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Top US general Dunford testifies that a no-fly zone would 'require war with Syria and Russia'


RT
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:21 UTC
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford
© Yuri Gripas / ReutersUS Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 22, 2016.
Speaking to the US Senate, the Pentagon's leaders blamed Russia for the Aleppo aid convoy attack, but admitted they "had no facts." Only US coalition planes should be allowed over Syria, they said, though that would require war against both Syria and Russia.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter and General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, faced the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday to report on the ongoing military operations and "national security challenges" faced by the US. They also asked the senators for more reliable funding, saying the uncertainty was hurting the defense industry.

"Not only our people - our defense industry partners, too, need stability and longer-term plans to be as efficient and cutting-edge as we need them to be," Carter told the senators.
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Snakes in Suits

Was Poroshenko's rant at the UN his last?

Ruslan Ostashko
Fort Russ
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00 UTC
Poroshenko
From PolitRussia - translated by J. Arnoldski

Petro Poroshenko has developed his geopolitical activism and continues to entertain observers with his wrinkled suits and clumsy attempts at begging for cookies from the leaders of other countries. For some reason, Ukrainian experts think that the pseudo-president is inflicting serious damage upon Russia with his actions and is demonstrating the capacity of the Ukrainian state. In fact, however, the only ones affected by the Ukrainian government's actions are Russian comedians. They simply can't compete with Poroshenko who works with quality and efficiency every day for free.

And so, what did the Ukrainian pseudo-president achieve during his voyage to New York?

First of all, he delivered a sparkling speech at the UN assembly in support of the Russian Federation, No, I haven't misspoken. I haven't heard such advertising for Russia in a long time. As it turns out, Russia is frightening, a strong enemy, and a terrifying aggressor. After such a speech, the leaders of surrounding countries should tremble with fear and send telegrams to Putin begging to accept them in the mighty Russian Empire.

Comment: Heh. Poroshenko is pretty much reviled all-around by everyone. Evil enough to perpetuate a low-level war with Donbass and kill innocents of his own country (evoking the ire of Russia and all identified culturally with Russia in Ukraine) - but not quite evil and crazy enough for his Western masters to go the full distance as the article states. And this is to say nothing of his own people who now recognize how much of an incompetent and power-hungry buffoon this jackass of a leader is. Why couldn't he just stick to making chocolates?

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Snakes in Suits

John Kerry really wants the Syria ceasefire extended to protect Al-Qaeda

Alexander Mercouris
The Duran
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:02 UTC
John Kerry
In comments to the UN Security Council US Secretary of State Kerry effectively tears up Lavrov - Kerry Agreement and demands that protection from bombing be extended to Al-Qaeda's regional branch Jabhat Al-Nusra.

The impossibility of achieving a workable ceasefire in Syria was made clear by a blustering speech US Secretary of State Kerry made to the UN Security Council on 21st September 2016.

Possibly alarmed that European governments - including especially the German government - are failing to support US claims the relief convoy attacked near Aleppo was bombed by the Russian air force; and by the fact that the UN appears to have dropped its assertion that the convoy was bombed from the air; and perhaps even more alarmed by Russian demands for an independent investigation of the whole incident; Kerry went on the attack, listing what he said were Russian claims about the incident, which he either misrepresented, or represented in such a way as to make them look inconsistent and contradictory, when in reality they are no such thing.

More to the point, Kerry also demanded the grounding of the Syrian air force over what he called 'the contested areas' of northern Syria. This is a strange demand to make in the immediate aftermath of the attack on the relief convoy.

Comment: AP has released the ceasefire deal that the US refused to make public: Text of Syria cease-fire deal

For more analyses on Kerry's speech: Straw man: Kerry blasts Moscow for things they never said

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Straw man: Kerry blasts Moscow for things they never said


RT
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 21:01 UTC
kerry
© AFP 2016/ TIMOTHY A. CLARY John Kerry pointing menacingly.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has used a UN session to criticize Moscow over the recent Syria aid convoy attack. Saying that he and the Russian foreign minister are in "parallel universes," Kerry appeared confused by what top Russian officials had actually said.


Comment: Kerry finally gets something right. Lavrov lives in the reality-based world, otherwise known as reality. Kerry lives in a world of the U.S. propagandists' creation. He's been there so long, he apparently doesn't even realize it anymore.


"I listened to my colleague from Russia and I sort of felt like we're in a parallel universe here," Kerry said in a fiery 28-minute speech at the 71st UN General Assembly session in New York on Wednesday. He pointed to the differing accounts regarding the conflict in Syria, where Russia and the US have been working together on facilitating a ceasefire.

Comment: See: Russia's counter-blow: Aleppo convoy attack and the Russian info-war victory

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US, Russia and other nations stand ready to provide lethal aid to Libyan Security Forces


Sputnik
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:41 UTC
Libya army helicopter
© REUTERS/ Ismail Zitouny
The United States, Russia and dozens of other countries said they are prepared to provide lethal assistance to Libyan military forces in the fight against the Daesh, a joint communique released by the US Department of State said on Thursday.

"We stand ready to respond to its requests for international assistance to train and equip the legitimate Libyan military and security forces throughout Libya through an appropriately scaled exemption to the arms embargo for procurement of lethal materiel necessary to counter Daesh and other UN-designated terrorist groups," the communique, issued after a ministerial meeting, stated.

Comment: So what will happen to the rival governments in Libya like the Council of Deputies?

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Best of the Web: Russia's counter-blow: Aleppo convoy attack and the Russian info-war victory

Joaquin Flores
Fort Russ
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 19:17 UTC
aleppo
In a surprising turn of events, Russia struck back at the US and the western media disinformation campaign, causing NATO to back off from claiming that Russia or Syria was responsible for the attack on the Red Crescent aid convoy destroyed earlier this week. This became evident after the public statement of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday, September 21, in comments to media following an ad-hoc meeting with Russian FM Sergei Lavrov.

Western media outlets previously reported, both through AP and Reuters distributors like the New York Times, LA Times, etc., as well as the UK's Guardian and BBC, that US officials laid the blame on Russia for the attack on the Red Crescent aid convoy in Syria. The attack destroyed nearly twenty of the thirty-one trucks scheduled to arrive in Uram Al-Kubra.

Reuters apparently broke the US version of events, duplicitously citing two conveniently anonymous military sources, claiming that:
"Two Russian Sukhoi SU-24 warplanes were in the skies above an aid convoy in Syria at the precise time it was struck on Monday, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, citing U.S. intelligence that has led them to conclude Russia was to blame." - Reuters, September 19th, 2016.
The same article went on to claim in conclusion that: "The strike appeared to deal a fatal blow to Syria's fragile week-old ceasefire."
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Text of Syria cease-fire deal


The Associated Press
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:19 UTC
Kerry and Lavrov
© AP

Comment: Here's 1 of the 5 ceasefire documents, officially "leaked". This is the deal the U.S. could not or would not implement.


The following is the text of the Syria cease-fire agreement reached by the United States and Russia on Sept. 9, 2016.

While the truce appears to have all but collapsed amid Syrian government and rebel violations, Washington and Moscow say they're committed to trying to revive the deal.

When the agreement was struck, the former Cold War foes decided to keep it confidential. Other powers, such as France, have complained about the secrecy.

Both the U.S. and Russia in recent days have spoken of making the document public. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the agreement. The document is time-stamped Sept. 9 at 10 p.m.
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British public shows 'few signs of regret' over Brexit


RT
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:35 UTC
Bretix
© Toby Melville / ReutersNigel Farage
A polling expert has dismissed claims Brits are experiencing 'buyers' remorse' over Brexit, insisting most people in the country do not regret voting to leave the European Union.

Professor John Curtice believes that reports stating people in Britain are regretting voting for Brexit are just "wishful thinking" on the part of resentful Remain voters.

The president of the British Polling Council added there is no public appetite for a second EU referendum.

"Very few minds have been changed - there are very few signs of regret," Curtice told the Mirror.

He said that a series of polls through the summer show 52 percent of Brits still support Brexit - the same margin of victory as in the referendum.
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The CIA deliberately trying to start WWIII

Daisy Luther
Activist Post
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 18:10 UTC
Puppet Masters
© Activist Post
It's really quite embarrassing on a global scale when members of our own government seem to be deliberately trying to pick fights with people who aren't interested in fighting with us. If you've traveled outside of the United States much, you probably know that we Americans have a rather negative reputation off of our own shores. Now, generally speaking, that isn't our fault as individuals. You and I don't create headlines that make waves throughout Europe and Asia.

While average Americans aren't directly responsible for this, our federal officials are. I've written recently about President Obama doing things in Syria that are worsening the conflict there. I've also written about the fact that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin are starting to butt heads. And finally, I've warned time and time again that war is upon us - and everyone knows but the US.

Michael Morell is the director of the CIA. Here's a little blurb from Wikipedia about him.
Michael Joseph Morell (born September 4, 1958) is an American intelligence analyst. He served as the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency as well as its acting director twice, first in 2011 and then from 2012 to 2013. Since November 2013, he has been a Senior Counselor to Beacon Global Strategies LLC. He is a proponent of the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques which many consider to be torture, and is also a proponent of the CIA's targeted killings by drones.
Wow, and just think. He's a guy that has almost unfettered power to call a hit on anyone in the world.
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Bad Guys

US won't share intelligence with Russia


PressTV
Thu, 22 Sep 2016 20:02 UTC
Ashton Carter
© ReutersUS Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, September 22, 2016
The top US military officer says it is unwise to share intelligence with Russia if Washington and Moscow were to ever work together against the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group in Syria.

Marine General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the US military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress on Thursday that the Pentagon had no intention of forging an intelligence sharing arrangement with Russia.

"I do not believe it would be a good idea to share intelligence with the Russians," he told the Senate Armed Services Committee while testifying with US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter.

Dunford said any such coordination between the US and Russia against Daesh would be extremely limited.

Comment: See also: SOTT News Snapshot: September 21 edition - U.S. 'rebels' defect to ISIS, Russia calls for aid convoy investigation - Rahami charged with WMD

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