Puppet Masters

The Caliph and other boogymen of intelligence agencies

Wayne Madsen
Strategic Culture Foundation
Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:03 UTC

As the Barack Obama administration seeks reliable allies to confront the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL) - the official U.S. Department of Defense nomenclature for the newest radical Islamist bogeyman that has eclipsed "Al Qaeda" as global "public enemy number one" - the United States is on the precipice of falling into another Middle Eastern quagmire.

The deeper one digs into the operations surrounding the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL), or, as it is variably called, "Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham" (ISIS), "Al Dawlah" (the State), or "Da'ish" (a concatenation of "al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi Iraq wa al-Sham," the more the Islamist insurgent group's links to Western and Israeli intelligence are revealed. ISIL is an outgrowth of the Organization of Jihad's Base in the Country of the Two Rivers or Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. As with the current leader of ISIL, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, questions surrounded the background of Zarqawi.

As described in a PowerPoint slide created by the Multinational Force - Iraq (MNFI), Zarqawi was largely a menacing character created by the Pentagon's psychological operations, media operations, and special operations to leverage a xenophobic response from Iraq's religious and ethnic groups, including Shi'as, moderate Sunnis, Sufis, and Kurds.

In a 2004 slide titled "Result," the MNFI bragged that its creation of the Zarqawi threat had the following desired results:

"Abu Musab al-Zarqawi now represents:

a. Terrorism in Iraq

b. Foreign Fighters in Iraq

c. Suffering of Iraqi People (Infrastructure Attacks)

d. Denial of Iraqi Aspirations (Disrupting Transfer of Sovereignty)

The slide concludes with a description of the effect of promoting Zarqawi as the top threatening terrorist in Iraq, which was to:

"Eliminate popular support for a potentially sympathetic insurgency. Deny ability of insurgency to 'take root' among the people."

Putin's maneuvers in Ukraine: A push toward ... peace?

Victor Kotsev
WhoWhatWhy
Wed, 17 Sep 2014 18:34 UTC

A toast to peace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is waging peace his own way in Ukraine, despite a chorus of accusations from the West that he is acting aggressively.

Make no mistake, Russia is still backing Ukraine's separatist rebels. And fighting, though subdued, still continues in eastern Ukraine between the rebels and government troops. That's even after Putin and Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko formalized a ceasefire.

But there are concrete steps toward an agreement that will give Russia some of what it wants. For example, Ukraine's parliament voted to give a three-year period of limited autonomy to the breakaway eastern regions. If the ceasefire holds, Russia may find itself freed from new EU sanctions, which have sent its currency tumbling to a record low.

The worst-case scenario of renewed large-scale violence is receding as a possibility. Yet the danger of a frozen conflict that could turn hot at any point remains. Besides, an energy and trade war with unpredictable results looms unless a comprehensive solution to the crisis is crafted.

This last part may be the key to understanding why Moscow is swinging a big stick while speaking softly about the need for negotiation and the preservation of Ukraine's territorial integrity. It has everything to do with the difference between the Russian idea of making peace and the Western conception of it.

Germany is Putin's opportunity to break up NATO, EU

Paul Craig Roberts
PressTV
Sun, 25 May 2014 20:12 UTC

Russian President Vladimir Putin (shown) sees in the conflict between Washington’s pressure on Germany and Germany’s real interests a chance to break up NATO and the EU, writes Craig Roberts.

Western propaganda about events in Ukraine has two main purposes. One is to cover up, or to distract from, Washington's role in overthrowing the elected democratic government of Ukraine. The other is to demonize Russia.

The truth is known, but truth is not a part of the Western TV and print media. The intercepted telephone call between US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and the US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt reveals the two coup plotters discussing which of Washington's stooges will be installed as Washington's person in the new puppet government.

The intercepted telephone call between Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and EU foreign policy official Catherine Ashton revealed suspicions, later confirmed by independent reports, that the sniper fire that killed people on both sides of the Kiev protests came from the Washington-backed side of the conflict.

Comment: For a wider view of the situation developing in Ukraine, see: Putin's maneuvers in Ukraine: A push toward ... peace?

Obama's sleight of hand in Syria

Fulan Nasrullah
The Vineyard of the Saker
Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:20 UTC

If you ask me I will tell you that America watched the Cancer of Al-Baghdadi and his Islamic State spread from Syria back into Iraq to create an excuse to bomb Bashar Al-Assad in Syria.

How?

Remember earlier Obama wanted to carry out airstrikes against Syria's government in retaliation for a highly questionable chemical attack, despite the fact that earlier in 2013 Iraq arrested over 150 Islamic State of Iraq-affiliated takfiri terrorists who were preparing chemical weapons in Baghdad with chemicals imported from Kuwait, Germany and Saudi Arabia. Obama's airstrikes plan was put on hold because the American and Western public saw through the flimsy sham. Instead of going to bomb Assad a little as punishment for using 'chemical weapons' on civilians, the American public understood he was going to use the cover of that to use the US Airforce to serve as the Free Syrian Army's air force a la Libya where Obama used the lie of protecting 'civilians' to use the US Airforce to help the rebels defeat Gaddafi.

Anyways to save face after the American public opposed his adventurism in Syria, he claimed he needed Congressional approval to bomb Syria, thinking that McCain an Lindsey Graham (the two vultures that thrive on consuming corpses) would get it for him. Surprise! He would have lost in Congress, so Putin graciously offered him a way out of his rope I.e the agreement to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons arsenal.

Comment: It was Putin too, who called the chemical attack for what it was: a false flag on the part of the rebels.

Comment: You can check out our recent coverage of the latest "war on terror" farce here: U.S. Puppet Masters ask new Iraqi PM to ask the U.S. to bomb Iraq so the U.S. can bomb Syria

Narendra Modi's new world: First 100 days,10 top moves

Tanmaya Nanda
Business Standard
Wed, 27 Aug 2014 00:00 UTC

It's been 100 days since May 20, when Narendra Modi staked his claim to be Prime Minister after having led the Bharatiya Janata Party to an emphatic win in the Lok Sabha elections, largely on the promise of providing a cleaner, better governance model and higher economic growth. Since then, there have been some rhetorical flourishes from the PM, but the general consensus seems to be that he hasn't done enough to boost growth or taken steps to actually improve ground-level administration.

Having said that, the Modi government has taken some interesting policy decisions in the 100 days since the time he met President Pranab Mukherjee to present his claim as Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy. We take a quick look at the top 10 moves from the government since then.

1) Foreign capital welcome

One of the big ticket reforms that the NDA government has undertaken is to open up two high-capex sectors - defence and railways - to foreign direct investment (FDI). In his Budget statement, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said 100% FDI would be allowed for some railways projects, while up to 49% foreign investment would be permissible in the critical defence sector.

Comment: In a rather rare move, Modi reportedly summoned the son of his Home Minister Rajnath Singh, accused of "bribe and misconduct", and scolded him, thus creating a political storm and damage control.

Though Modi started his rule with consolidation of power by politically isolating his party founders and other acts and appointing only "Yes PM" cabinet, he has started to show of maturity and courage in expressing his convictions.

Parasitic leaders in Spain to go to any lengths to avoid independence referendum

RIA Novosti
Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:18 UTC

© AP Photo/ Emilio Morenatti
Girls wearing “estelada” flags, that symbolizes Catalonia's independence, sit on the street in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Sept 11, 2014.

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said the Spanish government will use every possible legal measure to prevent Catalonia's secession, Europa Press reported Tuesday.

"There is a line that should not be crossed. The government will use all legal tools available to prevent a separation referendum that contradicts Spanish law, ignores the international community, and that will have dire consequences for Catalonia, Spain and the European Union," the minister was quoted as saying by the agency.

Comment: For those who bow down to IMF austerity and psychopathy that brutalizes innocent people there are no boundaries, there are no rights, and only the fearless self-determination of communities saying "enough" can prevail under these circumstances:

Comment: Fascism is back but with a mustache trim. The Catalonians fought against the psychopathic "Gladio" experiment of Francisco Franco the first time around, and still fight for their rights today:

The [Spanish Civil] war stripped away many illusions that led [George] Orwell to this personal crusade against Generalissimo Francisco Franco. Orwell quickly discovered that hard-line communists Stalin sent to stiffen the ranks of the resistance were in reality no better than the fascists in both their methods and ideology. Were he alive today, Orwell would wring his hands at the plight of Catalonians, finding themselves once again crushed by ruthless foreign invaders and looters.

I am speaking of the EU imposed austerity measures which have wrenched the entire Spanish economy to a shuddering standstill. Catalonia, which accounts for a fifth of Spain's total GDP, has responded by rekindling the spirit of independence. The province is already semi-detached but its unfortunate destiny marks it as the Spanish Tibet - lashed to Madrid, tossed some morsels of quasi-self determination but its people denied the sovereign freedom to make their own choices.

US and France start Syria war 2.0

nsnbc
Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:41 UTC

The U.S. and France launch Syria war version 2.0 under the guise of combating the Islamic State. France launched its first air strikes against IS, while the U.S. Congress approved Obama's plan to train and arm some 5,000 "Syrian opposition fighters, "moderate ones", per year in Saudi Arabia.

French Rafale fighter jets launched the first French air strike against IS in Iraq. French President Francois Hollande explained in an official statement that the target was a logistics depot, saying:

"This morning at 9:40, our Rafale planes carried out a first air strike against a logistics depot of the terrorist organization Deash (IS - Arabic) . The objective was hit and completely destroyed. ... Other operations will follow".

France was the first nation to join the U.S. in launching airstrikes in Iraq, while Australia also deployed some fighter jets. A large part of the 600 troops Australia deploys to Iraq, however, are special forces, which according to some analysts were deployed to compensate for the U.S. political difficulties with deploying ground troops.

Comment: US policy being: If you can't go through a problem, go over it, under it, or around it.

The U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, general Martin Dempsey, was in France to meet his French counterpart General Pierre de Villiers when the air strike was launched.

It is noteworthy that Dempsey has been named as having been in command of at least parts of the chemical weapons attack that was launched by Liwa-al-Islam against the Damascus suburb of East Ghouta in 2013.

Sanctions against Russia 'violate' core principles of WTO - Putin

RT
Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:45 UTC

President Vladimir Putin has said that sanctions against Russia directly violate World Trade Organization (WTO) principles, and that Russia will continue to defend its economy with protective measures.

The sanctions violate the main principles of equal access for all WTO members to economic activity and access to goods and services in the market, Putin said at a meeting with advisers in the Kremlin on Thursday.

"The limitations introduced against our country are nothing but a violation by some of our partners of the basic principles of the WTO," the President said, adding that sanctions "undermine free enterprise competition."

On September 12, the US and EU expanded sanctions against Russia aimed at hurting Russia's main industry - oil. The US and EU have led sanctions against Russia, along with Japan, Australia, Switzerland, and others over Moscow's alleged meddling in the Ukraine conflict.

The best way for Russia to counter these unfair advantages is to develop its domestic market, the President said.

"In response, we took protective measures, and I would like to stress that they are protective; they are not the result of our desire to punish any of our partners or influence their decision in any way."

Polish foreign minister Sikorski - who was caught on tape saying "We are total suckers to the USA" - is booted from office

RIA Novosti
Sat, 20 Sep 2014 11:27 UTC

Radek Sikorski

Poland's prime minister-designate Ewa Kopacz has tapped former interior minister Grzegorz Schetyna to replace Radek Sikorski as foreign minister, AP reported Friday.

Schetyna, 51, recently headed the parliamentary commission for foreign affairs. Sikorski has been a strong supporter of neighboring Ukraine's attempts to build closer relations with its western neighbors, as well as a fierce critic of Russia's policy towards Ukraine; he is known internationally for having made some controversial remarks.

Addressing a news conference, Kopacz didn't name the reasons why Sikorski was fired, but stressed that Schetyna's appointment would ensure responsibility and continuity in foreign policy.

Anna Materska-Sosnowska, an analyst from Poland's Institute of Political Science thinks that unlike Sikorski, Schetyna will be conciliatory and soft-spoken. She also says that the government's main task is to improve the coalition's standing in the polls and ensure an electoral victory.

Russia's expansion? Putin rejects Ukrainian separatists aim to become part of Russia

Eric Zuesse
Washington's Blog
Fri, 19 Sep 2014 09:32 UTC

The leader of the Ukrainian separatists says that their efforts to get Russia's President Vladimir Putin to accept their territory as being a part of Russia have been firmly rejected by Putin's Government; and, so, "We will build our own country." (This important statement from the rebel leader Andrei Purgin on Wednesday, September 17th, was inconspicuously buried halfway through an AP news story that focused instead on "East Ukraine Casualties." It's common for propagandistic news reports, such as characterize the U.S. media, to bury what's important in the news story, and not even to headline that crucial information, when that information violates the regime's propaganda. So: this information was buried, and was not headlined.)

Russia's Government has thus made clear that it is not seeking to add to its territory. While Russia has accepted the approximately million refugees who have fled to Russia from Ukraine's civil war, Russia does not want any part of Ukraine's territory. Crimea was traditionally part of Russia, throughout the period 1783-1954, until the leader of the Soviet Union gifted Crimea to Ukraine (the nation that was called the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic) in 1954, but the residents of Crimea never accepted that, and they overwhelmingly considered themselves still to be Russians. Furthermore, the Russian Navy's lease on the Crimean port of Sebastopol for its Black Sea Fleet extended till 2042, and the February 2014 coup-installed Ukrainian Government wanted to cancel it, which threatened crucial Russian national defense. Furthermore, many of those new Ukrainian leaders wanted a nuclear war against Russia. So, Putin accepted Crimea back into Russia, but he will not admit more than that as being added to Russian territory.

Crimea is viewed as not being an addition to Russia, but instead as voluntarily rejoining Russia, irrespective of the new Ukrainian Government's campaign to eliminate ethnic Russians from Ukraine's southeast. No other part of post-1954 Ukraine had previously been part of Russia, and this includes the southeastern portion of Ukraine, whose residents ethnically descended from Russian immigrants who had settled there.

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Puppet Masters

The Caliph and other boogymen of intelligence agencies

Putin's maneuvers in Ukraine: A push toward ... peace?

Germany is Putin's opportunity to break up NATO, EU

Obama's sleight of hand in Syria

Narendra Modi's new world: First 100 days,10 top moves

Parasitic leaders in Spain to go to any lengths to avoid independence referendum

US and France start Syria war 2.0

Sanctions against Russia 'violate' core principles of WTO - Putin

Polish foreign minister Sikorski - who was caught on tape saying "We are total suckers to the USA" - is booted from office

Russia's expansion? Putin rejects Ukrainian separatists aim to become part of Russia

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