Speaking today to the press, Secretary of State John Kerry demanded an international war crimes investigation be immediately launched against Russia, saying they “owe the world more than an explanation” over airstrikes against the Nusra Front-held half of the Syrian city of Aleppo.
“This is a targeted strategy to terrorize civilians and kill anybody and everybody who is in the way of their military objectives,” Kerry insisted, adding that the nothing Russia hit in any of its airstrikes was ever “accidental.”
US officials and their allies have been livid about Russian and Syrian airstrikes against Aleppo, which began after the most recent ceasefire effort failed. Ironically, the ceasefire was supposed to last seven days, and lead to joint US-Russia airstrikes against Nusra in Aleppo anyhow, and after seven days, the US simply didn’t join the strikes.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused the US of protecting Nusra so they could use them as a proxy in the civil war, and says that the major reason the ceasefire failed was the US government’s unwillingness to go along with the joint strike strategy they’d agreed to.
France is pushing for a new resolution at the UN Security Council demanding Russia stop attacking Nusra, though the effort obviously won’t pass since Russia is able to veto it. This makes it primarily a rhetorical tool, with Russia’s veto then becoming a talking point.
How Mr. Heinz can say this with a straight face just boggles the mind.
Despite billions spent on arms and propaganda to support the terrorists embedded in Syria, the US is losing the proxy war.
Love the gnashing of teeth from these scum. Hey longface, found those WMD yet? 100,000 murdered Iraqis based on lies. Investigate that.
Probably closer to a million. Plus those half-a-million dead Iraqi kids from sanctions during the Clinton regime. That’s 20,000 Sandy Hooks. Saddam didn’t fall, but hey, “it was worth it” just the same.
I love it when the oligarchs forget their own history. Perhaps someone should remind Kerry about that MSF hospital in Kunduz…or maybe the “enhanced interrogation” program instituted by Bushco, or what the US is currently doing in Yemen. What’s that old saying, “People in glass houses should throw stones.”
There will come a time when the collection of poodles the USG has been collecting over the years to protect themselves from what they’re doing around the world will turn on those holding the leashes. It’s already started – look at the Philippines.
Talk about the coffee calling the kettle black? What a joke. What bald faced hipocracy? If anyone should be brought up for war crimes lets start with Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld and work our way backwards and fowards. You wanna talk about war crimes you lying sack of…..
180 degrees Kerry. When he opens his mouth he says something that is exactly opposite the truth. “Terrorizing the Syrian people?” Are you kidding me? Those cut throat “terrorists”(mercenaries) that are supported and funded by the USA, Saudi Arabia and Israel are the ones doing the terrorizing and it’s plain to see to anyone with half a brain! Let’s poll the Syrian people to get THEIR take on the matter! I’m sure 90-something percent of them will easily point the finger at USA/Israel! If the USA really “defends freedom and democracy” around the world, then let the Syrians decide for themselves who their leader will be.(If Hillary “wins” the election the American people would be LESS democratically represented than the Syrians!
Remember, the candidate that was the obvious choice of the American people was Bernie.
We know from the DNC leaks that Hillary colluded with the DNC to thwart that effort at democracy. We know that Hillary bent campaign laws in several states to thwart that effort at democracy. We know that the Hillary-supporting corporate media tried to blackout and smear Bernie out of the race. And yet, Bernie was the clear choice of the Democratic voters.
The very presence of Hillary on the stage debating Donald Trump speaks to how the US elections have already been rigged, and not by the Russians and not by Assad.
I wish the Syrian people a fairer and free-er election than what we’ve been allowed in America.
I agree but did not know Israel funded Al Nursa and the rebel terrorists
If Assad and Putin are targeting the Syrian people, what are they trying to accomplish, an enslaved, brutalized and hostile population? Surely, it would be no-good politics and destined to fail in any government like Syria that functions by friendly persuasion and politics.
On the other hand, what does Israel, Saudi Arabia and USA have to loose by making bombed babies their high value targets? For when was terrorizing the public not in the best interest of a dictatorship?
For that matter, what do they have to “tight”?
I would love to see a full investigation of everyone involved but I highly doubt that Kerry would.
“This is a targeted strategy to terrorize civilians and kill anybody and everybody who is in the way of their military objectives,” Kerry insisted.
Right – pure theatrical posturing aimed at the most gullible and rationally-challenged of audiences; or perhaps they don’t even care if anyone believes them any longer..
These nonsensical accusations really say far more about the cynicism of the State Department and Kerry, than anything else.
Do it on Israel first.
The race for AL QAEDA DIPLOMAT OF THE YEAR is starting to heat up.
John Kerry thought he had an insurmountable lead built up towards his taking this award that he obviously covets above all else. But, Samantha Powers showed up drunk at a weekend, emergency session of the UNSC and put on such a performance that she was seriously getting consideration for this award. But now, John Kerry seems to be regaining momentum with his active campaign to save Al-Qaeda in Aleppo.
Thus, at this point, the horserace prediction is that come Jan, it will be John Kerry lifting the trophy with the Golden Twin Towers that goes to the Al Qaeda Diplomat of the Year.
How did that “war crimes investigation” go for Billy Clinton/Hillary Clinton’s killing of 500,000 Iraqi kids, before G. W. Bush was even in office? Mad Madeline Albright said on 60 Minutes, when asked if she thought those massive deaths of children was “worth it”, replied “Yes, we think so.” So now, how did that war crimes tribunal work out?