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Behind the Headlines: War by cowardice: U.S. provides air cover for Daesh, massacres Syrian troops, says it was an accident


Sott.net
Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:00 UTC
deir ez-zor bombing

The site of the US bombing is here denoted by 'Tal Thardah'
With just two days left before the planned creation of a Russian-U.S. joint implementation group in the war on Daesh and Nusra in Syria, the Americans have done the unthinkable. Not only did they break the ceasefire they had allegedly agreed to last Friday; they targeted positions of the Syrian Army in Daesh-besieged Deir ez-Zor. The troops defending the city there were not even involved in the war against the U.S.'s "moderate" jihadis in other areas of the country. Now, 62 Syrian soldiers are dead, 100 are wounded, and the future of the ceasefire - and the war as a whole - does not look good. The U.S. has not even taken full responsibility, passing with ease between subtly blaming Russia, explicitly blaming Assad, and pretending it was an accident.

On this episode of Behind the Headlines, we discuss the massacre, its context, and what it means in relation to the ceasefire and the dirty war on Syria in general. Brent also joins us for a Police State Roundup.

Running Time: 02:04:15

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War Whore

The real anti-war movement should stand with Syria

Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Report
Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:49 UTC
fighters with guns
President Obama has gotten a pass for almost eight years from self-styled anti-war elements that back his proxy war against Syria. Phony anti-warriors blame the Syrian government for resisting jihadist head-hunters in the pay of Washington and its allies. They have become supporters of state terror, and cannot comprehend that "there would not be bombs of any kind, sieges, starving children, or refugees" if the Obama had not launched his war.

American and NATO aggressions must be opposed wherever they surface in the world. That statement ought to be the starting point for anyone calling themselves left, progressive, or anti-war. Of course the aggressors always use a ruse to diminish resistance to their wars of terror. In Syria and elsewhere they claim to support freedom fighters, the moderate opposition and any other designation that helps hide imperialist intervention. They label their target as a tyrant, a butcher, or a modern day Hitler who commits unspeakable acts against his own populace. The need to silence opposition is obvious and creating the image of a monster is the most reliable means of securing that result.

The anti-war movement thus finds itself confused and rendered immobile by this predictable propaganda. It is all too easily manipulated into being at best ineffectual and at worst supporters of American state sponsored terror.

Comment: That condemnation should come hard and fast considering the US recent breaking of the Syrian ceasefire.
Russia-brokered ceasefire shattered as US airstrikes against Syrian Army in Deir ez-Zor leaves 80 soldiers dead, over 100 injured (UPDATES)

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USA

Not the Sharpest Jihadi in the Madrassa: US-backed Syrian Rebel Blows Himself and Friends Up While Taking 'Selfie' With Bomb Phone


Sott.net
Sun, 18 Sep 2016 15:14 UTC
Syrian rebel blows up phone

Jihadi Karaoke Party: a real blast was had by all
More evidence has emerged to suggest that US-trained, armed and funded Syrian 'rebel' terrorists - a rag tag bunch of hired guns from dozens of countries tasked with overthrowing the democratically-elected government of Bashar al-Assad - seem to be a little intellectually challenged.

A recent video released online shows a gang of jihadi nut-jobs at the beginning of an impromptu Karaoke party. As one of them sings along to the latest Arabic version of a Britney Spears song, a fellow party-goer decides to take a selfie for the jihadi family photo album.
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USA

British Journalist: The Man Who Shot Me Now Works For The CIA

Anthony Loyd
PJMedia
Sat, 03 Sep 2016 15:00 UTC
CIA kidnapper FSA rebels Times Journalist
British reporter Anthony Loyd recounts in The Times (UK) his reaction when he saw his former Syrian "rebel" kidnapper Hakim Abu Jamal, aka Abdel Hakim al-Yaseen and Hakim Anza, celebrating a victory in northern Syria two weeks ago as part of a supposedly CIA-vetted "moderate" rebel group.

Loyd reports:
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Light Saber

Egyptian media op-ed: US invented ISIS and carried out 9/11 to justify 'war on terror'

Katie Forster
The Independent, UK
Fri, 16 Sep 2016 14:17 UTC
911 pearl harbor
Isis could have been invented by the US to "justify the devastation, partitioning and occupation" of the Middle East, writes Noha Al-Sharnoubi

A columnist for a state-run newspaper in Egypt has suggested the US invented Isis and set up the 9/11 attacks to justify its military interventions in the Middle East.

"Is it possible to believe the official version, from the US government, of the events of 11 September 2001?" wrote journalist Noha Al-Sharnoubi in Al-Ahram, a major national Egyptian newspaper owned by the government.

Ms Al-Sharnoubi said the World Trade Centre and Pentagon attacks could have been premeditated to "justify the war on terror" in her column, published on 23 August.

Comment: In her effort to sully the valid questions asked in Al-Ahram, this article's author lost sight of the fact that the official narrative in Egypt, to date, on 9-11, the GWOT and ISIS is the same as the Western one. So she would have apparently had no concern with Egyptian reporting standards if one of that country's publications had not dared to publish valid questions about 9/11.

Incidentally, if you click on the headline and go to the source article at The Independent, you'll see that they conducted a poll of their readers...

independent 911 poll
According to the above poll, even a majority of British Independent readers (58%) know that 9-11 was an inside job.

Why is it that Western journalists are (generally) the last to hear the news? What practical use have they in society if their role is to retard rather than inform people?

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Bomb

TNT traces found in EgyptAir MS804 debris, possible inside job


RT
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 08:37 UTC
EgyptAir
© Egy.Army.Spox / Facebook
French investigators reportedly found traces of TNT in debris from the EgyptAir Airbus A320 that crashed over the Mediterranean in May. Though the origin of the traces is unclear, it adds to speculation that the crash was an inside job.

Investigators from France's Criminal Research Institute of the National Gendarmerie (IRCGN) discovered traces of the explosive last week when visiting Cairo, Le Figaro reported on Friday.

Egyptian authorities reportedly did not allow French investigators to examine the debris more thoroughly, and the origin of the TNT traces still remains unclear, a source close to the investigation told the newspaper.

To confirm the finding, the Egyptians want to draft a joint report with the French, but France's investigators are unwilling to do so unless adequate access to the debris is granted, Le Figaro's report said.

Comment: See also: Possible fire on board EgyptAir MS804 flight before crash - black box data

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Pirates

US-backed terrorists and 'moderates' breached Syria ceasefire 199 times in just 6 days

R. Raslan & Hazem Sabbagh
SANA
Sat, 17 Sep 2016 13:47 UTC
kerry state dept

"Trust me, I'm American."
The Russian Defense Ministry affirmed on Saturday that armed groups breached the truce regime in Syria a total of 199 times since it came into force on September 12th.

First Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Department, Lt. Gen. Viktor Poznikhir said that the armed groups continued to breach the truce regime, noting that 55 breaches have been observed during the past 24 hours, with 27 breaches in Aleppo, 6 in Lattakia, 11 in Damascus, 7 in Hama, 2 in Homs, 1 in Daraa, and 1 in Quneitra, raising the total number to 199 breaches.

He noted that these breaches claimed the lives of 12 people including two children and injured more than 40 others, in addition to claiming the life of a female volunteer from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in Khan Arnaba in Quneitra, adding that the breaches and shootings committed by the armed groups prevent the delivery of humanitarian aid to Aleppo.

Comment: And this was before yesterday's most flagrant ceasefire violation of all: the Pentagon's act of war against the Syrian Army in its battle against ISIS in eastern Syria.

Russia-brokered ceasefire shattered as US airstrikes against Syrian Army in Deir ez-Zor leaves 80 soldiers dead, over 100 injured (UPDATES)

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Eye 1

U.S. bombed Syrian Army after Russia tried to publish ceasefire agreement

Alexander Mercouris
The Duran
Sun, 18 Sep 2016 11:58 UTC
US empire American imperialism
© The Hawaii Independent
U.S. air strikes on Syrian army positions at Deir Ezzor looks like the U.S. is warning Russia, as the Lavrov - Kerry agreement unravels.

News of the US air strikes on the Syrian military positions near the besieged eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor comes as Russian criticism of the US failure to abide by the terms of last Sunday's Lavrov - Kerry agreement is intensifying.

The first point to make about this attack is that though the US immediately backed off after receiving a Russian warning, the US claim that the attack was a mistake stretches credulity to breaking point.

The US says the situation in Syria is complicated, which is true, and says that this is the reason for the attack, which it insists was a mistake. The key point however is that though the situation may be complicated in other parts of Syria, it is not complicated in Deir Ezzor at all.

Comment: Further reading: Russia-brokered ceasefire shattered as US airstrikes against Syrian Army in Deir ez-Zor leaves 80 soldiers dead, over 100 injured (UPDATES)

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Star of David

Knesset MP says no secret army cooperates with Al-Nusra Front, IDF chief denies


RT
Sun, 18 Sep 2016 12:46 UTC
IDF soldiers
© Baz Ratner / Reuters
The IDF has no links to Al-Nusra Front and other terrorist groups in Syria, the Israeli army chief said, responding to accusations by a Knesset member. The military does, however, have contact with Syrian "militias" to ensure calm on the border, he added.

Speculations about the Israeli military covertly supporting, or at least benefiting from, various Islamist factions, such as Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), Al-Nusra Front and the like, have long circulated in Israel and beyond.

But those speculations remained largely unfounded until last week, when Akram Hasson, a Druze member of Knesset, openly accused the military of aiding the Islamists.

"It is no secret that the IDF is cooperating with [Al-Nusra Front]. In the past they have told us that the Nusra Front coordinates with the IDF. We don't know? What, were we born yesterday?" Hasson said in an interview to Israeli Channel 2, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Comment: More evidence of IDF cooperation with terrorists: Wounded al-Nusra terrorists taken to Israeli hospitals following clashes and Israeli air strikes

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Document

Possible link between Saudi royal and jihad recruitment found in Gitmo transcript


RT
Sun, 18 Sep 2016 12:31 UTC
Guantanamo Bay prison
© Joshua Nistas / Reuters
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner said he heard a phone conversation between a religious figure who talked about his qualifications for jihad, and a person the figure addressed as "your highness," who the prisoner believes to be a Saudi royal.

Ghassan Abdullah al Sharbi, a 41-year-old Saudi national, is among the remaining 61 terrorist suspects being held at the US detention facility in Cuba. In June, he reported the alleged conversation with a Saudi royal family member to the Periodic Review Board, which assesses whether Guantanamo prisoners can be released. On Thursday, the Pentagon published a redacted transcript of his words.

The conversation Sharbi described happened in early 2001, shortly after he returned to Saudi Arabia from the US, where he had taken some flight school courses in Phoenix with two men who would become hijackers in the 9/11 attacks, AP reported. The religious figure was urging him to go to America again and take part in a plot against the US.
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