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The Empire to Iraq: Ally with Russia against ISIS? "You're our enemy"

Eric Zuesse
Global Research
Thu, 22 Oct 2015 16:35 UTC
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Obama makes clear that America's war against Russia is more important than America's war against ISIS.

On October 14th, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the U.S. government had turned down the proposal from Russia's President Vladimir Putin for the U.S. and Russia to cooperate together to eliminate ISIS and other jihadists in Syria and in Iraq. Lavrov said:
"We've made Americans the proposal announced by President Vladimir Putin yesterday. We suggested that they send a [US] military delegation to Moscow to coordinate a number of joint steps, and after that we could have sent to Washington a top-level delegation led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, [but] ... It is sad that our American colleagues in this case in fact do not side with those who fight against terrorism.
Then, on Tuesday October 20th, as CBS News online reported the following day,
"The U.S. has told Iraq's leaders they must choose between ongoing American support in the battle against militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and asking the Russians to intervene instead. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Tuesday that the Iraqis had promised they would not request any Russian airstrikes or support for the fight against ISIS."
However, Iraq already had done precisely that — and had even said that Russia seemed more committed to defeating ISIS than America is. As I summed up on October 10th:

Wednesday, October 7th, Reuters headlined,
"Iraq Leans Toward Russia in War on Islamic State," and reported, from Baghdad, that, "Iraq ... wants Moscow to have a bigger role than the United States in the war against the militant group, the head of parliament's defense and security committee said on Wednesday."

Earlier, in an interview in English, with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, telecast on October 2nd, France24 TV asked him how he would view an extension of Russia's anti-ISIS bombing campaign into Iraq, and he said (7:54), "I would welcome it."
So, at some time between October 7th and October 20th, the U.S. convinced Iraq's leaders to, in essence, dis-invite the Russians, instead of to ally with them against ISIS in Iraq.

Comment: Russia's actions are forcing the Empire's devious control mechanisms out into the light of day.

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Chess

Belarus requests Russian aid in defending itself from Poland, NATO


Sputnik
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:46 UTC
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© Sputnik/ Evgeny Biyatov
Belarusian Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov said that the country needs weapons systems to defend itself from NATO countries rather than an air base, which was the subject of speculation earlier.

Belarus needs weapons systems to defend itself from a militarizing Poland, the country's defense minister Andrei Ravkov said on Thursday, arguing that his country does not need a Russian military base.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was previously said to be in talks with Russia over a proposed airbase in the country, although he later denied it happening, saying that Belarus needs missiles more than airbases. Lukashenko went on to win in the country's presidential elections on October 12 with over 84 percent of the vote. Following the elections, European Union sanctions against Belarus were lifted.

Comment: Poland has sent a loud message to Russia and her neighbors, dismantling Soviet-era memorials which honored those who fought the Nazis, and militarizing in the face of a non-existent 'Russian menace'.

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Bomb

Russian missiles crashing in Iran was a load of 'wishful thinking'


Sputnik
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:41 UTC
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Those who said Russia's missiles launched from the Caspian Sea targeting Islamic State targets in Syria earlier in the month crash-landed in Iran are "indulged in wishful thinking," Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan said Friday.

He added that Russia actively cooperates with Iran in regard to the fight against terrorism in Syria and that the Russian Embassy is very actively involved.

"And I'd like to say that the launch of 26 missiles on October 7 from our ships deployed in the Caspian Sea was naturally agreed with Iran because the missiles crossed Iranian airspace. I'd like to use this moment to say that not a single missile fell on Iranian territory and those who spread these fabrications are indulged in wishful thinking," Dzhagaryan said.

Comment: It was another ridiculous propaganda stunt by the Western media. Check out the propaganda in action:



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Chess

Pentagon to spend $80 bln on bombers to counter superior Russian air defense


Sputnik
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:39 UTC
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The US Defense Department seems to be increasingly worried that its existing fleet of strategic bombers is vulnerable to the newest Chinese- and Russian-made air defenses. With that in mind, Air Force chiefs are now demanding new 'trophy' bombers with the latest weaponry, the mere presence of which would 'give pause to US enemies.'

"The US Air Force wants up to 100 new bombers armed with all the latest weaponry and radar-evading stealth technology, able to fly long distances, penetrate even the heaviest defenses and destroy scores of targets in a single bombing run," military analyst David Axe wrote in his article for Reuters.

The expert however noted one small peculiarity in all the above: the air force has no intention of actually putting the jets into active service, as their "mere presence...should give pause to US enemies."
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Take 2

With Trudeau, Canadians get four more years of oligarchy

James Corbett
The Corbett Report
Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:20 UTC
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Justin Trudeau
Canadians enthusiastically lined up on Monday to vote in yet another term of Bilderberg crony oligarchical globalist government. Joining us in the election hangover to dissect the propaganda and unmask the Trudeau deception is Dan Dicks of PressForTruth.ca.

Comment: See also:

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Eye 1

Mass influx of refugees has Austria calling for 'Fortress Europe'


Sputnik
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:56 UTC
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© REUTERS/ Leonhard Foeger
It seems the strain of the refugee crisis is starting to show on a number of EU countries, with Austrian officials calling for the construction of a "fortress Europe" around the bloc's external borders to stem the flow of refugees into the region.

Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner made the comments following a visit to Spielfeld in Austria's Styria region, which has seen the arrival of thousands of migrants, who are placing enormous pressure on local services.

Yesterday police were forced to remove barricades at a refugee camp in the town, which has a population of only 1,000, to allow for more people to stay in an expanded area.

Comment: It looks like the refugee crisis is heightening xenophobia and giving the far right a lot of material to work with. The architects of Holocaust 2.0 must be pleased:

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Dollar Gold

Influential food & drinks lobbies - Cameron ignores anti-obesity sugar tax


RT
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 09:29 UTC
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron
© Dan Kitwood / Pool / Reuters Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron has shunned a controversial 20 percent tax on sugar aimed at addressing obesity in Britain without even reading the official report backing the measures. Campaigners have called the move a "stitch-up."

A report from Public Health England, teased to the Commons Health Select Committee on Wednesday, demonstrated the tax would discourage individuals from buying sugary food and beverages associated with weight gain.

One government source said Cameron considered the tax a "blunt weapon" which would hit poor families and make food more expensive.

But activists claim Cameron has been dissuaded by corporations who would suffer if the tax was implemented.

On Wednesday evening it was revealed Cameron had hosted food giants Coca-Cola, Mars, Nestle and others at Downing Street last year.


Comment: Where is the media and public outcry about this influence? Most people would react viscerally to this if it was tobacco and not food. Why the hypocrisy? It makes you wonder if the government doesn't actually care about the public's health.


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Clipboard

Who knew there'd be sand? NATO exercises end with hovercraft, Humvees stuck on beach


RT
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:58 UTC
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© Rafael Marchante / ReutersNATO soldiers attend a NATO military exercise at Raposa beach, near Setubal, Portugal.
NATO's biggest war games in 13 years hit a speed bump in Portugal this week, with hovercrafts and Humvees embarrassingly getting stuck in the sand. The incident happened during a training exercise as journalists watched.

It all began when two hovercrafts were released from the USS Arlington amphibious transport dock. They were unable to make it to shore as planned, and managed to do so only on the second attempt, El Observador newspaper reported.

An order was then given to release two Humvees, which also got bogged in the sand. Troops were ordered to assist in freeing the vehicles, but they simply sank deeper. Video footage shows tires spinning as a group of soldiers attempts to release one of the Humvees from the sand.

Comment: Pity the NATO brass don't seem to know how to learn from their mistakes.

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Light Saber

ISIS supply lines cut - Russian Air Force bombs bridge over Euphrates


RT
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:48 UTC
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© Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation / YouTubeBridge on Euphrates near Deir ez-Zor
Russia's airplanes cut off routes used by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) to deliver supplies to Syria from Iraq by bombing a bridge over the Euphrates River, the Russian General Staff said.

"The bridge over the Euphrates River near [the Syrian city of] Deir ez-Zor was a key point of the logistics chain [of IS]. Today Russian pilots carried out a surgical strike against the object," the deputy chief of the General Staff of Russia, Colonel General Andrey Kartapolov, said on Thursday during a news briefing, adding that the terrorist group's armament and ammunition delivery route had been cut off.
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Attention

IMF warns Saudi Arabia may be bankrupt by 2020


RT
Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:20 UTC
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© Peter MacDiarmid / ReutersA man looks at central Riyadh from the Faisaliah Tower, Saudi Arabia
The Middle East's biggest economy, Saudi Arabia may run out of financial assets within the next five years if the government maintains its current policies, warns the International Monetary Fund.

Saudi Arabia is expected to run a budget deficit of 21.6 percent in 2015 and 19.4 percent in 2016, according the IMF's latest regional economic outlook. The country needs to adjust spending, the IMF urged.

The IMF outlined two key factors shaping the region's outlook. They are spreading and deepening regional conflicts and slumping oil prices. The conflicts have given rise to large numbers of displaced people and refugees, on a scale not seen since the early 1990s, according to the report.

"Achieving fiscal sustainability over the medium-term will be especially challenging given the need to create jobs for the more than 10 million people anticipated to be looking for work by 2020 in the region's oil exporting countries," IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department Director Masood Ahmed told journalists after the report's unveiling in Dubai.
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