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To: tejek who wrote (833011)	1/28/2015 12:41:41 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583338

He sounds like a chicken-hawk.

To: tejek who wrote (833011)	1/28/2015 1:13:07 PM
From: Broken_Clock	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Respond to of 1583338

what? for telling another big whopper lie? news.antiwar.com meanwhile the world laughs in his face after his hypocritical posturing in Inia….telling indians they need to step up on human rights then O running off with the Saudis. then this Startling revelations: IS operative confesses to getting funds via US By Naveed Miraj Published: January 28, 2015 Pakistan has shared the confessions with top US officials, including John Kerry. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: Yousaf al Salafi – allegedly the Pakistan commander of Islamic State (IS) or Daish – has confessed during investigations that he has been receiving funds through the United States. Law enforcing agencies on January 22 claimed that they arrested al Salafi, along with his two companions, during a joint raid in Lahore. However, sources revealed that al Salafi was actually arrested sometimes in December last year and it was only disclosed on January 22. “During the investigations, Yousaf al Salafi revealed that he was getting funding – routed through America – to run the organisation in Pakistan and recruit young people to fight in Syria,” a source privy to the investigations revealed to Daily Express on the condition of anonymity. Al Salafi is a Pakistani-Syrian, who entered Pakistan through Turkey five months ago. Earlier, it was reported that he crossed into Turkey from Syria and was caught there. However, he managed to escape from Turkey and reached Pakistan to establish IS in the region. Sources said al Salafi’s revelations were shared with the US Secretary of State John Kerry during his recent visit to Islamabad. “The matter was also taken up with CENTCOM chief General Lloyd Austin during his visit to Islamabad earlier this month,” a source said. Al Salafi also confessed that he – along with a Pakistani accomplice, reportedly imam of a mosque – was recruiting people to send them to Syria and was getting around $600 per person from Syria. “The US has been condemning the IS activities but unfortunately has not been able to stop funding of these organisations, which is being routed through the US,” a source said. “The US had to dispel the impression that it is financing the group for its own interests and that is why it launched offensive against the organisation in Iraq but not in Syria,” he added. There are reports that citizens from Libya, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India besides other countries are being recruited by the IS to fight in Syria. Posters and wall chalking in favour of the IS have also been seen in various cities in Pakistan. Published in The Express Tribune, January 28th, 2015.

To: tejek who wrote (833011)	1/28/2015 1:26:20 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 1583338

blacklistednews.com This is the guy Obummer lunched with along with flying in his Bush budddies

To: tejek who wrote (833011)	1/28/2015 1:45:09 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 1583338

Obummer's butt buddies are the same as Bush's. Funny that. The same ones that financed 911. The same ones that financed ISIS…only a bling clown smoking hopium thinks Obomber is on the right track. +++++++++++ Obama forced to defend Saudi Arabia cosiness after India tolerance speech US president cuts short visit to pay respects to King Salman hours after lecturing India on tolerance and women’s rights Barack Obama walks with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to a meeting at Erga palace in Riyadh. Photograph: Jim Bourg/Reuters Dan Roberts, in London, and Jason Burke in Delhi Tuesday 27 January 2015 10.24 EST Barack Obama has been forced to defend his unwillingness to challenge Saudi Arabia’s autocratic rulers as he led a US delegation to shore up relations with its new king, just hours after lecturing India on religious tolerance and women’s rights. In a stark display of US foreign policy compromises, the US president cut short his India visit on Tuesday to fly in many of Washington’s top power brokers to pay their respects to the Saudi royal. He conceded the kingdom’s own human rights record would not be on the agenda during security talks. “Sometimes we need to balance our need to speak to them about human rights issues with immediate concerns we have in terms of counter-terrorism or dealing with regional stability,” Obama told CNN. Earlier, he risked ruffling feathers in Delhi with a speech that challenged its leaders to do more to protect religious minorities and encourage women in Indian society, prompting some local commentators to question US double standards. In contrast, White House officials speaking on Air Force One between Delhi and Riyadh made clear they were pleased that the new Saudi King Salman was planning a smooth transition of power after the death of his half brother King Abdullah. “What they’ve made clear again is that they’re going to emphasise continuity in terms of Saudi interests and the Saudi relationship with the United States,” deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters. “So we do believe that Saudi policy will remain quite similar to how it’s been under King Abdullah.” Obama and top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi were joined in Riyadh by a separate US flight from Germany led by secretary of state John Kerry, which contained a who’s who of US leaders including CIA director John Brennan, Republican hawk John McCain and General Lloyd Austin, head of US Central Command forces in the region. To emphasise the permanence of Washington’s links to the House of Saud, Obama’s delegation also pointedly included key officials from past administrations such as former secretaries of state James Baker and Condoleezza Rice, and former national security advisers Brent Scowcroft and Sandy Berger. The US is anxious to maintain the Saudi-driven oil price reductions that have buoyed the US economy but weakened strategic foes such as Russia, as well as cooperation against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. The two delegations are also expected to speak extensively about the recent overthrow of Yemen’s government, which leaves Saudi Arabia a rare example of stability in an increasingly volatile region. Speaking in advance of the four-hour meeting in Riyadh, Obama acknowledged he would not be raising US concerns about Saudi Arabia’s treatment of blogger Raif Badawi, who was convicted of insulting Islam and sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes. “On this visit, obviously a lot of this is just paying respects to King Abdullah, who in his own fashion presented some modest reform efforts within the kingdom,” he said. Reporters were able to witness the reception of the US delegation, including most of Obama’s top White House advisers, at the Erga palace in Riyadh, but no public statements were made before they disappeared behind closed doors for a formal dinner. “Places don’t change overnight, but I think with Saudi Arabia, what we’ve said we support is a reform process that does provide for greater respect for those types of universal values,” added Rhodes in a briefing ahead of the meeting. “But clearly, much more work needs to be done to realise the types of values that the president was talking about in India. And that’ll be a consistent part of our dialogue with all countries around the world.” Earlier in the day in Delhi, Obama gave a parting speech to students that contrasted with the at-times saccharin feel of a three-day state visit that had been designed to highlight the closeness of the two countries. Though careful to acknowledge inequality in the US, the president devoted a substantial part of his speech to a lecture on the importance of empowering women in society and addressed a recent spate of sexual attacks in the emerging south Asian power. “We know from experience that nations are more successful when their women are successful,” said Obama. “These are facts. So if nations really want to succeed in today’s global economy, they can’t simply ignore the talents of half of their people.” Obama concluded by quoting Gandhi on India’s traditions of tolerance: “He said, ‘for me, the different religions are beautiful flowers from the same garden, or they are branches of the same majestic tree’. Branches of the same majestic tree.”