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“The Enemy of My Enemy” is NOT My Friend according to Washington
by justin Tuesday, Oct 20 2015, 10:07pm
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In perhaps one of the most lame-brained PUBLIC shows of thorough stupidity and idiocy beyond rational comprehension, Washington has refused to cooperate with Russia in its LEGAL fight against ALL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. The reason, which is also widely publicised, is simple, AMERICA SUPPORTS TERRORIST FACTIONS in Syria that it once considered a threat to the entire civilised WORLD, the ‘al-Nusra’ front, which is the al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria.

Obama, liar, traitor and fraud, swearing to protect against all enemies, domestic and foreign

Not only does Washington betray it true colours and advertise its staggering HYPOCRISY and DOUBLE STANDARDS to the ENTIRE WORLD it is directly responsible for prolonging the chaos and bloodshed occurring in the Middle East and should be held legally responsible and accountable to the INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY for its delinquent, destruction and mindless actions – LAWS and conventions have existed since the Geneva Convention that expressly make the material support of terrorists a CRIME. Common LAW also makes it PLAIN, notwithstanding it is the USA that primarily prosecutes and illegally drone-assassinates those that give “material support to terrorists.”

Throughout history various parties faced with a common enemy have put aside their differences and joined forces to easily defeat a common foe but not so the criminal dunderheads in Washington; (ALL) those responsible MUST be HELD TO ACCOUNT in the appropriate legal arena if the WORLD truly desires peace and stability, TAKE NOTE ALL INTERNATIONAL LEADERS, as it is your open actions and inactions that will make or break you.

One need not refer to the classic treatise on the Art of War, which states the obvious, “The enemy of my enemy is my Friend,” as common sense, which is clearly in short supply in Washington, should guide all rational decision-making, Mr ‘lawyer’ Obama, who should be acutely aware that STUPIDITY does not constitute a legal defence in a criminal case.

At times the title of a news story alone spells out the HARD tragic REALITY as the following Reuters story does in no uncertain terms:

U.S., Russia sign memo to avoid clashes in air over Syria
by Idrees Ali and David Alexander

U.S. and Russian military officials signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday that includes steps their pilots should take to avoid an inadvertent clash over Syria as they carry out separate air strikes against militant groups, the Pentagon said.

The issue of aircraft safety started after Russia began bombing targets in Syria last month. Moscow says it is attacking Islamic State, but many of its air strikes have hit territory held by other rebel groups fighting against Russia's Syrian ally, President Bashar al-Assad.

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said the full text of the memo would not be released at Russia's request, but it included specific protocols for air crews to follow, plus the creation of a ground communications link between the two sides in the event air communications fail.

Earlier this month the Pentagon said U.S.-led coalition aircrafts bombing Islamic State in Syria were re-routed at least once to avoid a close encounter with Russian planes.

“The U.S. and Russia will form a working group to discuss any implementation issues that follow," Cook said during a press briefing.

Cook told reporters later the memo was signed for the U.S. side by Army General Lloyd Austin, the head of U.S. Central Command, which is responsible for U.S. forces in the Middle East region.

He said the document called for U.S. and Russian aircraft to maintain a safe distance, but he declined to be more specific about whether the protocols included specific distances.

He added that the agreement covered coalition aircraft. Coalition members include Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

"The fact that we have had to resort to a memorandum of understanding…gives you an indication of our concern about Russia's activities but (also) our willingness to work with the Russians when it’s in our own interest," Cook said.

The U.S. State Department said the agreement is only about keeping pilots safe.

“It's not a treaty of cooperation or anything like that ... It doesn't connote cooperation or coordination or joint targeting,” State Department spokesman John Kirby said.

On Tuesday Moscow said it had received a memorandum from the U.S. military on preventing mid-air incidents over Syria.

© 2015 Thomson Reuters

http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/10/21/mideast-crisis-russia-usa-idINKCN0SE2HI20151021