Syrian rebels defy US and pledge allegia

Syrian rebels defy US and pledge allegiance to jihadi group
Rebel groups across Syria are defying the United States by pledging their allegiance to a group that Washington will designate today a terrorist organization for its alleged links to al-Qaeda. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9735988/Syrian-rebels-defy-US-and-pledge-allegiance-to-jihadi-group.html

[Guardian] Washington gets explicit: its

[Guardian]
Washington gets explicit: its `war on terror` is permanent
Senior Obama officials tell the US Senate: the `war`, in limitless form, will continue for `at least` another decade – or two http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/17/endless-war-on-terror-obama

[Kontext-TV] – Schmutzige Kriege: Wie di

[Kontext-TV] – Schmutzige Kriege: Wie die USA die Welt zum Schlachtfeld erklärt
Die Privatarmee des Präsidenten: Interview mit Jeremy Scahill („Blackwater“) über sein neues Enthüllungsbuch „Dirty Wars. The World Is a Battlefield“ http://www.kontext-tv.de/node/341

France plans to keep its military in Mali indefinitely

France has planned to keep a military presence in Mali indefinitely, the country’s defense minister says.

France’s Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian made the comment as he was speaking at a US think-tank in Washington DC on Friday.

This comes two days after Le Drian told London that her country would keep 1,000 troops in Mali for an „undetermined period.“

Meanwhile, French media have reported that France will purchase two medium-altitude Reaper drones from the United States, for use in Mali.

France launched a war in Mali on January 11, 2013 under the pretext of halting the advance of rebel fighters in the country.

The French-led war in Mali has caused a serious humanitarian crisis in the northern areas of the country and has displaced thousands of people, who now live in deplorable conditions.

On February 1, Amnesty International said “serious human rights breaches” — including the killing of children — were occurring in the French war in Mali.

France’s Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian reaffirmed in April that the country would keep 1,000 troops in Mali even after the arrival of over 12,000 UN peacekeepers later this year.

Some political analysts believe that Mali’s abandoned natural resources, including gold and uranium reserves, could be one of the reasons behind the French war.

Israeli Special Forces in Syria (5.16.13

Israeli Special Forces in Syria (5.16.13)
http://youtu.be/E409tjktWtY

[Guardian] Washington gets explicit: its

[Guardian] Washington gets explicit: its ‚war on terror‘ is permanent – Senior Obama officials tell the US Senate: the ‚war‘, in limitless form, will continue for ‚at least‘ another decade – or two http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/17/endless-war-on-terror-obama