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News From Antiwar.com : US Adds Planes to Turkey, Mulls 'No-Fly Zone' in Syria

Fri, 23 Oct 2015 20:51:14 +0000

In the same vein, I couldn't help but be reminded of a report from a year ago April about Russian electronics and the Donald C. Cook. http://northerntruthseeker.blogspot.ca/2014/04/th... Hadn't seen too much comment about it anywhere since. Could it be an Onion tale or just too scary to report?

News From Antiwar.com : US Troops May Have Exceeded Authority in Bombing Afghan Hospital

Sat, 10 Oct 2015 02:06:00 +0000

There have been several AW articles on this attack in recent days but we have yet to see any mention of the highly public and vocal opposition of Doctors Without Borders(MSF) to aspects of the trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). That mostly secret trade agreement has also been a big news item recently. They claim that the poor they serve in impoverished countries will suffer and/or die because of extreme medicine costs as a result of extending the US pharmaceutical drug test/approval/intellectual property system to large areas of the world. https://www.corbettreport.com/the-trans-pacific-p... Prof. Rozeff had an article on the LRC blog yesterday which noted some aspects of the AC-130 gunship capabilities. This was not a young J. McCain roaming about over jungle shooting wildly in a fighter. MSF provided, to whomever was directing this fiasco, the GPS coordinates for their hospital, not that this would be new information for them. And the gunship operated for more than an hour over the hospital in a city in which it could locate every stray cat and fill it full of holes. https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/sorting-out-... At the risk of sounding paranoid, can we guess at what level of what organization this action might have originated?

News From Antiwar.com : Syria Claims Tacit Deal Between US, Russia on Ending War

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:28:49 +0000

Though it difficult to attribute, in my 70 years I have often seen the following associated with major events: 'It is an axiom of practical politics never to believe anything until it has been officially denied.'

News From Antiwar.com : DC Court Overturns Ruling Declaring NSA Bulk Surveillance Illegal

Sun, 30 Aug 2015 14:24:50 +0000

These judges are like John Dillinger, or was it Babyface Nelson, who made the 'procedural decision' to rob banks because 'that's where the money is.' They are part of the same gang.

News From Antiwar.com : US Airstrikes on Syria Mark Start of a Long War

Tue, 23 Sep 2014 22:19:04 +0000

Did he mention if it would be an expensive war? Without the approval of CONgress he must be paying for this out of his own pocket, perhaps with a few friends kicking in some bucks. And we don't want to see our President in a threadbare suit, do we?

News From Antiwar.com : ISIS Seizes 60 North Syria Villages in 48 Hours

Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:01:41 +0000

The negativity of comments towards our protectors in Washington, even on antiwar.com, will change when the President finally convinces Dubya to sharpen his saber, round up a horse or two and a few thousand invincible former drinking buddies, and join Mr. O with his similar friends(including a thousand Amazons from State), in a new crusade. We can be sure both these warriors are still in the excellent fighting trim they have always displayed on various battlefields. Perhaps even the aging Cheney Khan could grab his shotgun and join in. The Middle East (as well as this time America) will be saved then as surely as it was by Richard the lion-heart centuries ago. These champions will not make settlements as Richard did with that raghead wuss Saladin. A deee..mocracy demands unconditional surrender cuz that is what the people want - then we can all get back to perfessional sexy reality rasslin on the TV and Youtube.

Antiwar.com Original Articles : NATO Poised To Escalate Tensions Over Ukraine

Thu, 11 Sep 2014 02:26:42 +0000

Such success! Let's wish NATO more "enhanced opportunity" towards its self-destuction.

News From Antiwar.com : Obama Expands Iraq War, Draws Red Line Around Baghdad

Sat, 9 Aug 2014 14:37:52 +0000

Obama I (The Lionheart), fearless leader of the Christian West, should no doubt soon be facing off with Saladin al-Baghdadi of ISIS in personal combat. Might be an interesting match. I hope it's on pay-per-view so that we can afford some of the stage costs.

News From Antiwar.com : ISIS Continues Anbar Offensive, Nearing Haditha

Wed, 2 Jul 2014 19:59:54 +0000

And this matters to us in USA how?

News From Antiwar.com : Helicopter Downed, 12 Killed in Renewed Slovyansk Fighting

Tue, 6 May 2014 15:04:24 +0000

Is it more than a week now since this city siege by an army against threatened locals began? Must be an indication that the same military planners that pacified Iraq are directing. Reminds me of Josephus' 'Wars of the Jews' description of the siege of various Galilean towns against their "terr'ists". Could get really ugly.

News From Antiwar.com : Protests Grow After Deadly Fire, PM Heads to Odessa

Mon, 5 May 2014 17:40:21 +0000

Same thing struck me when reading this short article. 'Ukraine's interim PM' your ass. How about 'Ukraine's coup puppet', or better 'Ukraine's poo cuppet.'

News From Antiwar.com : Romania Wants 'Long Term' US Presence

Sat, 3 May 2014 19:37:17 +0000

No more sense but no less sense either. Having morphed into Kaddafi-like political clowns, nobody really knows what Obama/Prince Ketchup will do, so all options have to be covered. As the self-appointed lord high protectors of all the world, they might conceivably attack anywhere. They also might occupy all of Ukraine, which puts them on many borders, or just the south of it so as to reach the Mediterranean. Oh wait, they already are there. At that point, he might attack parts of Africa and then they're right on many borders. Oh wait, they've already done that too. Good thing they're only promoting Deeeeee....mocracy and not waiting until the enemy is standing in the living room to take precautions to prevent wars!

News From Antiwar.com : Ukraine Vows to Kill Russian 'Attackers'

Sat, 26 Apr 2014 21:03:10 +0000

As for the endangered children, we can be sure some US military adviser will have reminded Yats by now: "That's what happens when you take kids to a battle."

News From Antiwar.com : Report: US Troops Kill Suspected al-Qaeda Bombmaker in Yemen Ambush

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:08:16 +0000

That's one accomplished sniffer dog! Checked the ID on every corpse and came up with the right name. Wow! Probably the same critter that found the hijacker passport on the street after the 9/11 attack.

News From Antiwar.com : NATO Chief: Answer to Russia Is More Military Spending

Mon, 7 Apr 2014 16:17:07 +0000

Hey Jason D. Where did you get that photo? We were led to believe that Florida put Theodore Bundy down in 1989.

News From Antiwar.com : Egypt Junta Orders More Mass Trials: Over 2100 Now Face Death

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:56:23 +0000

They could have 'Lurch' Kerry in a hood operating the guillotine whilst Vicky Nuland sits and counts the heads, muttering 'C'est la Deeeeee..mocracy.' Of course she won't have enough skill to knit, so maybe not.

Antiwar.com Blog : Where Libertarians Should Really Stand on Crimea

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 02:36:09 +0000

Justin: I agree that Glaser is just on the wrong foot here but it is not really his fault. Blame it on government schools from KG to post-grad. I attended them in Canada, where the indoctrination is not less, just different. When I was in elementary school, the Queen's picture was on the front wall with the colonial version of the Union Jack, and the back wall had a world map titled 'The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire.' I had cousins growing up in New York State and when I saw them was horrified to hear their proud statements about $US or Old Glory. In recent years I have been substitute teaching at local high schools, my wife's idea just to get me out of the house a bit. After 10 years of state schools, the recitation of the pledge of fealty has a decided effect, same as my years in Canada, but there in Grade 11 my English teacher was running for Parliament for the CCF(Socialist) Party and I felt quite at home passing out flyers and balloons for her at the local malls. I try to stick to History, Economics, Government classes these days, and I especially like the AP classes. These are kids like me 50 years ago and I enjoy startling them. For example, in the first class after the pledge, I ask "Does anyone know what allegiance is?" There has never been a response. I put the words ' a liege' on the board, the French source for the word, point out that they have probably seen some flunky in a medievally set movie on his knees pledging allegiance to his liege Lord. Or I point out to an American history class that the Treaty of Paris recognized the 13 colonies as 'free, sovereign, and independent states.' What a saboteur to set kids thinking. Anyway, Glaser is a lot younger than I and I cannot fault his slow progress toward total liberty of thought. My progress has been much slower. Unless he suddenly gets a big money offer from the New York Slimes and accepts, I will continue as a fan. This whole Crimea event points out that either side is just the statist side. Don't forget that the the Central Bank of Russia (central bank is fifth of the ten recommendations of the Communist Manifesto) is a member of the Bank of International Settlement.

Antiwar.com Blog : Pakistan Knew About Bin Laden's Hideout and Protected Him, NYT Reporter Confirms

Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:29:25 +0000

And then , there is a more coherent version at http://www.corbettreport.com/?s=9%2F11+5+minutes&... Check around 3:30 minutes for the relevant explanation.

News From Antiwar.com : Hagel Vows More Military Aid for Baltic States, Poland

Thu, 6 Mar 2014 02:01:41 +0000

1 Samuel Chapter 8 These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen, and to run before his chariots; and he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plough his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his courtiers. He will take one-tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and his courtiers. He will take your male and female slaves, and the best of your cattle and donkeys, and put them to his work. He will take one-tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves; but the Lord will not answer you in that day.’ The lords of Washington are making this predicted king look like a piker. Of course he didn't have a central bank. When I see this sort of article I think of the 90's photo of Clinton standing on some church steps somewhere with the gigantic stage-prop Bible on his arm.

Antiwar.com Blog : Four Options in Afghanistan

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 18:32:03 +0000

How about Option 5? Seal team Valkyrie consisting of Hillary, Susie, and Vicky with a dozen or two other vicious harridan helpers could be dropped on the Kabul presidential palace. After they change Hamid's Depend undergarment he will sign anything and the choppers can depart within the hour.