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POPE TAKES ON OBAMA




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Francis warns military strike would be 'futile'...

Calls all Catholics to pray and fast...

CBSNEWS laments 'religious street protest'...

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LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF?

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Chinese, Russian warships and Marines headed into Syrian waters

Posted by: Kevin Whiteman Posted date: September 05, 2013 In: Blog Posts, News
As the American naval presence off the coast of Syria awaits for potential orders to launch an attack on the civil war ravaged nation, the Yanks aren’t the only ones beefing up their respective armadas, as reported by the Madras, India based TheHindu.com on Sept. 5, 2013 and the Russian-language news aggregate Telegrafist.org (The Telegrapher) on Sept. 4, 2013.

The pride of the Russian Fleet, the battle cruiser RFS (Russian Federation Ship) Moskva will also pull double-duty as the command and control flagship for the task force.

The RFS Moskva will be joined by a destroyer from Russia’s Baltic fleet and a frigate from the Black Sea fleet.

According to Russia’s Interfax news agency, the Cruiser Moskva is heading to the Gibraltar Straits, and in approximately 10 days it will enter the east Mediterranean, where it will take command of the Russian ships already on station.

Russia is also sending a reconnaissance ship to the region, which reportedly would operate separately from the main naval flotilla.

As previously covered by Examiner.com on Aug. 25, 2013, the small but growing Russian task force in the eastern Mediterranean waters consist of a guided missile destroyer, the RFS Admiral Panteleyev, two amphibious warfare ships the RFS Peresvet and the RFS Admiral Nevelskoi, complete with approximately 2,000 Russian Marines, as well as a oil tanker and an ocean going tug.

Also cited was yet a third Russian amphibious assault ship with an unknown compliment of Marines as slated to join the fleet.

Between their Marines and Naval Infantry landing troops, the Russians could conceivably land a regiment’s worth of combat troops in the region.

China Enters The Possible Fray…

Unconfirmed by Western media, the Russian news aggregate Telagrafist is citing various sources that the Chinese amphibious assault warship, the CNS (Chinese Navy Ship) Jing Gangshan is heading towards the eastern Mediterranean potential powder keg to “observe” American and Russian warships.

However, the Kenyan news portal CoastWeek.com reported on Aug. 27, 2013 that the Jing Gangshan is currently steaming in the Gulf of Aden pulling pirate escort duty for commercial shipping.

Unreleased to the Western media, it is unknown if or how many Chinese Marines are embarked aboard the Jing Gangshan, but she is designed to transport upwards of 1,000 Marines and their equipment.

From the Gulf of Aden to the eastern Mediterranean waters takes approximately five days sailing time.

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CBS Laments Pope's 'Religious Street Protest' is Anti-Obama, Pro-Putin

By Matthew Balan | September 6, 2013 | 14:58


On Friday's CBS This Morning, Mark Phillips all but hinted that Pope Francis had "taken sides" with Russia's Vladimir Putin and against President Obama in the international debate over military strikes in Syria. Phillips proposed that the Pope's letter to Putin "must have been music to the Russian president's ears."

The journalist also turned to a "Vatican historian" who once publicly attacked Francis' predecessor, Benedict XVI, as a "dictator", and likened him to Islamists. He also labeled the Pope's upcoming prayer and fasting vigil for peace in Syria a "religious street protest." [audio available here; video below the jump]

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Phillips led his report by noting that "popes have urged peace before. Remember, John Paul II was firmly against the Gulf War. This pope, Francis, is now actively arguing against military action against Syria. And the question is, does it matter?"

The CBS correspondent continued by outlining Pope Francis's recent actions on the Syria issue:

MARK PHILLIPS: This pope with the common touch has been uncommonly active, lobbying against an attack on Syria. He's used his last two major public appearances in St. Peter's Square to appeal to world leaders – and that primarily means President Obama – not to do it....Pope Francis has followed up his appeal by writing to Vladimir Putin as current president of the G-20. 'Armed conflicts create profound divisions and deep wounds, which require many years to heal,' he said. It must have been music to the Russian president's ears.

The Pope may be taking a moral position, in his mind, but in arguing against military action, he has entered into the world of partisan international politics. He's taken sides.

Phillips then played his clip from British author Michael Walsh. An on-screen graphic labeled Walsh a "Vatican historian", but the journalist didn't once mention that Walsh is a former Jesuit priest who maligned then-Pope Benedict XVI in the dissenting Catholic publication The Tablet in 2012:

...The present Vatican regime, despite the obviously incompetent and dysfunctional administration, is a dictatorship....Whether the Pope [Benedict XVI] is a benevolent dictator or not rather depends on one's point of view, but a dictator is what he is....And what do dictatorial regimes do when they are challenged? They lash out at all possible challengers to their power base, as we have seen across North Africa and the Middle East.

This isn't the first time the CBS correspondent has given a platform to dissenters inside the Catholic Church. On the night of Pope Francis' election, he singled out two radical feminists who were present in St. Peter's Square, and let them spout in favor of women's ordination and "LGBT issues [and] reproductive health care".

Near the end of the segment, Phillips pointed out that the pontiff has "called for a mass prayer, fast, and peace vigil for St. Peter's Square this Saturday", but then referred to it as a "religious street protest".

[Update, Friday, 3:30 pm Eastern: the full transcript of Mark Phillips' report from Friday's CBS This Morning can be read at MRC.org]

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Originally Posted by AirborneSapper7

The present Vatican regime, despite the obviously incompetent and dysfunctional administration, is a dictatorship....Whether the Pope [Benedict XVI] is a benevolent dictator or not rather depends on one's point of view, but a dictator is what he is.

And of course the United States will never do business with a dictator Good grief.
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