Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Thursday, 25 September 2014

US Attacks on Isis May Help Bashar al-Assad Keep his "Regime" Alive

By Robert Fisk

Were these Islamist "warriors" really sitting around - drinking tea, perhaps - at "training camps" so that the Americans could kill them?


US Ties Itself in Legal Knots to Cover Shifting Rationale for Syria Strikes

By Dan Roberts

The US also argued that there was legal right to pursue Isis inside Syria due to the weakness of that country's government - a regime the US has been actively urging be undermined by rebel groups for much of the past two years.


Obama At UN: Hypocrisy, Lies and Newspeak

Video and Transcript

"We fight for our ideals, and are willing to criticize ourselves when we fall short. Because we hold our leaders accountable, and insist on a free press and independent judiciary."


'It Never Happened' - US Intervention in Syria

By Ian Sinclair

How can something not happen even while it was happening, you ask? Let me explain.


Senate Torture Report Vanishes

By Philip Giraldi

The crisis involving the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a Godsend to politicians, which is probably why the threat actually posed by the group is being hyped.


National Security, Patriotism, and Treason

By Jacob G. Hornberger

The U.S. government leads the world in assassinations. No other regime can come close in this remarkable achievement.


Turning Americans into Snitches for the Police State
'See Something, Say Something' and Community Policing

By John W. Whitehead

The Justice Department guidelines sound as if they were taken from a Nazi guide on how to rule a nation.

  

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At least 59 killed in air strikes, clashes in Iraq: -
At least 59 people were killed in separate air strikes and clashes with the Islamic State militants across Iraq on Wednesday, while the militants blew two archeological and religious sites in Salahudin province, security sources said.


New anti-ISIS airstrike in Syria, 4 more in Iraq - Pentagon:
"Two airstrikes west of Baghdad destroyed two ISIL armed vehicles and a weapons cache. Two airstrikes southeast of Irbil destroyed ISIL fighting positions. A fifth airstrike damaged eight ISIL vehicles in Syria northwest of Al Qa'im.


British teenager killed in US, Syria strikes:
His mother, Khadijah Kamara, told of her "anger" towards the people who "brainwashed" her son.


Despite US attacks, ISIS fighters advance on Kurdish city:
U.S. planes pounded ISIS positions in Syria for a second day on Wednesday, but the strikes did not halt the fighters' advance in a Kurdish area where fleeing refugees told of villages burnt and captives beheaded.


US: Strikes on Islamic State, Khorasan in Syria first step of a years-long campaign:
Syrian rebels and media activists said the airstrikes also killed at least 10 civilians when a missile struck a building temporarily housing displaced people in Idlib province. The Islamic State had evacuated many of the buildings and encampments struck in Raqqa, the Islamic State's de facto capital.


How "Khorasan" Went From Nowhere To The Biggest Threat To The U.S.:
 "I think the USG is blowing them [Khorasan] way out of proportion," said a congressional aide who focuses on Syria. "They need a good story right now and saying they subverted a terrorist plot against America is good press."


Jimmy Carter: US bomb attack on Islamic State 'likely to kill more civilians' than fighters:
"When ISIS forces go into a city and take it over, and then the United States goes over there with bombers and drops bombs, we are very likely to kill more civilians than ISIS members," Carter said


Pentagon Expects Islamic State to Rebound after Syria Airstrikes:
"We have seen evidence that they have already done that," Mayville said, but the U.S. will not seek to counter by using ground forces. "We have not put, and we will not put, ground forces into Syria."


Jordan bombed IS in Syria on Wednesday: US officials:
Jordanian warplanes carried out a bombing raid against the Islamic State group in Syria on Wednesday as part of a second day of US-led air strikes against the jihadists, two US defense officials told AFP.


Stephen Harper considering sending more Canadian troops to Iraq:
 Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is considering increasing Canada's direct military involvement in the fight against the Islamic State terror army in Iraq.


Exclusive: U.S. told Iran of intent to strike Islamic State in Syria - source:
Asked about the assurance that Syrian government forces would not be targeted, the senior U.S. State Department official told Reuters: "We communicated our intentions, but not specific timing or targets, to the Iranians.


Iran and US in secret alliance: Analysis -
They may deny it but behind the scenes the West and Iran are co-operating in the battle against Isis


Syria air strikes: Iran 'says US attacks on Isis are illegal':
The US-led air strikes on Isis targets in Syria are illegal and should have been conducted only after receiving consent from the Syrian government, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has reportedly said.


"America Mother of Terrorism" : Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah Speech : Video -
Lebanon should not be part of the U.S.-led international coalition fighting terrorism because "America is the mother of terrorism," the leader of Hezbollah said in a televised speech Tuesday night.


3,000 European jihadis now in Syria, Iraq: EU counterterrorism head:
The number of Europeans joining Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq has jumped by a third to around 3,000 in a few months, the EU counterterrorism chief said Tuesday.


Belgium set to send 6 F-16 jets to anti-Islamic State coalition: -
Belgium is set to offer six fighter jets to the U.S.-led coalition to combat Islamic State militants in Iraq, the country's defense ministry said on Wednesday.


UK MPs likely to back US-led coalition airstrikes against ISIS, but only in Iraq:
Parliament will be recalled on Friday to discuss Britain's role in air strikes against ISIS. While MPs will likely reject joining US-Arab strikes on Syria on legal grounds, support is growing for strikes on Iraq.


French hostage Herve Gourdel beheaded in Algeria:
 Jund al-Khilafa killed Mr Gourdel, 55, after its deadline for France to halt air strikes on IS in Iraq ran out.


Philippine militants threaten to kill German hostages:
Abu Sayyaf demanded a ransom and an end to German support for the US-led coalition against Islamic State (IS), a monitoring service called SITE reports.


Family receives audio file of Isis hostage 'pleading for his life':
The wife of Alan Henning, the British volunteer aid worker who is being held by Isis, has said she received an audio file from her husband pleading for his life.


Syrian rebels freed ISIL militants for the release of Turkish hostages:
Syrian rebel group Liwa al-Tawhid released 50 members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including the family of a late leader, in a swap deal that ended with the release of 49 hostages abducted from Turkey's consulate in Mosul.


British PM David Cameron, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold first talks since 1979:
The meeting took place at the British mission office at the United Nations as the general assembly got underway. Rouhani posted a photograph of himself smiling as he shook hands with Cameron.


Qatar emir urges world to shun Israeli leaders:
Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly Wednesday to urged world leaders not to receive Israeli leaders in their "diplomatic salons."


US Murders 8 people in Pakistan:
Missiles fired by what is thought to be a US drone killed eight suspected militants and injured an unspecified number of other people in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan on Wednesday morning, Pakistani intelligence sources said.


Afghan President Karzai warns successors to beware of US:
In a national address before leaving the presidential palace, Mr Karzai said the peace process had failed because "America did not want peace".


India's first Mars satellite 'Mangalyaan' enters orbit:
Only the US, Russia and Europe have previously sent missions to Mars, and India has succeeded on its first attempt - an achievement that eluded even the Americans and the Soviets.


Seven killed in Libya attacks;
Two colonels from the Benghazi security forces, Wael al-Hamali and Younis al-Fasi were among the victims. Hamali was shot by unknown gunmen near a police station in al-Hadayiq region.


Warplane attacks Libya's Benghazi port:
A war plane attacked a port in Benghazi on Wednesday in a strike claimed by forces loyal to former general Khalifa Haftar, bringing their battle against Islamists to the heart of the eastern Libyan city.


Nigeria Military Claims Boko Haram Leader Dead:
 Defence spokesman Chris Olukolade told reporters in Abuja that a heavily bearded Islamist fighter identified as Mohammed Bashir died during fighting in the town of Konduga, in Borno state.


Nigeria says killed 'deceased' Boko Haram leader's lookalike:
On Wednesday, the Nigerian military confirmed killing a man described as an impersonator of "deceased" Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau during coordinated air and land operations conducted by its troops.


Ebola-hit nations may 'face collapse':
The Ebola outbreak threatens to become a political crisis that could unravel years of effort to stabilise West Africa, a think tank has warned.


Russia calls for intl probe into Ukraine burials with signs of execution:
Russia is calling for an international investigation into the discovery of burial sites with signs of execution at locations where the Ukraine National Guard forces were stationed two days earlier.


China will never support sanctions against Russia - Russian official:
China will never support or join recently imposed sanctions against Russia, Valentina Matviyenko, the speaker of the Russian parliament's upper chamber, said on Tuesday following her talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.


Edward Snowden wins Sweden's 'alternative Nobel prize';
 Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is one of the winners of the 2014 Right Livelihood Award, described as Sweden's "alternative Nobel prize".


FBI gags state and local police on capabilities of cellphone spy gear:
The FBI requires state and local police to keep quiet about the capabilities of a controversial type of surveillance gear that allows law enforcement to eavesdrop on cellphone calls and track individual people based on the signals emitted by their mobile devices


Huntsville schools say call from NSA led to monitoring students online:
A secret program to monitor students' online activities began quietly in Huntsville schools, following a phone call from the NSA, school officials say. Huntsville City Schools began scanning Facebook and other sites for signs of gang activity, watching for photos of guns, photos of gang signs and threats of violence.


Police Officers Slam Pregnant Woman Onto Street :
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