Security Council Authorizes 300 Syrian Monitors
by Stephen Lendman, Contributor
Activist Post
April 22, 2012
On April 21, the Security Council unanimously adopted a Russian/EU resolution. It calls for deploying up to 300 unarmed military Syrian observers for three months.
Russia pushed hard for compromise language. An initial US-urged EU draft was one-sided. A provision Moscow rejected involved invoking Article 41 of the UN Charter.&
It states:
The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such measures.
These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, severance of diplomatic relations.
It’s a short leap to Article 42, stating:
Should the Security Council consider that measures provided for in Article 41 would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate, it may take such action by air, sea, or land forces as may be necessary to maintain or restore international peace and security.
Such action may include demonstrations, blockade, and other operations by air, sea, or land forces of Members of the United Nations.
Explicit language is excluded, but implies war. Washington’s itching for another one.
Resolution 2043 isn’t perfect. It falls short of full even-handedness.
Provision 2 “(c)alls upon the Syrian government to implement visibly its commitments in their entirety, as it agreed to do in the Preliminary Understanding and as stipulated in resolution 2042 (2012), to (a) cease troop movements towards population centres, (b) cease all use of heavy weapons in such centres, (c) complete pullback of military concentrations in and around population centres, as well as to withdraw its troops and heavy weapons from population centres to their barracks or temporary deployment places to facilitate a sustained cessation of violence.”
Omitted is Assad’s obligation to protect civilians. No responsible leader would leave them defenseless. Insurgent violence continues. He justifiably vows to respond.
Provision 3 “(c)alls upon all parties in Syria, including the opposition, immediately to cease all armed violence in all its forms.”
Note the difference between provision 2 and 3 language. The former is hardline and detailed. The latter seems almost an afterthought.
It excludes Turkey providing border area safe havens. Free Syrian Army insurgents use them to stage cross-border attacks. They return to launch new ones. Daily, the process repeats.
Provision 8 burdens Assad with full implementation responsibility.
It calls on him “to ensure the effective operation of UNSMIS by: facilitating the expeditious and unhindered deployment of its personnel and capabilities as required to fulfil its mandate; ensuring its full, unimpeded, and immediate freedom of movement and access as necessary to fulfil its mandate, underlining in this regard the need for the Syrian government and the United Nations to agree rapidly on appropriate air transportation assets for UNSMIS; allowing its unobstructed communications; and allowing it to freely and privately communicate with individuals throughout Syria without retaliation against any person as a result of interaction with UNSMIS.”
Provision 9 merely calls on “the parties to guarantee the safety of UNSMIS personnel without prejudice to its freedom,” but places “the primary responsibility” on Assad.
He’s committed to comply with all provisions, but can’t control insurgent behavior. Only Washington, key NATO partners, and regional allies can do it. They could end violence today and provide no need for monitors. They refuse because regime change plans depend on it. With or without monitors, expect it to continue.
It makes Provision 14 more worrisome. Like SC Resolution 2042 authorizing deployment of an advance military observer team, it mandates consideration of unspecified “further steps as appropriate.” Doing so could provide wiggle room for war.
Therein lies the problem. On April 19, the Christian Science Monitor headlined, “Leon Panetta: US military planning for greater role in Syria conflict,” saying:
In testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, he said Pentagon officials are “reviewing and planning for a range of additional measures that may be necessary to protect the Syrian people.”
Libya’s model is considered a potential intervention template. He suggested employing similar steps in Syria. More must be done, he stressed. “Make no mistake,” he added. (O)ne way or another, this regime ultimately will meet its end.”
Syrian National Council (SNC) and Free Syrian Army members openly urge Western intervention. On April 21, an SNC statement said:
“We call anew on the U.N. Security Council to act with all urgency to intervene militarily to bring an end to the crimes committed by the bloody regime against the unarmed Syrian people.”
On April 19, Free Syrian Army leaders urged military intervention with or without UN authorization.
On April 20, Today’s Zaman headlined, “Clinton urges tougher UN pressure on Syria,” saying:
Among other steps, she called for implementing UN Charter’s Chapter 7: “Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression.”
Specifically, she wants tougher sanctions, an arms embargo, and other unspecified measures on Assad. She stopped short of endorsing military intervention, but suggested it, saying:
We have to keep Assad off balance by leaving (all) options on the table.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon implied support, saying:
Despite the government’s agreement to cease all violence, we still see deeply troubling evidence that it continues. The past few days, in particular, have brought reports of renewed and escalating violence, including the shelling of civilian areas, grave abuses by government forces and attacks by armed groups.
Assad gets blamed for insurgency violence. It continues daily. Monitors won’t change things. Of concern is who’ll choose them? Will they be independent or mostly pro-Western? Will their reports be even-handed, or what Washington wants to hear?
Moroccan Colonel Ahmed Himmische heads them. Morocco’s part of the Arab League anti-Assad coalition. Its monarchy replicates Bahrain’s. King Mohammed VI likely endorsed Himmische’s appointment. How much say he has over other monitors remains to be seen, but his voice will be loudest.
Sudanese General Mohammed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi headed the December/February observer team until Arab League officials suspended operations. Al-Dabi’s candor caused the pullout. He contested a Western-generated insurgency. His assessments weren’t what Washington wanted to hear.
Himmische likely assures no repeat. Monitors may be compromised before arriving. One-sided reports may follow.
Pressure will increase for tougher measures. Expect Western intervention to follow with or without UN authorization. Pretexts are easy to arrange. Any number of scenarios are possible. Invoking NATO Charter Articles 4 or 5 are possible.
Article 4 calls for members to “consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence, or security of any” is threatened.
Article 5 considers an armed attack (real or otherwise) against one or more members, an attack against all, and calls for collective self-defense. Turkey threatened to invoke it. Hillary Clinton suggested Article 4.
War draws closer. Monitors may be an intermediary step. Washington and key ally plans may be in place.
Whether Russia and/or China contest remains unknown. They have vital reasons for doing so. The worst ahead is possible. As developments unfold, future articles will assess them.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening. http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/the-progressive-news-hour/
Scientific Proof of Telepathy [video]
YouTube – ravenise00
April 19, 2012
In science there is a documented phenomenon called “The Multiples Effect.” Now the phenomenon of multiples was cataloged as having occurred 148 times by 1922. Now what is multiples? Multiples refers to different scientists who are isolated from each-other who are not reading about each-others work independently coming up with exactly the same discoveries at almost exactly the same time.
I’m just going to give you a few examples. Calculus was discovered independently by more than one scientist at a time. The theory of evolution, it wasn’t just Darwin there were other scientists working on it at the same time. Decimal fractions. The discovery of the oxygen molecule. The discovery of color photography. The discovery of logarithms. The discovery of sunspots in the 1600’s. The discovery of the law of conservation of energy. Six different people simultaneously invented the thermometer, each of whom thinking that they discovered it themselves and that they deserve the credit for it. 9 different people independently discovered the telescope at the same time and all wanted to be credited with the discovery. Multiple individuals invented the typewriter at the same time and five different people invited the steamboat at the same time. So what I am telling you is that as we are working at these problems, as our mind is trying to solve something and we start to have new insights its as if those insights are actually creating an informational field… a code that goes into this global mind that we’re all sharing and other people can access that information directly.”
David Willcock – August 06, 2011
“The Source Field Investigations.” [1]
“Actually, I believe the geomagnetic field of the earth contains a holographic record of everything that has ever happened within the scope of the field. This could help explain why human beings evolved into being in multiple locations around the globe simultaneously. This is why monkeys have been known to learn how to use a tool on different islands simultaneously without any help. This is why the same or similar myths arose in different cultures of the world who had no contact with each other. This is also, I believe, where the idea of reincarnation comes from. When people are consciously aware of past lives, they are tapping into the holographic source. This can even explain the origins of ghosts.”
Tyler Vincent – January 14, 2011
Watch the entire length of these incredible programs:
[1] David Wilcock; The Source Field Investigations — Full Video![/b]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=FLSj4rq-GcKEGkO-l1ZmdCWg&v=nR-klTa1y54…
[2] Michael Persinger on No More Secrets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l6VPpDublg
End the Lie Radio with Madison Ruppert – Episode 9 [audio]
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March 30, 2012
End the Lie Radio with Madison Ruppert and guest, Activist Post writer Brandon Turbeville, discussing the full-spectrum eradication of the freedoms guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution.
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Economy: Dutch Govt Collapses + Harper: Israeli Drones to Target Canadian Students [video]
YouTube – ravenise00
April 24, 2012
Forget about Al Qaeda whoever they are, forget about racial discord, forget about Zimmerman and all the rest of that stuff, the biggest threat to your life is not Osama Bin dead for a while, the biggest threat to your life is not the Arab Muslims… the biggest threat to and danger to your life is right here on main-street USA and it is called the Federal Reserve system and its member banks and until they go and their equivilance in Europe are brought down we will remain slaves to the money addicts. There are riots in Canada because as part of their austerity program to keep the Jew bankers happy they are cutting back on taxpayer funding for higher education. Meanwhile the government of Canada is now starting to buy drones in Israel to deploy all across Canada to make sure that you are being properly obedient as they loot your nation to keep Israel funded, to make sure you don’t stand up to fight back when your children get sent off to die in Israel’s wars.
Michael Rivero of http://www.whatreallyhappened.com
Watch entire 2012-04-24 Broadcast here: http://www.justin.tv/michaelrivero/b/315941138
Canadian MPs & Senators’ EMAIL ADDRESSES
http://www.cannsave.org/email.htm
Syria – Inter Arab Rivalries and the Hezbollah Spark [video]
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April 24, 2012
Hezbollah’s victory over Israel in 2006 sparked the fermenting of unrest in Syria. The Gulf Arab regimes did not support Hezbollah and Syria did, Bashar Al Assad called the Gulf Arab leaders “Half Men” for their lack of support, and this lit the fire.
Israel saw the need to undermine the feeding of Hezbollah through Syria. And that explains a lot of what is going on today.
Trayvon Martin and Gun Violence — Setting the Stage for Gun Control in Obama’s Second Term
by Brandon Pierce, Contributor
Activist Post
April 24, 2012
The controversial killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman as a “neighborhood watch patrol” is one of the biggest stories of 2012 so far. And with his trial upcoming, it will continue to be so.
The incident is a rallying point for those that think that gun control is a necessary evil for the United States and that it is time for the Second Amendment (you know, the one that guarantees that we have the right to bear arms) to be nullified.
Many people believe that President Obama will seek some sort of legislation if he is re-elected to a second term in November that will cripple the ability of the American people to get guns. Or ammo. Many conspiracy theorists believe that Obama might try to make it more difficult to get the bullets than the guns. By restricting ammunition, the guns that are currently in American’s hands would be rendered harmless and useless.
The government uses strategies like this all the time. Consider Internet poker. The United States was able to stamp out this form of what it calls “gambling” (most poker players contend that poker is a game of skill and not luck) not by outlawing or criminalizing the playing of it online, but by making it illegal for United States banks to process electronic transactions. So, it’s perfectly legal to play online poker, but you have no way to deposit money. The same concept is what many fear will be behind gun control. Stop the bullets, stop the guns. Simple enough.
The timing of the Trayvon Martin story only spotlights the issue and helps the agenda of those that want to take guns out of people’s hands. But have you paid attention to the news lately?
The media has bombarded us with violent outbreaks, all involving handguns. If you thought it seemed like a lot more shootings were taking place, you were right.
Consider:
Jan. 29, 2012 – 5 shot dead in Birmingham, Alabama
Feb. 22, 2012 – 5 shot dead in Atlanta, Georgia
Feb. 27, 2012 – 3 shot dead, 3 wounded in Cleveland, Ohio
March 8, 2012 – 2 shot dead, 7 wounded in Pittsburgh, PA
April 1, 2012 – 2 shot dead and 12 injured in Miami, Florida
April 2, 2012 – 4 wounded from gunshots in Hattiesburg, MS
April 2, 2012 – 7 shot dead, 3 wounded in Oakland, CA
Pretty staggering statistics for the last four months of 2012.
Consider also 2011, which had its share of shootings as well. One notable entry is another shooting at Virginia Tech. What are the odds of two shooting events on one college campus? Then you have the international incident of the Norway shooter. Shootings are becoming remarkably common, so common in fact that we often don’t even pay attention now when one hits the news. Remember Columbine? School shootings used to be a polarizing, show-stopping event. Now they are almost commonplace. But why? Why now?
The government likes to have reasons for what it does. The amount of gun-related violence this year alone will give them all the ammunition they need to pursue gun regulation if Obama is re-elected. With a second-term President with nothing to lose, it may be time for the New World Order to make one of its primary objectives a reality. Are you ready for the gunless era of America? It’s just around the corner.
This article first appeared at Common Sense Conspiracy.
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