Despite evidence to the contrary Fox News is still pushing the idea that the gas attack in Syria was the work of the rebels. To help them sell this opinion they bring in Alex Jones. Seriously?

Courtesy of Mediaite:  

Radio host Alex Jones spoke to Fox News’ Geraldo At Large about the theory that the Syrian rebels were responsible for the recent chemical weapons attack in a ruse to provoke a U.S. intervention. 

“I don’t know who launched the chemical attacks, but all the evidence leans toward the rebels having the motive to do it,” Jones said. “And the Russians have put out a new report saying they have proof the rebels did it back in March of this year.” 

Producer Craig Rivera noted that Jones was a “conspiracy theorist,” but asked if he at least wanted to see some evidence that the rebels had perpetrated the attacks. 

“Come on, Obama is putting out conspiracy theories,” Jones said. “He said I have a red line one year ago, now he said he never said that. Kerry said no boots on the ground, now he said, oh, we need them. Is questioning known liars a conspiracy theory?” 

“Libya, look what happened there,” Jones added. That was clearly a set-up to put al Qaeda in charge.”

WHO...in the hell...would bring Alex Jones in to make the case that the Syrian rebels gassed themselves? 

I mean has Fox News simply decided to completely do away with the idea of pretending to be an actual journalistic endeavor and are now going to start bring in every lunatic and nutjob out there to start making insane accusations and bizarre predictions about the President's policy decisions?

But then again, considering how hard they are attempting to fellate the Benghazi story back to life, perhaps inviting Alex Jones on is the next logical step. 

By the way just in case anybody was thinking of giving any credibility to Jones argument, there was a report released by two weapons experts which described how Assad managed to kill so many people, and that it was highly unlikely that anybody else was to blame for the attacks.

And just in case you are not yet aware of just how completely insane Jones is click here and see lunacy on parade. (Don't worry you don't have to watch long to get the point.)

In attempt to embarrass the President by demonstrating how easy it is to find the "right" rebels in Syria to support, John McCain gets photographed standing with a kidnapper.

Courtesy of Yahoo News:  

U.S. Senator John McCain was photographed during a trip to Syria with a man implicated in the kidnapping by Syrian rebels of 11 Lebanese Shi'ite pilgrims a year ago, a Lebanese newspaper said on Thursday. 

McCain, a Republican, has been an outspoken advocate for U.S. military aid to the rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad and made a short, highly publicised trip to meet rebel commanders in Syria three days ago. 

He has insisted that the United States could locate the "right people" to help among rebel ranks infiltrated with radicalised Islamists. 

However, he may have crossed paths with men linked to a group notorious in the region for kidnapping the pilgrims, the Daily Star said. 

The paper said that as well as McCain's photographs with rebel commanders, one image showed the face of Mohammad Nour - identified by two freed hostages as the chief spokesman and photographer for the Northern Storm brigade that kidnapped them. 

The image demonstrates the difficulty of identifying who the West might want to deal with and could possibly further inflame the delicate sectarian balance in a conflict that is spilling over Lebanon's borders. 

A spokesman for McCain said none of the people he met identified themselves as Nour and it had not been his intention to meet anyone of that name.

Oh well that explains it then. I mean it's not like McCain sought out a kidnapper to be photographed with, but hey shit happens.

And if McCain has his way it will be heavily armed shit that happens.

Yes let's give weapons to people who we just met on Syrian street and who assure us they are the honest to goodness "good guys." How could that go wrong?

After all it worked so well with Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden right?

You know it almost seems like John McCain will not rest until he makes a bugger mistake than choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate, just so THAT won't be the thing he is remembered for.

Give it up John, there is NO way you will ever out do that one!

President Obama to Libyan people: "You have won your revolution."

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No matter how you spin it, this is DEFINITELY a big win for the President. And I have to imagine that it is causing a great deal of heartburn among the contestants on that GOP presidential reality show whose immature antics have been so entertaining as of late.

The President played this EXACTLY right, and the fact that he suffered such backlash from members of the GOP (Including some currently vying for the nomination), as well as members of his own party, will only make him appear that much more like the Commander-in-Chief, and make the current field of challengers appear impotent and unqualified for the job by comparison.

Yeah the Republicans better HOPE the job situation doesn't improve, because if it does they are SCREWED!

Reports out of Libya confirm death of Muammar Gaddafi.

Courtesy of Reuters:

Muammar Gaddafi was killed on Thursday as Libya's new leaders declared they had overrun the last bastion of his long rule, sparking wild celebrations that eight months of war may finally be over. 

Details of the death near Sirte of the fallen strongman were hazy but it was announced by several officials of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and backed up by a photograph of a bloodied face ringed by familiar, Gaddafi-style curly hair. 

"He was killed in an attack by the fighters. There is footage of that," the NTC's information minister, Mahmoud Shammam, told Reuters.

This a breaking story, and apparently it has not been confirmed by the state department, but there are numerous confirmations coming out of Libya, including from the Libyan Information Minister,  that the tyrant has been killed, and there are widespread reports of rebel celebrations in the streets

I am not exactly sure what this means for the relationship between the United States and Libya, but it looks like President Obama's early support of the rebels was certainly the smart choice, and the recent visit by Secretary of State Clinton, may provide the United States with some influence over the type of government that finally emerges from the ashes.

These are fascinating times we live in, that is for damn sure!
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