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Fars news reports: TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish charity organization, IHH, has recruited hundreds of Muslim Albanians and sent them to Syria after military trainings in Turkey to take part in the armed struggle against the Damascus government, informed sources said. “The IHH, which operates under the cover of relief and charity activities and acts in full coordination with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and extremist Saudi Wahhabi groups, has so far
I have to say that I fully agree with Max Blumenthal on each point he makes here. To me, this is the most credible analysis I have seen so far.What do you think?
Even though I have been closely following the events in Egypt I did not write anything about them for a while already. Frankly, I felt too horrified, too appalled and to disgusted to write. Besides, I am hardly an expert in Egypt and others have already said it all, and much better than I ever could (see, for example, here and here). As for me, I just continued to follow
Very little of substance was achieved, at least officially, at the latest 2+2 in Washington DC. Obama accused Russia of having a Cold War mentality and nobody burst out laughing. Rumor has it that the Americans promised the Russians that the FSA will attend the Geneva II talks even though their official stance is still that they will not talk to those with blood on their hands (I assume that
Check out this short but interesting footage taken in Moscow a few days ago: Moscow has only four mosques for an estimated two million Muslims living in, or near, the capital, and this is why even with every mosque filled at capacity, a huge crowd gathers each year in front of the Great Mosque for an outdoors prayer ceremony. There is no denying that this kind of outdoor praying is
Ibrahim al-Amin reports for al-Akbar:Near midnight on Tuesday, August 6, an Israeli commando unit began to move from the Palestinian side toward Lebanon’s northern frontier. The unit deployed to several points along the fence before starting to cross into Lebanon nearly 20 minutes later. The unit followed a path that is in the line of sight of both Labbouna and Jall al-Alam, the two largest Israeli outposts in the western
RT reports: Masoud Barzani, the president of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, has said that he will use “all capabilities” to defend Kurdish civilians who are under threat by Al-Qaeda-linked fighters involved in the Syrian civil war. The statement comes days after reports of a possible massacre in Syria. Barzani said that he wants a committee to be formed to look into reports of violence, and has hinted that the autonomous
I just watched the short press conference given today in Washington DC by U.S. Secretary of State Kerry, Secretary of Defense Hagel, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Russian Defense Minister Shoigu and I wondered what could come of that meeting. The good news is that all of these men are experienced and smart politicians (compared to Hillary Kerry is simply a genius). Furthermore, I doubt that these four would have
By Pepe Escobar for the Asia Times Make a plan; then make another plan. Both won’t work. – Bertolt Brecht This is getting ridiculous. The President of the United States (POTUS) screamed and shouted because he wanted his spy (Edward Snowden) back. Snowden, following Russian laws, was granted temporary asylum. The White House was “disappointed”. Then POTUS snubbed the bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow coinciding with
Oh man, this is priceless! Just listen to what this wannabe Sarah Palin has to say about Islam:
I just saw an RT report about how the homo-lobby in the West is calling for a boycott of the Olympic games in Sochi and a boycott of Russian vodka. The footage in the report showed a cute slogan which the homos were promoting: “no Sochi, no Stoli”. Now I don’t have anything to say about Sochi or the Olympics, but I will say this: Stoli aka “Stolichnaya” is not
There has been some comment on the Internet about the Wall Show in Belgium to which I feel I should respond. One Alon Onfus Asif, an Israeli living in Belgium, came to The Wall show in Belgium last week and being an observant sort of chap Alon noticed a Star of David on the Pig that is destroyed by the audience at the end of the show. Then Alon dutifully
I never liked Obama and as early as October 2008 I reminded everybody that Malcolm X would certainly consider Obama as a “house Negro“. Five years later my disgust with this man has almost reached a point where I miss bad old Dubya who, at least, had the excuse of being an ignorant, insecure imbecile. Obama, of course, has no such excuse. He is clearly very intelligent, well educated and
Comment: As always, Soraya brings up an important point – the consistently nefarious role of Saudi Arabia which, on one hand, acts like the US and Israeli “poodle” when it closes its airspace to a President whose trips it does not approve of, but which on the other hand strives to impersonate some kind of regional power. Therein lies the key contradiction: you cannot be somebody’s vassal state *and*
I find this interview not so interesting from the point of view of Medvedev’s personal recollection of the 08.08.08 – there is a lot that he is not saying or, even, admitting to – but from the point of his views on wars in general because here he expresses what I would call the “Russian social consensus on war” and that consensus is a key element in the shaping of
Today I have the huge pleasure to share with you news which I have been awaiting for a long time: somebody has decided to make the speeches of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah available in high quality video and subtitled in English!Check out the YouTube channel ElectronicResistace. It is a real treasure trove of Hezbollah related videos and, from now on, it will feature the speeches of Hassan Nasrallah with English subtitles.This
I have recently written about the large scale military exercises conducted by Russia in the Far East and I remember that some clueless commentator (from the BBC I think) wrote that while the maritime component was directed at Japan, the land component was directed at China. At the time I did not think that it was worth spending any time debunking this silly notion, but today I will mention that
According to the BBC: “Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will aim to reach a “final status” agreement over the next nine months to end their long conflict, the US secretary of state has said. John Kerry said another meeting between the two sides would be held in either Israel or the Palestinian territories in the next two weeks. This, he said, would begin the process of formal negotiations. Mr Kerry said
This is great stuff! First, check this out:And then, if you wonder how “Barbie Breakout” got “its” looks, here is “Barbie” “itself” showing you “its” tricks (German audio only, but who cares?) Amazing, no? I really wonder if creatures like “Barbie Breakout” have any idea what kind of effects “its” videos have on the Russian public opinion.Probably not. LOL!The Saker
