If ever there were a man of contradictions, it is Netanyahu. This week President Obama pulled out the stops and began a relentless bombing campaign against ISIL, paralyzing their ability to move, isolating Mosul and wiping out entire units. From a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve News Release:
SOUTHWEST ASIA, Jan. 26, 2015 - U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today.
Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took place between 8 a.m. yesterday and 8 a.m. today, local time, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports.
Airstrikes in Syria
Attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 21 airstrikes in Syria:
-- Near Qaim, an airstrike destroyed three ISIL armored vehicles.
-- Near Raqqah, two airstrikes destroyed six ISIL armored vehicles and an ISIL vehicle.
-- Near Dayr az Zawr, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL armored vehicle.
-- Near Kobani, 17 airstrikes struck 14 ISIL tactical units, a large ISIL unit and two ISIL fighting positions and destroyed six ISIL fighting positions, an ISIL vehicle and an ISIL staging area.
Airstrikes in Iraq
Attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft conducted 13 airstrikes in Iraq:
-- Near Fallujah, an airstrike destroyed an ISIL excavator.
-- Near Haditha, an airstrike struck an ISIL tactical unit.
-- Near Mosul, four airstrikes struck two ISIL tactical units and destroyed three ISIL bunkers, two ISIL vehicles and an ISIL armored vehicle.
-- Near Tal Afar, seven airstrikes struck a large ISIL unit and destroyed three ISIL mortar firing positions, three ISIL vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, eight ISIL armored vehicles, an ISIL checkpoint, 15 ISIL vehicles and three ISIL fighting positions.
The battle for Kobani has pushed back ISIL units from the city while an isolation perimeter is beginning to take shape around Mosul. Street fighting inside Mosul accounted for 20 ISIL deaths last week.
There is a reason for this, American politics. By now “America watchers” around the world, even Russia and a rare few in Iran, are cognizant of Israel’s backing of ISIL and, moreover, the ties between ISIL, Israel, the Kiev junta and America’s “Taliban,” the Republican party.
Republican or “GOP” politicians and military figures, mostly rear echelon “chickenhawk” types, as opposed to “chickenshit,” Netanyahu’s new nickname in America, have openly supported ISIL and al-Qaeda. Their love affair with “simulated Islamic extremism” was stimulated by promises of kickbacks from profits tied to stolen Syrian and Iraqi crude oil and the promise of a share in the spoils of looted Syrian factories and stolen antiquities.
The methodology of payment is simple. American law now allows offshore corporations, “no questions asked,” to transfer unlimited cash to any American politician. The flood of money bought the last election, a torrent of drug and human trafficking cash, with the lion’s share of “donations” channeled through Vegas gambling boss Sheldon Adelson.
The same channels that buy elections now launder a share of ISIL spoils into the coffers of Christian evangelist “family values” politicians who pass it on to pimps who supply them with children to sexually abuse while the rest is moved offshore via Bain Capital’s Cuban based operations.
What is believed, however, is that Netanyahu, who sees himself as a modern day Genghis Khan (Hitler’s aims were far too narrow for Netanyahu), may well have over-reached himself. Typical Pentagon chatter jokingly talks of shooting Netanyahu’s plane down.
French sources, however, have acknowledged assassination threats against Netanyahu, whose immoderate positions have threatened both Israeli security and “Jewish interests,” the specific terminology used in the threat analysis document received today.
Domestic Divide
There is no longer any doubt that Israel is actively involved in full operational support of ISIL. Recent attacks inside Syria on Hezbollah units and their Iranian advisors, fighting against Al Qaeda and ISIL units outside Damascus, are seen as direct “fire support” on behalf of ISIL.
From the standpoint of international law, Syria can legally ask for military aid from any group willing to fight. Conversely, Israel’s intervention on behalf of ISIL and Al Qaeda, not for the first time, violates Syrian sovereignty and, in actuality, represents a “clear and present danger” to US and NATO security as well.
The ISIL presence near and now inside Lebanon give them access to Europe and adds credence to their threats of terrorist activity, threats turned into a form of reality with the timely and convenient events in Paris, events fewer and fewer accept as face value as facts become known.
As with Israeli support for ISIL or Kiev, America’s GOP follows suit, broadly supporting both ISIL and Kiev and bringing with them rogue sectors within the US government and military organizations. It is these groups Netanyahu hopes to court for support, groups Obama is taking down inside the US as ISIL is under increasing attack by Syria and Iraq, finally with the promised US support.
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Poster Comment:
ThomasT .. doesm't make sense. On one hand they trained them in Jordan and have done airdrops of weapons, ammo and food, next they bomb them.. or pretend to? Anybody really know what's going on?
Mr Porter Israel invented ISIS so that the USA had an excuse to follow them into Syria and then bomb the crap out of anything that moves without asking the american public if they want to go to war with Syria. When other terrorists groups do anything wrong the media say they are ISIS when they arew not just to create a smoke screen for the real target. In the USA you have a democracy where you can vote for the "Party of war" or vote for the "War Party" because Isreal owns or the military contractors and you local election offical. America: Please remove your bases in Europe, We don't need or what you over here starting trouble with Russia - 0-20 + >p> here and now Nethaniahu will go and another zionist will replace him...that is what 'democracy' is all about...the clowns change but it is the same circus...please stop telling us that some are better than others...IT is ...
. zahi ... Israel is going to destroy the west bit by bit, and that is so unfortunate, I live and love my country UK, I would hate to see it destroyed by pro zionists and likes of Nataynhaoo but that is Road west is heading. West governments need to put their countries and people before Israel and work towards fair and humane approach towards all other nations, so all humanity could survive and co-exist and learn from one another and not kill each other. - 0-29 +
Jim W. Dean Slowly but surely the quiet opposition to Israel as a major national security threat is emerging publicly. Those inside the government have had to keep a low profile as the Israeli Lobby actually is constantly hunting anyone who is not visibly a pro-Israel supporter to run them out of government. This has boomeranged now and is a key fuel for more reaching out to us with "what can we do to help end this humiliating situation? There is a major shift in progress, but will be done step by step so as to not present easy targets for the Lobby to pick off one by one, a game they have played very well. - 1-45 +