A call to arms for America and the world.

[GreatestIam]

A call to arms for America and the world.

A world-wide threat must be met by a world-wide response by the masses if freedom is to be sought against the masters of this world. If the free political and religious systems of this generation do not respond and repel, woe unto all of our children and shame on us.





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Those who oppress the masses are a world-wide united force. The only way to defeat them is with a world-wide united force. Unfortunately our masters have divided our houses and we cannot stand against them unless we unite.

Unite or accept your slave status and pass it down to your children. Shame on us all if we do not.

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DL

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - let `em fight dey's own wars, long a we can make a buck sellin' `em the weapons...

Pentagon Reaches Deal on $10 Billion Arms Sale to Middle East Allies
Saturday, April 20, 2013 WASHINGTON — The Pentagon announced Friday that it has reached a preliminary agreement on a complex $10 billion arms deal with Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in what would represent the latest major weapons sale to U.S. allies in the Middle East.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will attempt to finalize the arms package next week when he is scheduled to visit the three countries. Ultimately, the deal will need the assent of Congress. Defense officials said they have kept lawmakers apprised of the negotiations and revealed basics of the agreement to lawmakers on Thursday. Under terms of the deal, the United States would deliver V-22 Osprey transport aircraft, KC-135 refueling planes and anti-radiation missiles to Israel; about two dozen F-16 warplanes to the UAE; and advanced aircraft missiles to the Saudis and the Emiratis. News of the pact was first reported Friday by The New York Times.

U.S. officials indicated that the weapons are designed to boost each country's military capabilities in the event of a conflict with Iran. "The common threats that we, the Israelis, Saudis and Emiratis, have are clear," a senior defense official told reporters at the Pentagon on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not received final approval. The Pentagon did not provide a country-by-country dollar breakdown of the sales, but said the agreement is unprecedented for the Middle East because it was negotiated simultaneously.

U.S. officials said the White House wanted to ensure that Israel retained a "qualitative military edge" in the region, while at the same time improving Saudi and UAE defenses. Like the United States and Israel, the two Arab countries suspect that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons and they consider that the biggest threat facing the Middle East.

In the past, Israel has discouraged some U.S. weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, fearing that its military advantage might erode. By negotiating the $10 billion package simultaneously with each country and offering reassurances along the way, the Pentagon was able to forestall any objections, officials said. Although the monetary value of the agreement is large, previous deals have been bigger. In 2010, the Pentagon agreed to sell Riyadh $30 billion worth of F-15 fighter jets. In 2011, it signed a deal to sell $3.5 billion in missile-defense systems to the UAE. Israel receives more annual U.S. military aid than any other foreign country. The White House has proposed giving Israel $3.4 billion next year.

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US doubles aid to Syrian rebels, who want more
Apr 20,`13 -- The United States said Sunday that it will double its non-lethal assistance to Syria's opposition as the rebels' top supporters vowed to enhance and expand their backing of the two-year battle to oust President Bashar Assad's regime.

Yet the pledge fell far short of what the opposition had made clear it wanted: weapons and direct military intervention to stop the violence that has killed more than 70,000 people. The Syrian National Coalition had sought drone strikes on sites from which the regime has fired missiles, the imposition of no-fly zones and protected humanitarian corridors to ensure the safety of civilians. Instead, the Obama administration's pledged to provide an additional $123 million in aid, which may include for the first time armored vehicles, body armor, night vision goggles and other defensive military supplies. It was the only tangible, public offer of new international support as the foreign ministers of the 11 main countries supporting the opposition met in a marathon session in Istanbul. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced the new package of assistance in a written statement at the conclusion of the conference that began Saturday afternoon and stretched into early Sunday.

The additional aid, which brings total non-lethal U.S. assistance to the opposition to $250 million since the fighting began, "underscores the United States' firm support for a political solution to the crisis in Syria and for the opposition's advancement of an inclusive, tolerant vision for a post-Assad Syria," he said. Kerry said a portion of the new money would be used to follow through on President Barack Obama's recent authorization to expand direct supplies to the Free Syrian Army beyond food and medical supplies to include defensive items. Officials said the exact types of supplies would be decided in consultation with allies and the rebels' Supreme Military Council. Kerry also announced nearly $25 million in additional food assistance for Syrians who remain inside the country as well as those who have fled to neighboring countries, bringing the total U.S. humanitarian contribution to the crisis to more than $409 million.

While pleased with the U.S. moves, the opposition appeared deeply disappointed, especially as it lost some ground in the latest clashes with Syrian troops backed by pro-government gunmen capturing at least one village in a strategic area near the Lebanese border. "We appreciate the limited support given by the international community, but it is not sufficient," it said in a statement released at the end of the conference. "We call on the international community to be more forthcoming and unreserved to fulfill its responsibilities in extending support that is needed by the Syrian people."

Ahead of the meeting, the opposition said it wanted guns and ammunition. And, it said it wanted its friends to conduct drone strikes on Syrian territory to take out Assad's missile capabilities and renewed appeals for the creation of no-fly zones and safe corridors. "The technical ability to take specific action to prevent the human tragedy and suffering of innocent civilians, mostly women and children, is available in the form of specific intelligence and equipment," it said. "Syrians understand that such ability is within the reach of a number of members of the Friends of Syria group, yet nothing serious has been done to put an end to such terror and criminality."

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[GreatestIam]

Thanks for this.

Regards
DL