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Russian air strikes in Syria 'good thing': UN War Crimes Investigator Del Ponte
news.yahoo.com ^ | 02/08/2016 | AFP

Posted on 02/09/2016 9:09:53 AM PST by Trumpinator

Russian air strikes in Syria 'good thing': Del Ponte

AFP

21 hours ago

Geneva (AFP) - Former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, who is currently probing rights abuses in Syria, on Monday backed Russia's air strikes on "terrorist groups" in the war-torn country.

"Overall, I think the Russian intervention is a good thing, because finally someone is attacking these terrorist groups," Del Ponte told Swiss public broadcaster RTS, listing the Islamic State group and Al-Nusra among the groups targeted.

But Del Ponte, a member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, quickly added that the Russians apparently "are not distinguishing enough between the terrorists and others, and that is not as good."

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: putin; russia; syria
Good enough for govt work.
1 posted on 02/09/2016 9:09:53 AM PST by Trumpinator
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"Overall, I think the Russian intervention is a good thing, because finally someone is attacking these terrorist groups," Del Ponte told Swiss public broadcaster RTS, listing the Islamic State group and Al-Nusra among the groups targeted.

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So that means all these reports pushed by the Obama group that the Russians were not bombing ISIS or al-Qaeda and repeated by the so called 'free press' was BS. It was Obama misinfo and ass covering and repeated by the pro Sunni jihadis in Syria wing on Freerepublic (aka neocons).

2 posted on 02/09/2016 9:12:27 AM PST by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
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To: Trumpinator

A significant number of online posters on popular forums are paid to spread disinformation.

People stopped listening to the MSM so now they’re here...


3 posted on 02/09/2016 9:17:53 AM PST by varyouga
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Are we supposed to believe that there are rebels who aren’t in some way connected to ISIS?


4 posted on 02/09/2016 9:19:36 AM PST by grania
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To: varyouga

I kind of think the MSM is in cahoots with Obama.


5 posted on 02/09/2016 9:19:46 AM PST by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
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Just wondering. How does one distinguish between a terrorist and “others”. With Clinton’s “cloth or something?”


6 posted on 02/09/2016 9:20:00 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Viruses and diseases must be DemocRATS. They love open borders.)
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To: grania
Are we supposed to believe that there are rebels who aren’t in some way connected to ISIS?

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Yes, per John McCain and Rubio and Clinton and Obama.

7 posted on 02/09/2016 9:20:49 AM PST by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
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Where’s the pics of ISIS killed by Russia? I don’t see too many but lots of dead and fleeing refugees


8 posted on 02/09/2016 9:36:40 AM PST by cassiusking
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Possible Spetz sighting at 0:51 ... 02/05/16
Footage from the Russian tank operations (?T90?) in Aleppo, Syria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbTCtURggb8

One tanker is reported to have said his tank took hits from 7 rpgs and one tow all to no effect on the tank (explosive armor designed to take hits from TOWs, Abrams, and Leopards).


9 posted on 02/09/2016 9:40:10 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: cassiusking

I have seen them on Twitter.


10 posted on 02/09/2016 9:46:51 AM PST by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
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LOL, really? How did you figure that out?


11 posted on 02/09/2016 9:47:21 AM PST by 556x45
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It is just Obama talking points repeated as news on TV.


12 posted on 02/09/2016 9:48:10 AM PST by Trumpinator ("Are you Batman?" the boy asked. "I am Batman," Trump said.)
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