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75,000 troops needed to secure chemical weapons if Damascus falls
Post Date: 2013-09-08 06:05:41 by GreyLmist
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The potential of strategic US strikes in Syria has sparked fears Damascus’ chemical weapons could fall into the wrong hands if the government is toppled. A recent congressional report says 75,000 troops would be needed to safeguard the WMD caches. The Congressional Research Center (CRS) report, issued just one day before the alleged August 21 chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb, was compiled with the aim of “responding to possible scenarios involving the use, change of hands, or loss of control of Syrian chemical weapons.” It states that Syria’s chemical weapon stockpiles, which a French intelligence report recently estimated at over 1,000 tons, have been ...
Obama Making More Enemies Than Friends
Post Date: 2013-09-08 03:00:19 by Stephen Lendman
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Obama Making More Enemies Than Friends by Stephen Lendman US interventionism is increasingly unpopular. Obama hoped G20 leaders would back his Syrian attack plan. He learned otherwise. He met stiff opposition. Belligerence is increasingly rejected. America makes more enemies than friends. On September 6, The New York Times headlined "Obama Stymied in Bid to Rally World Leaders on Syria Strike." He met more opposition than support. "After a dinner debate that lasted into the early morning hours of Friday, Mr. Obama emerged with a few supporters but no consensus." Most G20 leaders oppose attacking Syria. They do so without Security Council authorization. "Even ...
Whither Obama?
Post Date: 2013-09-08 02:59:38 by Stephen Lendman
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Whither Obama? by Stephen Lendman A previous article asked if Syria would be Obama's undoing. Would it be his Waterloo. His legacy's already pockmarked. His record exceeds the worst of all his predecessors. Will Syria cause his fall from grace? Will it bring him down? Will it show loyal supporters they backed the wrong man? Will it fully expose his lawless agenda? In February 2009, Gallup's three-day rolling average showed around 70% support. Thereafter, it hovered around 50%. In mid-2011, it was around 40%. On August 19, Gallup headlined "Summer Months Unkind to Obama." His average August support was 45.6%. In early/mid August 2013, it was 47%. His economic ...
President Obama Urges Congress to Vote Conscience on Syria, Even If Public Opposed
Post Date: 2013-09-07 13:29:43 by X-15
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President Obama today conceded that he could fail to convince the American public to back proposed U.S. military strikes against Syria, but said that members of Congress should vote to approve the action anyway. "It's conceivable that, at the end of the day, I don't persuade a majority of the American people that it's the right thing to do," Obama said in response to a question from ABC News during a solo press conference at the conclusion of the G20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. But, Obama said, members of Congress need to consider the lessons of World War II and their own consciences and vote 'yes' to authorize the use of force, even if it means going ...
Global Opposition to Attacking Syria
Post Date: 2013-09-07 03:06:14 by Stephen Lendman
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Global Opposition to Attacking Syria by Stephen Lendman It's growing. Millions oppose more war. They're fed up. They're not silent. They're speaking out. They're making their feelings known. More on that below. Imagine claiming war on humanity's being waged for peace. Imagine mass slaughter called humanitarian intervention. Imagine the worst of all possible outcomes. Imagine a brave new world impossible to live in. Imagine turning it to rubble. Imagine doing so for global dominance. Imagine mass opposition failing to stop Obama. Imagine collapse of enough of international support to give him pause. Imagine not enough to prevent bombs away. After Obama returns ...
Obama Plans One of History's Great Crimes
Post Date: 2013-09-07 03:05:25 by Stephen Lendman
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Obama Plans One of History's Great Crimes by Stephen Lendman US history is ugly. It's disturbing. It's ruthless. It's deplorable. No nation ever matched it. None came close. Crimes of war, against humanity and genocide define it. Terror bombing is official US policy. Permanent wars cause mass killing and destruction. One nation after another is ravaged and destroyed. The late Studs Terkel (1912 - 2008) once said America views things through the prism of war. "(T)wisted (logic) encourages (US officials) to be willing, almost eager, to use military force," he said. Wars aren't just, he stressed. They're "lunatic" acts. They reflect madness. ...
Refusal to meet with Russian delegation demonstrates illegitimacy of US stand on Syria
Post Date: 2013-09-07 01:59:37 by Tatarewicz
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Voice of Russia The unwillingness of US Congressmen to meet with a Russian parliamentary delegation in Washington, DC to discuss Syria displays US uncertainty about the availability of sufficient grounds to justify beginning a military campaign against Syria, State Duma heads said. "By rejecting this dialogue the U.S. Congress shows that it is afraid of demonstrating the illegitimacy of its position towards Syria," said State Duma Vice-Speaker Sergei Zheleznyak (United Russia) on Thursday. Earlier reports said that House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner refused to discuss Syria with Russian parliamentarians. His press secretary said that speaker rejected the Russian ...
Sorcha Faal ties Bombama war talk to faultering economy
Post Date: 2013-09-07 01:18:43 by Tatarewicz
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Obama Screams For War As Global Economy Implodes “Pearl Harbor was just an air strike with no boots on the ground too.” Tea Party Nation Special Report from Sister Ciara On 7 December 1941, 56 ships and 414 aircraft of the Empire of Japan carried out the equivalent of a 21st Century “surgical strike” against the United States territory of Hawaii at Pearl Harbor causing the destruction or crippling 16 ships and 347 aircraft costing the lives of 3,649 dead and wounded Americans. The following day, 8 December 1941, the United States declared that a state of war now existed between it and the Empire of Japan thus entering America into World War II. Today the full ...
Rangel: Reinstate Draft Before We Go Into Syria
Post Date: 2013-09-06 23:36:10 by christine
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New York, NY - Congressman Charles B. Rangel issued the following statement regarding US involvement in Syria: "I strongly abhor and condemn the news that chemical weapons were reportedly used by the government of Syria. However, I strongly urge the President to seek an affirmative decision of Congress prior to committing any U.S. military engagement to this complex crisis. Before we commit our military personnel to another war, we must reinstate the draft. Reinstating the draft and requiring women to register for the Selective Service would compel the American public to have a stake in the wars we fight as a nation. We must question why and how we go to war, and who decides to ...
Russia sends four more warships to eastern Mediterranean near Syria Russia’s anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev, the Neustrashimyy-clas
Post Date: 2013-09-06 23:15:03 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV Russia’s anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev, the Neustrashimyy-class frigate and three landing ships, Alexander Shabalin, the Admiral Nevelsky, and the Peresvet, are already in the eastern Mediterranean, the report revealed. The Russian navy has sent four more ships to the eastern Mediterranean, near the Syrian coast, as the United States considers launching a military offensive against the Arab country. The SSV-201 Priazovye reconnaissance ship, escorted by two landing ships, Minsk and Novocherkassk, had already passed through Turkey's Bosphorus Strait, Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted a source from the Saint Petersburg-based central naval command as ...
If Crying Would Help
Post Date: 2013-09-06 18:52:08 by Lod
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Sometimes, I wish that I could cry-away all that's going on in this effed-up world.
Gerald Celente on Alex Jones Today, Sept. 6th (Begins at 1 hr 26 mins)
Post Date: 2013-09-06 18:28:14 by christine
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Poster Comment:Excellent as always. GC refers to Obama as CONmander in Chief.
Spurious Anti-Iranian Accusations
Post Date: 2013-09-06 14:38:59 by Stephen Lendman
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Spurious Anti-Iranian Accusations by Stephen Lendman Longstanding US plans call for regime change. America wants Iranian sovereignty destroyed. It wants pro-Western vassal governance replacing it. Spurious accusations repeat. They're pretexts for lawless intervention. New ones allege Iran plans attacking US regional interests. Washington claims it's in response to Obama intervening against Syria. Fabricated communication intercepts were cited. They don't exist. They're baseless. They're fake. It doesn't matter. Obama may want Iran drawn into his war on Syria. Perhaps he plans attacking both countries. In the fullness of time we'll know. On September 6, the ...
US intercepts Iranian order for attack on U.S. interests in Iraq: report
Post Date: 2013-09-06 04:13:54 by Tatarewicz
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has intercepted an order from an Iranian official instructing militants in Iraq to attack U.S. interests in Baghdad in the event the Obama administration launches a military strike in Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The American embassy in Baghdad was a likely target, according to unnamed U.S. officials quoted by the newspaper. The Journal said the officials did not describe the range of potential targets indicated by the intelligence. In addition, the State Department issued a warning on Thursday telling U.S. citizens to avoid all but "essential" travel to Iraq. President Barack Obama has asked the U.S. Congress ...
Obama's Planned War of Aggression on Syria Based on Lies, Damn Lies and Big Lies
Post Date: 2013-09-06 03:09:30 by Stephen Lendman
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Obama's Planned Lawless Aggression on Syria Based on Lies, Damn Lies and Big Lies by Stephen Lendman Permanent war is official US policy. Throughout his tenure, Obama waged multiple direct and proxy wars. He's heading for direct intervention against Syria. He's doing it lawlessly. He's doing it based on lies, damn lies and Big Lies. They launch all wars. Sunshine is the best disinfectant. Truth is the ally of peace. It's the enemy of war. It matters most. It's journalism's first casualty. On September 5, AP headlined "Russia's Putin calls John Kerry a liar on Syria," saying: He addressed his human rights council. He recalled watching ...
The Obama/quisling design for despotism
Post Date: 2013-09-05 21:21:18 by BTP Holdings
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The Obama/quisling design for despotism Exclusive: Alan Keyes spotlights Syria-attack supporters' unwillingness to go to U.N. Once a high-level Reagan-era diplomat, Alan Keyes is a long-time leader in the conservative movement. He is well-known as a staunch pro-life champion and an eloquent advocate of the constitutional republic, including respect for the moral basis of liberty and self-government. He has worked to promote an approach to politics based on the initiative of citizens of goodwill consonant with the with the principles of God-endowed natural right. Obama and the GOP quislings who now make a career of collaborating with his destruction of America’s Constitution of ...
Russia on Syria: Alternative to Peace is Bloody Chaos
Post Date: 2013-09-05 13:49:45 by Stephen Lendman
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Russia on Syria: Alternative to Peace is Bloody Chaos by Stephen Lendman Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addressed Obama's intended lawless aggression. He did so forthrightly. He did it because it matters. Russia strongly opposes Washington's regime change plans. It won't stay silent and watch. Interfax reported Lavrov's comments. He made them ahead of the September 5 and 6 St. Petersburg G20 summit. They're important. "Contradictory processes that are unfolding in the world mean that resolute action is needed on our part," Lavrov said. "We will continue to oppose attempts to legitimize change of regime operations under the flag of ...
Chemical weapons sent from Turkey to Syria: Former Turkish provincial official
Post Date: 2013-09-04 23:11:17 by Tatarewicz
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PressTV... A former member of a city council in the Turkish province of Hatay says that the chemical weapons used in last month’s attack in Syria were transported from Turkey, Press TV reports. “Four months ago, Turkish security forces found a two-kilogram cylinder with sarin gas after searching the homes of Syrian militants from the al-Qaeda and al-Nusra. They are using our borders to take the gas into Syria,” Mohamad Gunes said. “The Syrian president has no reason to kill his own people,” he added. People in the southern province, which borders Syria, said that the weapons were used by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front militants and not the Syrian government. ...
NATO Chief Urges War on Syria
Post Date: 2013-09-04 13:33:09 by Stephen Lendman
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NATO Chief Urges War on Syria by Stephen Lendman NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen tried having it both ways. On the one hand, he said: "We need a firm international response in order to avoid that chemical attacks take place in the future." "It would send a very, I would say, dangerous signal to dictators all over the world if we stand idle by and don't react." On the other, he said it's for "individual allies to decide how they will respond." He "foresee(s) (no) further NATO role." He still conducts "closed consultations" with allies. He claims he's seen evidence enough to convince him "not only that a ...
Top 9 Real Reasons to Go to War in Syria
Post Date: 2013-09-04 13:30:51 by PnbC
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In no particular order: One: Give the appearance of unifying the country behind the President, who “did his job the right way,” by going to Congress for approval. This elevates Obama’s ratings and, by inference, suggests that his other programs should be accorded more merit. A wartime president always gains more support. Two: Give the people an adrenaline rush. The effect should never be underestimated. Cleanses the pores, cleans the slate, and relieves frustration by proxy, temporarily…if you have very little access to your cerebral functions. Three: In this case, winning Congressional approval reinstates the illusion, for a few moments, that we are a Constitutional ...
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Post Date: 2013-09-04 10:52:39 by christine
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US Navy destroyed Israel missile fired at Syria - Sorcha Faal
Post Date: 2013-09-04 03:10:04 by Tatarewicz
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Israeli Cruise Missiles Fired At Syria Destroyed By US Navy A new urgent action report prepared by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) for President Putin today states that specialized forces operating the highly advanced Vityaz air defense system in the Southern Military District detected the launching of two Popeye Turbo SLCM ballistic cruise missiles from an Israeli Dolphin-class submarine patrolling in the Eastern Mediterranean whereupon they were “nearly immediately” destroyed by a US Navy Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyer operating in the same region. The Vityaz air defense system guarantees the detection of enemy ballistic and long-range cruise missiles at blastoff and ...
Britain, France, Germany and Israel Lie for Obama
Post Date: 2013-09-04 03:06:00 by Stephen Lendman
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Britain, France, Germany and Israel Lie for Obama by Stephen Lendman Obama rages for more war. He intends more mass killing and destruction. Attacking Syria is virtually certain. It's just a matter of when. It's likely shortly after Congress reconvenes on September 9. So-called token strikes conceal planned shock and awe. Tomahawk cruise missiles usually carry 1,000 lb. warheads. Hundreds may be launched over several days. Doing so will cause extensive destruction. Perhaps thousands will die. Many more will be injured. If damage assessment is insufficient, more strikes will follow. Bombs away is longstanding US policy. America's a killing machine. It's history is ...
Executing children for supporting Assad
Post Date: 2013-09-03 19:22:08 by X-15
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This will happen to all Christians if Assad is deposed, he's keeping the violent factions of Islam from ripping the nation apart. Of course, America supports the radical elements of Islam at the direction of Israel, the Christians and children be damned. An unstable and perpetually feuding Syria is the outcome being dictated by Israel.
Rush to War: Boehner, Pelosi, Cantor Back Obama on Syria
Post Date: 2013-09-03 19:20:00 by Big Meanie
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In an incredible display of bipartisan blindness, leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties have now declared their support for President Obama’s proposal for action against Syria. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) stated on Tuesday, “I'm going to support the president's call for action. I believe my colleagues should support this call for action.” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s alleged use of chemical weapons “cannot be ignored.” She added, “Humanity drew the red line, not President Obama.” She stated, in a moment of almost unbearable irony, that the UN was acting far ...
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