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Don’t you just love Pepe’s response to the little Hillary/Obama love-fest on 60 Minutes…?
Now, since I hadn’t addressed Madame Shrillary’s recent Senate testimony on Benghazi, I’d like to point out that Sen. Rand Paul’s ‘wild accusations’ of a Libyan-Syrian weapons pipeline, is in fact, Not just a Rightwing Conspiracy Theory… The Benghazi Affair: Uncovering the Mystery of the Benghazi CIA Annex…
Anyways, in news that you’d most likely missed…
Leaked Files of Britam Defense Implicate the Plot Against Russia and Syria
The news about the security breach of the military contractor Britam Defense was not reported by any Western media outlet. Instead it was shared through blogs, communities of hackers and social platforms…
…One particular email was of special interest. In it Dave Goulding reminded his fellow co-founder Phil Dougherty about an offer made by Washington via a group of Qataris: to transport what seemed to be a Soviet era chemical weapon into Syria, using sub contracted Russian speaking Ukrainian mercenaries.
Phil
We’ve got a new offer. It’s about Syria again. Qataris propose an attractive deal and swear that the idea is approved by Washington.
We’ll have to deliver a CW to Homs, a Soviet origin g-shell from Libya similar to those that Assad should have.
They want us to deploy our Ukrainian personnel that should speak Russian and make a video record.
Frankly, I don’t think it’s a good idea but the sums proposed are enormous. Your opinion?Kind regards
DavidThe fans of conspiracies and hackers started discussing whether the documents were genuine or fake.
Eventually, the community of hackers came to conclusion that the whole case was either genuine or VERY elaborate hoax with thorough attention to little details…
The ‘Syrian Commando’ had asked…
…What is the purpose of this leak?
Why the leak, with a single email? Why now? Why only one email? It’s clear. A single email is very easy to dismiss as fake. In fact, during the Stratfor hack, anonymouSabu’s henchmen planted an email by CEO George Friedman claiming he had resigned, when in fact he had done no such thing. When you control a server you are able to fabricate any kind of email you want to “leak”. Only a long conversation with realistic time stamps follow ups and reference emails to check for the writer’s style, can possibly be used to confirm the authenticity of an email.
And BritAm has been silent!
Which means that this leak can be quickly dismissed as nothing more than a fabrication. The hack will of course be acknowledged as in the case of Stratfor. Who will you believe, BritAm or the hacker?
That’s the problem. Soon, by undermining the validity of the leak in the minds of the media consumers, it will by extension, undermine the validity of the SEA leaks even though the latter is comprehensive and includes signed, scanned documents and a huge amount of cross references. That won’t matter, a single “fake” can spoil all the real leaks.
But not this time! By anticipating this strategy and demanding a complete archive from “JAsIrX” before discussing the leak any further, we can burn this possible Trojan horse before it enters our gates…
Reddit had labeled it Bullshit and removed it…! b at MOA had quipped: “I looked at the Britam case and while the general hack may have been genuine that email smells of fake.”
So, as always, Caveat Emptor…!
Anyways, moving along to the Fordo Fiasco…
U.N watchdog confirms Iran’s denial of explosion at it’s Fordo nuclear plant…
The U.N. atomic watchdog made clear on Tuesday it had seen no sign of any explosion at one of Iran’s most sensitive nuclear plants, backing up Tehran’s denial that such an incident hadn’t taken place last week.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in an unusual move, made a brief statement following media reports at the weekend of significant damage at the underground Fordo uranium enrichment site.
IAEA inspectors regularly visit Iranian nuclear sites, including the one at Fordo, and the U.N. agency suggested in its comment that they had been at the site -after- the reports were published in some Israeli and Western media.
“We understand that Iran has denied that there has been an incident at Fordo. This is consistent with our observations,” IAEA spomkeswoman Gill Tudor said in an emailed comment in response to a question…
Funny how quickly, the IAEA, was able to inspect the Fordo Nuclear plant, eh…?
Even, Jay Carney, had to categorically deny it…
“We have no information to confirm the allegations in that report, and we do not believe the report is credible,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
The reports cited the conservative American news website WND, which reported that an explosion at the Fordo facility on January 21 had caused major damage and trapped workers.”
Ironically, even the best of us get ensnared amongst the web of deceit… Was Fordo a Hoax? If So, Why?
Moving along to Syria, Why Doubts Are Growing About An Alleged Syrian Chemical Attack…
…If recent media reports have left an impression that Syrian President Bashar Assad might already have used chemical weapons against his own people, think again, says arms expert Jeffrey Lewis.
The scholar on weapons of mass destruction is assailing the credibility of Syrian opposition allegations that the chemical “Agent 15” was dispensed in the restive northern city of Homs on Dec. 23.
“No one has bothered to mention that Agent 15 doesn’t exist,” Lewis said in a Foreign Policy blog post last Friday.
Beyond a passing reference to the substance in a document discovered in pre-war Iraq, neither Baghdad nor Damascus appears to have ever produced or weaponized this type of chemical agent, he said. Yet the name “Agent 15” has developed a life of its own on the Web, which might help explain the genesis of claims relating to Syria, according to the WMD expert…
…“These appear to be U.S.- and U.K.-funded groups that produce anti-regime propaganda,” Lewis said in his Friday post. “Are we really surprised that they are alleging chemical weapons use?”
Same Oh, Same Oh…!
Aren’t ya just touched by the Oily Bomber’s personal plea to the Syrians…?
Obama tapes message to Syrians
President Barack Obama has approved another $155 million in humanitarian aid for Syria and took the unusual step of taping a message with Arabic subtitles explaining the U.S. position.
“Here, I want to speak directly to the people of Syria,” he says in the message. “This new aid will mean more warm clothing for children and medicine for the elderly; flour and wheat for your families and blankets, boots and stoves for those huddled in damaged buildings. It will mean health care for victims of sexual violence and field hospitals for the wounded. Even as we work to end the violence against you, this aid will help address some of the immediate needs you face each day.
“…We’re under no illusions. The days ahead will continue to be very difficult. But what’s clear is that the regime continues to weaken and lose control of territory. The opposition continues to grow stronger. More Syrians are standing up for their dignity. The Assad regime will come to an end. The Syrian people will have their chance to forge their own future. And they will continue to find a partner in the United States of America.”
Bless his Heart…!
*gah*
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More good stuff, CTuttle, if a little on the wiry side.
Would that by chance be the loopy World News Daily? That fact in itself should disqualify the credibility of the report. There are lots of folks very disappointed that Obama has not launched an attack on Iran.
I doubted that (1) Assad would use serious CW on his own people, (2) Assad would fail to secure the weapons to the best of his ability. As I said before CW in a civil war does not make sense just from the confusion of friend and foe.
Obama pretty much has to make statements. That’s all he can do prudently at the moment. He’s looking more like Eisenhower in his foreign policy right at the moment. No boots on the ground. Shadow wars. Hell to pay within a decade. But, by golly, he’s doing what his military experts says is correct and he’s got the support of the opposition in Congress. (Benghazi was a sideshow.) And he hasn’t lost the “toughness”.
…Would that by chance be the loopy World News Daily?
*heh* As I’d noted later, Tarheel, even Silverstein was sucked into the vortex…! ;-)
Now, I would be remiss in not pointing out this recent ‘Live Leak’… ‘Syria militants possess chemical arms’
That adds a whole new wrinkle to the sordid Syrian situation…! 8-(
That’s a funny looking bottle. What’s it supposed to be?
*heh* Good question…! A long-time compadre at MOA, said it’s merely ‘wood glue’, or some such…! ;-)
Don’t have time to read your diary right now but did you see Democracy Now today? The six living, former Shin Bet chiefs have denounced the occupation and even compared Israel to Nazi Germany. I about fell over.
Gonna attack by gluing the boots to the street,eh?
Israel is furiously backpedaling, tuez…! Israel: Iran slowing nuclear program, won’t have bomb before 2015…! Fancy that, eh…? ;-)
Benghazi annex:
U.S. programs that included the use of secret prisons, extraordinary renditions, and torture and abuse involved CIA collaboration with despotic Arab regimes, including Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi. Chris Stevens was in the middle of it, in his previous Libya assignment with Gaddafi. The U.S. campaign to overthrow Gaddafi didn’t clean the slate of these abuses; it merely opened up the opportunity for militants and Islamists to avenge U.S. actions over the past ten years.
But Obama ended all that CIA funny business, right?
January 22, 2009 Barack Obama Executive Order 13491 – Ensuring Lawful Interrogations
“As expeditiously as possible” — so no. Let’s hear it from Petraeus’s mistress.
Paula Broadwell, Nov 11, 20112
Somehow that didn’t come out of the Hillary Hearing.
What a coincidence, the “previous assessments” which were bogus anyhow shifted immediately after Netanyahu flopped in his election, which has him scrambling to keep his job. There’s nothing but bad news for Bibi.
Why not? Most of the crap we read in the MSM is a hoax, and the web isn’t immune.
Case in point — the bogus Syria Scud Scare™.
The defense rests.
…Case in point — the bogus Syria Scud Scare™…
Great point, Don…!
Perhaps this information is in the classified Hillary Hearing report.
We have people attacking a CIA operation in the “annex.” Why would they do that? some news stories:
And let’s look at a prime suspect.
Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamouda bin Qumu, as a member of militia Ansar al Sharia, has been identified as a potential figure behind the attack, which killed four Americans, including US Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens.
“Fox News quotes sources claiming that former Gitmo detainee Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamouda Bin Qumu was involved in–and may have planned–the attack on American’s Consulate in Benghazi.”
So what’s the problem with nailing bin Qumu for Benghazi?
For more than five years, Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda bin Qumu was a prisoner at the Guantánamo Bay prison, judged “a probable member of Al Qaeda” by the analysts there. They concluded in a newly disclosed 2005 assessment that his release would represent a “medium to high risk, as he is likely to pose a threat to the U.S., its interests and allies.”
(We know what conditions were like at Guantánamo Bay. Think about being there for five long years.)
Hamouda bin Qumu was returned to Libya in 2007, where Chris Stevens helped him get settled in. Stevens was DCM (Deputy Chief of Mission) from 2007 to 2009. There are two wikileaks wires mentioning Stevens’ help for bin Qumu.
wikileaks: O 131650Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI
SUBJECT: LIBYA: FOLLOW-UP ON ACCESS TO RETURNED GTMO DETAINEES
wikileaks: O 030917Z JAN 08
FM AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI
SUBJECT: LIBYA: FAMILY VISIT FOR RETURNED GTMO DETAINEE CONFIRMED
In March 2011 Christopher Stevens attended a meeting in Paris between Clinton, Sarkozy and Jabril, set up by Bernard-Henri Lévy. Stevens was among those who urged Clinton to describe to President Obama the call for help that he had just heard. From March 2011 to November 2011 Stevens was Special Representative to the National Transitional Council in Benghazi.
During this time, Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda bin Qumu was a notable figure in the Libyan rebels’ fight to oust Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. An FOC — friend of Chris. bin Qumu was a leader of a ragtag band of fighters known as the Darnah Brigade — a remarkable turnabout resulting from shifting American policies.
Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamouda bin Qumu, as a member of militia Ansar al Sharia, has been identified as a potential figure behind the attack, which killed four Americans, including US Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens.
So what happened? We don’t know. But we can surmise that when it comes to torture some people understandably find it difficult to forgive and forget. And the possible involvement of bin Qumu is not without irony.
Dewd, I’d really like to skype ya sometime…! ;-)
As noted above, one of Obama’s first acts as president was to forbid the CIA to detain and torture “suspected terrorists” (“as expeditiously as possible”).
The deal was that the CIA could then, using new technology, simply assassinate these “suspected terrorists” (plus anyone near them). Obama’s chief hit-man for this sordid, illegal program was John Brennan, a veteran of 25 years with the CIA and now nominated to be the next CIA chief.
Change we can count on.
…(plus anyone near them)…
Can you say ‘Double Tap’, even…? 8-(
Obama said that Ambassador Stevens was in Benghazi “to review plans to establish a new cultural center and modernize a hospital.” Sure. Stevens’ last official act on Sep 11 was to meet with a Turkish official. Probably he wanted to get some cultural and medical advice?
MENA
It was in the news today that the U.S. has negotiated a Status Of Forces Agreement with Niger, to provide legal immunity for Americans to operate a U.S, drone facility in that country east of Mali. I did a survey to find other countries in the Magreb that have a SOFA with the U.S.: They are Burkina Faso (south of Mali) and Chad (east of Niger).
news reports:
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The U.S. military is expanding its secret intelligence operations across Africa, establishing a network of small air bases to spy on terrorist hideouts from the fringes of the Sahara to jungle terrain along the equator, according to documents and people involved in the project. A key hub of the U.S. spying network can be found in Ouagadougou (WAH-gah-DOO-goo), the flat, sunbaked capital of Burkina Faso, one of the most impoverished countries in Africa.
ECOWAS – The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of sixteen countries, founded in 1975. ECOWAS is finalizing plans to send as many as 3,300 troops into Mali, under a United Nations-backed intervention plan. The announced troop commitments from African countries are:
Nigeria: 900 troops
Burkina Faso: 500
Niger: 500
Senegal: 500
Togo: 500
Benin: 300
Guinea: 144
Ghana: 120
Chad: 2,000 — not an ECOWAS member
…the U.S. has negotiated a Status Of Forces Agreement with Niger, to provide legal immunity for Americans to operate a U.S, drone facility in that country east of Mali…
Well, Hellfire…! DronZ away, even…! 8-(
*heh* I must doff my cap to b….! The Lobotomized Democratic Base… How very true…!
Thank you, CTuttle for the important link at the start of your piece to the article by Ronda Hoban. All I had heard previously was something about weapons going to Turkey, and it all did not make sense – that article is a must read.
“the US government has covertly and overtly been helping to provide the weapons that are then used by those hostile to the US to inflict harm on the Libyan and Syrian people and even on Americans, as those killed in Benghazi on September 11, 2012. This situation, several commentators have noted, is reminiscent to the Iran Contra Affair where the US government entities covertly acted in a way that jeopardized the interests and even the physical well being of US officials and civilians. And it is likely that the actions being taken by US government officials to arm and provide other forms of support for the Libyan and Syrian insurgencies, are contrary to US laws and constitutional obligations.”
I must be pretty dumb, but all I could see in the testimony given by Ms. Clinton was that she seemed to be ‘on’ something – nodding and smiling with a smile that extended from her hairline back behind the earlobes and then some. If that face did not say ‘coverup’ I’ve got a bridge to sell you out here in the desert. I couldn’t ‘face’ the dosido on 60 Minutes but I would guess it was the same thing in duplicate.
I guess it’s just a page out of the old gipper’s handbook – running guns is what we’ve descended to. It’s not about torturing prisoners; it’s about turning the world into a killing field.
Good work. Recommended.