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South Front reports (https://southfront.org/leaked-audio-of-us-secretary-of-state-john-kerry-shows-obama-wanted-isis-to-grow/#sthash.sFHQvo2S.dpbs):
On Wednesday, Wikileaks released new evidence of US President-elect Donald Trump (https://southfront.org/obama-is-trying-to-delegitimize-trump/)’s assertion that Barack Obama was the founder of ISIS – a leaked audio of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s meeting with members of the Syrian opposition at the Dutch Mission of the UN on September 22. The audio also is an evidence of the fact that mainstream media colluded with the Obama’s administration in order to push the narrative for regime change in Syria, hiding the truth about arming and funding ISIS by the US, as it exposed a 35 minute conversation that was omitted by CNN.
Kerry admits that the primary goal of the Obama’s administration in Syria was regime change and the removal of Syrian President Bahar al-Assad, as well as that Washington (https://southfront.org/washington-post-announces-sanctions-russia-interference-us-elections/) didn’t calculate that Assad would turn to Russia for help.
In order to achieve this goal, the White House allowed the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group to rise. The Obama’s administration hoped that growing power of the IS in Syria would force Assad to search for a diplomatic solution on US terms, forcing him to cede power. In its turn, in order to achieve these two goals, Washington intentionally armed members of the terrorist group and even attacked a Syrian government (https://southfront.org/putin-syrian-government-armed-opposition-reach-ceasefire-agreement/) military convoy, trying to stop a strategic attack on the IS, killing 80 Syrian soldiers.
“And we know that this was growing, we were watching, we saw that DAESH [the IS] was growing in strength, and we thought Assad was threatened,” Kerry said during the meeting.
“(We) thought, however,” he continued to say, “We could probably manage that Assad might then negotiate, but instead of negotiating he got Putin to support him.”
“I lost the argument for use of force in Syria,” Kerry concluded.
According to Wikileaks, “the audio gives a glimpse into what goes on outside official meetings. Note that it represents the US narrative and not necessarily the entire true narrative.”
Earlier the audio was published by the New York Times (https://southfront.org/new-york-times-and-the-new-mccarthyism/) and CNN, however, the both outlets chose only some its part, reporting on certain aspects, and omitted the most damning comments made by Kerry. In fact, they tried to hide the statements that would allow public to understand what has actually taken place in Syria.
The full audio has never been published by the New York Times; the outlet released only selected snippets. CNN deleted the audio (http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/01/politics/kerry-audio-recording-syria/?__hstc=143095274.3082198784b64b3fd601603c55e2e3ce .1483539060886.1483539060886.1483539060886.1&__hssc=143095274.1.1483539060886&__hsfp=767778946) at all, explaining this with the request of some of the participants out of concern for their personal safety.
Full tape of John Kerry’s statements as released by Wikileaks (the part quoted in the text above is from 26:30 to 26:55):
https://off-guardian.org/2017/01/06/leaked-john-kerry-audio-white-house-wanted-isis-to-rise-in-syria/
NightTrain
01-09-2017, 01:02 PM
I don't think you could find anything at this point that would expose more buffoonery from this administration and garner any kind of legitimate surprise anymore, Balu.
I'm embarrassed of Obama and Kerry's incompetence more than I can express.
11 days.
Tyr-Ziu Saxnot
01-09-2017, 01:19 PM
Just validates what Gaffer and I both knew obama was doing. We had long email talks about it.
I mentioned it several times in various threads here but got ridiculed by the usual suspects.
My big point was that the obama ordered ISIS military command and control center in Raqqua
to never be hit by any of our airstrikes and the fact that as high as 80% of our airs sorties came back with full payloads intact-as at target location they were denied permission to drop those bombs, fire those missiles.
That was so the obama/team could post a high number of airstrikes yet inflict little damage on ISIS.
The high number of airstrikes would be accurate-- what they left out was most didn't actually strike- as refusal to ok the strike stopped them(NO PAYLOAD DROPPED).
It was a very clever , deceptive FALSE IMAGE OF OBAMA ACTUALLY FIGHTING AND TRYING TO ELIMINATE ISIS.
NOW THIS VALIDATES MY CLAIMS MADE AGAINST THE TRAITOR OBAMA!
Remember , how obama went into meltdown mode when Putin rushed in and had his Russian jets strike that ISIS MILITARY COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTER IN RAQQUA(?) (I BELIEVE WITH FRENCH PLANES AS A TEAM EFFORT) !--Tyr
jimnyc
01-09-2017, 06:19 PM
Our liberals are upset over Trump's words about women, or his words about wanting a relationship with Russia.... But where are they with this? I guess this is no big deal? Should I simply prepare for "bush did it too"? LOL
pete311
01-09-2017, 07:13 PM
I am missing where in the audio he says he wanted ISIS to grow.
Tyr-Ziu Saxnot
01-09-2017, 07:22 PM
I am missing where in the audio he says he wanted ISIS to grow.
Well, you do seem to miss a damn lot..
So you missing something does not surprise me at all.--:laugh::laugh::laugh:--Tyr
aboutime
01-09-2017, 07:28 PM
I am missing where in the audio he says he wanted ISIS to grow.
Of course you are missing all of it petey. You only hear or see, what you want to hear or see. You inability to comprehend (also called reading between the lines) is as stark as your Bragged About Naval Service.
pete311
01-09-2017, 07:41 PM
fyi the comment is at 26:30 in the video
pete311
01-09-2017, 07:42 PM
I'm pretty sure this audio is classified. Should we be linking to it? I know many are sensitive to classified material being abused.
Elessar
01-09-2017, 08:00 PM
Of course you are missing all of it petey. You only hear or see, what you want to hear or see. You inability to comprehend (also called reading between the lines) is as stark as your Bragged About Naval Service.
What claimed Naval Service? Kicked out of basic?
I'm pretty sure this audio is classified. Should we be linking to it? I know many are sensitive to classified material being abused.
If it classified, what is it doing out in the open? Whys hasn't it been pulled?
You are blowing smoke up your own ass.
pete311
01-09-2017, 08:01 PM
If it classified, what is it doing out in the open?
You are blowing smoke up your own ass.
lol, you've heard of wikileaks right... right?
aboutime
01-09-2017, 08:07 PM
lol, you've heard of wikileaks right... right?
petey. How long can you sit where you are? Breathing in all of that SMOKE you are inhaling, then breathing in the stench you are blowing out your ARSE?
If we listened to your explanation about WikiLeaks....you may have claimed it wasn't true, and all the stuff about Hillary, and Podesta were nothing but lies.
So, now you are telling us Kerry's Secret Information came from Wiki?
INHALE A FEW MORE TIMES....the relief of inhaling your own Farts is satisfying for you.
Elessar
01-09-2017, 08:24 PM
lol, you've heard of wikileaks right... right?
You cannot be serious. By the way lol is a child's texting plaything.
If it was classified it would have been trashed and shut down long ago.
FCC and FBI can do that in an instant. Who are you to determine classification?
You have no credentials.
pete311
01-09-2017, 08:28 PM
You cannot be serious. By the way lol is a child's texting plaything.
If it was classified it would have been trashed and shut down long ago.
FCC and FBI can do that in an instant. Who are you to determine classification?
You have no credentials.
Ok mom! Do you know how wikileaks works?
jimnyc
01-09-2017, 08:42 PM
I'm pretty sure this audio is classified. Should we be linking to it? I know many are sensitive to classified material being abused.
Most of the audio has been around - minus the bad parts of course. There's no issue in listening at this point, it's already now hosted by thousands of sites and the article and text are also.
Elessar
01-09-2017, 08:43 PM
Ok mom! Do you know how wikileaks works?
Don't try a smart-assed reply with me.
You were put on the pedestal to reply.
aboutime
01-09-2017, 09:57 PM
Ok mom! Do you know how wikileaks works?
Do you know how stupid that sounds, coming from you petey?
If any of us even qualified to be called Your Mom...I, for one, know I would have chosen to use ROE V. WADE, the very second I learned YOU WERE ON THE WAY.
Now, back on topic. Use your head petey. Everything anyone on the Internet claims to be SECRET, or CLASSIFIED in any way...Probably isn't. If it's SECRET, how does anyone know about it?
Sorry. I told you to use your head. I know you are really challenged with that word.
Just validates what Gaffer and I both knew obama was doing. We had long email talks about it.
I mentioned it several times in various threads here but got ridiculed by the usual suspects.
My big point was that the obama ordered ISIS military command and control center in Raqqua
to never be hit by any of our airstrikes and the fact that as high as 80% of our airs sorties came back with full payloads intact-as at target location they were denied permission to drop those bombs, fire those missiles.
That was so the obama/team could post a high number of airstrikes yet inflict little damage on ISIS.
The high number of airstrikes would be accurate-- what they left out was most didn't actually strike- as refusal to ok the strike stopped them(NO PAYLOAD DROPPED).
It was a very clever , deceptive FALSE IMAGE OF OBAMA ACTUALLY FIGHTING AND TRYING TO ELIMINATE ISIS.
NOW THIS VALIDATES MY CLAIMS MADE AGAINST THE TRAITOR OBAMA!
Remember , how obama went into meltdown mode when Putin rushed in and had his Russian jets strike that ISIS MILITARY COMMAND AND CONTROL CENTER IN RAQQUA(?) (I BELIEVE WITH FRENCH PLANES AS A TEAM EFFORT) !--Tyr
Well, Robert,
You are a chess-player. Look at the map and put together in a chain events in Iraq, Libya, Syria, a Nazi coup the West organized, financed and conducted in Ukraine, the flow of refugees from the Middle East to Europe the USA don't care about, permanent and useless negotiations between Kerry, and Lavrov, the murder of Russian Ambassador in Turkey, over 3,000 American tanks and vehicles (mind the structure of US Army) delivered to Poland and Baltic Republics... Compose the picture and try to imaging that nowadays Atlantic pool is no longer a protective obstacle the US will be able to sit aside with your leaky missile defense, when a satellite controlled missile launchers can already be in any of 20 foot container say 100-150 miles from the targets deep in the territory of the USA (Club-K, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3M-54_Klub )...
For me this is rather cheerless picture, and thanks to God that Putin has nerves of steel.
pete311
01-10-2017, 12:03 AM
More insults via rep system. You guys are hypocrites.
Gunny
01-10-2017, 12:20 AM
More insults via rep system. You guys are hypocrites.
What are you prathering about? You got a problem with the rep system, report it. I promise just for you I will look. Good luck with my attention span. I do not like rep abuse and I will address it. And I got a PM box no one's blocked from. Feel free to use it.
Otherwise, don't come on here talking shit in public and questioning this board or its staff. I can't answer for anyone personally but you're full of shit.
You are a miserable POS. Never nothing nice to say. I'll put a hammer down on your ass so fast you won't know what happened.
Why don't you instead grow up and play llike a big boy?
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While the switch from US troops on the ground to airstrikes and special forces has saved US lives, untold numbers of foreign lives have been snuffed out. We have no idea how many civilians have been killed in the massive bombings in Iraq and Syria, where the US military is often pursuing Isis in the middle of urban neighborhoods. We only sporadically hear about civilian killings in Afghanistan, such as the tragic bombing of the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz that left 42 dead and 37 wounded.
Pushed to release information about civilian deaths in drone strikes, in July 2016 the US government made the absurd claim it had killed, at most, 116 civilians in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Libya between 2009 and 2015. Journalists and human rights advocates said the numbers were ridiculously low and unverifiable, given that no names, dates, locations or others details were released. The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which has tracked drone strikes for years, said the true figure (https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2016/07/01/obama-drone-casualty-numbers-fraction-recorded-bureau/) was six times higher.
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</aside>In May 2013, I interrupted President Obama during his foreign policy address at the National Defense University. I had just returned from visiting the families of innocent people killed by US drone attacks in Yemen and Pakistan, including the Rehman children (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/29/pakistan-family-drone-victim-testimony-congress) who saw their grandmother blown to bits while in the field picking okra.
Speaking out on behalf of grieving families whose losses have never been acknowledged by the US government, I asked President Obama to apologize to them. As I was being dragged out, President Obama said: “The voice of that woman is worth paying attention to.”
Too bad he never did.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/09/america-dropped-26171-bombs-2016-obama-legacy
Drummond
01-10-2017, 07:57 AM
Well, Robert,
You are a chess-player. Look at the map and put together in a chain events in Iraq, Libya, Syria, a Nazi coup the West organized, financed and conducted in Ukraine, the flow of refugees from the Middle East to Europe the USA don't care about, permanent and useless negotiations between Kerry, and Lavrov, the murder of Russian Ambassador in Turkey, over 3,000 American tanks and vehicles (mind the structure of US Army) delivered to Poland and Baltic Republics... Compose the picture and try to imaging that nowadays Atlantic pool is no longer a protective obstacle the US will be able to sit aside with your leaky missile defense, when a satellite controlled missile launchers can already be in any of 20 foot container say 100-150 miles from the targets deep in the territory of the USA (Club-K, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3M-54_Klub )...
For me this is rather cheerless picture, and thanks to God that Putin has nerves of steel.
Ah. I think I see.
Balu, yours isn't so much an anti-Obama piece, more an anti-American one ?
Now, there's a surprise ... :rolleyes:
I'm sure Putin does have 'nerves of steel'. Such could no doubt have been said for many if not most of the world's historical despots ! Tell you what .. when Putin stops his USSR-like empire building, and starts to think that countries' autonomies should MATTER and BE RESPECTED, then I suggest you MIGHT have room for a 'moral high ground' ..
... if one conveniently forgets the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Russia's part in seriously threatening the whole of humanity with obliteration !!
pete311
01-10-2017, 10:06 AM
"Nowhere does Kerry say that the United States had the ability to stop the development of the Islamic State in Syria as it was at the time. Nowhere does he say that the United States helped or allowed them to grow--only that such growth was observed."
http://www.dailywire.com/news/12211/listen-kerry-admits-obama-watched-isis-get-frank-camp
Tyr-Ziu Saxnot
01-10-2017, 11:28 AM
"Nowhere does Kerry say that the United States had the ability to stop the development of the Islamic State in Syria as it was at the time. Nowhere does he say that the United States helped or allowed them to grow--only that such growth was observed."
http://www.dailywire.com/news/12211/listen-kerry-admits-obama-watched-isis-get-frank-camp
Are you daft and totally clueless?? Must he sign a confession?
When ISIS first cranked up, grabbed its first small territory, they were concentrated in a couple small camps-
CAMPS WE KNEW ABOUT BUT OUR MILITARY WAS ORDERED BY OBAMA NOT TO ATTACK!
Remember, he called them no problem= just a varsity team! Cried how, we must not destroy them but rather contain them!
That was because he planned on using them, you simpleton... using them against the legitimate government in Syria.
By that huge mistake he let them grow to be the force we have to deal with today!
He deliberately protected them in their infancy..-Tyr
aboutime
01-10-2017, 06:55 PM
More insults via rep system. You guys are hypocrites.
Make up your mind petey. You call us hypocrites because we are trying to be just like you, or because we can't be as stupid as you???
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