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"Be Our Guest": Russia Warns Washington Of "Unintended Incidents" In Syria

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On Thursday evening, we chronicled the latest in the drama that is Syria’s horrific civil war, noting that, according to an Israeli defense source, “hundreds” of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are on the ground in Syria fighting alongside the Russians to support Bashar al-Assad’s depleted forces as they battle to regain control of the country. 

If true, that would answer the following question which we’ve been asking for quite some time: will Iran remain on the sidelines and allow the Houthis to be routed in Yemen and Assad deposed in Syria, or will Tehran, like Moscow, finally decide that the time for rhetoric has come to an end?

Reports of Iranian involvement come on the heels of rampant speculation about the scope of Russia’s military buildup near Latakia where US “intelligence” and a series of unnamed “Lebanese sources” claim Moscow is essentially preparing for a full-on push to rout any and all domestic opposition to the Assad regime. The question, of course, is what happens when foreign opposition to the Assad regime isn’t willing to accept the restoration of the strongman’s rule.

Predictably, there’s been no shortage of back-and-forth banter between John Kerry and Sergei Lavrov over the past several days. Here's how Lavrov characterizes the exchange:

“Kerry was also pushing the very strange idea that supporting Bashar Assad in his anti-terror fight only strengthens the positions of ISIS, because the sponsors of ISIS would pump even more arms and money into it,” Lavrov said.

 

“It's an absolutely upside-down logic and yet another attempt to appease those who use terrorists to fight dissenting regimes,” the Russian FM said, mentioning US attempts to cooperate with varrious extremist groups in Syria over the past few years.

 

“It's a colossal mistake that the US-led [anti-ISIS] coalition never considered interaction with Syria, not even information exchange,” Lavrov said. “I cannot comprehend this logic, or rather absolute lack of logic.”

 

“We help not only Syria, we also provide weapons to Iraq and other countries of the region that find themselves on the frontline with the terror threat. Equally for Iraq and other countries, we do so without any political preconditions,” Lavrov said.

And on Friday, Lavrov took it up a notch with a series of very serious-sounding (albeit hilariously overstated, we hope) soundbites delivered at a news conference in Russia. Here’s Reuters:

At a news conference, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was sending equipment to help Assad fight Islamic State. Russian servicemen were in Syria, he said, primarily to help service that equipment and teach Syrian soldiers how to use it.

 

Russia was also conducting naval exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, he said, describing the drills as long-planned and staged in accordance with international law.

 

Lavrov blamed Washington for cutting off direct military-to-military communications between

Russia and NATO over the Ukraine crisis, saying such contacts were "important for the avoidance of undesired, unintended incidents".

 

"We are always in favor of military people talking to each other in a professional way. They understand each other very well," Lavrov said. "If, as (U.S. Secretary of State) John Kerry has said many times, the United States wants those channels frozen, then be our guest."

Yes, "be our guest", which, unless something is lost in translation there (as it was when Hillary Clinton hilariously presented Lavrov with a giant red button that was supposed to say "reset" but actually said "overcharged" in 2009) sounds quite a bit like the Kremlin telling Washington that it's just fine with Russia if the West wants to risk getting into a scenario where Russian and US jets end up in an "accidental" dog fight in the skies above Syria. 

We will now anxiously await Kerry's response which will almost certainly contain the words "very" and "concerned", which would be accurate as long as he's talking about Assad's fate and not the fate of ISIS.

 

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Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:55 | 6538126 Jack Oliver
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If you 'GIGGLE' at so called Russian propaganda - you must find the Zio - West media BS hilarious ! 

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 17:31 | 6537761 bitterwolf
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Spetznaz gonna get some good (high order) training( checnaya and ukraine low order) in.....cant let 1stSFOD-D get all that (10 + yrs) combat experience to Russia's operational detriment.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 17:46 | 6537801 oak
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don't hear what russian say, see what they do.

don't see what usa do, ponder what they think.

don't ponder what isis think, count what they have.

 

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 17:47 | 6537806 Arkadaba
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I don't think I have ever seen a more concerted PR campaign over the past few years than the one to descredit Russia in general and Putin in particular. First  was the Pussy Riot campaign aimed at hipsters all over.  It worked.  Then the Olympics where msm outlets were going on about the bathrooms.... 

Then the Ukraine. I'm sorry my liberal friends but it was a coup. Yes there were protests but it wasn't like the whole country was on board. So how many protesters does it take to declare the current government invalid? 1 percent, 5 percent? And that means over throwing the rule of law? Well if the US state department is on board I guess you would say yes.

Crimea, where the majority (around 95%) did vote to rejoin Russia, did represent the will of people. 

And before anyone accuses me of being a Putin fanboy (or girl), I think the emphasis on a particular leader rather than movement or idea is counterproductive. We need to move away from looking for one leader. That being said, I think he is looking out for his country's best interest.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 17:49 | 6537813 J Jason Djfmam
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When Putin put the kybosh on the Syrian invasion a giant world of shit came his way.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:24 | 6538185 Flagit
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I think most have forgot, or never knew about the naval buildup from both sides, or the failed "test" cruise missile that kinda expedited the winding down process. The toy soldiers won't take orders, they couldn't shoot over the top, and now they are doing everything but erecting cattle barricades in a vain attempt to herd ISCO to fight in Syria.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 02:32 | 6538935 Victor von Doom
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It was already coming his way. Dealing with the ZWO - either for or against can only end one way - unless you can outfight their stooges. Putin obviously made the call that he could.

"My greatest flaw. I surround myself with idiots."

- Victor von Doom

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 21:13 | 6538305 Volkodav
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puss riot and femen earned well for their criminal antics

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 18:08 | 6537833 heywood2
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Wow, the Russian Troll House has been working overtime on this thread!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_brigades

C'mon boys, it's Friday night in Moscow. Why not clock out of the troll farm and go out to enjoy the nightlife? Hit the clubs, pick up ladies! Or in your case, just hit the ladies. Which is propbably why your Friday night is just a big bottle of vodka with the TV on. Besides, that 45,000 ruble salary they pay you isn't really enough for much clubbing is it? Especially not since Putin's silly macho-wannabe act has driven the ruble into the ground.

Oh well, enjoy your vodka anyway. Maybe you'll get lucky and find something good on TV...like an American movie.

 

 

 

 

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 18:26 | 6537902 Freddie
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Ah...your stupifity explained.  You watch TV and probably Hollywood shit.   Moron.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:22 | 6538038 no1ninja
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You watch RT all day and Russian propaganda.... those nazi right sector gay jews are pulling all the strings in the west , right?

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:32 | 6538203 Flagit
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Why are you soo against anything Russian?

I am not pro-Russian, I am anti-bullshit, which seems to currently be the US's chief export.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 18:39 | 6537930 Runs-With_Toast
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You cant handle the truth Heywood. Most so called Rusian trolls are awake Westerners.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:21 | 6538035 no1ninja
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All the right wing neo  bunker building groups all love Putin.   Just goes to show you that it doesn't take much for those with low IQ to betray their country.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:33 | 6538205 Flagit
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Not hardly. My country betrayed ME!

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:58 | 6538267 Freddie
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Go enlist or enlist all your kids to go die for Soros, the illegals, zoligarchs, Zuckerberg and the rest of the scum destroying America.  You sound like a dumb Obola sheep.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 04:44 | 6539016 dreadnaught
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ha ha ha PROOF?! youre an imbecile

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 08:48 | 6539174 messystateofaffairs
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I'm sorry ninja, you sound so profoundly stupid it will be neccessary to demote you to no0idiot.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 18:53 | 6537964 me or you
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Is it truth that you have some child-porn on your computer?

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 04:43 | 6539013 dreadnaught
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you must be a Jeb Bush paid troll, idiot x2

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:20 | 6537863 Sorry_about_Dresden
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Qatar Ascendant

Bloomberg Markets Magazine By Stephanie Baker - Jul 29, 2013 4:01 PM ET

 

Sheikh Tamim becomes the youngest leader in the region at a

time when Qatar’s power has been ascendant.

To protect its interests in a turbulent region, Qatar has armed

and bankrolled Syrian rebels trying to overthrow President

Bashar Al Assad, and it continued to support Egypt through its

tumultuous change of government in July.

Let's not forget why Syria is in this, totally unnecessary, chaos. . This is just another excuse to commit genocide. This time, or should I say once again, the Kurds are being targeted for extermination with the full assistance of the Department of State and the Russian Federation.

We used genocide against the Kurds as a pretext for attacking Iraq during Bush II (W). The USA probably supplied the gas of the first attacks associated w/ Saddam.

#fucktheasshattswhogavemedownarrows

 

 

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 18:25 | 6537899 Chuck Knoblauch
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Kerry is still a pussy.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 18:51 | 6537961 per-dask
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The Russian boot stomps its heel on the helpless. Georgia, Ukraine now Syria. At the invite of a dictator on his way out of power it moves in to conquer and join forces with Iran the worlds #1 supporter of terrorism. Next to be crushed under the heel of neo-communist aggression, Iraq. Followed by Egypt. And when do the Baltic states feel the cruel, cold-blooded boot of Russia? Already they look to their sovereign sky's and see nuke armed Russian jets flying overhead. Threatening annihilation for conducting free commerce with the West. Eastern Europe had its loathsome experience under the boot. They remember, the world knows and won't let it happen again.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:40 | 6538077 no1ninja
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They barely can take on Ukraine, even with America urgin the Ukrainians to not fight back and to ignore aggression.  (America's contribution to the conflict has been to advice the Ukrainians not to escalate, it's hilarious that Russia can barely deal with Ukraine and some still think they are super power.)   Half their inventory is rusted out or plain does not work.   If they dive with one of their subs, there is a good chance its going to not come back up, lust like the Kursk.)(

 

All that is left of the Soviet Union is a rusting junk pile.   Putin and the Oligarchs just use it as an excuse to funnel money into each others bank accounts. 

 

The folks that suffer, the Russian people, who are fed lies, and not allowed to consume quality food products. 

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:40 | 6538085 per-dask
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I have newfound respect for them, that being the case.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:51 | 6538116 Jack Oliver
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Bullshit - Turn off the Kardashians !!

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:17 | 6538161 no1ninja
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Ukrainians don't even have THERMMAL VISION, the Americans won't sell it to them.   Yet they are deleteing entire battalions of spetznas without it.  

 

America is barely lifting a finger, when they do, its to make UA back off or fight with inferior radar.   The conflict is too funny... an old rusted super power barely able to take on a bankrupt state, and the Americans are actively holding UA back by not ALLOWING them to have any 21st century technology.  LOL.

 

All hail Cleptocrat Putin!!  Let him pretend he is a super power, while he steals Russian peoples monies with his friends.  Go Ruski! So STRONK!

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 23:59 | 6538756 Volkodav
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"battalions of spetznas" 

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:40 | 6538221 Flagit
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They barely can take on Ukraine, even with America urgin the Ukrainians to not fight back and to ignore aggression.

And with that, you are completely and forever, lost. Anyone with a 4th grade (from 80's standards) reading comprehension that has been following, even from the fringe, knows that is false and untrue. The IMF was demanding the west be retrieved, for starters. But I guess you were too busy sniffin' out Russian infiltrators to notice.

 

All that is left of the Soviet Union is a rusting junk pile.   Putin and the Oligarchs just use it as an excuse to funnel money into each others bank accounts.

Close, that is America you speak of.

 

The folks that suffer, the Russian people, who are fed lies, and not allowed to consume quality food products.

Again, dip-shit, that is America you speak of.

 

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 21:18 | 6538331 Freddie
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LOL!  Quality food products?  Like all the GMO shit Mon-Satan is pushing or ADM's corn syrup ine everything. 

Rusting junk pile?  Oh like 60 year old Russian tanks sitting in a field for 50 years that still start up?

Versus that M1 Abram's shit being easily taken out in Yemen with 1970s Russian anti tank missiles?

The Russians have the best missiles of all varieties in the world period. 

The Russian fighters are far better than the F-35 garbage.

You are a moron.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 04:30 | 6538939 Victor von Doom
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"The folks that suffer, the Russian people, who are fed lies, and not allowed to consume quality food products. "

But Monsanto has the folks in the States, who are only fed gospel from the MSM,  covered, right?

"My greatest flaw. i surround myself with idiots."

- Victor von Doom

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 04:42 | 6539012 dreadnaught
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wake up...its no longer 1964

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:49 | 6538111 Jack Oliver
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Idiot !

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:10 | 6537996 q99x2
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Stop all wars. Arrest Lloyd Blankfein for treason and financial crimes against humanity (and me too).

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:14 | 6538012 AlfredNeumann
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FBI nabs Jewish-American Daesh militnat who called for bombing Australia mosques

 

http://presstv.com/Detail/2015/09/11/428772/FBI-US-Australia-Florida-Kan...

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:22 | 6538037 q99x2
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Americans appreciate all the help we can get in our fight against the banksters. Thankyou Putin.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:10 | 6538127 no1ninja
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I am sure Putin is staying up late at night worried about poor americans with predatory loans from American banks.  

 

He would rather take the place of our banksters, and have you kiss his shoes.  Which is what he has done in Russia, Soviet banks are even worse than western ones, but they make billions for Putin and his oligarch friends.   You think that gold is Russian reserves....haahahhah comrade, it is Putin Reserves.    Get him to host another 50 Billion dollar olympics, hahahhaha. 

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:23 | 6538042 frankly scarlet
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The west, or ISIS Csar General Allen, on his own without WH approval, just upped the ante with his no fly refuge zones for protecting ISIS within Syria's borders; so Putin has meet the call. So if Lavrov calls the WH and asks to speak to the man in charge who does the operator connect to/ Allen or Kerry? Who is really steering the ship of state? Who is in charge?

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:27 | 6538053 wizteknet
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Get Torrent client search keyword survival, prepper, & bushcraft, get'em while you can...

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:46 | 6538100 ToSoft4Truth
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On the board, 1,000 times!

 

Tyler Durden: First you have to give up, first you have to *know*... not fear... *know*... that someday you're gonna die.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:46 | 6538101 KashNCarry
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World War III - Who Will Be Blamed? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvcq3OpX8qQ

Special appearance by various dolt politicians past & present...

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:13 | 6538157 Barnaby
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World War 3 was Cold War. Haven't you been keeping up?

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 19:53 | 6538115 no1ninja
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Vladamir Putin is making sure that anyone posting pro Russian comments will get the next release of the IPAD PRO for 1 RUBBEL!!!!!!

 

This video shows how you can Register for your free IPAD PRO right here >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

 

(IPAD is opkay american product... not as good as Russian Sputnik 99ZX https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/85/e3/ec/85e3ec9a0ef010eb1349f... this technology is in all soviet submarines and satellites, which is why Soviet lead the world in computer technology!)

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:11 | 6538151 Barnaby
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"Be our guest" in Grozny-Russo dialect sounds an awful lot like "Bring it on."

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:15 | 6538160 Jack Oliver
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Who is this 'Heywood2' Dipshit ???

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 08:13 | 6539132 Infinite QE
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Known internet pedophile and genocidal maniac with korean massage therapist ho wife.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:31 | 6538199 nah
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more weak governments that cant rule in the ME!

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Israel looks like a good deal for its "people" and "neighbors".

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What is Russia doing to those poor nation states?

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We never gave the Arab spring a chance!

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:38 | 6538218 Heyoka
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This is what happens when you put a cunt in the white house.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 20:38 | 6538219 Heyoka
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This is what happens when you put a cunt in the white house.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 21:21 | 6538344 Dodge
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This is what happens when "progressives" run the nation. Logic for America goes out the window. Logic for a takeover by globalists gets more real.

 

www.wartornnations.net

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 22:01 | 6538513 no1ninja
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please, the progressives aren't running anything.... the underlying powers that run the show is the same money that has always run the show.  

It doesn't matter if red or blue wins, the same crap will happen. old money gets what it wants always.

 

There is nothing progressive about Obama.  He basically is the banking rep in office. 

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 22:04 | 6538523 Wahooo
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Yep. The people running this country don't even live in this country.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 12:03 | 6539517 are we there yet
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In a sense, the people who run this country do not even live in our world. Many politicians have never worked an honest real job in their entire life. I doubt politicians wash their own clothes, balance their own checkbook, shop for their own food, do their own taxes, mowe their own yard, do their own car maintannace, stand in line for drivers licenses, or anything. Whatever a politician is, he is not a public servant.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 04:40 | 6539011 dreadnaught
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its those sons of bitches NeoCON artists that are running things

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 22:02 | 6538512 Aussiekiwi
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The US finds itself in the tricky position of being in bed with terrorist organizations in Syria who will do exactly what they want to do while happily accepting US arms and cash while at the same time pretending that it is fighting terrorism.

I have two questions:

Does this make the US a terrorist in the worlds eyes?

Are they on the bottom or the top?

The Russians appear to be trying to take the high moral ground while of course defending Assad, underneath it is actually all about a pipeline. It would be hilarious if it was not for the millions of Syrians having their lives completely destroyed... I guess as long as they are not American or Russian lives they don't count.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 10:13 | 6539291 ndree
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Just listen to this German man's fury at the lies of the MSM on the Syrian situation.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3&v=c1PEWCmEMJM

 

 

 

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 22:57 | 6538630 Md4
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We have a bad habit of overconfidence in our "superpower-ness", until we meet a determined foe.

As I keep saying, if that for is Russia, we may be in for quite a shock. They've had a lot of time and oil money to get pumped. We, on the other hand, have, as usual, played global lord, and shown it all to everyone.

They haven't.

They've been watching though...

Find ways to work with Russia and stop spoiling for a fight even they don't want.

m

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 01:41 | 6538880 AntiFabian
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Russia?  I laugh, they are light years behind the Chinese.  In reality they are the puppet of China, Russia fears they could take over half their country (Siberia) and there is nothing Putin could do about it.

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 23:16 | 6538673 fowlerja
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John, John, John, what hast thou done to incur the wrath of the Russians. Did you use upside down logic talking to the Russians..you know they get pissed off when you do that to them... in the US politicians are used to doing this...but when  working with foreign countries... they really do not like to conduct business with a forked tongue... well unless you are an Iranian diplomat... so please communicate with a straight tongue....

Fri, 09/11/2015 - 23:24 | 6538683 Victor von Doom
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Someone break that horse's leg so he has to be put down.

"My greatest flaw. I surround myself with idiots."

-Victor von Doom

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 00:11 | 6538772 Bopper09
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It's odd that these games keep popping up like they need a reason.  Albert Pike's 1871 letter is pretty telling of WW3.  This is what they all want.  Quit fucking around.  Here's my suggestion, fly all governments and central planners to the moon, with all of thier 'military' and fight over that.  Then they can war all they want, over and over and leave the rest of us the fuck alone, like we were meant to live in the first fucking place.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 01:38 | 6538874 AntiFabian
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I understand Obama he is a loyal son of Islam, shhhh, you sheepole aren't supposed to know that.  However Kerry and Clinton I don't get unless they really do hate their country that much.  Baby Boomers got to retire, now! before they get more people killed.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 19:59 | 6540649 MSimon
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Shia or sunni?

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 03:07 | 6538961 wizteknet
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Dirty Harry "Go ahead, make my day". CLASSIC! Lol

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 03:08 | 6538965 are we there yet
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Our founding fathers feared foreign entanglements. They were smart.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 03:57 | 6538994 Fireman
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Chips on the table time at last...and USSA is all chipped out.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 19:58 | 6540643 MSimon
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Everybody is chipped out. That is why - war.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 04:44 | 6539015 Van_Helsing
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So Kerry and the exceptional USA know these sponsors yet are unable to stop them from further funding them with money or equipment, speaks volumes then....

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 05:05 | 6539025 forputin
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Thumbs up for Putin! He really knows how to kill those Syrians! Just like those Nazi Reptilian Ukranians! Kill them all Putin! You are our God! Like he get away. Everyone knows he lies but still noone can do anything about it!

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 05:53 | 6539046 Balkan
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"We are always in favor of military people talking to each other in a professional way. They understand each other very well," Lavrov said. "If, as (U.S. Secretary of State) John Kerry has said many times, the United States wants those channels frozen, then be our guest."

 

It was a poor translation . I found the original which is on the Russian FM site. It says:

"?? ?????? ????????? ?? ??, ????? ??????? ????????????? ????? ????? ???????????????. ??? ?????? ???? ????? ????????. ??? ????? ??? ????????? ????????????? ? ???????????????? ??????????, ??? ???? ??????????? ????? ? ?????? ??????-????. ?????? ?? ?????????? ???????????? ??????? ??? ??? ???????. ???????????? ??? ??.????? ???????????? ??????? ???, ??? ????????? ????????????? ? ?????????????? ????? ???????. ???? ??? ???, ?? ??????? ??????." 

Even Google Translate does it quite better:

We are always in favor of the military to talk to each other professionally. They understand each other well. This is important to avoid unwanted and unintentional incidents, it was a special topic in the NATO-Russia Council. Now at the initiative of the American side all closed. US Secretary of State John Kerry has repeatedly told me that Washington is interested in unfreezing of such channels. If so, then you are welcome.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 08:00 | 6539108 robertocarlos
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The average Canadian has 12 hockey sticks. There should be some rocks around here somewhere. We'll be the next Super-Power.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 08:04 | 6539116 peterk
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Seems the US is  not learning from its past poor calculations.

The US tries to invade countries from the ouside by stealth, by organising revolutons and partisans/rebels to do teir fighting. THats what they did in the Ukraine.

The Russians are a bit more diret. they just go in  openly and occupy the place.

 

Just like they did in  Crimea

Now the Russians  just went into Syria

Once you occupy it, its up to the  othersie to be the agressor.

 

Stupid US policy.tactically flawed really.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 10:03 | 6539280 per-dask
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Putin just climbed in bed with the world's #1 supporter of Islamic terrorism. Bedfellows.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 13:18 | 6539694 Freddie
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Saudi Arabia?

USSA?

Qatar?

Israel?

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 19:53 | 6540629 MSimon
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They ALL support it. Shia have their team. Sunni have theirs. Outsiders are placing their bets. Or following their "interests".

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 11:42 | 6539469 Yttrium Gold Ni...
Sat, 09/12/2015 - 12:01 | 6539513 novictim
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Hey!  I'm the anti-Putin, pro-Ukrainian, anti-USSR troll...

...yet even I can see that Putin and the Russian military deserve all the praise we can muster and ot support for carrying out  a policy that the USA is too stupid and politically correct, and corrupt to carry out itself.

The USA and Russia should be working together on backing up and supporting Assad. He was never the mad man butcher the US media had portrayed him as for the past 4 years. 

The Syrians never used Chemical Weapons.  We know that ISIS had and continues to use chemical weapons and that Turkey is the likely contributor.

Obama has proven to be just as incompetent as Bush and his only nack is he can read a teleprompter well and spew talking points when off script.

Thank you Russia and thank you Putin for helping the Assad government. Kill the Jihadis and their supporters, something the West is about to wish that it, itself, had done as it descends into Jihadist carnage due to the "immigrant" crisis.

Sat, 09/12/2015 - 13:25 | 6539715 combatsnoopy
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Trump just cost himself my vote.  Well I was withholding it anyways- when he said that the South Koreans were "cheating the U.S." when US trade with China gave them the ability to finance North Korea through iron ore for wheat exchange - that keeps South Koreans liable to the U.S. for "protection" (backstabbing) fees.  Same thing for Iran post sanctions...

NOW!  Trumpie thinks that Europe needs to "help" with the  Ukraine situation.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/09/12/trump-says-us-europe-should-be-d...

Victor Pinchuk is a business tycoon from pipelines in Ukraine who has paid off the Clintons A LOT of money.

Trump and Clinton play footsies together.

I'll pass.  

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