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24-May-14 World View -- Washington seeks to protect Jordan and Israel from Syria militants

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24-May-14 World View -- Washington seeks to protect Jordan and Israel from Syria militants

Britain's anti-European Union party appears headed for European Parliament

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Washington seeks to protect Jordan and Israel from Syria militants
Britain's anti-European Union party appears headed for European Parliament

Washington seeks to protect Jordan and Israel from Syria militants

Map of the Battle for Golan - May 2014 (Debka)

Map of the Battle for Golan - May 2014 (Debka)

Leaders in the U.S., Jordan, and Israel are becoming increasingly concerned about the threats to Israel and Jordan from the al-Qaeda linked Jabhat al-Nusra (the Islamic Front) group, which is now controlling much of Syria's southern border. According to an Israeli assessment, the insurgents have the upper hand in the Syrian Golan and are close to occupying the key town of Quneitra, which has a border crossing to Israel. Al-Assad’s military has suffered some serious defeats in the Golan Heights in the last couple of months, causing Israel to bolster its military forces in the Golan on the Syrian border to confront the al-Nusra forces. The al-Assad regime is also alarmed, as Quneitra is close to Damascus, and could serve as a launching pad for an al-Nusra attack on Damascus.

Debka's subscriber-only newsletter (sent to me by a subscriber) says that the U.S. military may get back into the Mideast. According to Debka, the U.S. administration, is supplying some rebel groups in southern Syria with arms, intelligence and funding. Israeli and Jordanian military intelligence experts are helping the CIA weed out al-Qaeda fighters from the US-backed rebel forces and make sure they do not get hold of the heavy weaponry, such as anti-aircraft missiles that could be turned against Israel and Jordan.

Most observers now believe that the al-Assad regime is fully entrenched, and not going anywhere. According to the Debka report, the Obama administration's objective is to minimize the threat posed to Israel and Jordan by by the Syrian Army and its allies, Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraqi Shiite militias. Also, the US military would establish a foothold on the Damascus periphery, and would seek to challenge Russia and Iran by establishing ties with high-ranking Syrian general command officers and the field commanders of units deployed in and around Damascus. According to Debka's intelligence sources, this strategy was fiercely opposed by Joint Chiefs chairman Martin E. Dempsey, who opposes new military operations during the Afghanistan withdrawal, and who fears that it would bring the U.S. face to face with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah, and even Russian servicemen posted from Moscow. However, the Obama administration was convinced by Jordanian and Israeli officials, who argued that this was Washington's last chance to force the Syrian army and its Iranian allies to stay away from their borders, while at the same time planting a strong US presence in position for determining the future course of events in Damascus. Reuters and Al-Monitor and Debka (Subscription)

Britain's anti-European Union party appears headed for European Parliament

UK Independence Party (UKIP) surged in local elections on Thursday, leading many to believe that Sunday will market its biggest electoral triumph to date when the results of elections to the European Parliament are announced. UKIP leader Nigel Farage bragged, "This is a massive leap forward in the battle to break into Westminster constituencies in numbers in the general election next year."

According to the UKIP web site, "UKIP is a patriotic party that believes in putting Britain first. ... The EU controls Immigration, Business and Employment, Financial Services, Fishing, Farming, Energy and Trade. It seeks now to control Law and Order, Foreign Affairs and Tax. Only outside the EU can we start to solve the problems our country faces." The party platform includes:

A vote for UKIP is a vote to leave the EU and recover power over our national life.

Regain control of our borders and of immigration - only possible by leaving the EU.

Proof of private health insurance must be a precondition for immigrants and tourists to enter the UK.

Farage and the party have been accused of being "racist, sexist and homophobic," but according to Farage this name-calling backfired on election day. France 24 and UKIP Web Site

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