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CRANKY CLINTON'S IN AN UPROAR YET AGAIN AS NEW REVELATIONS EMERGE THAT SHE MAY STILL BE HIDING E-MAILS -- THESE EXCHANGED BETWEEN HERSELF AND FADED CELEBRITY IN CHIEF BARRY O.

REACHED FOR COMMENT BY THESE REPORTERS, CRANKY RESPONDED, "WHAT THE HELL!  ALL THIS LEAKING!  I DIDN'T LEAK LIKE THIS WHEN I WAS NURSING CHELSEA! LOOK, THIS WHOLE BLAME RUSSIA THING DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S WORKING SO LET ME CHANGE THE NARRATIVE AND FLIP THE SCRIPT.  FROM NOW ON CALL ME BIG MAMA HRC -- YEAH, I'M THE HRC IN THIS HOUSE!"


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US President Barack Obama is hoping to both bolster his legacy and deliver the election to War Hawk Hillary Clinton via a 'victory' in Mosul.

Mosul was seized by the Islamic State in June of 2014.  Over two years later, it's suddenly time, a month before the US presidential election, to liberate or 'liberate' it.

And you get US government spokespersons trying to gin up US public interest with press releases like "Liberating Mosul Will Be Iraq's Biggest Fight, OIR Spokesman Says."


So -- get this -- the US government is preparing.

Preparing for propaganda, preparing for using Iraq, preparing for lying . . .

Preparing for everything, apparently, except helping Iraqis.

Reminder:

UNICEF Iraq يونيسف ‏@UNICEFiraq  Oct 8

Shahad, 3, in a tent in a camp south of #Mosul, is one of 4.7 million children in #Iraq who currently requires humanitarian assistance.

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Iraq's already got a displacement crisis.

UNICEF Iraq يونيسف ‏@UNICEFiraq  Oct 8

Shahad, 3, in a tent in a camp south of #Mosul, is one of 4.7 million children in #Iraq who currently requires humanitarian assistance.

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Liberating or 'liberating' Mosul will result in more displacement.


This is a known.  Where is the preparation by Barack to deal with that?

Oxfam InternationalVerified account ‏@Oxfam  8h8 hours ago

We call for genuinely safe routes for civilians to escape #Mosul fighting & get to the shelter/help they need: oxf.am/Z6y8 #Iraq

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Save the Children UKVerified account ‏@savechildrenuk  Oct 8

An assault on Mosul risks 600,000 children's lives. Children will be in the line of fire - unless we act now save.tc/b6Ux304XRX5 #Iraq

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Many are warning what's coming.  There's no excuse for Barack's failure to prepare for this.  The White House better get on it and if they fail in this task the news outlets might want to try to remember there's supposed to be a difference between journalism and hagiography.


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In Iraq, demands continue for Turkish troops to leave the country.

Iraqi PMU English‏@pmu_english

#BREAKING - #US Spokesperson for Coalition against #ISIS says #Turkish forces not part of the Coalition against ISIS in #Iraq

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RT adds:

Dorrian announced during a briefing in Baghdad that Turkey is operating “on its own” in Iraq, AP quoted him as saying. The coalition position is that every unit “should be here with the coordination or and with the permission of the government of Iraq,” he is also quoted as saying.



The issue arose at yesterday's Pentagon press briefing moderated by spokesperson Peter Cook.



Q:  There have been some reports coming from Iraq claiming that Colonel Dorrian called Turkish military presence in northern Iraq as evil and called Turks as invaders.

I got a statement from here saying that these are false, but I wonder about the Pentagon's general assessment -- of the Pentagon itself about Turkish armed forces presence in northern Iraq.

MR. COOK:  Again, you -- you -- my understanding is that the question about the words that were represented, that was not factually correct as to what Colonel Dorrian said.

Our views on this should be well known.  And this is something for the Turkish government and the government of Iraq to speak to.  And -- and we would urge them, those two governments, to speak to this issue and the presence of Turkish troops in Iraq.  This is something that we feel those two governments should be able to speak to most directly.

And the view of the United States has been that, of course, the sovereign territory of Iraq -- that the Iraqi government should be able to speak to foreign troops on its soil.  And that's something that -- again, this is a sovereign issue for the government of Iraq.

Q:  You -- (inaudible) -- some kind of -- by saying this is sovereign right of Iraqi government to, you know, to decide about foreign troops on its territories.

So do you imply that Turks are there without request or knowledge or consent of the Iraqi government?  Have you spoke to any of the parties about the issue?

MR. COOK:  This is -- this is an issue for the government of Turkey and the government of Iraq to speak to.  The government of Iraq can answer that question.  That's not something I can answer from this podium.  And again, we are -- the coalition of which Turkey is a member, is focused very much on -- on ridding Iraq of -- of the ISIL threat; Syria as well.

And that's -- will remain our focus and we think there's ample opportunity for the coalition to work very closely with the government of Iraq to achieve that goal.


Iraq wants Turkish troops off its soil.

They have appealed the matter to the United Nations Security Council.


Majeed Gly (RUDAW) quotes United Nations spokesperson Farhan Haq stating, "Any support to Iraq must conform to the principles of UN charter notably the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and non-interference. The Secretary General hopes the government of Turkey will ensure that all activities in Iraq are conducted with full consent of the government of Iraq."


That seems pretty clear.

Apparently not to officials in Turkey.


AFP quotes Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildrim stating, "No matter what the Iraqi government in Baghdad says, a Turkish presence will remain there to fight against [ISIS], and to avoid any forceful change of the demographic composition in the region."




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CRANKY CLINTON HAS BEEN EXPOSED AGAIN -- THIS TIME FOR COORDINATING ON HER E-MAIL SCANDAL WITH A COOPERATIVE WHITE HOUSE.

REACHED FOR COMMENT BY THESE REPORTERS, A SEATED CRANKY LIFTED ONE LEG SAYING, "THIS IS MY RESPONSE TO THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE IT."

CRANKY THEN RELEASED A LOUD (AND STINKY) FART.

"THAT'S MY RESPONSE.  CALL ME PRESIDENT CRANKY! I'VE GOT THIS ALL SEWN UP!"


FROM THE TCI WIRE:



In Iraq, demands continue for Turkish troops to leave the country.

Iraqi PMU English‏@pmu_english

#BREAKING - #US Spokesperson for Coalition against #ISIS says #Turkish forces not part of the Coalition against ISIS in #Iraq

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6:31 AM - 5 Oct 2016

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RT adds:

Dorrian announced during a briefing in Baghdad that Turkey is operating “on its own” in Iraq, AP quoted him as saying. The coalition position is that every unit “should be here with the coordination or and with the permission of the government of Iraq,” he is also quoted as saying.



The issue arose at yesterday's Pentagon press briefing moderated by spokesperson Peter Cook.



Q:  There have been some reports coming from Iraq claiming that Colonel Dorrian called Turkish military presence in northern Iraq as evil and called Turks as invaders.

I got a statement from here saying that these are false, but I wonder about the Pentagon's general assessment -- of the Pentagon itself about Turkish armed forces presence in northern Iraq.

MR. COOK:  Again, you -- you -- my understanding is that the question about the words that were represented, that was not factually correct as to what Colonel Dorrian said.

Our views on this should be well known.  And this is something for the Turkish government and the government of Iraq to speak to.  And -- and we would urge them, those two governments, to speak to this issue and the presence of Turkish troops in Iraq.  This is something that we feel those two governments should be able to speak to most directly.

And the view of the United States has been that, of course, the sovereign territory of Iraq -- that the Iraqi government should be able to speak to foreign troops on its soil.  And that's something that -- again, this is a sovereign issue for the government of Iraq.

Q:  You -- (inaudible) -- some kind of -- by saying this is sovereign right of Iraqi government to, you know, to decide about foreign troops on its territories.

So do you imply that Turks are there without request or knowledge or consent of the Iraqi government?  Have you spoke to any of the parties about the issue?

MR. COOK:  This is -- this is an issue for the government of Turkey and the government of Iraq to speak to.  The government of Iraq can answer that question.  That's not something I can answer from this podium.  And again, we are -- the coalition of which Turkey is a member, is focused very much on -- on ridding Iraq of -- of the ISIL threat; Syria as well.

And that's -- will remain our focus and we think there's ample opportunity for the coalition to work very closely with the government of Iraq to achieve that goal.


Iraq wants Turkish troops off its soil.

They have appealed the matter to the United Nations Security Council.


Majeed Gly (RUDAW) quotes United Nations spokesperson Farhan Haq stating, "Any support to Iraq must conform to the principles of UN charter notably the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and non-interference. The Secretary General hopes the government of Turkey will ensure that all activities in Iraq are conducted with full consent of the government of Iraq."


That seems pretty clear.

Apparently not to officials in Turkey.


AFP quotes Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildrim stating, "No matter what the Iraqi government in Baghdad says, a Turkish presence will remain there to fight against [ISIS], and to avoid any forceful change of the demographic composition in the region."




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BULLY BOY PRESS &   CEDRIC'S BIG MIX -- THE KOOL AID TABLE

CRANKY CLINTON MAY STILL KEEP HER WALL STREET SPEECHES TOP SECRET BUT A TAPE HAS LEAKED OF HER SPEAKING TO BIG MONEY FUNDRAISERS WHERE SHE INSULTS BERNIE SANDERS' SUPPORTERS IN THE PRIMARY AS PEOPLE "STILL LIVING IN THEIR PARENT'S BASEMENTS."

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FROM THE TCI WIRE:




The big Iraq news for the week remains Wednesday's revelation that US President Barack Obama will be sending even more US troops into Iraq.  Larisa Epatko (PBS NEWSHOUR) notes, "The authorization followed the July announcement of a 560-troop deployment. The deployments bring the total U.S. troop level in Iraq to 5,262."

From the 'left' we have silence and more silence.  The editorial board of THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE weighs in:

There are some strong arguments against increasing U.S. troop involvement in Iraq at this point.  The first is that the Iraqi national army, which U.S. forces are supplying and training, continues to show itself relatively toothless on the battlefield — meaning that U.S. forces will play a prominent role in whatever assault on Mosul occurs.  Washington has yet to explain coherently why Americans should care one way or the other who holds Mosul, or Raqqa, for that matter. The argument that taking Mosul would validate continued U.S. support of the Iraqi government of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the policy of building it a credible national army has a vaguely “dog-chasing-its-tail” quality to it.  If Mr. Abadi’s government had the general support of the Iraqi people, they would put in the field a credible national army on their own account, and his government would not need more American troops to fight its battles.



In other news . . .

The TelegraphVerified account ‏@Telegraph  4h4 hours ago

French fighter jets take off on mission against Isil in Iraq

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So French war planes will do combat with Islamic State war planes!


Oh, wait.

The Islamic State doesn't have war planes.



The US Defense Dept announced yesterday:




Strikes in Iraq
Attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft, as well as rocket artillery, conducted 10 strikes in Iraq, coordinated with and in support of Iraq’s government:
-- Near Qaim, a strike destroyed an ISIL vehicle bomb-making facility.
-- Near Beiji, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a fighting position.
-- Near Haditha, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit.
-- Near Kisik, two strikes destroyed an ISIL fighting position and suppressed two ISIL mortar firing positions.
-- Near Mosul, four strikes engaged two ISIL tactical units and destroyed a front-end loader, a weapons cache and a vehicle.
-- Near Ramadi, a strike engaged an ISIL tactical unit and destroyed a vehicle and two trench systems.

Task force officials define a strike as one or more kinetic events that occur in roughly the same geographic location to produce a single, sometimes cumulative, effect. Therefore, officials explained, a single aircraft delivering a single weapon against a lone ISIL vehicle is one strike, but so is multiple aircraft delivering dozens of weapons against buildings, vehicles and weapon systems in a compound, for example, having the cumulative effect of making those targets harder or impossible for ISIL to use. Accordingly, officials said, they do not report the number or type of aircraft employed in a strike, the number of munitions dropped in each strike, or the number of individual munition impact points against a target. Ground-based artillery fired in counterfire or in fire support to maneuver roles is not classified as a strike.

This is so embarrassing.

Mosul's been held since June of 2014 by a terrorist organization.

It's still held by one.

Barack will be increasing the number of US troops in Iraq to 5262 (using PBS' THE NEWSHOUR number -- special-ops not included in that number).


Now France is joining the US in dropping bombs on Iraq.




All to end the siege of Mosul.


The Islamic State must have millions of fighters in Mosul, right?

Borzou DaragahiVerified account ‏@borzou  8h8 hours agoIraq

US military says 3,000 to 4,500 ISIS fighters (Iraqi & foreign) holed up in Mosul ahead of planned offensive

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Jed Babbin (WASHINGTON TIMES) offers:

Our Pentagon leaders are reportedly readying a request to President Obama to send another 400 or 500 U.S. troops to Iraq. They would join the 4,400 there and be tasked to help the Iraqis retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State. (According to a Wall Street Journal report, there is an additional force of about 1,500 troops who guard the massive U.S. embassy in Baghdad, some of whom are sent on “special missions.”)
Whatever the troops’ mission, it is painfully obvious that our generals are still stuck on the nation-building strategy that we have pursued in both Iraq and Afghanistan since we invaded those countries in 2001 and 2003. It’s the same strategy that they are following now with the request for more troops to go to Iraq, and it’s just as wrong as it was in 2001.


Baddin's against nation building.

I am as well.  You can't build a government with a military.

But let's set that aside for just a moment.

Let's imagine Hillary Clinton becomes president.

This is a War Hawk belief -- they can build nations.

Barack's already trying.

But dropping bombs daily on Iraq does not form anything but chaos.

So should Hillary get to be president, let's hope there's some maturity in the country -- there wasn't under Barack -- and someone demands that she set goals.

Because if you're going to try nation building, you better be able to show results.

That's not "The leader we installed said . . ."

Statements don't count.

Intentions don't count.

Only results count.

And if Hillary wants to do nation building, she better be held accountable.

(I have no idea if Donald Trump would try nation building.  Jill Stein and Gary Johnson would not engage in it.)

Over two years ago, Barack said he was helping Iraq.

There's still nothing to show for it.

The government's no better than it was then.

They did -- with little fanfare -- recently pass a de-Ba'athifcation law in the Parliament.

It wasn't needed.

L. Paul Bremer did that years ago -- it's cited as one of the biggest disasters of all actions taken after deciding to go to war on Iraq.

Barack has failed at national reconciliation in Iraq.

Why is that a surprise to anyone?

Bully Boy Bush failed at it as well.

As long as you give the (US-installed) government of Iraq what it wants, it's exile prime minister will not do a thing to foster national reconciliation.

Iraq has a very young population.

How many more exiles is the US going to be able to install as prime minister before the Iraqi people revolt?

I think it's nearing the point now.

And, as with most warning signs, everyone in the west is looking elsewhere.



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