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U.S Troops Loot Syrian Oil and Wheat Continuously (www.telesurenglish.net)
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  • US occupying forces in northern Syria are continuing to plunder natural resources and farmland, a practice ongoing since 2011
  • Recently, US troops smuggled dozens of tanker trucks loaded with Syrian crude oil to their bases in Iraq.
  • The fuel and convoys of Syrian wheat were transported through the illegal settlement of Mahmoudia.
  • Witnesses report a caravan of 69 tankers loaded with oil and 45 with wheat stolen from silos in Yarubieh city.
  • Similar acts of looting occurred on the 19th of the month in the city of Hasakeh, where 45 tankers of Syrian oil were taken out by US forces.
  • Prior to the war and US invasion, Syria produced over 380 thousand barrels of crude oil per day, but this has drastically reduced to only 15 thousand barrels per day.
  • The country’s oil production now covers only five percent of its needs, with the remaining 95 percent imported amidst difficulties due to the US blockade.
  • The US and EU blockade prevents the entry of medicines, food, supplies, and impedes technological and industrial development in Syria.
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Media Bias "Fact Checking" RFA is the funniest shit.

"Non-profit" without mentioning who founded it, and who funds it now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is an About link in the footer that is quite transparent about the founder, funding sources, methodology, etc.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm talking about RFA.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Check out the history section, they mention its founding. The current funding seems to be misidentified in this paragraph:

Radio Free Asia is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that is owned by U.S. Agency for Global Media and funded through donations.

That suggests private donations, but from what I can tell it's basically just funded by the US government via US Agency for Global Media.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You're proving my point there buddy.

RFA was created under the directorate of the CIA, and later transfered to the State Department (aka foreign policy influence). The fact that MBFC fails to mention that is huge red flag and shows their own bias.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

I swear it’s MBFC’s job to not understand that. It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it. — Upton Sinclair