The conclusion drawn by western media is that Syria is igniting a call for jihad from around the world, including Muslims from Great Britain.
Maybe so, but my own suspicion is that the two photographers stumbled on one of many camps where Western agents provocateur are posing as Syrian rebels for the sake of exacerbating that conflict.
After all, the Syrian “rebels” have to be on of the best-armed fighting forces in the region. Syria is one of seven countries* that, according to Wesley Clark, the Bush regime wanted toppled. Since it is clear that Obama is carrying forward the Bush agenda, and and since it goes without saying that the US is not truly interested in democracy or any other such window dressing, then I think it reasonable to be suspicious when one encounters the King’s English in a supposed rebel outpost.
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*Iran, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia and Sudan
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western media is starting to shift the narrative because they can’t sustain suppression of how many foreign fighters are part of this motley “opposition”.
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Seems 133 countries disagree with your isolationism, Mark. Are they all imperialist stooges?
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The particular countries pushing the non-binding resolution are despotic US client states, but the overall consensus of the body is food for thought indeed.
And, if I relied on group consensus for opinions, I suppose that should be the end of it, no?
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By the way, “isolationism” is a nice little compartment to put me in, but I don’t fit at all. That’s a really weird statement. I agree that Syria is despotic. Regime change there would be nice. (It would be nice here too, but given our choices, it ain’t gonna happen.)
I do not agree that the US has any concern about despotism. They are only concerned about military control of the Mediterranean and leverage over a gas pipeline – geopolitics.
The problem I have with all you angry birds when you start with the incessant yapping about the enemy du jour is that you won’t be around or paying attention when one despot is replaced with a US-friendly one. Like, you know, with Libya.
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They are certainly poor agents provocateur if they can’t cover their accents on assignment in the presence of a foreign journalist.
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I doubt they are doing any more than funneling weaponry to the rebels, and that infiltration is not needed. After all, the rebels, the Brits, the Americans and Israelis all know what is up. Oerlemans stumbled in, caught them unawares.
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