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International watchdog: ISIS weaponry bought by United States and Saudi Arabia before being shipped to terrorists in Syria and Iraq

Rory Wood
Amity Underground
Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:00 UTC
International arms watchdog finds that most ISIS weaponry was purchased by the United States and Saudi Arabia before being shipped to opposition forces in Syria and Iraq.
International arms watchdog finds that most ISIS weaponry was purchased by the United States and Saudi Arabia before being shipped to opposition forces in Syria and Iraq.
A damning report by the EU-funded Conflict Armament Research has found that the majority of weapons that ended-up in the hands of Daesh/ISIS were purchased from Eastern European stockpiles by the United States or Saudi Arabia and transferred to opposition militias in Syria. In many cases there is clear evidence to suggest that the arms were transferred into ISIS possession in less than a month, as US-backed groups amalgamated into ISIS or the weapons were sold on a thriving black market.

A significant proportion of the weapons examined were unauthorised for retransfer, meaning that they had End User Clauses for US and Saudi military or police use that were quickly violated, not even being shipped to their country of authorised usage in many cases.

Comment: For more damning information on the weapons smuggling going on behind the scenes, check out: The Truth Perspective: Interview with Dilyana Gaytandzhieva: Pentagon Biological Warfare And Arms Trafficking to Terrorists

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Better Earth

Japan to recognise Palestine state and increase aid


Middle East Monitor
Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:50 UTC
Nabil Shaath, senior aide to the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas [File photo]
Nabil Shaath, senior aide to the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas [File photo]
Japan is to recognise the State of Palestinian and increase aid to UNRWA, Quds Press reported a senior Palestinian official saying yesterday.

Speaking to media, senior aide to Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, Nabil Shaath, said Japan had pledged to support the Palestinian right to create an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital during the latest talks between the two countries.

Japan, according to Shaath, rejected US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Comment: See: Also See: Behind the Headlines: Has Trump Gone Full Shlemiel in Planned U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem?

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Attention

Mike Cernovich: Revelations in FISA memo suggests Gen. Flynn was framed by corrupt FBI

Robert Jonathan
Inquisitr
Sat, 03 Feb 2018 09:54 UTC
Michael Flynn
© Susan Walsh / AP Images
The federal law enforcement agency is corrupt and politicized, the controversial media personality declares.

Given the revelations contained in the FISA abuse memo released yesterday by U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, controversial author, journalist, and filmmaker Mike Cernovich claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) framed retired Army General Michael Flynn, who was briefly President Donald Trump's national security adviser.

FISA stands for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the law that allows for spying on American citizens in some limited, legitimate circumstances for national security reasons, provided a FISA court agrees to issue a search warrant.

"I care about war heroes being framed for crimes," an irate Cernovich declared on a two-hour Periscope broadcast about Flynn and other issues, saying the situation made him sick to his stomach. He advocated for an investigation into the conduct of ex-FBI director James Comey, special counsel Robert Mueller, and that other U.S. Department of Justice officials like Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein (who appointed Mueller) should step down. He also called for a second investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server scandal.

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Syrian, Turkish forces 'exchanging fire' in southern Aleppo province - Casualties reported

Alexander Mercouris
The Duran
Tue, 06 Feb 2018 10:02 UTC
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The normally reliable Lebanese news agency Al-Masdar has just reported a bombardment of Turkish military positions in southern Aleppo province by artillery belonging to the Syrian military and/or to Iranian led militia units allied to the Syrian government.

The Turkish military are said to have opened fire in response. Casualties from the shelling are reported on the Turkish side.

Here is the Al-Masdar report, which was filed at 7.53 pm Beirut time (5:53 pm GMT)

Comment: Ankara has announced that Turkish forces have set up a military post southwest of Syria's Aleppo, which is claimed to be its "deepest" position in the northwestern part of Syria under Turkey's agreement on the de-escalation of violence with Russia and Iran.
The footage that has appeared on the web shows a Turkish military convoy of about 50 vehicles allegedly approaching southern Aleppo, closer to the Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group's stronghold.

Reports suggest that among those vehicles were armored personnel carriers (APCs), fuel tankers, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles (MRAPs) and military trucks.

On February 5, the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) started another attempt to establish an observation post in the militant-held town of Al-Eis, close to positions of the Syrian Arab Army in southern Aleppo. A Turkish military column entered the area in the morning and reached the area few hours later.
Meanwhile, the Turkish General Staff reported that the TAF had established the fourth observation post in the "de-escalation zone" agreed with Russia and Iran during the Astana talks. The general staff added that Turkish forces had starteed reconnaissance for two additional observation points.


In the evening, some pro-Turkish sources started spreading reports that the TAF and the SAA had engaged each other in a series of artillery duels in the area. However, this was not confirmed by photos or videos.
The Syrian military has deployed new air defense systems and anti-aircraft missiles to cover frontlines in the provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, Reuters reported on February 5 citing "a commander in the military alliance fighting in support of President Bashar al-Assad".
Reuters:
"They cover the air space of the Syrian north," the commander told Reuters, describing the deployment as a "message to everyone". The air defences had been sent to frontlines with militants in rural areas of Aleppo and Idlib.

Turkish warplanes have been mounting air strikes against the northwestern Syrian Kurdish region of Afrin, which is part of Aleppo province, as part of a major offensive targeting Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters.
See also: Crazy night in Syria: Al-Qaeda allows Turkish military convoy through its territory in Syria, Russian and Syrian forces attack the convoy

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Post-It Note

White House gives statement on today's historic stock market crash

Tyler Durden
Zerohedge
Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:40 UTC
Trump stock market
Today, the Dow Jones suffered (including the plunge after hours) its biggest point crash in history, turning negative for the year, which for a president who takes particular delight in every uptick in the market, was terrible news.

So, as many expected, the White House issued a statement after the close, commenting on today's market crash.

Predictably, there was little commentary of the "day to day" moves, and instead Trump deflected by pointing out that he is now focusing on the economy's "long-term fundamentals" instead.

Full statement below:
"The President's focus is on our long-term economic fundamentals, which remain exceptionally strong, with strengthening U.S. economic growth, historically low unemployment, and increasing wages for American workers. The President's tax cuts and regulatory reforms will further enhance the U.S. economy and continue to increase prosperity for the American people.
Translation: Trump will never again tweet about the market.

Comment: See also: We just witnessed the stock market take its largest one day decline ever, down 1,175 points

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Turkish Deputy MP warns US troops that Turkey may target them in Syria

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Sun, 04 Feb 2018 00:52 UTC
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Men in uniform identified by Syrian Democratic Forces as US special operations forces
Last week we reported that days after Turkey valiantly demanded that US forces vacate military bases in the Syrian district of Manbij, the US predictably refused, and on Monday a top American general said that US troops will not pull out from the northern Syrian city of Manbij, rebuffing Ankara demands to withdraw from the city and risking a potential confrontation between the two NATO allies.

One week later, in the latest dramatic escalation between the two NATO members, Turkey's Deputy PM has warned that US troops fighting alongside Syrian Kurdish militias in the same uniform may be targeted by the Turkish army due to the difficulty of distinguishing them in the heat of battle, effectively stating that US troops in northern Syria are now "fair game" in the ongoing deadly conflict.

Speaking to CNN Turk on Sunday, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said if US troops wear "terrorists' clothes" and find themselves among "terrorists" of the Kurdish YPG forces attacking the Turkish troops, "there is no chance that we will make a distinction at this point."

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Israel warns Slovenia not to recognize Palestine - or else


Middle East Monitor
Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:16 UTC
Milan Brglez
© idea televizija/YouTubeSlovenian Parliament Speaker Milan Brglez
Israel warned Slovenian against recognising the State of Palestine as planned, Quds Press reported yesterday.

According to the Israeli TV Channel 10, the Israeli Ambassador to Slovenia Eyal Sila spoke to the Speaker of the Slovenian Parliament Milan Brglez and the chair of the Foreign Policy Committee Jozef Horvat in Ljubljana to warn them against the move.

According to the TV channel, Sila told the Slovenian authorities that recognising Palestine would have "negative consequences" on Israeli-Slovenian relations.

Slovenia's Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday postponed a vote on a draft resolution which would be a first step towards recognition of the State of Palestine.

Sweden is currently the only country in Europe which recognises the State of Palestine.

Comment: This is the only way Israel manages to get what it wants. And it usually works, because like any good mafia, it backs up its threats with actions, usually of the type that involve blood and/or blackmail.

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The bitter recipe concocted for US perpetual war

Robert Wing and Coleen Rowley
Consortium News
Sun, 04 Feb 2018 00:00 UTC
pepetual war
Perpetual war is leading to a host of societal ills, yet debates on war and peace are almost entirely absent from public discourse, Robert Wing and Coleen Rowley observe.

Last October marked the 16th anniversary of our unending war - or military occupation - in Afghanistan, the longest conflict on foreign soil in U.S. history. The cost to human lives in our current cycle of U.S.-initiated "perpetual wars" throughout the Middle East and Africa is unthinkably high. It runs well into millions of deaths if one counts - as do the Nuremberg principles of international law - victims of spinoff fighting and sectarian violence that erupt after we destroy governance structures.

Also to be counted are other forms of human loss, suffering, illness and early mortality that result from national sanctions, destruction of physical, social and medical infrastructure, loss of homeland, refugee flight, ethnic cleansing, and their psychological after-effects. One has to witness these to grasp their extent in trauma, and they all arise from the Nuremberg-defined "supreme crime" of initiating war. Waging aggressive war is something America is practiced in and does well, with justifications like "fighting terrorism," "securing our interests," "protecting innocents," "spreading democracy," etc. - as has every aggressor in history that felt the need to explain its aggressions.
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Propaganda

'People are afraid, all we have is hope' says Michelle Obama to snowflake audience


The Hill
Mon, 05 Feb 2018 21:17 UTC
Michelle Obama
© TruthRevolt
Michelle Obama has a message for Americans who are frightened by the current political climate: remain hopeful.

"All we have is hope," the former first lady says in a preview clip from Thursday's "Ellen" show. Obama's sit-down with host Ellen DeGeneres marks her first TV interview since leaving the White House last year.

"People are afraid, but then there are people who feel good about the direction of the country, so I mean, that's what makes this country complicated because it's made up of so many different people from different backgrounds," Obama tells DeGeneres, when asked what advice she'd give people who find the world to be a "scary place right now."


Comment: Ah yes, the old 'hope and change we can believe in', right? Sorry Michelle, but that ship sank some time ago. Obviously, people need some degree of hope for the future. But when this is framed through a heavily distorted perspective of what reality should be, then we get a class of perpetually disappointed victims who never man-up to actually face the world. A more effective approach is to drop the victim status and join the rest of the human race.

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Flashback Rod Rosenstein, wily Deep State operative? Meet the ex-Whitewater prosecutor whose memo led Trump to fire Comey

Stuart Leavenworth
The Telegraph
Wed, 10 May 2017 20:50 UTC
Rod Rosenstein
© J. Scott Applewhite/Associated PressRod Rosenstein during his confirmation hearing to be deputy attorney general.
Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who wrote the memo that led to Tuesday's firing of FBI Director James B. Comey, is no stranger to politically explosive cases.

In the 1990s, Rosenstein (pronounced Rosen-STINE) was on a team of prosecutors appointed by Kenneth Starr to investigate Bill and Hillary Clinton's "Whitewater" business dealings in Arkansas. In 2012, Attorney General Eric Holder tapped him to investigate national security leaks to news outlets, a response to heavy criticism of the Obama administration by congressional Republicans.

Rosenstein is one of those rare career prosecutors who have managed not only to survive but also to thrive, in the administrations of George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and now Donald Trump. Lawyers who worked with him call him a "consummate public servant," but his actions and self-proclaimed independence are now under scrutiny like never before.

Comment: More on Rosenstein's part in the Russiagate saga:

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