Syria

[go-t]

Originally Posted by tungsten

Syria for dummies like go-t

I've made it abundantly clear to you that

a) I don't find counter-punch to be a reliable source of news.

and

b) That my sources aren't media, but expats from the country, Canadians who have spent their careers working in the country, and current citizens of the country.

Seeing as you choose to ignore this, which is convenient since it takes all the wind out of your arguments with me, I'm going to stop engaging you after this post. Cheers, next time bring something useful to the table.

[tungsten]

Originally Posted by go-t

I've made it abundantly clear to you that

a) I don't find counter-punch to be a reliable source of news.

and

b) That my sources aren't media, but expats from the country, Canadians who have spent their careers working in the country, and current citizens of the country.

Seeing as you choose to ignore this, which is convenient since it takes all the wind out of your arguments with me, I'm going to stop engaging you after this post. Cheers, next time bring something useful to the table.

a) I don't find your word-of-mouth say-so to be a reliable source of news.

b) That your sources don't have a name, and never ever provide footnotes.

[go-t]

Chalk that up to things I should have done a long time ago

[go-t]

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/04...ellite-imaged/

Hey, look! Those civilians are making a really convincing case now - they've gone and gotten ready to shell their own homes!

[tungsten]

“CIA [Central Intelligence Agency] analysts are skeptical regarding the march to war. The frequently cited United Nations report that more than 3,500 civilians have been killed by Assad’s soldiers is based largely on rebel sources and is uncorroborated. The Agency has refused to sign off on the claims."

“Likewise, accounts of mass defections from the Syrian army and pitched battles between deserters and loyal soldiers appear to be a fabrication, with few defections being confirmed independently. Syrian government claims that it is being assaulted by rebels who are armed, trained and financed by foreign governments are more true than false.”

http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/01/...in-syria/print

[tungsten]

The Lutfallah II Arms-Smuggling Scandal: Another Watergate unfolding?

[tungsten]

"Eyewitness Hassan Diab is a Libyan researcher who has been working with a group of American and International lawyers preparing a case against NATO to be filed with the International Criminal Court. Hassan and three of his friends actually saw the ship Lutfallah II being loaded in Benghazi, Libya. Hassan claims that it is well known at the docks that Qatar and Saudi Arabia control a total of five warehouses in the area of Benghazi & Misrata and supplied the weapons and money to hire the Lutfallah II container vessel.

Libyans in the area are reporting that the intercepted arms are from both Gadaffi stockpiles left over from NATO’s Libya campaign and some from the Qatar-Saudi six month weapons pipelines into Libya. When NATO declared a cessation of its bombing on Halloween night, October 31, 2011 the scramble for weapons began and Qatar stored and purchased whatever weapons came to its notice and from various militias who were willing to do business.

Libyans and foreign dock workers at Benghazi Port, who observed the Lutfallah II being loaded, saw three containers filled with 150 tons of weapons put onboard, although the initial plan, according to the owner of the boat was to ship as many as 15 containers. It is estimated that they would have carried more than 2000 tons of weapons. "

[enduramil]

*yawn*

[Duncan]

Originally Posted by tungsten

"Hassan claims that it is well known at the docks that Qatar and Saudi Arabia control a total of five warehouses in the area of Benghazi & Misrata and supplied the weapons and money to hire the Lutfallah II container vessel."

"Fatal Hull" is an anagram for "Lutfallah".
"Aid Gaff" is an anagram for Gadaffi.
"Ably Sin" is an anagram for "Libyans"
"Counterpunch" anagrams include
"Truncheon Cup"
"Tech Con Run Up"
"Crutch One Pun"
"Epoch Cunt Urn"
"Once Punch Rut"
"Etch Cup On Run"
"Uncut Crop Hen"
"Eco Punch Runt"
"Occur Pen Hunt"
"Chore Cunt Pun"
"Churn Coup Net"

"Gent Nuts" is an anagram for "Tungsten".

Check tomorrow's New York Times crossword puzzle for more conspiracy clues.

[go-t]

Originally Posted by Duncan

"Fatal Hull" is an anagram for "Lutfallah".
"Aid Gaff" is an anagram for Gadaffi.
"Ably Sin" is an anagram for "Libyans"
"Counterpunch" anagrams include
"Truncheon Cup"
"Tech Con Run Up"
"Crutch One Pun"
"Epoch Cunt Urn"
"Once Punch Rut"
"Etch Cup On Run"
"Uncut Crop Hen"
"Eco Punch Runt"
"Occur Pen Hunt"
"Chore Cunt Pun"
"Churn Coup Net"

"Gent Nuts" is an anagram for "Tungsten".

Check tomorrow's New York Times crossword puzzle for more conspiracy clues.

Rep the man.

[Bob Vila]

I bet this is what tungsten is like in person

YouTube Video

[switch]

It's the plankton and the trees. They're contaminating our oxygen supply.

[tungsten]

I think it hilarious that you bozos are too simple minded to accept that that area of the world, a crossroads rich in resources, wouldn't be subjected to the machinations of plots and counter-plots and counter/counter-plots by major players to gain the upper hand, to align the local power blocks, control the resources, and thus the resultant booty.
Really? You think it's all just the "west" assisting in a valiant attempt to nurture democracy?

Always remember, a cat looks down on man, a dog looks up to man, but a pig will look man right in the eye and see his equal.
- Winston Churchill

oink oink.....

[switch]

There's democracy outside of the west?

[tungsten]

Originally Posted by switch

There's democracy outside of the west?

Of course not sunny jim, outside the west there's only the "grand chessboard".

YouTube Video

http://www.activistmagazine.com/imag...chessboard.pdf