[Peace-discuss] Info

[David Johnson]

>From a publication called " Foreign Policy ", which is an elitist, pro-war,
neo-liberal publication. Interesting info if true.

 

David Johnson

 


Syria

Buzzfeed's Mike Giglio argues that the debate over ramping up the air war
against the Islamic State in the wake of the Paris attacks is irrelevant,
with a
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/5645578.114905/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5idXp6ZmVl
ZC5jb20vbWlrZWdpZ2xpby9haXJzdHJpa2VzLWFsb25lLXdvbnQtc3RvcC1pc2lzLWluc2lkZS10
aGUtd2FyLW9uLXRoZS1ncm91bmQ/532b0088f6e3a597521cb05aB0723d352> ground
campaign led by local forces standing the only chance of taking significant
territory back from the group. Washington has bet big on the Syrian
Democratic Front, a coalition of mostly Kurdish militias and some Arab
fighters, hoping that the coalition can set aside ethnic differences and
succeed where previous rebel train and equip efforts failed against the
Islamic State.

Iraq

A growing number of Iraqis are convinced that the United States is supplying
and supporting the Islamic State, citing a series of videos purporting to
show American helicopters delivering supplies to the militants, the
Washington Post's Liz Sly
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Z3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3dvcmxkL21pZGRsZV9lYXN0L2lyYXFpcy10aGluay10aGUtdXMtaXMtaW4t
Y2Fob290cy13aXRoLWlzaXMtYW5kLWl0LWlzLWh1cnRpbmctdGhlLXdhci8yMDE1LzEyLzAxL2Qw
MDk2OGVjLTkyNDMtMTFlNS1iZWZhLTk5Y2VlYmNiYjI3Ml9zdG9yeS5odG1sP3Bvc3RzaGFyZT03
ODQxNDQ5MDU2MzM1MjA1JnRpZD1zc190dw/532b0088f6e3a597521cb05aC3e8b7b16>
reports. "The allegations of U.S. collusion with the Islamic State are
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d3MuY29tL2lyYXEtd2FyL3BhcmxpYW1lbnRhcnktY29tbWlzc2lvbi1zZWN1cml0eS1kZWZlbnNl
LXJldmVhbHMtZG9jdW1lbnRzLWNvYWxpdGlvbi1haXJjcmFmdHMtYWlkaW5nLWlzaXMv/532b008
8f6e3a597521cb05aB3b6fc265>  aired regularly in parliament by Shiite
politicians and promoted in postings on social media," pointing to the deep
distrust of American motives after over a decade of war.

The Islamic State

The Financial Times catches up with the arms dealers who are supplying the
Islamic State in a
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/click/5645578.114905/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5mdC5jb20v
aW50bC9jbXMvcy8yL2JhYWQzNGU0LTk3M2MtMTFlNS05MjI4LTg3ZTYwM2Q0N2JkYy5odG1s/532
b0088f6e3a597521cb05aBc4010035> fascinating profile of the weapons trade in
Iraq and Syria. The arms merchants say the jihadist group has plenty of
guns, but it constantly thirsting for ammunition as it quickly chews through
supplies in short, intense battles. The Islamic State has since devised a
sophisticated logistics system to supply its ammunition needs, licensing
outside arms dealers to operate within the group's territory and
establishing local "centers," in constant communication with military
commanders, to coordinate arms needs and set prices for outside arms
merchants.

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