Why did the US lie and say the US base attacked by an Iran-backed group was located in Jordan when in fact it was in Syria?
You’ve heard that an Iran-backed group (falsely portrayed as a terrorist group by lying regime Neocons) has hit a US base in Jordan.
You’ve heard that an Iran-backed group (falsely portrayed as a terrorist group by lying regime Neocons) has hit a US base in Jordan.
So you’ve heard.
Well, the Jordanian minister of foreign affairs has since announced that the base that was hit was located not in Jordan but in Syria.
This disclosure opens an all-important can of worms for the US. It shows that the Biden regime is fully aware of the fact that its implantation of US bases in Syria is illegal. Further, its legal team is aware of the fact that an interested party can now sue the US before the ICJ, and that it might lose its case just as Israel seems to be losing its genocide case at that court.
In the event the ICJ comes down hard on Israel, the US is then in perilous waters because anyone, including S. Africa, can sue the US as well.
Thus, the US wants to avoid at all costs, the public disclosure that the struck base was in fact located in Syria. Because that being the case, the Iran-backed originator of the attack, as a legal representative of Syria, had every right to fire the missile on that illegal base as a Syrian proxy.
So Syria and the proxy could easily win the case against the US.
But the implications go further than that. Of course, it is believed that no one can ever successfully sue the US government. BUT the oil company Conoco, which participates in the illegal operation in the Deir Ezzor province of Syria, could indeed be made to pay damages to the Syrian government (or possibly to any Syrian owned oil and gas companies who once operated there and were evicted, or to any owner of the land on which the Conoco operation sits), This is a real possibility. And the amounts to be won in a lawsuit are staggering.
According to al-Mayadeen
On December 14, 2022, Syria's Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a statement that the US occupation forces and their affiliated military groups' systematic lootings of Syrian oil, wheat, and other national resources have amounted to direct losses valued at $25.9 billion and indirect losses valued at over $86 billion.
If this amount could be legally recovered from Conoco, the company that wrongfully benefitted from it, it could put Syria very quickly back on the route to recovery and save a lot of Syrians from severe hardship.
Below is a translation of the true story from a publisher with no motive to lie. My notes are in bold and in [brackets]
https://dzen.ru/a/ZbeMN6TS2lcYzMZo
The drone ended up in a US Army barracks. Biden is hysterical
Jan 29, 2024
On January 28, the Pentagon announced an attack on the American base "Tower 22" in Jordan. The drone hit the barracks where the American occupation forces were stationed. As a result, three American soldiers were killed, and at least 34 more were injured (8 of them seriously).
This is how the American “Tower 22” looks on a satellite map (see linked text):
But its location is near the Syrian-Jordanian border, and it’s not far from the Iraqi border:
However, immediately after the statement from Washington, Jordan came out with its version of events. Jordanian Government Communications Minister Muhannad al-Mubaydin said that a drone hit an American base located in Syria, not far from the Jordanian border. But not on Jordanian territory itself.
It was near the American occupation base "At-Tanf" in Syria.
At the same time, the Iraqi Shiite movements fighting against the American occupation reported on the same day that they had launched drones at the al-Tanf base. [A strict transliteration from the Arabic would yield “al-Tanf,” but the spelling “at-Tanf” reflects the correct pronunciation.]
The situation with Jordan is unclear. Official Amman denied the Pentagon’s statement, but the Jordanian media wrote that the government of the kingdom urgently requested Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems from the United States for transfer to the border. A number of Middle Eastern media report that attacks were carried out on American bases in both Syria and Jordan.
In addition, back on January 27, Shiite militias from Iraq launched a drone at an illegal US Army base in the area of the Syrian Conoco gas field. As a result, three American soldiers were wounded.
Biden and the Pentagon are already threatening strikes. It is obvious that resistance against the American occupiers in the Middle East is becoming more and more serious.
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Here is your air strike update for Jan 30, 2024
Translation with my notes in bold and in [brackets]
Ukrainian resources report a new attack by Russian “ballistic missiles” on Kharkov
Jan 30, 2024
Air raid sirens sound again in Ukraine. The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced a missile threat in the eastern regions and they were not mistaken, they flew to Kharkov again. Ukrainian resources report this.
The Russian Armed Forces have switched from the tactics of exclusively night strikes to the tactics of round-the-clock strikes; in recent days, missiles have been flying at targets in Ukraine in the morning, during the day, and in the evening; our forces also don’t forget about the night; there, kamikaze drones join the missiles. As our resources have already noted, at the end of January, Russian troops began to attack the near zone, destroying ammunition and fuel depots in the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as hitting industrial facilities.
Munitions fly regularly around Kharkov; today the air raid alert in the city was announced at night, then during the day, and now in the evening. As Ukrainian resources write, explosions are heard in the city; presumably the strike was caused by Iskander-M operational-tactical missiles, which Ukrainian air defenses cannot intercept. [Right. The Iskander is hypersonic, Mach 6-7, and no known air derenses can hit hypersonic missiles] Arrivals are confirmed by the mayor of the city, Terekhov, and the head of the Kharkov military administration, Sinegubov. According to him, there were no casualties; information on hits is being clarified.
According to the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Kharkov oblast was hit with “ballistic missiles.” Another missile went towards Dnieper, while no information was received from there. There is also a threat of a drone strike on the territory of the Kyiv-controlled part of the Kherson oblast.
At the moment, there is no information about what was hit in Kharkov. With a high degree of probability, our forces again hit military targets or places of deployment of the next foreign mercenaries or local nationalists.
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30.01.2024
Dmitry Nevzorov
From dusk to dawn. Ukraine is on fire from missile attacks on Ukrainian Armed Forces targets
Subject: Special operation of the Russian Federation in Donbass and Ukraine
RIA News
Last night, the Russian armed forces launched a series of missile strikes and Geran drone attacks on military targets located deep in Ukrainian territory. According to eyewitnesses who continue to post information on local Telegram channels, fires at many facilities have not yet been extinguished.
"Geran-2" - what is it? Infographics
[HESA Shahed 136 or Geran-2 in Russian service, is an Iranian loitering munition in the form of an autonomous pusher-prop drone. It is designed and manufactured by HESA in assocation with Shahed Aviation Industries. en.wikipedia.org]
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We hit hard and mercilessly
The rear regions of Ukraine last night “were on edge,” as events are described on Ukrainian social networks. Accurate information about the affected Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities will appear a little later, when the Russian Ministry of Defense publishes a complete list of destroyed military targets. And now you can collect information from Ukrainian sources, which do not skimp on the details of fires and destruction.
Thus, in the Kyiv oblast, Russian drones attacked Ukrainian air defense facilities. Strikes on anti-aircraft missile systems were recorded near the Ukrainian capital and in the area of the city of Bila Tserkva.
Military targets in Uman, Cherkasy oblast, and areas where Ukrainian troops were concentrated in the Sumy oblast came under missile attack. Fuel and lubricants warehouses are still burning in the Kharkov oblast, in the Zmievsky district south of Kharkov [city].
Shock and Awe. Ukrainian air defense failed to stop Russian air strike
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In Krivoy Rog, the workshops of a repair company that fulfilled orders for the needs of the Ukrainian army were destroyed.
“On the territory there are only destroyed buildings and twisted metal structures,” eyewitnesses write. - That's all we saw. Firefighters continue to pour water into the burning workshops.”
In the Nikolaev oblast, in the city of Pervomaisk, a combined strike completely destroyed the Fregat enterprise, which was engaged in the production of unmanned marine drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“The main task of Russian high-precision strikes is to disable enterprises working for the needs of the Ukrainian army, destroy warehouses, arsenals, sites with army equipment and infrastructure facilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” says Air Force Major General, military expert Vladimir Popov. — Infrastructure includes, for example, airfields where Ukrainian aviation is based. “I have said more than once that systematic strikes against such targets will not only destroy this or that object, but also keep the personnel of air bases or workers of military enterprises in a constant state of stress.”
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Story covered in US by Bloomberg
Ukraine Says Russia Hit Grid in Biggest Drone Strike in Weeks - Bloomberg
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http://www.diwaninc.com/palestine-digest/
Israel’s War Against Palestine, Day 116: Israeli forces carry out assassination raid inside Jenin hospital disguised as doctors
by admin | Jan 30, 2024 | Uncategorized | 0 comments
Israeli forces continue to besiege Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, and carried out an assassination raid inside a Jenin hospital disguised as doctors and civilians. A truce and captive exchange deal between Israel and Hamas could be confirmed soon.
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Key Developments
Israeli force of ten soldiers storm Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin and kill three Palestinians with silenced pistols.
Israeli forces siege Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, bar entry and exit to Palestinians.
Dr. Asharf al-Qudra says Israeli forces are besieging Nasser Hospital for a second consecutive week, trapping 150 medical staff, 450 injured, and 3,000 displaced Palestinians.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society loses communication with team sent to rescue 6-year-old girl in Gaza.
Israeli forces push Palestinians sheltering in Al-Shifa’ Hospital to eastern areas as it bombs southern and western Gaza City.
Israel bombs house of Madoukh family in the Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City, killing at least 20 people. It also bombs Rafah’s El-Geneina neighborhood, Nuseirat camp, Batn al-Sameen area, and Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younis.
Israeli protest attempts to block aid trucks entering into Gaza Strip from the Kerem Abu Salem crossing.
Israeli “Order 9” movement calls on government to bar entry to humanitarian aid into Gaza as long as Hamas holds Israeli captives.
UN warns, “If the funding is not resumed, UNRWA will not be able to continue its services and operations across the region, including in Gaza, beyond the end of February.”
According to a potential deal between Israel and Hamas, there will be 45-day pause of fighting, during which Hamas will release 35 Israeli captives in return for 4,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas launches barrage of rockets on Tel Aviv on Monday from Khan Younis and published footage of targeting Israeli tanks with 105mm Al-Yaseen anti-tank shells.
Israel Genocide in Gaza Continues
Israeli authorities said that commandos disguised as Palestinians killed three gunmen in a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, one of whom they accused of planning an imminent attack.
An Israeli intelligence dossier that prompted a cascade of countries to halt funds for a U.N. Palestinian aid agency includes allegations that some staff took part in abductions and killings during the Oct. 7 raid that sparked the Gaza war. U.N. Bureau Chief Michelle Nichols tells the daily Reuters World News podcast what the cut-off in funding could mean for Palestinians – listen now. [open above link]
Israeli authorities said undercover commandos killed three Palestinian militants today in a raid on a hospital in the West Bank. Hamas said one of the dead was a member of its group, while the allied Islamic Jihad claimed the two others. Raneen Sawafta reports for Reuters.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rejected claims by Palestinian state news agency WAFA that it carried out a strike near a U.N. relief school in Gaza City yesterday.
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UK AT WAR WITH RUSSIA? BRITISH NOW KNOW THE DANGER. BUT STILL NO PEACE PARTY
Posted By: Rodney Atkinson on: January 30, 2024
In a letter to my MP (in answer to my question) the UK Department of Defence could not confirm that the UK was at war with Russia. But in international law war is recognised as existing between two countries if there is a condition marked by armed conflict between or among states, whether or not war has been declared formally by any of the belligerents.
This is unquestionably the case between the UK and Russia with the British public slowly recognising the fact, having been jolted by the recent words of General Sir Patrick Sanders who said the UK should be prepared to “mobilise the nation” because the armed forces are too weak to resist Russia.
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US and German armor appears with Nazi symbols in Ukraine
But PLEASE stop calling the Ukraine regime Nazi. It upsets Biden team. Remember, the Biden regime is also dealing with the pain of being accused of genocide just because it sends weapons to Israel to be used to kill Palestinian children. These accusations must be unbearable for the poor old man, particularly since they are true.
Thank you!
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EU no longer sees US as reliable partner
https://tass.com/world/1738585
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Are We On The Verge Of An Apocalyptic War With Iran?
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/are-we-on-the-verge-of-an-apocalyptic-war-with-iran/
Col. Douglas MacGregor: Is WWIII Around the Corner?:
https://www.youtube.com/live/FK5ZZsilAc4?si=__GCPPWuandnf12M
They are INSANE, and they're leading us to World War 3:
https://www.youtube.com/live/MCACQVGdYpk?si=eUYdeJZax5X1FpO4
Top Israeli Diplomat: Iran Did it, We're in WWIII Now. Netanyahu said last week that Israel is already attacking Iran, which will make the war-whores in the U.S. (Lindsey Graham, Tom Cotton, etc,) happy:
Three US troops were killed by an overnight drone attack in northern Jordan, the first Americans to die by enemy fire in the region since President Biden threw the US’s weight behind the Israeli onslaught in Gaza.
https://news.antiwar.com/2024/01/28/three-american-troops-killed-in-drone-attack-in-jordan/
Ron Paul: U.S. Troops Are Not Tripwires For War -- Bring Them ALL Home!
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https://eir.news/2024/01/daily-brief/eir-daily-news-tuesday-january-30-2024/
EIR Daily News • Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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"Good Defeats Evil" Statue at the United Nation, New York. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías
The Lead
There Is No Option But for a Big Change To Occur
by Stewart Battle (EIRNS) — Jan. 29, 2024
Last week’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling in The Hague has put the world dynamic into stark relief. It was always a misnomer to discuss the war in Gaza as merely an issue of Israel’s occupation and the ensuing response to that by Hamas. While that certainly plays a factor, it is a managed factor, a mere player on the stage of a poorly-directed drama. But it is directed, nonetheless.
This is the true subject of the ICJ’s ruling last week—not Israel’s committing of a genocide in Gaza, but the conscious condoning of that genocide by the directing party, which at the same time cloaks itself in the veil of civility and moral leadership.
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Excellent stuff about the strike in Jordon vs Syria... only a couple highlighting THE TRUTH so far; even the "perpetrators" stated that they hit SYRIA 3 times and no mention of Jordon.
One thing the ignorant masses do not know abuot, if the purpose of the "American occupation base "At-Tanf" in Syria" ... and I think that may alienate a lot of people in the West and especially the US.