revolution' narrative in Syria by the West was a lie from the beginning

Patrick Henningsen
21st Century Wire
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:35 UTC
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This week is the 6th anniversary of the beginning of the Syrian conflict. Despite the mounting evidence and the collapse of Washington and London's failed project, many liberal 'humanitarian interventionists' in the West are still clinging to the imaginary storyline of 'freedom fighters' in Syria battling against an evil authoritarian tyrant in their fragile bid to preserve their dream of a progressive liberal democratic future in the Middle East. A fairy tale for the ages...

From the beginning of hostilities in 2011, the US, UK, France, the EU, Turkey, Jordan, Israel and the Gulf monarchies, led by Saudi Arabia and Qatar - have all been pumping the fraudulent narrative of a 'Syrian Revolution', which was meant to be the latest peaceful installment of the fabled 'Arab Spring.' This ornate lie has been refined and recycled across all US mainstream, European and Gulf media outlets for the last 6 years, custom designed to give the false impression that "Assad is a brutal dictator" - and justifying the Western and Gulf-backing of religious extremist militants, followed by a protracted US-led 'Coalition' bombing campaign in Syria (all of which have been illegal under international law, and, US law for that matter).

In truth, US-led plans to overthrown the Syrian government and reshape the country along sectarian lines goes way back...
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Sangin: Afghan district where over 100 British soldiers lost their lives retaken by Taliban


RT
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:36 UTC
british soldiers
© Steve Lewis / Reuters
The deadliest district of Helmand Province in terms of UK military losses has fallen to the Taliban, according to local officials.

While the symbolism of the area's capture is strong given the loss of 106 British soldiers, Sangin has been under severe threat from the Taliban since 2015.

A local police commander named Mohammad Rasoul reported that Taliban fighters had overrun Sangin district center early Thursday.
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Russia blasts Turkey over massive agriculture tariffs


RT
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:27 UTC
farm tractor wheat
© Jim Young / Reuters
Russian Agriculture Minister Aleksandr Tkachev has criticized Ankara for imposing a 130 percent tariff on Russian wheat and corn. The measure could halt Russian agricultural exports to Turkey.

"Turkey's actions cast doubt on the sincerity of intentions to build a lasting relationship. We do not accept attempts to exert pressure on Russia to force it to open access to banned Turkish agricultural products to the Russian market," said Tkachev.

At present, Russia bans imports of Turkish frozen meat and poultry as well as tomatoes, cucumbers, grapes, apples, pears, strawberries and other fruit and vegetables.
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Eye 2

School shelter in Syria bombed by US forces kills 33 civilians


teleSUR
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:09 UTC
mosque bombing aleppo
© AFPAftermath of a U.S. bombing of a Mosque in Aleppo Province, Syria which killed 40 civilians. March 16, 2017
Reports emerged Wednesday that U.S. planes bombed a school sheltering displaced civilians just west of the Syrian town of Raqqa, killing an estimated 33 civilians.

According to a local group called Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, the school was sheltering around 50 families fleeing violence in the face of mounting U.S. backed coalition attacks on the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, reported The Independent.

"There were only two survivors from this," said one witness, according to The Guardian. "And they have still been buried. Most of these people, maybe all of them, had taken shelter in this building from the fighting and the planes. They were hiding for their lives."
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Light Saber

Russian senate speaker blames West for current European security crisis


RT
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:15 UTC
Valentina Matviyenko
© Aleksey Nikolskyi / SputnikValentina Matviyenko
The politics conducted by Western countries after the collapse of the USSR has laid the foundations for the current security crisis in Europe, Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko told an OSCE conference.

Speaking at the conference - dedicated to women's views on the security policies implemented by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - Matviyenko stated that positive shifts were possible even in the most difficult conditions and reminded other participants that the OSCE itself was created in mid-1970s, at the peak of the Cold War.

"However, today the situation in Europe is different. There is a deficit of trust between nations, political tensions, freezing or severing of economic ties, use of sanctions and sharply increased military activities of NATO," she said.

How many terrorist attacks you need to understand that all nations must unite their efforts in fighting this global evil? Russia is constantly calling for this and it is ready for cooperation," Matviyenko said. She also proposed to set up an international committee for countering terrorism on the basis of OSCE's Parliamentary Assembly.
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Treasure Chest

Apple paid no tax in New Zealand over past decade, NZ newspaper reports


RT
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:09 UTC
Apple logo
© Arnd Wiegmann / Reuters
An investigation by the New Zealand Herald newspaper found electronics giant Apple has sold $2.96 billion (NZ$4.2 billion) worth of products since 2007 in the country but has not paid any local tax.

Company tax of $26 million had been reportedly paid to the Australian tax office as the two countries have a treaty where tax is only paid in one jurisdiction.

According to the newspaper, if Apple had "reported the same healthy profit margin in New Zealand as it did for its operations globally," it would have paid $250.7 million in taxes.
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Light Saber

Iraqi popular military warns US: Will target your forces if you don't leave after anti-ISIL operations


FARS News Agency
Tue, 21 Mar 2017 02:27 UTC
US forces
Spokesman and a senior commander of Iraq's Kata'ib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Battalions) popular forces Jafar al-Hosseini warned that the group will target the US forces if they don't leave the Iraqi territories after annihilation of the ISIL terrorists.

"If the US forces refrain from leaving the Iraqi territories after annihilation of the ISIL terrorist group, the Islamic resistance of Iraq will target them," al-Hosseini told the Islamic republic news agency on Tuesday.

Noting that the US forces are protecting rather than fighting against the ISIL terrorists in Iraq, he said that the Americans have increased their activities in Iraq in recent days through their military advisors the number of their flights and want to open some space for themselves in the anti-ISIL campaign to be able to render more support to the terrorist group.

Comment: The Iraqis have had enough. Syria has had enough. And half the world has had enough. But will the US and allied imperial powers listen to the cries and warnings of justified and righteous revolt against their crimes and destruction? Doubtful.

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Propaganda

Scott Adams exposes: "Fake news about me from Bloomberg that highlights MSM tactics for manipulating a story"

Scott Adams
Scott Adams' Blog
Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:29 UTC
Dilbert creator Scott Adams
Dilbert creator Scott Adams
Last autumn, before the election, a writer for Bloomberg asked to spend a day with me to interview me for a feature piece about my blogging on Trump, and my life in general. I could tell from the initial conversation that it was going to be a hostile article. The reporter was open about being deeply frightened of Trump, believing him to be a racist, sexist, homophobic monster. So you can imagine how she felt about me for writing flattering blog posts about his persuasion talents.

I quickly determined that agreeing to the interview would be foolhardy. Obviously it was going to be a hit piece. The writer weakly tried to conceal that fact, but failed miserably.

If I agreed to the interview, I knew I would be making myself the target of ridicule and shame, baring my flaws to the world - both the real ones and the fake news ones. No rational person would agree to such an interview. It was a suicide mission.

So I agreed to the interview.
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USA

Pentagon asks Congress for $30bn, 'wouldn't mind them' approving war in Syria


RT
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:59 UTC
Joseph DUnford James Mattis Joint Chiefs of Staff Defense Secretary
© ReutersChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford, USMC (L) and Defense Secretary James Mattis (R).
The Pentagon is asking Congress for an extra $30 billion for 2017, mostly to address pressing readiness issues and the fight against Islamic State - yet Russia and President Trump's budget proposal dominated the Senate appropriations hearing.

Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Defense used much of their time to criticize the budget proposed by the White House, which would give the Pentagon more money in the long run at the cost of foreign aid programs administered by the State Department. Republicans, on the other hand, were more concerned about Russia.

"We see Russia and China seeking veto power over the economic, diplomatic and security decisions of nations on their periphery," Defense Secretary James Mattis told the committee on Wednesday.
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Bad Guys

MSM acknowledges elite pedophile rings in 'horrifying' episode of Dr. Phil

Jay Syrmopoulos
The Free Thought Project
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:32 UTC
Kendall doctor Phil
© Dr. Phil / Harpo ProductionsKendall described being kept in a cage, raped and abused by her “owner’s” clients at exclusive parties.
In an exclusive interview seen by millions across the United States, Dr. Phil exposed the deadly secretive, and the highly organized world of elite pedophilia — with a former child sex slave going by the name of "Kendall" describing being literally born into, and growing up in, the world of elite sexual slavery.


Comment: Further reading: PedoGate Update: The Global Elite's Pedophile Empire is Crumbling - But Will it Ever Crash?

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