Syrian terrorists being trained by US

"They are largely dominated by relatively moderate rebel factions and Islamist groups like Ahrar al-Sham and the al Qaeda affiliate the Nusra Front."

Astounding that a leading US media outlet could come out with that. Airliners hitting skyscrapers on your doorstep ringing any bells, WSJ?

You may have come across a group calling themselves 'White Helmets' making all sorts of claims about the Evil Russkis, whilst pretending they are a neutral, humanitarian, democracy-seeking group.

Bet you can't guess who pays their wages?



https://theuglytruth.wordpress.com/2015/09/08/soros-ngo-aims-to-oust-assad-not-save-civilians/

This blog is interesting:

http://www.syriasolidaritymovement.org/2015/04/11/seven-steps-of-highly-effective-manipulators-white-helmets-avaaz-nicholas-kristof-and-syria-no-fly-zone/

Another dodgy 'organisation' is the The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Sounds impressive, doesn't it, and 'they' are often quoted by the media.

Just one thing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Observatory_for_Human_Rights

The United Kingdom-based SOHR is run out of a two-bedroom terraced home in Coventry by one person, Rami Abdulrahman,[3] a Syrian Sunni Muslim who also runs a clothes shop. After three spells in prison in Syria, Abdulrahman came to Britain in 2000 fearing a longer, fourth jail term.[1]

No danger of any wishy-washy Kumbaya group hugs from the Russian Church:

http://www.rt.com/politics/317045-war-on-terror-is-sacred/

War on terror is sacred’: Orthodox Church praises Putin decision on Syria airstrikes



“We have an inter-religious council in Russia and I can say with confidence – the coming statement of this body that unites Orthodox Christians, Muslims, Jews and Buddhists will support our state’s decision. The decision with which our state again assumes a special role in the Middle East and in particular in Syria,” Vsevolod Chaplin told reporters on Wednesday.

He also noted the decision not only fully complied with the norms of international law, but also mirrored the views of most Russian people.

READ MORE: Russian parliament unanimously approves use of military in Syria to fight ISIS

“The active position of our country has always been connected with protection of the weak and oppressed, like the Middle East Christians who are now experiencing a real genocide. Russia’s role has always been in protecting peace and justice for all Mideast peoples.”

He stressed the main objective behind the operation in Syria was not in fulfilling some political or economic ambitions but in protecting the weak. “Terrorism is immoral and we need to protect those who are being driven from their lands by war,” Chaplin noted.

He also emphasized that terrorism was the most significant threat humanity is currently facing. “Whatever they are trying to justify terrorism with, it cannot be justified. Thus, any fight against terrorism is moral, we can even call it a holy fight,” Chaplin told reporters....more at link.

Latest footage of ISIS being blown up:

http://www.rt.com/news/317180-footage-russian-military-strike-isis/

ISIS HQ, command point, ammo depot destroyed in Russian military Syria night op

http://www.rt.com/news/317188-putin-civilian-casualties-syria/

The Russian leader also commented on the alleged civilian casualties caused by Russian warplanes in Syria.

“As for media reports claiming that the civilian population is suffering, we are prepared for such information attacks. The first reports about civilian casualties emerged even before our planes got in the air,” he said.

Dozens of videos allegedly showing the aftermath of Russian bombings of residential areas in Syria surfaced online on Wednesday, after Moscow announced a bombing campaign designed to help Syrian government forces fight the Islamic State terrorist group.

Russia believes them to be information warfare, and has called on the media and foreign officials to carefully verify information coming from Syria before judging it truthful.

The media? Verify information? I doubt if they know how to.....

This is definitely a Russian plane, though:

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MORE: The fleet includes latest Su-24M and Su-25 ground attack planes http://on.rt.com/6sqj



Looks as if it could fly in wet weather, too.

Cries of, It's not fair! from Washington:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-10-01/washington-blasts-putin-russian-strikes-cia-backed-rebels-syria

Washington Blasts Putin For Russian Strikes On "CIA-Backed Rebels" In Syria

Maybe Washington shouldn't have been arming terrorists in a sovereign nation, thousands of miles from America, in the first place? How many people have died - often horribly - because of Washington's duplicity and meddling?

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What's really scary is that Lavrov speaks better English as a second language than most Washington officials do as their native language...

McCain seems to be beside himself with rage - must be worried about his Al Nusrah pals.

Mr Lavrov said Russia’s only goal is to ensure the destruction of Isis – a mission that the US-led coalition, he noted, has thus far failed to do – the al-Nusra front and “other groups”.

He added: “If it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist and if it fights like a terrorist, it is a terrorist. Yes?”

I think The Donald would get along with Russia just fine....

Think so too.   

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/russia-in-syria-the-west-has-limited-options-in-dealing-with-moscows-air-strikes-a6676036.html

Three years ago Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the then head of Saudi intelligence, allegedly threatened President Putin that Chechen Islamists would be activated to carry out attacks in Russia unless the Kremlin stopped its support for Assad, along with the carrot of lucrative trade deals if the Syrian President was ditched.

President Putin was said to have reacted furiously, warning of severe consequences. Prince Bandar was later moved from his role of organising rebel groups against the Syrian regime by the Saudi king, and officially the Saudis are now merely calling for Moscow to halt the strikes. Privately, however, more hawkish officials threaten to increase drastically the flow of arms to Islamist rebel groups.


Yes, that is indeed the same Saudi Arabia that just bombed a wedding in Yemen, causing over 100 deaths, and has been committing atrocities without a word of protest from the West.

That is indeed the same Saudi Arabia that has beheaded more people than ISIS so far this year, and is threatening to decapitate and crucify a young man.

But hey, that's OK, because the Saudis are Our Gallant Allies.

We're the bad guys these days.

If there was any justice, that warmongering scumbag would have been charged with treason long ago.

May they all receive the justice which is due to them.

It's beyond depraved that McCain could even suggest that, Lily. This isn't the old, clumsy, decaying USSR, led by some ponderous party official.

This is the new Russia, led by one of the sharpest, toughest politicians on the world stage right now. Obama and co are a clown show in comparison.

McCain and his ilk just do not seem to grasp that Washington shouldn't have been funding terror groups in the first place, that Assad is both elected and popular. Mind you, McCain was up to his blood-drenched armpits in the Ukraine mess, too.

trained by US? well, that is truly stupid, doesn´t the Americans understand that by doing it they are only increasing terrorists to do what happened in the World Trade Center. it is obvious that Americans have not learned anything with that attack.

Exactly, Pedro.

Video from the airbase here:

http://www.rt.com/news/317335-rt-exclusive-latakia-airbase/

Nice planes.

http://www.rt.com/news/317351-russian-strikes-aleppo-isis/

Russian Air Force destroys ISIS command center, training camp (VIDEO)

Russia seems to have done more in two days than the US managed in what - a year? Of course, Russia doesn't have pet terrorists in Syria who mustn't be touched....

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/02/pentagon-weighs-using-force-to-protect-us-backed-syria-rebels-targeted-by/?intcmp=hpbt2

Senior U.S. military leaders and defense officials are debating whether military force should be used to protect Washington-backed Syrian rebels who have come under attack by Russian airstrikes in recent days.

Oh go on, Washington, you do that thing. Let the entire world see that you have been backing, training and financing terrorists all along, and are responsible for most of the misery and bloodshed in the Middle East.

They might like to bear in mind that Russia is a superpower, allied to China and Iran - it's a bit different to droning wedding parties and Russia WILL shoot back.

Has Washington forgotten that Syria is a sovereign nation and Assad the legitimate, elected president? Russia was INVITED in.

The US has trained terrorists to overthrow him - the 'nice rebels' are long since dead, if they ever existed in the first place. The Obama regime is a disgrace.

http://www.rt.com/news/317353-saudis-sink-yemen-probe/

The Netherlands dropped their bid to establish an independent UN-led probe into alleged war crimes in Yemen, yielding to an alternative resolution proposed by Saudi Arabia, which stands accused of causing most of the civilian deaths in the conflict.
The Saudis are leading a coalition of countries, whcih since late March has been using their military to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen in an attempt to put ousted President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi back into power. According to UN numbers published on Tuesday, at least 2,355 civilians have been killed during the six months of the conflict. The majority of them died in Saudi attacks.

The latest of alleged atrocities in the Yemen war is an apparent Saudi airstrike that killed 131 guests at a wedding party. The Saudis, who have air superiority in Yemeni airspace, denied any involvement....etc.

Our Gallant Allies, the crucifying, head-chopping Saudis, are speshul.

http://news.sky.com/story/1562914/video-syrian-rescuers-caught-in-second-strike

Sky's Diplomatic Editor, Dominic Waghorn, said: "The Syrian Civil Defence unit call themselves The White Helmets – and they are incredibly brave rescuers who work in the liberated areas of Syria

No, they're not 'incredibly brave'. They are some of the worst propagandists around, and in the pay of Soros - NOTHING the so called 'White Helmets' claim should be believed.

http://21stcenturywire.com/2015/09/15/soros-in-syria-humanitarian-ngo-deployed-for-regime-change-not-aid/

More than anything, this story – of the shady quasi-humanitarian organization known as the ‘White Helmets’, demonstrates just how these seemingly innocuous NGO front groups are being deployed as covert tools of the international regime change project in Syria – helping to fulfill a primary foreign policy agenda for Washington, London, Tel Aviv, Riyadh and Doha’s joint venture in the region.

The genius of the White Helmet operation is that they are even using crowd funding campaigns in order to raise money for this grey ‘revolution business’. In one of their recent campaigns entitled, “Support the women saving Syria from the bombs”, they managed to convince mostly westerners to donate $100,000 – money which will likely be spent to produce more ‘regime change’ propaganda – to be cleverly targeted back at liberal western audiences. A brilliant feedback loop design if there ever was one.

http://www.thecelebsocial.com/business/george_soros/

http://www.rt.com/op-edge/317300-syria-strikes-information-war/

Mark Doran @MarkJDoran
.@medialens Watch and see also how they suddenly develop an incredible ability to count & care about civilian casualties of Russian actions!

Max Abrahms @MaxAbrahms
The Pentagon suspended the train & equip program because we couldn't find moderates. But now we're told moderates abound & are under attack.
7:37 PM - 30 Sep 2015 · Boston, MA, United States
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Quite.