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Media Scoundrels React As Expected to Orlando Shootings
Stephen Lendman
Extensive media coverage of June 12 Orlando shootings hyped Islamic terrorism, suppressing what most needs explaining.
One-sided reporting regurgitated official accounts without due diligence checking, the public left in the dark, uninformed.
The New York Times said (alleged) gunman Omar Mateen “proclaim(ed) allegiance to the Islamic State terrorist group…”
Shootings began around 2:00AM. The Times hyped fear, reporting “a panicked scene of unimaginable slaughter, the floors slicked with blood, the dead and injured piled atop one another - (t)errified people pour(ing) onto the darkened streets of the surrounding neighborhood…”
It featured Obama’s politicized comments instead of demanding he be held responsible for state-sponsored terrorism throughout his tenure, harming millions at home and abroad.
Russia Fiddles While Syria Burns
Stephen Lendman
Make no mistake. Putin’s strategic intervention in Syria last September was a bold, vital step. He deserves credit and praise for taking it.
Things changed dramatically on the ground. Reinvigorated government forces retook large swaths of earlier lost territory, freeing them from the scourge of US-sponsored terrorism.
At the same time, Russia’s all-out efforts for ceasefire and conflict resolution peace talks failed. On the one hand, the alternative is endless war. On the other, the only language America understands is force.
Moscow’s genuine diplomatic efforts can’t succeed because it has no peace partner in Washington - under Obama or whoever succeeds him.
It’s time to accept reality and act boldly, assertively and unilaterally against all terrorist groups in Syria rejecting ceasefire, Moscow following through on its earlier commitment, repeated as recently as late May and early June - so far not implemented.
Photos Alleging Russian Airstrike Killed Idlib Civilians Six Months Old
Stephen Lendman
Propaganda substitutes misinformation and Big Lies for hard truths. Repeated enough gets most people to believe it, especially when credible information is suppressed.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) operates as a mouthpiece for Western imperial interests.
A previous article said it accused Russia of killing 2,100 Syrian civilians since from last September through May, including 500 children and 300 women - citing no credible evidence supporting its spurious accusation. Yesterday, it claimed nonexistent Russian airstrikes killed 23 civilians in Idlib - in northwestern Syria near Turkey’s border. Photographic evidence cited was unrelated to the incident, used by Al Jazeera last November - at the time, irresponsibly blaming Russia for killing at least 44 civilians.
What’s Next in Syria After Ceasefire and Peace Talks Failed?
Stephen Lendman
Russia genuinely wants conflict in Syria resolved diplomatically. Otherwise, it can continue interminably.
America wants endless war, Assad ousted, pro-Western puppet governance installed and Syrian sovereignty destroyed.
Intractable East/West positions show no signs of changing. Endless war rages, escalation likely.
So-called cessation of hostilities proved farcical. Peace talks were dead on arrival. Washington and its rogue partners support terrorist groups ravaging Syria. US air power and special forces on the ground aid them. No so-called moderate rebels exist, one of many Big Lies about Obama’s dirty war, the pure evil face of imperialism, continuing without mercy no matter who succeeds him.
US Investigating Alleged Doping of Russian Athletes - Thinly Veiled Russia Bashing
Stephen Lendman
Last week, Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko fired back against reports indicating US Justice Department officials launched an investigation into alleged doping of Russian athletes, saying:
“There are enough violations of anti-doping rules round the world, and they can all be probed. We would like to see the United States probing its own national team. The atmosphere there is far from being cloudless.”
Late last year, Putin ordered a thorough investigation into alleged doping of Russian athletes, saying offenders alone should be punished, not an entire country. “(T)hat’s the rule,” he stressed.
Beijing May Declare Security Zone in South China Sea
Stephen Lendman
So-called Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) imposition by any country involves protecting its national security interests.
Foreign aircraft entering it without authorization may be intercepted, ordered out, or forced down if refuse. In the case of the South China Sea, vessels could be interdicted for entering protected waters without permission.
US-generated tensions risk escalating dangerously. A previous article indicated China intends deploying nuclear-armed subs in Pacific Ocean waters for the first time - to counter America’s growing threat.
Unjustifiably claiming freedom of navigation rights, provocative US air and naval military patrols, along with joint exercises with Asian allies, ups the stakes for possible direct Sino/US confrontation.
Fear-Mongering Preceding UEFA Euro 2016
Stephen Lendman
From June 10 - July 10, European football championship matches will be held in France - fear-mongering in high gear, hyping a suspected ISIS sleeper cell terrorist attack.
The Islamic State is US-created, Western-supported. Any attack during upcoming games will be another in a series of false flag incidents, hyping fear to justify endless aggression and tougher police state harshness - Western societies increasingly unfit and unsafe to live in. Evidence strongly indicates false flag responsibility for last November’s well-coordinated, strategically timed, multiple attacks in Paris.
Collective Punishment to Follow Tel Aviv Shootings
Stephen Lendman
Lawless collective punishment usually follows violent incidents involving Palestinians - most often state-sponsored, not their fault.
Wednesday evening Tel Aviv shootings were unusual, reports indicating four Israelis killed, 16 wounded at the Sarona open-air shopping center, according to Israeli emergency services.
Two armed men reportedly disguised as orthodox Jews opened fire indiscriminately. Suspects were arrested. One is hospitalized in moderate condition.
Israel automatically calls these incidents “terrorist” attacks, using them to demonize all Palestinians, justifying unjustifiable collective punishment.
Netanyahu convened a Thursday security meeting, harsh recrimination sure to follow, nonviolent Palestinians to suffer unfairly for the crimes of two individuals.
Dalai Lama Hostile to US Imperial War Refugees
Stephen Lendman
The 14th Dalai Lama’s longstanding history of CIA collaboration shows he’s no saint-like human rights champion - earlier supporting the agency’s involvement in arming, training, funding and directing Tibetan fighters against China from his exiled Indian residence.
He’s as much a political operative as religious figure, supporting Western imperial interests - a refugee himself, opposed to others forced to flee from US war zones, notably Syria.
In an interview with German newspaper Allgemeine Zeitung, he said “too many” refugees seek asylum in Europe.
“Europe, for example Germany, cannot become an Arab country. Germany is Germany.” It’s taken in so many refugees, “it becomes difficult” to avoid it.
Disturbing Reality in Syria
Stephen Lendman
Endless war continues with no prospect for peace because Washington rejects it - wanting overwhelmingly popular Bashar al-Assad forcibly ousted, knowing he won’t step down voluntarily nor should he.
International law supports him. Syrians alone may decide who’ll lead them, free from foreign interference.
All armed opposition groups in Syria engaged in combat against government forces along with slaughtering defenseless civilians are terrorists.Washington and its rogue allies support them - imported death squads unable to exist without foreign backing.
No so-called “moderate rebels” exist. Speaking last October at the International Valdai Discussion Club’s annual meeting, Putin forthrightly said “(w)hy play with words dividing terrorists into moderate and not moderate. What’s the difference?”
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