"Secret" Norwegian Report Details ISIS-Turkey Oil Trade As UN Vows To "Cut Off" Terrorist "Funding Sources"
“The resolution gives us more flexibility to go after those who are helping Isil [Isis], whether to move funds, to store funds or to earn funds”.
That’s from Adam Szubin, undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the US Treasury. Szubin is referencing a Security Council resolution proposed by Washington and Moscow that calls for a crackdown on Islamic State’s access to the international financial system.
As FT reports, the “rare meeting of Security Council member finance ministers also resolved to press other nations to enforce more rigorously existing rules that are designed to limit the flow of revenues, fighters and equipment to the Islamist militant group.”
And here’s a bit of largely meaningless rhetoric from the UN itself:
At its first ever meeting at Finance Ministers’ level, the United Nations Security Council today stepped up its efforts to cut off all sources of funding for the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIL) and other terrorist groups, including ransom payments, no matter by whom.
The Council also called on Member States to promote enhanced vigilance by persons within their jurisdiction to detect any diversion of explosives and raw materials and components that can be used to manufacture improvised explosive devices or unconventional weapons, including chemical components, detonators, detonating cord, or poisons.
“They (the terrorists) are agile and have been far too successful in attaining resources for their heinous acts,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Council at the start of the debate. “As Da’esh (another name for ISIL) and other terrorist groups disseminate their hateful propaganda and ratchet up murderous attacks, we must join forces to prevent them from acquiring and deploying resources to do further harm,” he stressed.
Yes, "we must" keep the terrorists from "acquiring and deploying resources to do further harm." The reason we call that "meaningless" rheotric is that it's an insult to anyone who knows anything about the role some UN members play in financing and supplying ISIS.
Take this statement for instance: "The Council also called on Member States to promote enhanced vigilance by persons within their jurisdiction to detect any diversion of explosives and raw materials and components that can be used to manufacture improvised explosive devices or unconventional weapons, including chemical components."
Well, for starters, we know that ammonium nitrate flows from Akcakale across the border to the Syrian town of Tel Abyad which has fallen into ISIS hands on a number of occasions. From a The New York Times piece published in May:
Ammonium nitrate has been a vital ingredient in some of the world’s most notorious terrorist attacks, including the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building in 1995 and the bombings of the United States Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998.
It has also been widely used by militants in Iraq and Afghanistan, and by the Islamic State.
A bomb filled with about 45,000 pounds could damage 16 city blocks, Dr. John Goodpaster, a forensic chemist at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis said, adding that there appeared to be at least 55,000 pounds in the pile of sacks waiting to enter the crossing [between Akcakale and Tel Abyad].
“That is a definite concern,” he said.
Turkish officials failed to explain why the substance was allowed to cross.
And as for preventing "chemical components" from falling into ISIS hands, not only has Turkey failed to be part of the solution, Ankara is actually busy accusing those who try to expose the source of illegal sarin gas transfers of treason. Recall that earlier this week, the Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into CHP deputy Eren Erdem following the lawmaker's claims that radical groups used Turkey as a transit route for the shipment of sarin gas.
In addition to the above, Turkey also stands accused (by Russia and others) of facilitating the sale of illegal ISIS crude and thereby of helping Islamic State secure the hundres of millions of dollars in funding it needs to continue to destabilize the Assad government in Syria and counter Iranian/Shiite influence in Iraq.
Combine all of that with the fact that, as Vladimir Putin pointed out last month in Antalya, ISIS is receiving funding from at least 40 countries including G20 members. So yes, the UN's "resolution" is completely farcical.
Underscoring that assessment is a new "secret" report prepared on behalf of the Norwegian foreign ministry by Rystad Energy. According to Dagens Næringsliv (translated), the report shows that "large quantities of oil have been smuggled across the border to Turkey from IS-controlled areas in Syria and Iraq." The "oil is sent by tankers via smuggling routes across the border [and] is sold at greatly reduced prices, from 25 to 45 dollars a barrel," the report says.
Dagens Næringsliv goes on to implicate the same network of traffickers who helped Saddam avoid international sanctions, in helping ISIS export crude and import cash.
"The UN Security Council will discuss Thursday a French proposal to impose sanctions on countries that allow trade in IS," the paper adds, dryly.
So there you go UN Security Council. If you're looking for states that are helping ISIS "acquire and deploy resources," we would suggest looking at NATO's own Turkey because apparently, everyone in the entire world knows what's going on and no one wants to do anything about it.
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There is an interesting Reuters article about NATO vs. Erdogan.
NATO Aid For Turkey Also Meant To Prevent Russia Clash
This shit-brew has been quietly bubblin’ in Brussels for weeks and, finally, they let the steamy stench out.
Isn’t it hilarious – NATO, instead of reacting to Putin’s moves, spends all its time, effort, and money on trying to contain Erdogan?
They know full well that if the Russians shoot down a Turkish plane, they (NATO) will do absolutely nothing.
NATO is nothing but the MIC’s Sales Department . ;-)
Looney
ANFO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANFO
Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil. We've already seen them doing their own refining...
Some good articles on the ISIS oil trade with NATO involvement here today, in case you're interested:
http://www.strategic-culture.org/
Two major things happened today:
1. Russia has implemented S-400 in Syria, so Turkey will not fly into Syria any longer.
2. The blackbox of the downed Su-24 has been opened. Only two international experts have followed the call of Putin, think it was one British and one Chinese expert.
I'm quite excited when the results wil be revealed. Things will get really interesting if the data shows that the jet never was in turkish territory.
Posted twice in error
So this 'money' cannot be tracked or stopped through the banking system?
Well that's strange because if you are overdrawn by $1 they will find you on another planet and then if you do not pay up, you will be unable to access the banking system because they will totally shut you out!
The agenda rolls on......
http://beforeitsnews.com/conspiracy-theories/2015/12/as-events-spiral-ou...
"Dagens Næringsliv goes on to implicate the same network of traffickers who helped Saddam avoid international sanctions, in helping ISIS export crude and import cash. "
Let me guess...CIA funded.
Hmmm....these long convoys of oil trucks should be easy prey for Russian aircraft. Cluster bombs and/or 30mm cannon fire should work quite nicely on long lines of trucks. I would have thought the Russia air units would have cut off most the supply from Sysria and Iraq by now. They don't even need satellites to spot this stuff.
Personally, I would bomb those tankers just 10 metres shortf the Turkish border and let the Turks inhale the shit they have created.
ISIS, backed by USA, the house of Saud...etc...
Turkey, member of NATO, scamming ISIS oil....sells it to Israel..
What a clusterfuck, and yet no one goes down for this, it all gets brushed aside. Meanwhile the fucking stupid box won't stop for 5 minutes with this asinine terrorist / ISIS bullshit. King O imports another 100K Muzzies...
Yup, move along, nuthing to see here folks..
Try explaining it to the sheep though. It's almost impossible for them to grasp. The propaganda is working so well on the people too lazy to research things themselves.
Of course.
That's what this guy is doing here.
http://www.thedailysheeple.com/video-what-is-a-united-nations-multinational-force-observer-doing-on-u-s-soil_122015
Fuck those blue helmets.
I think the United Nations needs to appoint Turkey at the head of a commission that will examine the truth or otherwise of the allegations against it. This would be in line with the previous appointment of Saudi Arabia to head a human rights group.
Turkey not only has blood on her hands but also on her lips.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. The U.S said Putin was full of shit when he claimed that Turkey was dealing with ISIS even though he had a hell of a lot more proof than Colin Powell did when he tried to convince the world Iraq had chemical weapons. So if the U.S disagrees why should I believe this "secret"report? Oh wait...., never mind...., answered my own question.
Of course Norway is angry at ISIS oil flowing into Europe and undercutting it's own North Sea oil!
Three things are necessary for farming, fertilizer (ammonium nitrate) and diesel for tractors and water. From what I read, excluding water, they go boom when mixed as in Oklahoma City. But, it could be a direct factor in the food supply of the innocent.
This may be a little more difficult than arms imported or oil exported by ISIS. HOWEVER it might be reasonable to cut off imports directly into ISIS held land and have it go to farmers from the less hostile south.
That is one of the problems of ISIS having gained land control.
Russia is only bombing in Syria so according to Putin in his Q&A session, the oil is now heading to Turkey via Iraq. He stated that in Syria the tactics have changed where the oil is being moved at night in convoys of 10 to 15 trucks maximum. But most is heading into Iraq where the Russians have aerial photography of 11,000 trucks! Guess who isn't bombing them there?
"11,000 trucks"
Where are they all coming from? An average sized city only needs a couple of hundred tankers to keep the retail trade going, so they must be buying them on the international market. Note to Russian intelligence: Find out who's exporting retired fleets to Turkey and have a polite chat with them.
Putin could get the war done in a month
All oil is leaving Turkey from two main ports/sorties. Port Serin being one of them
If a few oiltankers are hit and the winddirection is right oil will flow irrigate the Turkish coast with all the luxury Hotels and Israelie- German French-Russians on holiday
This is the only way to floor Turkey . Easy - low cost - quick - efficient. Turkey cashes 34 Billion a year from Tourisme.
Putin wants a long war which is remarkable. Why does Putin fails to knock down an enemy.
Putin wants a long war which is remarkable. Why does Putin fails to knock down an enemy.
Is have fun, is like cat play with mouse....
(sorry about the accent, reading too much of that Alotofcrap fella)
This blowing up of oil convoys strikes me as somewhat theatrical. Why not blow up the loading stations instead of picking off a few trucks at a time? There can't be more than a handful of loading stations as opposed to a thousand or more trucks, as we've been told. Take those out and you've shut down the whole operation.
Of course blowing them up in the desert is way more spectacular, so there's that.
If someone is stealing fruit you do not cut down the tree.
How is a loading station a tree?
Did I say blow up the oil wells or refineries? That's a tree.
A little more thinking please. Clever isn't always smart.
ebear don't get upset.
I simply presumed (perhaps mistakenly) that these facilities are all in close proximity.
My apologies if you took it as a personal swipe but it wasn't meant to be.
Still trying to tie Saddam to ISIS and Muslim terrorism I see, Saddam hated ISIS-Al-Qaida-Mullah-Emir-folk, he literally chased those assholes out of the country.
The UN relies mostly on the same funding source as ISIS does. What are they really going to do?
LOL ... the UN is a globalist terror organization. How ironic!
By the way, that Indian asshole actor in the Harold and Kumar movie now works for the White House Propagand office...so yes, he is a real terrorist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kal_Penn
Kal Penn as Associate Director of the Office of Public Engagement...Penn was an advocate for Barack Obama's presidential campaign in 2007 and 2008 and a member of Obama's National Arts Policy Committee.[20] He appears in the Barack Obama-supporting video "Sí Se Puede Cambiar" by Andres Useche[21] and appeared with comedian George Lopez on January 18, 2009, at "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial".
Bilal's dark chocolate
& to mafia head papa erDOGan's pocket
Pirate captain America & its euroPeons look the other way
Ho hum
...
& the bottle of rum