[BeadCounter]

This is RT Russian nonsense. I believe RT is banned from this website. Thanks for taking a part in disbursing this propaganda.

[Enlightened1]

This is not RT news.

[tcrlaf]

“This is RT Russian nonsense.”

No, it isn’t...
Lavrov said this, and it has been floating around in the ether for a few days now.

As for RT being banned, that is thanks to a few paid trolls over the Ukraine thing.
RT is very often the first English Language source for breaking Middle East News, though sometimes they shoot first, and think later.

But, because of Ukraine, it isn’t SOROS-approved, so some trolls bash it at every chance.

[BeadCounter]

60 country coalition so that means 59 other countries go along.

[familyop]

The garbage posted above this thread is Russian government propaganda from Parlamenskaya Gazeta (Parliament Gazette).

Some of ISIS is fleeing from factions that are fighting for a more secular government (Free Syrian Army, etc.). Large numbers of civilians are also fleeing from Assad's attacks on them (barrel bombs, gas, etc.).

And so It begins…ISIS Flag Among Refugees in Germany Fighting the Police [Pictures]
http://conservativepost.com/and-so-it-beginsisis-flag-among-refugees-in-germany-fighting-the-police-pictures/

Stability in Syria would not be in our best interests for now. Too bad Ivan doesn't like that, but that's the way it's going to be.

[familyop]

Russia has military friends in its Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO: members listed below). Iran is

Member states
Wikipedia
Stamp of Kazakhstan, 2012

Current members

Armenia (1994)
Belarus (1994)
Kazakhstan (1994)
Kyrgyzstan (1994)
Russia (1994)
Tajikistan (1994)

Observers

Afghanistan (2013)
Serbia (2013)

Possible candidates

Iran

Former members

Azerbaijan (1994-1999)
Georgia (1994-1999)
Uzbekistan (1994-1999, 2006-2012)


All of the following excerpts are from the CIA World Factbook (as accessed on 29OCT06).

Russia
Religions:

Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule

Kazakhstan
Religions:

Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%

Kyrgyzstan
Religions:

Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%

Tajikistan
Religions:

Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan
Religions:

Religions: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%

Belarus
Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion continue . . .
Religions:

Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)

Armenia
Religions:

Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%

Russia calls for banning Judaism
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1431407/posts

Russia probing whether Jewish law constitutes incitement ["first time since Stalin's regime"]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1431367/posts

Putin: Russia Building Nuclear Weapon U.S. Won't Have
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1282021/posts

Russians Respect Reason For Terrorism
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210347/posts

Russia says new Topol RS-12 mobile ICBM can evade U.S. missile defense
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1513904/posts


What led to the Six Day War in 1967?
PalestineFacts.org
Events Leading Up to War

Shortly after this, Syrian government received intelligence information by the Soviet Union stating that Israel is amassing forces on the Syrian border to launch an attack. There is no evidence about the authenticity of this information; however, it made Syria and Egypt come together and stand against Israel.