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Syria: Largest Christian massacre ignored

Raymond Ibrahim
The Christian Post
Sat, 26 Nov 2016 10:23 UTC
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The worst Christian massacre-complete with mass graves, tortured-to-death women and children, and destroyed churches-recently took place in Syria, at the hands of the U.S.-supported jihadi "rebels"; and the U.S. government and its "mainstream media" mouthpiece are, as usual, silent (that is, when not actively trying to minimize matters).

The massacre took place in Sadad, an ancient Syriac Orthodox Christian habitation, so old as to be mentioned in the Old Testament. Most of the region's inhabitants are poor, as Sadad is situated in the remote desert between Homs and Damascus (desert regions, till now, apparently the only places Syria's Christians could feel secure; 600 Christian families had earlier fled there for sanctuary from the jihad, only to be followed by it).


Comment: This massacre took place in October, 2013.


In late October, the U.S-supported "opposition" invaded and occupied Sadad for over a week, till ousted by the nation's military. Among other atrocities, 45 Christians-including women and children-were killed, several tortured to death; Sadat's 14 churches, some ancient, were ransacked and destroyed; the bodies of six people from one family, ranging from ages 16 to 90, were found at the bottom of a well (an increasingly common fate for "subhuman" Christians).

The jihadis even made a graphic video (with English subtitles) of those whom they massacred, while shouting Islam's victory-cry, "Allahu Akbar" (which John McCain equates to a Christian saying "thank God"). Another video, made after Sadad was liberated shows more graphic atrocities.


Comment: The lack of information on the Christian suffering in Syria is appalling, but not surprising. Christians are caught in the middle and are therefore targeted by all sides. Were they to be able to inform and rally the support of Western Christians, Obama and cabal would not be as able to conduct its war in the M.E. Christians are perceived as sympathetic to the West making them a target. Rather than go to UN refugee camps and be abused or killed by Muslims, the Christian community has chosen to take care of its own. Less news is coming through on this segment of M.E. society and reports on the Christian genocide have been purposefully ignored by MSM.

Catholic World Report in October 2014, in which a nun who had worked in Syria for years, assessed the situation.:
"There are slaughterhouses, many slaughterhouses, in Syria where Christians are taken to be tortured and slaughtered. People who are not political, who do not choose or take sides in the conflict, are taken from their families, kidnapped, forced to deny their faith and then - whether they have or have not - are killed, often by beheading. This is not about siding with the government, not about siding with President Assad, but about sheer persecution of a peaceful but vulnerable minority. Yet the world says so little, and often nothing at all."


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Take 2

Corbyn, Labour Party: Amend Brexit bill, avoid isolation from Europe


RT
Sat, 03 Dec 2016 20:51 UTC
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© Getty ImagesCorbyn wants access to EU markets in Brexit bill.
UK's opposition Labour Party is planning to file an amendment to legislation regarding Britain's official exit from the European Union to make sure the country has access to Europe's markets, its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, revealed. The amendment would also deal with workers' rights and environmental protection measures, Corbyn said in an interview to Sky News on Saturday. "When the Article 50 debate comes up, we will put forward an amendment to it which will be on the issues I've just said, about market access and protections. We want those to be part of negotiations," the Labour leader also said.

The so far untested Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty lays out a general path for an EU member to leave the Union. The official exit process begins after a member state notifies the European Council of its intention in accordance with the article in question.

"We are respecting the result of the referendum. It might not be the one we wanted but it's the one we've got," Corbyn said, dismissing the idea the amendment could slow down UK's separation from the EU. Corbyn also noted that unlike former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair he doesn't think the results of the referendum can be reversed.

"Article 50 will still be invoked. We are not going to block it. We don't think that's right to do that. But I do think there will be a considerable body of MPs on both sides which does require an amendment that supports a trade agreement with Europe in the future," he said. Yet Corbyn said that "two-thirds of Labour voters voted to remain" and that there wasn't a "blank check" to the government.

Comment: Sticky wicket: Voted to leave and can't decide how to do it.

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Star of David

New Israeli controversy hits submarine deal: Iran link, Netanyahu and his lawyer under investigation


Yahoo
Sun, 04 Dec 2016 00:00 UTC
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© Kobi Gideon/GPO"I can see Iran from my sub."
Israel was embroiled in fresh controversy on Sunday over its purchase of submarines from German company ThyssenKrupp after reports that the country's arch-enemy Iran holds a stake in the firm. The attorney general had already ordered police to look into allegations of improper conduct in the planned purchase of the submarines, and reports of Iran's link to the company have fueled more criticism.

Israel sees Iran as its main enemy in the region, and suggestions that the Islamic republic would benefit from the Jewish state's defence purchases have made headlines. Media reported that Iranian holding company IFIC continues to own a 4.5 percent stake in the German firm. "Israeli money, Iranian profits," a headline in the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said Sunday.

Comment: Netanyahu has compromised his country in a deal that may be judged as collusion with the "enemy". The conflict of interest was not a surprise to Bibi who shares a lawyer with the company ironically-Iranically enough.

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Blue Planet

Putin: Trump is smart and will become aware of a different level of responsibility


RT
Sun, 04 Dec 2016 11:59 UTC
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"The fact that Trump managed to achieve success in business, suggests that he is a smart man," Putin said in an interview with Russia's NTV channel. "And as he is smart, that means he will fully and quite quickly be aware of a different level of responsibility. We assume that he will be acting this way," he added.

Vladimir Putin also touched upon the current geopolitical situation, saying that he could see it changing, as attempts to establish a unipolar world have failed.

"I believe that it is not a secret, everyone can see, that many of our partners prefer to refer to the principles of the international law, because the balance of power in the world is gradually being restored," he said. "But this is inevitable! Attempts to create a unipolar world have not succeeded. We are living in a different dimension. Russia has always held this point of view - that, while protecting our national interests, we must respect the interests of other countries. So, this is the way we establish relations with other countries."

Earlier this week, during his annual address to Russian lawmakers, Putin said that Moscow is ready to cooperate with the new US administration, stressing, "we have a shared responsibility to ensure international safety."

He also said that Russia is ready to participate in solving global and regional crises when necessary. "We understand the extent of our responsibility and are sincerely willing to take part in solving global and regional problems, of course, where our involvement is appropriate, necessary, and in demand," the president stated.


Comment: Putin is offering Trump the challenge of matching his caliber and meeting halfway.

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Chess

Pentagon Chief Carter proposes US coalition should remain in Iraq post Daesh defeat


Sputnik
Sun, 04 Dec 2016 09:52 UTC
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In order to nip Daesh's resurgence efforts in the bud (if the terrorist group will finally be crushed), the US-led coalition should continue its military engagement and stay in Iraq in particular, the Pentagon chief said. US and allied forces should stay in Iraq after Daesh terrorists are defeated, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California.

"To make sure that once defeated ISIL [Daesh] stays defeated we need to continue to counter foreign fighters trying to escape and ISIL's attempts to relocate or reinvent itself. To do so, not only the US but the coalition must endure and remain militarily engaged," Carter said Saturday. "In Iraq in particular, it will be necessary for the coalition to provide sustained assistance and carry on our work to train, equip and support local police, border guards and other forces to hold areas cleared of ISIL," he continued.

Carter said the US-led international coalition's campaign had delivered "significant results" on the ground since last year and the militants were on a path to lasting defeat. In the Daesh stronghold of Mosul in northern Iraq, local security forces have isolated the city with the help of the coalition's airstrikes, he said, and are taking back eastern districts on their way westward.

Comment: Planning Ahead: Does Carter envision remaining in Iraq to be a mop-up force or for its proximity to Iran? See also:

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Footprints

Anti-war movement: It's time 'they' stepped aside

Christopher Black
New Eastern Outlook
Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:00 UTC
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© Clearing the Fog RadioAnother day, another red line, another war.
On the 29th of November, Canada once again proved its status as a national non-entity when it followed Washington's example and orders and applied more "sanctions" against Russia. I put quote marks around the word because it implies that these actions are legal under international law. But they are not. They are flagrant violations of international law and the Charter of the United Nations and so the word "sanctions' is a euphemism to describe hostile acts, acts preparatory to war.

The excuse given is that Russia is responsible for the crisis in Ukraine and has illegally seized Crimea; the same excuse used for a series of hostile acts that have been perpetrated against the Russian people the past several years, with each excuse given to present a veneer of legality to illegal acts.

This big lie has been repeated so many times in the west that most people believe it, for most people do not, as we would like to think, read the alternative media. They are addicts of the commercialised media controlled by the dominant economic class who create and finance the media for one single purpose, to control the thoughts and more, the actions, or preferably, inactions, of their people.

In this they are largely successful and the atmosphere of hostility against Russia among the general population is thick with the poison of malice to people who have done nothing to them. Yet, the alternative media is growing in numbers and depth and in that there is some hope for us, and fear for them. That they fear it was exposed on November 24th, just days before the Canadian action, as the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning Russian news broadcasters and associated western media and writers, even if associated by point of view alone, as Russian government propaganda designed to destabilise the west, and further, compared Russia to ISIS. The Russians have rightly cited this as clear proof that western civilisation has ceased to have any moral sense, any sense of decency and rightly called it an act against democracy itself.

Comment: The time for protesting fascist-leaning policies and authoritarian control is, was, and ever will be...NOW.

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IS releases pictures of attack on Egyptian army outpost

Ali Waked
Breitbart
Sun, 04 Dec 2016 01:52 UTC
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The Islamic State's affiliate in Sinai has published pictures of what it claimed was an attack against an Egyptian army post last Friday. The organization claimed that in the attack in Alsabil, near the city of Al Arish, 15 Egyptian soldiers were killed, while the Egyptian media said only 13 were killed.

IS also said that among its dead was Abu Baker Algazawi, a Gaza jihadi who was wanted by Hamas.

The information was probably released as part of a media war between IS and Hamas, where Sinai militants wish to highlight the inclusion of Gaza members to their ranks.
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Blue Planet

China: Philippines turn-around has defeated 'conspiracies' to stir up trouble in the South China Sea

Ben Blanchard
Yahoo News
Sat, 03 Dec 2016 00:00 UTC
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China's success at turning around relations with the Philippines under its new president Rodrigo Duterte show the "conspiracies" of certain countries to stir up trouble in the South China Sea have been defeated, China's foreign minister said on Saturday.

In July, the Philippines won a case at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague challenging China's sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, which infuriated China. But Duterte has sought to turn foe to friend, visiting Beijing in October, largely putting aside the dispute.

Speaking at an academic forum, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Duterte's visit signaled an important improvement in ties. "This marks the return of the South China Sea issue to the correct track of resolution via dialogue and consultation, and means the conspiracies of relevant countries to use the South China Sea issue to disorder the region have been thoroughly broken," he said.

Wang did not name any countries, but China has frequently blamed the United States and its allies in the region like Japan and Australia for interfering in the South China Sea. Wang's comments were carried on the Chinese Foreign Ministry's website.

Comment: This round of the non-battle goes to Duterte...a much different outcome with China than the US intended or expected.

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Rocket

Russia warns Japan: US missile defense poses security risks in Asia-Pacific


RT
Sat, 03 Dec 2016 19:14 UTC
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© Evgeny Biyatov / ReutersJapanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
Moscow has brought the threats posed by the deployment of US missile defense systems in the Asia-Pacific region to Tokyo's attention, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following a meeting with his Japanese counterpart.

"We turned the attention of our Japanese colleagues to the threats posed to the region by the deployment of the US global missile defense system. Russia believes that regional security cannot be provided by military blocs, but through equal and universal dialogue based on the principles of integrity and security," Lavrov said at a meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, as quoted by RIA Novosti news agency.

Earlier this year, the US and South Korea unveiled plans to deploy THAAD [Terminal High Altitude Area Defense] antimissiles by the end of 2017. China strongly objects to the move, saying it would compromise its own capabilities. Despite growing Russian and Chinese concerns over security in the region, Washington argues that THAAD only aims to counter threats from North Korea by keeping Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions at bay.


Comment: As weapons, the THAAD system is relatively useless against North Korea. North Korean Nodong missiles travel at lower altitudes. DPRK missiles travel at an altitude of 20-30 km. The U.S. anti-missile system is designed to shoot down missiles at a much higher altitude of 40-150 km." THAAD technology has tested more successfully since 2005 against terminally-high altitude threats weapons that only Russia and China possess.


Comment: Japan has some decisions to make regarding its old loyalties and its future well-being. Russia is using economics and friendly but firm persuasion. The US has military bases in Japan which are a non-dialog form of persuasion. However, wild card Trump could change stale dynamics for fresh ideas and regional cooperation.

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Propaganda

Sputnik inadvertently backs color revolution narrative with its coverage of Thailand's new king


The New Atlas
Sun, 04 Dec 2016 21:47 UTC
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Sputnik cites iLawFX, a US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and Open Society funded front.
Sputnik International is a Russian-based media platform that has added depth and reach to the alternative media.

It was unfortunate then, to see their article, "Dislike: Thai Activist Arrested for Posting Unflattering Article About the King," which carelessly repeated Western media propaganda regarding Thailand.

Aiding and Abetting Western Colour Revolutions...

The story involves alleged "activist" Jatupat Boonpattararaksa of the "New Democracy Movement," a US-EU-backed opposition movement meant to create in Thailand the same instability Western-backed "colour revolutionaries" have caused across Eastern Europe and the Middle Eastern and North African region (MENA).

Jatupat was detained for distributing a BBC Thai article claiming to be a "biography" of Thailand's new king and head of state, King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The BBC biography was rife with disinformation and slander aimed at undermining the new head of state's role in unifying and moving the nation forward after over a decade of political turmoil brought about by the US-European backed government of Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Comment: See also:

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