Meanwhile in Iraq & Syria

[TheReal_ND]

Developments May 2
GAS THE WHITE HELMETS EDITION
>SAA on the verge of splitting Qaboun pocket
>Palmyra:Hundreds of soldiers arrive for new offensive
>Syrian troops graduate training school on demining tasks
>US-backed militants advance deep inside IS controlled desert
>RU recon centre negociated with Afrin district local forces and now SAA controls 9 checkpoints
>37 refugees killed by IS while trying to flee to Kurdish-held territory
>Dozens of families sneak past jihadist in E Ghouta and reach SAA lines
>100 militants arrive in East Ghouta after surrendering W Damascus town-Sibna
>SDF controls Tabqa town, after IS withdrawn to IS held part of Tabqa dam
>FBI translator married ISIS terrorist she was investigating
>IS kills 30+ Iraqi soldiers in suicide attack in Samarra
>US Commerce Secretary: Trump’s attack on Syria was ‘after-dinner entertainment’

[Ph64]

Breaking News: US ready to launch retaliatory attack for children beheaded by Sarin gas used by Assad. Picture of White Helmet personnel covered in blood with no protective gear to follow, proving Assad's guilt in this vicious gas beheading.

US intelligence Services say only Assad could be responsible, since the rebels do not have Sarin beheading gas.

US citizens are urged not to think critically or believe potential "fake" news, CNN will tell you all we want you... err, all you need to know.

[TheReal_ND]

THAT WAS A MISTAKE OK TRUMPO? TELL IVANKA IT WOMT HAPPEN AGAIN

In shallah

[TheReal_ND]

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wir ... n-47163097

Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince said Tuesday in a rare and wide-ranging interview that there is no space for dialogue with rival Iran due to its Shiite ambitions "to control the Islamic world."
The interview, which aired on multiple Saudi TV channels, offered a glimpse into how Mohammed bin Salman views the kingdom's top rival. It also laid bare the breadth of his portfolio and powers.

The 31-year-old prince, who was named in 2015 by his father, King Salman, as an eventual heir to the throne, is Saudi Arabia's defense minister, overseeing the war in Yemen against a rebel group aligned with Iran. He also oversees economic matters and is behind a bold program to overhaul the Saudi economy.

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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wir ... n-47163097

Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince said Tuesday in a rare and wide-ranging interview that there is no space for dialogue with rival Iran due to its Shiite ambitions "to control the Islamic world."
The interview, which aired on multiple Saudi TV channels, offered a glimpse into how Mohammed bin Salman views the kingdom's top rival. It also laid bare the breadth of his portfolio and powers.

The 31-year-old prince, who was named in 2015 by his father, King Salman, as an eventual heir to the throne, is Saudi Arabia's defense minister, overseeing the war in Yemen against a rebel group aligned with Iran. He also oversees economic matters and is behind a bold program to overhaul the Saudi economy.

Hmm... "To control the Islamic world" eh?

Honestly looks more to me like the Saudi's are the ones doing that. What branch of Islam is ISIS, Muslim brotherhood, Al-qaeda, etc? Oh yeah, Sunni. Which middle eastern country currently is using it's air force to bomb another country on its southern border into submission? Which country is funding the building of Mosques around the "west" to push their branch of Islam?

[TheOneX]

I trust Saudi Arabia about as much as i trust Iran.

[Martin Hash]

I trust Saudi Arabia about as much as i trust Iran.

Iran doesn't pretend to be our friend.

[The Conservative]

I trust Saudi Arabia about as much as i trust Iran.

Iran doesn't pretend to be our friend.

I think that's the point.

[TheReal_ND]

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday slammed the latest “absurd” resolution passed by the UN’s cultural agency UNESCO calling Israeli presence in Jerusalem “illegal” and ordered that funds to the international body be cut again by another $1 million.

“Enough,” the prime minister said. “The theater of the absurd when it comes to Israel has to stop.”

Netanyahu did however, praise the changes underway in support for Israel in international forums.

“Today there are more countries abstaining or supporting Israel than countries against Israel. That is a change, for the first time,” he added.
At the weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Netanyahu said the UN would be penalized.
“There is a price for harassment,” he said. “I directed the director-general of the Foreign Ministry to deduct a further million dollars from the money Israel transfers to the UN.”

Israel already vowed to cut $2 million from the UN budget after the passage in March of anti-Israel resolutions at the UN Human Rights Council, and $6 million in January following the Security Council’s passage of anti-settlement resolution 2334. Altogether, only $2.7 million of the original $10.7 million will be given to the international body.

The resolution on “Occupied Palestine,” authored by Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Sudan, referred to Israel as the “occupying power” in the context of Jerusalem.
It passed on Israel’s 69th Independence Day with 22 votes in favor, 23 abstentions, 10 opposed and representatives of three countries absent.

http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017 ... e-funding/

So like.... they get a discount now?

[TheReal_ND]

Developments My 4th
Pop quiz, hotshot. There's a bomb on a bus. Once the bus goes 50 miles an hour, the bomb is armed. If it drops below 50, it blows up. What do you do? What do you do? edition:

>‘REBELS’ ONCE AGAIN SABOTAGE SYRIA PEACE TALKS in Astana
>N Hama:SAA strike rebel positions in Latamneh with MRLS
>Palmyra:IS offensive between the Palmyra Silos and Talilah crossroad seized several outposts&guided missiles
>N Palmyra:SAA capturing Shumriyah Mountains
>IS sent 16 suicide bombers over SDF in Al-Shadadi town, Al-Hasakah province
>Putin: I discussed de-escalation zones in Syria with Trump, Erdogan
>Syrian government allows aid to reach Islamist stronghold in Douma
>Jaish Al-Islam releases hundreds of Alawite prisoners in E Ghouta
>Jihadi rebels destroy army tank, weapons depot in Qaboun
>JaI recaputre Beit Sawa town from former allies Faylaq Al-Rahman in E Ghouta
>rebel civil war ongoing in E Ghouta
>UAE soldier killed as Houthi forces attack Mocha port