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To: maggief; caww; MestaMachine; thouworm; kristinn; penelopesire; All

Huma is Tiqeyya impersonated!

Not only she was “allowed” by Islamists, including her Pakistani mother, to marry a non-Moslem, which is forbidden in Islam, but also a twice-enemy (American and Jewish) of MB!

With Weiner’s shenanigans, she wouldn’t even divorce him because he may become very important as a pervert Democrap!

I hear that Huma has one of the highest clearances in the USA!

Don’t forget the 7-8 WH-appointed MB are pressuring everyone they can, including the MSM, to support the MB everywhere in the world, especially after their defeat in Egypt and their eventual international demise.


60 posted on 08/28/2013 9:25:05 AM PDT by melancholy (READ MY LIPS, NO POLITICAL ISLAM, EVER!!)
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To: melancholy; MestaMachine; thouworm; penelopesire; caww

REUTERS

Syria envoy alleges rebel gas attack, demands U.N. investigation

UNITED NATIONS - Syria’s U.N. envoy on Wednesday requested that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon order a U.N. team of chemical experts currently in Damascus to investigate three rebel attacks in which he said Syrian soldiers inhaled poisonous gas.

Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari told reporters he asked Ban “to mandate immediately the investigation team present now in Damascus to investigate three heinous incidents that took place in the countryside of Damascus on the 22nd, 24th and 25th where members of the Syrian army inhaled poisonous gas.”


62 posted on 08/28/2013 9:30:16 AM PDT by maggief
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To: melancholy; maggief; hoosiermama; TigersEye; penelopesire; ConservativeMan55; AllAmericanGirl44; ...

Here is Stratfor’s take. Keep in mind this outfit usually tows the State Dept narrative. This outfit is full of retired State Dept people and Tradecrafters.

Rumors and Disinformation Ahead of a Syria Intervention
August 28, 2013 | 1537 GMT

Amid the flurry of diplomatic, political and military activity taking place as the United States prepares for what now feels like an inevitable punitive strike against the Bashar al Assad regime in Syria, a fog of rumors has emerged concerning the whereabouts of al Assad and about the potential pre-emptive flight of Syrian and Russian officials from the country. Washington itself has leaked information to media sources in hopes of avoiding the mistakes of previous administrations and building a solid case to persuade a skeptical American public of the need for intervention.

It is important to evaluate such reports with a healthy dose of skepticism, but it is equally important not to dismiss them. Understanding the motives behind the deliberate release of disinformation, half-truths and other leaks can help shed light on the situation. The sheer amount of information being produced will obscure the reality on the ground leading up to a potential strike, and the only way to cut through the haze will be to evaluate the totality of it.

Analysis
A flurry of questionable reports has emerged recently about the al Assad regime. On Aug. 26, Israel’s Channel 2 news reported that families related to some of the top officials in the al Assad regime were “fleeing” the country, flying out of Latakia airport to an unknown location. Then on Aug. 28, a privately owned, little-known Egyptian outlet called al-Nahar, citing a source in the Iranian Foreign Ministry who spoke to Iranian state television, reported that al Assad had arrived at Khomeini airport for an unexpected visit in Tehran on Aug. 27, accompanied by close advisers and members of his family. The report spread rapidly on social media and was quickly picked up by many English-language media sources speculating on the purpose of such a visit. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi quickly denied the report. And on Aug. 28, the generally reliable Al Arabiya media channel cited activists in a report that indicated Syria was vacating key security centers and relocating them in secret locations and next to targets that would attract civilian casualties, such as schools.

These rumors have not yet been substantiated. The reports of al Assad’s sojourn in Iran could be part of an information operation designed to destabilize the regime, or they could simply be the work of an overeager journalist hoping to gain attention with a catchy headline. But if the reports are true, they would be a sign that the Syrian army is losing its cohesion. In that case, reports of defections and Syrian rebels pressing their advantage would be expected. However, if the Al Arabiya report about Syrian forces relocating is true, it would be a sign that the Syrian military is still holding together.

Meanwhile, the Telegraph, among others, reported Aug. 27 that a Russian aircraft had landed in Syria carrying 20 tons of humanitarian aid and that it carried out 100 Russians on the return voyage. That the flight occurred is not in question. Rather, it is unclear who was on the flight; it is probable that Russian citizens were merely vacating the country before a potential U.S. strike, but the presence of high-level Syrian officials and their families aboard cannot be ruled out with the current information.

For its part, the United States has also been using the media to try to shape the narrative of impending military action against Syria. The push began with Secretary of State John Kerry’s strident comments on Aug. 26 and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s subsequent comments that the United States was “ready to go” should President Barack Obama order military action. The administration has not yet released the evidence it claims proves the use of chemical weapons in the country, but there has been an avalanche of leaks about the upcoming strike. NBC News reported that missile strikes against Syria would last three days; The Washington Post indicated that long-range bombers could participate; CNN said Obama wanted to take action before his trip to St. Petersburg for the G-20 summit Sept. 5-6; and The New York Times even published what it claimed was insight on the initial target list.

If the United States were going to attack Syria in any way that would alter the balance of power in the Syrian civil war, it would not be telegraphing such strikes. Obama’s red line on chemical weapons has trapped the United States; it does not want to militarily intervene, but it cannot sit idly by after having been so explicit about what would trigger military action.

These leaks are about the administration telling a war-weary public that this will not be a protracted affair while giving Washington time to try to secure a broad coalition of support at the United Nations or with the Arab League. Neither Russia’s and China’s intransigence on approving a military intervention in Syria nor the Arab League’s ambivalent public statement Aug. 27 bode well for the success of securing such support, but it is important for the administration to show that it exhausted all options before taking action.

In the days leading up to the potential U.S. military strike, rumors about everything from al Assad’s whereabouts to the precise targets the United States means to attack will reverberate louder and louder. Parsing the source and intent behind such information will help clarify the reality on the ground and how events will evolve. Knowing who decided to release it a piece of information and why is just as important as knowing whether it is true.

Comments? Send them to responses@stratfor.com

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64 posted on 08/28/2013 9:36:31 AM PDT by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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To: melancholy; MestaMachine
...."MB are pressuring everyone they can, including the MSM, to support the MB everywhere in the world, especially after their defeat in Egypt and their eventual international demise".......

'The sole beneficiary'... of this use of poison gas against civilians 'in rebel-held territory' are the rebels and of course the Muslim Brotherhood's behind this...you are correct but until the people see this is the Brotherhood and understand who they are it will always be how the press presents the "picture".

Assad has nothing to gain by gasing his own people....Syria is playing out with the same characters we saw in Egypt....Muslim Brotherhood is on a roll of anger now and would love to see the US fight for them....Al-queda is all for the US intervention in Syria....

80 posted on 08/28/2013 10:01:38 AM PDT by caww
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