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Permanent Russian naval base in Tartus could save Syria from 'greatest threat it faces'


Sputnik
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:34 UTC
Tartus, Syria
© Wikipedia/ Taras Kalapun
A permanent naval base which Russia apparently plans to build in the Syrian port city of Tartus in the coming months will help tackle the most serious challenge that the war-torn Arab country is facing - fragmentation, political analyst Waddah al-Jundi, co-chairman of the Russian-Syrian Cooperation Society, told RIA Novosti.

"To Syria, the issue of creating a full-fledged Russian naval base is linked to the problem of maintaining national sovereignty. For many states a foreign military facility on their territory would mean an impairment of their rights. It's precisely the opposite for Syria. A Russian naval base will uphold Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity," he said.

Russia's increased military presence in Syria will also send a signal to those countries which have tried to carry out operations on the Syrian territory without an explicit consent from Damascus. "I think that other countries will have a more cautious and measured approach towards Syria's territorial integrity if Russia establishes a full-scale naval base in Tartus. This step will help to protect Syria's sovereignty and the Syrian state in general. We view the country's fragmentation as the greatest threat that Syria faces," the analyst said.
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Hotdog

Putin: Russia's ban on Western foods will last 'as long as possible' protecting its domestic market


RT
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:08 UTC
Russia food shortage
© Konstantin Chalabov / Sputnik
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country's reciprocal measures in the form of an embargo on certain western food products are good for Russia's economy and should last "as long as possible."

Admitting that his statement might seem "totally unexpected" for some, Putin explained that the ban is also in the consumers' interest, with good quality products at lower prices becoming more available.

Comment: See also: Anti-Russian sanctions have cost Western countries over $60billion in 2014-2015

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Attention

NBC source claims Trump to drop investigation into Clinton


RT
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:22 UTC
Trump and Clinton presidential debate
© Rick Wilking / ReutersTrump had previously called Clinton a 'nasty woman.'
President-elect Donald Trump will not pursue an investigation into Hillary Clinton, NBC are reporting. During his election campaign Trump promised to set up an inquiry into Clinton's alleged criminal activity.

Host Joe Scarborough made the announcement on NBC's 'Morning Joe' on Tuesday. A show source, described as having "direct knowledge of Donald Trump's thinking," quoted Trump as saying Clinton had "been through enough."

When asked about the remarks, Trump's former campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, said that by making such a decision before his inauguration, "it sends a very strong message, tone, and content."

"I think he's thinking of many different things as he prepares to become the President of the United States, and things that sound like the campaign are not among them," Conway said.
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Eye 1

National security breach? French prosecutors probe Hollande's alleged mishandling of classified documents


RT
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:05 UTC
Francois Hollande
© Gonzalo Fuentes / Reuters
A scandal surrounding a book called 'A President Shouldn't Say That' is seeing a new twist. French prosecutors are investigating a potential national security breach, after Francois Hollande allegedly left secret files right in front of reporters.

French prosecutors launched an investigation into whether documents lying in front of reporters on President Hollande's desk posed a threat to national security, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Monday.

The probe is related to an article, published by Le Monde newspaper on August 24, in which two reporters describe a meeting with Hollande in August 2013.
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Radar

Tehran builds up navy with three new bases in Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman


RT
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:55 UTC
Iran naval vessel
© Davoud Poorsehat / IRNA / Reuters
Iran is increasing its naval capabilities in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and has begun construction of three naval bases in the region to protect its trade and security.

"We are building two naval zones and three naval bases on Makran coasts, and this is in line with our policy of making a return to the sea," Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said at a press conference in Tehran on Monday, as quoted by Tehran Times.

Developing naval capabilities on the Makran coast has been one of Iran's top priorities since 2014, when Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei called for the country to secure the region.
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People 2

Russia creates free trade zone with Syria


RT
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:25 UTC
Syria wheat
© Khalil Ashawi / Reuters Farmers inspect wheat falling from a combine harvester at a wheat field in southern Idlib countryside, Syria
An agreement on creating a 'green customs corridor' for agricultural products has been signed by Moscow and Damascus during a visit by a Russian delegation to Syria. "Syrians are trying hard to supply high-quality products to the Russian market. Why shouldn't we take these products that give jobs to thousands, tens of thousands of Syrian people? We have agreed on this," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told TASS. Rogozin has been heading a Russian delegation meeting Syria's President Bashar Assad to discuss economic assistance. He co-chairs a Russian-Syrian commission for trade and economic, scientific and technical cooperation.

"Syria was a successful country that used to sell oil, grain. Now it has neither oil nor grain nor many other products to meet the demands of the population," Rogozin said, adding that the commission will consider any means to support the country. The heads of major private Russian industrial companies were in Damascus to present energy and transport projects to President Assad. "He personally guaranteed that Syria will create a most favored treatment for each Russian company," Rogozin said. Syria applied to be part of a free trade zone with Russia two years ago. Negotiations have been going on since before the war erupted in the country.

Comment: Syria and Russia are holding consultations on the possibility of transactions in their national currencies, not with the US dollar.
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Bad Guys

Were the White Helmets just caught faking a 'rescue'? (VIDEO)

Adam Garrie
The Duran
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:12 UTC
white helmets
© 21st Century Wire
A bizarre video purportedly shows the White Helmets staging a rescue effort. This humanitarian group is already believed to be linked with Al-Qaeda.

An odd video has surfaced online, purporting to show, in the most explicit way imaginable, the White Helmets doing what they do best, faking humanitarian disaster stories and selling them to gullible politicians and media in the West.

Recently, John Kirby had to admit that the information he received about Russia bombing Syrian hospitals came from the pro-Al Qaeda terrorist organisation known as the White Helmets. This explains why he recently lost his rag, when challenged as to the nature of his sources by RT's Gayane Chichakyan.

Comment: Further reading: Stories of intentional hospital bombings in Syria are false - western media reports biased, unconfirmed

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Attention

Russia deploys newest anti-ship missiles to Kuril Islands bases


RT
Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:23 UTC
Rusian Bal coastal missile system
© Vitaliy Ankov / Sputnik
The Russian Pacific Fleet has installed batteries of anti-ship missiles at its bases on the Kuril Islands, ensuring effective protection from landing operations and carrier-based aircraft strikes.

The Boyevaya Vakhta (Combat Watch) newspaper of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet reports that the Kurils Navy Base has received the Bal and Bastion missile complexes (NATO code names Sennight and Stooge) and is preparing to conduct training launches in the nearest future.

Russia's naval command earlier disclosed the plans to put the most modern and effective anti-ship weapons on the Kuril Islands in order to strengthen the protection of the Russian border in this region.
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Bad Guys

Would-have-been-President Hillary Clinton supplied cash, weapons, tanks, training to Al-Qaeda to kill Gaddafi & weaponize "ISIS" in Syria


True Pundit
Sun, 16 Oct 2016 00:00 UTC
Killary in Libya
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton created a secret military alliance between the United States and Al-Qaeda generals to assassinate Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi and distribute weapons to terror factions in Libya and ultimately "ISIS" fighters in Syria.

True Pundit has documented this expose with interviews from intelligence assets, Hillary Clinton's personal emails, Wikileaks emails, secret Pentagon intelligence audio recordings and previously classified cables from the Defense Intelligence Agency. The intelligence garnered from these sources depict devastating overt and covert revelations of how the United States, under Clinton's Dept. of State, secretly colluded with terrorist organizations and its leaders to implement America's foreign policy, including:
  • Clinton directly aligned and forged a State Dept. partnership with Al-Qaeda and its extremist fanatics to overthrow, assassinate Gaddafi.
  • Clinton directly armed and commissioned known terrorists and publicly sworn U.S. foes with weapons in Libya, a secret reversal of U.S. policy and direct violation of UN Security Council resolution 1973, which called for a complete arms embargo on Libya.
  • Clinton and President Barack Obama together financed Al-Qaeda to overthrow Libyan government and stockpile weapons, including tanks and heavy artillery, which were ultimately shipped from Libya to "ISIS" factions in Syria and elsewhere.
  • Clinton struck a deal with known senior military officials in Al-Qaeda to implement her U.S. foreign policy master plan in Libya, including shipping weapons to the surrounding region.
  • According to intelligence sources, many of the weapons supplied to Al-Qaeda factions were believed to have be used against Americans in the Sept. 11 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Information Officer Sean Smith, and two CIA operatives, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, both former Navy SEALs. Stevens is the first U.S. ambassador killed in an attack since Adolph Dubs was killed in 1979.
  • Libyan officials were deeply worried that weapons were being funneled to U.S.-backed rebels with ties to Al-Qaeda via Clinton's State Dept., which they feared would ultimately create a vacuum and thereby a safe harbor for well-armed terrorists.
  • Libyan officials cut off diplomatic talks with Clinton's State Department and instead, worked with the Pentagon to avoid Clinton. Incredibly, the Pentagon initiated the diplomatic end-run around Clinton because uniformed top brass, along with the Libyans, no longer trusted her.

Comment: Is it any wonder then that we would recently hear of this?

Butcher of Libya defeated: Libyan tribes happy Trump elected, attacks stopped immediately as jihadists mourned Hillary's loss

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Attention

Trump announces he will issue executive order on first day in office withdrawing US from TPP

Tyler Durden
Zero Hedge
Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:26 UTC
Trump
© Flickr/ Gage Skidmore
In a video message released moments ago by Donald Trump, the President-Elect announced that he has asked his team to develop a list of executive actions for his first day as president and announced that he would issue an executive order on his first day of office, withdrawing the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership, and would issue a notification of intent to withdraw from the TPP, voiding Obama's "free-trade legacy."

Trump stated that his agenda "will be based on a simple core principle, putting America first... whether it's producing steel, building cars, or curing disease, I want the next generation of production and innovation to happen right her on our great homeland."

He added that he would issue a rule, along the lines of what he proposed during his Gettysburg address, that for every new government regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated, and said that he will direct the labor department to investigate abuses of visa programs.
  • TRADE - Withdraw from TPP and negotiate bilateral trade deals in America's favor
  • ENERGY - Cancel job-killing restrictions on American energy industry (including shale energy and clean coal)
  • REGULATION - For each new regulation, 2 old rules must be eliminated
  • NATIONAL SECURITY - Develop a plan to protect America's vital infrastructure from cyber-attacks and all other forms of attack
  • IMMIGRATION - Direct Department of Labor to investigate all abuses of visa programs
  • ETHICS REFORM - Drain the swamp by imposing a 5-year ban on executive officials becoming lobbyist after they leave the administration (and a lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign governments)
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