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UK's Guardian and arms to terrorists: Sacrificing the associates to protect the crooks

Seth Ferris
New Eastern Outlook
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 21:19 UTC
missle system
The UK's Guardian newspaper is fond of saying it supports investigative journalism. Its distinguished former editor, Peter Preston, goes round the world lecturing on investigative journalism, exposing himself to the risks involved from the leafy lanes of Surrey's stockbroker belt.

So when The Guardian publishes an investigative piece it goes to the head of the queue. If The Guardian says it, it must be the product of dedicated research by credible journalists. Conversely, what The Guardian doesn't say in its articles must be less credible, simply because the Guardian didn't say it. It must be founded on less rigorous evidence, or be the product of some less-than-honest agenda.

On Wednesday 27th July The Guardian published report entitled "Revealed: the £1bn of weapons flowing from Europe to Middle East". This "revelation" is given extra credibility by coming from three authors: Ivan Angelovski, Miranda Patrucic and Lawrence Marzouk. It claims that East European countries have been approving the sale of large quantities of weapons to countries known to supply Syria, which pass along a new pipeline established for the purpose.
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Syria continues terrorist purge (humanely) - "International community" kicks up a fuss

Dylan Collins
Al-Jazeera
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 20:51 UTC
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© ReutersMore than 300 people were evacuated from the besieged Damascus suburb of Moadamiyeh on Friday
Buses carrying more than 300 Syrians left the besieged Damascus suburb of Moadamiyeh on Friday, in the first stage of a deal that will enable the government to retake control of the rebel-held area.

In the first stage of the deal, 303 people, including 62 gunmen who agreed to lay down their arms and accept a presidential amnesty deal, were bussed out of the area and taken to the nearby government-controlled town of Horjelah, according Syrian state news agency SANA.

The Moadamiyeh agreement comes just a week after a deal was struck in neighbouring Daraya that brought about the full evacuation of the suburb, a move heavily criticised by the international community as forced displacement.


Comment: Well, they would say that. The 'international community' being those handful of countries still gunning for Assad.


Those who left Moadamiyeh on Friday were originally from Daraya, having fled heavy bombardments earlier in the year.

Comment: Syria and the Assad government are clearing out the scourge in a very peaceful manner here, offering peace to the crazed heart-eating head-choppers, and still the usual suspects have something bad to say about it. 'Demography change' and 'forced displacement' are now the buzz-words of the day. Give us a break!

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US and British mining and processing plant to be built in Russia's Far East


ITAR-TASS
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 21:07 UTC
Eastern Economic Forum
© Alexandr Kryazhev / Sputnik
A mining and processing plant that will unite the Malmyzhskoye gold and copper deposit in the Khabarovsk region and the Kun-Manie copper and nickel deposit in the Amur Region is due to be built on the border of the two regions in the Russian Far East.

The UK's Amur Minerals corporation and the US-Canadian IG Copper signed an agreement of intent at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2016) in the TASS presentation zone on Saturday.

The reserves of the Malmyzhskoye deposit are estimated at 5.12 million tonnes of copper and 273.2 tonnes of gold. In the next five years the investments will top $1.5 billion, IG Copper Director General Thomas Bouens said. The reserves of the Kun-Manie deposit in the north of the Amur region are estimated at 740,100 tonnes of nickel and 212,900 tonnes of copper.

Comment: Apparently anti-Russian sanctions don't apply here.

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Snakes in Suits

War hawk former Deputy Undersecretary of US Navy predicts war with China is 'inevitable'


Sputnik
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 20:44 UTC
Moskit supersonic missle launch
© Sputnik/ Ildus Gilyazutdinov
In an editorial on Saturday, the retired naval officer, writing on behalf of the neoconservative think tank The Hudson Institute, predicted that a bloody naval conflict with China was imminent.

The Former Deputy Undersecretary of the US Navy under both President Ronald Reagan and President George H.W. Bush penned a troubling editorial on Saturday calling on the Obama administration to taking a more hawkish stance against Chinese expansionism predicting that war with Beijing is inevitable and that the United States should do everything necessary to limit China's strength in the meantime.

"A key component of the next president's foreign policy must be to compel China to respect international law. Otherwise, we may be faced by a conflict with a growing navy at a time when ours is decreasing in size," said Seth Cropsey. "Obama has not made this imperative any easier."

Comment: Agree to disagree: Obama, Xi Address South China Sea row, North Korea ahead of G20 Summit

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Info

'Path of mutual cooperation': Putin and Erdogan talk partnership at G20 summit


RT
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 20:38 UTC
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (L) meets with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin
© Yasin Bulbul / Reuters
In their second meeting since Turkey's downing of a Russian jet last year, Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Erdogan vowed to continue the normalization of relations and boost economic ties as both were visiting China for the G20 summit.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the first foreign head that Russia's president spoke to Saturday evening, shortly after his arrival in the eastern city of Hangzhou for the gathering which kicks off Sunday.

"We are glad that life in Turkey is going back to normal," Putin said to Erdogan on Saturday, referring to the attempted coup on July 15. While stressing that the country is "going through complicated times" and is "currently battling terrorism," the Russian leader expressed hopes that Ankara would manage the challenges. He also urged both states to boost efforts for better bilateral ties and to continue "following the path of mutual cooperation."
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People

The necessary rapprochement between Russia and Japan


Katehon
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 14:50 UTC
Russia and Japan: Necessary Rapprochement
Russia and Japan: Necessary Rapprochement
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks in the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. The meeting precedes the Russian president's upcoming visit to Japan, where the Japanese prime minister is preparing to meet Russia's president in the "hereditary" Yamaguchi Prefecture from where he has continually been elected a member of parliament. Speaking at the forum, the Japanese prime minister urged Russia and Japan to seek compromise to solve the South Kuril Islands issue and conclude a peace agreement as soon as possible.

Russia is ready to compromise with Japan

On the eve of the meeting with the Japanese leader, Vladimir Putin spoke on cooperation with Japan and negotiations on the status of the South Kuril Islands (Iturup, Shikotan, Kunashir and Habomai group of islands).

The president of Russia noted the need for signing a peace treaty with Japan. According to Putin, the issue of "northern territories" so painful for the Japanese side must also be solved in a consistent manner so that none of the parties feel like a loser. The main factor that could render moving forward possible, according to the Russian president, is expanding Russo-Japanese cooperation. The president said that compromise will be reached once the level of mutual trust between Japan and Russia is comparable to that observed between Russia and China. Putin expressed the same point of view in his speech at the forum.


Comment: Hint: "Stop kowtowing to US hegemony and join our new world, Japan."

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Info

Agree to disagree: Obama, Xi Address South China Sea row, North Korea ahead of G20 Summit


Sputnik
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 20:08 UTC
US President Barack Obama and his Chinese host Xi Jinping
© AP Photo/ Evan Vucci
US President Barack Obama and his Chinese host Xi Jinping made a new effort to narrow the gap on the South China Sea territorial dispute and the Korean security at a Saturday meeting ahead of the G20 Summit.

The summit of leaders from the world's 20 major economies begins officially on Sunday, but a series of bilateral meetings took place in eastern China's Hangzhou throughout Saturday.

The White House said in a statement that the two presidents had "a candid exchange" on the recent Hague tribunal ruling that denied China's claim to South China Sea resources and said it violated the sovereign rights of the Philippines.

"The President [Obama] reaffirmed that the United States will work with all countries in the region to uphold the principles of international law, unimpeded lawful commerce, and freedom of navigation and overflight," the statement read.
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Independent US peace delegation: Stop calling the Syrian conflict a 'civil war' - it is a state-sponsored war of aggression against a democratically elected gov't

Vaughan Famularo
The Duran
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 00:00 UTC
US Peace Council
US Peace Council visits Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and sees what democracy looks like.
Delegation from the US Peace Council visits Syria and exposes the lies told about the war there. Urges US anti-war movement to unite against the aggression against Syria conducted by the US government.

A delegation from the US Peace Council (USPC) has recently returned to the US from a fact finding mission to Syria.

The members spent 6 days meeting with Syrian Government Officials including, President Assad, Union Leaders, Government Opposition Members as well as Civil & Business Leaders, NGO's, Charities and Universities.

The delegation stated that each member paid their own way and that the Syrian Government allowed them to meet whomever they wanted.

They issued their report and held a press conference Press conference at the UN on 9th August 2016.
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Info

Turkish armed forces kill over 100 PKK militants in country's southeastern region


Sputnik
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 19:54 UTC
Damage in Turkey's Yuksekova city
© REUTERS/ Sertac Kayar
The Turkish army has killed over 100 members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), outlawed in Turkey, in the southeastern Hakkari province, the Turkish General Staff said on Saturday.

According to the military, seven Turkish soldiers were killed in the operation, while 21 more were wounded. The operation to counter the Kurdish militants is still ongoing in the region.

A ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdish militants collapsed in July 2015, prompting the Turkish authorities to launch a military operation in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern regions. Earlier in the day, authorities in the southeastern Van province reported that eight Turkish soldiers and 11 members of the PKK were killed in 24 hours during clashes.

Comment: Turkish forces open new front in Syrian province of Aleppo

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FBI notes: Hillary staffers smashed burner phones with hammers, destroy evidence


Sputnik
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 19:47 UTC
Clinton Cyberattacke
© Reuters/Carlos Barria/File Photo
The FBI released notes from its investigation into Hillary Clinton's unauthorized private email server on Friday right before a long holiday weekend limiting its impact on the media narrative.

On Friday, the FBI released documents detailing its investigative process into Hillary Clinton's alleged malfeasance as Secretary of State tied to the use of an unauthorized private email server that opponents contest placed America's national security in peril by leaving it vulnerable to hacks from foreign powers.

The timing of the release, ahead of a three-day holiday weekend in the United States - a historic lull point in American media coverage as families across the country plan vacations and gather around the barbecue - appears to be the product of a careful stagecraft to limit the impact of the incendiary findings.

Comment: More on the Clinton email scandal:

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