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US created ISIS to have a pretext for illegal occupation of one third Syrian territory. John Kerry audio at closed UN session September 2016 - US allowed ISIS to flourish to pressure Assad (paraphrase). ISIS is another US proxy. Russian intervention in 2015 is what finally halted ISIS advance. Iran and PMU forces in Iraq were successful in Iraq and the border with Syria. US and Israel bombed north east Syria yesterday at dawn, missed all the ISIS holding camps funded by the UK, killing Syrian National Defence Forces and IRGC advisors who are fighting ISIS. ISIS are recruited and trained in Al Tanf, US illegal military base in Syria on border with Jordan. From Al Tanf ISIS carry out attacks against civilians and Syrian military in central Syria before returning to the true north of US protection.

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Mar 27·edited Mar 27

> Many of the techniques being used by Russia would not be permitted in the United States

That does not mean they don't happen in the U.S., and they are certainly perpetrated by the U.S. abroad — Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, etc. etc.

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We still don’t know who killed both Kennedy’s but all western governments immediately “knew” that Nazi-dominated government of Ukraine is innocent.

They also immediately “knew” that Putin killed CIA- trained Russia’s to be Zelensky, Navalny — although later it was disclosed that he died naturally (heart) while being considered for high level prisoner exchange.

As thoughtful Putin called US and its cabal — “an empire of lies”…..

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By Ukraine, then you mean cia, right?

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"By the art of deception thou shalt do war" Mossad motto.

"Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws!"

Thank you Scott, Excellent research by Russian intelligence as well as the capture of 4 terrorists & Cell-phones. For many decades Israel has been training, arming, supplying & financing so-called ISIS. In this case the left-hand (used to wash the anus after defecation) oath taking falsely appealing to Allah (forbidden in Islam), the Massacre of innocents (forbidden in Islam) plus other aspects of the story point to total imposters posing as Islamists. Our Oligarch fake 'money' (Greek 'mnemosis' = 'memory') controlled world requires that we resolve this huge 7000 year dystopia & restore the original worldwide 'indigenous' (Latin 'self-generating') system of time-based, equivalency accounting on the String-shell value system (eg. Wampum on Turtle-Island, Quipu in S. America & Cowrie in indigenous Celtic-Slavic Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia & all islands) in RELATIONAL ECONOMY. https://sites.google.com/site/indigenecommunity/c-relational-economy

With Bibi Netanyahu having financed Hamas & arranging for 7thOctober 2023, we can understand his orchestration of the massacre of some 40,000 Gazans for genocide & for expanding Israel's borders. Netanyahu (Milekowsky) as a western Oligarch puppet-leader, needs to diminish Islamic unity & sew dissension at this particular time, so having Russia or China, blame imposter Islamists, leaves Palestinians without the sophisticated Nuclear allies, which the need to avoid total annihilation by Israelis.

TRUTH & RECONCILIATION

A most important military approach would be to bring thinking & plans to the surface through Both-Sided, Equal-time, Recorded & Published Dialogues, among all people in family, community, work, institutions, school, government, organization. As people formally dialogue in Both-Sides-Now, Equal-time, Recorded & either Published or confidential dialogues issues are resolved & understanding developed.

All humanity's worldwide 'indigenous' ancestors cultivated constant communication formally through this process of COUNCIL PROCESS for creating Understanding, Constructive Agreements, Working Contracts & Conflict Resolution. These Dialectic Rights culturally provided that every person could call for formal dialogues with anyone they are affected by in words or actions. Modalities include grouping of 'debates' (French 'de' = 'undo' + 'bate' = 'the-fight') within Stakeholder groups to choose Spokespersons. https://sites.google.com/site/indigenecommunity/d-participatory-structure/1-both-sides-now-equal-time-recorded-dialogues

CONVERTING SOCIAL MEDIA FROM MONO TO DIALOGUE

Implementing online Debate options in Chat rooms & Comment sections. 'Media' (L. 'medium' = 'middle') implying the publishing of diverse points of view.

https://sites.google.com/site/indigenecommunity/d-participatory-structure/1communication-converting-social-media-from-mono-to-dialogue-libya

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Mar 27·edited Mar 27

A couple of small details, Scott.

* You state “…… before being driven back and ultimately defeated by a coalition which included Iraq, the United States and Iran.”

That is a wrong statement as there never was such a coalition. There was, however, a coalition of Iraq, Iran, and RUSSIA, which, together with the official Syrian army, defeated the ISIS terrorists.

The U.S. was and still is illegally in Syria, while its presence in Iraq now is illegal too.

* The expression is not "de riguere" but de rigueur - French.

Otherwise it is a good article. Many thanks for your thoughts.

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"ISIS......driven back and ultimately defeated by a coalition which included Iraq, the United States and Iran"

Bwaaahhahaha The USA defeated ISIS? That's news to the people that actually did. Russia, Iran, Iraq, Syria.

The USA created ISIS, funds them, trains them, and gives them sanctuary. But you know that Scott so why the disinfo?

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Alexei Danilov just got replaced as the head of the Ukrainian Security Council

... Coincidence?

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Great journalism. Thank you.

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Thanks for this. But it just doesn't make sense to me that an escape route towards the (former) ukraine would have been worked out in advance. Of all the places they could have escaped to given the support network obviously in place, they drive down the motorway towards 404?! Knowing full well that even a simple drone thrown up by Russian first responders could have traced them until the Big Guys picked up the lead?

It seems obvious to my cute little tush that someone intended to implicate Kiev in this. Given their propensity towards terror attacks as it is.

The whole thing just smells off. People are dead, certainly, but the perps escaping whether they were permitted to or not, and then making a beeline straight to their source? Most likely they would have been blown away by ukie muppets at the border, but why take the risk beforehand given Russian ISR know how?

Not buying it for a second. But one thing is for sure, the former ukraine is now on the Highway to Hell, one way.

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Excellent analysis. Question for Scott or anyone in the community here: Do you think Kyrylo Budanov had any involvement in abetting this act of terrorism?

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According to US officials, the United States collected intelligence that ISIS-K was planning an attack on Moscow in early March. This intelligence was behind a public warning issued by the US embassy in Russia on March 7 that “extremists” were planning an imminent attack on large gatherings in Moscow. “US citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours,” the warning, published on the embassy website, stated. American citizens were warned to avoid crowds, including concerts.

- One of those 4 terrorist was captured in camera March 7 at Crocus City Hall when one of Russian superstar was going to have concert there.

Because the famous of that singer, there was large police present so the attack didn't happened then.

Terrorists changed the plan

“US citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours,” the warning, published on the embassy website, stated. American citizens were warned to avoid crowds, including concerts.

- warning, published on the embassy website

- US citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings INCLUDING CONCERTS over the next 48 hours.

WHO DID THIS ? CIA, Ukrainian SBU and group of mercenaries.

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Please be mindful that many phones produce a mirror image when you take a selfie. Of course that would reverse the appearance of left and right.

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The Shahada photo in question needs to be verified, to make sure it is not a side-flipped selfie.

Many smartphone cameras not only show the selfie side-flipped (mirrored), but also record it in this way. People capable of reading Arab writing should be able to tell from the background of the photo if it is in mirror view or not.

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One only had to look at the body language of Kamala Harris and petty mobster John Kirby when they commented on the terrorist attack, to notice their poorly concealed satisfaction with what happened. Perhaps, with their "advance warning", the US criminal regime wanted to tell Russia that they can do whatever they want. As they also did with regard to Nord Stream gas pipelines.

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I understand Tajikistan is a secular Muslim country, somewhat like Turkey, but where the state restricts Muslim freedom of worship. For example, apparently there is a limit on beard length and only persons over 18 can attend Friday prayers.

In contrast, Russia - which has the largest Muslim population of ANY European/Eurasian country at 14 million - places no such restrictions on its Muslim community. In fact, in following the vlogs of one Russian vlogger - Eli from Russia - on her journeys across the vast country, many of the 95 ethnic groups making up the Russian Federation are Islamic and live in communities with Taliban-levels of Islamic orthodoxy while remaining just as patriotic as secular Russians.

ISIS - as an Islamic fundamentalist group would therefore appear to have much more in the way of religious grievance with the Tajikistan government than the Russian one. If these 4 guys are ISIS they must be fundamentalists so why would they go all the way to Moscow - THE CAPITAL OF A DIFFERENT COUNTRY(!) - to give expression to fundamentalist grievances by an act of terror WHEN THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT IS THE ONE RESTRICTING ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS PRACTICE?

The state intelligence service behind the idea of this "ISIS" smokescreen appears not to have fully thought this through...

A further consideration is this: with 14 Million Muslims in the Russian Federation - many of whom, in places like Ingushetia, are "old school" in terms of still firing guns into the air on celebratory occasions even indulgent on the practice of bride-stealing subject to suitable financial compensation (which I do not believe even the Taliban countenances!) - WHY ON EARTH WOULD ISIS HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO TAJIKISTAN TO FIND HALF A DOZEN GUYS WILLING TO KILL IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, AND WHY ON EARTH WOULD IT NEED TO PAY THEM!!!

Mr Putin, also makes the incisive point about this attack, effectively, desecrating Ramadan, something even the most sceptical of us missed, as did the western voices behind the attempted "ISIS" misdirection.

A final point which - amazingly - doesn't seem to have been picked up by anyone... WHERE WERE THE SHOUTS OF "ALLAHU AKBAR"? Has anyone ever seen a single video of Muslim jihadists - of ANY description - in action without the de rigueur declarations that "God is great"? If these guys had really been ISIS, they would have all been shouting this every time they pulled the trigger. Check the smartphone videos taken during the attack and the interviews of survivors: they did their killing in total silence.

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