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Thanks for this update on this horrific crime, which is being widely
condemned by Syrian revolution activists.
Much of the Baathist and western media is reporting the crime was
carried out by a "CIA-backed" or "US-backed" group, like the Moon of
Alabama piece shown in Louis' article. Just some clarity. Zinki is
neither fully FSA, nor 'hard-Islamist'; it is an independent militia
that is part of the range of vaguely "Islamist-leaning" or
"soft-Islamist" militias aligned with the FSA. It does not push
'fundamentalist' repression, and it has never before been accused of a
crime of this nature, and of course even in this case, Zinki has
condemned the crime, allegedly arrested the men and is is investigating
with a view to punishment etc (here is an English translation of their
statement:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4355260277398&set=p.4355260277398&type=3&theater).
Now, Zinki is not a “CIA-backed group;” whatever support it once got was
cut off from around mid-2015
(https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/566544-major-aleppo-rebel-faction-relinquishing-armed-posts),
and moreover, Jordan (on US-Russia behest) placed Zinki on the list of
“terrorist” groups to be excluded from the “peace process” (about half
the insurgency was placed on that list
(https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/NewsReports/566390-cia-vetted-aleppo-rebels-lash-out-at-jordan).
Regardless of what turns out to be the truth of this horrific crime
apparently carried out by some depraved members of the group - and if
true, Zinki needs to shoot the perpetrators, as demanded by countless
Syrian revolution activists - it was an absurd idea that this fighting
group was in any sense "terrorist", and the label merely reflected
US/Russian political consensus. Even the term “CIA-backed” simply means
that a group receives some support (however much or little, and whether
lethal or non-lethal) through the Military Operations Centre (MOC) in
Turkey, composed of some western and Arab intelligence figures. As is
widely documented, the main role of the CIA has been to limit the
quantity, quality and destinations of weapons sent mostly from the Gulf.
That Zinki used to get support means the CIA didn’t block such aid; that
support was cut off probably indicates a CIA decision to block them.
-----Original Message-----
From: Louis Proyect via Marxism
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2016 7:22 AM
To: Michael Karadjis
Subject: [Marxism] Fwd: The beheading of a Palestinian child by Syrian
rebels–none of it is true except the beheading | Louis Proyect: The
Unrepentant Marxist
https://louisproyect.org/2016/07/22/the-beheading-of-a-palestinian-child-by-syrian-rebels-none-of-it-is-true-except-the-beheading/
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