Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Friday 2 October 2015

Op-Ed

Syria: Thoughts On The Russian Air Support
By Moon Of Alabama
When the Russians have settled in we can expect a regular 100-150 air attacks per day on the "moderate rebels" with surges of up to 250 per day. - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43018.htm
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US Complains As Russia Bombs its Terrorists
By Tony Cartalucci
Russia is bombing terrorists who are either operating under the banner of Al Qaeda but are portrayed as otherwise by the US, - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43015.htm
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Bombs Kill Shock
By Craig Murray
The media have suddenly noticed that bombs kill an awful lot of civilians. But only Russian bombs, of course.. -http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43019.htm
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Obama's Ludicrous 'Barrel Bomb' Theme
By Robert Parry
Obama - denounced anyone who doesn't favor "regime change" in Syria as advocating "support [for] tyrants like Bashar al-Assad, who drops barrel bombs to massacre innocent children." -http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43017.htm
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Finally Some Clarity About Russian Plans For Syria
By The Saker
Putin has basically forced the USA to accept the Russian plan. - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43010.htm
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In Case You Missed It
Putin: Who Created ISIS? 
Video
"Who armed the Syrians who were fighting Assad?" - "Do you really not understand who is fighting in Syria? They are mercenaries" - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43013.htm
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Regime Change as American as Apple Pie
By Finian Cunningham
Clandestine American-led interventions have fuelled the explosion in terror networks across the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa. -http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43014.htm
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Hundreds of Iranian Soldiers in Syria for Major Ground Offensive: Report
By MEE Staff
The soldiers will reportedly join Syrian government forces for ground fight while Russian warplanes attack from air. -http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43012.htm
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Rouhani's Dual Messages And Iran's Security Strategy
By Gareth Porter
"The priority" on Syria, he said, "is the duty to collaborate against terrorism," -http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43011.htm
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Mahmoud Abbas Drops Wet Firecracker, Not Bombshell, At UN
By Ali Abunimah
The PA leader failed to announce any concrete measures and only threatened unspecificied future actions. -http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43009.htm
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The Moral Rabbit Hole
By Robert C. Koehler
U.S. soldiers still fighting in Afghanistan - are under orders to be "culturally sensitive" regarding . . . the sexual abuse of children. - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43016.htm
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The Revolutionary Act Of Telling The Truth
By John Pilger
From the confinement of a room in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, the courage of Julian Assange is an eloquent response to the cowards who have smeared him and the rogue power seeking revenge on him. -http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43008.htm
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The Latin America WikiLeaks Files
By Alexander Main & Dan Beeton
US diplomatic cables reveal a coordinated assault against Latin America's left-wing governments. - http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article43020.htm
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Hard News    


15 killed in Syrian airstrikes against rebel-held areas:
Women and children were among those killed by the strikes that targeted rebel-held areas in the countryside of Homs, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
 
 
French raid on IS in Syria 'kills 12 child soldiers':
A Syrian activist group on Wednesday said France's first air strike on Islamic State militants in Syrian territory killed 30, including 12 child soldiers. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday's strike on an IS camp in eastern Syria had also wounded about 20 fighters.
 
 
Russian air strikes hit CIA-trained rebels:
Two Russian air strikes in Syria Thursday hit a training camp operated by rebel groups that received military training organised by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the commander of the group told Reuters.
 
 
Western-backed Syrian rebel group says hit by Russian air strikes:
 Russian air strikes in northwest Syria which Moscow said targeted Islamic State fighters hit a rebel group supported by Western opponents of President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday, wounding eight, the group's commander said.
 
 
Russia says Islamic State group not the only target in Syria:
Russian jets carried out a second day of strikes in Syria Thursday, and some activists claimed that the targets included rebels backed by the United States as concerns grew about a conflict that has now drawn in warplanes from the world's two most powerful militaries.
 
 
Putin: Claims Russian jets killed civilians in Syria emerged before airstrikes started:
Reports of alleged casualties among civilians caused by Russian airstrikes in Syria emerged even before Russian warplanes were launched for their first combat mission, President Vladimir Putin said, branding such reports 'information attacks.'
 
 
Syria Condemns US Airstrikes, Praises Russian Aerial Bombing:
A presidential spokesperson accused the Washington and their allies of violating Syria's sovereignty and international law.
 
 
Syrian Kurdish fighters welcome Russian strikes, demand weapons for anti-IS fight:
The largest pro-Kurdish group fighting in Syria has said it is ready to co-operate with Moscow, after Russian jets began launching airstrikes in the country.
 
 
27 people killed in Iraq:
A total of 27 people were killed on Wednesday in clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants and U.S.-led coalition air strikes in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a provincial security source said.
 
 
Peshmerga forces retake 12 villages from Daesh in Iraq:
Thousands of Kurdish Peshmerga forces have managed to retake 12 villages in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk from Daesh terrorists, after they mounted an all-out ground offensive to drive out the militants from the oil-rich areas.
 
 
Iraq PM open to Russian airstrikes on Islamic State militants:
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told FRANCE24 in an exclusive interview broadcast on Thursday that he is open to allowing Russia to carry out air strikes against Islamic State group militants in Iraq.
 
 
U.S.-Backed Saudi Bombing Campaign Blamed For Civilian Deaths In Yemen:
Two-thirds of the reported civilian deaths during the conflict since March were caused by Saudi led airstrikes.
 
 
Hadi loyalists claim capture of key Yemen strait:
Houthis yet to confirm loss of Bab al-Mandeb, strategic waterway through which much of Middle East oil exports pass.
 
 
Two Israelis killed in West Bank shooting:
The IDF believes the shooting was carried out from a passing vehicle which fled the scene after the attack, Channel 2 reports.
 
 
Watch: Stern Netanyahu's UN speech : Video -
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the State of Israel, at the general debate of the 70th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
 
 
UK helped Saudi Arabia get UN human rights role through 'secret deal' to exchange votes, leaked documents suggest:
The classified exchanges, published by The Australian newspaper, allegedly suggest the UK initiated the secret negotiations by asking Saudi Arabia for its support.
 
 
Pakistani forces kills 25 "militants" in air strikes, army says:
Pakistani forces killed 25 suspected "militants" in air strikes on Thursday on northwestern strongholds near the border with Afghanistan, the Pakistani army said.
 
 
Afghan forces recapture city center amid fierce clashes with Taliban:
Afghan troops recaptured the center of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday amid fierce clashes with Taliban militants, three days after losing the provincial capital in a humbling defeat for Kabul and its U.S. allies.
 
 
Pentagon's top Russia official resigns:
"She has advised three secretaries of defense on Russia policy, providing steady counsel on how the U.S. should respond to Russia's aggressive actions and has been deeply involved in securing $244 million in support for Ukraine," the official said.
 
 
Canadian military explored plan to fully integrate forces with U.S.:
CBC News has learned that a Canadian military effort to formally create integrated forces with the United States for expeditionary operations included an even more ambitious option - a plan to fully integrate military forces, explored during a meeting with the top generals from the two countries.
 
 
At least 15 killed in US college shooting:
At least 15 people were killed and another 20 wounded at a shooting on Thursday at a community college in Roseburg, Oregon, media reported.
 
 
Trump says he'd send back Syrians taken in by U.S.:
'If I win, they're going back': "If I win, they're going back." The billionaire businessman, said during an hour-long speech that he was worried the refugees, who have been fleeing their country after years of civil war, could be disguised Islamic State militants.
 
 
Bernie Sanders Is Outpacing Obama 2008 in Total Contributors:
Bernie Sanders has raised more than $24 million over the past three months of campaigning, according to an early estimate provided to TIME by an aide, a significant haul that exceeds the campaign's initial goals and reflects the Vermont Senator's widespread grassroots support.
 
 
Medical students to participate in 'nationwide day of action':
Students from the UNM School of Medicine will join medical students from across the country Thursday in a national "teach-in" and vigil, to remember millions of Americans who remain uninsured, underinsured and underserved by the current health care system.
 
 
60 percent of Americans don't trust their mass media - poll:
A new Gallup poll has found that six in 10 Americans say that their trust in mass media ranges from "not very much" to "none at all." Those surveyed were asked about the media reporting the news fully, accurately and fairly.