Boots on the Ground 061614

Obama approved Iran's move into Iraq

TEL AVIV – The deployment of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to Iraq came after the Obama administration quietly gave its approval of the Shiite troop movement, according to informed Middle Eastern security officials.
The Obama administration pressed Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to allow battalions of the Quds Force to aid the Iraqi military in its fight against the Sunni Muslim Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS.
The Quds Force is special unit of the Revolutionary Guard responsible for international operations.
According to numerous press reports the Iranian forces were dispatched Thursday to fight in Tikrit, which was initially held by the ISIS but was subsequently liberated by the Iraqi army with help from Iran.
The Wall Street Journal reported two Guards’ units were further tasked with protecting Baghdad and the Shiite holy sites in the cities of Karbala and Najaf.
Obama’s actions give clarity to State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki’s statement on June 12 that Iran could play a “constructive” role in Iraq.
“Clearly, we’ve encouraged them in many cases to play a constructive role,” she said. “But I don’t have any other readouts or views from our end to portray here today.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., further told CNN the U.S. should work with Iran to fight the Sunni extremists who could overrun Iraq. He compared such cooperation with the U.S. working with Joseph Stalin during World War II.
“The Iranians can provide some assets to make sure Baghdad doesn’t fall. We need to coordinate with the Iranians and the Turks need to get in the game and get the Sunni Arabs back into the game, form a new government without [Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al] Maliki,” Graham added on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
The direct military involvement of Iran, however, could trigger larger regional Shiite-Sunni clashes and may even represent the start of a proxy war between Sunni Saudi Arabia and the Shiite leadership of Tehran.
WND reported last week that, according to Jordanian and Syrian regime sources, Saudi Arabia has been arming the ISIS and that the Saudis are a driving force in supporting the al-Qaida-linked group.
The Jordanian regime sources told WND they fear the sectarian violence will spill over into their own country as well as into Syria.

Iran Supreme Leader: The Islamic Messiah Is Coming Soon To Kill All Infidels

Iran’s supreme leader is promising a world free of infidels and nonbelievers with the coming of the Islamic messiah, Mahdi, a 9^th-century descendant of the prophet Mohammad whom the Shiites refer to as the 12^th Imam.
“The coming of Imam Zaman [Mahdi] is the definite promise by Allah,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech Wednesday on the anniversary of Mahdi’s birthday at an exhibition of research and historical documents on the 12^th Imam.
Khamenei said one of Allah’s promises was that an Islamic revolution would come to Iran. “Who would have thought that in this sensitive region and in this important country, with a regime [run by Shah Pahlavi] and supported by the international powers, a revolution based on religion and Sharia [law] would take place?” Khamenei asked.
The Shiite clerical establishment ruling Iran believes that Iran’s 1979 revolution was a precursor to the coming of Mahdi, during which all infidels will be killed and the flag of Islam will be raised in all four corners of the world.
“The caravan of humanity from the day of creation has been moving through the windings of the hard maze [of life] … to reach an open path, [and] this open path is that of the time of the coming of Imam Mahdi,” he said. “The awaiting for the coming is a hopeful and powerful wait, providing the biggest opening for the Islamic society.”
The supreme leader’s representative in the Revolutionary Guards, Ali Saeedi, in a meeting with Guard commanders on Friday, said the coming of Imam Mahdi cannot take place under the current circumstances, and in order for that to happen the Middle East needs to witness major changes. To create those changes, there is a need for “regional preparedness” and that the Islamic revolution in Iran “without a doubt will be connected to the worldwide revolution of Imam Mahdi.”
The secret documentary “The Coming Is Upon Us,” produced by the regime for the preparedness of its forces, Hezbollah and other Shiite jihadists and revealed in 2011, covers the centuries-old hadiths by Mohammad and his descendants in providing a timeline of events and what needs to happen for the coming of Mahdi.

‘Black flag of jihad will fly over London’: Alarm over UK-born Iraq fighters' threat

Terror alerts, 9/11-style bombings and murders of British citizens will soon come to London’s streets, according to chilling threats from UK citizens fighting alongside Islam’s most violent terrorist group operating in Syria and Iraq.
The threat comes from British nationals fighting for the Sunni militant group calling themselves the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) in Syria. According to the Sunday Times, they promise that after they’re done there, Britain is next. The message comes from three such fighters, all youngsters in their teens and twenties.
According to the Times, these aren’t regular disenchanted youths at all: one is a 20-year-old hacker from Birmingham, who once stole Tony Blair’s details and posted them online, later serving time for an unrelated violence charge.
The “black flag of jihad” will fly over Downing Street, Junaid Hussain warned on June 4, spelling out the horrors to come. He’s been fighting in Syria for over a year now.
Another, 19-year-old Muhammad Hassan, from Portsmouth, was a student at a prestigious school. He warned on Twitter that if the US doesn’t cease threats over drone strikes on ISIS positions, 9/11-style attacks on America would follow.
The third, also from Portsmouth, promised a “killing spree” of British citizens if he were ever to return to Britain.
“Imagine if someone were to detonate a bomb at voting stations or ambushed the vans that carry the casted [sic] votes. It would mess the whole system up,” came another tweet from Junaid Hussain, before he re-tweeted a warning from a like-minded countryman for British people to “watch out,” because “we’ll come back to the UK and wreak havoc.”
Among his other offenses, Hussain has also been seen posting bomb-making advice on the internet, as well as tips on how to smuggle explosive devices through airport security.
Getting to Syria from Britain isn’t as difficult as some would think: the youths simply travel to Turkey, then crossed the border. One of them was caught by CCTV cameras at the time, traveling on a holiday flight from London Gatwick airport to Turkey’s Antalya. Hassan’s group (not including the aforementioned tweeters) had three other people, all in their mid-twenties. After reaching Turkey, they headed over to Syria by car.

Morell: Not in U.S. Interests to Work with Iran to Stop ISIS

Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell said the U.S. needed to keep the Iranians out of the Iraqi crisis Monday on CBS This Morning.
The terrorist group ISIS has seized large parts of Iraq and is marching towards the capital city of Baghdad, sending the country into turmoil. Morell said the U.S. could not, however, allow Iran to gain a foothold in Iraq.
Reuters reported the U.S. is contemplating doing just that.
“I do not believe it is in the interest of the United States to work with Iran,” Morell said. “There is a long-term struggle going on in the Middle East between Iran and our allies, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the moderate Gulf states, a fight going on for influence. I don’t think we want to give Iran a foothold in Iraq, so we need to help the Iraqis. The moderate Gulf states need to help the Iraqis. We need to keep the Iranians out of this.”
President Obama has ruled out putting American troops on the ground, but he said Friday he and his national security team would review options to assist beleaguered Iraqi security forces.

Democrats Call for $1.9 BILLION in Welfare for Illegals

Illegal immigration is a serious problem in the U.S., and it’s also a major hot-button political issue that has stirred up waves of controversy for years.
Much of the problem with this issue focuses on the availability of welfare benefits for immigrants who’ve entered the country illegally and seem intent on staying here. These individuals typically don’t pay taxes, meaning they make no contribution to the system, draining economic resources.
Conservatives have been calling for strict enforcement of immigration laws in order to cut down on the number of illegals entering the country and help reduce the strain on the economy. Many have also called for increased deportation for illegals as a means to reduce the size of the welfare rolls.
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Air Force in 'Stand Down' Position as 100 American Contractors Attacked by ISIS Jihadists  

As of yesterday, WND reported that 100 American contractors are awaiting airlift from Balad Air Force Base in Iraq. According to one contractor, who spoke with WND via Skype, as many as 300 contractors had already been evacuated from Balad while another 100 were awaiting to be airlifted out. It was reported that the Iraqi Air Force was attempting to evacuate everyone out by midnight local time.
The information provided by returning contractors to WND reported that those colleagues left behind were in essence "abandoned by the US military and were fighting for their lives against an army of jihadists surrounding the base who belong to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS." American contractors were in Balad to help the Pentagon in the delivery of F-16 aircraft promised to Iraq by the Obama administration by preparing the facilities for acceptance of the fighter jets. According to the contractors that had returned, Americans were under attack by ISIS from small arms fire, AK47s and rocket propelled grenades (RPG).
The sources reported to WND that American contractors were able to hold the base so far, but many still there admit it is only a matter of time before they are overrun by ISIS jihadi terrorists. Returning contractors told WND that jihadis had closed all escaped routes, the US Air Force was in a stand-down position (not even assisting with air cover for private extradition) and that private exit flights had fallen through as many private pilots quit prior to the scheduled flights.
According to WND in a reported filed June 13, 2014:

The attacking ISIS forces approached the base in trucks Wednesday and called through loudspeakers for all private security forces and Iraqi special military to leave immediately or die.

The U.S. private contractors in touch with WND reported that after hearing the broadcast, the private security forces and the Iraqi military defending the base dropped their weapons and ran.

The American contractors collected the weapons left behind and were able to hold off further immediate advances.

WND indicated an update to the story would be coming in the future.
Balad is located approximately 50 miles north of the capitol of Iraq, Baghdad. Business Insider reported that a US official stated that "a few hundred" Americans were being relocated to Baghdad for security reasons. The report filed on June 12, 2014, does not cite any reference to Americans being left behind.

US warship with 550 Marines enters Persian Gulf

The USS Mesa Verde with 550 Marines onboard has entered the Persian Gulf on Monday for a possible operation in Iraq. It comes after President Obama ruled out sending ground troops to the militant-assaulted country.
The USS Mesa Verde is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, a ship designed to carry an expeditionary force across the sea and deploy landing craft and helicopters.
The ship’s presence in the region “provides the commander-in-chief additional options to protect American citizens and interests in Iraq, should he choose to use them.” Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said in a statement.
“USS Mesa Verde is capable of conducting a variety of quick reaction and crisis response operations. The ship carries a complement of MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.” He said.
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6:33 AM - 16 Jun 2014

Obama Will Sacrifice Baghdad Embassy to Start WW III

The events in Iraq are spinning out of control faster than one can report the unfolding holocaust. As Mark Twain once said, history may not repeat itself but it sure does rhyme as Obama is attempting to create a second Iranian Hostage Crisis.

The situation in Iraq has gone from bad to worse as last week witnessed the capture of Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul. Sunni militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also known as the ISIS or ISIL, introduced strict religious law on the city, barring religious freedom and requiring women wear to veils. The radical group later advanced south, seizing Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit. It is the fundamentalist Iranian hostage crisis revisited.

Obama Is Trying to Recreate An Iranian Hostage Crisis

I interviewed Doug Hagmann last night on The Common Sense Show and he stated that he feared that Baghdad could fall to the “Jihadist insurgents” within 48 hours. Some of my sources feel that Baghdad could hold out for a week, but not much longer because Obama is showing signs of abandoning the embassy personnel in Bagdad just as he abandoned Ambassador Chris Stevens and his four fellow Americans at Benghazi.

I see another parallel as well which is frightening beyond belief.

The State Department has acknowledged that there are credible reports that implicate ISIS forces executing captured Iraqi soldiers along with entire neighborhoods of captured towns and cities. The State Department stated that “we condemn these tactics in the strongest possible terms and stand in solidarity with the Iraqi people against these horrendous and senseless acts of violence.” This violence will be used as another pretext for war.

There are thousands of Americans in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.  These Americans are apparently frightened, with many wanting to be evacuated out of Iraq.  This is not happening. (Editor’s note: Only a partial evacuation has taken place. The embassy is still operating.)

The Obama Administration fears that evacuating the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad might make Obama appear to be weak.  Fox News reported on the dire situation and Obama’s decision to risk the lives of innocent Americans because he wants to use the situation for political profit.

‘Are you kidding?’ – Mitt Romney calls Hillary ‘clueless’ on Bergdahl traded terrorists

Mitt Romney provided a “road map” to defeating Hillary’s presidential hopes by focusing on all the failures of her time at the State Department, and was especially harsh on her lack of wisdom about the Bergdahl deal.

Kim Jong Un Emerges From Submarine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Korean People's Army Naval Unit 167. He spent his time inspecting the various departments of the unit, even peering through the submarine's periscope, according to images released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on Monday.

U.S. Special Forces pummels Taliban position with Minigun and A-10 Strafing runs

There is an old saying that the most deadly weapon in the world is a man with a radio. You know because of all the Hellfire and damnation he can call onto a target. Well, it doesn’t hurt to have a minigun as well! In this video, a U.S. Special Force Operational Detachment Alpha or ODA finds a Taliban position in a built up area. Then they start hitting the Taliban with everything they have, including Air Force A-10 strafing runs.