Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Day After Meeting with Obama, Putin Bombs Syria



Day After Meeting with Obama, Putin Bombs Syria
by John Hayward30 Sep 2015
Fox News is exclusively reporting that Russia has demanded American warplanes exit Syrian airspace immediately, as Russia begins its bombing campaign on behalf of Bashar Assad.

The news came from a senior U.S. official, who said there was “nothing to indicate” the U.S. was complying with Russia’s demand.

Another defense official said, “We have had every indication in recent weeks that (the Russians) were going to do something given the build-up.”  That’s an interesting claim, because just a few days ago, Secretary of State John Kerry was saying Russia’s long-term intentions were unclear, and he thought their buildup of air power in Syria was merely for “force protection.”

The inventory of aircraft and weapons Russia moved into Syria includes advanced air supremacy fighters and surface-to-air missiles, which would have no conceivable use against the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, or any other Syrian rebel group, as none of them have an air force. The planes were slipped into Syria using clever subterfuge designed to defeat satellite surveillance, which is something else no element of the Syrian rebellion has.

“The Russian demand also mirrors one made by Turkey this past July, when Ankara asked U.S. planes to fly only in airspace south of Mosul, Iraq. In that case, 24 Turkish jets bombed Kurdish positions, catching the U.S. off guard,” Fox News writes.

Also on Wednesday, the Russian parliament unanimously voted to give President Vladimir Putin war-fighting authority in Syria.  Putin’s chief of staff, Sergey Ivanov, said only a “time-limited” air campaign is envisioned.

Russian bombs are already falling on Syria according to some sources, and the first targets reported include a rebel group vetted and supplied by the United States:

Update, 10:30 AM EST: According to CNN, the Russians sent an official to the U.S. embassy in Baghdad to announce the Russian strikes, and “request” the removal of American planes from Syrian airspace, with only an hour or two of warning before the Russian strikes began.

The CNN report also notes that the Russians have given “no geographical information” about where they planned to strike. That’s a remarkable gesture of contempt, an incredibly reckless and dangerous approach, and possibly an indication that the Russians are planning to blow up some people they think the United States would have warned.

Update, 11:00 AM EST: Further testimony that Russia isn’t primarily interested in bombing ISIS positions, and has caused significant civilian casualties with its first wave of bombings:

Bashar Assad
Bashar al-Assad is the president of Syria, and supporting the Syrian Electronic Army a hacker group.

Note: Syrian Electronic Army reportedly hacked Amnesty International, the Human Rights Watch, and the NPR.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for Amnesty International, the Human Rights Watch, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a board member for the International Crisis Group, a friend of Michael Douglas, was a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch, a benefactor for the NPR, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Amnesty International, the Human Rights Watch, the NPR, Media Matters, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Media Matters monitors Fox News.
Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and married to the U.S. Department of State secretary John F. Kerry.
Jessica Tuchman Mathews was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), a board member for the International Crisis Group, is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank). 
Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982 
(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)
Igor S. Ivanov was a board member for the International Crisis Group, a minister of foreign affairs for Russia, is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and a director at the United Nations Foundation.    
Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the chairman for the United Nations Foundation, the founder of CNN, and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).     
James F. Collins is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), was a U.S. ambassador for Russia, and a senior advisor for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.
William J. Burns is the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and was a U.S. ambassador for Russia.
Robert S. Strauss was a partner at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, and a U.S. ambassador for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
KGB was a security agency for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
Vladimir Putin was a lieutenant colonel for the KGB, and is the president of Russia.
Mikhail Gorbachev was the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), a general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the founder of Green Cross International, and an advisory board member for the Global Security Institute.
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Ted Turner USA is an honorary board member for Green Cross International.
Ted Turner is an honorary board member for Green Cross International, the chairman for the United Nations Foundation, the founder of CNN, and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).     
David A. Hamburg is an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), an advisory board member for the Global Security Institute, and the president emeritus for the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Edward P. Djerejian is a trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, was a U.S. ambassador for Syria, and a U.S. ambassador for Israel.
Newton N. Minow is an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.                    
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sidley Austin LLP  is the lobby firm for Israel.
Shimon Peres is the president of Israel, and a friend of Haim Saban.
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Saban Center for Middle East Policy is a policy center at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and married to the U.S. Department of State secretary John F. Kerry.
Jessica Tuchman Mathews was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), a board member for the International Crisis Group, is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank). 
Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982 
(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)
Thomas R. Pickering is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a co-chair for the International Crisis Group, was a U.S. ambassador for Israel, a U.S. ambassador for Russia, and a chairman of review board that investigated the 2012 attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya in 2013.
Yegor Gaidar was a board member for the International Crisis Group, and the prime minister for Russia.
Carla A. Hills was a board member for the International Crisis Group, and is a director at the Financial Services Volunteer Corps.
Allan J. Hirst is a director at the Financial Services Volunteer Corps, and was the president of the Citigroup Russia.
William H. Donaldson is a director at the Financial Services Volunteer Corps, and was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).     
Igor S. Ivanov was a board member for the International Crisis Group, a minister of foreign affairs for Russia, is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and a director at the United Nations Foundation.    
Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the chairman for the United Nations Foundation, the founder of CNN, and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.
Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and a friend of George Soros.

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