November 6, 2014
Has Washington Just Shot Itself in the Oily Foot?
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See the original post: ISIS: America’s Terrorist Mercenaries
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Links Iran and the Proxy War in Kurdistan October 17, 2014 ( Eric Draitser – NEO ) -Â In the midst of the war against ISIS (Islamic State) now taking place in both Iraq and Syria, a possible shifting of alliances that could fundamentally alter the balance of power in the region is taking place, and no one seems to have noticed. Specifically, the burgeoning relationship between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq has the potential to remake the political landscape of the Middle East.
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Links US Air Raids: The Unlearned Lesson of Libya October 8, 2014 ( Yuri Zinin – NEO ) The speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives Akila Saleh Issa at the UN General Assembly demanded the international community to provide assistance in enhancing security in this troubled country. He stated that the rebuilding of a combat capable army in Libya is a matter of utmost importance, otherwise people will be left to face terrorists on their own. The alarming statements made by Libyan authorities coincided with the ongoing missiles strikes of the US against ISIL militants. This latest US military endeavor is now in the media’s focus, while Middle Eastern experts try to figure out the purpose of those strikes, just like Washington’s future steps and time limits that remain largely unclear to this day
In the US Army’s West Point Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) 2008 report titled, " Bombers, Bank Accounts and Bleedout: al-Qa’ida’s Road In and Out of Iraq ," it stated unequivocally that (emphasis added): During the first half of the 1980s the role of foreign fighters in Afghanistan was negligible and was largely unâ€noticed by outside observers. The flow of volunteers from the Arab heartland countries was just a trickle in the early 1980s, though there were more significant links between the mujahidin and Central Asian Muslims—especially Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Kazakhs.
Excerpt from: US Begins Selling "Syria Intervention" Using ISIS Pretext
Links Staged Provocations Ahead Possible US-Syrian War August 20, 2014 ( Tony Cartalucci – NEO ) – With the alleged brutal murder of American journalist James Wright Foley, a wave of anger and aggression across Western audiences has been generated.