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Terrorists Surrender in Homs, Syrian Army Advances across Country

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Terrorists Surrender in Homs, Syrian Army Advances across Country

Local Editor A truce was concluded between the Syrian authorities and the militants in Homs who will accordingly withdraw from the city, an NGO said on Friday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a truce was already in place in the Old City and other militant-held areas under government siege, and that around 1,000 fighters were expected to withdraw.

The Syrian army units went ahead strongly with operations Friday as they are more resolved to keep at bay terrorist groups who have been recently pushed back from strategic sites and areas across the country.

A military source told SANA that the army units targeted terrorists' dens and gatherings in Bab al-Twrkman neighborhood, killing and injuring scores of terrorists.

The source added that other army units killed and injured scores of terrorists in al-Safsafeh neighborhood and near Khadijeh al-Kubra school and near al-Haal market in al-Qusour neighborhood, destroying their equipment.

The source pointed out that the army units destroyed a terrorists' depot full of rockets to the west of Daar al-Sa'ada. In the same context, an army unit repelled terrorists' attempt to infiltrate from al-Dara al-Kabira toward al-Khaldiyeh village, killing and injuring scores of them.

Other army units stormed terrorists' dens and gatherings in Hur Bnafsoh village in al-Rastan and Talf village in al-Houleh, inflicting heavy losses upon them. The army units also killed all members of two armed terrorist groups in al-Ghanousheh and al-Barghothiyeh villages.

Meanwhile, the army units killed and injured many terrorists in Hawsh al-Zawahra in al-Sa'an al-Sharqi.

Another army units targeted terrorists who were attacking the road between al-Qaryatin-Bseira and Homs- al-Tanf, eliminating a number of them, in addition to destroying their vehicles.

In another context, an Iraqi terrorist turned himself in and handed over his weapons to authorities in Homs. Units of the armed force continued advance in pursuing terrorists in al-Amriyeh and al-Ramouseh neighborhoods in Aleppo, inflicting heavy losses upon them.

A military source told SANA that the army units destroyed terrorists' dens and gatherings in the Industrial Area, Daret Ezzeh, al-Atareb, Khan al-Assal, al-Layramoun, Qbtan al-Jabal, Tal Ref'at, Babis, Andan, al-Kastilo, al-Sheikh Said, to the east of Sam'an castle and in the area surrounding the Central Prison, killing and injuring scores of terrorists, in addition to destroying their weapons and ammunition. The source added that other army units repelled terrorists' attempt to infiltrate from al-Mahdi school toward al-Hamidiyeh in Qastal Harami, eliminating many of them and destroying their vehicles.

A unit of the armed forces destroyed several terrorists’ vehicles near Kherbet Mama in Nemer town in the countryside of Daraa, killing numbers of the terrorists. Other army units destroyed an ammunition depot and terrorists' dens in Atman town, Atman-as-Sad road and in Kherbet Ja'eliyeh, West of Shiekh Maksoud, killing and inuring a number of terrorists.

A military source told SANA that the army units targeted gatherings of terrorists in al-Na'emieh town, al-Bajabjeh neighborhood and al-Maslakh (slaughterhouse) Southeast of al-Bahhar in Daraa al-Balad, left a number of terrorists killed and wounded.

A military source told SANA that an army unit destroyed a terrorists' den near Ma'ar Tamsareen in the countryside, killing scores of terrorists, some of them were non-Syrian, in addition to destroying a number of their cars equipped with heavy machineguns.


Source: Agencies	02-05-2014

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The Syrian dimension of the Egyptian national security

ماذا بعد_ البعد السوري للأمن القومي المصري_ د اشرف بيومي، د رفعت سيد احمد/ المنار

سمير غطاس _ ماذا بعد / المنار 06 02 2014

On the Terrorists – Sorry the So Called terrorist – war on Egypt

Meanwhile, Mr. Mazbout, posing as a spokesman of the axis of resistance, continues his Zionist campaign to support Alqaeda/Brotherhood, and what he once called: THE PALESTINIAN ZIONISTS.

"The involvement of HAMAS in the assault on Syria is more than just verbal it includes active participation in the battle against the Syrian army. Many HAMAS Leaders were busy recruiting fighters in the Palestinian camps of Syria for the war against Syria . Recruiting was also taking place in the Palestinian camps of Lebanon. This is how Palestinians constitute the largest group among non Syrian rebels fighting in Syria . No doubt that this represents a serious blow to the Palestinian cause ."

Brotherhood never been a tool for the world order.

President Eisenhower in the Oval Office with Muslim delegates,
1953, after July revolution.
Said Ramadan, the Son in-law of Hassan Al-Bana the founder of
Brotherhood, is second from the right.
في أقصي اليمين سعيد رمضان في ضيافة أيزنهاور داخل البيت الأبيض

Brotherhood is a victim of a setup (Who prepared it?) and was not involved in the sectarian warfare. Brotherhood just lost their way!!!

"Now, after many years , the goal of the sectarian warfare has been revealed and the goal of the Arab Spring- as well- with the set up prepared for the Egyptian Muslim Brothers -where they fell, head first – bringing down with them their brothers of HAMAS – in the sectarian pit that was intentionally set for them and where they are still lagging ."

Mazbout forget that he once upon a time called the so-called Arab Spring a ZIONIST SPRING

"al Sisi hopes to get the partnership with Syria- like Nasser did- and have a joined endeavor- together -as two states waging the war on terror – instead of the war on Israel – with the blessings of the USA and Russia of course."

"Now , this is not an easy task for the Field marshal because, even though fighting the Muslim Brothers is not far from Nasser’s general policy , pacifying with Israel and cooperating with Israelis and coordinating with the Pentagon are very far from Nasser’s convictions and line of action . Because of this, al Sisi has opened to Russia and Russia has opened to al Sisi and some posters in Cairo that carry Putin’s picture even say in big letters : “Bye Bye America.”"

They say a picture worth a thousand words, the following pictures worth a million words, because its prepared by Mr. Mazbout.

SECTARIANS AGAINST THE RESISTANCE

SOMEONE NEEDS A GOOD SHAVE

Removed from Mazbout's Site

Sectarian Sunnis Against Islam

Mazbout is not restricting his rage for Sisi's witch hunt of the American brotherhood, but has extended it to include the Bararadei's 6th of April movement.

"Now , in order to make the picture more complete , al Sisi has not restricted himself to the witch hunt of the Muslim Brothers whom he is sending to the gallows by hundreds, but has extended his enmity to include the 6th of April movement of al Baradei who orchestrated- for a great part – the Arab Spring in the public places and also played an important part in removing Morsi, but whom al Sisi accuses of having foreign affiliations .

Again Mazbout's Picture worth a million words

THE NGO CURSE

"Al Sisi – today – has banned the 6th of April movement and confiscated their assets hoping by this to enhance the nationalistic aspect of his rule and have people forget his transgressions regarding the Muslim Brothers and his affiliation to Israel whom they say is funding his electoral campaign.."

Mazbout who whitewashed Brotherhood's sins - the 34 Years of Israeli-Egyptian Relation Blamed On Morsi - is blaming Al-sisi for the 34 Years of Israeli-Egyptian relations.

Mazbout forget what he wrote after the crisis in Ukraine:

"God knows what is in store for Putin and what destiny awaits him . Is it that of Saddam Hussein or that of Kaddhafi with whom Putin shares so much especially in the way he relates to western powers and identifies with these powers ? ... Putin seems to be as vulnerable as Kaddhafi if not more"

"Did the failure in reaching a satisfactory compromise in Geneva 2 – that will please US by giving concessions to the opposition – behind the stirring up of the Ukrainian protests ? Will Syria be pressured along this line by Russia to give in to the opposition in order to ease the pressure on Russia?"

The Syrian Elections answers the above Mazbout's questions.
Now, according to Mazbout, Obama and Putin are SECRET PARTNERS coordinating" against a presumed common enemy to Russia and US which is fanatic Islam".

Mazbout revealed his true color in saying fanatic ISLAM instead of fanatic "MUSLIMS"

Consequently, the war on fanatic "MUSLIMS" should be stopped, they are not the enemy, they are not tools rented to save US-ISRAELI-NATO Lives and Dollars!!!!

In fact the cold war between the so called SECRET PARTNERS has started not over Crimea, but after the crisis in Libya.

What's going on in Egypt, "they call terrorism", is not Terrorism threatening the Egyptian national security!!!! The American-Russian coordination -not confrontation- started in Syria.

"This coordination between Russia and US is not restricted to Egypt that is facing what they call terrorism; it had already started in Syria.....when the war -in Syria- against NATO proxy armies became war against Gulf sponsored terrorism from which Israel was excluded, and when US- who could not achieve any of its goals in Syria- was reintroduced by Russia to the Syrian scene as directly concerned with the war against terror ".

"The parallel drawn after the chemical weapons deal between the Egyptian army -sponsored by the Pentagon – and the Syrian Arab army backed by Moscow- as both fighting fanatic terrorist groups- reveals an even further intention of normalization between the two armies and neutralizing the struggle with Israel replacing it by the war against terror. This is also starting in Lebanon where the minister of foreign affairs announced -today- that Lebanon cannot fight terrorism without Russia’s logistic help speaking about the Lebanese army who is already coordinating with US Intelligence regarding so called terrorist activities on the Lebanese soil ."

"The losers here are the people. Whether the Syrians where the bloody war has been extended indefinitely while sparing Israel and NATO forces, or in Egypt where Russia – lately- has been fueling civil war by warning against a presumed attempt on al Sisi’s life plotted by US and HAMAS in order to turn Egypt into another Syria, or in Ukraine that is threatened by civil war and by partition , the people everywhere are the victims because these wars use the people as fuel and are conducted and concluded at their detriment."

Conclusion, Russia, is fueling civil war in Egypt to turn Egypt into another Syria. Therefore the so-called war on Syria is Russian made.

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BRITISH TERRORIST EXECUTES INNOCENT SYRIAN CIVILIAN

By Ziad Fadel

‘British’ militant executes pro-Assad prisoner in Syria

Well, it’s not cricket. Is it? One of David Cameron’s favorite British cannibals is seen in this photo executing a kneeling Syrian civilian in cold blood. But, that’s what Cameron is all about. After all, an MP once described him as “addicted to blood”. Here you are. And…………good show!! Aren’t the British proud of their London-accented killer?

http://www.islamicinvitationturkey.com/2014/05/02/british-terrorists-executes-pro-assad-prisoner-in-syria/

IDLIB:

ABU DHUHOOR AIRBASE DEFENDERS REPEL ATTACK AND PURSUE TERRORISTS KILLING 121 WITH SCORES WOUNDED AND TAKEN PRISONER:

It is clearly an effort by NATO to degrade Syria’s massive air defense and air supremacy status. 2 attacks on 2 major bases in 1 day is not a coincidence. And the defeat of the terrorists supported by that German Schlampe, Merkel, is no coincidence. Last night, over 400 terrorists belonging to the Nusra and Jabhat Al-Islam invaded the perimeter of the base thinking they were clever and undetected. Surprise! The SAA knew they were coming for many reasons – one was the open and unsecure communications between their Turk dummy handlers and American-accented morons operating out of Incirlik with access to U.S. SatInt.

Syrian defense forces are now equipped with night vision equipment so these kinds of raids do not engender any surprise effect. And our troops are superbly armed. I just wish Arabs would abandon their fear of dogs and use them for enemy detection. It’s hard to fool a dog.

See Wikimapia: http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=35.729862&lon=37.099371&z=14&m=b

Wael reports that the count at the perimeter is 121 carcasses of mostly a motley group of foreign Jihadists with hennaed beards infested with flies. They will be cremated since nobody will claim their bodies soon enough to prevent the expected stench.

Ma’arrat-Massreen: All were foreigners here. 6 vans and 2 pickups with 23mm cannons were either seized or destroyed by RPGs. The group was reportedly Ahraar Al-Shaam.

Al-Naajiya, Al-Basheeriyya, Hallooz (my deceased mother-in-law’s home village) and Al-Jabal Al-Gharbi in the Jisr Al-Shughoor area saw substantial action by SAA in cleaning out remnant terrorists. No terrorist-stats available.

Bizaaboor Village, Kafr Nabz and Al-Inshaa`aat: Reports are vague about many vehicles being destroyed and many terrorist casualties. But, I have no details.

DER’AH:

City: At the Juice Bar, 2 terrorists were killed.

Old Customs Building to the southeast: Fighting.

Jordan St. (Al-Urdun): Ditto.

Art Institute: News of skirmishing.

Al-Hammadeen Quarter: The entire pack from Liwaa` Tawheed Al-Janoob (Unity of the South Brigade) was exterminated. All 17 terrorists counted were either Lebanese, Jordanians or Iraqis.

‘Itmaan: A major bust at a warehouse yielded many weapons and ammunition for our NDF. THANK YOU, PM MILEIKOWSKI.

‘Itmaan Dam: 36 terrorists confirmed killed in an SAA/NDF raid that resulted in the pack of vermin being surrounded and snuffed out like, well………..terrorists. No names.

Khirbat Ju’ayliyya: West of Shaykh Miskeen, a large number of terrorists reportedly killed after taking instructions from Zionist and Jordanian morons in Al-Mafraq.

Al-Nu’ayma east of Al-Mool: no details about fighting.

Al-Bajaabja Quarter in Der’ah: At the Journalism Building, some fighting with no details.

Slaughterhouse Area near southeast Al-Bihaar: Many jackals reportedly killed in on-going operation.

Khirbat Maamaa: Near Nimr, large number of dead terrorists reported without details.

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Ukraine SITREP May 2nd, 17:37 UTC/Zulu: "The Mouse that Roared"

The Saker

Today's events in the Ukraine have seen both a dramatic escalation and yet another complete flop. Let's restate here the fact which are not in dispute by any part

The Ukrainian junta has launched what it calls a major counter-terrorist operation against the city of Slaviansk.
Combat helicopters were used.
Armored personnel carriers were used.
A number of checkpoints have been taken over by the attacking force.
Two (possibly three) combat helicopters were shot down.
The attacking side reports two fatalities on their side and one amongst the pro-Russian insurgency. The pro-Russian insurgents confirmed these figures.

That's about it. In military terms this translates into "total flop". Let me re-state some basic things again in the form of a Q&A:

Q: What are the "checkpoints" which were seized today?

A: These are makeshift checkpoint made of tires, wood, metal bars, stones, some concrete blocks, etc. They are defended by a ragtag mix of younger men with assault or hunting rifles, some civilians armed with bars, sticks, rods, and a motley assortment of men and women of different ages just standing around to "help if needed". Normally, a single APC could easily just drive through such a "checkpoint". I suppose that hidden form view there might be some snipers and possibly some guys with anti-tanks weapons, but today they were neither seen nor heard.

Q: So where are the most combat capable defense forces?

A: Further inside the city

Q: Who were the attacking forces?

A: Though there have been plenty of rumors about the Right Sector or the newly created National Guard, all the footage seems to show only regular army units which told that they were sent to defend the population against terrorists.

Q: Did any of the attacking forces penetrate inside Slaviansk?

A: Maybe. There was some sporadic gunfire in various parts of downtown Slaviansk, and there are rumors of diversionary units infiltrated inside the city. If they are there, they have so far achieved exactly nothing

Q: So what has this first day of the "major" anti-terrorist operation achieved exactly?

A: Nothing.

Q: What about the helicopters shot down?

A: Some rumors claim that they were shot down by portable air-defense missiles, other speak of anti-tank weapons. Either way, the net effect of these losses will be to make the Ukie pilots even more nervous and reluctant to fly combat missions.

Q: What were these helicopters doing anyway?

A: One was an armed transport Mi-8 while the other was an attack Mi-24. There is footage showing a Mi-24 using firing his rockets at an unknown target.

Q: What role is the Ukie military playing in this conflict?

A: A very minor one. As I wrote yesterday, the military is either unwilling (probably both) or unable to conduct a serious military operation. Whether any other force (Right Sector, National Guard, SBU, US mercenaries, etc.) can do much better is dubious at best, but we should assume that they can just as a working hypothesis, even if so far nothing corroborates it.

Q: What about Russia, should it intervene?

A: Absolutely not. For one thing, so far, the grand offensive just seized a few poorly defended checkpoints.  IFtomorrow there is an attack beyond these checkpoints inside the city of Slaviansk itself and IF that attack is successful, then maybe it will be correct time to consider a military action. So far, all the signs are that the locals can beat back the attacker without direct Russian intervention and that would be much better for all parties involved.

Q: What about the massacre of civilians?

What massacre? Only one person died today, and that was outside the city near a checkpoint. There were no massacres so far. Nor was any artillery fire reported. Not a single confirmed tank shot either. It makes no sense whatsoever for the Russians to intervene under these conditions.

Q: Is Russia not sending a message of weakness?

Only to ignorant reporters. Military folks on all sides know that Russian can liberate the entire Donbass literally overnight very few, if any, losses. From a purely military point of view, the liberation of Crimea was a far more complex operation than a liberation of the Donbass would. The Kremlin does not need to make threats to be credible. It just needs to act if and when it decides to, and not in haste or to "look tough" (let the US/NATO engage in that kind of childish PR).

Q: So nothing of importance happened in the Ukraine?

Oh no, something very important did happen, but not in Slaviansk, but in Odessa. There have been some rather violent clashes between pro-Russian and pro-junta demonstrators in Odessa which could lead to the end of the relative peace so far in that city. If the lid blows off and the confrontation becomes overt then this could create an extremely volatile situation in Odessa which is truly vital to the junta in power. The city is a complex mix of ethnicities, closer in ethnic diversity to Crimea than to Donetsk.

I hope that this Q&A format is helpful to clarify this situation. Either way, please let me know.

I will be monitoring the situation as best I can and I will inform you of any important developments. I urge you all not to come to any conclusions based on rumors as today, again, we have seen a vast over-reaction of the media (on all sides) to what has been mostly a non-event: the junta's mouse roared - that's about it.

Kind regards to all,

The Saker

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Friday, 2 May 2014

US State-Sponsored Terrorism

By Stephen Lendman

Global Research, May 02, 2014

Washington notoriously points fingers the wrong way. It whitewashes its own crimes.

Its latest Country Reports on Terrorism 2013 omits the world’s leading sponsor. More on it below.

Terrorism is what they do, not us, it’s claimed. Reasons why imperial wars are waged are suppressed.

Might justifies right. Nations are destroyed to free them. Lives and freedoms lost don’t matter. They’re small prices to pay.

Mind manipulation turns truth on its head. People are convinced wrongs are right. Wars are glorified in the name of peace.

Peaceful countries become cauldrons of violence. Instability rocks them. Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Yemen and others are US imperial victims.

So is Ukraine. It’s a global flashpoint. Potentially it’s worst of all. It threatens to spin out-of-control. It risks regional conflict. Possible East/West confrontation looms.

Washington bears full responsibility for numerous world hot spots. Imperialism works this way. It instigates violence. It fosters instability.

It promotes state-sponsored terrorism. It’s what we do, not them. More on this below.

On April 30, the State Department issued its “annual assessment of trends and events in international terrorism…” It covers the period January 1 – December 31, 2013.

“It includes a strategic assessment, country-by-country breakdowns of counterterrorism efforts, and sections on state sponsors of terrorism, terrorist safe havens, and foreign terrorist organizations.”

It bears repeating. The world’s top sponsor by far is omitted. None in human history compare.

Washington uses Al Qaeda and similar groups strategically. They’re allies and enemies at the same time. They’re core elements of American imperial wars.

Tina Kaidanow is US ambassador-at-large and coordinator for counterterrorism. In 2013, terrorism evolved rapidly, she said.

“The international community’s successful efforts to degrade al-Qaida, or AQ, senior leadership in Pakistan, coupled with weak governance and instability in the Middle East and Northwest Africa have accelerated the decentralization of what we refer to as al-Qaida core,” she added.

“This has led to the affiliates in the AQ network becoming more operationally autonomous from AQ core and increasingly focused on local and regional objectives.”

“The past several years have seen the emergence of a more aggressive set of AQ affiliates and likeminded groups, most notably in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Northwest Africa, and Somalia.”

“Iran’s state-sponsorship of terrorism and Hezbollah’s activities are also of significant concern,” she claimed.

“Interdictions in the past year have found Iran attempting to smuggle arms and Iranian explosives to Syria, to Yemen, and also to arm Shia opposition groups in Bahrain.”

“And the IRGC Qods Force, Hezbollah, and Iraqi Shia militant groups have all been providing a broad range of critical support to the Assad regime since the start of the conflict.”

Fake Washington-hyped terror threats persist. It’s done to generate fear. America’s only enemies are ones it invents. Demagogic duplicity claims otherwise. It turns truth on its head.

Inconvenient truths are buried. Michael Parenti exposed the terrorism trap. He did so post-9/11. Wars are waged “to keep the world safe for the Fortune 500,” he said.

“To make sure that the transnational corporations and international global finance capital continues to control the land, labor, resources, and markets of most of the world, and ultimately, all of the world on terms that are extremely favorable to them.”

“The goal is to destroy, to obliterate, to thwart any social movement or national leader who is trying for an alternative way of using the land, the labor, the natural resources, the markets, the capital of his or her country.”

To institute a homeland police state apparatus. To destroy freedom in the name of stability. To lose both at the same time. To continue waging war on humanity.

To claim it’s about spreading democracy. To tolerate it nowhere. To crush it wherever it emerges. To institute Washington rules. To enforce hardline rule.

To demand absolute obedience. To tolerate no outliers. To ravage humanity in the name of saving it. To make planet earth unfit to live on.

State-sponsored terrorism defines US policy. Demagogic duplicity conceals it.

US law calls “international terrorism” activities involving:

(A) “violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State;”

(B) are intended to -

(i) “intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

(ii) influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or

(iii) affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and

The US Army Operational Concept for Terrorism (TRADOC Pamphlet No. 525-37, 1984) called it “the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to attain goals that are political, religious, or ideological in nature….through intimidation, coercion, or instilling fear.”

Merriam-Webster calls it “the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion.”

The Oxford Dictionary calls it “the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.”

In his book “Terrorism, Theirs and Ours,” the late Eqbal Ahmad called state-sponsored terrorism most important of all.

It includes “torture, burning of villages, destruction of entire peoples, (and) genocide” on a massive scale.

It’s called “self-defense,” protecting “national security,” and/or “promoting democracy.” Doing so conceals America’s dark side. War on humanity follows.

“Who will define the parameters of terrorism, or decide where terrorists lurk,” asked Ahmad?

“Why none other than the United States, which can from the rooftops of the world set out its claim to be sheriff, judge and hangman, all at one and the same time.”

Martin Luther King called America “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today.” He did so for good reason.

It’s more menacing than ever. At stake is humanity’s survival. Aggression is called humanitarian intervention. Freedom is crushed for our own good.

Big Lies substitute for truth. They proliferate to advance America’s imperium. Mind manipulation convinces people to go along.

Eastern Ukrainian freedom fighters are called terrorists. US-led NATO takes full advantage.

Eastern European deployments continue. Doing so encroaches provocatively closer to Russia’s borders.

Georgia and Russia share a common one. Its Defense Minister Irakli Alasania wants more NATO troops deployed internally.

He calls them “defensive actions,” saying:

“(T)his is something we need to put in Georgia and Russians will understand that you are serious.”

Americans and Europeans must work together, he stressed. It’s “important for the United States to show leadership…to make sure (NATO’s) next steps will be an adequate response to what’s happening in Ukraine.”

“We are talking about the Membership Action Plan, but we don’t really know how these discussions will end up, while, honestly, in fact after (developments in) Ukraine we should be talking about accession talks of Georgia and other aspirants to NATO.”

According to NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow:

“We need to step up our support for defense reforms and military modernization of Russia’s neighbors, and not just of Ukraine, but also Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan.”

On April 27, Mossad-connected DEBKAfile (DF) headlined“Russian and Ukrainian armies shaping up for initial military clash over Slavyansk,” saying:

“The outcome will determine who controls the Donetsk region and possibly all of East of Ukraine…”

“(I)t might be the last straw that undermines (Kiev’s) shaky rule.” Ukraine’s military is no match against Russia’s.

“Its threat to blockade the more than a dozen towns where separatists are entrenched in official buildings is unconvincing.”

DF sees no broad international coalition for a “strong stand” against Russia forthcoming. Obama may be largely on his own.

On April 30, the Wall Street Journal headlined ”Americans Want to Pull Back From World Stage, Poll Finds.”

“Nearly Half Surveyed in WSJ/NBC Poll Back Anti-Interventionist Stance That Sweeps Across Party Lines.”

Only 38% of Americans approve how Obama handles foreign policy. It’s the low water mark of his presidency.

According to Democrat pollster Fred Yang:

“The juxtaposition of an America that wants to turn inward and away from world affairs, and a strong feeling of powerlessness domestically, is a powerful current that so far has eluded the grasp of Democrats and Republicans.”

“The message from the American public to their leaders in this poll seems to be: You need to take care of business here at home.”

Public support for Obama’s handling Ukrainian crisis conditions dropped to 37%. In March it was 43%.

On April 30, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Washington isn’t “concerned (about) the fate of Ukraine…but (has) a strong desire to prove (it) decides how things should be – always and everywhere.”

Lavrov wants US officials to “discipline” putschists it elevated to power. Do it instead of sanctioning Russia, he stressed.

Moscow urges constructive dialogue, he added. “US and EU representatives have blocked this initiative,” he said.

“We’ll continue to call for the full implementation of the Geneva Declaration, which our partners are trying to distance themselves from.”

“But we cannot decide for the self-defense forces. Those people live under a constant threat coming from Kiev that the military and armored vehicles will be used against them; under constant threat from the extremists.”

At the same time, Russia bashing persists. Eight Republican senators introduced hostile legislation.

If enacted, it’ll strengthen NATO, enhance missile defense for offense, provide military aide to Ukraine, and sanction Russia’s banking and energy sectors.

On Wednesday, coup-appointed president Oleksandr Turchynov said Ukraine’s military went on full alert.

“Special tactical exercises” were held. Military forces were deployed on Kiev streets.

On Tuesday, Moscow’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said Kiev, “encouraged by Western ‘friends,’ is persistently pushing the country towards a catastrophe.”

US imperialism bears full responsibility. State terrorism defines it. War on humanity persists.

Ukraine is in the eye of the storm. Flashpoint conditions risk spreading things out-of-control.

Obama’s latest imperial adventurism risks global war. He’s mindless about what’s potentially unfolding.

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.

His new book is titled “Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity.”

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