Quando or two U.S. imperialism engages in an attack on any government or movement, political movements of workers and for a progressive transformation, must necessarily gather as much information available and take a stand. It is cowardice to remain neutral and is a betrayal to align with the imperialist octopus, which seeks to dominate the world.
This is the ABC of movement of workers over the 150 years of struggles with class consciousness. It is the very basis of Marxism. It is reflected in songs that launch the trade union challenge "Which side are you?" and through the union leaders to explain again and again: "An offense against a is an offense against all. "
The Arab world is being shaken by a social explosion. U.S. imperialism and all the old regimes in the region linked to it are desperately trying to manage and contain the revolt of the masses which is still in evolution, channeling it so as not to threaten the imperial rule in the region.
The U.S. and its collaborators are also trying to divide and erode the two wings of resistance - the Islamic forces and secular nationalism - which, together, overthrew the US-backed dictatorships in Egypt and Tunisia. There is now a concerted effort by the U.S. to turn these same political forces against two regimes in the region that have been opposed to U.S. domination in the past - Libya and Syria.
Both Libya and Syria have their development problems, which are exacerbated by the general crisis of global capitalism and by decades of commitments that were imposed when they tried to survive in a hostile environment of continual attacks - political, sometimes military, and that including economic sanctions.
The bombing of the US / NATO on Libya clarified the position of imperialism in relation to this country. Explorers multinationals are bent on seizing all of the richest oil reserves in Africa and to eliminate billions of dollars with which Libya was to contribute to the development of African countries much poorer.
Syria is also a target of imperialism - because of his heroic defense of the Palestinian resistance for decades and its refusal to recognize the Zionist occupation. We can not forget the support from Syria to Hezbollah in their struggle to end Israeli occupation of Lebanon and its strategic alliance with Iran
Although it is difficult to understand a large part of Syria's internal situation, it is important to note that in this fight course, appeared clear statements of support for the Syrian government and against U.S. attempts to destabilize coming from Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, the secretary general of Hezbollah, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanon and many exiled leaders of Hamas, the Palestinian organization that was elected by the people of Gaza. These political leaders have gone through destabilization campaigns the U.S. who used the machinations of the corporate media, the opposition groups funded from abroad, planned assassinations, sabotage of special operations and Internet operators well trained.
the side of the supposedly "democratic opposition" are reactionaries like Senator Joseph Lieberman, Chairman of the powerful National Security Committee of the Senate, which called for the bombing of Syria, then to Libya. The vehement opposition supporters in Syria include James Woolsey, former CIA director and adviser to the presidential campaign of Senator John McCain.
Wikileaks denouncing the U.S. role
An article entitled "The United States secretly supported Syrian opposition groups" by Craig Whitlock (Washington Post, April 18) described in great detail the information contained in the American diplomatic telegrams sent Wikileaks news agencies around the world and has published on its website. The article summarizes what those telegrams from the Department State reveal the secret about the funding opposition political groups, including the dissemination of anti-government programming in the country through satellite TV.
The article describes these efforts, funded by the U.S. as part of a "longstanding campaign to topple Bashar al-Assad, the country's autocratic leader" who took office during the term of President George W. Bush and continued with President Barack Obama, although Obama has claimed to be rebuild relations with Syria and sent an ambassador to Damascus for the first time in six years.
In a telegram of April 2009 signed by the chief American diplomat in Damascus at the time, the Syrian authorities "considered obviously any U.S. funds for illegal political groups as tantamount to support for the change of regime." The Washington Post article describes in some detail the connections between TV Barada opposition, funded by the U.S. and the role of Malik al-Abdeh, who is in his direction and distributes videos and protests updated and edited. Al-Abdeh is also in the direction of the Movement for Justice and Democracy, which is chaired by his brother, Anas Al-Abdeh. Telegrams secret "report persistent fears among American diplomats that the Syrian security agents have discovered the money trail from Washington. "
Role of Al Jazeera
Perhaps the most telling challenge and denounce the campaign of destabilization in Syria has arisen with Ghassan Ben Jeddo dismissal of the journalist's best known television news Al Jazeera and its head office in Beirut. Jeddo Well resigned in protest biased coverage by Al Jazeera, referring mainly to a "smear campaign against the Syrian government" that turned Al Jazeera in an "agency propaganda ".
Al Jazeera made a favorable coverage of unstoppable popular uprising of millions in Egypt and Tunisia. But this news channel por satélite também noticiou extensivamente todas as reivindicações e acusações políticas, independentemente de serem ou não consubstanciadas, feitas pela oposição política tanto na Síria como na Líbia. Tornou-se na voz mais forte na região, seguida por milhões de visitantes, a clamar pela intervenção "humanitária" dos EUA, zonas de interdição aérea e bombardeamento da Líbia. Portanto é importante compreender a posição da Al Jazeera como uma corporação de notícias, principalmente quando ela afirma ser a voz dos oprimidos.
A Al Jazeera, que tem a sede em Qatar, nunca noticia que 94 por cento da força de trabalho no Qatar is formed by immigrants who have no rights and they exist in conditions of virtual slavery. The brutal suppression of mass movement in absolute monarchies of Bahrain, which is right next to Qatar and is now occupied by Saudi troops, also receives little coverage of Al Jazeera. Is this censorship exists because the "News TV Al Jazeera is funded by the absolute ruler of Qatar, the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani?
It is very important to note that Al Jazeera never refers to the huge U.S. military base there that Central Command in Qatar. The remote control planes that regularly rise based on secret missions across the region. Qatar also has sent planes to take part in the bombing of the US / NATO in Libya.
Qatar works closely with the U.S. State Department supported American intervention in the area. Qatar was among the first Arab states, and the first Gulf states to establish relations with Israel. During the bombardment of Gaza by Israel in 2009, but canceled those relationships already proposed to reinstate them.
Facebook and counter-revolution
The CIA and " National Endowment for Democracy (NED) have become experts in the use of a barrage of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to cram governments concerned with millions of messages produced, false rumors and pictures. Alerts fabricated on struggles and divisions between rival factions in the armed forces of Syria, in order to cause layoffs, came to prove to be false. For example, Maj. Gen. al-Rifai (Ret.) dismissed, as unfounded, by TV news broadcast that was leading a division in the military. He added that had retired ten years ago. Izzat al-
Rashek, the Commission thereof policy of Hamas, and Ali Baraka, Hamas representative in Lebanon, publicly denied allegations that the leadership of the organization of resistance Palestine was to move from Damascus to Qatar. Ali Baraka explained that this was an American invention to press Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and prevent Palestinian reconciliation, the conflict between resistance movements and Syria.
Damascus reported that snipers had fired on demonstrations, seeking military and police in an attempt to bring the police to open fire on demonstrators. Rumors, limited publications on the Internet and satellite television for news by exacerbating sectarian differences are part of the destabilization campaign. Double Character
Syria
It is not difficult understand why U.S. imperialism and their pawns in the region, including Israel and the corrupt monarchies dependent Jordan, Qatar and the UAE and Saudi Arabia want to see a 'regime change' in Syria. Syria is one of the few Arab states that have no relations with Israel. Several Palestinian resistance organizations have offices in exile in Syria, including Hamas. Syria is a close ally of Irã0 and Lebanon.
Syria currently is not a socialist country nor revolutionary country. Capitalism, with its inevitable inequalities, was not overthrown. There are a capitalist class in Syria, many people benefited from the inside 'reform' old industries that have privatized formerly held by the state.
However, the Syrian state is contradictory forces. It has been a bulwark in defending the achievements made in anti-colonial struggles and the surveys of the Arab masses in the 60 and 70. During this period were important social gains were nationalized key industries and resources that had belonged to foreign capital and were important milestones advances in health care guaranteed in living standards and education.
Syria under the Baath Arab Socialist Party, is a strictly secular country. He maintained that freedom of religion for everyone, although without allowing a religious group to dominate or be promoted by the state. But the regime in Syria also has severely repressed the attempts of the mass movement based in Lebanon and Syria, who wanted to continue fighting. Justified the repression of past movements pointing to his precarious position right next to Israel, the impact of two Israeli wars in 1967 and 1973 and the subsequent Israeli occupation and annexation of important region of the Golan Heights in Syria for 44 years.
Years of U.S. sanctions and previous attempts at destabilization also had a cumulative effect. The apparatus of state, always fearful of a continued foreign intervention, came to be afraid of change. It is essential to recognize this dual nature and do not condone or ignore all the problems resulting therefrom. Syria still has the burden of hosting plus more than 500 000 Palestinian refugees and their descendants in the last 63 years. These conditions are better than any of the neighboring countries because, unlike in Lebanon and Jordan, health care, education and housing are accessible to Palestinians in Syria.
The impact of the Iraq war
The massive American invasion and destruction of Iraq neighbors, the debate over Bush-Blair a similar attack on Syria in 2003, and the tough new sanctions on Syria increased the pressure intense. But the most disturbing factor is never discussed in the media: more than one and a half million Iraqis invaded Syria to escape the past eight years of U.S. occupation.
This was a brutal invasion into a country with a population of 18 million in 2006. According to a 2007 report from the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees in the U.S., the daily arrival Iraqis desperate to 2000 had an enormous impact on all aspects of life in Syria, particularly in the services provided by the state for all its citizens and all refugees. Syria has the highest level of civil and social rights for refugees throughout the region. Other neighboring countries require a minimum bank account and prevent the entry of poor refugees.
The unexpected arrival of Iraqi refugees has had a dramatic impact on infrastructure in primary and secondary schools guaranteed free health care, the availability of housing and other areas of the economy. Led to an increase in costs at all levels. Prices foodstuffs and basic goods have risen 30 percent, real estate prices 40 per cent and household incomes at 150 percent.
Iraqi refugees also benefited from the Syrian government subsidies on gasoline, food, water and other essential goods supplied to everyone. A mass as big of unemployed people has led to lower wages and increased competition in jobs. The impact of global economic difficulties during this difficult period exacerbated the problems. (Middle East Institute, 10/Dezembro/2010, Report on Cooperation with Refugees)
The U.S. created the refugee crisis, which caused the displacement of more than 25 percent of the Iraqi population, because of sectarian violence. However, there are those who accept the lowest number of refugees and give less than the cost of a day of Iraq war costs for United Nations assistance. U.S. sanctions on Syria increased economic movements.
All this strengthened the consciousness of the Syrian government and the public about the dangers of the American occupation and the internal destabilization and about the bloodbath that could result in sectarian violence instigated by the U.S..
Washington claims to be concerned with the instability in Syria. But imperialism while the American system is bound to create instability. The overwhelming dominance and power of the military and oil corporations in the U.S. economy and the huge profits from military contracts endlessly reinforce the tendency to seek military solutions.
All statements made by the Syrian government have recognized the importance of major domestic reforms while maintaining national unity in a country that is extremely diverse historical differences in religion, tribes and regions and currently has 2 million refugees.
The various nationalities, religions and cultural groups in Syria have every right to be part this process. But what they need above all is the constant and cruel end of U.S. intervention.
U.S. out of Syria!
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The original is in http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid
= 24659 Translation of Margaret Fowler.
This article is in http://resistir.info/
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