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In Latest Embarrassment, US-Trained Syrian Fighters Surrender "Pick-Up Trucks, Ammo" To Al-Qaeda

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Back in July we learned that the Pentagon’s effort to train and equip properly “vetted” Syrian rebels to combat ISIS had suffered an embarrassing setback when the group’s commander and deputy commander were captured by al-Nusra. 

"We, and the Sunni people in Syria, will not allow their sacrifices to be offered on a golden platter to the American side,” the group said, on the way to advising the US to give up on the program. 

As it turns out, that was good advice because less than two months later, Gen. Lloyd Austin, head of the U.S. Central Command and Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth admitted to Congress that the effort to recruit and field a force of more than 5,000 anti-ISIS fighters by year end wasn’t on track. When asked how many soldiers trained under the program (which was launched in May) were still operating in Syria, Austin said the total was probably “four or five.” 

“Let’s not kid ourselves, that’s a joke. This is just a total failure,” Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said. 

Training those “four or five” freedom fighters has so far cost US taxpayers north of $40 million, and as we noted earlier this month, it’s important to take note of the sheer absurdity inherent in al-Nusra capturing the group’s leaders over the summer:

Effectively, the newest group of US-trained Syrian fighters was on their way to fight ISIS, another group of US-trained Syrian fighters, when their leaders were captured by al-Nusra, an offshoot of al-Qaeda, whose founder and allies received US support during the Soviet-Afghan war. 

Well, just when you thought things couldn’t possibly get any more ridiculous, the Pentagon now says the “four or five” fighters still operating under the latest effort to train “moderate” Syrian rebels were forced to hand over six “pickup trucks” and an ammo cache to al-Qaeda in order to secure safe passage to who knows where. Here’s Reuters:

Syrian rebels trained by the United States gave some of their equipment to the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in exchange for safe passage, a U.S. military spokesman said on Friday, the latest blow to a troubled U.S. effort to train local partners to fight Islamic State militants.

 

The rebels surrendered six pick-up trucks and some ammunition, or about one-quarter of their issued equipment, to a suspected Nusra intermediary on Sept. 21-22 in exchange for safe passage, said Colonel Patrick Ryder, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, in a statement.

 

"If accurate, the report of NSF members providing equipment to al Nusra Front is very concerning and a violation of Syria train and equip program guidelines," Ryder said, using an acronym for the rebels, called the New Syrian Forces.

U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in the Middle East, was told of the equipment surrender around 1 p.m. on Friday, Ryder said. Earlier on Friday, Ryder had said all weapons and equipment issued to the rebels remained under their control.

 

 

The news was the most recent sign of trouble in a fledgling military effort to train fighters to take on the Islamic State militant group in Syria, where a 4-1/2-year civil war has killed about 250,000 people and caused nearly half of Syria's prewar population of 23 million to flee.

 

A top U.S. general told Congress last week that only a handful of the rebels are still fighting in Syria, though U.S. military officials said this week that dozens more have since joined them.

 

U.S. officials have told Reuters that a review is underway that could result in scaling back and reenvisioning the program.

Yes, it may indeed be time to think about “scaling back” the program, although we would note that this is one program which seems to be on the way to scaling itself back so perhaps it's best to just let it continue to self destruct and lest anyone should think that this story isn't set to get still more absurd, we present the following from The Guardian who notes that the British security think tank Royal United Services Institute is now out claiming that Russia's earnest effort to rout ISIS (as opposed to Washington's half-hearted containment strategy that essentially gives the group just enough rope to ensure the Assad regime remains under seige) will somehow promote terrorism:

The deployment of Russian troops in Syria could end up helping Islamic State as they have been sent to areas where they are most likely to fight other groups opposed to Isis, according to a new report.

 

The Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) report comes ahead of a US-Russian summit meeting at the UN on Monday, when Barack Obama will question Vladimir Putin on the intention behind Russia’s deepening military involvement in Syria, according to US officials.

 

The Rusi report, titled Inherently Unresolved, assesses the global effort to counter the spread of Isis, and warns that Iraq and Syria may not survive as unitary states. It includes a section on Russian aims, particularly those underpinning Putin’s despatch this month of warplanes and troops to Tartus and Latakia in support of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

 

Igor Sutyagin, a Russian strategic analyst, said there was an air regiment at Latakia with 28 planes, a battalion of motorised infantry and military engineers as well as a marine battalion at the naval base in Tartus.

 

The deployment, Sutyagin said, “underlines the contradictions of the Kremlin’s policy”, because the troops were in areas where Isis is not present. 

 

“In this way, Russian troops are backing Assad in the fight against groups such as Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham, which are themselves opposed to Isis. If Russian troops do eventually join combat, therefore, they would also – technically – be assisting Isis,” Sutyagin argued.

We'll simply close with a quote from the Russian foreign ministry's sharp-tongued spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:

"First we were accused of providing arms to the so-called 'bloody regime that was persecuting democratic activists'. Now it's a new edition - we are supposedly harming the fight against terrorism. That is complete rubbish." 
 

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Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:28 | 6596298 TeethVillage88s
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Bet the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations was actually an agreement to allow both sides of the cold war to spy on each other... a great aid to the MIC Industry.

I haven't looked it up yet.

There were Rules in Europe that allowed Soviets to drive around Europe in cars with special license plates and it was known that spies used these under diplomatic cover.

- The Cold War was a an Industry, a Government Sector, a Profit Center

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:11 | 6596266 rejected
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How did the women get in the party?

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:23 | 6596290 TeethVillage88s
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How do women get any where.

There is always someone to do whatever they want, even if they are ugly.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 16:49 | 6597237 UselessEater
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Young and not informed, I doubt they were told how far things would go and found it terrifying. There is also a correlation to the destruction of jobs, local businesses and solid communities that supports the increase of little girls who liked princess stories and pretend tea parties somehow living a life they did not aspire to a decade later. Of course today we have Miley Cyrus  taking social decay to new levels, fooling a new generation and numbing the population.

Its all rather ugly. Then again a small potion of very ugly men do take advantage of economic disparity, they pay and behave rather badly. visit Cambodia or Thailand; the ugly men are not as rich but some behave the same.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 11:26 | 6596418 SirBarksAlot
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The point is that the Saudi royals have been getting away with criminal activity for years. There are stories of them luring European girls with modeling gigs.  They drug them and put them on a private plane and keep them as sex slaves until they're done with them.  Then they drop them in the desert to die.  There were American women being held prisoners in the compounds, as well.  Attempts to get help through the US Embassy were ignored.

You know the honeymoon is over when they start getting headlines about driving fast cars through residential areas and abusing of women. 

The line in the sand is being drawn.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 19:57 | 6597695 TeethVillage88s
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Sat, 09/26/2015 - 15:41 | 6597076 Oldrepublic
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That Saudi scum has already left the US. Hope those women win a civil case against him and get a really big payoff. What a joke, a $300,000 bail!

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 09:57 | 6596230 Catullus
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Did we find any "non-extremist" fighters yet? Or are they just ISIS supply chain?

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:21 | 6596285 FEDbuster
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According to Hillary, the people we trained were accountants, shop owners, farmers, etc....  just everyday folks fighting for freedom.  The lies are as natural as breathing to politicians.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:01 | 6596233 Kina
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British security think tank Royal United Services Institute ....

 

What a total joke and cock-puppet of the US they are.

 

They have to delve into totaly stupid idiotic arguments to somehow find a negative for Russia 'really' fighting ISIS.  Wonder what they have to say about the USA created ISIS?

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:01 | 6596240 Duc888
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Wow, those dummies at the Pentagon sure know their shit.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:03 | 6596244 Kina
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LoL

 

So now we have Israel : Palestine :Syria-Russia-China: Iraq: Iran

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:04 | 6596246 Rusty Diggins
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"If accurate, the report of NSF members providing equipment to al Nusra Front is very concerning and a violation of Syria train and equip program guidelines," 

 

Haha ha ha hahaha ha haha , breathe deep boy, haha ha ha, wiping tears from my eyes.

 

Yes, this could result in a harshly worded reprimand, probably a letter in their personnel files and will deff affect their chances for future promotion.

Vichy, ottoman DC has this under control.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:32 | 6596302 Berspankme
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They have a gay typist working on the letter right now. As soon as his tranny supervisor approves it this stern warning will be sent out along with a red card for mis behavior

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:10 | 6596262 Able Ape
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Looking on the bright side - the US-trained fighters did NOT gift wrap the items....

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:13 | 6596271 nmewn
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"Well, just when you thought things couldn’t possibly get any more ridiculous, the Pentagon now says the “four or five” fighters still operating under the latest effort to train “moderate” Syrian rebels were forced to hand over six “pickup trucks” and an ammo cache to al-Qaeda in order to secure safe passage to who knows where."

lmao!

"Look, we're just trying to get to Granny Merkels house up in Germany here. By the way, do you know any good Turkish boat captains?" ;-)

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:14 | 6596272 AlfredNeumann
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The bullshiht fed to the American public that Assad killed 200,000 people is falling apart.  FACT is the USA trained and funded terrorists are ultimately responsible.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 14:08 | 6596874 bid the soldier...
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FACT is there was an illegal coup d'etat in Kiev on February 22, 2014.  The braindead population of the world don't care about that either.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:16 | 6596276 roadhazard
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Another day in Sandland. It reminds me of the guy who had been divorced a few times. He said that when you fall in love with a woman just go ahead and buy her a house and move on. You'll come out cheaper that way.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:20 | 6596279 nmewn
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True love is priceless. Divorce is about 250k ;-)

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:24 | 6596289 HenryHall
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The Russians are not fighting Daesh alone. ODKB and SCO are both allied with Russia to fight ISIS. Whether the West wants to cooperate in the fight or not is up to them. The Chinese in particular want to smash the Uyghurs that are working with ISIS.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:27 | 6596296 rejected
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Hey,,, look at the jobs created giving er losing this equipment to Uncle Sugars freedum fighters.

Reminds me of the movie Men in Black where Will Smith (Russia) steps on the Bugs (U.S. Gov) baby cockroaches (Terrorists). 

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:40 | 6596317 TeethVillage88s
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Broken Windows is a big part of the US Campaign in Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Jordan.

The more weapons we lose, the bigger the stimulus to Defense Contractors.

Unfortunately, most of the income from the industry goes to a few at the top(cartel), not so much to the workers and no so many workers.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:40 | 6596318 The Indelicate ...
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I don't believe for a moment they spent 40 mill on even 2 dozen guys -

This was a theft for the black budget, and they're so fucking cocky [and lazy] they just made up some shit about "more government waste."

It's fucking bullshit.

They just stole a bunch of money.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:49 | 6596328 SmittyinLA
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You'd think at some point we'd train our rebels to torch our equipment before surrender, how many loaded new trucks we gonna have to buy for ISIS?

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:56 | 6596342 The Indelicate ...
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gotta keep funding both sides, eh?

War is the bankers richest harvest, and all that.

The refugee thing - there have to be US/Israeli agents directing people to head to Germany. Reminds me of the advertisements for welfare, in Spanish, in fucking Mexico.

The right wing media fucked this up, as Salon gleefully pointed out

http://www.salon.com/2013/04/04/is_obama_giving_food_stamps_to_mexicans/

But in their lust to decry right wing meatheadism they missed the point - why would the US advertise a welfare benefit program AT ALL in a country that floods us with illegal immigrants?

...sorry strayed a bit....

I just... man, I sometimes feel like this all can't be real. It's some sort of dream.... people can be psychos, evil cunts... but it can't really be *this* fucking bad, can it?

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 11:10 | 6596376 TeethVillage88s
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In order for TPTB to keep harvesting dollars from the US Poor and Middle Class... the economy and federal welfare system have to keep rolling forward.

You probably know about the Demographics problem in Germany, Japan, USA.

Harry Dent says everything is about demographics and I usually can find more reasons he is right about the problems.

- Technocrats probably rule the USA behind the scenes much like the EU
- Damn sure the US Congress gave up it's powers to legislate, to budget, and war powers, they are not leading, we have no representation

Identify the Problem:

Greed, Corruption, Cronyism (Networking included), Money in Politics & Government, Money in Elections, Money as Free Speech, War is a Racket, Foreign Policy is a Racket, Party Line of Democracy is a Racket, both political parties are One Political Party.

Well that and Suppression of Free Speech, Free Press, Monopolies in Media/Telecoms, and suppression of wages and jobs through globalism.

What did I miss? Term Limits for Lawyers, Lobbyist, and DC Politicians... end political appointments we have plenty of old boy networking without politicians putting in their guys too.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:49 | 6596330 The Indelicate ...
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AFA 2015: Russia has closed air power gap with NATO, US warns

http://www.janes.com/article/54311/afa-2015-russia-has-closed-air-power-...

Australia completes first air strike against Islamic State in Syria
http://www.janes.com/article/54441/australia-completes-first-air-strike-...

Congrats Australia - one APC destroyed, and I wouldn't bet any real money that it was *not* actually SAA.

And of course, a dozen Warthogs - less - could have absolutely broken the back of this compendium of psychos years ago.

The US either fully supports ISIS or is doing so tacitly and indirectly.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:50 | 6596332 localizer
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USSA economy is entirely dependent on war - it seems they no longer care who gets killed or where the weapons end up, this is really some sick "foreign policy" and it's only getting worse. This madness needs to stop.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 11:05 | 6596360 AlfredNeumann
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''Those who wage wars of aggression outside of their borders, will suffer severe karmic retribution'' -- Nichiren Daishonin AD 1253.

Karmic retributin can come in myriad forms.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 11:08 | 6596368 Hannibal
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AlfredNeumann: Thx for the Cause&Effect link couple days ago.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:58 | 6596844 AlfredNeumann
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Cheers.  very few people think about the Supreme Law.  they rather talk about somei invisible guy in the sky that controls everything and insane prophecies from some hoax book.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:50 | 6596334 buzzsaw99
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surrender is the wrong word. delivered is the right word.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:58 | 6596336 Barnaby
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It'd be great if it were a bunch of defective* Chevys and 10,000 pounds of Chinese-made .22 slugs.

*ETA: I'm being told "defective" is redundant.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 10:55 | 6596341 Aussiekiwi
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When you have spent as long as the US military has in creating terrorist groups so you will have somebody you can use to terrorize the US Public and demand hundreds of billions of dollars in additional funding year after year, the last thing you want is the damn Russians coming along and killing them!!

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 11:04 | 6596358 SamEyeAm
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Soooo, $500 Million to train 50 Syrian "rebels" as effective surrender monkeys.

 

HOPE & CHANGE!!!

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 11:09 | 6596364 Hannibal
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To be clear: the US is fighting the jihadi terrorists scum they are funding and training.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 11:19 | 6596403 AlfredNeumann
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Don't forget the CIA/Mossad used 19 Arab 'patsies'' for 911.  They thought they were part of the exercise that day.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 11:40 | 6596448 silverer
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I shook my head in sorrow when I witnessed the evacuation of the US from Vietnam.  It was a total defeat for the US.  I watched as they pushed perfectly good helicopters off the decks of ships into the ocean.  Helicopters that if brought home, maybe could have been used for other worthwhile purposes, like ferrying medical emergencies.  One tiny example of the waste.  We were in trouble then, and certainly moreso now.  The waste of war, which continues daily under Obama's watch, will surely help bring the US down, while meanwhile the bulk of the US population cheers the bread and circuses on.  Today I saw a "I'm ready for Hillary" bumper sticker on the back of a new Honda.  So the majority of people would gladly elect a career criminal to the office of president?  Now, before I pull anyone from a burning car, they'll have to tell me who they voted for in the last election.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 12:25 | 6596614 headhunt
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The majority of leftists, communists, government employees, unions and morons would gladly elect a career criminal to the office of president

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:18 | 6596752 flysofree
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True, but most leftists these days are nothing like the sixties radicals and not remotely like those from 1940-50s.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 11:40 | 6596477 Yttrium Gold Ni...
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The problem with some western media and some western officials isn't that they are using double standards, the problem is that they can't decide which set of standards they apply at any given time. Basically, whatever Russia does or does not do is automatically portrayed in bad light. Fighting ISIS = bad, not fighting ISIS = also bad. For fucks sake, get your shit together.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 11:41 | 6596480 joego1
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Great, Send John McCain for a selfie with the victorious terrorists.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 12:22 | 6596602 headhunt
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I hope they are all being trained in a politically correct manner.

 

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 12:42 | 6596666 1033eruth
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"Surrender" is codespeak for GAVE.  Its all intentional.  American taxpayers foot the bill, contractors get paid, then tithe certain people in government for the fostering of these crimes.  

None of this shit is accidental.  NONE OF IT!  Taxpayers must pay out so that money comes back in (to certain people in government that expedited the spending).  Its a means to launder wealth from taxpayers.   

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 12:42 | 6596668 imbrbing
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Remind me again, who is fighting who, who is on whos side?

Syria fighting rebels, the rebels fighting Syria and ISIS, ISIS fighting Syria and everyone else. Russia helping Syria

who is fighting against rebels who is fighting against ISIS. ISIS ends up with US weapons and US weapons are used to fight against

Russia and ISIS. The US bombs ISIS yet doesnt want Asad in power who is fighting against ISIS also.

IM CONFUSED!!!!

 

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 12:43 | 6596669 falak pema
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Well  what began in NAM continues in Iraq and Syria...spreading US's planned obsolescence material to our current enemies and future allies!

The ONLY thing that the MIC cares about is that guns and ammo find a USER (not necessarily a buyer) cos ONCE he BITES the game just goes ON and ON and he will be hooked on the bait to become a FUTURE buyer !

Thats all that counts! And let the world blow itself up!

Perpetual Wars are the MIC's way of says we already have global warming!

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 12:50 | 6596688 The Indelicate ...
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One option people overlook is..... for the US to stop fucking around all over the fucking globe, close some of these absurd bases - in Germany, in Okinawa, in Iraq and Afghanistan - stop sticking our nose in, and focus on our own backyard for a change.

Hyperinterventionism has become the norm, but it is not normal, and it is seldom if ever in the economic or security interests of the people paying for the imperial hubris.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 12:59 | 6596710 AlfredNeumann
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http://tarpley.net/

 

If You Are in or Near the New York Area – Join Tarpley at Tax Wall Street Party’s United Nations Demonstration to Welcome Putin The Peacemaker to America

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2PM Sunday September 27, 2015 at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Near UN at East 47 Street Between First & Second Avenues, New York City

 

 

 

Come help us welcome the leading statesman in the world today, a friend and benefactor of the American people who prevented a general war in September 2013 by neutralizing the Saudi-Turkish staged provocation known as the Ghouta chemical weapons incident. Putin has worked to prevent the NATO-manufactured Ukraine crisis from spinning out of control. He is here seeking real American cooperation in the struggle to preserve civilization against the Turkish-backed ISIS-ISIL-IS-Daesh-Caliphate genocide organization. He deserves to get that cooperation. With most of the US peace movement sold out to regime change, humanitarian bombing and the Kiev regime, it’s up to Americans of intelligence and good will to make their voices heard. Come and help us show Obama what to do next!

 

Additional demonstrations Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 5pm, Dag Hammarskjold Plaza near UN. Stop by and be world-historical after work!

 

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Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:32 | 6596789 Usurious
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tarpley used to post here at ZH...........geopaul was is name........

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/guest-post-what-made-america-great-now-...

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:00 | 6596714 SmittyinLA
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Lol Ayotte, she's one of the open border RNC Bush whores, worthless liar POS Globalwarming Idiot.

Exhibit A: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm...

She voted to fund that stupidity.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:01 | 6596719 Joebloinvestor
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Once again the US proves it is the biggest arms dealer in the world.

We even give the stuff to the other side just to keep the churn.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:07 | 6596725 permarig
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This is of course not surprising, little doubt by now whose tools these terrorist groups are.

But news and lines like this: 'surrendered', 'six pick-up trucks and some ammunition' sound like half disinformation.
What's deal with the 10.000 troops from the CIA alone? How comes the media forgot about that?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/lawmakers-move-to...

"U.S. officials said the CIA has trained and equipped nearly 10,000 fighters sent into Syria over the past several years — meaning that the agency is spending roughly $100,000 per year for every anti-Assad rebel who has gone through the program."

"The House Intelligence Committee recently voted unanimously to cut as much as 20 percent of the classified funds flowing into a CIA program that U.S. officials said has become one the agency’s largest covert operations, with a budget approaching $1 billion a year."

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:10 | 6596734 flysofree
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Who cares? More F-250s, jetskis, vacation homes etc for the MIC contractors because they deserve it--they earned it the hard way by work.

Meanwhile a guy is picking up cans, and bottles 12hrs a day and makes like $20-30 per day.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:14 | 6596741 SmittyinLA
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Putin:
Sorry Barry, you cant have Ukraine resources occupied by Russians, and Syria, we have friends in Syria and ISRAEL which like us in Syria, and keep it on on the downlow but.......Hezbollah is about to eat shit 9 ways to Sunday right along with ISIS in Syria, wanna share the glory and cash a check?

Now about my shoes, they need shining.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:25 | 6596776 AlfredNeumann
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Hezbollah are the good guys,  Comparing them to ISIS is absurd.

If not for Hezbollah the Israel goons would have rolled over and stolen Lebanon years ago

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:28 | 6596783 pashley1411
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American foreign policy is simply a transmission vehicle to get money into the hands of arms dealers; even it means the weapons are shooting our side.

Always been that way.    See the "strategic village" program in Vietnam; great supply program to arm the then nascent Viet Cong. 

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:33 | 6596794 PhiBetaZappa
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Wake me when something happens that isn't planned.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 13:51 | 6596827 Gothic Optimism
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Popcorn anyone?

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 14:07 | 6596869 AlfredNeumann
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This is the kind of shithole country the USA has become 

>>>>>>>>>>>>

Dashcam footage shows horrifying moment cops drew their guns on husband and his PREGNANT wife after pulling them over as they drove to the hospital to give birth Tags: 

Dashcam footage captured the horrifying moment two police officers drew their guns on a husband and wife after pulling them over while they were rushing to the hospital to give birth.

James Reiner was driving his wife Dana to the hospital after her water broke in January 2012 in Hebron, Indiana when they passed a police car that suddenly turned on its lights and pulled them over, despite the fact that they were not speeding.

That is when James got out to tell Sgt. Anthony Dandurand that his wife was pregnant and they needed to get to the hospital. He responded by cuffing the man on the ground while another officer, Travis Thomas, held a gun on James.

Dana then tried to show the men that her waters had indeed broken - and they pointed a gun directly at her belly and yelled at her to 'get back in the fu**ing car.'

Yes, those Israeli-trained police are treating Americans EXACTLY the same way the IDF treats the Palestinians!

How does it feel?

Read more: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED | The History The US Government HOPES You Never Learn! http://whatreallyhappened.com/#ixzz3mrxHvv2L

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 14:55 | 6596991 Wahooo
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When it all goes to hell, I will feel somewhat sorry for the wives and kids of those cops. Karma is a bitch.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 15:36 | 6597065 IridiumRebel
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Take it to the mattresses.
Alfag Neumann will be insulated in his European bunker cuz lord knows this kind of thing is only going to happen in America. Europe is safe!

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 15:32 | 6597057 Tortuga
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Geez.

I suppot policemen for doing a job I don't want to do. But,

These two cops should be in jail. Today.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 14:25 | 6596925 Benjamin123
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Unrelated but Israel has arrested 4 palestinians for only throwing rocks.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4704303,00.html

When will it end? Poor people.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 14:37 | 6596945 AlfredNeumann
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Throwing rocks at people stealing your land and burning your home is ILLEGAL because Jews are the 'chosen' people and God says its okay, because Palestinians are not HIS children  ONLY JEWS ARE.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 15:38 | 6597053 The Indelicate ...
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Israel's Occupation Forces, illegally present in Palestine, arrested Palestinians?

How is that news?

How Israel protects its settlers who burn Palestinian children alive

https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/how-israel-protects-it...

Israel is a racist, lunatic state trying to recreate a kingdom or state - that never existed.

http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/solomon.htm

Of course, after the war of aggression in 1967, which was intended to gain territory in addition to that taken beyond the UN partition allotment in the late 40s - Israel's refrain was "oy - we can't give up the land we're so narrow in the middle its indefensible and these natives are sooooo hostile!

Which is uniquely Jewish I think. You break into my house burning and looting and as I'm cornered in the kitchen you say you can't leave even that room because I "hate you" sniff sniff.

Awwwww

http://www.alternet.org/world/how-israel-covers-its-ugly-racial-holy-war

By the way - I like you more than Dutch boy here. fwiw.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 17:00 | 6597265 Benjamin123
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I see no one opened the link.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 14:38 | 6596949 shovelhead
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You'd think that with all the facepalming their cheeks would get so sore they would just stop.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 14:41 | 6596957 AlfredNeumann
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Iran’s ‘take’ on Russian build-up in Syria

 

Things were going splendidly for Israel until Russia arrived on the scene as the great ‘spoiler’.

The first detailed Iranian commentary on the Russian military build-up in Syria appeared in a Fars news agency piece.

The Iranian interpretation runs counter to the story being spread by Israel and right-wing American propagandists that the Russian forces intend to join the war in Syria.

The Israeli media even claimed that the Russian intervention in Syria is in active collaboration with the so-called Quds Force of the IRGC. The Israeli disinformation aims to put pressure on the Barack Obama administration not to coordinate with Russia over Syria.

Read more: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED | The History The US Government HOPES You Never Learn! http://whatreallyhappened.com/#ixzz3ms61K3c4

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 15:37 | 6597069 The Indelicate ...
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tell rivero to hire someone who can design a web page that doesn't look like it's from 2001.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 15:43 | 6597079 Mr. Bones
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4 or 5 for 40 million smacks of the cold war's $1000 hammers.

 

 

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 15:44 | 6597082 Raul44
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"...when Barack Obama will question Vladimir Putin on the intention behind Russia’s deepening military involvement in Syria, according to US officials." >> are you fucking kidding me, its Putin that should question Obama about his intentions lol ;)

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 16:37 | 6597206 83_vf_1100_c
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  I was not aware the French had that much influence in the ME.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 17:35 | 6597377 Monetas
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Have the Russians killed any Muslims yet ?

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 18:10 | 6597496 Son of Captain Nemo
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What happens to the EU when they don't cooperate with their unwanted and unwelcome house guest for the last 70 years that wants to take them to war!..

Why we're seeing the refugee crisis in Europe!  ZH really needs to go to town on this.

Sat, 09/26/2015 - 19:47 | 6597670 TeethVillage88s
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I don't know what to say about the article sources.

I predicted the end of NATO in response to USA and NATO pressing forward against the Russian very early this year.

But I'm a nobody, and don't pretend to have anything but common sense.

- I could easily see US Sources stating that US Military capability is weak and fails in many theaters, many kinds of warfare with the Russians... as a ploy for more funding and to pull the American Public toward the Right, toward MIC Funding, Toward more Authorized Troop levels, Toward a Republican Neo-Con Government
- Propaganda is required now by the remaining elements of the Zio-Cons for their agenda & the Presidential Campaign

- I don't see any official statements or primary sources for the statement that Germany will leave NATO

Sat, 10/03/2015 - 17:29 | 6626255 mendolover
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I don't trust Dave Hodges.

Do NOT follow this link or you will be banned from the site!