Tuesday, July 19, 2016

John Kerry Strikes Again: Terror Attacks Prove Islamic State Is ‘on the Run’



John Kerry Strikes Again: Terror Attacks Prove Islamic State Is ‘on the Run’
by Edwin Mora 18 Jul 2016 Washington, D.C.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stressed that the recent wave of terrorist attacks linked to the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) suggest that the jihadist group is “on the run” in Iraq and Syria.

His comments came in reaction to the Bastille Day attack in Nice, France, that left 84 people dead, including 10 children, and at least another 202 wounded. ISIS has taken responsibility for the assault.

The Islamic State has also been affiliated with various attacks that occurred during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan (June 5 through July 5), including the Orlando, Florida, massacre and some attacks in Iraq and Syria. Hundreds of people were killed and injured during that period.

Nevertheless, the secretary of State downplayed the attacks, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper on State of the Union they are not a reflection of the group’s strength in their home base of Iraq and Syria.

He described the attacks as “the desperate actions of an enemy that sees the noose closing around them.”

Citing the recent wave of attacks connected to the jihadist group, Tapper immediately challenged Kerry on the claim that ISIS “is on the run,” telling the top U.S. diplomat:

With all due respect, sir, I’m not sure that it looks that way to the public, that ISIS is on the run. In just the last few weeks, we have seen a series of ISIS-inspired attacks… I don’t think ISIS is on the run.

Kerry responded:

If people are inspired, they are inspired, but ISIL, which is based in Iraq and Syria, is under huge pressure, and that’s a fact…

If you’re saying that one person standing up one day and killing people is an example of ISIS moving in Iraq and Syria, I think you’re dead wrong.

Reiterating what other Obama administration officials have been emphasizing in the last few weeks, Kerry said ISIS is “shrinking,” adding that the group has lost “40, 45 percent” of the territory it once held.

CNN reports, “Kerry’s comments about ISIS come as U.S. intelligence officials have said the terror group isn’t desperate, but is adapting.”

“ISIS is expected to continue going after so-called soft targets such as airports and shopping areas,” indicated the unnamed senior administration official, adding, “It’s not a sign of weakness or desperation. They are adapting in a different way.”

The Obama administration has repeatedly sought to deflect criticism of the president’s anti-terrorism record by portraying the escalating number of attacks as evidence that ISIS is losing.

On June 28, President Barack Obama’s envoy to the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS, Brett McGurk, suggested to lawmakers that ISIS has been significantly weakened, saying the jihadist group has lost territory, fighters, leaders, financial resources, and influence online.

His comments came as ISIS inspired terrorist attacks in Yemen, Lebanon, Turkey, and Malaysia on June 27 and 28, leading to the death of at least 93 people and the injury of another 290.

Echoing his recent comments, Kerry asserted that the June 28 ISIS-linked attack on Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport proved the group was “desperate” and “know [they] are losing.”

McGurk acknowledged that ISIS has expanded to at least eight countries and regions, including Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sinai, Nigeria, Algeria, the Caucuses, and Afghanistan-Pakistan.

The envoy added that the terrorist group is trying to officially establish branches in the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Somalia, where ISIS already has supporters.

Syria
Bashar al-Assad is the president of Syria, supporting the hacker group Syrian Electronic Army, and permitted the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL, Muslim) in Syria.

Note: Syrian Electronic Army reportedly hacked Amnesty International, and the Human Rights Watch.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for Amnesty International, and the Human Rights Watch.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for Amnesty International, the Human Rights Watch, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Sundance Institute.
Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and John F. Kerry’s brother.
Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and married to John F. Kerry.
Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Edward P. Djerejian is a trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and was a U.S. ambassador for Syria.
Ryan C. Crocker was a U.S. ambassador for Syria, a U.S. ambassador for
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Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
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Edward P. Djerejian is a trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and was a U.S. ambassador for Syria.
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.
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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, the candidate for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago), and is the president for the Barack Obama administration.
African American Religious Leadership Committee was an advisory group for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign.
Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. was a member of the African American Religious Leadership Committee, and is a senior pastor at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
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A longer reel of the famous "God Damn America" sermon from President Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.
Trumpeter Newsmagazine is a publication for the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
Louis Farrakhan was awarded the 2007 Jeremiah Wright Jr. Trumpeter award from the Trumpeter Newsmagazine, and is the acting head for the Nation of Islam (Muslim).
Oprah Winfrey was a parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago), and a guest at Mellody L. Hobson’s 2013 wedding.
Mellody L. Hobson was married in 2013 & Oprah Winfrey was her guest, a trustee at the Sundance Institute, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Patricia E. Mitchell is the vice chair at the Sundance Institute, was the president of CNN Productions, and a director at the Human Rights Watch.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute, the Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and friend of Michael Douglas.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Syrian Electronic Army reportedly hacked the Human Rights Watch, and
Amnesty International.
Bashar al-Assad is supporting the hacker group Syrian Electronic Army, the president of Syria, and permitted the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL, Muslim) in Syria.
Ted Turner is the founder of CNN, and a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Michael Douglas is a director Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and a friend of George Soros.
David A. Hamburg is an adviser for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and the president emeritus for the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Edward P. Djerejian is a trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and was a U.S. ambassador for Syria.
Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
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(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)
Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and John F. Kerry’s brother.
Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and married to John F. Kerry.
Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Edward P. Djerejian is a trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and was a U.S. ambassador for Syria.
Ryan C. Crocker was a U.S. ambassador for Syria, a U.S. ambassador for
Iraq, a director of governance for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, a deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of State, and is a governor for the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
John F. Kerry is the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Barack Obama administration, a governor for the Broadcasting Board of Governors, Cameron F. Kerry’s brother, and married to Teresa Heinz Kerry.

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