Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Syria -- As it Happens, Before it Happens



Yes, we are at the mercy of idiots.  Here are some details you should know.  I wanted to get this to you ASAP:




  1. Debbas @Debbas1m

    Assad is on Facebook and Instagram posting. If the world wanted to kill him easily they can trace him.The world wants syria destroyed

  2. Gateway @o_Gateway_o1m

    Ohh, now might just stack is on the World Wide Web...oh no, I just we just better have nuclear war and kill everybody New World Order

  3. Rob Underwood @brooklynrob1m

    I caught a screen shot of the hack before it was taken down:

  4. risk ability @riskability1m

    [military intervention can be avoided by the resignation of one man] Resignation not killing nor weakening

  5. Michael L. Love @gnudarwin1m

    Does the world really want another war based on US lies?

  6. druidess فلسطين حرة @druidlassy1m

    Intervention Would Reaffirm ’s Biggest Flip-Flop via

  7. obazS @obazS1m

    Intervention or no intervention, apparently the US will be the "bad guys" in any case.

  8. Mehdi @Shareif1m

    Russian plane lands in # to deliver aid, evacuate citizens

  9. ThiggyBR @ThiggyBR1m

    RT : RT Leaked Documents: U.S. Framed Syria in Chemical Weapons Attack

  10. Tommy Realing @tommyelephant1m

    Why does our government think its ok to get into another countries issues?

  11. sergei @sergeimirkat1m

    Pentagon Sees Syrian Military, Not Chemical Sites, as Target

  12. Fla Cracker @TheFlaCracker1m

    Remember when backed up Bush to try to stop from going from IRAQ to ? Yeah.. I don't either

  13. NexisHexus @FC_WitchParty1m

    is a no go. Applaud France to do what it feels is moral, sit back. The US punditocracy is a reactionary money pit.

  14. Raja Chemayel @RajaChemayel2m

    In a couple of days , the King shall reveal to us who ( or what) his mother was.........

  15. Sahidul Islam @Sahidul_2m

    A father reunites with his son after he thought his son had died during the chemical attack

  16. M I T R A @miiiitra2m

    weapons of mass distraction while they load up their weapons of mass destruction

  17. Ali Askari @Askari_H2m

    ": Syrian Electronic Army takes down New York Times website "

  18. Douglas C Perera @DouglasCP2m

    If we do hit it may also be to test our offensive weapons against Russia's defensive weapons. Could be a balance of power experiment.

  19. Robert Ayson @RobAyson2m

    The big policy question for Mr Obama: can you strike without intervening? Depends on how we define intervention.

  20. Jerry Spencer @spencersdesk2m

    Don't trust Joe RT 58"No doubt" 's gov't was behind chemical attacks, says US Vice President Joe Biden

  21. plemochoe @plemochoe2m

    The trolls' commentary on is a little to uniform: same length, a lack of variation, a sameness of the voice. Maybe 5 actual people?

  22. Lehman College @Lehman_College2m

    Lehman professor on the complexities of the elite- "A New Old : Authenticity & Distinction in Urban "

  23. EatingMyPeaz @EatingMyPeaz2m

    Since the chemical-weapons "red line" warning on 20 August 2012, LCC have confirmed that at least 50143 people have been killed in .

  24. News1130 @News1130radio2m

    Foreign Affairs Minister wants opp. leaders discuss . He says recalling parliament to discuss military action still premature though.

  25. Liar MPs @LiarMPs2m

    Amazingly we have Tony Blair popping up and making the case for war in . Arms industry must pay awfully well these days!

  26. Ben Davis @benldavis2m

    Hmmm... 's Military Intelligence Interrogation Division Branch 248 Worth an £800,000 cruise missile?

  27. Viva la causa! @70torinoman2m

    's use of is cause for war. U.S. hit Fallujah with phosphorus in 2004 that was okay.

  28. DC Decoder @DC_Decoder2m

    US uses strongest language yet to condemn chemical weapons attacks in , world weighs options: via

  29. Iyad El-Baghdadi @iyad_elbaghdadi2m

    Tonight's recommended read: "The Intellectual Dishonesty Surrounding Intervention in ", by :

  30. 1TurkVatandasi @1TurkVatandasi2m

    I believe all the population in the world is against the war except for the moneymakers

  31. Cleopatra @SyrianCleopatra2m

    "We will prevent any American warship to enter Suez Canal to hit ." - Egyptian General Sisi. -A true Arab leader.

  32. Maysaloon @Maysaloon3m

    'In the beginning there was the video'

  33. plemochoe @plemochoe3m

    I retweeted some of the "new trolls". I am surer now that some of these responses are professionally composed, like ad copy

  34. Robert Naiman @naiman3m

    Get Authorization for , House Lawmakers Say | Goppers

  35. Anna Langton @Dune93m

    Please do not vote for military action in Some sort of humanitarian effort is needed. No more guns.

  36. Rob Smith @sphinxrepairs3m

    recalled to to vote on crisis, . .

  37. Anonymous @Anonycast3m

    Well, eye for an eye. sana(.)sy is down.

  38. Realtime World @realtime_world3m

    Military strikes on 'as early as Thursday,' US officials say - :

  39. Derrick Snyder @Derrick_Snyder3m

    If there's one thing the US excels at it's killing lots of brown people.

  40. Mohamed Farah @m0farah3m

    20th century “More than 170 million people were killed.”Most were civilians Imperial Madness via

  41. Britannica @Britannica3m

    RT : As the war in escalates... , in 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact renounced war.

  42. PJ @snickerstank3m

    Anybody else think this whole thing could be Iran?

  43. María @MariaCabadas3m

    "No doubt" 's government was behind chemical attacks, says US Vice President Joe Biden

  44. Ali Gharib @Ali_Gharib3m

    I say kudos to the ADL for taking a stand on without waiting for Israel to make the first move.

  45. Sami Khattak @iMrSammi3m

    Stay safe and blessed, they are polishing some cruise missiles to deliver them at your place I guess. Hafiz-O-Nasir'

  46. Richard Jowsey @RichardAJowsey3m

    Experts Point To Long, Glorious History Of Successful U.S. Bombing Campaigns

  47. Snappy Ky.le @SnappyKyle4m

    I have a hard time believing that the same god fearing folk who flew passenger jets into office buildings would gas their own people

  48. Zab @zabmustefa4m

    Remember what American troops did in ? And now you want them in ?

  49. كريستوفر ديفيدسون @dr_davidson4m

    The other element of the mystery to underline is that it immediately moved international media circus away from crisis,..(1/2)

  50. Alex Nelson @awnelson174m

    I'll bet Obama, Hagel and Kerry are in some back room consulting with Joshua and the WOPR right now.

  51. Josh Blount @Joshowieblount4m

    Our warmongering president is at it again. Wake up people, look at his foreign policy decisions of the past. Stay out of it.

  52. Ian @Mancman104m

    The British media wouldn't love war mongering so bloody much if they were on the frontline of it!!!

  53. Felix @Felix_Evans4m

    Clinton admin bombed a pharmaceutical plant thinking it was being used for CW's by Bin Laden, will we not make the same mistake?

  54. Luke Madigan @lukemadigan4m

    And off to war America goes again...

  55. EatingMyPeaz @EatingMyPeaz4m

    LCC in summary: At least 2059 people were killed in the past 7 days. Tue:79, Mon:148, Sun:80, Sat:114, Fri:86, Thu:115, Wed:1437.

  56. plemochoe @plemochoe4m

    Something about the length and the "old salt" style of these new tweeters cries out "Con job" to me

  57. Hani @Ugariti_Homsi4m

    We have no choice in what the US govt will do in . So I think we should stop arguing!

  58. BBC News (World) @BBCWorld4m

    "No doubt" 's government was behind chemical attacks, says US Vice President Joe Biden

  59. Glyn Sexton @glynster614m

    Difficult to launch limited strike in without being drawn-in deeper. UK policy would then inevitability be dictated by US

  60. AmericanDefenseNews @AmDefNews4m

    General Jack Keane is 100% right as always.

  61. Yahya Bennett @HandalaChiapas4m

    "In the event of an attack on assemble here at this time" For or against, this must be the stupidest anti-war demo ever

  62. Tom Vallen @TomVallen4m

    The News. Instantly puts your problems into perspective...

  63. Calisthene @calisthene4m

    war is bad news for: Lybia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Mali, Pakistan,... The people in charge learned nothing from your blood.

  64. Nancy @RightDame4m

    I don't like this..Something doesn't feel right to me. We need to make SURE before we get FURTHER involved.

  65. Andy Wake @vsign4m

    If UK MPs support a missile attack on without the burden of proof its time for mass non violent resistance.

  66. ارررررسلان  årsªlán @Arsalanism4m

    -ian coup government, aka "democracy" dictating military, is secretly thankful that all attention is diverted to .

  67. wissamtarif @wissamtarif4m

    In refugee camp many families today expressed fear that Al Assad moves their detainees to locations that the might target.

  68. Nein. @NeinQuarterly4m

    Not sure if "ready to go" is a foreign policy or a philosophy of history.

  69. Cllr. Mathew Hulbert @HulbertMathew4m

    Cook on action in Iraq in '03: "It is false to argue that only those who support War support our troops."

  70. chris latimer @justbeinganicon4m

    are gonna again show their uselessness on Thursday

  71. Rob Smith @sphinxrepairs4m

    Military strikes on ’as early as Thursday,’ officials say via

  72. Ross Wilson @rosswilsonmusic4m

    Whichever parties support Oz involvement in military intervention don't vote for them

  73. مُيناَ ال بَرلِن @MonadeBerlin4m

    RT It's not easy to hide a chemical attack, experts say

  74. Salman ™ @kleptomaniac_4m

    Meanwhile supporters!

  75. JuanCarlos HERNANDEZ @jchernandezjazz4m

    50 000 Russian militaries want to come to to fight on the Asad's side |

  76. YiddishFlame @YiddishFlame4m

    Does it make it more dramatic when u write BOOM? “: BOOM! Assad Left & Is On The Moment In Iran!!! -

  77. Sophia Jones @Sophia_MJones4m

    RT A wave of panic is invading . Everyone is discussing the vague, obscure future that is waiting for them.

  78. Michael L. Love @gnudarwin4m

    After the US has wiped out a bunch of Syrians, we will be very impressed by how they hate chemical weapons.

  79. PostmodernPriesthood @postmodernPH5m

    "His law is love, and His gospel is peace" -O Holy Night

  80. E to the F™ @FastEddie5175m

    2 of 2 Obama 2008 "in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. 2013: "Uhhhh, uhhhh"

  81. Nihat @Shahjalali5m

    Create a pretext with a chemical attack. Gives U.S. a reason to intervene & possibly draw in Iran..I'm definite skeptical

  82. Daniel @Daaniellllll5m

    RT : Unless he is giving up, can not leave that soon, it will spur defections.

  83. Morten @MortenHj5m

    When Obama set his "Red line" for what he really said was "Here rebels, this is the goal we wish you to reach. Do it"

  84. Ian @Mancman105m

    Commons vote on Thursday is immaterial&Cameron&Hague can media grandstand all they want but the US have already made the decisons

  85. plemochoe @plemochoe5m

    I'm wavering: am I seeing HuffPo type "I am clever" commenters on , or a huge wave of pacifist trolls? Whichever, it's massive

  86. Nadiya @NadiyaTakolia5m

    before the suspected chemical attack in over 100,000 have already been killed by bombs and guns. Why no uproar before?

  87. CAAB @C_A_A_B5m

    1/5 There are horrible parallels to the illegal war in Iraq... All our security is put at risk should force be used.

  88. Andy @NorthernGrit5m

    Looking like the navy and raf going to be busy this Christmas.

  89. James Prain @jimprain5m

    - We should stay out of the "Cross this line" rhetoric & resist getting involved if not will to go all the way and take Assad out.

  90. Nick Bryant @BryNicholas5m

    Tomorrow just might be the beginning of the end, we shall have to wait and see. Whatever happens one thing is certain...

  91. Alan Brook @abrook55m

    There are 1 million child refugees already

  92. hillski @hillski5m

    so we might hit Syria thursday while Congress is on vacation?

  93. Trust No One @ScarletCircus5m

    The crazy part of this situation is got WMDs from Iraq...

  94. John Clarke @writingfreedom5m

    Nothing about our nation bombing another one has anything to do with humanitarianism. It is all propaganda PR exercise for government

  95. Cleopatra @SyrianCleopatra5m

    URGENT: No decision yet on military action - Cameron

  96. dado @unaa20115m

    Damascus circinate free southern army destroyed several tanks for the Army 25 8

  97. NexisHexus @FC_WitchParty5m

    is no go. Europe resents the alleged chem weapons so let them ,Near Russia , they'll face the ' conflict of interest

  98. Barry Obama @Barry_O445m

    Already ran the kinetic military action play... Time to go w/ the limited strike play

  99. S K @nolesfan20115m

    literally both the anti and pro intervention sides on the thing live far from reality

  100. Gerard Russell @GSJRussell5m

    My worst fear for poor : a repeat of 1990s Afghanistan. Rebels overthrew government, fought each other: a million died.

  101. McBlondeLand @McBlondeLand6m

    "US military are warning there could be mass casualties of civilians if US fires it's weapons @ " Better to be killed by us than them?

  102. عبدالله ع الرشيد @abdullah05994226m

    Iran gives notice to international community to use all its might to prevent use of chemical weapons anywhere in the world, esp. in

  103. FutureNews @Yavuzhan_k6m

    , Hey, SEA Could you Pls Hack betrayer Erdogan and his DOGS? Congrats!

  104. Jim GM8LFB @GM8LFB6m

    Assad jumps ship already. Now in Iran

  105. Neill Michael Nagib @neillmichael6m

    Regime change in will leave a huge power vacuum and will not end civil strife. Tragically sometimes a civil war is just inevitable.

  106. Laura Marcus @MissLauraMarcus6m

    Lots on my TL about . I was against war in and can't see why we're in but can't let dictators get away with murder.

  107. elaina @elainacohen6m

    there will be consequences from attacking # a roll call 0f dead far exceeding numbers already massacred

  108. Paul Rutherford @PaulRutherford86m

    WHAT IF?? Rebels in stole a chemical weapon and it 'accidentally' went off?? Blame govt and start a really big war??

  109. Zulfikar Khan @zulfkhan1236m

    I am about to go to bed how many have no place to sleep in and how many have slept forever in tonight

  110. HM King of Bosnia @KingdomOfBosnia6m

    HM to Assad: kick out catholic CNN warmongers, stop their mind-games, defeatism! Illyria is down but & still OLDER THAN ROME!

  111. Mr. Wolski @WolskiMr6m

    So the Syrian Electronic Army hacked Twitter? Oh. No. They. Didn't.

  112. Agent Android Dog @tearsintherain16m

    It is sad to see uk media/politicians circle jerking with and other at the prospect of war with

  113. Dan Maguire @Dan_Newcastle6m

    Please support peace not war on Thursday. Please vote against Government, learn from Iraq

  114. GEOFFREY @jeffreynola6m

    : After 60yrs of Success, BOMBING mult. Nations, here comes ! Learn from History! !

  115. Richard S Pearson @RichardSPearson6m

    Which is precisely why we should stay the f**k out of . Why are 400 killed by gas more noteworthy than 99,600 by bombs

  116. Hands OFF Syria @handsoffsyria6m

    | Ladies & Gentlemen, the US and it tools have pre-planned everything well in advance: The date of the...

  117. Hugh Hewitt @hughhewitt6m

    Dexter Filkins joins me next MT: : Dexter Filkins on , w/eyewitness account of attack's aftermath: "

  118. Saima @DaLondonGirl6m

    Curious what you want done in ..Cant really make out from ur tweets.Ure against Assad but dont want US to intervene either?

  119. DAVY™ (DAY-V) @PrinceDavy4dub7m

    WOW, really chemically bombed themselves smh.. Some ppl have no regard, no care for others lives or the consequences of murder..

  120. Josh Scarabin @JoshScarabin7m

    US good intentions created Osama bin Laden. Any action/inaction re: will be used as propaganda by jihadists.

  121. JerusalemOnline @JOL_NEWS7m

    still has not reached decision regarding

  122. Aral Balkan @aral7m

    MT :US/UK ‘won’t be bound by’ findings of UN on . Are we bound by anything? Might makes right, no?

  123. Kate Davidson @KateCDavidson7m

    10 problems with the latest excuse for war

  124. Year of the Dragon @Jon_MBA7m

    , yeah, great idea, target those chemical weapons stockpiles, hang on a minute (the film, if u seen it you'll know why).

  125. caMORON's enemy @crusader4animal7m

    The Rothschilds will be rubbing their hands in glee at how much money they're going to make fm their puppets in USA & UK going to war

  126. Flash @Flash_Adalwolf7m

    Just remember folks the US dose not have an issue with you killing your civilian population as long as you don't use chemical weapons

  127. Havewhatusay @havewhatusay7m

    Interesting and leading with I don't know what is doing I guess ratings speak for themselves.

  128. Ed Harris @eddaplumber7m

    Why aren't we headed to Syrian refugee camps and bringing them home to America, if they'll come?

  129. steve [Pleb] @scouseware7m

    MPs will vote on with a three line party whip. Because majority of them are careerists, their constituents wishes will take 2nd place

  130. aysee @__aysee_7m

    ": Syrian Electronic Army woooo "

  131. Lora Cox @lorajcox7m

    Wish the average American would pay more attention to instead of another misguided child star.

  132. Nervana Mahmoud @Nervana_18m

    There is a hint of truth in the claim that has survived cos of Baath regime. Now there is a chance to prove it can survive without it

  133. Ian Geldard @igeldard8m

    opposes use of airspace to strike

  134. Hands OFF Syria @handsoffsyria8m

    | Ladies & Gentlemen, the US and it tools have pre-planned everything well in advance: The date of the...

  135. MoJo77 @MuazJ779m

    Israel may have intercepted Syrian discussions about chemical attack - Free

  136. Maysaloon @Maysaloon10m

    I remember the desperation in their voices as they tried to convince the world they were being massacred. Nobody believed at first

  137. Syrianonymous @Syrianonymous10m

    strikes again .

  138. cassandra @CassandraRules10m

    A good way to help ... is supplying atropine to clinics there. You can donate here->

  139. aysee @__aysee_12m

    New York Times, Twitter, WSJ hacked? Syrian Electronic Army suspected; Update: Dow Jones 'pounces'

  140. Scriptonite @Scriptonite12m

    UK/US war planes and hardware circulating out of ahead of planned attack on ...

  141. Martin Bagot @MartinBagot13m

    Claire Short makes good point. Rush to action on before findings of UN inspectors casts doubt on its credibility

  142. Barry Magee @barrybhoy8613m

    Turkish communists protest against their government's aggressive stance against

  143. Lucy Kafanov @LucyKafanov14m

    For those of you tracking recent developments, BBC created a helpful online section with maps & analysis:

  144. MoJo77 @MuazJ7714m

    War Drums Reverberate Throughout Media

  145. National Interest @TheNatlInterest15m

    Schemes that set the desert on fire: A look at the Anglo-French conspiring that saw born a mess

  146. Kathryn DeLong @kathryndelong15m

    With Iraq over and Afghanistan winding down, the U.S. is overdue for another unjust, wasteful, bloody, long, unwinnable war.

  147. The Koch Archives @theKocharchives16m

    'Ruthless' brother of President Assad accused of being behind chemical weapons attack ...

  148. Jackie Leonard @JackieLeonard0116m

    On air: The Newsroom - ; US banker buys house with bailout money; + on govts snooping

  149. ماسة @dimashqiyeh31516m

    A Free Syrian Army fighter wears a hat while resting in a safe house in Jobar, Damascus

  150. Sara Sorcher @SaraSorcherNJ16m

    Assad's brother suspected of authorizing chemical attack in , UN official tells

  151. Tom Nichols @TheWarRoom_Tom16m

    I winced at this list too, but this amounts to: "If these people make the case, it's ergo a bad argument."

  152. CSMonitor.com @csmonitor17m

    Russian and Chinese disapproval complicates hopes for a united effort in from world powers:

  153. Stop The Wars @sickjew17m

    Only repressive dictatorships and mob-type entities use violence against official enemies to "teach them a lesson."

  154. Medea Benjamin @medeabenjamin17m

    Let's advocate a peaceful resolution so that the people of will see an end to conflict, not more of it!

  155. Jennifer Preston @JenniferPreston1h

    Can't access@nytimes? Read latest NYT coverage about here: http://170.149.168.130/packages/html/world/obama-syria-strike.html

  156. Chris Deerin @chrisdeerin2h

    Assad has crossed the line - this is a moment for democratic nations to live up to their values, says

  157. Mike Prysner @MikePrysner1h

    UNITE TO FIGHT AGAINST THE NEW U.S. WAR FOR EMPIRE! Join me in this National Call to Action: Syria

  158. AJELive @AJELive1h

    live blog: Report: Choosing the right options in Syria

  159. CODEPINK @codepink1h

    At tomorrow's March on Washington, we demand peace, not bombs in . Meet us at 12th and Constitution NW

  160. Morten @MortenHj1h

    Terrorists in bombing a bus & shooting sarin gas at building while radio chatting about it

  161. The Hill @thehill1h

    White House: We're not looking for 'regime change' as goal in

  162. AJELive @AJELive2h

    live blog: Report: Chemical warfare in

  163. Richard Engel @RichardEngel2h

    US State Department said it is "crystal clear" the Assad government was responsible for chemical attack in .

  164. POLITICO @politico2h

    .: "No doubt" who is responsible for chemical weapons attack: Syrian regime.

  165. U.S. Dept. of Fear @FearDept2h

    Hear our war drums? Wall St. does! Monday stock in the maker of Tomahawk cruise missiles hit an all-time high.

  166. Haaretz.com @haaretzcom2h

    Defense Minister Ya'alon: Whoever tests Israel will be confronted with might of IDF

  167. POLITICO @politico2h

    22 House lawmakers sign letter urging Obama to call special session on . via

  168. SANA English @SANA_English3h

    's Foreign Minister Walid Al-Mouallem: No country in the world would use chemical weapons upon its own people

  169. The Guardian @guardian3h

    'Bombing is about western powers satisfying their desire not to look impotent' via


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