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Signs of a dying empire that becomes dangerous
http://bit.ly/1YatJ4E
Daniel Rich, I replied to your email sent to you know which account several days ago. I apologize for the belated reply.
Anyway, be of good cheer Vineyard denizens and visitors. The Empire is getting more and more silly all the time. Neocon crazy Lindsey ‘Ms John McCain’ Graham who is probably one of the worst closeted homosexuals in the whole of the United States Senate (not being gratuitous against homosexuals in general please don’t censor in this case moderator because you know it’s true) in the ‘undercard’ GOP debate in Las Vegas was declaring that fellow Republicans not ready to invade Syria at the head of a non-existent greater Sunnistan army weren’t worthy of the White House. Graham even threw in a reference to late 1980s cult classic The Princess Bride to attack Sen. Ted ‘let’s not overthrow Assad or become Al-Qaeda’s air force’ Cruz:
https://twitter.com/BloombergTV/status/676961508442693632
Meanwhile Victoria ‘f the EU’ Nuland had the biggest crap sandwhich eating expression on her face as she left with the rest of SecState long face’s entourage from the Kremlin Tuesday. Lavrov had on his poker face while Putin was smiling.
https://twitter.com/KremlinRussia_E/status/676814940364267520
https://twitter.com/ilpetrenko_rt/status/676862365439270913
Graham and BFF McInsane think the same Saudi-led coalition that’s getting its butt kicked by the Houthis without a single IRGC advisor captured by the Riyadh boys is going to defeat the SAA/Hezbollah while the Russian Air Force and Kalibr missile launching fleet/s just stands aside, presumably intimidated by Uncle Sam and President Elect Graham, Krispy Kreme Christie, or ridiculous neocon Rubio’s threats. Good luck with that. The detachment from reality is both amusing and slightly frightening in the sense that McInsane still seems to have some power as a U.S. proconsul abroad and not just a senile old Senator who was tortured (allegedly) into betraying his comrades in North Vietnamese captivity.
– AK
Daniel Rich?
Maybe OT. But still important to understand what type of enemies our side faces in the Saudi elite. This also shows what passes for “justice” in today’s World:
“Millionaire cleared of rape after claiming he ‘accidentally penetrated’ teenager”
A London court has cleared property developer Ehsan Abdulaziz, 46, of raping an 18-year-old girl after just 30 minutes of deliberation. The London-based Saudi millionaire claimed he may have accidentally penetrated the teenager after he fell on her.
Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday cleared Abdulaziz of one count of rape.
The court heard that Abdulaziz had met the teenager, whose name has not been disclosed, when she was partying with a 24-year-old friend who knew the businessman at Cirque le Soir nightclub in London’s West End.
Abdulaziz invited both women to join him at his table and eventually asked them back to his apartment.
Once at his London home, the man offered the two some vodka and slept with the 24-year-old woman in a bedroom while her friend slept on his couch.
The alleged victim claims she awoke in the early hours of the morning to Abdulaziz forcing himself on her.
Abdulaziz reportedly told police “she’ll have to prove it” when arrested, according to the Daily Star. When asked why his DNA was later found in the victim’s vaginal swabs, the accused claimed he had accidentally fallen on the girl as she was trying to seduce him.
Abdulaziz said he had gotten up in the night to get a glass of water and claims the teenager pulled him on top of her and placed his hand between her legs. He added it was possible he had semen on his hands after the sexual activity with her friend.
“I’m fragile, I fell down but nothing ever happened, between me and this girl nothing ever happened,” said the man.
Defense lawyer Jason Bartfeld QC also claimed the teenager had lied because she was embarrassed that Abdulaziz did not want to have sex with her.
Judge Martin Griffiths reportedly gave rare permission to allow 20 minutes of Abdulaziz’s evidence to be heard in private.
https://www.rt.com/uk/326057-millionaire-accidentally-raped-teenager/
how disgusting….but the little tramp and her friend were probably trying to make a bundle of $$$$ by charging this guy.
Judge jury and executioner huh?
The saudis own the scumbags infesting the British political establishment lock, stock and barrel. Money talks and money is their god. And they talk about corruption in African and other “third” world countries. Pathetic vermin.
From the Saudis away from home we expect no better.
The London judge, on the other hand, needs to vacate the bench pronto.
Mind you, he probably has plenty socked away for his retirement, due to a recent
windfall.
The Saudis’ new 34 country Anti-Terror Rent-a-Coalition(all Sunni) is another pathetic joke that is beneath our contempt.
How can Saudi Arabia the single biggest sponser of terror via its Whaabi incubators be afforded any credibility to undertake this ventuŕe?
What did they announce; that the group would be based in Riyadh or the group would START with Riyadh?
I mean, did I blink and miss something?
Saudi Arabia fighting terror?
But I guess we shouldnt be too surprised given that nowadays we are programmed to accept Up as Down snd Deviant as Normal..
Welcome Orwell’s 1984!
The real master of evil Saudi Arabia’s the most evil england which needs sorting out immediately.
No wonder the British are the first to jump to sideeithsaudis’ Islamic coalitionto fightbritish and said I created Islamic State !
In Iraq it appears US is still actively pressuring Damascus govt not to use the popular forces like Hashd al-Shaabi. US doesn’t wish Rahmadi, Fallujah & Mosul to fall into their hands even tho they are loyal to the central govt. These forces are largely Shia and are also a strength for Iran.
Russia just delivered a ship’s cargo to Damascus including tanks; pity it couldn’t have been made conditional to Iraq kicking the US out.
Dont you mean the US is pressuring the Iraqi government ? Damascus is in Syria not Iraq.
I noticed that some months ago Penelope. The US trained/advised Iraqi military forces were set up to fail. The Iraqi militia forces who are not US trained/advised are successful against Daesh.
Steven Sotloff American reporter…
Alerted 3 months before Chemical Attack on #Ghouta US JOURNO BEHEADED FOR REVEALING #SARIN GAS ATTACK PLANS by Nursa terrorists..
https://twitter.com/AWAKEALERT/status/676572742674546688
Bunker busters being used.. See the parachute.. Once the bomb penetrates the concrete a rocket shoves it down deeper before it explodes.
Russian airforce #RuAF targeting @hellokitty Alloush #Jaysh_al_Islam in eastern #Ghouta
https://twitter.com/Hamosh84/status/676792209887358977
Looks like Russian attack helicopters providing cover staying way back.. When nato is supplying terrorists with SAM’s, Hamas today shows off their supply of SAM’s in the gaza strip… Must be blow-back..
For the first time in 3 years, SyAAF helicopters landed on #Kweires airbase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zULq7apyMnk&feature=youtu.be
Footage of First #Helicopters Taking off From #Kuweires Airbase in East #Aleppo after #SAA Secured The Perimeter.
https://twitter.com/Ibra_Joudeh/status/676793493579276288
“After all, Bashar isn’t all that bad,” Salabeh said.
The situation has gotten so bad, Salabeh said, that some FSA fighters are questioning the reason for continuing the conflict. He said a growing number believe the time has come for a cease-fire, even it means cooperating with Assad.
“There is total disunity. Syria has become a battleground for America, Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other countries and terrorists of all kinds,” Sobeihi said.
Hisham Jaber, a retired Lebanese general and military analyst, said the international focus on fighting the Islamic State rather than ousting Assad indicates the West and its Arab allies recognize that Assad cannot be overthrown by military means — especially after Russia’s intervention on the Syrian president’s behalf.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2015/12/14/us-backed-syrian-rebel-group-on-verge-of-collapse.html
Hama T-72AV Tank of Jund Al-Aqsa destroyed North Hama. Jund captured 2 T-72AVs from Morek, this is likely one.
https://twitter.com/DPRKJones/status/676934246804623360
SAA Slat/spaced armor equipped T-72 in Marj Al-Sultan #Damascus.
https://twitter.com/DPRKJones/status/676934885018361856
Syria #Damascus Syrian Republican Guard Commando Brigadier General Ali Asaad Faraqi battalion Commander Martyred.
https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/676863935857885184
Yemeni-Saudi ceasefire has been broken just 36 hours after it was implemented:
Syrian Army captures Ruweisat Al-Daybat in northern Latakia:
Video: Al Hashd Al Shaabi wiped out a large group of Daeshis with a massive explosion in Al Ta’meem, Al Ramadi city
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676825317776879616
Latest map of the situation in Northern Lattakia Countryside, the terrorists are being surrounded
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676816798302339072
Picture of the airstrike that took out the Daeshi HQ in Al Sukhnah, Homs
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676764780716101632
Video: Russian Air Force targeted a terrorist fuel depot/market in Maarrat Al Naessan, Idlib
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676763221508808706
Video: Newly liberated areas in Southern Aleppo Countryside after the latest SAA/Hezbollah advances
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676490889569501184
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676490276102234112
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676489800359153664
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676489331591155712
Video: SAA with Russian helicopter and jet support is advancing in Northern Homs Countryside
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676432745954852864
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676430833524183040
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676429490487091200
President Bashar Al Assad accepts new Cuban, Indian, and Pakistani ambassadors
https://twitter.com/MmaGreen/status/676424786478694400
Syria #RuAF Su-25UB ( 53, RF-93055), with 4 B-8 rocket pods in Humaymin AB.
https://t.co/hiKNLxouzX
azadiya welat reporter deniz babir arrested in #amed #diyarbakir. total nr of imprisoned #journalists in #turkey up to 33.
Syria MAP UPDATE: the situation in Syria as of 15/12/2015
https://t.co/EgnLSgDUzi
@mmiriww
The Sotloff reveal was a re-tweet of an article in Today’s Zaman, so I doubt he was beheaded for that.
If he was beheaded at all.
Interesting the pretext for the ‘Assad-must-go’ invasion of Syria – the chemical attack – is no longer being promoted the way it had been: if anything, some media seem to be desperately attempting to gain kudos for ‘truth-telling.’
It’s also possible Sotloff was no journalist and is still alive. . .
Meanwhile, a Turkish politician CHP has been indicted for ‘treason’ for revealing details on RT about the import of Sarin gas from Turkey to takfiris in Syria. He is also being targeted on social media by a group of Turkish extremists, the Ottoman Hearts, who apparently to be inspired by the Grey Wolves. Wonder who is funding them?
http://www.todayszaman.com/national_chps-erdem-facing-investigation-over-chemical-weapon-claims-on-russian-tv_407112.html
Mr. Ed seen here on the Moscow circiut.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has visited Russia for talks on the issue of Syria because the United States is “desperately looking for a way out of a failed regime change operation,” in the country an American geopolitical analyst says.
Eric Draitser, the founder of stopimperialism.com, made the remarks in an interview with Press TV on Tuesday as Kerry arrived in Moscow and met with Russian authorities, saying “I look forward to making real progress.”
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/12/16/441906/US-John-Kerry-Syria-Barack-Obama-Putin
There is an alarming article at Fort Russ about the junta preparing to seize the border between the LDPR and Russia. No matter what Russia tries to do to avoid trouble there its just not going to be possible. They only correct answer to the problem of the junta is to destroy it. There just can’t be peace as long as they hold any power in Banderastan:
http://fortruss.blogspot.ca/2015/12/ukraine-is-preparing-to-seize-over-400.html
I agree with that Uncle Bob, its just the timing…but the junta doesn’t have the wherewithall to do any real damage to Russia…just to the poor civilians…in a world that is not ‘gone crazy’, this all would have been stopped at the international level a year or more ago. It completely absurd that these idiot murderers are allowed to walk around and be in charge of a country…its completely absurd, and somehow there will be world karma to pay for it. The international community is responsible for this insanity.
There’s no junta. Poroshenko has used the presidency to destroy Yatsenyuk and damage everybody else except perhaps the Corn Maidan with the dark roots.
Whom do you have in mind to replace Poroshenko? And how?
LOL. You fell for kiev BS propaganda. Have you forgotten the plan to attack Russia, all the way to Moscow, lol??? The plan was probably drawn up when they were drunk. And of course, Russian intel never picked it up, I wonder why? ;)
I do suspect it was mostly propaganda as well. But still with the level of insanity among the junta,their economy collapsing,and Biden’s visit. They just might be stupid enough to try it. Remember “Minsk” called for the return of the border to Ukrainian control by the end of 2015. And they can claim they are just following the Minsk plan. While the “bad separatists” are disobeying Minsk. Now we all know that,that part of the plan was only if Kiev followed certain conditions. None of which they have fulfilled. But they claim they have fulfilled their part. And the OSCE isn’t coming across with the truth as they are supposed to. So in international affairs its a “he said,she said”. The West would accept the junta explanation ,”we are just fulfilling the Minsk plan for border control.” This exact problem was one I worried about when Minsk was signed. That while the full text allowed Russia and the LDPR the ability to not hand over the border control unless the junta fulfilled the conditions. But by leaving the fulfillment open to question and allowing a Western stooge organization like the OSCE a big input on it would lead to just this type of situation.
MOST DANGEROUS WORLD SITUATION EVER: You Want War? Russia Is Ready For War http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-12-15/you-want-war-russia-ready-war
p.s. What’s wrong today? I’m a bit worried about Saker.
I think that Saker might feel like we had quite alot of news yesterday and so today we can just re-read the threads and see who else made comments.
His mom died less than a month ago, and he might be a bit depressed from that..I don’t know.
He was treacherously exposed on the internet by former ‘friends’, and he might be a bit depressed from that too, I don’t know.
He has just returned from a whirlwind tour of Europe….and I think he mentioned he was completely wiped out by jet lag this time…..that might be a cause of worry, I don’t know.
He probably had over 500 requests for his signature on the new book, and he’s personally signing, addressing and sending all of the copies of the Essential Saker to whoever sent him an email…worldwide
Its the American Christmas in two weeks…and Thanksgiving was just a week or so ago….although I’m not sure if Saker celebrates Christmas and Thanksgiving, at the same time of year…but I wonder if his family does something during the American week of Christmas.
Hi Ann, how are you?
Not many comments from you recently either.
Yes, I was here every day (although didn’t often comment).
But I sent Saker my condolences.
Immediately afterwards came this Serbian ex-Saker TREASON.
I saw that and commented on their blog.
Many terrible things are happening.
The speed of hits increases and the hits are coming closer, no matter where somebody lives.
Sarajevo 1914.
Ahh, if we don’t run into each other before 24th: Merry X-mas 2u!
rgds. %martin
I am worried too. He’s not safe living in USA, especially Florida.I live in Netherlands and am not safe here with a tiny exposure compared to to Saker’s.
Dear friends,
Thanks for your concern. First, let me tell you honestly that if the trip to bury my mother was hell for me, it is now over and I am slowly recuperating and catching up on my sleep. Also, while the regime in power in DC is an obscene abomination, the USA as a country to live in is wonderful, especially for somebody with a loving supportive family who wants to be left alone and in peace. The nature and weather in Florida is amazingly restorative and I could hardly be in a better place to re-charge my batteries. Finally, as always, it is in painful circumstances that you see you real friends, and this time this happened too. Not only my wonderful old time friends from Switzerland (especially one guy I knew from bootcamp), but also friends all over were so kind and supportive that they made it all much more bearable than it would have been had I been alone. So I am fine, please do not worry about me. Really. I am always deliberately candid with my friends and readers and if I tell you that all is well, that’s because it is.
As for the two sad characters who betrayed my trust, I feel sorry for them, really. Can you imagine the kind of mental universe they live in? Really, they did me no harm and only hurt themselves. So forget about them and don’t worry about it.
Kind regards and hugs to all,
The Saker
Dear Saker,
I am Serbian, hailing from the capital, and have had the “taste” of one of those two to which you are referring here. That was at the time when he still run the site. He disagreed with some commenter who had corrected his Serbian language. However, not only he did not accept that correction, but became unnecessarily insolent to the unwitting reader. When I interjected, telling him the correction was quite proper, although it wasn’t so critical, a mere academic point, so let it all go by, he attacked me personally. While trying to completely change the subject, I referred to an item published at your English site, a comment by a reader which I could not find at the moment. But to my surprise, he then accused me of being a “liar” and “inventing” things. And so on. The man is obviously less than balanced, of a rather narrow provincial mind setup, having no clue as of how he is perceived by the outside world.
An article in Asia Times assesses the overall development of the Syrian situation today: Syria: Conflict is not ending but spreading
It sombrely concludes:
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The anti-IS conflict has thus taken on an anti-Russian or anti-Western direction as far as Russian and Western positions vis-à-vis each other are concerned.
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The war in Syria is, therefore, not merely a part of global “war on terror.” On the contrary, it has assumed an altogether different colour. It is already a war between two coalitions and the developments taking place there clearly and unambiguously attest to it.
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The picture that thus emerges out of this quagmire can be reduced to two simple yet critical points. First, it no longer is enough to describe the conflict in Syria as “war on terror” as it has already become a multi-national conflict. Second, states involved in Iraq and Syria are no longer merely fighting different proxy groups; they are equally facing one another directly.
This is evident from Turkish army’s position against Iraqi forces, the US bombing of Syrian forces and the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey. These instances clearly indicate that after almost four-and-a- half year into fighting, the Syrian conflict is, by no stretch of imagination, nearing its end; it is spreading both territorially and militarily. And, as such, it has assumed an even more complex character.
( http://atimes.com/2015/12/syria-the-conflict-is-not-ending-but-spreading/ )
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Putin clearly had not predicted things would turn out that messy. Although, apparently, he had not had much choice in the matter (just as the USSR leadership had not, when entering their morass in Afghanistan thirty six years ago, in December 1979).
“Putin clearly had not predicted things would turn out that messy. Although, apparently, he had not had much choice in the matter (just as the USSR leadership had not, when entering their morass in Afghanistan thirty six years ago, in December 1979).”
A zionazi wet dream.
Unfortunately, things are not getting better in Syria, not at all, nor they are in Iraq. And indeed: Zionists will benefit handsomely from the ensuing mess.
SITUATION IN SYRIA
NATO:
Nonsensical talk all day long, a few primitive, pointless hoaxes, and that’s it!
SAA and Russia:
Soon three months of relentless, devastating, 24/7 action against CIA/Gladio mercenary-armies consisting of mostly non-Syrians. It is a massacre. 10’000+ Daesh fighters have been killed already, and several 10’000s are basically sitting duck, waiting to be killed, standing no chance whatsoever. And nobody knows about it. Complete media silence. It’s is just unbelievable!
@ zweistein
I am following all the SOUTH FRONT news here and studying their multi-coloured maps indicating the territories occupied by the various factions in the conflict – and I have not observed any significant (!) changes in the sizes of those coloured blotches over these entire three months.
So, what is that big hidden media secret to which you are referring? Is SOUTH FRONT media perhaps hiding it?
Soros aided CIA operations in Balkans and Moldova region in the promotion of radical Wahhabist Islam http://www.infowars.com/soros-aided-cia-operations-in-balkans-and-moldova-region/
This new format is somewhat dysfunctional. It doesn’t have the option of using a low resolution image to reduce bandwidth (as does youtube). For many having very limited bandwidth internet access, this option is essential.
Just in, headlines are self explanatory.
Assad Must Go… ahh fuhgettaboutit! – TTG
http://turcopolier.typepad.com/sic_semper_tyrannis/2015/12/assad-must-go-ahh-fuhgettaboutit-ttg.html
Wow. Now I’m posting a link to ABC. Don’t that’s ever happened.
US Not Seeking ‘Regime Change’ in Syria, John Kerry Says After Meeting With Russian President
http://abcnews.go.com/International/john-kerry-meets-russian-president-vladimir-putin-seek/story?id=35782171
A Russian victory or more of the same?
The Redefining God/Zerohedge guys are gonna go nuts when they see the photo of Putin and Kerry gleeming at one another, claiming Putin is in on the NWO fix, thus demonstrating their usefulness as closeted Ziotards. The rest of us know this is a ploy, buying time for disintegrating proxy forces, allowing Western special forces to stabilize and reorganize their faltering terror gangs.
If Thierry Meyssan is right, the fight will go critical later in 2016. Both sides are readying for a big showdown, perhaps explaining talk of a possible draw down in Yemen, to permit the gathering of a great Saudi funded and NATO-Israeli led Sunni-Salafist army.
Meaning Putin’s warning on nuclear weapons is a considered one. The Russian President was not unnecesarily rattling his sabre. He was speaking honestly, having gamed out the scenario.
Meyssan’s latest article is well worth reading or re reading.
Military operations in preparation in and around Syria
http://www.voltairenet.org/article189631.html
That Redefining God site is run by one guy with lots of time on his hands from caring for his disabled son. I wish him well, but if Putin is secretly ‘in’ on the NWO one wonders why the Western media bothered demonizing VVP so much or why Putin hasn’t sold Assad and Novorossiya down the river as some of the ‘hooray patriots’ (mostly the so-called ‘6th column’ or fake/silly Russian nationalists that IMO the Saker pays too much attention to) have insisted he’s been about to do for the last 14 months or more.
I actually don’t believe Kerry one bit-liar, stooge, can easily be mislead by others in his own country.He is used to misdirect, distract,draw attention away from important areas, in order to only bolster up- USA prestige, world perception of the exceptionalist state, nothing more.
Is US happy, creating, using disruptively the new arabic Saudi coalition, comprised of the usual suspects and all sorts of “moderate’ and other Syrian opposition? Any Rus response yet to this situation too, where I fear they will move in and occupy and do everything to subvert the Rus intelligent direction of resolving the situation, and coalition maybe use this for more nefarious deeds? Much may depend on latest USA v Iran missile situation…………..what is relation ship now to Vienna proces despite other recent conferences-can Rus keep the focus there away from the hotspot of New York as Lavrov said?
But it changes?
MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday evening will fly to New York for a meeting of the International Syria Support Group, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said.
“Tomorrow afternoon Sergey Lavrov will fly to New York for participating in a meeting of the International Syria Support Group and other activities at the UN devoted to Syrian settlement,” Zakharova said. “As Lavrov said yesterday, Russia supports the idea of convening in New York on December 18 another ISSG meeting at the foreign minister level. We expect that on the basis of its results and with the consent of all participants an agreement will be achieved to submit to the UN Security Council a draft resolution that would uphold all the principles contained in the Vienna documents.”
Make or break?
Personally I do feel , like VP was considering, UN should be relocated out of USA.
MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. The suggested date for launching negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition in 1 January 2016, Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
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This is a “suggested date established as a reference point that was discussed by participants in the meeting of the International Syria Support Group,” Zakharova said. “These issues are discussed daily. Of course, it would be great to reach agreements as soon as possible. However, we understand very well that this is a very complicated process. The resolution is being reached at a slower pace than we would want,” she added.
It was reported last week that the Syrian opposition established the Supreme Committee for Negotiations. The committee will delegate 15 representatives to talks with the Syrian government planned to start in January 2016 under the UN auspices. Sources reported that the opposition did not set the timeframe for negotiations with the government leaving it to UN special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura.
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The contingent of elite US commandos which is currently on the ground in Syria could well start helping the Free Syrian Army in its fight against the country’s government as soon as they are done with Daesh (ISIL/ISIS), political analyst Dr. George Masse from the American University of Science and Technology in Beirut told RIA Novosti.
The US Special Operations Forces, which have been deployed and are currently on the ground in Syria, could well start helping the Free Syrian Army in its fight against the country’s government forces as soon as they are done with Daesh (also known as ISIL/ISIS), the political analyst said.”
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151216/1031812690/us-forces-syria-daesh.html#ixzz3uTGourKK
“The USA does not have a specific policy on the isolation of the Russian Federation. We have a position related to the fact that we defend our principles and values. But, like I said, it is important for us to find areas of agreement and constructive behaviour – John Kerry”
Yeah we know what that position is………not bombing Turkish tankers carrying oil in columns 4 wide.
But
“The Russian Air Force is also mounting round-the-clock strikes at targets oil production and processing in terrorist hands.”
Note
“So, via the support from the “Ghaneem” brigade, part of the free Syrian army, and armed groups of the “*Democratic Forces” in the last day 17 strikes on ISIS positions were conducted north of Raqqa. According to the data, the Russian aviation destroyed more than 150 fighters and 11 pieces of equipment.
There has also been 18 strikes on terrorists to aid the troops of the “*Desert Lions” and “*Qalamoun” battalions in the areas of El Karaten and Palmyra. The work, aimed at uniting the efforts of government troops and other groups, to liberate Syria from international terrorists will continue.
*[O.R: These units are almost certainly the ones Russia assembled, consisting of Spec Ops. These names have never been mentioned before, except the DF which is a newly formed battalion]
Fortruss article extract.
MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. Turkey has shut down the window of opportunity for a constructive dialogue on Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Wednesday.
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http://www.anna-news.info/node/49489
upto date Syrian news here too
and video
http://www.anna-news.info/node/49404
including
“According to the FSB, about 2.9 thousand. Russian citizens suspected of involvement in terrorist organizations active in Syria and Iraq, according to RIA Novosti. Of those 198 killed in the fighting, another 214 returned to the country. The investigating authorities are investigating the case of participation in military operations abroad against the order of thousands of Russians. “All of them were taken under the tight control of law enforcement: 80 convicted, 41 arrested,” – said the head of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov.”
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discussion how to assist Germany to disconnect? from NATO with Rus help?
http://www.anna-news.info/node/49496
one for Martin to check out…………….
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link to Maria Zakharova press briefing
http://www.anna-news.info/node/49495
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Rand Paul: Arming Syrian Rebels Plays Into Daesh Hands
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/us/20151216/1031810676/rand-paul-arming-rebels-mistake.html
So Rand Paul does have some of the same stuff that set his old man apart from the usual aipac owned pindo politician.
Semi-OT: I believe trump is a spoiler candidate (not a serious runner, but there to draw votes from others and thereby neutralize them), and Paul is the candidate he is “spoiling”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt4XV3VOehw
CrossTalk: Syrian Juggernaut
Published on Dec 14, 2015
Differing agendas and competing visions – this is how the Syrian Civil War is being fought today. Washington and its allies continue to pursue a policy focused on desired political outcomes. On the other hand, Russia and its allies target and destroy terrorists. Is working at cross-purposes what keeps this war going?
CrossTalking with Michael Maloof, Kapil Komireddi, and Patrick Lawrence.
Bet we wont see this massive rally in support of their troops in any MSM….
Youth Festival in #Damascus University with a massive rally in support of the SAA fighting against terrorism
https://twitter.com/Heresay1/status/676531456227807232
RuAF a/crafts have performed 4201 combat sorties in Syria since 30 Sep. 145 perform/d with Tu-160,-95MS,-22M3 v RIA
Seven #ISIL convoys with crude #oil, oil products destroyed over 3 days – #Russian General Staff
Russian Aircraft Destroy Over 1,200 Tank Trucks With Crude #Oil And Petroleum Products Since Military Operation Began In #Syria On September 30 – #Russian General Staff
The first images of the number of fighter jets on the ground #Kwers military airport under the leadership of the tiger in #Aleppo this evening..
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=950729428296173
Syria: Syrian Air Force conducts first sorties from liberated Kuweires Airbase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu5p9n29HOI&feature=youtu.be
With his usual flair, Ashley mumbles and grunts about….
Russian forces have been behaving unprofessionally in Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday.
A Saudi millionaire has been cleared of raping a teenager after claiming he might have accidentally penetrated the 18-year-old when he tripped and fell.
Russians believe US coalition is teaming up with #ISIS
Putin Throws Down the Gauntlet
Would you be willing to defend your country against a foreign invasion?
That’s all Putin is doing in Syria. He’s just preempting the tidal wave of jihadis that’ll be coming his way once the current fracas is over. He figures it’s better to exterminate these US-backed maniacs in Syria now than face them in Chechnya, St Petersburg and Moscow sometime in the future. Can you blame him? After all, if Washington’s strategy works in Syria, then you can bet they’ll try the same thing in Beirut, Tehran and Moscow.
So what choice does Putin have?
None. He has no choice. His back is against the wall. He has to fight. No one in Washington seems to get this. They think Putin can throw in the towel and call it “quits” at the first sign of getting bogged down. But he can’t throw in the towel because Russia’s facing an existential crisis. If he loses, then Russia’s going to wind up on the same scrap heap as Afghanistan, Iraq or Libya. You can bet on it. So the only thing he can do is win. Period. Victory isn’t an option, it’s a necessity.
Do you think that Putin and his advisors have had their heads in the sand for the last 15 years, that they haven’t noticed the US rampaging around the globe bumping off one country after the other leaving behind nothing but anarchy and ruin? Do you think they don’t know that Russia is on the top of Washington’s hit-list? Do you think they haven’t noticed NATO inching closer to Russia’s borders while foam-at-the-mouth politicians in Washington wave their fists and growl about Hitler Putin and evil Russia?
Of course they’ve noticed. Everyone’s noticed. Everyone knows Washington is on the warpath and its leaders have gone stark raving mad. How could they not notice?
http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/12/15/putin-gives-kerry-a-chance-to-pull-back-from-the-brink/
Pick your coalition Pepe ESCOBAR
Syria Shatters Pentagon Dream
Those S-400s, by the way, will soon move up north around the vastly complex Aleppo theatre, as the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) progressively gains ground.
In the first half of 2016 we should be contemplating a situation where the S-400s will be targeting and covering the whole Turkish-Syrian border. This will be the moment when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will completely lose his marbles. Russia’s air cover for the SAA advances – and soon Syrian Kurd YPG advances – is methodically preparing the terrain for the end of all Ankara’s elaborate plans for a no-fly zone disguised as a «safe zone», fully paid by the 3 billion euros disbursed by the EU to Turkey to settle Syrian refugees.
Team Mediocrity in action
Washington is in a quagmire of its own making. And virtually everything has to do with the astonishing mediocrity of the Obama administration’s so-called «senior» foreign policy team.
Which brings us back to all that angst simmering across the Beltway. With or without Team Obama, the fact remains: no conquered – or at least balkanized – Syria, no Full Spectrum Dominance.
http://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2015/12/16/syria-shatters-pentagon-dream.html
OT – this is a new documentary about the bear cub orphanage in Russia
https://www.rt.com/news/326046-russia-bear-cubs-rehab/
thanks South Front, your videos are so valuable, I hope you can keep going.
The International Military Review for Dec 15th, 2015 is not available to bring up and to read. Please advise how to do this. None of them am I able to read.
It requires a flash player and is a video.. You can go to their site or utube to watch it. I had trouble with IE.. But seems to work with firefox.
You do need the latest flash player so the video works properly and to click and select menu items…
Conspiracy theorists produce photographic ‘evidence’ that suggests Vladimir Putin is IMMORTAL and hasn’t changed his appearance in 100 years
Photos taken in 1920 and 1941 show two men the look remarkably similar to Russian president Vladimir Putin
This has led some to speculate on social media that he is immortal and can time travel
Others believe Putin may have sat for Da Vinci when he painted the Mona Lisa, and lived as Vlad the Impaler
None of these above claims have been scientifically proven in any way
For more of the latest on Vladimir Putin visit http://www.dailymail.co.uk/putin
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3361468/Evidence-suggests-Vladimir-Putin-immortal-thanks-Russians-discovering-secret-time-travel.html#ixzz3uTdu03pf
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just look how even more deliberate Rus bashing to add to the bogeyman scenario…….but if Putin is immortal , that’s ok with me.
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MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. Russia is analyzing the importance of the Islamic military coalition established by Saudi Arabia and its place in the fight against terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.
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“We are examining the place of this initiative in the fight against terrorism,” Lavrov said at a press conference after talks with his Bahraini counterpart.
According to the minister, Saudi Arabia’s initiative on uniting efforts of Islamic countries in the fight against terrorism may become the starting point for organizing an interfaith conference under UN auspices.
“Saudi Arabia’s initiative may become the starting point for the initiative to organize a conference under UN auspices which would focus on the role of all world religions in the fight against terrorism,” Lavrov said. “We will be ready for this discussion with our friends from the Gulf Cooperation Council and our friends who are interested in winning over this evil,” he added.
Russia, Bahrain see eye to eye on combating terrorism, Syrian settlement
The Russian minister noted that Russia and Bahrain have converging stances on the fight against terrorism and the settlement in Syria and Yemen.
“The friendly conversation that took place today made it possible to reaffirm the convergence of opinion on most international issues,” the minister said. “This concerns both the formation of the broadest possible united front for the fight against terrorism and efforts to resolve the crises in Syria and Yemen based on organizing the cross-national dialogue under UN auspices. This also applies to our common interest in the normalization of the situation in other countries, including Iraq and Afghanistan. And, of course, this concerns our consistent stance on the need to overcome the deadlock in such long-term conflict as the Palestinian-Israeli problem.”
“We agreed to push ahead with joint efforts to seek ways to resolve these problems through bilateral contacts at the highest and high levels, within the framework of regional organizations and, of course, within the framework of the United Nations, where our delegations cooperate fruitfully,” Lavrov said.
Lavrov is an old tried and tested idiot who just wants to lick Anglo boots.
That traitor thinks that behraine and use team is on the same wave length as russia is ?
Putin is the world’s most pragmatic leader today. May God bless VVP.
Amazing LA times article without the usual computerized propaganda..
It is about life in homs.. And rather factual and accurate.. And even slightly biased towards the Syrian Government.. How did this get through the censors?
Syrian rebels in the historic city of Homs are leaving behind a panorama of destruction
The end of the siege of Waer, about two miles west of downtown across the Orontes River, should mark the district’s reintegration into city life. During the rebel occupation, snipers from both sides trained their rifles on Waer’s perimeters. Despite periodic truces, opposing camps have lobbed shells at each other, mostly injuring civilians.
A heavily guarded government checkpoint has provided the sole access to and from Waer, hosting an animated daily procession.
Hospital workers, teachers and others with jobs in Waer line up to enter, while students, shoppers, pensioners and others queue up in the other direction, bound for town.
Troops thoroughly search pickups ferrying produce into Waer for weapons or explosives hidden among the tomatoes, carrots and spuds.
Among the Waer residents crossing the checkpoint on a recent day to attend university was Nour Deeb, 19, limping on a prosthetic right leg. She was at home when a shell struck May 16, 2014.
“I woke up in the hospital and I had no feeling in my leg,” she says, giggling as she recounts an experience not out of the ordinary in a city where uncounted thousands have been killed or injured or have disappeared. “I realized I had lost my leg.”
In a surreal touch, a government-run bakery the size of an airplane hangar sits along the tense border between the two adversaries, its sizzling gas ovens churning out tens of thousands of circular flatbreads daily for consumption on both sides of the divide.
“Here we feed everyone; they are all our citizens,” declares the bakery manager, Hussein Amin, 59, a slim figure in a leather jacket dragging on a cigarette as fresh spheres of bread roll out assembly-line style behind him. “We don’t turn away anyone in need.”
Women covered in black — Waer’s Islamist overlords insist on veils — wait outside to purchase bags of the staple.
Occupying rebels in Waer have tightly controlled who could leave their domain, fearing a mass abandonment. Some trapped inside devised elaborate schemes to escape from the routine of roaming militants, government bombardment, food shortages, power outages and erratic school schedules.
One mother says she managed to spirit her children from Waer in January on a blustery, snowy day. She told rebel guards that her boy, Yasser, 12, was sick and had to see a doctor in the city, while her daughter, Yusfra, 15, had to meet her future mother-in-law. She put a faux engagement ring on Yusfra’s finger and left all the family belongings behind to avoid raising suspicions.
“To them [the rebels], it was normal that a girl that age would be getting married,” recalls the mother, speaking at a school turned shelter for the displaced in the Baba Amr district, where she and her children are living.
“We used to all live together here without problems,” says Abdelmajeed Hadi, 48, a carpenter and father of three, whose family is one of the few to have moved back into the ravaged Khalidiya district, just north of the Old City, after clearing several charred rebel bodies from their home. “Then this happened.”
“My family is all buried here: my brother, my mother, all of them,” says a distraught Kasis, a grandfather of six, stumbling through the graveyard.
“I came back here and my heart was weeping…. This is politics that has come to play on our heads!” he says, raising his voice in distress.
http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-syria-homs-20151215-story.html
I think turning the ME into a bomb dropping playground is the perfect distraction globally to take our minds off the money…. who owns the money…. we are in a global depression…. lets not talk about that
Who owns the Russian central bank?
Just asking
A bit like football.
ISIS announces a new coalition of 34 terrorist groups to fight terrorism.
Organization “Caliphate State” announce the formation of a new coalition to fight terrorism
Graphical image of the Caliph al-Baghdadi, in another press conference
Announced the “Islamic state” this morning his intention, it is also, the establishment of additional new alliance for the elimination of terrorism, like the rest of “states” allied to achieve this end. The new alliance will bring together more than 34 countries and organized and succession and a wide range of Arab fighters who mounted Toyota authentic.
The organization intends to create a joint operations room in Raqqa, working to coordinate the efforts of the new alliance with the Israeli airline alliance that the United States and the coalition led by the alliance led by Russia and Islamic countries, to the bombing of extremism and terrorism on the planet level in the regions of Iraq and Syria.
The Minister of “Islamic state” for global alliances against terrorism may display a news conference organizing their own experiences and expertise in the fight against other terrorist groups, such as those that ignores the body and governments sometimes sit in the seats armchairs for human rights commissions systems.
His Excellency the Minister of “Caliphate State” that the group decided to keep pace with the global trend in the field of extremism, to possess enough experience and good reputation at this level. And the availability of many funding opportunities and media coverage and support the global fight against extremism in the market that the state intends to take advantage of them as do the Arab and international regulations. The minister added: “our organization has come with the sword, the sword Yes, but it came with the sword mercy to the worlds, as you know.”
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alhudood.net%2F4377%2F%25D8%25AA%25D9%2586%25D8%25B8%25D9%258A%25D9%2585-%25D8%25AF%25D9%2588%25D9%2584%25D8%25A9-%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25AE%25D9%2584%25D8%25A7%25D9%2581%25D8%25A9-%25D9%258A%25D8%25B9%25D9%2584%25D9%2586-%25D8%25AA%25D8%25B4%25D9%2583%25D9%258A%25D9%2584-%25D8%25AA%25D8%25AD%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D9%2581-%25D8%25AC%25D8%25AF%2F&sandbox=1
Al-Baghdadi is Mossad. Yawn.
Australian police, Dutch prosecutors break with Dutch safety board at first coroners court inquest of MH-17.
http://johnhelmer.net/?p=14787
MH-17 coronor contradicts himself ignores forensic evidence rules in favour of Dutch safety board.
http://johnhelmer.net/?p=14812
Native americans warn native-hawaiians of the dangers of federal recognition.
Many people are unaware of the unique history of the United States’ occupation of Hawaii…….
http://www.therussophile.org/native-americans-warn-native-hawaiians-of-the-dangers-of-federal-recognition.html/
Western Media Shows Russian Airstrikes as US-Led Coalition’s
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151216/1031838841/russia-syria-coalition-misunderstanding.html
“Due to poor US-led Coalition intelligence, the Western media is unwilling to credit Russia’s Aerospace Forces for its successful strikes against Daesh terrorist targets, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“Today we are the only army in the world that has showed how we have hit terrorist targets with specified precision weapons from Russian planes and ships. At the same time, we know, at best, only a few words from officials about the results of the anti-ISIL coalition’s combat aviation operations.”
Members of the US-led coalition, fighting Islamic State (IS, or Daesh in Arabic) in Syria and Iraq, have repeatedly accused Moscow of being indiscriminate in its attacks on Daesh positions and targeting what they call moderate Syrian opposition.
“The more precise our airstrikes become, the louder Western media get in their accusations and citations of anonymous sources that claim attacks by Russian warplanes are indiscriminate,” Konashenkov added.
He said that the lack of official footage from Western countries involved in airstrikes at IS positions resulted in a recent attempt by Euronews TV channel to present Russian videos as footage of US air campaign.”
I think Konashenkov is being too kind about western zio-media lying. The zio-gays obviously engage in these frauds deliberately and have been doing so since Russia was first invited into Syria to help eradicate the Israeli-American terrorists operating there. See:
As Russia Pounds Terrorists in Syria, Western Media Pours Lies on Moscow
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/us/20151003/1027958214/russia-syria-fight-terrorism-western-media-lies.html
“As soon as the first Russian bombs started falling on ISIL positions in Syria western media filled with reports about innocent civilians allegedly killed by these bombs, and the Pentagon said that ISIL terrorists were not the prime target of the Russian airstrikes, a US-based website reported on Friday.
“The United States, hell-bent on toppling the Syrian President Bashar Assad, has started an information war against the Russian aerial campaign against the Islamic State terrorist group,” Alex Thornborough wrote on the OpEdNews progressive antiwar activism and opinion website.”
President #Putin officially signed the decree suspending free trade zone with #Ukraine!
Only 13% of Serbian citizens for #NATO membership – poll
The Killers of the Russian Su-24 Pilot Have Terrorized #Turkey for Decades! http://go.shr.lc/1QoIjX7
Massive Rally in support of the #Syrian army, #Russia and #Iran in Damascus today! Via @NovostiDamask
https://twitter.com/Russ_Warrior/status/677147135293399041
SYRIA 320 militants, 34 items of terrorists’ military hardware (2 tanks, 1#IFV, 15 SUV with large-caliber machine guns) were destroyed
SYRIA Near Deir ez-Zor, Russian #Su34’s eliminated 94 tanker trucks to undermine terrorists’ income sources
US missile defense unlikely to be impregnable to #Russian Strategic Missile Forces
https://t.co/mm0TtNMJzY
Moscow calls on #Montenegro to hold referendum on joining #NATO – Foreign Ministry
https://t.co/0yJ64KXsGk
ISIS Showcases Massive Arsenal Of American-Made Weapons In New Video!
https://t.co/J2IdWu9L0E
After the Helicopters, Jets are landing and taking off form #Kuweires airport following #ISIS defeat around it.
Jordan list of #Syria terrorist groups has been leaked & Ahrar r on it Not good for Riyadh’s moderate armed groups
http://www.souriat.com/2015/12/15411.html
Putin and his team of professionals have won!!
http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-moscow-talks-syria-ukraine-081842398.html#
I wonder if it had anything to do with his not so subtle warnings ….. ?
http://sputniknews.com/columnists/20151215/1031786484/russia-ready-war.html
… he’s grinning like a Cheshire cat :-))
Gerry
WOW their brutality has not stopped.. And these are the moderate opposition backed by other countries?
18+ Liwa Shuhada al-Yarmouk release graphic video “Healing of the chest” Shows 3 men linked to #Nusra blown up 1/
GRAPHIC 18+ All 3 #Nusra linked-men were blown up for their role in assassinating Liwa AL Shuhada leader AL Khal
https://twitter.com/HK2307/status/677138618540953604
https://twitter.com/HK2307/status/677126145288986626
VERY GRAPHIC 18+ | #IS repelled U.S backed “moderate rebels” 4th attempted attack on Harbal village north #Aleppo
https://twitter.com/HK2307/status/677103197895311360
Order staring right now today Dec. 17,2015