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CIA, Saudis To Give "Select" Syrian Militants Weapons Capable Of Downing Commercial Airliners
Wednesday brought a veritable smorgasbord of “new” information about the Russian passenger jet which fell out of the sky above the Sinai Peninsula last weekend.
First there was an audio recording from ISIS’ Egyptian affiliate reiterating that they did indeed “down” the plane. Next, the ISIS home office in Raqqa (or Langley or Hollywood) released a video of five guys sitting in the front yard congratulating their Egyptian “brothers” on the accomplishment.
Then the UK grounded air traffic from Sharm el-Sheikh noting that the plane “may well” have had an “explosive device” on board.
Finally, US media lit up with reports that according to American “intelligence” sources, ISIS was probably responsible for the crash.
Over the course of the investigation, one question that’s continually come up is whether militants could have shot the plane down. Generally speaking, the contention that ISIS (or at least IS Sinai) has the technology and/or the expertise to shoot down a passenger jet flying at 31,000 feet has been discredited by “experts” and infrared satellite imagery.
But that’s nothing the CIA can’t fix.
With the Pentagon now set to deploy US ground troops to Syria (and indeed they may already be there, operating near Latakia no less), Washington is reportedly bolstering the supply lines to “moderate” anti-regime forces at the urging of (guess who) the Saudis and Erdogan.
Incredibly, some of the weapons being passed out may be shoulder-fire man-portable air-defense systems, or Manpads, capable of hitting civilian aircraft.
But don’t worry, those will only be given to “select rebels.” Here’s more from WSJ:
The U.S. and its regional allies agreed to increase shipments of weapons and other supplies to help moderate Syrian rebels hold their ground and challenge the intervention of Russia and Iran on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. officials and their counterparts in the region said.
The deliveries from the Central Intelligence Agency, Saudi Arabia and other allied spy services deepen the fight between the forces battling in Syria, despite President Barack Obama’s public pledge to not let the conflict become a U.S.-Russia proxy war.
Saudi officials not only pushed for the White House to keep the arms pipeline open, but also warned the administration against backing away from a longstanding demand that Mr. Assad must leave office.
In the past month of intensifying Russian airstrikes, the CIA and its partners have increased the flow of military supplies to rebels in northern Syria, including of U.S.-made TOW antitank missiles, these officials said. Those supplies will continue to increase in coming weeks, replenishing stocks depleted by the regime’s expanded military offensive.
An Obama administration official said the military pressure is needed to push Mr. Assad from power.
“Assad is not going to feel any pressure to make concessions if there is no viable opposition that has the capacity, through the support of its partners, to put pressure on his regime,” the official said.
In addition to the arms the U.S. has agreed to provide, Saudi and Turkish officials have renewed talks with their American counterparts about allowing limited supplies of shoulder-fire man-portable air-defense systems, or Manpads, to select rebels. Those weapons could help target regime aircraft, in particular those responsible for dropping barrel bombs, and could also help keep Russian air power at bay, the officials said.
Mr. Obama has long rebuffed such proposals, citing the risk to civilian aircraft and fears they could end up in the hands of terrorists. To reduce those dangers, U.S. allies have proposed retrofitting the equipment to add so-called kill switches and specialized software that would prevent the operator from using the weapon outside a designated area, said officials in the region briefed on the option.
U.S. intelligence agencies are concerned that a few older Manpads may already have been smuggled into Syria through supply channels the CIA doesn’t control.
If that sounds insane to you, that’s because it is. Even as US intelligence (which we can only assume emanates from the CIA) indicates that IS Sinai likely brought down a Russian passenger jet with 224 people on board, the same CIA is working with the Saudis to supply “select rebels” with weapons capable of shooting down commercial airliners.
In order to make sure no one ends up blowing a 747 out of the sky, Washington will “retrofit” the weapons with “special” software that makes sure they can only be used in certain areas.
Make no mistake, this has gone beyond absurd and is now bordering on the bizarre. It’s apparently not enough that the US is supplying anti-tank missiles to rebels shooting at the very same Iran-backed militias that the US implicitly supports across the border in Iraq so now, the CIA and Saudi Arabia will give these rebels the firepower to shoot down planes, meaning that in the “best” case scenario they’ll be firing at Russian fighter jets, and in the worst case scenario these weapons will end up in the “wrong” hands and be used to down commercial flights.
It's difficult to see how John Kerry can attend "peace" talks in Vienna and keep a straight face while chatting with Sergei Lavrov. That's not to say that Russia bears no responsibility for its role in the conflict (sure, Moscow is supporting a "legitimate" government in Syria but they're still dropping bombs on populated areas), but the US and the Saudis are arming Sunni extremist groups and encouraging them to shoot at Russian and Iranian forces. For Obama to suggest this isn't a proxy war is absurd.
Putting this all together, it now appears possible that the US is, i) sending anti-tank weapons to rebels who are shooting at Iranian soldiers, ii) embedding ground troops near Latakia which means they'll almost certainly be engaging Hezbollah directly, and iii) passing weapons capable of downing a commercial airliner to "select" militants days after a Russian passenger jet exploded in the skies above the Sinai Peninsula.
This is all in conjunction with the Saudis and Erodgan, who just rigged an election in Turkey on the way to rewriting his country's constitution.
And the Western media reports this with a straight face as though it all makes some measure of sense...
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The 'shining city on the hill' shoots down commercial airliners.
The batshit crazy Zionists on the Hill shoot down anything in their way, as per their Wolfowitz Doctrine, Project for a New American Century and the Yinon Plan for a Greater Israel, using the District of Cowards as its bully boy; blackmailing and threatening. Stop making excuses for the 'globalists' and their declarations of a new world order, all set out in their own words for anyone paying attention.
These globalists have no loyalty to any land or people, as per one of their other crypto nazionist scribblings:
The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives by zbigniew brzezinskiBrzezinski who sees the USA as easily manipulated for his psychopathic ends, and his money masters with household names like Bill Gates in tow. Evil, with smiley faces.
The Cabal - I am so sick and tired of this shit! I know its tv but it hits the nail on the head. It also appeals to the couch potatoes, may I ask people to make it a massive hammer on the head of the sheep and we all keep posting it on every site we can. No I have nothing to do with the tv show, I am just trying to knock on the heads of the people. Why not try and save the lives of Nato soldiers by clicking a link and sharing the tale, I say again it's not a money grabbing thing, I live in England and have nothing to do with American TV.
https://youtu.be/bv1wBYQ4fQg
ISIS == FSA == Al-Qaeda == CIA == AMERICA & its allies
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Evil Dark sun shining over the planet earth sending evil dark rays of death
ISIS supplied by US
founded by Russia
So who is worse?
Why can't you people ever admit to Russia's hand in terrorisms schemes in the ME?
PUTIN puffer forum.
well we do have some agreement, al-Qaeda, Clinton, and mc' cain are calling for a no fly zone in Syria.
when Russia comes out with the truth on who downed the airliner, they have their 911, and according to the us's actions in Iraq, after 911, Russia should be able to do what ever they want in Syria, to rid isis.
this makes us's foreign policy looks good, as it stands now the us, s.a., and I will print it, ISRAEL supporting isis,and al-queada.
Russia has more time on it's hand than some figure, is there a nato with no e.u.?
another 2-3 months, the temps drop to freezing, e.u. will be in trouble, so will turkey, those refugee's aren't going to go north, and they pissed off the kurds with the "elections".
I hope the brain trust I earlier mentioned try to enforce a no fly zone, if they could possibly accomplish that, China's, and Russia's shipping, and mic sectors will pick-up.
get Iraq, to sign a couple pieces of paper, make it a no-fly zone.
the Caspian sea will fill-up with cargo ships full of supplies going to kurds, Iraq military, Syria.
sounds like Obama wants to get these man-pads electronically adapted so he can drone people, and bring down air-planes while watching espn.
this is where the term war on terror has to change.
here's another picture of black robes, white tennis shoes, and white Toyotas.
where were these picture taken?
if it's a war on terror anyone carrying around military weapons, and not in uniform should be shot on site.
I deleted the long post I was making. Replace it with just.
Fing Idiots!!! The ones in control. The ones supposed to report on it. The hundreds of millions ignoring it. The gigantic, worldwide circle shooting each other in the foot. AAAAAaaaaaarrrrgggghhh!
The one little thing that Canada was smart enough to do? Keep Cuban rum on the shelf and in my glass.
Russia still has a big ace up its sleeve. Will be most fascinating if it comes to be.
Not long ago, ISIS was attempting to blow up Russian fighter aircraft .. by putting explosives in condoms. This primeval plot to make home made weapons - FAILED MISERABLY.
Now we are supposed to believe that the same people ... cooked up a bomb sophisticated enough to pass through airport security and then to destroy an airliner. Obviously something does not add up. Either ISIS got help from someone who knows that they are doing, or the attack on the Russian airliner involves "outside knowledge' (someone outside ISIS). Maybe ISIS and Al Qaeda are cooperating. Or maybe there is a completely different explanation. No doubt the Russian FSB will be looking very hard at all these possibilities.
The idea that we (USofA) can have a policy of giving material support to any faction in a war setting without giving weapons having impact is seriously flawed. Can't give a war without breaking a few eggs, don'cha know? Having said that, this article goes out of its way to emphasize the capabilities of anti-tank weapons and totally ignoring basic fact. Not a chance in Hades that a TOW or any other shoulder fired missle took down that airliner flying at 6 mile altitude. Even if one could be aimed that accurately, it would run out of fuel before reaching that target.