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On this months episode Christoph and I take an in-depth look at the recent “Four Day War” between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Nagorno Karabhak region. We discuss the causes for this latest outbreak of violence, and the various regional and global actors involved. Christoph also breaks down the history of this long-forgotten, frozen conflict.
In our second segment we look into a variety of spy-games being played between Turkey and Russia. We begin with the recent reversal by the FSB that Turkey was involved in the downing of a Russian passenger plane in Egypt and what this may mean. Christoph and I discuss the political situation within NATO. We focus on NATO’s hesitancy to get further entrenched in a military situation with Russia, and how NATO members are responding to this .
Next we discuss the recent interview that the reclusive Fethullah Gulen gave to a Russian newspaper, in which she attacks Turkey for shooting down a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian border. Christoph and I both offer our theories and analysis as to why Gulen is speaking now, and what it means that he is speaking out against Erdogan.
Next we discuss the recent arrest of Grey Wolf fighter Alparslan Celik. Faithful listeners will remember that Celik was the “Turkmen” rebel leader that took credit for the killing of a Russian pilot Oleg Peshkov. Then we turn to the recent arrest of two Russian spies by the MIT in Turkey for their role in the murder of Chechen militant Abdulvakhid Edelgireyev. We finish off this section by taking a look at the rising influence of Grey Wolves inside Germany, using the recent clashes between Grey Wolves and PKK supporters in the city of Aschaffenburg as an example.
For our weird terrorism section Christoph and I give a final farewell to our favorite Georgian Jihadi, Tarkhan Batirashvili aka Omar al-Shishani. We talk about the Pentagon operation that killed him, and why this time they may actually be speaking the truth. We also take a closer look at the Panama Papers and the telltale signs that this was a CIA operation.
Show Notes:
Nagorno-Karabakh:
All-Out War Over Karabakh Is No One’s Interest
Armenia-backed forces report 97 dead in Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
Russia set to continue arms supplies to Azerbaijan and Armenia — official
Report: Israeli-made Suicide Drone Used in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Azeri Defense Ministry Plane Landed Twice in Israel During Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijani Soldiers Execute Elderly Armenian Couple in Artsakh; Then Cut Off Their Ears
Karabakh conflict: Azerbaijani soldiers behead Ezidi from Armenia
Turkey-Russia conflict:
No “Turkish trace” in Russian plane crash over Egypt — Russian security service
Russia PM warns foreign offensive in Syria could spark ‘world war’
Would Russia Use Nukes to Defend Khmeimim?
Putin vs. Erdogan: NATO Concerned over Possible Russia-Turkey Hostilities
Why Turkey is losing hope in Syrian border town of Azaz
Syrian rebels say reinforcements get free passage via Turkey
Gülen unveils his anti-Turkey stance once again
Fethullah Gülen’s role in the shooting of the Russian jet
First Turkey-Russia meeting after jet incident
Turkey arrests ‘Russian pilot killer’ & ‘Russian spies’:
Alleged killer of Russian jet pilot detained on fraud charges
Alleged killer of Russian jet pilot pens letter to Russia from prison
Two ‘Russian spies’ caught in Istanbul
Murder in Istanbul: Kremlin’s hand suspected in shooting of Chechen
Russian detained in Istanbul for plotting to assassinate Chechen dissidents
Update: Turkish prosecutor drops charges against Alparslan Celik after examining video
Turkish-Kurdish conflict in Germany:
Kurdish PKK Confront Pro-Turkey Protesters in Germany
Germany fears return of Turkish-Kurdish violence on its soil
Death of Omar al-Shishani:
Top ISIS leader ‘critically injured’ in U.S. airstrike, activists say
IS group commander Shishani ‘clinically dead:’ monitor
Special Forces in Rojava – TTG
Obama sends more Special Forces to Syria in fight against IS
Islamic State Leader Omar al-Shishani Fought Under U.S. Umbrella as Late as 2013
Charles Lister comments on Palmyra
Panama Papers:
What I Learned From the Panama Papers
The One Sentence Summary of the Panama Papers
Panama says will adopt international tax reporting standards by 2018: media
Swiss banker whistleblower: CIA behind Panama Papers
Armenia: Panama Papers Prompts Official’s Resignation
Heinrich Boell and Co: “Drinking CIA Brandies”
German documentary on the Cultural Cold War
Music:
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On this edition of De-Manufacturing Consent: Guillermo is joined by Pearse Redmond, host of Porkins Policy Radio. Pearse breaks down the enigmatic character of Matthew Van Dyke, the former “journalist” turned freedom fighter in Libya, who Pearse refers to as the “CIA’s favorite mercenary.” We discuss his relationship with both James Foley and Steven Sotloff — journalists allegedly kidnapped, murdered, and beheaded by the Islamic State and used in propaganda videos — and the implications of their association with a deceitful, phony journalist, self-professed propagandist, and potential CIA asset.
We also discuss the ongoing fear mongering regarding ISIS, their supposed infiltration of Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, and their plot to sneak across the US border and use Mexican drug cartels to “take out a power grid” in the United States. We detail how such an outlandishly ridiculous story took shape and spread throughout the media, perfectly timed to coincide with the anniversary of 9/11, and how certain sectors of the “alternative media” are feeding into this latest round of fear-based propaganda.
For Show Notes please visit Traces of Reality
On this week’s episode we expose the bizarre character know as Mathew VanDyke. VanDyke is a former journalist who became America’s best know “freedom fighter” in Libya during the 2011 NATO war. After returning home from the fighting Van Dyke rose to prominence again with his pro-rebel propaganda film on Syria, Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution. We trace VanDyke’s history through out the Middle East and show how he is most likely some form of CIA asset and mercenary. In this podcast we also expose some key details which Van Dyke tried his hardest to conceal, including his knowledge that Syrian rebels had chemical weapons, that despite his claims to the contrary he is in fact a paid mercenary, and much more. Mathew Van Dyke represents a new breed of pro-war propagandists who deserve to be shown for who they are.
Show Notes:
Who is Mathew Van Dyke? – Truthloader
Mathewvandyke.com
How Osama bin Laden Changed My Life
CPJ: VanDyke’s deception increases risks for journalists
The American Filmmaker Who Became A Freedom Fighter In Libya
Twitter conversation where VanDyke claims not to be a mercenary
Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution
Syrian Electronic Army VanDyke Leaks
NATO’s War on Syria Just Got Dirtier
AllenVanguard.com
Syria: Media Disinformation, War Propaganda and the Corporate Media’s “Independent Bloggers”
CIA agents emails leaked- CW’s, Sex Scandals, Rigged Interviews…etc
Full Transcript of Leaked Syria ‘War’ Conversation Between Erdogan Officials
NATO Wages Desperate Last Battle in Northern Syria
Mathew VanDyke tweets that he will sue me for defamation
Music:
Souls of Mischief – “From 93 Till Infinity”
MISTAH FAB – “Ghost Ride It”
Show notes:
Nuclear Deal with Iran prelude to war, not breakthrough
Tehran accord destined to fail?
FSA will not take part in Geneva 2 talks: Commander
Syrian rebels who have no problem ‘fighting alongside’ Al Qaeda
Sino-US war of nerves intensifies
Mali coup leader Sanogo charged with murder
Will French Troops Bring Peace to Central African Republic
American colonization of Africa rapidly increasing
Alleged CIA chief in Islamabad (named leaked) is Craig Peter Osth
Penny Lane: Gitmo’s other secret CIA facility
Top secret document reveals NSA spied on porn habits as part of plan to discredit ‘radicalizers’
NSA uses pornography to discredit those who question 9/11
Music:
“Love Train” – The O’Jays
The war in Syria has now become a serious regional conflict. The US/Saudi/Qatari/Turkish backed FSA has begun a campaign against Hezbollah. This is a terrifying escalation of an already highly escalated conflict. The situation is further compounded by the fact that Hezbollah is a partner in the current coalition government in Lebanon. The FSA has in essence declared war on Lebanon. No doubt this will only add to more bloodshed and further destabilization of the region as a whole. The logic of the FSA seems rather misplaced. Hezbollah is a very sophisticated resistance group; not like the disorganized FSA which has had to rely on foreign jihadist fighters to do most of the frontline fighting. The FSA may be hedging it’s bet that soon the EU will declare the Shiite group a “terrorist” organization as per the request of America and Israel, thus making intervention seem more palatable for western citizens.
Spill over from the Syrian civil war is
making its way into Lebanon. Around 30 Syrians have been kidnapped in Lebanon in total, with most being held by the powerful Lebanese Shiite family al Mokdad. The kidnappings are in retaliation for one of their family members being kidnaped supposedly by the FSA in Syria. The al Mokdad clan has threatened to abduct Qatari and Saudi nationals that they find in Lebanon. The Gulf nations have taken this threat very seriously. On Wednsday Qatar and Saudi Arabia urged all of its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately. This latest development should be a warning to any an all nations meddling in the Syrian civil war; stay out or face the consequences. What ever happens in Syria will reverberate in Lebanon. Small sale fighting has already taken place in Tripoli which has a significant Alawite community. We are now reaching the point of no return in this conflict. For all of the bluster from Western and Gulf leaders about the imminent downfall of Assad, he still remains in power. Short of an intervention no one knows how long he will continue fighting. As horrific as the civil war is now, it will surely be eclipsed by what will come after Assad leaves or is murdered. Fighting between Assad’s forces and the rebels are leading to a mutual cycle of violence that will sow enough hate on both sides to have this conflict last for years if not decades. This latest spate of kidnapping illustrates this point perfectly. The kidnapping of one Lebanese individual has now mobilized an entire family into a militia. The al Mokdad clan have no ties to either Hezbollah or Amal, the main Shia factions in Lebanon, but they are now firmly in the camp that opposes the FSA and the rebels in Syria. Animosity between the FSA and the al Mokdad clan is not going to end when the civil war ends.
The above video allegedly shows the FSA executing regime loyalists. Those being executed are most likely members of the powerful al-Barri family. The al-Barri family is a wealthy Sunni clan in Syria which has been loyal to the regime for some time. A few days ago a newly elected Syrian MP was publicly executed by the FSA in Aleppo. This MP was named Zeino al-Barri. It is safe to say that the huge extended al-Barri family will never be on the side of the FSA and those trying to overthrow Assad. It is also safe to say that the FSA committed a war crime here. Thats the same FSA that John McCain and Anne-Marie Slaughter and all the other warmongers in Washington want the United States to arm and fully support. These are the gallant freedom fighters that deserve our help and money.
Before everyone jumps on the band wagon of intervention, it’s important to objectively look at the massacre in Treimseh. Anytime something like this occurs in Syria the West is very quick to blame Assad and his forces. They receive information from activists, whose political agenda is never questioned. Well according to AFP, Syrian activists from the Sham News Network told them that most of the dead were rebels. The activist quoted in the article goes by the name Jaafar. He told AFP that:
At this stage, though we do not yet have the final count, the number of civilians killed by shelling is not more than seven.The rest were members of the Free Syrian Army.
Even the shadowy Syrian Observatory for Human Rights/em> has been careful about reporting this recent massacre. Again from the AFP article:
The Observatory was more cautious, saying “several dozen rebel fighters were among those killed,” adding that only around 40 of the dead had been identified, while 30 were burned and 18 were “summarily executed.”
Is it so hard to imagine the the FSA would use a civilian town as cover for launching attacks? This is what Hezbollah did in Lebanon. Indeed this is a tactic used by all rebel groups. The conflict in Syria is a civil war. Contrary to what Secretary Clinton would have you believe, in war their are no good guys and bad guys. Rebel groups don’t preserve human rights. They don’t fight with a copy of the Geneva Conventions in their hand. War is about killing as many people as you can. The FSA is not a chivalrous group.
Of course there is no real way to confirm any of these conflicting reports. It is anyone’s guess as to what really happened in Treimseh. And that is the crux of the problem. We should stop jumping to conclusions. The truth is always the first casualty of war. Those who are pushing is into a war we will never win, and will never end, need to step back and look at the reality of the situation. And the American public needs to question what we read and watch in the media.
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