John Ward Syria war vote defeat - evidence of anti-Assad rebels set-up

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Cameron defeated on War vote as French suspect dirty tricks in Syria

Dozens of Conservative MPs refused to support the Prime Minister and sided with Labour in opposing a Government motion which supported the principle of military intervention. The motion backing the use of force “if necessary” was rejected by 285 votes to 272, a majority of 13 votes.

It is the first time that a British Government has been blocked from executing a military deployment and highlights the deep mistrust of official intelligence in the wake of the Iraq war.

Such distrust is often based on disturbing evidence: At the website of French weekly Valeurs Actuelles, an interesting message from a threader mentions the arrest by the Turkish authorities on the 30th May 2013 of a dozen members of Al Nosra ( close to Al Qaida). The same also reports on a dispatch from Agence France Press regarding the recent seizure of ” a great quantity of gas masks” in South East Lebanon; According to an anonymous source these masks were to be delivered in Syria.

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Good news for democracy, terrible kick in the teeth for the ‘Special’ Relationship. But we’re still losing overall….

Tepco now says 50% of its contaminated water filtration capability has been taken offline due to corrosion. The result is that radiation leaks are escalating out of control and attempted remediation efforts are faltering.

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Last month a report by the Office for Budget Responsibility said Britain may need millions more immigrants over the next 50 years to reduce the “unsustainable” pressure that the ageing population is putting on the economy.
 
Still, nihil desperandum, every little helps.