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FSA media efforts are a UK govt propaganda operation


Moon of Alabama
Tue, 03 May 2016 00:53 UTC
Free Syrian Army
© Khalil Ashawi / Reuters Free Syrian Army fighters
The U.S. government, via its CIA, has financed the "moderate" anti-Syrian mercenaries fighting against the legitimate Syrian government with at least $1 billion a year. The Wahhabi dictatorships in the Middle East have added their own billions to finance al-Qaeda's efforts against the Syrian people. The U.S. continues to purchase and transport thousands of tons of weapons and ammunition to feed the war against the Syrian people. It also pays the various fighters and opposition groups. The U.S. efforts for regime change in Syria have been running since at least 2006 when the U.S. government started to finance anti-Syrian exile TV stations and held intensive planning talks with various anti-Syrian Islamist elements.

Together with the British government it also runs the current pro-mercenary public relation show to influence the "western" public to support its imperial meddling in Syria.
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Belgian state report: Links between police services and Brussels attacks

Anthony Torres
World Socialist Web Site
Wed, 04 May 2016 00:28 UTC
abdeslam
Brahim Abdeslam and Salah Abdeslam
Press leaks on the report of the Belgian police surveillance committee ("P Committee") regarding the monitoring of the Abdeslam brothers again underscore the role of the imperialist proxy war in Syria and the complicity of police and intelligence in the attacks last November 13 in Paris and on March 22 in Brussels.

Immediately after the attacks, it was reported that the terrorists were known to the intelligence services as Islamists involved in traveling and fighting in Syria and the Middle East. Now, the Belgian report confirms that the scope of these networks and the protection they enjoyed in official circles in the context of the war played an important role in allowing the attacks to proceed.

The P Committee report blames the anti-terrorist services for neglecting the surveillance of Salah Abdeslam, who is accused of being the only survivor of the group that carried out the Paris attacks. His sudden arrest at the end of March in Brussels, after four months on the run, reportedly pushed the March 22 attackers into action.

According to the P Committee report, the anti-terrorist services lost Salah Abdeslam's GSM phone card and ignored his USB key, confiscated in February 2015, that is, nine months before the Paris attacks.


Comment: How convenient! Similar to how the CIA failed to notify the FBI that alleged 9/11 hijackers al-Mihdhar and al-Hazmi, who were under surveillance while attending an al-Qaeda summit in Malaysia, had entered the U.S. in 2000, and consistently blocked sharing details that would have brought them to the attention of people who were actually (if naively) serious about "catching terrorists". Certain CIA officials made sure that the 9/11 patsy hijackers were not discovered before 9/11. They needed the narrative to play out smoothly. It looks like something similar took place in Belgium.

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Snakes in Suits

Never Trump: The GOP exodus towards Killary begins as neocons pledge to support Clinton in presidential race


Sputnik
Wed, 04 May 2016 00:27 UTC
trump
© REUTERS/ Carlo Allegri
As billionaire Donald Trump becomes the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, following the withdrawal of Ted Cruz and John Kasich, a number of conservatives are abandoning ship.

Trump's candidacy was viewed as a long shot from the beginning, and many in the Republican establishment never imagined they would have to ask themselves: "What if Trump wins?" Now that this outcome is all but guaranteed - barring a last minute rule change by the RNC - most are accepting the reality of the situation.

Others, however, are standing by their #NeverTrump pledge, vowing to support Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the general election.

Comment: The reality is that it doesn't really matter who is Selected president, they will do what they're told and continue America down the path to imperial destruction. That's a train with no brakes right now. The question is will Trump be elected and crash the train in spectacular fashion.

But, it is interesting to see how many neocons have their undies in a bunch over Trump as president.

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Dollars

The war on cash officially begins: ECB ends production of €500 bill

Tyler Durden
Zerohedge
Wed, 04 May 2016 22:33 UTC
Euro 500 bill
Following the denial in February that this action is in any way about reducing cash, The ECB has made its decision on the EUR500 Bill:
  • *ECB ENDS PRODUCTION AND ISSUANCE OF €500 BANKNOTE
  • *ECB SAYS ISSUANCE OF EU500 NOTE TO STOP AROUND THE END OF 2018
  • *ECB SAYS OTHER EURO BANKNOTES WILL STAY IN PLACE
  • *ECB: EU500 CAN BE EXCHANGED AT CEN BANKS FOR UNLIMITED TIME
And just like that the second highest denominated European bank note in circulation (after the CHF1000 Bill) is dead...
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China follows Russia and India by clamping down on Western NGOs

Josh Chin
Wall Street Journal
Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:35 UTC
Ministry of Public Security is put in charge of registering the overseas groups, and police are authorized to search offices
forbidden city

Chinese legislators passed a law on Thursday granting police broad authority to supervise foreign nonprofit groups, reinforcing President Xi Jinping's drive to consolidate government control over China's society, culture and economy.


Comment: No, strengthening China's defences against predatory Western influences.


The law says any activities of foreign nonprofits that threaten national security or ethnic harmony will be punished. A draft of the law released last year drew an outpouring of opposition from foreign governments, rights groups, business associations and academics for being overly broad and treating foreign nonprofits as a security threat.


Comment: They are a security threat; potentially used by Western intelligence as a fifth column to subvert Chinese society from within.


The Obama administration reacted quickly and sternly to the law's passage, warning that while it was better than earlier versions, it would constrict contacts between individuals and groups in the U.S. and China.


Comment: That's the idea.


Comment: See also:

India ousts nearly 9,000 foreign NGOs

Cleaning house: Russia bans another US backed NGO

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Snakes in Suits

Blowing Hot Air: Kerry warns Assad of 'repercussions' if transition fails and he doesn't step down


PressTV
Wed, 04 May 2016 20:42 UTC
US Secretary of State John Kerry
© AFPUS Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to members of the media at the State Department May 3, 2016 in Washington, DC.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of the consequences of a new US approach if he does not accept a political transition in the next few months.

"The target date for the transition is 1st of August," Kerry told reporters at the State Department on Tuesday.

"So we're now coming up to May. So either something happens in these next few months, or they are asking for a very different track," he added.

The warning came amid a surge in violence in the northern city of Aleppo, putting further strain on a February 27 ceasefire brokered by Russia and the United States.

Comment: It's called democracy, Kerry, something with which you're obviously unfamiliar. Please, shut your mouth, and get over it.

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Bad Guys

Best of the Web: The storm of lies surrounding Syria's humanitarian crisis: Aleppo Is Burning campaign calls for Syria no-fly zone

Vanessa Beeley
21st Century Wire
Tue, 03 May 2016 09:41 UTC
aleppoisburning
The latest slick propaganda campaign from the RealityCreators, sourced from one man's bedroom in Coventry, UK, also known as "Syrian Observatory for Human Rights"

"I would like to point out something, if you open the trending section in Facebook you will see that Aleppo, Syria is trending. They say the Syrian government is continuing air-strikes on Aleppo. The funny thing is we dont see or hear any planes." ~ Marianne R Bedoun, Aleppo

The following photo was taken from Soros funded ANA Press director, Deiaa Dughmoch's Facebook page. Translated as Aleppo citizens searching the skies for war-planes. According to Marianne Bedoun, they might be there some time.

aleppo looking for planes
Marianne was immediately targeted by hate speech from the followers of mainstream media and the US NATO governed propaganda outlets who are controlling the Aleppo narrative. This from one UK based Facebook responder:
"Its about hiding the truth that Assad is massacring the Syrian people to keep himself in power and the US and NATO are backing him up rather than engaging in any Wahhabi terrorist support operation. Its really quite racist to call those defending their homes and lives NATO backed terrorists but I guess you are so deep in this shit you cant see." ~ Dick Gregory. [Juggler, also available for childrens parties]
Marianne responded from inside Aleppo:
You are right I am so deep in this I cant exit because I am a Syrian living in Aleppo. And please tell me where did you get your facts? Your brain-washing western media? I am telling you what I see every minute. Racist? We are the ones defending our homes against their brutal ways...hell cannons, hand-made missiles etc every day since day one"

Comment: The propaganda war has raged intensely since the battle of Aleppo began, but those peddling the most nonsense about the evils of the Assad government are the exact same parties heavily invested in regime change in Syria and plunging the Middle East into chaos. Sadly, the short memories of the idiots parroting the propaganda do not allow them to remember the lies we were told about Iraq, Libya and the countless other interventions or CIA proxy wars which ended in disaster for the countries being 'liberated'.

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US State Dept and Russia agree to include Aleppo in Syrian ceasefire deal


RT
Wed, 04 May 2016 20:52 UTC
Destroyed buildings in Syria
© Abdalrhman Ismail / Reuters
The US State Department has confirmed that Moscow and Washington have agreed that the ceasefire in Syria should include the city of Aleppo, which has recently been the scene of the county's heaviest fighting.

The truce came into force in Aleppo at 12:01 am on Wednesday, the US State Department spokesperson Mark Toner said in a statement on Wednesday.

"We have seen an overall decrease in violence in these areas, even though there have been reports of continued fighting in some locations," he said.

"Our objective remains, and has always been, a single nationwide cessation of hostilities covering all of Syria - not a series of local truces," Toner added.

According to the Syrian military, a 48-hour "regime of silence" is set for Aleppo starting Thursday.
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Why EU has no choice but to grant visa-free travel for Turkey thus allowing potential Turkish trained terrorists to enter EU unmolested


Sputnik
Wed, 04 May 2016 19:07 UTC
Turkey
© Pixabay
Despite the fact that Turkey has not met even half of the 72 conditions set by the European Commission to introduce a visa-free regime with Ankara, Brussels may approve the move, "holding its nose and its breath," BBC Europe editor Katya Adler wrote.

The green light for a visa-free regime with Turkey is expected to be part of the concessions the EU is ready to make to settle the migrant crisis. In exchange for removing visa requirements, Ankara will help Brussels to stem the refugee influx to EU countries as well as accept a large number of refugees.

Comment: The most frightening thing about allowing Turkey "visa free travel" in the EU is Turkey's exposure as a trainer and funder of terrorism. In fact, Turkey's approach to gaining visa free travel amounts to a form of terroristic coercion.

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Hot potato: TTIP leaked documents reveal plans for US corporate dominance in Europe

Danielle Ryan
RT
Wed, 04 May 2016 16:25 UTC
TTIP protest Germany
© Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters Protesters hold a placard with pictures depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama as they demonstrate against Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement ahead of Obama's visit in Hanover, Germany April 23, 2016.
Is there anyone left who supports TTIP? After Monday's leaks of the negotiation texts by Greenpeace which exposed the extent of US demands surrounding the deal, it's doubtful.

If there had been any remaining uncertainty over the dubiousness of the proposed US-EU trade agreement, the 248 pages of leaks have now removed it. TTIP was already controversial, but it may soon be the political hot potato that no one wants to touch.

Race to the bottom

The leaks reveal that the deal includes provisions which would allow American corporations to exert huge influence over European regulatory laws, potentially weakening public health and safety standards to fall more in line with those in the US. And the kicker? While the US would be granted all of this influence over EU law and standards, there would be "no guarantee of reciprocity."

In practice the deal, if it was signed the way it stands, would give American companies much the same level of influence over and input into EU regulations as European companies have. If EU nations passed laws raising standards, American companies would be able to challenge them. If that seems like an arrangement that benefits one side more than the other, it's because that's exactly what TTIP is. No wonder some UK residents aren't exactly delirious over the prospect of remaining part of an economic bloc that would consider a deal like that.

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