Trafficking In Lies About Syria
By Stephen Lendman
6-24-13
Media scoundrels substitute lies for truth and full disclosure. They violate
core journalistic ethics doing so. They threaten world peace.
They're waging war on freedom. They do it shameless, recklessly and
unapologetically. They continue ad nauseam.
Victims are called war criminals. Aggressive wars are called liberating
ones. Western state terrorism is called humanitarian intervention.
Media scoundrels front for power. They support imperial lawlessness. Syria's
being ravaged and destroyed. Assad's vilified for defending his nation
responsibly.
He's routing death squad invaders in the process. New ones commit massacres
and vast destruction. Conflict continues daily. Ordinary Syrians suffer
most. Media scoundrels turn a blind eye to who's responsible.
Washington Post editors urge war on Syria. They've done so in numerous
editorials. They continue irresponsibly. They betray their readers in the
process.
On June 20,
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/kosovo-offers-united-states-a-roadma
p-for-syria/2013/06/20/99d92cfc-d2ca-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html> they
headlined "Kosovo offers United States a roadmap for Syria," saying:
"ITS BEEN 14 years since the United States, defying Russian obstruction in
the UN Security Council, launched an air campaign to stop a tyrants bloody
aggression in his own country."
"With US support, the rebels of Kosovo, then a province of Serbia, were able
to repel the army of Slobodan Milosevic and take control of the province."
"Critics warned at the time that US intervention would sow chaos or empower
radicals. Instead it paved the way for the democratization of Serbia,
independence for a democratic Kosovo and, at last, the beginning of a
reconciliation."
Hashim Thaci led "the Kosovo Liberation Army. (He's) now the country's prime
minister."
Fact check
US-led NATO waged lawless aggression. It did so against a nonbelligerent
country. It ravaged and destroyed it in the process. Crimes of war and
against humanity were committed.
Ruthlessness defines US policy. At issue is unchallenged imperial dominance.
Human carnage is a small price to pay. So is vast destruction and ecocide.
Fundamental rule of law principles don't matter.
It's the American way. It's longstanding. It's worse than ever today.
Milosevic was attacked for governing independently. Managed news
misinformation preceded aggressive war.
Serbia's sovereign Kosovo territory was lost. It's now Washington/NATO
occupied territory. It's run by Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. He's an
unindicted drug trafficker. He's known to have organized crime ties.
He's nicknamed "the Snake" for good reason. He founded the "Drenica Group."
It operated secretly. A December 2010 Council of Europe report said it
trafficked in Serbian prisoner organs.
Thaci and other KLA commanders committed horrific human rights abuses. They
were involved in prostitution, arms smuggling, and other criminal
activities.
Thaci's a US installed puppet. He's a Madeleine Albright protege. She has
her own cross to bear. She shares responsibility for Yugoslavia's
destruction. She remains unaccountable.
Thaci's feted on visits to Washington and other European capitals. He
belongs in prison, not high office. He heads Kosovo's so-called Democratic
Party (PKD).
It's a puppet regime. It represents US interests. Don't expect WaPo editors
to explain. They urge a Yugoslavia solution for Syria. They called
destroying its sovereignty a "limited US military intervention."
Obama should draw a lesson from history, they say. They claim doing so "can
save lives and stabilize troubled regions - even when Russia and the UN
Security Council don't approve."
Saying so turns truth on its head. Former Yugoslavia no longer exists.
Middle East countries suffer enormous turmoil. Wherever America shows up,
crimes of war, against humanity and genocide follow.
WaPo columnist Charles Krauthammer represents the extreme far-right. He's
paid to lie. Hyperbole substitutes for verifiable facts. He supports lawless
imperial wars. He wants Syria targeted and destroyed.
On June 20,
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-america-sideline
d-barely-relevant/2013/06/20/be08cdec-d9cf-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_story.html
> he headlined "America sidelined, barely relevant," saying:
He blames Assad for US-sponsored death squad crimes. He blames Russia for
wanting peaceful conflict resolution. Washington bears full responsibility
for initiating conflict in Syria.
Krauthammer called it "a spontaneous, secular, liberationist uprising." He
accused Russia and Iran of "reach(ing) for regional dominance - the
ayatollahs solidifying their 'Shiite crescent.' "
Putin, he says, aims to "dislodge America as regional hegemon." Russia and
China represent the best chance for world peace. Achieving it depends on
challenging Washington's imperium.
It requires red line intolerance against further US aggression. Hopefully
both countries are up to the challenge.
Krauthammer want greater US intervention. He wants Obama to "do something
that will alter the course of the war."
He wants Syria's conflict turned into catastrophe. He wants it entirely
ravaged and destroyed. He wants another US regional vassal state. He blames
Obama for not pursuing it straightaway.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/21/opinion/why-is-russia-still-arming-syria.
html?_r=0> New York Times editors asked "Why Is Russia Still Arming Syria?"
Why don't they challenge Washington's proxy war? Why don't they explain it
was planned years ago?
Why don't they say Obama bears full responsibility for enlisting, arming,
funding, training and directing extremist elements? The State Department
designates them foreign terrorist organizations.
They're drawn from dozens of countries. They're sent to Syria lawlessly.
They're committing crimes of war and against humanity. Times editors don't
explain.
They pretend Syria's conflict is a liberating one. They turn truth on its
head saying so. They willfully lie to readers. "As long as Mr. Assad can
count on military and political support from Russia," they say, "he has no
incentive to agree to a cease-fire or a political transition."
Fact check
Assad forthrightly prioritizes ending conflict diplomatically. He said so
numerous times. He didn't just say it. He means it.
Times editors have no right to call for "political transition." Syria's a
sovereign independent country. Syrians alone may decide who'll lead them.
International law prohibits outside interference.
Times editors support it. Doing so violates core rule of law principles.
They do it repeatedly. They call Russia an "obstacle to a successful outcome
in Syria."
It's Syria's best chance to achieve one. In puts Syrians in charge of their
own futures. The alternative is a US-dominated vassal state.
It eliminates another independent sovereign nation. It puts Islamofascists
in charge. It assures continued charnel house violence. Times editors
apparently approve. They're in lockstep with imperial US viciousness.
Former Times executive editor Bill Keller claims Syria's insurgency "is
genuine and indigenous." He lied saying so. There's nothing civil about
ongoing conflict. Syria was invaded. Washington-sponsored death squads are
US foot soldiers.
So are Wall Street Journal editors. On June 15, they headlined "Syria's
Cease-Fire of the Grave," saying:
"Assad, Russia and Iran are rolling over a timid West.This is the same
Russia that has protected Mr. Assad from even the mildest UN sanctions."
Perhaps Journal editors forgot. Syria's under heavy pressure. It's punished
by multiple rounds of sanctions. They target government officials. They
freeze assets and ban travel. They one-sidedly embargo arms.
They prohibit importing Syrian controlled oil. They impose fines on firms
investing in Syria's oil industry.
They sanction Syria's main mobile phone operator, Syriatel. They target its
largest private company, Cham Holding. They penalize Addounia TV, three
construction companies, and investment firms linked to Syria's military.
Other sanctions target Syria's financial sector, state oil marketing firm
Sytrol, and General Petroleum Corporation.
Surveillance equipment, precious metals, and other exports are banned. Cargo
flights are prohibited. Relations with Syria's central bank were suspended.
US companies and citizens are barred from investing in or trading with
Syria. Its technology companies are targeted. They include computers,
software and cell phones.
Obama's gone all out to isolate Syria. He's done it against Iran. He's done
it lawlessly. Journal editors didn't explain. They blame Assad for
Western-sponsored death squad crimes.
They want him forcibly removed from office. They want Washington controlling
Syrian policy. They want another country ravaged and destroyed. They
mischaracterize Assad viciously.
<http://www.globalresearch.ca/syria-democracy-vs-the-foreign-invasion-who-is
-bashar-al-assad/5329181> Arabi Souri explains. It's a pseudonym he uses for
protection. He's a native Syrian. He lives in Germany. He supports Syrian
sovereignty. So-called Free Syrian Army fighters destroyed his property.
They threatened his life.
"Who is Bashar Assad," he asked? He wrongfully vilified as "a brutal
dictator. (He's) a reformer. (He's) done much to further the causes of
democracy and freedom."
Violent opposition elements threaten what most Syrians support.
Foreign-backed "revolutionaries" harm their interests.
Assad introduced important reforms. He challenged "old guards who opposed
them." Many defected and left. They're allied with Western interests. They
betrayed their own people in the process.
In February 2012, Syrians overwhelmingly approved new constitutional
provisions. Despite opposition boycotts and violence, 89.4% of eligible
voters approved it. Another 9% opposed, and 1.2% of ballots were declared
invalid.
Overall, 57.4% of Syrians participated. Given the risks taken to vote,
turnout was impressive. Reforms instituted are important. They include
political pluralism, presidential term limits, and press freedom.
On May 7, first time ever parliamentary elections were held. It was a
milestone political event. Independent candidates participated.
Despite ongoing insurgent violence, turnout was high. Voting went smoothly.
Independent monitors supervised the process. They included intellectuals,
legislators and judicial authorities from other countries.
For Syrians, it was historic. Ba'ath party members won a 60% majority.
Previously they held just over 50% control. With support from independent
MPs, they comprise 90% of Syria's parliament. Opposition party members were
also elected.
Washington called elections farcical. US and other Western reports mocked
them. They vilified legitimate democratic change. They want subservient
puppet governance running Syria. They want Syrians having no say.
Souri said Syria's "crisis is not a civil war or rebellion, but a foreign
aggression against a sovereign nation." Assad's responsibly defending his
nation to defeat it.
Around 70% of Syrians support him. They do so for good reason. They want
Syrian sovereignty respected. They want outside interference stopped. They
want Syrians alone to decide who'll lead them. International law supports
them.
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