Syrian rebels claim new video shows victims of chemical attack
Israeli special forces reportedly operating on the ground in Syria,
monitoring chemical weapons stockpile
By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF December 9, 2012
<http://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-rebels-claim-new-video-shows-victims-of-chemical-attack/>
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http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33267.htm
NATO Intervention in Syria Imminent
By Stephen Lendman
December 09, 2012 "Information Clearing House" - On December 7,
Voice of Russia (VoR) headlined: "Iraq 2.0, another false-flag
invasion rated XXX," saying:
"The US and NATO are set to invade Syria, something many of us have
been warning about for a while now. It has been obvious that they
have been looking for a pretext and that pretext has already been
injected into the public debate."
VoR cited fabricated claims about threatening chemical weapons. Media
scoundrels hype them. Sarin nerve gas was mentioned. Reports claimed
Assad readied it in bombs. No evidence whatever was cited.
They're ready to go but haven't been loaded on planes, said an
unnamed US official. Pentagon spokesman George Little said "any
consideration of the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime
would be unacceptable."
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said:
"I think there is no question that we remain very concerned, very
concerned that as the opposition advances, in particular on Damascus,
that the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons.
The intelligence that we have causes serious concerns that this is
being considered."
"The president of the United States has made very clear there will be
consequences, there will be consequences if the Assad regime makes a
terrible mistake by using these chemical weapons on their own people."
On December 7, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad was
unequivocal, saying:
"Syria stresses again, for the 10th, the 100th time, that if we had
such weapons, they would not be used against our people. We would not
commit suicide."
The alleged Syrian chemical weapons threat replicates bogus
allegations about Saddam's nonexistent WMDs. It's similar to
falsified claims about Gaddafi, the Taliban, and numerous other
invented US enemies.
Big Lies launch wars. In "The Art of War," Sun Tzu said "All war is
based on deception." It's true now like in ancient times. Instant
global communications, super-weapons, and scoundrel media complicity
make today's threat especially ominous.
Washington's rage for war threatens humanity. Peace doesn't have a
chance. Media scoundrels hype false threats. Repeated ad nauseam,
people believe them.
No matter how many previous times they were fooled, they buy the Big
Lie again. It happens every time. They're being set up again now.
Administration, congressional, and Pentagon officials are preparing
the public for more war. Falsified headlines hype nonexistent
threats. Humanity hangs in the balance. Where this ends, who knows.
In early December, UN officials said they're recalling all
non-essential Syrian staff. Growing conflict dangers were cited.
Perhaps advance word of imminent NATO intervention was gotten.
On December 6, CNN cited a Pentagon spokesman Little saying
Washington updated its military options for potentially striking
Syria. "We are prepared for a full range of contingencies," said
Little.
He added that US forces have all the firepower needed in the region
for full-scale war if ordered. A previous article said Washington
positioned considerable military strength off Syria's coast.
It includes 10,000 combat troops, 70 fighter-bombers, 17 or more
warships (including the USS Eisenhower and Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready
Group), heavy armaments, offensive Patriot missiles, Aegis Ballistic
Missile Defense System readiness, and Terminal High Altitude Area
Defense (THAAD) capability.
It suggests US-led NATO intervention could happen any time. More than
ever it looks imminent.
On December 7, Syria Deeply headlined "EXCLUSIVE: US Trains Rebel
Brigades to Secure Chemical Weapons," saying:
Washington and NATO allies "hired contractors" to train opposition
Syrian mercenaries. Four unnamed diplomats, including a US official,
said exercises are ongoing in Turkey and Jordan.
At issue is whether Washington plans a false flag chemical attack as
pretext for full-scale US-led NATO intervention. Syria Deeply stopped
short of suggesting it.
Obama and Clinton said using them crosses a "red line." Washington
would respond.
On December 7, Hillary Clinton urged all parties involved to make a
"concerted push" to resolve the Syrian conflict. Perhaps imminent
intervention was hinted.
France's Le Figero said French military advisers met with opposition
fighters inside Syria. So have US and UK elements. At issue is
assessing operational capabilities of different groups and choosing
which ones get weapons.
On December 4, NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels. They expressed
solidarity with Turkey. They agreed to deter any potential threat
Ankara faces. There's none, but they suggested otherwise.
On December 6, Germany's Suddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) headlined:
"Nato-Führung erwägt militärische Intervention in Syrien (NATO
leadership is considering military intervention in Syria)."
Multiple sources told SZ that NATO Secretary-General Fogh Rasmussen
said the alliance can't "stick its head in the sand." NATO is
prepared to intervene in Syria if ordered.
Earlier Rasmussen said NATO had no intention of doing so. He lied.
Perhaps it's been planned all along.
SZ said Rasmussen is supported by Washington, Britain and Turkey. The
Pentagon will suggest ways to implement a no-fly zone.
Rasmussen asked what would NATO do if Syria uses chemical weapons?
What if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz? Germany, the Netherlands,
the Czech Republic and Poland discount a chemical weapons threat.
Russia told NATO members to take inflammatory threats with a grain of
salt. Previous ones proved false. This time isn't different.
SZ said NATO foreign ministers failed to reach common ground. It's
unlikely to matter. Washington, Britain, Turkey, Rasmussen, and
apparently France favor intervention. No combination of other
countries can stop them.
On December 7, Mossad-connected DEBKAfile headlined "Paris: NATO-Arab
Syria intervention imminent," saying:
"Sources close to the French Defense Ministry" said intervention "is
due to begin shortly with the participation of the US, France,
Britain, Turkey, Jordan and other anti-Assad Arab nations."
France deployed the aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle in the
Mediterranean. Combat marines are on board. Britain has at least five
warships nearby. They've joined Washington's battle group.
In November, British and French forces "performed landing-and-capture
exercises against fortified locations on the coast and mountains of
Albania as practice for potential operations against similar terrain
in Syria, where the Alawite Mountains loom over the coastal towns of
Latakia and Tartus."
"French sources told Le Point magazine that the NATO mission for
Syria, including the UK and the US, would be modeled on the Western
intervention in Libya in 2011."
"It would combine an aerial blitz with ground action by special
forces for destroying Assad's chemical weapons stocks, his air force
and his air defense systems."
Apparently winds of war reached gale force. Expect full-scale
intervention any time. It could come before or right after Christmas
and New Year's.
A previous article called today perhaps the most perilous time in
world history. Daily events should scare everyone.
Possible regional or global war looms. Disastrous consequences could
follow. Obama may head humanity into the abyss. Perhaps there's no
way to stop him.
It's vital for anti-war activists to challenge what's too potentially
catastrophic to tolerate. The risks are far too great to stay
sidelined.
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