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Latest Articles: War, War, War
U Aggression Against Syrian Forces
Post Date: 2017-06-07 08:12:07 by Stephen Lendman
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US Aggression Against Syrian Forces by Stephen Lendman For the third time since its April 7 attack on Syria’s Shayrat airbase, US-led coalition warplanes preemptively and aggressively struck pro-government forces. Tuesday’s incident occurred within what CENTCOM called a “deconfliction” zone. At least two soldiers were killed, more than 15 others injured. Following the May 18 US-led attack on government and allied forces in southern Syria near the Iraqi and Jordanian borders, killing six military personnel, wounding others, Sergey Lavrov called the incident an illegal violation of Syrian sovereignty. He made similar comments after Tuesday’s incident, calling it ...
Shifting The Blame For Terrorism
Post Date: 2017-06-06 08:45:18 by Ada
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Brzezinski’s death is being used to shift blame for terrorism from Bush/Blair/Neocons/Israel to Brzezinski. See for example, www.globalresearch.ca/the-real-story-of-zbigniew-brzezinski-that- the- media-isnt-telling/5593085 and www.globalresearch.ca/the- geopolitical-grand-chessmaster-the-legacy-of-zbigniew-brzezinski/5593298 The main effect of these articles is to create another hate figure. The Western world, like Big Brother’s world in Orwell’s book, 1984, cannot do without hate figures. In my account of Brzezinski, I noted the important difference between a Cold Warrior and a Neoconservative. www.paulcraigroberts.org/2017/06/02/zbigniew-brzezinski-paul-craig- ...
America's War on Syria
Post Date: 2017-06-06 07:58:04 by Stephen Lendman
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America’s War on Syria by Stephen Lendman Trump escalated what Obama began after opposing US interventionism while campaigning. Endless war continues. Battles rage in many parts of the country, despite government and allied forces making significant gains, retaking numerous areas previously lost to US-supported terrorists. On Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned about further CW incidents falsely blamed on Damascus, explaining Turkey supplied ISIS and al-Nusra terrorists with toxic sarin gas. More CW attacks are likely. Russia continues going all-out for diplomatic conflict resolution - its four de-escalation zones a prototype for hopefully expanding them nationwide. ...
Escalated US War on Syria Likely
Post Date: 2017-06-02 07:54:51 by Stephen Lendman
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Escalated US War on Syria Likely by Stephen Lendman In March 2011, Obama launched war on Syria, using ISIS, al-Nusra and other terrorists as imperial foot soldiers. The aim then and now is destroying Syrian sovereignty, ousting Assad, replacing him with a pro- Western puppet, eliminating an Israeli rival, isolating Iran ahead of a similar scheme against its government, and claiming another US imperial trophy. That’s what the war is all about, orchestrated by Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. There’s nothing civil about it - one of many Big Lies about what’s going on. Russia’s good faith efforts to resolve things diplomatically are consistently undermined by ...
ISIS in the Philippines
Post Date: 2017-06-02 07:44:50 by Stephen Lendman
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ISIS in the Philippines by Stephen Lendman In response to violence instigated by ISIS in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao, imposed military rule, and threatened to extend it nationwide to defeat the threat. What’s going on? Why did ISIS begin operating in the Philippines? Weeks after taking office in mid- 2016, Duterte blasted Western imperial Middle East policies, saying the Obama administration and Britain “destroyed the (region)…forc(ing) their way into Iraq and kill(ing) Saddam.” “Look at Iraq now. Look what happened to Libya. Look what happened to Syria.” He blasted former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for ...
US Increasing Combat Strength in Southern Syria
Post Date: 2017-06-02 07:21:42 by Stephen Lendman
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US Increasing Combat Strength in Southern Syria by Stephen Lendman According to Western media reports, US-led coalition forces consider encroachment by Syrian and allied forces toward the Al-Tanf border crossing on the strategically important Damascus highway to Baghdad a threat to their presence - where they’re operating illegally. Combined Joint Task Force/US CENTCOM spokesman Col. Ryan Dillon said “(w)e have increased our presence and our footprint and are prepared for any threat that is presented by the pro-regime forces.” The area he referred to is within a Russian-established de-escalation zone. Washington, its rogue allies and terrorist foot soldiers disregard it, ...
Haven’t We Had Enough of Afghanistan?
Post Date: 2017-06-02 07:06:10 by Ada
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The forever war continues Will there ever be an end to the war in Afghanistan? Apparently not if our generals have anything to say about it – and they do. President Trump has turned over the prosecution of our perpetual “war on terrorism” to the Pentagon, claiming that they’ve been held back by previous administrations. The new policy is to turn them loose. We saw what this means when the so-called “Mother of All Bombs” was dropped in a remote location where ISIS was said to be hiding: 92 “militants” were said to have been killed. Contrary to the triumphalist reports in US media, the biggest non-nuclear bomb ever deployed in combat had a minimal ...
Mad Dog Shows His Bite on Face the Nation
Post Date: 2017-06-01 08:02:49 by Ada
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Musings on Mad-Dog Mattis and “Military Necessity” When President-elect Donald Trump sent his talent scouts to the attack-dog kennel run by defense industry giant General Dynamics, in order to recruit former Marine General James “Mad Dog” Mattis to be secretary of defense, cries of apprehension were drowned out by smug one-percent reassurances. Those who “know what’s best for the country” insisted: “NOT TO WORRY; actually Mattis is a Renaissance Man. Yes, he thinks, and says, it’s fun to shoot people. But after taking a hot shower in the evening, he reads Greek epic poetry. Syria Last Sunday, Mattis told CBS it’s gonna be more fun ...
US Arms Pouring Into Syria
Post Date: 2017-05-31 06:37:12 by Stephen Lendman
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US Arms Pouring Into Syria by Stephen Lendman Washington’s goal is fueling and continuing conflict, not ending it. Arms and munitions for Kurdish YPG fighters and terrorists comprising the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces began arriving months earlier, more continuing to come. Much of what’s supplied ends up in the hands of ISIS, al-Nusra and other terrorist groups. Washington’s aim is toppling Assad, destroying Syrian sovereignty, achieving another imperial trophy, no matter the human cost. America’s Accountability Office reported at least $1 billion worth of arms deliveries to Syria and Iraq are unaccountable. Numerous airdrops supply terrorist fighters. ...
Manchester Bomber May Have Been Groomed By UK Intelligence
Post Date: 2017-05-29 10:37:07 by Ada
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The alleged perpetrator of last week’s bombing in Manchester has been linked to a Libyan terror group that has been aided in the past by British intelligence authorities - a fact that has been conveniently ignored by mainstream media, despite their intense coverage of the attack. MANCHESTER — As the worst terrorist attack to hit the United Kingdom since 2005, last week’s bombing of a concert in Manchester has since been a constant fixture of the news cycle both in the UK and abroad. bsent from mainstream media accounts of the event – and the man allegedly behind it – are several key coincidences that have raised concerns, particularly regarding links between ...
Manchester, Berlin, Paris, Nice, London, New York: Passports and IDs Mysteriously Discovered in the Wake of Terror Attacks
Post Date: 2017-05-29 10:14:45 by Ada
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This article reviews the “mysterious” phenomenon of IDs and Passports of terror suspects routinely discovered (often in the rubble) in the wake of a terrorist attack. In most cases the alleged suspect was known to the authorities. Is there a pattern? The ID papers of the suspect are often left behind, discovered by police in the wake of a terrorist attack. According to government and media reports, the suspects are without exception linked to an Al Qaeda affiliated entity. None of these terror suspects survived. Dead men do not talk. In the case of the tragic events in Manchester, the bankcard of the alleged suicide bomber Salman Abedi was found in his pocket in the wake of ...
US-led Coalition Drops Leaflets Warning Syrian Army Not To Approach Al-Tanf Town
Post Date: 2017-05-29 07:57:03 by Tatarewicz
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South Front... The US-led coalition warplanes dropped warning leaflets on the Al-Tanf road after Syrian Arab Army (SAA) advanced to the Shehmi area, 55 km from Al-Tanf town. The leaflets warned the SAA from continuing its advance and asked it to withdraw to the Zaza Triangle. They also included sectarian expressions, according to local sources. According to the Syrian TV, the SAA managed to advance in the vicinity of the Scientific Research area in the eastern desert in the Suweida countryside. The SAA also repelled an attack of the US-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the same area. The US-led forces used Switchblade suicide drones again, and also targeted the SAA positions with Grad ...
Memorial Day Ignores the Horrors of Endless US Aggression
Post Date: 2017-05-29 07:34:38 by Stephen Lendman
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Memorial Day Ignores the Horrors of Endless US Aggression by Stephen Lendman Deplorable US history is belligerent, ruthless, immoral, defiant of rule of law principles and democratic values while feigning high-mindedness. America glorifies wars and violence in the name of peace, perpetually at war with invented enemies, pacifism considered unpatriotic, civil and human rights obstacles to its imperial aims. Neocon/CIA-connected Washington Post editors deplorably blustered “(t)oday, let us remember those who acted selflessly. THEY DIED for you.” They died in vain, lives wasted, sent to battle on false pretenses - in pursuit of US imperial aims for unchallenged global dominance, ...
Libya: A US-Created Terrorist Haven
Post Date: 2017-05-28 08:16:05 by Stephen Lendman
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Libya: A US-Created Terrorist Haven by Stephen Lendman US-led NATO aggression on Libya raped and destroyed its sovereign independence - one of history’s great crimes. Africa’s developed nation was transformed into a cauldron of failed state, terrorist-infested violence, chaos, deep poverty, mass unemployment, and devastating human misery. Libya was Obama’s war, launched in 2011, orchestrated by Hillary Clinton. Her remark after hearing of Muammar Gaddafi’s death, saying “(w)e came, we saw, he died” alone will long define her pure evil. Claiming Washington’s aim was humanitarian intervention to establish democratic governance was pure subterfuge, the ...
Syria Calls on UN to Halt US-Led Terror-Bombing
Post Date: 2017-05-28 07:51:31 by Stephen Lendman
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Syria Calls on UN to Halt US-Led Terror-Bombing by Stephen Lendman Since September 2014, US-led coalition warplanes have been terror-bombing Syrian infrastructure, government sites, and at least twice striking its military - on the phony pretext of combating ISIS. Thousands of civilians in harm’s way were massacred, more killed virtually daily, media scoundrels ignoring the carnage. Numerous previous Damascus Foreign Ministry letters sent to UN authorities fell on deaf ears - the latest in response to US-led coalition warplanes terror-bombing al-Mayadeen city in the Deir Ezzor countryside, massacring dozens of civilians, including women and children, injuring many more - a high ...
Another AUMF Introduced
Post Date: 2017-05-27 07:26:44 by Stephen Lendman
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Another AUMF Introduced by Stephen Lendman Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) empowering the president to use all “necessary and appropriate force” in response to 9/11 unleashed endless wars on humanity at home and abroad. Senators Jeff Flake (R. AZ) and Tim Kaine (D. VA) introduced new AUMF legislation on the phony pretext of combating ISIS, al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Earlier, Rep. Adam Schiff (D. CA) introduced a similar House measure. So did Flake and Kaine in mid-2015. On Thursday, a joint statement by both senators claimed “numerous terrorist organizations” like ISIS didn’t exist in 2001 - without explaining US responsibility for creating them ...
US Is Killing More Civilians in Syria Air War Than Assad Is
Post Date: 2017-05-27 07:10:35 by Ada
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US Coalition Strikes Are Causing Soaring Casualties Exemplified by the hundred and some odd people they’ve killed in the last 48 hours, the US is struggling mightily with the narrative that they are taking extraordinary care to limit the number of civilian casualties in the air war in Syria, and are rapidly losing any pretense of a moral high ground. Indeed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is noting that the soaring death toll from US airstrikes has now surpassed the civilian toll of the Assad government’s own airstrikes, which the US and other Western nations have condemned as indiscriminate and irresponsible. Oftentimes, US officials have been so outraged at ...
Trump's Phony War on Terror
Post Date: 2017-05-26 08:15:06 by Stephen Lendman
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Trump’s Phony War on Terror by Stephen Lendman America’s war on terror is a colossal hoax. None exists, not now or earlier. At least since Reagan declared war on international terrorism, US administrations supported, and continue supporting, the scourge they claim to oppose - notably post-9/11. State-sponsored scoundrel media disinformation deceives the public to believe otherwise. Propaganda works. Most Americans don’t know they’ve been had - lied to by their government, deceived by media scoundrels, unaware of what’s going on and what’s ominously at stake. Today is the most perilous time in world history. Daily events should scare everyone. Endless wars ...
The NYT Reinvents NATO's Killing Machine
Post Date: 2017-05-26 08:05:16 by Stephen Lendman
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The NYT Reinvents NATO’s Killing Machine by Stephen Lendman NATO’s existence prevents world peace and stability. Serving America’s imperial agenda, it’s humanity’s greatest threat. Not according to NYT editors, disgracefully calling the alliance “the anchor of Western security… (its) nations mostly democracies with vibrant free markets…have helped America keep enemies at bay…” Fantasy democracies comprise NATO, not legitimate ones. So-called “free markets” aren’t fair, serving monied interests exclusively at the expense of general welfare, exploiting people for profit. America’s only enemies are ones it invents. No ...
Globalists Using Donald Trump To Take America Into War
Post Date: 2017-05-25 17:44:03 by Ada
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Globalists Using Donald Trump To Take America Into War One thing globalist Republicans and Democrats both love is WAR. They might squabble over social and domestic issues, but when it comes to war, the two parties are ONE. As I have said repeatedly, there is really only ONE party in Washington, D.C.: the War Party. And “outsider” Donald Trump has quickly mastered the presidential art of killing. Let’s face it: our federal government has become one of the bloodiest regimes in world history. Between the killing of unborn babies and the killing of men, women, and children around the world in our so-called war on terror, the U.S. government is an insatiable, sadistic killing ...
U.S. Navy Warship Warned by China to Leave South China Sea
Post Date: 2017-05-25 16:47:08 by HAPPY2BME-4UM
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May 25, 2017 Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraftTensions rise in South China see has Chinese Warship warn U.S. warships for getting to close to artificial island.China said on Thursday that Chinese warships warned a U.S. Navy warship to leave after it sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea.Speaking at a monthly news briefing in Beijing, Defense Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang said China had lodged stern representations to the U.S over the patrol and that ...
NATO: America's Long Arm
Post Date: 2017-05-25 08:28:58 by Stephen Lendman
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NATO: America’s Long Arm by Stephen Lendman The North Atlantic Alliance became obsolete after Soviet Russia dissolved in 1991 and should have been disbanded. Instead it expanded, its aim to have members and partners on every continent, serving US imperial interests. America dominates alliance policy, other member states and partners subservient to its objectives. In 1989, GHW Bush promised Mikhail Gorbachev NATO wouldn't expand East. It wouldn't encroach on Russia's borders provided Moscow let its former republics become independent. Another promise made, another broken. Former Russian republics Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are NATO members. Other Eastern ...
Michael Snyder: Desperate Liberals Try To Blame The Manchester Terror Attack On Anyone Other Than Islamic Terrorists
Post Date: 2017-05-25 08:25:57 by Horse
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he left just can’t seem to understand that Islamic terrorists are going to try to destroy our way of life no matter how nice we are to them. On Monday night, a bombing at Ariana Grande’s Manchester concert made headlines all over the globe. 22 people, including an 8-year-old girl, were killed and 59 were wounded. It is exactly the sort of “soft target” attack that I have been warning about, and ISIS quickly claimed responsibility. Within the last 30 days, there have been 169 Islamic terror attacks in a total of 24 different countries. Last year, the number of global terror attacks was up 25 percent from the year before, and this year we will almost certainly see another ...
Syria: Obama's War, Now Trump's
Post Date: 2017-05-25 07:44:09 by Stephen Lendman
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Syria: Obama’s War, Now Trump’s by Stephen Lendman Moscow and Washington are world’s apart on Syria. Russia continues going all-out for diplomatic conflict resolution. America pursues endless war. Trump escalated aggression Obama began, undermining peace efforts, seeking regime change and sovereign Syria’s destruction, including by balkanizing the country, separating northern, southern and other areas from Damascus. On Tuesday, Sergey Lavrov warned against compromising Syria’s territorial integrity, explaining conflict resolution can’t be achieved if this objective is pursued. US-led coalition terror-bombing continues massacring civilians on the phony ...
The ‘War On Terrorism’ Isn’t Working
Post Date: 2017-05-24 08:00:21 by Ada
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It’s time to try something different If insanity is doing the same thing over and over in the expectation of a different result, then our foreign policy surely qualifies as madness. Since 2001, in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks, the United States has been in a state of constant warfare: the Afghan conflict has been ongoing since that time, the longest sustained combat in our history. From Iraq to Syria to Somalia and beyond, US forces and their proxies are engaged in a “war on terrorism” that shows no signs of slowing down, only expanding. And where has it gotten us? In Afghanistan, more than half the country is under the control of the Taliban, the ...
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