Tag Archive | Syria
CIA says al-Qaeda in Syria requires a drone response | THE JEENYUS CORNER
THE JEENYUS CORNER By Kurt Nimmo The CIA is preparing to strike al-Qaeda in Syria, according to the Los Angeles Times. “President Obama has not authorized drone missile strikes in Syria, however, and none are under consideration,” the newspaper reports. But the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center behind drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen “shifted several targeting […]
High school student sends letter to Obama over drone assassinations | THE JEENYUS CORNER
Alec Scheer WeAre1776.org President Obama, It is my understanding, throughout the duration of your Presidency, that you have persistently authorized drone strikes on innocent Middle Eastern civilians who were supposedly working for, or somehow affiliated with Al-Qaeda. As a further matter, you have gone so far as to publicly announce – in accordance to your […]
Here we go again- US deploys troops to Turkey amid Syria unrest: US General | THE JEENYUS CORNER
THE JEENYUS CORNER (PressTV)- The commanding general of the US Army Europe (USAREUR) says the Pentagon has recently sent a number of American soldiers to Turkey in a bid to assist Ankara in handling the spillover of the Syrian crisis. “We have had a relatively few number of US Army Europe personnel in Turkey recently,” […]
Thousands of Lebanese Mourn Intelligence Official Killed in Blast | THE JEENYUS CORNER
THE JEENYUS CORNER By Edward Yeranian Thousands of Lebanese gathered in Beirut’s Martyrs Square for the funeral of police intelligence chief Wissam al-Hassan, killed in the explosion of a car bomb on Friday. A sea of mourners gathered in Martyrs Square outside the Mohammed al Amin mosque as Lebanon’s top political and religious leaders attended […]
Extremism Export: US admits arms sent to Syria find jihadists | THE JEENYUS CORNER
THE JEENYUS CORNER Most of the weapons being smuggled to the Syrian rebels from abroad, are bolstering the strength of Islamic extremists. That’s according to US officials, who say radical elements are poised to take over Syria, if Assad falls. SOURCE Related articles Without Asking Congress, Obama Puts U.S. Troops on Syria Border | THE […]
Without Asking Congress, Obama Puts U.S. Troops on Syria Border | THE JEENYUS CORNER
THE JEENYUS CORNER The Obama administration has now publicly announced that it deployed U.S. troops near the Syrian border in neighboring Jordan without ever seeking congressional permission, supposedly in an effort to help the Jordanian government deal with refugees from Syria while ensuring that the civil war does not spill over into the broader region. […]
Panetta: US sends forces to Jordan | THE JEENYUS CORNER
THE JEENYUS CORNER BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States has sent military troops to the Jordan-Syria border to bolster that country’s military capabilities in the event that violence escalates along its border with Syria, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday. Speaking at a NATO conference of defense ministers in Brussels, Panetta said the U.S. has […]
Turkey returns fire at Syria | THE JEENYUS CORNER
THE JEENYUS CORNER AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s military on Sunday fired artillery on targets inside Syria for a fifth day consecutive day, immediately responding to a Syrian shell that landed on Turkish soil. The exchange kept tensions along the volatile border running high and stoked fears of a regional conflagration. An Associated Press […]
Al Jazeera: Syria shells Turkish village | THE JEENYUS CORNER
THE JEENYUS CORNER A woman and four children from the same family died on Wednesday when a mortar bomb fired from Syria struck the southeastern border town of Akcakale in Turkey. Turkey is seeking support from NATO and has also urged the United Nations Security Council to take action. Its military has resumed firing […]
Pentagon claims Syria moved chemical weapons (How Convinient, Just Like Iraq!) | THE JEENYUS CORNER
RT.com The Syrian government may have moved some of its chemical weapons to safeguard them against rebel forces, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said at a Friday press conference. While some weapons were moved to locations unknown to US intelligence, Panetta said the main storage sites remain secure and under government control. “There has […]
