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In Syria we had CIA-armed militias fighting Pentagon-backed militias.
In mid-February, a CIA-armed militia called Fursan al Haq, or Knights of Righteousness, was run out of the town of Marea, about 20 miles north of Aleppo, by Pentagon-backed Syrian Democratic Forces moving in from Kurdish-controlled areas to the east.
And this from the congressman who is trying to impeach Trump:
“It is an enormous challenge,” said Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, who described the clashes between U.S.-supported groups as “a fairly new phenomenon.”
“It is part of the three-dimensional chess that is the Syrian battlefield,” he said.
Fun times!
Thanks to Rudy Havenstein. Follow him on twitter.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Trump’s Syria Withdrawal
Media’s Misreporting Of Ukraine-gate Apes Misreporting Of Russia-gate
Aaron Mate killing it on the Jimmy Dore show
Jerusalem Post: Can Israel Trust the US After Syria Withdrawal?
You know, not that America’s policy in Syria has anything to do with serving Israel’s interests.
Has Trump Finally Had Enough?
Of these endless wars.
The Presidential Candidates On Russian Aggression Against Ukraine
They are all horrible. Note that Joe Biden answered this before all the Ukraine impeachment scandal hit.
CFR invited the presidential candidates challenging President Trump in the 2020 election to articulate their positions on twelve critical foreign policy issues.
Joe Biden:
Economically, I would work to increase Western direct investment and support for Ukraine’s energy independence from Russia, particularly if the Nordstream II pipeline is built in the coming year, because this project would severely jeopardize Ukraine’s access to Russian gas.
I would also ensure that all U.S. assistance to Ukraine is strictly conditioned on anti-corruption reforms, including the appointment of genuinely independent anti-corruption prosecutors and courts.
Former CIA Officer Robert Baer: Whistleblower Represents ‘Palace Coup’
Via Matt Taibbi:
BAER: That’s what I find remarkable, is that this whistleblower knew about [the placing of the record of the call in the classified system], this attempt to cover up. This is a couple people. It just isn’t one.
BALDWIN: And on the couple people point, if the allegation is true, Bob, what does it say that White House officials, lawyers, wanted to cover it up?
BAER: You know, my guess, it’s a palace coup against Trump. And who knows what else they know at this point.
But, you know, this is not an ordinary whistleblower complaint. It is, like I said, well put together, well thought out, and handled exactly right within the limits of the law. And this is what has the president scared. These people know what they’re doing.
(Disclosure: Baer is a friend of my wife’s. I never liked him.) He is quotable on some things. Lies alot for money too. In this case what’s important is that he hates Trump and was a cheerleader for Russiagate and such, so he’d be just as likely to play along with a CIA plot against the president as characterize one as such on TV. But there you go. And thing is though too that “palace” in this case would seem to imply people closer to Trump, but we’ve already been told this was a CIA officer attached to the NSC, so there’s that.
Speaking of Matt Taibbi, please go read his great new essay about the “whistleblower” for the real context of this latest impeachment scandal.
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