Jihad Report Aug 13, 2016 -Aug 19, 2016
Attacks / 39Killed / 312
Injured / 384
Suicide Blasts / 3
Countries / 12
The Turkey Coup Just Went Nuclear
The Stimson Center, a nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., has published a report warning that American nuclear weapons stored at Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base could be captured by “terrorists or other hostile forces.” But, did General Dunford just trade a small number of nukes to Turkey in exchange for the liberty of the Americans being held hostage at Incirlik Airbase?
“Whether the US could have maintained control of the weapons in the event of a protracted civil conflict in Turkey is an unanswerable question,” said the report, alluding to the recent coup attempt in Turkey.
“From a security point of view, it’s a roll of the dice to continue to have approximately 50 of America’s nuclear weapons stationed at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey,” co-author Laicie Heeley told AFP.
“There are significant safeguards in place… But safeguards are just that, they don’t eliminate risk. In the event of a coup, we can’t say for certain that we would have been able to maintain control,” she added.
AFP points to a few others who have expressed concerns about the Incirlik nukes after the coup attempt, including White House National Security Council veteran Steve Andreasen, who said, “we have ample evidence that the security of U.S. nuclear weapons stored in Turkey can change literally overnight.”
Others have argued the weapons cannot be armed without authorization from the United States, reducing the risk that hostile forces could make use of them. Another part of the Stimson report argues that U.S. nuclear weapons are in serious need of modernization, which could reduce confidence that the weapons are impervious to hacking. The propaganda value of stealing even useless nuclear warheads from a U.S. facility would also be considerable.
According toBusiness Insider,Congress received a briefing on the Incirlik Air Base and its nuclear arsenal last week — which may constitute the “most official confirmation of the location of the bombs on record.”
“Theweapons at Incirlik are the shorter-range variety, and they are mainly valuable to deter potential aggression and demonstrate the US’scommitment to NATO,” Business Insiderexplains.
Sycophantic experts report to the Obama pentagon that the bombs that sit in Incirlik can’t actually be used, or they would have to be hauled to another base first. But they are not considering that the warheads do not have to be deployed by rocket at all. They can be deployed in something as small and innocuous as a Chevy van.
The ridiculously under-attended congressional briefing judged the security situation of the bombs “adequate,” noting the underground storage facility was updated in 2015, and aspiring thieves would need to “overwhelm U.S. and NATO forces on one of their own bases, and then come up with some way to haul a 12-foot long, very heavy warhead.” They never even considered the possibility that Obama’s generals would trade warheads for allowing Americans to leave Incirlik Airbase in Turkey.
There would be no insurgency needed to obtain some or all of the 50 to 90 warheads that are stored at Incirlik. In theL.A. Timesop-edreferenced by AFP, Steve Andreasen noted that the Turkish base commander at Incirlik, General Campbell, was arrested for allegedly playing a role in the coup, which brought the unrest awfully close to American forces and the nuclear weapons they are guarding. He also worried that anti-American sentiment in Turkey, due to America’s reluctance to hand over accused coup mastermind Fethullah Gulen, is growing uncomfortably reminiscent of Iran circa 1979.
Arguments have been made for relocating the nuclear warheads from Incirlik, but asBusiness Insidernotes, such a move would also be taken as a loss of faith in Turkey and/or NATO. Also, NATO concern over Russian aggression doesn’t look like a relic of Cold War paranoia these days.
Andreasen, who thinks American nukes should be recalled from Europe as well as Turkey, rejected those arguments: “In the wake of an incident at a nuclear storage site – for which the U.S. would be held accountable and suffer long-term consequences with allies – it would be difficult to explain that vulnerable targets were left in place due to a perceived need to reassure our allies.”
The truth is that if even one warhead escapes the vaults at Incirlik and gets in the hands of ISIS terrorists, the devastation could be unbelievable. Some strategists have proposed the idea that we should let some of the warheads escape and make their way to the leadership of ISIS where they could be detonated remotely. The explosion would look like a nuclear accident from tampering, and no one would know. The only problem is that there is a strong suspicion that Obama and the US State department are actually the intelligence and guidance of ISIS. The bomb might actually kill us instead. Besides, that strategy did not work out so well in Fast and Furious.
Nukes Being Moved from Incirlik
Two independent sources told EurActiv.com that the US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania, against the background of worsening relations between Washington and Ankara.
According to one of the sources, the transfer has been very challenging in technical and political terms.
“It’s not easy to move 20+ nukes,” said the source, on conditions of anonymity.
According to a recent report by the Simson Center, since the Cold War, some 50 US tactical nuclear weapons have been stationed at Turkey’s Incirlik air base, approximately 100 kilometres from the Syrian border.
During the failed coup in Turkey in July, Incirlik’s power was cut, and the Turkish government prohibited US aircraft from flying in or out. Eventually, the base commander was arrested and implicated in the coup. Whether the US could have maintained control of the weapons in the event of a protracted civil conflict in Turkey is an unanswerable question, the report says.
US-Turkey relations have deteriorated so much following the coup that Washington no longer trusts Ankara to host the weapons. The American weapons are being moved to the Deveselu air base in Romania, the source said.
Deveselu, near the city of Caracal, is the new home of the US missile shield, which has infuriated Russia.
Media sources have asked the US State Department, and the Turkish and the Romanian foreign ministries, to comment. American and Turkish representatives have promised to answer. After several hours, the State Department said the issue should be referred to the Department of Defense. will publish the DoD reaction as soon as it is received.
In the meantime, NATO sent media a diplomatically worded comment which implies that allies must make sure that US nuclear weapons deployed in Europe remain “safe”.
“On your question, please check the Communiqué of the NATO Warsaw Summit (published on 9 July 2016), paragraph 53: “NATO’s nuclear deterrence posture also relies, in part, on United States’ nuclear weapons forward-deployed in Europe and on capabilities and infrastructure provided by Allies concerned. These Allies will ensure that all components of NATO’s nuclear deterrent remain safe, secure, and effective,” a NATO spokesperson wrote to EurActiv.
The NATO summit took place a few days before the failed coup in Turkey. At that time, the risks for the US nukes in Incirlik were related to the proximity of the war in Syria and the multiple terrorist attacks that have taken place in Turkey in recent months. For some of the attacks, Ankara blamed Islamic State, and for others the PKK, the Kurdish military organization.
The Clinton Crime Syndicate
If you happen to watch CNN, you’ll know that the network has become a front for the Clinton Campaign and a bastion for spreading liberal nonsense. Now, a report by one of its own journalists has found that CNN has also taken bribes from foreign countries.
The CNN reporter who blew the lid on this issue was none other than Amber Lyon, formerly employed by CNN and an “award winning reporter.” Yesterday, Lyon “blew the cover” on the network’s suspicious business practices.
Lyon claims that CNN “is paid by the U.S. government for reporting on some events, and not reporting on others.” Lyon also told us that the network is a tool for the Obama Administration to manipulate the information the American Public gets to see.
Lyon’s findings suggesting that the network acted as an information filter for the Obama Whitehouse has confirmed the suspicions of many that government corruption reaches far into supposedly non-government sectors of America.
A few years ago, Lyon was interviewed by Joe Rogan, and revealed some very shocking testimony concerning her reporting of the 2011 Arab Spring Protests in Bahrain.
During Lyon’s interview with Joe Rogan, she explained that she and another female colleague were part of a 4 person team sent by CNN to Bahrain in 2011. Arriving in Bahrain, Lyon noticed something very odd- the United States government had been supplying over $1 billion worth in weaponry- including tear gas- to the oppressive Bahraini regime looking to suppress popular protests in the country.
Lyon was threatened by United States government personnel while staying on a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain. She was told not to report the incident, or face grave consequences.
Instead, CNN told her to be quiet and not report the Bahraini government’s suppression of peaceful protests, but was forced to report complete lies.
The Guardian confirms much of Lyon’s testimony, and tells us that the CNN journalists themselves were victims of oppression from the Bahraini authorities:
“The CNN crew itself was violently detained by regime agents . As they described itafter returning to the US, “20 heavily-armed men”, whose faces were “covered with black ski masks”, “jumped from military vehicles”, and then “pointed machine guns at” the journalists, forcing them to the ground. The regime’s security forces seized their cameras and deleted their photos and video footage, and then detained and interrogated them for the next six hours.”
Right now, Amber Lyon is trying to get the word out that the Obama Administration and CNN have worked together to support a brutal, repressive regime and silence journalists who are only doing their jobs to report the truth.
Netherlands considers banning petrol cars within decade
Published time: 19 Aug, 2016 13:05
The Dutch government is looking to introduce an innovative eco-friendly law, with the authorities debating an outright ban of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2025.
The initial proposal, aiming to prohibit all petrol and diesel cars from the country’s roads, was eventually altered to exclude vehicles already in use.
The draft has already been approved by the lower house of parliament and sent to the senate.
“We need to phase out CO2 emissions and we need to change our pattern of using fossil fuels if we want to save the Earth,” said Jan Vos, a Dutch Labor Party member, who is behind the initiative.
However, the politician admits that the ban won’t be enough to fully phase out gas guzzlers, adding that electric vehicles are feasible for everyone.
“Transportation with your own car shouldn’t be something that only rich people can afford,” he stressed.
The government might help the measure by increasing of the number of charging stations across the country, according to the MP.
Holland has one of the lowest levels of CO2 emissions from new cars among all EU member states. Last year, the country joined the International Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Alliance, which aims to make all new vehicles use electric power by 2050.
By contemplating a ban on new petrol and diesel cars, the Netherlands joins a host of countries considering a similar step. Norway debated the ban on selling gasoline-powered cars two months ago, with Denmark discussing the possibility as well.
To reduce pollution, India and China have requested that citizens use their cars on alternate days only. In June, Paris began enforcing a ban on all cars built before 1997.
Jeh Johnson Tells Flooded La., 'The President Can't Be Everywhere'; 'He Has a Very Busy Schedule'
By Susan Jones | August 19, 2016 | 8:00 AM EDT
President Barack Obama and Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul walk on the first green during a round of golf at Farm Neck Golf Course in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
(CNSNews.com) - Speaking at a news conference in flood-ravaged Louisiana on Thursday, Homeland Security Director Jeh Johnson said "the federal government is here, we have been here, and we'll be here as long as it takes to help this community recover."
Responding to criticism that President Obama has not interrupted his summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Johnson said several times, "The president can't be everywhere."
Johnson also said the (golfing, vacationing) president "has a very busy schedule this fall and in the coming days," hinting that Obama has no plans to go Louisiana.
"There's been a lot of criticism about president Obama not visiting Louisiana. Will you be recommending that he come to Louisiana and visit?" a reporter asked Johnson.
“Well, of course the president can't be everywhere. I can tell you that the president has been closely monitoring the situation here in Louisiana. He made the federal (disaster) declaration in a matter of hours -- it was expedited, we're up to 20 parishes now.
“I will be briefing him on what I see here and what the status of our recovery and response efforts are...So the president is closelymonitoring the situation, through his cabinet, through his FEMA administrator, and is very much on top of it.”