Friday, 30 March 2012
Humanitarianism: The Face of Modern Imperialism
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya:
"Humanitarian wars are a modern form of imperialism. The standard pattern that the United States and its allies use to execute them is one where genocide and ethnic cleansing are alleged by a coalition of governments, media organizations, and non-governmental front organizations which are preceded by sanctions, isolation, and military intervention. This is the post-Cold War modus operandi of the United States and NATO."
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
‘We must expel Arabs and take their place’ - 1937 Ben-Gurion letter corrected
Modoweiss - by Adam Horowitz:
" On 3 November 2011, the self-appointed media watchdog CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America) informed the Journal of Palestine Studies of an incorrect citation in an article by Illan Pappé ('The 1948 Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine') published in its autumn 2006 issue. The incorrect citation referred to a quotation by Israeli founding father David Ben-Gurion supporting the expulsion (“transfer”) of Arabs from Palestine."
The full article
From Bosnia to Syria: Is History Repeating Itself?
Global Research - by Benjamin Schett:
"Anyone closely following the ongoing crisis in Syria will notice that the desire for reforms is coming from a large part of the Syrian population which has no ties to the armed insurgency supported by foreign powers. These groups, many of them Wahhabi or Salafi terrorists, constitute a serious threat to the unity of Sunni, Shia, Alawite, Christian and Druze living together in a sovereign secular state."
Monday, 26 March 2012
I Want My Sunni Back
Al-Akhbar English - By Sharmine Narwani:
"There is something quite unique about the Middle East’s 'Resistance Axis' which includes Iran, Hezbollah, Syria, Hamas and a smattering of smaller groups opposed to western imperialism and zionism.
"It is the only major grouping or alliance in the region that includes 1) Arab and Iranian, 2) Sunni and Shia, 3) Islamist and Secularist.
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"Syria is a much harder problem. Hamas officials tell me that the reason for vacating their political office in Damascus is because other nationals were refusing to meet them in Syria. But let’s be honest, the sectarian undercurrents in both Syria and the region – fanned heavily by Saudis, Qataris, Salafists and the western cabal hyper-focused on Iran – are putting the screws on Hamas.
"The group is under tremendous pressure from these parties to break from the Resistance Axis, which many have disparagingly dubbed the 'Shiite Crescent.' They have offered money, incentives, sanctuary to Hamas. They have used threats. They have invoked the 'Brotherhood' of the Sunni. But then consider this: why, a year later, are we are still uncertain of Hamas’ position regarding its alliance with Iran, Hezbollah and Syria.
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"And Resistance itself might change, as one Hamas official hinted to me. If sectarianism can be contained, when this ferocious geopolitical Battle of the Blocs is over, we might perhaps even see a clean sweep from the Persian Gulf to North Africa of people rejecting foreign hegemony and zionism. This is what the Old Guard fears most – and the vast majority of Arabs, Iranians, Sunni, Shia, Islamists and Secularists wholeheartedly support.
"It will take some time, but I will have my Sunni back."