The "president's" sordid connection to the Islamic State
The Washington Post's lead story December 1 was about how the US is supplying military aid to the Islamic State (IS). The Post reports: "Iraqi fighters say they have all seen the videos purportedly showing U.S. helicopters airdropping weapons to the militants, and many claim they have friends and relatives who have witnessed similar instances of collusion. Ordinary people also have seen the videos, heard the stories and reached the same conclusion...The United States is supporting the Islamic State..." This is not really news. The US "president" was complicit in the birth of the IS.
In September 2013, the UK Telegraph reported that Senator John McCain (R-Az) received assurances from the US "president" that a 50-man cell, "believed to have been trained by US special forces in Jordan," was deploying into Syria. The news story also stated, "Congressional opposition delayed the plan for several weeks and rebel commanders publicly complained the US was still doing nothing to match the Russian-made firepower of the Assad regime. Mr. McCain has been a chief critic of the White House's reluctance to become involved in Syria and has long demanded that [the president] provide the rebels with arms needed to overthrow the regime."
In June 2014, Aaron Klein of WorldNetDaily, whose sources in the Middle East have consistently provided solid information, reported that Jordanian officials said "dozens of ISIS members were trained at the time as part of covert aid to the insurgents targeting the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The Jordanian officials said all ISIS members who received U.S. training to fight in Syria were first vetted for any links to extremist groups like al-Qaida." This account was confirmed independently by Der Spiegel and the UK Guardian. Released in 2009 by the US "president's" closing of an Iraqi prison, the IS leader Abu Duaa, now known as Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, transformed al Qaeda in Iraq into the Islamic State.
While the Post downplays the US connection to IS, quoting Col. Steve Warren, the US Baghdad military spokesman, who said, "It's beyond ridiculous. There's no one in the West who buys it, but unfortunately, this is something that a segment of the Iraqi population believes." No amount of propaganda can cover the trail of the "president's" support for the Muslim Brotherhood's plan to overthrow secular governments in Northern Africa and the Middle East and replace them with Islamic Sharia rule. The IS was formed to help overthrow Syria's Bashar Assad. And it is very likely that the US helped start it. Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other Arab states also support the IS as a counterbalance to Iran, despite what it has grown to be. 2 Timothy 3:13 says, "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived." This is true.
