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Russian pinpoint airstrikes in Syria sending ISIS fleeing: Redrawing battlefield lines


RT
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 11:09 UTC
SU-25
© Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti
Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria.
Russian bombers and assault planes have attacked 49 terrorist targets, making a total of 33 sorties over the last 24 hours. All the planes have successfully returned to the Khmeimim air base in Latakia, Russia's Defense Ministry reports. The airstrikes hit targets in the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Hama, Idlib and Latakia.

"Pinpoint airstrikes by the Russian operational air force in Damascus province have resulted in fundamental changes of the operative situation in the region. The groups of Islamic State militants are suffering a dire shortage of munitions and are abandoning their positions en masse," Konashenkov said.


Russian aircraft bombed two command headquarters, three arms depots, two underground bunkers, 32 firing positions in mountainous areas, nine fortified battlefield positions and a workshop producing missile launchers and rockets for Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).

UAV air reconnaissance conducted over the Idlib province revealed a command post of Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaeda's branch in Syria. A Sukhoi Su-24M bomber was dispatched to the area, eliminating the installation and two trucks with air-defense systems mounted on them, Konashenkov said.

Comment: In just two weeks, Russia and the Syrian armed forces achieved more against the self-proclaimed Islamic State terror group than the US-led alliance, which launched their airstrikes over a year ago.

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Bad Guys

Endless war: US decides to keep 5,500 troops in Afghanistan past 2016


Sputnik
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:41 UTC
US Army Afghanistan
© AFP 2015/ Brendan SMIALOWSKI
The United States has failed to draw correct conclusions from its recent history if Obama decided to keep 5,500 troops in Afghanistan past 2016 amid a bitter internal conflict, which Washington with all its military might has been unable to end for over a decade.

The decision not to withdraw, however, was probably inevitable, Paul R. Pillar asserted.

"There is too much of an expectation that when internal violence prevails in a country in which the United States has had as much past involvement as it has had in Afghanistan, the United States should have its military forces on the scene to try to do something about it, no matter how dim are the prospects for accomplishing much there," he noted in an opinion piece for the National Interest.

This is a rather recent bad habit, which the US developed in the 21 century, and it is a costly one.
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Bad Guys

Yeah, right: NATO now respects Russian request not to surround it with military bases


Sputnik
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:32 UTC
NATO Bases
© Small People Against Big Government
The US Army in Europe Commander stated that NATO respects the agreement with Moscow not to station bases close to the Russian border. But will these words come true?

NATO respects an agreement with Russia to not build bases near its borders, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the commanding general of the US Army in Europe, said.

"The alliance [...] respects the NATO-Russia Founding Act which said that no NATO bases would be established in former Warsaw Pact countries. It's not a treaty but it was an agreement. And so I think in order to keep the alliance together there won't be much support by most nations to put a NATO base closer to Russia," Hodges said in an interview with the Defense News weekly.

Comment: Well that sounds like just more hot air, considering NATO's already surrounded Russia with military bases. Also see:

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Quenelle

Greek Foreign Ministry proposes creation of international Middle East monitoring body


Sputnik
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 10:54 UTC
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias
© AP Photo/ Ivan Sekretarev
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias
The Greek Foreign Ministry has proposed the establishment of an international body to monitor the Middle East, documenting crimes against humanity and preventing new atrocities, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said Monday.

The Greek foreign minister said extremists in the Mediterranean region were trying to undermine fundamental religious rights and "destroy history" by demolishing monuments and ancient cities in the Middle East.

"We support and promote the establishment of an international monitoring body with the involvement of all interested parties to jointly contribute to the most effective community dialogue in the region and observing [cases] of crimes against humanity with the aim to prevent new crimes against religions and culture," Kotzias said at a two-day conference "Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East."

Comment: Fortunately someone's already monitoring the mess in the Syria, and is doing something about it:

Russian military discovering that US airstrikes in Syria targeted civilians

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Red Flag

Eve of the Canadian election and one year after Canada's October 22nd shooting's: We need a public inquiry

Graeme MacQueen
Global Research
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 00:00 UTC
Harper fraude
© Unknown
On the evening of October 22, 2014 I found myself in Toronto sitting alone in a restaurant watching a CNN news broadcast playing on a huge TV in the restaurant's main room. The Ottawa shootings of the day were front and centre.

When the young waitress brought my bowl of chili I said to her,

"So we're being attacked by terrorists now?"

"So they say," she replied evenly.

"You know," I said, "I have my doubts about this whole thing."

"Of course," she replied. "This is obviously meant to support Harper's military intervention in the Middle East."

My jaw dropped. Maybe my fellow Canadians were more inclined to skepticism than I thought?
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Attention

Russia did more in Syria in 15 days than US did in a year - Syrian MP


Sputnik News
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 02:35 UTC
Khmeimim airbase
© Sputnik/Dmitriy Vinogradov
Russian military air group at Khmeimim airbase in Syria.
Speaker of the People's Council of Syria Mohammad Jihad al-Laham conveyed compliments from the country's President Bashar al-Assad to the Russian government for its "position of principles, which meets the standards of international law and UN Charter."

In the space of just two weeks, Russia — along with the Syrian armed forces — has achieved more in the course of their joint military operation against the self-proclaimed Islamic State terror group than the US-led alliance, which launched their airstrikes over a year ago, al-Laham claimed at a meeting with Russia's Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko.

"Things that have been done for last 15 days by Syria in cooperation with Russia exceed achievements of US-led alliance in the last year," RIA Novosti quoted al-Laham as saying.

He stressed that Russia's stance demonstrates that its fight against terrorism could have positive outcomes, unlike those of the US' actions in the region; the Americans claim they want to combat militants, but this challenge appears too hard to undertake for them.

"Russia in its position of principles rehabilitated the norms of international law, which the US in its position was attempting to defame," the Syrian politician declared, in his speech to thank Matviyenko for her address to the international community in support of the fight against terrorism.
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Compass

Russia doesn't want to be the 'world's cop' and neither does China


Sputnik
Mon, 19 Oct 2015 02:05 UTC
President Xi Jinping China
© Sputnik/Sergey Guneev
President Xi Jinping
On the eve of his official visit to Great Britain, President Xi Jinping assured the world that China isn't looking for an opportunity to replace the US as the "world's cop."

Xi told Reuters that, despite its rapid economic growth — and counter to what US officials seem to insist — China doesn't have ambitions toward aggressive world domination.

"China was, is and will continue to be a force for world peace, common development and international cooperation," Xi said.

"With the increase of its overall strength, China will be able to play a more active role in international and regional affairs," the president continued, adding that Chinese military policies are based on self-defense strategy.

The head of Chinese state stressed that the internal affairs of nations around the world should be resolved without the interference of outside forces.

Comment: No matter how many times Russia and China repeat themselves on this point, backed up by actions, the West can't conceive of any country not wanting to dominate the world. That's psychopathy for you.

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Take 2

Ridiculous US mainstream media information war bombs


RT
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 23:39 UTC

Since Moscow joined the struggle against Islamic State in Syria, its military efforts in the region have become a target in themselves with western mainstream media attacking Moscow, publishing unconfirmed reports and scaremongering at every opportunity.

A drone over Turkey near the Syrian border is one of the recent "Russian" targets. After the Turkish military released a statement saying that it had downed an unidentified drone in Turkish airspace, after issuing warnings that action would be taken against the aircraft, it didn't take long for reports to emerge pronouncing it Moscow's spy.


Comment: This is what the "information war" looks like.

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Eagle

Divide & Conquer: The ways and means of international tyranny and global domination

Joachim Hagopian
American Empire Exposed
Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:00 UTC
Divide and conquer
The idiom "divide and conquer" is said to have originated with the Latin maxim "divide et impera" meaning divide and rule. Julius Caesar used it in reference to defeating the Gauls during the Gaelic War. While its first usage in the English language began circa 1600, through the centuries it's carried a commonly understood meaning. The retention of power by utilizing a deliberate strategy of causing those in subordinate positions to engage in conflicts with each other that weaken and keep them from any unified effort to remove the status quo force from power. This policy of maintaining control over subordinates or potential opponents by encouraging or causing dissent between them, thereby preventing them from uniting in opposition to pose any serious threat to the existing power structure is a very familiar story throughout history. It's an age old formula having multiple applications, most commonly used in the political arena but also in the military, sociological and economic realm as well.


Comment: For a fascinating discussion of what may have been Julius Caesar's true intentions and subsequent role in history see this.

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USA

Blair and Bush agreed attack on Iraq one year before invasion - leaked memo


UK Independent
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 23:01 UTC
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A Psychopathic warmongering 'love-in' took place at Bush's Crawford, Texas ranch in early 2002. 1.5 million people died as a result.
Tony Blair pledged his support for war a full year before the invasion.

In the memo, former US Secretary of State Colin Powell tells President George W. Bush that Mr Blair "will be with us should military operations be necessary".

It was written in March 2002, a week before the notorious Crawford summit at the President's ranch in Texas, at which the Prime Minister publicly stated he was still "considering all the options" and proposing military action.

Comment: For those who have been paying attention, this is the third memo over the past 10 years that has shown clearly that Blair acted as one of the front men for a conscious conspiracy, hatched by US and British politicians, corporate executives and CIA operatives, to deceive the global public into supporting an illegal war on the Iraqi people that resulted in the death of 1.5 million people. There is already sufficient solid, actionable evidence to try Blair, Bush and their superiors for war crimes.



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