The military buildup in the Mediterranean indicates that Assad’s opponents intend to militarily intervene in Syria under cover of ‘humanitarian intervention’, a disingenuous narrative that could not be further from the truth. Pictures and videos that have surfaced following the alleged use of chemical agents in the eastern suburbs of Damascus are profoundly disturbing and a thorough and substantial investigation into what took place there is absolutely essential. However, it is conversely disturbing that those Western governments who have staunchly supported anti-government militants are using this opportunity to legitimize the use of force against the government in Damascus.
The United States, Britain, and France are unwavering in their assertions that the Assad government and the Syrian Arab army were the perpetrators of the chemical weapon attack, despite no evidence to substantiate these claims. These governments seem to be sure that Damascus is guilty on the basis of it preventing a UN investigation team from visiting the site, and when investigators eventually did reach the area, it didn’t matter to them because they argued that the Syrian government had destroyed all evidence of wrongdoing. Assad’s opponents have constructed a deeply cynical and hysterical political narrative that Western leaders are now parroting in unison.
Nile Bowie is a Malaysia-based political analyst and a columnist with Russia Today. He also contributes to PressTV, Global Research, and CounterPunch. He can be reached at nilebowie@gmail.com.
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With the very real reality that the United States, Britain, and other western countries will launch an attack against the Syrian government within the next few days. No war with Syria rallies are being organized in cities all around the world for August 31 2013. Here is the Facebook page for the Toronto Rally [and here is the Vancouver Rally page].
I encourage all to speak out illegal wars, that are being justified on paper thin evidence. There has still been zero conclusive evidence that the Syrian government was responsible for the chemical attacks that took place and even more disturbing. Is that back in May of 2013 it was reported that the Syrian rebels (backed and funded by the the west) had used Sarin nerve gas.
telegraph.co.uk: UN accuses Syrian rebels of chemical weapons use
“According to the testimonies we have gathered, the rebels have used chemical weapons, making use of sarin gas,” del Ponte, a former war crimes prosecutor, said in an interview with Swiss radio late on Sunday.
“We still have to deepen our investigation, verify and confirm (the findings) through new witness testimony, but according to what we have established so far, it is at the moment opponents of the regime who are using sarin gas,” Continue Reading
This is the same type of lies that have gotten us into basically every war in the 20th century! (WMD’s in Iraq, the Gulf of Tonkin incident, etc., etc.) These wars have not been set up by a single politician, or a group of politicians. We can thank the military industrial complex/globalists for all of this destruction.
To end the war, death and destruction. Would it not make sense to rally against the root causes of all of these wars, so they all can be stopped? Rather than just one of them.
I propose that everyone who is aware of this fact, attends these rallies. Peacefully and in solidarity with the protestors, give them the information about the root cause of these wars. Bring any information available. If this information is new to you please check out these video’s and do some research into the globalist control behind these wars of aggression. Together we can end all of this craziness!
The US and British drive to launch a military operation against Syria has come up against new hurdles – both abroad and at home. The UN Security Council failed to agree on how to act – but Britain says, even without a mandate, an attack would be justified on humanitarian grounds. That’s as high-ranking former military officials in Britain also warn against striking Syria.
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We are being told that this attack is being prepared because Assad crossed the “red line” of chemical weapons use. This is a lie. America has never cared about the victims of chemical weapons attacks ever in its history unless it can achieve its own military objectives by parading on the corpses of those victims. This time is no exception.
Find out more about the history of America’s chemical hypocrisy in this week’s Eyeopener report from BoilingFrogsPost.com.
The military buildup in the Mediterranean indicates that Assad’s opponents intend to militarily intervene in Syria under cover of ‘humanitarian intervention’, a disingenuous narrative that could not be further from the truth. Pictures and videos that have surfaced following the alleged use of chemical agents in the eastern suburbs of Damascus are profoundly disturbing and a thorough and substantial investigation into what took place there is absolutely essential. However, it is conversely disturbing that those Western governments who have staunchly supported anti-government militants are using this opportunity to legitimize the use of force against the government in Damascus.
by Terry Wilson
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