Escalation In The War On Syria

wakeup2nwo · 11-06-2011, 11:06 AM

Nuclear watchdog refers Syria to UN – but Russia and China could veto sanctions

THE UNITED NATIONS’ nuclear watchdog has voted to report Syria to the UN Security Council for violating its safeguard agreements, citing Syria’s undeclared construction of a covert nuclear reactor and refusal to supply information.

The move by the International Atomic Energy Agency comes amid political protests in Syria, but Washington and its allies insist the timing of the recommendation has nothing to do with the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and is separate from an effort by European nations to have the Security Council condemn Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime.

“The resolution is a necessary and appropriate step in light of the troubling findings in the IAEA’s latest report, including Syria’s refusal of the last three years to cooperate with the investigation,” Glyn Davis, the chief US envoy, told IAEA told reporters after the vote.

Ministers of the IAEA’s 35 governing members have been meeting since Monday to discuss a raft of issues ranging from the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima I nuclear power plant to a lack of satisfactory cooperation from member states, including Syria and Iran.

Although the vote on taking action against Syria passed, it proved divisive. Seventeen members voted in favour, while six opposed the measure, based on the findings of IAEA chief Yukiya Amano.

However, 11 nations abstained, meaning they did not contribute to the tally. One member was absent from the vote.
Potential roadblocks

In Washington, White House press secretary Jay Carney said the vote marks a “significant action by the international community to uphold the nonproliferation rules of the road.”

He said Syria for years has “stonewalled and obstructed” the IAEA’s efforts and pledged that the U.S. will stand with its partners and allies around the world to ensure that countries meet their responsibilities or be held accountable for their actions.

China and Russia voted against the recommendation, meaning it could face stiff opposition in the UN Security Council, where those nations hold veto power.

Before the vote, the Russians called the referral “untimely and not objective.” They said the evidence against Syria was hypothetical and based on “possible alleged insufficiencies.”

Indeed, the recommendation is the first from the IAEA that was based on an interpretation of evidence gathered against Syria. Amano acknowledged that while the agency did not have “absolute proof,” it was solid enough to justify taking action against Damascus.

http://www.thejournal.ie/nuclear-wat...53381-Jun2011/

wakeup2nwo · 11-06-2011, 11:09 AM

Russia, China Shield Syria from Possible U.N. Sanctions
By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 9, 2011 (IPS) - A resolution inspired by Western nations critical of civilian killings in politically-beleaguered Syria is facing threats from two veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council: Russia and China.

If and when the resolution is adopted by the 15-member Council, perhaps next week, it will be diluted to avoid the customary call for economic or military sanctions against a country accused of "ruthlessly crushing" civilian protests.

"It is pretty obvious the Russians and the Chinese are protecting their own economic and military interests in Syria," an Asian diplomat told IPS, "just as Western nations traditionally continue to protect Israel from any form of sanctions at all."

A country with vibrant political, economic and military ties to both Russia and China, Syria depends heavily on the two countries for arms currently used against demonstrators in the three-month-old revolt against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

Dan Darling, Europe and Middle East Military Markets Analyst at the U.S.-based Forecast International, told IPS most of Syria's economic ties are primarily with its regional neighbours such as Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

But its military relationships with Russia and China are strong - particularly with Russia, he added.

He said relations between the two date back to the former Soviet Union and the current president's father, Hafiz al-Assad. During the three decades under Hafiz al-Assad's rule, the Soviet Union (and later Russia) delivered some 25 billion dollars in arms to Damascus.

This has resulted in a Syrian military laden with largely Soviet- and Russian-legacy materiel which continues to be serviced, maintained and refurbished by the Russians in lucrative multi-billion-dollar arms deals.

Syria's traditional arms suppliers also include China, the Czech Republic, Ukraine and North Korea.

Expressing his country's opposition to the resolution, Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters, "We are not persuaded (the resolution) can help establish dialogue and reach a political settlement."

"We're concerned it will have the opposite effect," he said.

The resolution, which has been "watered down" to avoid vetoes from Russia and China, is sponsored by Britain and co-sponsored by France, Germany and Portugal.

Britain is confident it can garner the nine votes needed to adopt the resolution - provided there are no vetoes.

The United States is expected to support the resolution which condemns the "systematic violation of human rights, including killings, arbitrary detentions, disappearances and torture of peaceful demonstrators".

According to a draft currently in circulation, the resolution also calls on the Syrian government to "immediately lift the siege of affected towns" and allow "immediate, unfettered and sustained access for international human rights monitors and humanitarian agencies and workers."

U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Thursday "it is utterly deplorable for any government to attempt to bludgeon its population into submission, using tanks, artillery and snipers"

"I urge the government (of Syria) to halt this assault on its own people's most fundamental human rights," she said in a statement released here.

Pillay also pointed out that several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and others are now reporting that the number of men, women and children killed, since the protests began in March, has exceeded 1,100, with up to 10,000 or more detained.

She called on the government to respond to her repeated requests to allow a fact-finding mission to visit the country.

Both Russia and China also fear that a strong yet ambiguous Security Council resolution on Syria would provide a mandate for Western powers to misinterpret it and launch military strikes - as it did with Libya.

At a special session in April, the 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) authorized a fact-finding mission to Syria to investigate alleged violations of international human rights law.

But Syria has refused access to the country by the U.N. mission.

The HRC resolution was supported by 26 countries and opposed by nine, including China and Russia.

"So far we have not received any official reply from Syria either positive or negative," Pillay said Thursday.

Meanwhile, Darling of Forecast International told IPS that Syria has been virtually inundated with Russian weapons over the last three decades.

The Russians signed a 25-year-old Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Syria going back to October 1970.

At one time, the Russians had about 3,000-4,000 military advisers stationed in Syria, according to news reports.

Darling said that in January 2005 the Kremlin forgave some 9.8 billion dollars of Damascus's 13.4-billion-dollar Soviet-era debt, thus paving the way for new arms agreements, many of which included upgrades to platforms already in Syrian service such as its MiG-21, - 23 and -29 squadrons.

Some of the more recent Russian sales to Syria include the 96K6 Pantsir-S1E (NATO designation: SA-19 Grison) self-propelled, short- range gun and missile air-defense system, the Buk-2M Ural (SA-17 Grizzly) medium-range theater-defence missile system, plus 10-20 new MiG-29SMT Fulcrum combat aircraft (signed in 2007), with another deal for four MiG-31Eh Foxhounds still under negotiation.

Russia is also reportedly creating a naval base at the Syrian port of Tartus, and possibly another at Latakia, he said.

China's military trade with Syria is not as voluminous as Russia's, said Darling, but it does provide Damascus with missiles and missile technology.

From 2002 through 2009, Russia signed 5.8 billion dollars worth of arms agreements with Syria, and with China worth 800 million dollars.

However, Chinese military sales with Syria tripled from 2006 through 2009 from the preceding four-year period.

The Syrian military is broadly outfitted with older, heavy Soviet- style weaponry that may be effective in intimidating civilian populations, but easy prey against more modern foes such as Israeli jets.

http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesP...29&Language=en

wakeup2nwo · 11-06-2011, 12:08 PM

UNacceptable: Russia blocking Syria resolution

UNacceptable: Russia blocking Syria resolution - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwBjRQA0phs&feature=player_embedded

wakeup2nwo · 12-06-2011, 03:23 PM

Russia, China oppose 'any UN resolution' on Syria

Prime Minister David Cameron issued an impassioned plea in parliament in London, putting Russia and China on notice that they should not try to veto.

http://www.arabamericannews.com/news...d&article=4313

wakeup2nwo · 23-06-2011, 10:07 PM

Syria-Turkey Tensions Rise As Troops Build Up At Border.

Syria-Turkey Tensions Rise As Troops Build Up At Border. (WW3 Watch) - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P2WzVWzPA0

Syrian troops and armoured vehicles at Syria's border with Turkey have worsened tensions between Damascus and Ankara.

Refugees say the Syrian forces have come within 500 metres of the border, near Khirbat al-Joz.

Wednesday was the 100th day of a people's uprising in Syria.

Secret police and soldiers have been setting up check points along the border road which usually sees heavy container traffic.

tinyint · 23-06-2011, 10:17 PM

What about the search function instead of spamming sensationalist threads?

http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=173609

http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=173912

wakeup2nwo · 23-06-2011, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinyint

What about the search function instead of spamming sensationalist threads?

http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=173609

http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=173912

I think you will find that this thread was started way before both of the 2 above threads. so i would suggest you take your own advice and think twice before you start trolling

sannox · 23-06-2011, 10:32 PM

theres tensions in the area no doubt about it .

tinyint · 23-06-2011, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wakeup2nwo

I think you will find that this thread was started way before both of the 2 above threads. so i would suggest you take your own advice and think twice before you start trolling

*yawn*

You never discuss, you never try to put something in context but spam sensationalist thread titles, partly enriched with obvious warmonger propaganda.
I don't buy your online character.
Ordo ab chao, eh?

Continue please.

andyh · 23-06-2011, 10:50 PM

http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=25000

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0623/lebanon.html

http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=25312

Also all linked to the OP I think.

arcyclus · 23-06-2011, 10:51 PM

IMO, the true danger in the Middle East, is not whether Syria, or Iran have nuclear weapons, it is the blatant double standard shown Israel.

The entire world knows Israel has nuclear weapons, yet does nothing. What is good for one country is good for the other.

International diplomats look incredibly stupid when they yippy-de-yap about others possibly having nuclear weapons, yet pretend not to see the elephant in the living room, which is israel.

oilydoyley · 23-06-2011, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arcyclus

IMO, the true danger in the Middle East, is not whether Syria, or Iran have nuclear weapons, it is the blatant double standard shown Israel.

The entire world knows Israel has nuclear weapons, yet does nothing. What is good for one country is good for the other.

International diplomats look incredibly stupid when they yippy-de-yap about others possibly having nuclear weapons, yet pretend not to see the elephant in the living room, which is israel.

+1

andyh · 23-06-2011, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinyint

What about the search function instead of spamming sensationalist threads?

http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=173609

http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=173912

Fair play to wakeup2nwo, his post was before those.
In that sense you should be complaining to the others and linking his post to them!?

dan duchaine · 23-06-2011, 11:06 PM

Yeah i like these threads keep them coming.

wakeup2nwo · 23-06-2011, 11:40 PM

The CIA’s Fake “Arab Spring” Becoming A Long, Hot Summer Of War

Obama Regime Courts World Conflagration: Imperial Overstretch Threatens as US, NATO Wage Five Wars: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, and Yemen – Are Syria, Iran, Lebanon Next?

Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D.
TARPLEY.net
June 20, 2011

Washington DC, June 20- With the previously covert US bombing of Yemen out in the open, the Obama administration is now waging illegal wars against at least five countries – Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, and Yemen. Given Obama’s absurd and Orwellian theory that acts of war from the air in the sea do not constitute hostilities under the terms of the War Powers Act, this list may be incomplete, and stealth US attacks may be going on elsewhere as well. As spring turns into summer along the banks of the Potomac, there are signs that Obama’s next move may be a trifecta of aggression – an attack on Syria which would also embroil the US in war with Iran and with the Hezbollah forces of Lebanon. Or, the Obama rampage may strike Pakistan. The “Arab Spring” of color revolutions, military coups, and destabilizations is moving inexorably towards a possible world conflagration whose outlines are already visible.

According to military sources speaking on the Alex Jones radio program on June 15, US Special Forces units based at Fort Hood, Texas, have been told to prepare for deployment to Libya no later than July. Also on alert, reportedly for September or October, are the heavy armored units of the First Cavalry Division, currently located in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with other components of the US III Corps at various US bases. Observers point out that US Special Forces have been in Libya since February at the latest. They also note that, while the Libyan destination is highly plausible, some of these units may also find themselves on the way to Yemen, Syria, Iran, or beyond. At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry was denouncing the presence of the US Aegis cruiser Monterrey in the Black Sea. The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and its task force are presently off the coast of Syria. One very plausible explanation for these deployments might be that a US attack on Syria, under the pretext of protecting civilians, is imminent.

On June 19, CNN reported1 a large-scale US Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps military drill, the biggest of its type in history, along much of the American Atlantic coast under the code name of Exercise Mailed Fist, to be conducted from June 19-24. “The exercise is designed to test the capability of every type of Marine Corps aircraft, including MV-22 Ospreys and F/A 18 Hornets, as well as some Navy ships and Air Force planes,” CNN reported. This drill appears designed to train for Continue reading The CIA’s Fake “Arab Spring” Becoming A Long, Hot Summer Of War

http://tarpley.net/

decim · 23-06-2011, 11:43 PM

Global Research, February 10, 2008

The Mediterranean Union: Dividing the Middle East and North Africa

wakeup2nwo · 11-07-2011, 05:40 PM

Syrian Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy In Damascus

Syrian Protesters Attack U.S. Embassy In Damascus - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSD2JBvZjUc&feature=feedu

transcendental stallion · 15-07-2011, 09:51 PM

Libya 1 - YouTube

wakeup2nwo · 11-08-2011, 10:39 PM

Syrian Rep To UN: "Some Countries Trying To Destroy Syria Through Political Games" - 11th Aug 2011

Syrian Rep To UN: "Some Countries Trying To Destroy Syria Through Political Games" - 11th Aug 2011 - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjl4d2gRNsA

The UN Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss the deteriorating situation in Syria. Britain's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN said after the meeting that the council will take further steps if Syria fails to heed calls for political reform.

Philip Parham, UK Deputy Permanent Rep. to UN, said, "If they continue nevertheless along their current path and they fail to heed those calls, then we believe the Council must look at taking further steps to keep up the pressure on the Syrian regime to get things onto a better track."

Syrian Representative Bashar Ja'afari responded that some of the Security Council members are trying to destroy his country through political games. He accused British Prime Minister David Cameron of calling rioters in the UK gangs, but not allowing the same term to describe the armed groups in Syria.

Information provided by cctv.com Thank you http://www.cctv.com

3stepsahead · 11-08-2011, 11:04 PM

the rate at wich countries recall their abassadors to syria is up big time. united nations has pulled out their diplomats today.

11-06-2011, 11:06 AM	#1
wakeup2nwo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,250	Escalation In The War On Syria Nuclear watchdog refers Syria to UN – but Russia and China could veto sanctions THE UNITED NATIONS’ nuclear watchdog has voted to report Syria to the UN Security Council for violating its safeguard agreements, citing Syria’s undeclared construction of a covert nuclear reactor and refusal to supply information. The move by the International Atomic Energy Agency comes amid political protests in Syria, but Washington and its allies insist the timing of the recommendation has nothing to do with the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters and is separate from an effort by European nations to have the Security Council condemn Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime. “The resolution is a necessary and appropriate step in light of the troubling findings in the IAEA’s latest report, including Syria’s refusal of the last three years to cooperate with the investigation,” Glyn Davis, the chief US envoy, told IAEA told reporters after the vote. Ministers of the IAEA’s 35 governing members have been meeting since Monday to discuss a raft of issues ranging from the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima I nuclear power plant to a lack of satisfactory cooperation from member states, including Syria and Iran. Although the vote on taking action against Syria passed, it proved divisive. Seventeen members voted in favour, while six opposed the measure, based on the findings of IAEA chief Yukiya Amano. However, 11 nations abstained, meaning they did not contribute to the tally. One member was absent from the vote. Potential roadblocks In Washington, White House press secretary Jay Carney said the vote marks a “significant action by the international community to uphold the nonproliferation rules of the road.” He said Syria for years has “stonewalled and obstructed” the IAEA’s efforts and pledged that the U.S. will stand with its partners and allies around the world to ensure that countries meet their responsibilities or be held accountable for their actions. China and Russia voted against the recommendation, meaning it could face stiff opposition in the UN Security Council, where those nations hold veto power. Before the vote, the Russians called the referral “untimely and not objective.” They said the evidence against Syria was hypothetical and based on “possible alleged insufficiencies.” Indeed, the recommendation is the first from the IAEA that was based on an interpretation of evidence gathered against Syria. Amano acknowledged that while the agency did not have “absolute proof,” it was solid enough to justify taking action against Damascus. http://www.thejournal.ie/nuclear-wat...53381-Jun2011/ __________________ Please Subscribe To My Youtube Channel & Twitter Channel

11-06-2011, 11:09 AM	#2
wakeup2nwo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,250	Russia, China Shield Syria from Possible U.N. Sanctions By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Jun 9, 2011 (IPS) - A resolution inspired by Western nations critical of civilian killings in politically-beleaguered Syria is facing threats from two veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council: Russia and China. If and when the resolution is adopted by the 15-member Council, perhaps next week, it will be diluted to avoid the customary call for economic or military sanctions against a country accused of "ruthlessly crushing" civilian protests. "It is pretty obvious the Russians and the Chinese are protecting their own economic and military interests in Syria," an Asian diplomat told IPS, "just as Western nations traditionally continue to protect Israel from any form of sanctions at all." A country with vibrant political, economic and military ties to both Russia and China, Syria depends heavily on the two countries for arms currently used against demonstrators in the three-month-old revolt against the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Dan Darling, Europe and Middle East Military Markets Analyst at the U.S.-based Forecast International, told IPS most of Syria's economic ties are primarily with its regional neighbours such as Saudi Arabia and Turkey. But its military relationships with Russia and China are strong - particularly with Russia, he added. He said relations between the two date back to the former Soviet Union and the current president's father, Hafiz al-Assad. During the three decades under Hafiz al-Assad's rule, the Soviet Union (and later Russia) delivered some 25 billion dollars in arms to Damascus. This has resulted in a Syrian military laden with largely Soviet- and Russian-legacy materiel which continues to be serviced, maintained and refurbished by the Russians in lucrative multi-billion-dollar arms deals. Syria's traditional arms suppliers also include China, the Czech Republic, Ukraine and North Korea. Expressing his country's opposition to the resolution, Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters, "We are not persuaded (the resolution) can help establish dialogue and reach a political settlement." "We're concerned it will have the opposite effect," he said. The resolution, which has been "watered down" to avoid vetoes from Russia and China, is sponsored by Britain and co-sponsored by France, Germany and Portugal. Britain is confident it can garner the nine votes needed to adopt the resolution - provided there are no vetoes. The United States is expected to support the resolution which condemns the "systematic violation of human rights, including killings, arbitrary detentions, disappearances and torture of peaceful demonstrators". According to a draft currently in circulation, the resolution also calls on the Syrian government to "immediately lift the siege of affected towns" and allow "immediate, unfettered and sustained access for international human rights monitors and humanitarian agencies and workers." U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Thursday "it is utterly deplorable for any government to attempt to bludgeon its population into submission, using tanks, artillery and snipers" "I urge the government (of Syria) to halt this assault on its own people's most fundamental human rights," she said in a statement released here. Pillay also pointed out that several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and others are now reporting that the number of men, women and children killed, since the protests began in March, has exceeded 1,100, with up to 10,000 or more detained. She called on the government to respond to her repeated requests to allow a fact-finding mission to visit the country. Both Russia and China also fear that a strong yet ambiguous Security Council resolution on Syria would provide a mandate for Western powers to misinterpret it and launch military strikes - as it did with Libya. At a special session in April, the 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) authorized a fact-finding mission to Syria to investigate alleged violations of international human rights law. But Syria has refused access to the country by the U.N. mission. The HRC resolution was supported by 26 countries and opposed by nine, including China and Russia. "So far we have not received any official reply from Syria either positive or negative," Pillay said Thursday. Meanwhile, Darling of Forecast International told IPS that Syria has been virtually inundated with Russian weapons over the last three decades. The Russians signed a 25-year-old Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with Syria going back to October 1970. At one time, the Russians had about 3,000-4,000 military advisers stationed in Syria, according to news reports. Darling said that in January 2005 the Kremlin forgave some 9.8 billion dollars of Damascus's 13.4-billion-dollar Soviet-era debt, thus paving the way for new arms agreements, many of which included upgrades to platforms already in Syrian service such as its MiG-21, - 23 and -29 squadrons. Some of the more recent Russian sales to Syria include the 96K6 Pantsir-S1E (NATO designation: SA-19 Grison) self-propelled, short- range gun and missile air-defense system, the Buk-2M Ural (SA-17 Grizzly) medium-range theater-defence missile system, plus 10-20 new MiG-29SMT Fulcrum combat aircraft (signed in 2007), with another deal for four MiG-31Eh Foxhounds still under negotiation. Russia is also reportedly creating a naval base at the Syrian port of Tartus, and possibly another at Latakia, he said. China's military trade with Syria is not as voluminous as Russia's, said Darling, but it does provide Damascus with missiles and missile technology. From 2002 through 2009, Russia signed 5.8 billion dollars worth of arms agreements with Syria, and with China worth 800 million dollars. However, Chinese military sales with Syria tripled from 2006 through 2009 from the preceding four-year period. The Syrian military is broadly outfitted with older, heavy Soviet- style weaponry that may be effective in intimidating civilian populations, but easy prey against more modern foes such as Israeli jets. http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesP...29&Language=en __________________ Please Subscribe To My Youtube Channel & Twitter Channel

12-06-2011, 03:23 PM	#4
wakeup2nwo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,250	Russia, China oppose 'any UN resolution' on Syria Prime Minister David Cameron issued an impassioned plea in parliament in London, putting Russia and China on notice that they should not try to veto. http://www.arabamericannews.com/news...d&article=4313 __________________ Please Subscribe To My Youtube Channel & Twitter Channel

23-06-2011, 10:51 PM	#11
arcyclus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CITY IN THE CLOUDS Posts: 9,089	IMO, the true danger in the Middle East, is not whether Syria, or Iran have nuclear weapons, it is the blatant double standard shown Israel. The entire world knows Israel has nuclear weapons, yet does nothing. What is good for one country is good for the other. International diplomats look incredibly stupid when they yippy-de-yap about others possibly having nuclear weapons, yet pretend not to see the elephant in the living room, which is israel. __________________ "Those who say they will die first and then rise are in error, they must receive the resurrection while they live." Gospel of Philip

23-06-2011, 11:40 PM	#15
wakeup2nwo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 14,250	The CIA’s Fake “Arab Spring” Becoming A Long, Hot Summer Of War Obama Regime Courts World Conflagration: Imperial Overstretch Threatens as US, NATO Wage Five Wars: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, and Yemen – Are Syria, Iran, Lebanon Next? Webster G. Tarpley, Ph.D. TARPLEY.net June 20, 2011 Washington DC, June 20- With the previously covert US bombing of Yemen out in the open, the Obama administration is now waging illegal wars against at least five countries – Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya, and Yemen. Given Obama’s absurd and Orwellian theory that acts of war from the air in the sea do not constitute hostilities under the terms of the War Powers Act, this list may be incomplete, and stealth US attacks may be going on elsewhere as well. As spring turns into summer along the banks of the Potomac, there are signs that Obama’s next move may be a trifecta of aggression – an attack on Syria which would also embroil the US in war with Iran and with the Hezbollah forces of Lebanon. Or, the Obama rampage may strike Pakistan. The “Arab Spring” of color revolutions, military coups, and destabilizations is moving inexorably towards a possible world conflagration whose outlines are already visible. According to military sources speaking on the Alex Jones radio program on June 15, US Special Forces units based at Fort Hood, Texas, have been told to prepare for deployment to Libya no later than July. Also on alert, reportedly for September or October, are the heavy armored units of the First Cavalry Division, currently located in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with other components of the US III Corps at various US bases. Observers point out that US Special Forces have been in Libya since February at the latest. They also note that, while the Libyan destination is highly plausible, some of these units may also find themselves on the way to Yemen, Syria, Iran, or beyond. At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry was denouncing the presence of the US Aegis cruiser Monterrey in the Black Sea. The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and its task force are presently off the coast of Syria. One very plausible explanation for these deployments might be that a US attack on Syria, under the pretext of protecting civilians, is imminent. On June 19, CNN reported1 a large-scale US Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps military drill, the biggest of its type in history, along much of the American Atlantic coast under the code name of Exercise Mailed Fist, to be conducted from June 19-24. “The exercise is designed to test the capability of every type of Marine Corps aircraft, including MV-22 Ospreys and F/A 18 Hornets, as well as some Navy ships and Air Force planes,” CNN reported. This drill appears designed to train for Continue reading The CIA’s Fake “Arab Spring” Becoming A Long, Hot Summer Of War http://tarpley.net/ __________________ Please Subscribe To My Youtube Channel & Twitter Channel Last edited by wakeup2nwo; 23-06-2011 at 11:42 PM.

23-06-2011, 10:17 PM	#6
tinyint Temporarily suspended Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Meerkat Manor Posts: 19,798	What about the search function instead of spamming sensationalist threads? http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=173609 http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=173912

23-06-2011, 10:32 PM	#8
sannox Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,603	theres tensions in the area no doubt about it .

23-06-2011, 10:50 PM	#10
andyh Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Cork, Ireland Posts: 18,048	http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=25000 http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0623/lebanon.html http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=25312 Also all linked to the OP I think.

23-06-2011, 11:06 PM	#14
dan duchaine Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 4,239	Yeah i like these threads keep them coming.

23-06-2011, 11:43 PM	#16
decim Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 11,978	Global Research, February 10, 2008 The Mediterranean Union: Dividing the Middle East and North Africa __________________ DISCLAIMER: Reader discretion advised. The above post is entirely fictional, for entertainment purposes only. Any similarities to real life events, animals, humans, persons, politicians, or any other form of organisation entity living, dead or in any other state of existence are coincidental. Any opinion, comment or statements related or attributed to this username are not necessarily nor implied to be those held by the ip/computer/username or other electronic media device or service owner/user. Last edited by decim; 23-06-2011 at 11:44 PM.

11-08-2011, 11:04 PM	#20
3stepsahead Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: in the bushes Posts: 950	the rate at wich countries recall their abassadors to syria is up big time. united nations has pulled out their diplomats today.