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View post: US-British Al Qaeda Airlift: 3,000 Tons of Weapons Fuel Syria’s Destruction
March 7, 2013 (LD) – Hundreds of heavily armed terrorists have crossed from the Philippines and landed in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah. Dozens are already dead, and the Malaysian military has brought in aircraft and armor to confront the audacious, bizarre invasion, scattering militants into the jungles of Borneo island.
See the original article here: US State Department-Funded BBC World Service "Jammed" in China
Read this article: US State Department’s "Syriasly" Campaign Reaches New Level of Absurdity
The Post article titled, " In Syria, new influx of weapons to rebels tilts the battle against Assad ," admits:Â A surge of rebel advances in Syria is being fueled at least in part by an influx of heavy weaponry in a renewed effort by outside powers to arm moderates in the Free Syrian Army, according to Arab and rebel officials. The new armaments, including anti-tank weapons and recoilless rifles, have been sent across the Jordanian border into the province of Daraa in recent weeks to counter the growing influence of Islamist extremist groups in the north of Syria by boosting more moderate groups fighting in the south, the officials say. Despite the rampant extremism in the north, French photographer Olivier Voisin found himself amongst these very militants in the midst of what we are told are waves of "rebel gains." Apparently these "gains" are being made at high costs
Foreign Meddling Ahead of Malaysia’s Elections Xenophon: The Not-so Impartial Observer February 20, 2013 ( Nile Bowie ) – Malaysia’s decision to detain and deport Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has become a hot topic of discussion across the nation’s blogosphere. Xenophon came to Kuala Lumpur as part of a seven-member international team of election observers invited by de-facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
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Aaron Swartz protesting SOPA. ( Demand Progress ) Unfortunately, what many in the tech community seem not to realize, or have forgotten in their moment of presidential aggrandizing, is that Obama represents bi-partisan servitude to corporate-financier interests , the very interests that off-shored the planet’s most advanced and capable manufacturing base in human history in the first place.
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