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Begin forwarded message: > From: "Tony Black" <[email protected]> > Date: October 1, 2015 at 5:30:06 PM EDT > To: "A-List" <[email protected]> > Subject: [a-list] Putin trumps Obama at the UN > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > Putin Trumps Obama at the U.N. > By Margaret Kimberley > > Global Research, September 30, 2015 > Black Agenda Report 29 September > > If the peevish expression on Barack Obama's face was any indication, Vladimir > Putin is a force in the world who cannot be ignored. Ever since Russia > annexed Crimea in response to the United States- and NATO-backed coup in > Ukraine, Obama and the corporate media have falsely declared that Putin is > isolated from the rest of the world. They claim he is a monster, a despot and > an irrelevance on the world stage.While the G8 member nations turned > themselves into the G7 in order to snub Russia, president Putin was making > friends elsewhere. He may have been isolated from the United States and its > clique, but not from China and the other BRICS nations or Syria or Iran or > Iraq. > > While western nations use the Islamic State (ISIS) as a ruse to exact regime > change in Syria, Putin has formed an alliance to carry out the task of > eradicating that danger which was created by western intervention.Presidents > Obama [3] and Putin [4] both made their respective cases before the United > Nations General Assembly at its annual meeting. Obama's speech was an > apologia for imperialism and American aggressions. He repeated the lies which > no one except uninformed Americans believe. If he calls a leader a tyrant he > claims the right to destroy a nation and kill and displace its people. > Despite the living hell that the United States made out of Libya, Obama > continues to defend his crime. He blandly adds that "our coalition could have > and should have done more to fill a vacuum left behind." Apparently he hopes > that no one is paying attention to the horrors inflicted on Libya or the > ripple effect which created numerous other humanitarian crises > > Not content to defend the indefensible, the president made it clear that the > Obama doctrine of regime change and terror is alive and well. "I lead the > strongest military that the world has ever known, and I will never hesitate > to protect my country or our allies, unilaterally and by force where > necessary." > > In contrast, the man labeled a dictator acknowledged the importance of > respecting every nation's sovereignty. "Rather than bringing about reforms, > an aggressive foreign interference has resulted in a brazen destruction of > national institutions and life itself. Instead of the triumph of democracy > and progress, we got violence, poverty and social disaster. Nobody cares a > bit about human rights, including the right to life." > > Making good use of his time in the spotlight, he made clear that he wasn't > fooled or cowed by the United States. "I cannot help asking those who have > caused the situation, do you realize now what you've done? But I am afraid no > one is going to answer that. Indeed, policies based on self-conceit and > belief in one's exceptionality and impunity have never been abandoned." > > Obviously Putin has self-interest in supporting his allies in Syria and for > fighting ISIS. He acknowledged that his country is at risk from some of its > own citizens who have sworn an allegiance to that group. Nonetheless, it is > important that at least one nation in the world is capable of standing up to > American state sponsored destruction and is willing to take action in that > effort. Before the United Nations proceedings took place, Russia announced > that it would share intelligence with Iran, Iraq and Syria in order to combat > ISIS. If the United States were true to its word, that alliance would be > welcomed instead of scorned. > > Not since the late Hugo Chavez declared that George W. Bush left a "smell of > sulfur" has an American president been so openly confronted at the United > Nations. Putin's presence makes it clear that Obama can no longer expect to > carry out his international dirty work without effective opposition. > > While the corporate media noted the tense photo opportunity between the two > presidents they neglected to mention the real issues behind the bad feelings. > At a press conference after his address Putin was asked about French > president Hollande's insistence that Assad leave [5] the Syrian presidency. > "I relate to my colleagues the American and French presidents with great > respect but they aren't citizens of Syria and so should not be involved in > choosing the leadership of another country." > > That simple statement explains the totality of American enmity towards > Russia. The NATO nations claim a right to choose leaders, create and support > their own terrorist groups and destroy anyone who doesn't do what they want. > Putin is making a case for non-interference and that makes him persona non > grata in the eyes of the supposedly more democratic West. > > The world ought to fear pax Americana, not a Russian military presence in > Syria. There cannot be true peace and stability unless nations and peoples > are left to their own devices. The helping hand of United States democracy is > anything but. It is a recipe for disaster and requires forceful opposition. > If Russia can be a reliable counterforce the whole world will benefit, even > if Barack Obama frowns before the cameras. > > > > Margaret Kimberley's Freedom Rider column appears weekly in BAR, and is > widely reprinted elsewhere. She maintains a frequently updated blog as well > as at http://freedomrider.blogspot.com. > [6]Ms. Kimberley lives in New York City, and can be reached via e-Mail at > Margaret.Kimberley(at)BlackAgendaReport.com.
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