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Syrian Army destroyed long tunnel in Eastern Damascus used by terrorists to shuttle weapons and forces


FARS News Agency
Sun, 09 Oct 2016 13:49 UTC
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Syrian military forces discovered a long tunnel of the terrorists in Eastern Ghouta and exploded it, leaving dozens of the terrorists stuck inside dead or wounded.

A long tunnel used by the militant groups to carry arms and transfer forces between the battlefields in Jobar region was detonated by the Syrian army.

Tens of the militants were killed or wounded in the attack.
Jobar Syria
In the meantime, the entire member of a group of Fatah al-Sham Front (the newly-formed al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group previously known as the al-Nusra Front) terrorists were killed in Syrian army's attack on their stronghold near electricity building in Jobar.

Media sources also said on Sunday that Syrian Army troops' fresh round of anti-terrorism attacks in Western Ghouta pushed back militants from more positions in the Northern side of Khan al-Sheih, inflicting a heavy death toll on the terrorists.

"Syrian military forces stormed terrorists' positions in the Northern side of Khan al-Sheih and took control over the neighborhood of al-A'azam mosque and several buildings in the town from the direction of Daroushe and Banayat al-Tah'touh," the sources said.
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Syrian Army in Northern Dara'a shoot down four bomb-laden drones of terrorist groups, and seriously damage 18 others


FARS News Agency
Sun, 09 Oct 2016 13:35 UTC
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The Syrian Army shot down four bomb-laden drones of the terrorist groups and inflicted major damage on 18 more drones in the Northern territories of Dara'a, military sources announced Sunday.

"The Syrian army downed four combat drones of the terrorists in Qasr al-Saudi region near the road to Tafas, while 18 more bomb-laden drones in Katibeh al-Mahjoureh region sustained serious damage in the Syrian soldiers' heavy fire in Qasr al-Saudi region near a road to Tafas," the sources said.
Dara'a Syria
Last month, the Syrian army, supported by intelligence forces, managed to thwart the terrorists' attempts to send their bomb-laden drones from Da'el and Abta'a towns in Northern Dar'a towards al-Katibeh al-Mahjoureh region in the Northern side of Abta'a town, blowing up all of them in the air.

Comment: How did those terrorist groups get these drones?

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How the FDA Manipulates the Media - a disturbing picture of the tactics used to control the science press

Charles Seife
Scientific American
Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:01 UTC
FDA manipulation
© Sébastien Thibault
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been arm-twisting journalists into relinquishing their reportorial independence, our investigation reveals. Other institutions are following suit

It was a faustian bargain—and it certainly made editors at National Public Radio squirm.

The deal was this: NPR, along with a select group of media outlets, would get a briefing about an upcoming announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a day before anyone else. But in exchange for the scoop, NPR would have to abandon its reportorial independence. The FDA would dictate whom NPR's reporter could and couldn't interview.

"My editors are uncomfortable with the condition that we cannot seek reaction," NPR reporter Rob Stein wrote back to the government officials offering the deal. Stein asked for a little bit of leeway to do some independent reporting but was turned down flat. Take the deal or leave it.
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Trump exposes Syrian war lie during debate: 'No such thing as moderate rebels, Russia, Iran, Assad are killing ISIS'

Alex Christoforou
The Duran
Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:32 UTC
Clinton-Trump
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Trump exposed the entire Syria charade during last nights debate. Share it!

Debate moderator Martha Raddatz desperately tries to stop Trump from getting in this one last comment on Syria.

She knew that Trump was about to blow the lid wide open on the entire US false narrative on Syria, Assad, "moderate rebels", and Russia.

And boy did Trump deliver.

Comment: See: Video: Western Aleppo Residents Targeted by Missiles and Bullets From US-backed ISIS & Al-Nusra Terrorists

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Germany calls for lifting Russian sanctions


RT
Mon, 10 Oct 2016 06:40 UTC
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The current policy of "saber rattling" should not continue, Erwin Sellering, the prime minister of the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, told Germany's weekly Welt am Sonntag newspaper, as he called for lifting anti-Russian sanctions. "The tit-for-tat sanctions have brought nothing. They should be lifted as soon as possible," Sellering, who represents the Social Democrats, told Welt am Sonntag, adding that Russia and Western countries should "move closer" again.

His words were partly echoed by Thorsten Schaefer-Guembel, vice chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), which now forms the ruling coalition with German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU). "The SPD should now breathe new life into the policy of détente right now, in the times of crisis," he said, stressing that Germany should "hold all negotiation channels open" and rely on diplomacy and bringing "change through rapprochement," particularly in its relations with Russia. He called Russia "an important actor, without which the resolution of many global issues, including [bringing] peace to Syria, is impossible," although he also stressed that Russia is a "difficult" partner.

Such comments from SPD politicians worry their coalition partners. Peter Tauber, CDU's secretary general, told Welt am Sonntag that he is concerned by "growing anti-US sentiment" in German society, accusing Germans of having a "double morality," meaning they tolerate Russia's actions in Syria and Ukraine, but would allegedly never tolerate anything of the kind done by the US, in his view.

Comment: Germany is a house divided: believe the lies or suss out the truth. Actions will tell which platform will prevail.

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"J'Accuse": France's cynical condemnation of Russia in Syria isn't fooling anyone

Finian Cunningham
Strategic Culture
Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:00 UTC
Kerry and Ayrault
© AFP/Gonzalo Fuentes/PoolFrench FM Jean Marc Ayrault and US Secretary of State John Kerry
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault worked up his frequent-flyer air miles account this week with consecutive flights to Moscow then to Washington in a bid to push through a UN Security Resolution for a new ceasefire in Syria.

Ayrault began his shuttle diplomacy with stern condemnation of the Syrian government for what he said were "war crimes" committed in the besieged city of Aleppo. The French minister also implied Russian complicity in the same alleged crimes. It wasn't the first time he made such accusations against Russia and its Syrian ally.

When the ceasefire brokered by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov broke down at the end of last month, it was Ayrault who led vociferous denunciations at the UN, along with American UN ambassador Samantha Power, blaming Russia for "barbarous crimes against humanity".

This week on his way to Moscow, Ayrault accused Russia of "cynicism that is fooling nobody" in reference to the renewed Russian-backed offensive by Syrian state forces to recapture the militant-held eastern quarter of Aleppo. That part of the city housing about 250,000 people has been under the control of various Islamist militants dominated by the terrorist group Al Nusra Front since 2012.

France, the US and Britain, amplified by the Western news media, have been conducting a relentless campaign to portray the Russian-backed Syrian operation on Aleppo as criminal and brutally injurious to the civilian population. Since the ceasefire collapsed during the last week of September, the Western media have been saturated with unverified claims of Russian air strikes killing civilians in eastern Aleppo and of targeting hospitals and humanitarian aid facilities.

Comment: Despite information suppression, false accusations and the twisting of facts, the illusion created by the Western cabal is falling apart. Time for the 'Hail Mary' pass.

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American democracy: Presidential election chaos exposes flawed political system

Zhong Sheng
People's Daily
Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:58 UTC
Clinton-Trump
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As the presidential candidates of the Democratic and Republican parties begin the lasts print toward the general election, U.S. citizens are becoming more and more frustrated by the political campaign.

WikiLeaks recently promised "significant" disclosures on the U.S. election, war, arms and oil in the coming weeks. It is widely believed that these revelations will add more flames to the already chaotic political show.

Scandals have dogged the two main candidates throughout the 2016 election, which has further increased dissatisfaction among U.S. citizens. According to a recent Gallup poll, 60 percent of registered voters view Donald Trump as the least favorable candidates in 25 years, and Hillary Clinton as the second least favorable.
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Iraqi PM: 'Turkey won't take part in Mosul op under any circumstances'


RT
Mon, 10 Oct 2016 06:05 UTC
Azad Lashkari/Reuters
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi has rejected any role for Turkish forces in the upcoming offensive on an Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, as tensions between supposed coalition partners escalate. Iraq says the Turks are violating its sovereignty.

"Turkish forces will not be allowed to participate in the liberation of Mosul under any circumstances," Abadi said during a visit to the city of Karbala on Sunday, reported the news channel Al Sumaria.

Abadi, who was addressing senior local officials, also condemned Ankara for "violating Iraq's sovereignty" by maintaining an official deployment of 150 troops in Bashiqa, a training base outside Mosul, as well as a staff of "military advisors" likely numbering in the thousands.

Comment: Killary said in the 2nd presidential (sic) debate:
"I hope that by the time I am president, that we will have pushed ISIS out of Iraq."
The push she's referring to is this announcement by the Pentagon that it is launching a major offensive against ISIS in Mosul, northern Iraq.

Having failed to do so in Syria, the Pentagon is now trying to secure a 'Kurdish foothold' in Iraq, in an effort to salvage some kind of 'victory' for Obama, and Hillary by association.

This move is also probably about the US consolidating its control in northern Iraq to stop Iran creating a corridor to the Mediterranean.

It's kind of neat when you can have your jihadis invade a specific part of a country, "forcing" you to "go in and push them out"... and then stay there to 'keep Russia and China out'.

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New World Order: China announces support for Russian position on Syria and Afghanistan


RT
Mon, 10 Oct 2016 05:59 UTC
Chinese President Xi Jinping with Russian President Vladimir PutinWang Zhao/Reuters
© Wang Zhao/Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping with Russian President Vladimir Putin
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has publicly backed Russia's positions on "the most important" global issues, including Moscow's take on the Syrian and Afghan conflicts. It stressed that the two keep close contact as fellow UN Security Council permanent members.

Speaking at a briefing on Sunday, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Li Baodong said that Russia and China had been working closely together in the United Nations Security Council, sharing similar views on events both on regional and global levels.

"China and Russia hold similar positions on the most important international and regional issues, including on Syria and Afghanistan. The sides, being permanent members of the UN Security Council, continue close cooperation on international and regional issues," Li Baodong said.

Being the only non-western member of the UN Security Council besides Russia, China has been taking Moscow's side on heated and highly debatable issues.

Comment: China basically just told Samantha Power that Russia won't be booted off the UN Security Council.

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Putin to meet Erdogan in Istanbul for talks on restoring trade, Turkish Stream, cooperation on Syria


RT
Mon, 10 Oct 2016 05:52 UTC
Russia's President Vladimir Putin interacts with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan Damir Sagolj/Reuters
© Damir Sagolj/ReutersRussia's President Vladimir Putin interacts with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan
Russia and Turkey are set to find common ground on Syria, revamp stalled energy projects and boost bilateral trade, closing a sour chapter in relations with an array of deals as President Putin and President Erdogan meet in Istanbul.

Vladimir Putin is coming to Istanbul on Monday at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to participate in the 23rd World Energy Congress, which opened on October 9.

The meeting of the two leaders will focus on restoring Russian-Turkish relations "in all aspects" and is going to provide the presidents with an opportunity to exchange views on a broad range of regional and international topics, first and foremost on the situation in Syria, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told RIA Novosti on Sunday.

Russia's Foreign Ministry expressed hope that cooperation within the war-ravaged country will bear fruit and may even pave the way for joint action, pointing out that Ankara is ready to assist in the renewal of a ceasefire and to facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries.

Comment: More reading on this meeting: Rapprochement? Vladimir Putin to meet Erdogan in Istanbul despite continued Syria differences

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