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Gladio Gang's Front Group Drafts "Humanitarian Aid" for Syria
Imagine political opposition leaders in Britain or the USSA calling for the sodomization and murder of government leaders and their families. And then imagine that foreign governments are funding and arming their militant wings and fomenting civil war in America and U.K. There would be hell to pay as a result.
Yeah but stuff like that only works if the population of a country will support groups like that or be indifferent to them because they are not happy with the current government to the point of not caring what happens to it.
I think that Qatari imperialists could fund a poll on Syrian opinions commissioned by the Doha debates and publish results showing 55% of Syrians support Assad - and the results simply would not matter as far as our lapdog newz media is concerned. Toadies in corporate sponsored news media, and whether knowingly or not, are violating international law since Nuremberg by broadcasting war propaganda. Because they know which side their bread is buttered on is no excuse. They should be arraigned on charges of war crimes and prosecuted.
Syria Unrest Not Indigenous Rebellion (and vid)
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/228496.html
"Top US officials have called for the urgent provision of weapons, intelligence and funds to the Syrian opposition for use against President Bashar al Assad
'US Led Anti-Syria Plots Aimed at Defending Israel' (and vid)
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/228613.html
Syria Gearing Up for Referendum (and vid)
http://rt.com/news/syria-referendum-vote-constitution-211/
"War-torn Syria is gearing up for an unprecedented referendum on a new draft constitution. But the opposition is calling on the population to boycott the vote, set for Sunday.."
In this rush to support the foreign armed activists (maybe we should ask for foreign arms next time we take to the streets like during the G20...), do any of these foreign policy experts stop to examine what a FAILURE Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya are? There is nothing humanitarian in these rushes to topple over regimes the US/Israel/NATO nations dislike for mostly economic reasons.
That's good but how does that equate to real boots on the ground doing the fighting?
What does this have to do with the fact that most Syrians support Assad and want to avoid sectarian violence and civil war, or the same sword operations used by Gladio gangsters in destroying Libya? Theyre even using the same Al-Qa'eda commander of Tripoli to lead the "Free Syrian Army" It's looking more and more like the Sword Gang murdered thousands of Americans on 9/11.
Allot. If most Syrians support Assad how can a hand full of outsiders defeat him right in front of his supporters and his army? Given how big the Syrian army is I would say if what you say is true Assad is safe from any outside overthrow attempt.
Of course that doesn't explain why his military is shooting artillery into cities (if you believe that); but hey I'm not going to ask you a question like that... you'd probably say that's irrelevant.
WPC Statement on the Situation in the Middle East
http://www.solidnet.org/world-peace-council/2579-wpc-statement-on-the-si...
"The World Peace Council voices publicly its concern with the serious threat of imperialism to peace in the Middle East, which becomes once more a theatre of its ambitions as well as its internal contradictions. A few months after the aggression by imperialism and its war machine NATO, against the Libyan people and territory, the major imperialist powers orchestrate new belligerent adventures in the Middle East.
The US and EU, accompanied by Israel and the Gulf monarchies, plan moves, create pretexts, generate internal interference set on de-stablizing the countries in the region that do not fit into their plan and interests. Their current targets are Syria and Iran. The General Plan is NATO's 'Great Middle East' aiming at the control of energy resources and pipelines as well as markets for the multinational corporations and spheres of influence..."
For The Release of Our Compatriots And Colleagues Held Captive in Baba Amr - by Thierry Meyssan
http://www.voltairenet.org/For-the-release-of-our-compatriots
"Several journalists are held in the sealed off Baba Amr area. According to Atlanticist leaders, they are prevented from leaving by the constant pounding of the rebel stronghold by the Syrian Army. As an on the spot privileged witness of the negotations, Thierry Meyssan gives and account of the situation: the journalists are kept as prisoners by the Free 'Syrian' Army which uses them as human shields. Their evacuation by the SYrian Red Crescent has been obstructed by the rebels..."
Which is nothing compared to the 99.997% of Syrians who are going to vote in favour of his new constitution.
good point, but of course the political wishes of the Syrian people are pretty much an afterthought for many posters above
; if the dictator parrots an anti-imperialist line, he is A-OK
You make an outstanding point. Our resistance to Assad is meaningless unless it is accompanied by an equal resistance to the kleptocracy of Hamid Karzai.
Both are worthless pigs.
Nah, I'm pretty sure he's bad news, I heard on the TV that he's committing genocide against his own people. What I don't get is how that just seems to pop into the heads of these despots. But it's happening more and more lately. I think there's good grounds for boots.
Wait a sec... Isn't that where we sent Maher Arar to be vigorously interrogated? Surely there must be something that can be salvaged from that regime. Or did they stop playing ball with us?
This is so frickin' complicated, I tell you. Can't they just wear white hats and black hats? Is that asking too much??
Exactly. A pig is a pig.
You're prolly right. Al-CIA'duh will likely require the services of the luftwaffe. Just like they needed in creating AlCIA'duh in the Maghreb.
Never forget.
Draft Constitution For the Syrian Arab Republic Currently Being Put to Referendum
http://lizzie-phelan.blogspot.com/2012/02/draft-constitution-for-syrian-...
"Following is the full text of the Draft Constitution for the Syrian Arab Republic, to be put to referendum on February 26, 2012...
SNC 'Halfway To Recognition' By Friends of Syria
http://rt.com/news/syria-friends-opposition-recognition-191/
"...The conference in Tunis was not legitimate as the Syrian government was not involved, Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of The Pan African News Wire, told RT. 'They are not interested in a peace settlement, they are mainly interested in regime change in Syria. The US and Britain actively want the government in Syria overthrown as a precursor for further aggressive and hostile actions against the Islamic Republic of Iran.."
Even that woun't help. Syria has one of the most advanced air defense systems in the Middle East... it will not be like Libya.
I'm guessing the Gladio gang will lean on their al-Qa'eda allies. Zawahiri and his brothers did a fine job for NATO, the CIA and their KLA buddies in Kosovo. And the CIA has reported that Zawahiri was behind the recent terrorist attacks in Alleppo, Syria. The ICRC are even back in the groove demanding a ceasefire, like the good old days in South-East Asia when the Red Cross insisted on supplying food aid to the Thai army who, in turn, were actively supporting the Khmer Rouge. I'm sure Qaeda wing of the CIA would love for them to bomb Syria from the air, like the doctor and the madman did in paving the way for the KR to takeover Cambodia in the 1970s. But I think Balkanization is on order in this case.
Khmer Rouge, Al-Qa'eda, what's the diff, eh, Bec? The Gladio Gang has allied themselves with and supported the scum of the earth over the years. Some things never change.
'US To Announce Aerial Blockade on Syria'
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0%2c7340%2cL-4194506%2c00.html
"...the intervention scenario calls for the establishment of a buffer zone on the Turkish border, in order to receive Syrian refugees. The Red Cross would then provide the civilians humanitarian aid, before NATO crews would arrive from Turkey and join the efforts. The measure would pave the way for the US to declare an aerial blockade on Syria. The intercession is to be modeled after NATO's efforts in Kosovo, which brought an end to the Serbian control of the region..."
Foreign intervention destroys the revolution
Top U.S. general: meddling in Syria not easy work; Pre-war planning against Iran a dirty job
General Jack D. Ripper says it's premature even to 'talk about arming' our new best friends forever, Al-Qa'eda. And so that must mean the American CIA and taxpayers have been arming them all along on the QT and hush-hush. Say no more, General Ripper. We hear ya.
89% Vote in Favor of New Syrian Constitution
http://rt.com/news/syria-referendum-constitution-results-307/
"Syria's Interior Minister has announced that 89 per cent of those who took part in the referendum have voted in favor of a new constitution. The new law puts an end to five decades of one party rule among other reforms put forward by President Assad.."
EU Hits Syria With Toughest-Yet Sanctions (and vid)
http://rt.com/news/eu-recognizes-syrian-national-council-321/
"The EU has recognized the Syrian National Council, one of the main opposition groups, as a legitimate representative of the Syrian people. The decision came as the EU ministers met in Brussels to slap Syria with its toughest sanctions yet..."
'Al Assad Government Opens Democratic Political Process (and vid)
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/228925.html
"...First of all, outside entities have no business interfering in a referendum on a constitution in any country. I think it's just a sample of the strong interventionist policies that the US has been carrying out for a good part of the 20th century and the beginning of this century. Outside parties that are against the referendum on a new constitution have been defined by your report - we're talking about the Persian Gulf monarchies, most of which have no constitutions and the whole process of voting does not exist.
And the US, for example, not approving or not accepting the concept of a referendum on a constitution - that contradicts the very foundations on which the US was created.."
China: US Has No Moral Right to 'Protect Arabs' (and vid)
http://rt.com/news/syria-referendum-china-putin-275/
"China says the US has no right to 'protect' Arab peoples, questioning 'the sincerity and efficacy of US policy'. The country's top newspaper replied to Hillary Clinton after she called China's and Russia's veto of a UN Syrian resolution 'despicable'. The United States is beginning to realize the complexity of the situation in Syria and is showing signs of slightly backing off their previous energetic push for regime change in the country, Jeremy Salt, a professor at Bilkent University, told RT. (interviewed)
Syrian Conflict Destabilizes Lebanon
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/feb2012/leba-f27.shtml
"The campaign by the Obama administration for regime change in Syria is part of the deepening confrontation between US imperialism and its main target in the region, Iran. The removal of the Assad government and the imposition of a regime led by the US-backed Syrian 'rebels', largely drawn from Sunni Islamist groups, would further isolate Tehran, both politically and militarily.
For its part, Iran seeks to strengthen its ties to Lebanon, and in particular to the Hezbollah movement based there, as a counterweight to the US and Israeli threats. The Lebanese government, headed by PM Najib Mikatihar refused to sign on to the US-led campaign to destabilize the Assad regime.."
John Baird Voices Concern for Syrian Religious Minorities
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/John+Baird+voices+concern+Syrias+rel...
"...speaking in Ottawa on Friday, the commander of all US Forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, General James Mattis, confirmed the complicated situation facing the international community in sorting things out in Syria. 'It's a very, very complex situation and I think the longer it drags on, the more apt we are to see extremists try to take advantage,' he said. 'The opposition is not united...and I cannot tell you with clarity who all makes up the opposition or its leadership."
Israel doesn't want the Assad regime to be toppled
re: Syria and Israel - it's complicated...
PNN: The Israeli Position Towards Events in Syria
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/4336/the-israeli-position-toward-ev...
"...There appears to be a difference between the position of Israel's military leadership and its political leadership. The military seems to prefer the survival of the Assad regime, primarily for fear of the alternatives and of the spreading of arms and chaos, which could inconvenience and even harm Israel.
On the other hand, politicians want the regime to fall as this would weaken what they describe as the 'axis of extremism' in the region, especially Iran and Hizbullah.."
Syria: Clinton Admits US On Same Side As Al Qaeda To Destabilise Assad Government
Never forget.
Assad Could Be Classified As A War Criminal - Clinton (and vids)
http://rt.com/news/clinton-assad-war-criminal-455/
"On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before a Senate subcommittee on the State Departments budget. Pressured by Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) into answering whether she thinks Syrian President Bashar Al Assad fits the definition of a war criminal, Clinton said: 'Based on definitions of war criminal and crimes against humanity, there would be an argument to be made that he would fit into that category."
LOL! : You first Hillary...
'US Mobilizes Armed Gangs in Syria' (and vid)
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/229253.html
"Armed groups in Syria have admitted that they have received weapons from the US and France. A defected military officer, who refused to be named, told reporters in the western Syrian city of Al Qusayr on Tuesday that armed troops receive 'French and American assistance.'
interview with Stephen Lendman
Meanwhile: The 4th Armoured Division commanded by Maher al-Assad, the president's younger brother is poised to crush the rebelion in Baba Amro in Homs.
Hopefully Assad can squash the rebellion before NATO gets its excuse to move. This should be a rather quick one sided fight..