Exploiting Emotions About Paris to Blame Snowden, Distract from Actual Culprits Who Empowered ISIS

The Intercept | Whistleblowers are always accused of helping America’s enemies (top Nixon aides accused Daniel Ellsberg of being a Soviet spy and causing the deaths of Americans with his leak); it’s just the tactical playbook that’s automatically used. So it’s of course unsurprising that ever since Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing enabled newspapers around the world to…

“We Were Prepared”: Counter-Terrorism Emergency Exercise on “Multi-Site Attacks” Took Place On Same Day As Paris Terrorist Attacks

Global Research | November 16, 2015 “By chance”, (le hasard a fait”) in the morning at the Paris SAMU (EMT), a multi-site attack exercise had been planned”   Patrick Pelloux revealed on national radio on Saturday that a  “multi-site” emergency exercise was held in Paris on the same day as the Paris attacks on November 13. [This…

Mastermind behind Paris attacks identified as active ISIS executioner from Belgium – reports

RT | November 16, 2015 Investigators have identified the alleged sponsor and mastermind of Friday’s massacre in Paris. He had direct contact with the terrorists, media report. The suspect is believed to be a Belgian national and an active Islamic State executioner in Syria. Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, financed and organized the attacks and the explosions in…

Turkey Told France Twice About Bataclan Bomber

The Guardian | 16 Nov 2015 A Turkish official has told the Guardian that French authorities were informed twice about the suicide bomber Omar IsmaïlMostefai by Turkey, but only received an information request about him after the Paris attacks. The official said Mostefai entered Turkey in 2013 and there is no record of him leaving…