Boris Johnson takes the fight to Islamic State

[Locutus]

One of the most bizarre photos of today, London mayor Boris Johnson aims a weapon alongside Kurds in Iraq.

The Mayor of London poses with a Kalashnikov during a secret trade mission to northern Iraq


Boris Johnson has flown to Iraq’s Kurdistan region to visit British troops leading the fight against Islamic State. The suit-wearing Mayor of London posed with an AK47 during the secret trip to the capital of the region, Erbil.

Mr Johnson was visiting British troops, who are hepling to train the Peshmerga, the Kurdish fighters battling the jihadi group.

Islamic State controls large swathes of Syria and Iraq and the US-led coalition has been carrying out air strikes since August.

Mr Johnson’s decision to visit the warzone is likely to be seen as an attempt to burnish his leadership credentials ahead of the May election.

Mr Johnson told the Evening Standard he was hoping to strengthen economic ties between Kurdistan and London.

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Boris Johnson takes the fight to Islamic State - Telegraph


goddamn wanker

 

[Walter]

He is quite a character.

 

[damngrumpy]

Good for him we need more politicians to go to the front line.
Preferably in full uniform

 

[Nuggler]

That's what Canada needs - better relations with Kurdistan.

Good for him we need more politicians to go to the front line.
Preferably in full uniform

Bolt action rifles or muzzle loaders only. yup.:canada:

 

[MHz]

Good for him we need more politicians to go to the front line.
Preferably in full uniform

. . . and a full tour of duty.

He is quite a character.

Insanity now a trait you admire Walter. What about when ISIS start taking out the town council? The photo op still a good idea then Walter?
Hope the recoil gives him a shiner that lasts a week.

Are those ISIS flags on the hill behind him?

Truth Revealed: McCain’s ‘Moderate Rebels’ in Syria ARE ISIS

On Tuesday during his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama touted great strides in “pushing back ISIS” in Syria and Iraq. Today, US Ambassador Stuart Jones announced that “Coalition Airstrikes” (US airstrikes) have killed 6,000 ISIS fighters. How the US is able to conjure up such incredible Jack and the Beanstalk-style numbers (all but impossible to verify) is beyond anyone outside of Washington. You just to take his word for it. Just like we just had to take US Ambassador to the Ukraine’s word for it – when Geoffrey Pyatt’s Tweeted a few random Digital Globe images claiming that the Russians invaded Ukraine, again. After six or so ‘Russian Invasion’ false starts, we’re still waiting for evidence beyond Twitter.

The lies and creative accounting has been palpable since the beginning of the US airstrikes against in Syria. Early strikes weren’t actually against ISIS, but rather a number of impressive empty buildings, and buildings which were curiously evacuated days before the US conducted the raids. How interesting.

This brings us to issue of who ISIS really are, and how did they build up to the level they are at today. It’s a particularly embarrassing thing to admit, because when you allow this fact out of the bag, then skeptics start asking more questions, and if there’s one thing that politicians hate more than anything, it’s facts and questions.

So, what happened to all of McCain’s “moderate opposition”? You know, the ones which President Obama, John Kerry, David Cameron and the rest of the ‘liberate Syria’ gang insist need our help with more weapons and cash? New Eastern Outlook geopolitical analysis and writer Tony Cartalucci explains:

“Reported along the peripheries of the Western media, it was reported recently that some 3,000 so-called “moderate rebels” of the “Free Syrian Army” had defected to the “Islamic State” (ISIS). While not the first time so-called “moderates” have crossed over openly to Al Qaeda or ISIS, it is one of the largest crossovers that has occurred. With them, these 3,000 fighters will bring weapons, cash, equipment, and training provided to them by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United States, the UK, and perhaps most ironic of all in the wake of the recent terror attack in Paris, France. Indeed, ISIS and Al Qaeda’s ranks continue to swell amid this insidious network of “terror laundering” that is only set to grow.”

This means there’s no “moderate rebels” to speak of, so therefore ISIS is McCain’s Army. Washington’s nation-builders are banking on the fact that Americans are not smart enough, or too brain-dead to work this one out.

 

[WLDB]

Cool.

 

[MHz]

He was there for 5 minutes tops. Check the vid for artifacts such as, . . .

JAPAN ISIS HOSTAGE – Analyst Says Video FAKE & Manipulated With Green Screen
News everywhere is swamped with the latest on ISIS reportedly threatening to behead two Japanese hostages unless the nation pays a $200 million ransom.
Notice anything there in regards to the direction of the sunlight and the supposedly resultant shadow on the hostages’ faces? Picture of Japanese hostages on NYTimes is obviously a fake or composite. Look at the shadow directions #isis Japanese Hostage video by ISIS is fake. The angle of the shadow is unnatural. IS demands $200m ransom for hostages. — ??? (@takuya20140714) January 20, 2015 That #ISIS picture with the 2 Japanese in it looks FAKE… Homeless Japanese Cross Dresser Held Hostage by #ISIS (aka CIA / Mossad) #FalseFlag #Hoax #Fake Anyone who makes video editing can tell it’s fake and it was filmed in a studio. The “desert” background is fake as ****, added onto an alpha layer behind the actors. Although MSM news are showing a hi-res version with a ton of feathering and smoothing around the actors, we can clearly see the heavily jagged edges around their bodies in low-res versions, specially around “Jihad John” because he’s dressed full black, what suggests that there were physical objects behind them in the studio, and they were removed to create an alpha background for the desert pic. I didn’t clean up the noise so that you can see the jagged edges.

Read more at JAPAN ISIS HOSTAGE – Analyst Says VIDEO FAKE & Manipulated With Green Screen | InvestmentWatch

 

[Johnnny]

I wouldn't worry guys, the kurds love us.

 

[MHz]

Love might not be the right word. Witnesses to a bunch of Syrian soldiers that were unarmed and massacred would be their incentive for towing the line.

So Walter you give out reds for articles that identify who ISIS i. Should some Canadian soldiers get killed mind if I lay the blame at your feet? (and all the chatty comments I can think of)