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951-Riverside

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8. "ISIS" is doing exactly what the military industrial complex is paying them to do...
Thu Sep 4, 2014, 11:09 AM
Sep 2014

The plan has always been to supply them with training, weapons and money then set them loose to destabilize countries and slaughter millions for a few years then come in with tanks, drones and bombs to finish off whats left while making an insane profit from the weapons and conquered land.

The "founding fathers" would be proud of the mass genocide the military industrial complex was able to accomplish against the indigenous population in a matter of a few years using these mercenaries for hire and contractors.

There is no luring here.





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Video: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/syria-arming-the-rebels/

NARRATOR: But in recent weeks, they have been receiving more sophisticated weapons. It appears the Obama administration is now allowing select groups of rebels like them to receive U.S.-made anti-tank missiles, known as TOWs. Many of the fighters have filmed themselves firing the missiles. In addition to receiving weapons, the commander says he and his men were taken on a long journey to a secret training camp.

REBEL COMMANDER: [through interpreter] They asked for a group of 80 or 90 fighters from our command, and we headed towards the Turkish border.

NARRATOR: Based on their accounts, we retraced their journey across the border into Turkey. After a 14-hour drive, they say they arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara and were brought to a hotel. They were kept inside and questioned by Americans, who would only say they were from the military. But the rebels believed they were from the CIA.

REBEL COMMANDER: [through interpreter] We met them for six to seven hours a day. It was medical examinations, questions for each person individually, like, “When did you join the uprising?” And “What was your profession or military rank?”

They had tracked our work and asked us to verify information about attacks we carried out, such as who was present and how many men were martyred. Your responses have to match the entire group’s.

NARRATOR: A week later, the rebels say they were surprised by what happened next.

REBEL COMMANDER: [through interpreter] We only found out where we were going to be trained on the last day in Ankara, when the Americans said goodbye and that, “Tomorrow, we’ll see you in Qatar.”

NARRATOR: They were flown 1,500 miles away to Doha, the capital of Qatar, which is a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf.

REBEL COMMANDER: [through interpreter] We drove for about two, two-and-a-half hours to reach the training ground. It was close to the Saudi border. We didn’t know where we were because it was desert all around.

NARRATOR: Over the course of three weeks, they say they were trained by Americans at a base in the desert guarded by Qatari soldiers. Like many of the rebels who were sent to Qatar, 21-year-old Hussein had never had any previous military training.

HUSSEIN: [through interpreter] They trained us to ambush regime or enemy vehicles and cut off the road. They also trained us on how to attack a vehicle, raid it, retrieve information or weapons and munitions, and how to finish off soldiers still alive after an ambush.

NARRATOR: The rebels were outfitted with brand-new uniforms and boots.

MUHAMMAD ALI: [subtitles] Those trousers are from them, right?

HUSSEIN: [subtitles] Yeah. We got these boots in training.

MUHAMMAD ALI: The Americans were warning the fighters not to tell this story at all. And even at one point, they told them, “If in any case this story will be published, we will stop funding you or arming you.”

NARRATOR: The CIA and the State Department declined to comment on the fighters’ accounts of arming and training, though the Obama administration has said it plans to step up support to the rebels, and there have been other reports the CIA is running covert training out of Jordan.

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Have to agree. Obama does not want this but someone else does. misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #1
I looked into Putin’s eyes and I saw his soul” - GWB grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #3
And what did Bush see in Cheney's eyes?? misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #13
The saber rattlers are flailing around when asked about US ground troops flamingdem Sep 2014 #2
Obama is actually doing what needs to be done, the only real bitching TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #4
^ The Truth of it all. misterhighwasted Sep 2014 #14
What's the mission? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #20
Use the military for narrow and focused military purposes, not JoePhilly Sep 2014 #23
Which is? grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #24
Depends on the situation. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #25
That's not a mission. It's a blank check for perpetual war. Worse, the strikes create more enemies grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #27
Aren't you one of the folks who were sure Obama was going to invade Syria JoePhilly Sep 2014 #33
I agree; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #26
Let's just hope that the media does it's job this time!! jillan Sep 2014 #5
For recent lessons that would apply to ISIS I would look back to Libya and last year in Syria KurtNYC Sep 2014 #6
I couldn't agree more jamzrockz Sep 2014 #9
Well said. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #28
Seems to be the case. Octafish Sep 2014 #7
"ISIS" is doing exactly what the military industrial complex is paying them to do... 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #8
It's all so painfully obvious CJCRANE Sep 2014 #12
EEE-YUP! Now the Masters of War have their new ME Boogie Man. Sickeningly so. ~nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #18
Put those McCain pictures along side those of Rumsfeld visiting Saddam in the 1980s kairos12 Sep 2014 #22
ALL - if you haven't seen that video... Watch it now grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #31
Actually, I think they're doing it mainly because they're phucking assholes...nt joeybee12 Sep 2014 #10
Yup. n/t progressoid Sep 2014 #11
Basically. PragmaticLiberal Sep 2014 #15
+1 grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #19
Vermin .... etherealtruth Sep 2014 #34
Right, and who benefits from our wars? The filthy rich do! Almost like they created ISIS valerief Sep 2014 #16
You are right. No Shrub in Iraq, no ISIS. kairos12 Sep 2014 #21
Yes, ISIS has its marching orders, from the Masters of War 99th_Monkey Sep 2014 #17
Yes. Rex Sep 2014 #29
I'm not sure about that sub.theory Sep 2014 #30
That's all it would take to put a cherry on top AgingAmerican Sep 2014 #32
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