Kofi Annan and Peace

http://news.yahoo.com/annan-meet-assad-seeking-end-syria-violence-002653949.html The question asked in this article is “Can Kofi Annan” broker a peace in Syria?” My answer is an unequivocal yes. However, there are conditions and they are the following:

1. Foreign elements such as the CIA and the British and French Spy agencies must stop fomenting the continued unrest in Syria.

2. Russia and especially Vladimir Putin must be consulted and approve any deal.

3. Iran must be consulted and included in all back door negotiations for a settlement.

4. The legal government of Syria under Assad must be respected and affirmed by the UN as the legal government of Syria.

5. The violent and armed insurgency must be disavowed, disarmed and dissolved by its foreign sponsors.

6. The legal government under Assad must be publicly, and I repeat the word “publicly” engaged and publicly guaranteed legal and legitimate means for resolution of the conflict under Syrian law.

7. The so-called Syrian National Council, which is a surrogate for France and Britain must be disavowed and required to dissolve.

8. China must be constantly consulted and included in the ongoing negotiations for the sovereignty of Syria.

9. USA, Britain and France must publicly affirm their recognition of the legal Assad government in Damascus.

10. NATO must publicly announce that it is not even entitled to intervene in the affairs of the sovereign State of Syria.

11. Turkey, as a member State of NATO must refuse to continue harboring enemies of the Syrian government such as recently defected Generals.

12. Tribal leaders, (for lack of a better “Western” term) must be included as integral to any internal agreement between the government of Syrian and the International community.

13. In the event of free and internationally monitored elections, the monitors must disavow beforehand the prejudiced and inaccurate statements of election fraud which, for instance, were routinely issued after the election of Vladimir Putin.

I recognise that the 13 conditions place all of the burden on the West respecting the sovereign integrity of the Syrian government of President Assad. But this is the only legitimate and realistic way to end the outside influenced insurgency and restore peace and tranquility to Syria. And let me end by emphasis on the central and key role of Russia, China and Turkey. As for England and France, they are former Imperialist Colonial powers and their hands are already bloody because of their brutal pursuit of Western Imperialism in Libya. And the USA? We should be foremost in favor of national sovereignty as reflected by our own revolution against colonial Imperial England in 1776. And we should be for non-interference as reflected by our Federal position during our own Civil War, (or War of Northern Aggression) in 1865. The fact that we abandoned these policies in 1875 versus Mexico and in 1898 versus Spain and in 1917 versus the Axis is merely evidence of our own growth as an international imperial power. WW II is an entirely different story. And Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan are exceptionalism adventures, to say the least.

Yes, Kofi Annan can restore peace, to a war ravaged Syria. However, this writer believes that the adventurism of the USA government is already undermining his efforts. And I believe that the robust colonial imperialism displayed by France under Sarkozy and England under Cameron, is not likely to dissipate. Therefore, the goodly people of Syria, like the countries of Egypt, and Libya will be the unwitting dupes of the internationalist aspirations of USA Obama, Frances’s Sarkozy and England’s Cameron. A very sad commentary indeed.

USA Intervention prolongs Tyrany and Prevents Democracy

It is this authors opinion that the progress of democracy is inevitable. I also believe that it is the best form of government for all people’s worldwide. Additionally, I wholeheartedly support efforts to educate, advocate and promote peaceful democracy worldwide. However, war is a terrible thing and as we learned in our own Revolution and Civil War a great many people die prematurely for something which is so inevitable that we do not need bloodshed for its achievement. And for those conservative pundits who argue with me on this, well! Have you been in the US military? Is your child in the US military? Have you been confronted with the agony of mobilization and deployment? Yes, I have and so have my children. So, before we go wrapping everything in the flag, let’s talk. Okay.

Democracy has many forms, including limited democracy such as a real monarchy, and on to parliamentary democracy and a Republic like the USA. However, there is not one form that fits all societies. A tribal system such as Libya and Iraq may not be historically, culturally or ethnically suited for USA style democracy. Rather, ethnic, cultural, religious and societal uniqueness may require that democracy be tailored to the local situation.

And I completely agree that many societies in the Middle East of our world are seeking a greater form of democratic society. However, in distinction from my colleagues, I suggest that democracy was and is inevitable in these societies and that the modern interconnected Internet world, would and will, sooner than later, achieve that democracy, worldwide. However, in many countries and societal situations the so-called “powerful” need to learn the new methods of power and government. It is my belief that they would have, and they will learn the modern way without violence, bloodshed and death. It is inevitable.

But, many object, that in the societies of the Middle East, it is taking too long. First, I ask you, if you are a citizen of the country you criticise? If not, shut up. It is none of your business and don’t spout the crap about “you are your brothers keeper”. When you leave your USA armchair and travel to the streets of the struggle and face the bullets, then maybe, and only maybe, then you will have a little right to speak. Hey, brother, please don’t tell me what I must die for. You die in my place, okay? And then, I will religiously lay a wreath at your grave. Deal?

It is this author’s opinion that much of the violence and the death happening worldwide and especially in the Mid East is caused by geopolitical aims and seeks to falsely use democracy as the excuse for the extension of a western economic imperial model that has nothing to do with the “quality of life” of the protagonists and a lot to do with the wealth and continued economic imperialism of western governments and corporations.

Rather, let’s not arm the rebels. Let’s educate them on civil organization and political reality. But, you say, that we tried that and it failed. Did it? In my opinion, it did not fail. It simply did not meet our expectations. We will need to extend our timelines and get real about what is possible now and what can only be achieved later.

Friends, I will not dictate that for which you must die. Rather, I will do everything I can to promote your freedom within the context, society and culture in which you live. In the end, the result will be the same because freedom and I believe, democracy, are inevitable.

Graham and Mc Cain War Oriented

http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/02/20/senators-want-to-arm-syrian-rebels.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=cheatsheet_morning&cid=newsletter%3Bemail%3Bcheatsheet_morning&utm_term=Cheat%20Sheet

It continues to disturb this writer that Senator Mc Cain is a very hostile person who wants war, armaments and interventionist policies to prevail. We intervened in Egypt with our President Obama saying that our long time friend Mubarak “Must go”. The result is chaos in Egypt and a military government trying to prevail against radical terrorist Muslims, and Islamic radical mobs burning Christian Churches, terrorising Christian business people and threatening to make Christianity illegal in Egypt. Then we supported the rag-tag rebellion against the sovereign government of Libya, which government was a UN member, forsworn against terrorism and nuclear armament in return for USA consideration. But our government changed from George W. Bush and Condie Rice to Barrack Hussein Obama and Hilary Rodman Clinton, both of whom reneged on USA promises, backed the UN resolution 1973 against Gaddafi, and supported the 2300 bombing raids, the 225 cruise missile attacks, and the use of the terrifying A 10 anti personnel aircraft against the legal, uniformed and legitimate military forces of the sovereign UN recognized Libyan government. The result is chaos, a weak central government and the fear that the approximately 10 to 20 thousand shoulder launched missiles of the Gaddafi government are now being funneled to A Qaeda. Hey, folks, the so-called terrorist Gaddafi and his military forces did not use those anti-aircraft, anti tank, anti naval missiles! Why not? Because they believed assurances that the UN resolution 1973 protected them against the murderous rebels. Instead, Gaddafi was brutalized and obscenely murdered, his son killed, and his supporters rounded up and quietly exterminated by the new “freedom loving??” Libyan government. The Syrian Government is also an independent sovereign State, member of United Nations and engaged in a brutal civil war. And yes, the legally constituted government and the legitimate uniformed military forces and police of that government have been brutal in suppression of the civil war. However, in the USA, it is illegal for anybody to advocate the violent overthrow of the USA Federal or State government. In fact, if such an armed conflict broke out in the USA, the penalty is death by firing squad or hanging. Such death by bullet or rope, could under a military emergency and martial law, be administered by the USA military forces in summary field executions. So, friends, before we fool-heartedly get involved in yet another illegal military adventure, let’s be honest with ourselves and tell the world, especially the Russians, that we intend to continue to foment revolution in their backyard and they had better get used to the idea. And then, when the Russians visit Mexico and try to overthrow that government, we too, had better get used to the idea. And by the way, why shouldn’t the Iranians stop selling oil to France and UK. It’s their oil from their land and if they don’t want to sell it to their enemies, France and UK, well, that’s their business. We don’t sell to the Iranians because we say that they are our enemies. So who is the hypocrite here?

Sarkozy a Phony, Libya a Crime and the World Liars

http://news.yahoo.com/sarkozy-advises-against-military-strike-iran-215253967.html This writer is made sick by this article. Now Sarkozy says that the solution to problems is Diplomacy, etc. ( see article). Before with Libya, he was all missiles, bombs, strafing, war and destruction of an entire sovereign nation called Libya. I have written extensively on this blog about the illegal criminal war against Libya and the Leader of the Revolution Gaddafi. Here I simply call attention to the travesty of international political phoniness by Sarkozy, Cameron, and Obama abetted by a superfluous but dangerous UN and its crony Security Council. The base line is this: The UN resolution 1973 was dead wrong and allowed to be gravely misused by Sarkozy, Obama and Cameron as they dropped at least 2000 bombs on the army, navy and air force of a UN member country called Libya. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is not an arm of the UN. It is a war making organization parading as a defense organization. It is a throwback to the Cold War and should be disbanded for its criminal activities in Libya. Why? Because the legal government under Gaddafi was internationally recognized as the legal government and even the new puppet regime in Tripoli agrees that all contracts signed by the Gaddafi government are legal and binding!!

The Libyan government under Gaddafi was criminally attacked by NATO forces under the excuse of protecting civilians. How were the civilians being attacked. They were not. This is plain fact. However, rebellious para military forces backed by France (Sarkozy) Britain (Cameron) USA ( Obama) and aided by Belgium (?), fought against the legal government seeking its overthrown. These para military forces were without regular military organization. They were not recognizable by a regular military uniform. Their tactics of attacking the legal government forces, facilities and jurisdictions are recognized by other governments as the actions of terrorists!! [If this was the case today in USA, the law allows the Obama administration to utterly crush the military rebellion and then to hang all its leaders as traitors. (Yes, it is illegal to attempt the forced overthrow of the USA government and the penalty for such action is death.)] Yes, the US Obama administration backed the UN resolution 1973 authorizing military force against a UN member nation. The President later did not commit USA military ground troops to the overthrow of the legal sovereign government of Libya opting instead, to providing cruise missiles, Air Force plans, Navy ships, and A-10 attack planes in order to carry out the blatantly criminal aggression against the country of Libya. In a just world, (yes, this is not a just world), the criminal aggressor nations would be indicted by the UN (really!) as aggressors. They would also be indicted by the International Court at the Hague for aggression against a sovereign nation of the international community of nations and against a legal member of the United Nations and a nation recognized as legal by 101 nations. In a just world, this writer believes that all three leaders, Sarkozy, Cameron and (Nobel Peace Prize winner) Obama would be found guilty of criminal aggression and could even face charges of genocide against the Libyan people. Hey, facts are facts and the 200 plus cruise missiles, the 2000 plus air force sorties against the legal army of Libya were all carried out without a legal Declaration of War which according to international law and the USA Manual of Land Warfare and the USA Military Code of Justice constitutes lawless and wanton criminal behavior. By the way, Gaddafi did not have Weapons of Mass destruction. He did not have and was not developing any form of nuclear weapon. He was not a military or terrorist threat to the nations of the International community. Yes, he was at one time. But that had been adjudicated by international agreement, an agreement which shamefully, was completely disregarded by the Obama administration and as far as this writer knows, was not defended by former Sec. State Condi Rice nor former President George Bush!!) The legal Gaddafi government was not killing hundreds of its people daily. It was not bombing its own cities. Its jails were not overflowing with prisoners ( look at the US jails. We cannot build them fast enough!!) Yet, the UN and the NATO aggressors were allowed to brutally attack and destroy the legal government of Libya and allowed to murder the head of the Revolution, Gaddafi. This amounts not only to brutal wanton aggression but to illegal Regicide which is an odious form of assassination. All of the foregoing is very disheartening to this writer. Why? Because the Game of Nations seem to be above the law and therefore, the drones that are aimed against our supposed enemies by the USA, can be reproduced and aimed against us. But you say that our assassination drones only murder those who are guilty. Well, that is our definition of things. But when they send their drones against us, we will be defined by them as those who deserve to die without benefit of accuser, indictment, defense and trial. But you say “they” did that to “us” on 9/11. Yes, they did, the bastards! But does that mean that we too become terrorist bastards? I hope not, but the evidence of this administration and of France and Britain point to the adage that “Might makes right.” If that is the case, than we can all despair because justice does not exist and the law of the jungle reigns supreme. PS. The Menvedev regime of Russia and the Communist regime of China could have vetoed UN resultion 1973. They did not and one thinks they felt betrayed because they objected during the brutal NATO criminal aggression but did not act. Now, it is hopeful that the Russian Confederation under Putin and the Communist Chinese government will continue to successfully veto Western aggression and NATO brutality and Genocide.

The End of Anti Gaddalfi brings Light on Sarkozy and Cameron-(War criminals?)

http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=28493 This blog opposed President Obama, Sarkozy and Cameron because their so-called humanitarian attack against Libya was a War Crime and by extension a War against Humanity. Now respected French politicians and researchers uncover the true nature of the criminal UN sponsored war against a member State. A very sad story of betrayed and one small man’s vanity which destroyed a free nation.

Obama Blame Game?

President Obama set out a very political speech while insisting that he wants everybody That of itself should tell you all you need to know. But lets go further. He wants to cut social security taxes for individuals and employers. This writer believes that he wants to destroy social security. A cut in social security will create how many jobs? None. A cut in Social Security will help save the Social security system? No it will not but it will further weaken it and destroy the social security system creating the crisis he so onemindedly has pursued. What about encouraging a systematic overhaul of the progressive tax system. How about encouraging business to return money made by sales oversea to the USA by not taxing that money, amounting to many billions of needed investment money to be put to work in USA. The President asked to speak to Congress. The Congress graciously accepted his request and as is the law, it agreed at some great trouble to itself, to invite him. But instead of a speech of was full of Leadership, Obama merely waged his bony finger in their face, and scolded them while attempting to set them up for 100% of the blame. So, what shall the people do? Ignore Obama. We have this guy’s mode of operation and it is not a method of helping America but of destroying America. Secondly, we must see beyond the Obama administrations use of phony class warfare which sets American against American. Thirdly, we need to overcome the blame game and give Congress the chance they need to correct the problem. It is very important to note that the Congress and the Congress alone can allocate the money and reduce the deficit but that through enormous discretionary funding the Presidents, as they have in the three wars, can squander hundreds of billions of dollars annually on destruction while American dies.

Is Intervention Selective?

Should the UN intervene in Syria. Obviously, as some have pointed out about the situation in Libya, the Syria leader is a dictator. He is brutal in repression of his people. He has torture chambers. He has decimated cities. The reports so far are numbering above one thousand innocent civilians killed, thousands more arrested and whole urban populations surrounded by the Army. Yet, no Security Council resolution? No French and British, Canadian and USA demand for NATO bombs and USA Cruise missile attacks? So, let’s see! The Libyan situation was worse? I think not. Or, the Libyan dictator was more brutal. No? Oh, it must be that the Libyan civilian population is more worthy of foreign intervention via NATO and the Syrians are not? (Are Syrian civilian dead less valuable than Libyan civilian dead?) Or maybe there is no ready-made French and British dominated government in exile residing in London or Paris? Or maybe the foreign oil companies are not interested in Syrian oil fields? So, what is it about selective foreign military intervention that makes the Libyan foray legitimate and any other is suspect? Some would say that the UN which is a peace keeping institution has to first okay foreign nations who want to war against other member nations? Does that make UN a world government? What about the rule of law. Does the rule of Law apply to War between the sovereign governments ( that usually includes dictatorships< surprise surprise>!) or does the rule of law apply only to some countries and not others? In the case of the USA, the silence of the Congress on the deployment of USA military assets into the war against Libya is troubling. Estimates are the war cost the US taxpayers one billion dollars. What did it cost Canada? What did Germany pay? What about Russia, or Australia? Is only the USA the moral policeman and the beleaguered US taxpayer the only ones who must pay up for wars to free the poor down trodden people of South West Asia (the USA military designation for the areas involved).? The moral case can be made for UN intervention in many places. This writer is completely in favor of the defeat of brutal dictatorships wherever they are to be found. None the less, the argument made in these posts concerns the serendipitous pursuit of illogical and capricious foreign policy. I am a citizen of the USA so my opinions regarding Sarkozy and Cameroon are those of an outsider, although under the rubrics of critics they would be allowed under the concepts of one world order. However, the main concerns are: US foreign adventurism by the USA administration; the lack of USA Congressional authority for the deployment and use of USA military assets in the obvious pursuit of war by one sovereign State against another, (the UN does not have authority to okay US deployment of weapons of Mass destruction ( that is not only nuclear bombs but includes Cruise Missiles, A-10 anti personnel aircraft); UN mandate or no, the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance fare exceeded the UN resolution 1973 when it (as the Brits said) “…pursued the obvious extension and logical conclusion of resolution 1973…which is the defeat and destruction of the Gaddafi Government…” By the way this writer was in the US Army for thirty years and has witnessed the lethal nature of bombs, missiles and the A10. These are not exact (pin point) weapons. When they are used they may indeed hit the target but the blow up effect is wide and in the case of the bombs and missiles anyone within thousands of feet to the impact area would be killed or at the least very seriously injured. Since the UN okayed the effort and NATO launched at least five hundred missile attacks and thousands of bomb runs and thousands of strafing attacks, are we to suppose that zero civilians were killed?

Puppet Masters

The Libyan situation is playing out like a very well orchestrated puppet show. But who are the puppet masters. We know about Sarkozy, Obama, Cameron. But what about the back room players. How did these three get away with toppling the Legally recognized government of Libya. (This writer acknowledges the dictatorship and to be revealed horrors of the regime) but there are plenty of others and we are not yet waging a United Nations backed “war of civilian protection” against these regimes. So who are the unseen players? What did they contribute the this “peacekeeping” war. And what do they intend to get out of it. This is surprized at the open display of leftist organizations and international organizations claiming to be for human rights. Who was it that was immediately present in Tripoli to search for and reveal the alleged cooperation of former governments with the Libyan regime? Why are these organizations very anxious to produce allegations against former leaders? We know of the French connect. We also witness the Murdock scandal implicating Cameron and the London riots. Now we have Obama in trouble with the electorate. Would a hulabaloo scandal against the former regimes of of England and USA work to the “surprize” advantage of these warmongers. In England we already have the announcement of an investigation into the ties of the former government and Libya, sort of a real quick play to throw the dirt of the other guy and divert attention from the Cameron troubles. What will be next. You can expect a revisit to the former USA administration and the return of the Liberal shout that all of the USA problems were caused by Bush.

Libyan Rebels Okay with Anti Black Racism

Also Wednesday, Amnesty International urged Libya’s rebels to end attacks against black Libyans and sub-Saharan Africans, saying fighters engaging in such abuse should be detained and investigated. Amnesty said its delegation in Tripoli had witnessed a number of incidents in which the rebels detained or abused black hospital patients. The rebels have often targeted dark-skinned foreigners, suspecting them of being sub-Saharan mercenaries hired by the Gadhafi regime.

The paragraph speaks for itself

Libyans on Wednesday wept over the graves of those killed in their six-month war against Moammar Gadhafi, then celebrated their newfound freedom with morning prayers and joyous chants in the capital’s main square — bittersweet rituals marking the start of a major Muslim holiday

The prayer leader urged the crowd not to seek retribution against Gadhafi loyalists. “No to revenge, yes to the law that rules between us and those who killed our brothers,” he said. “Let there be forgiveness and mercy among us.”

Wednesday marked the start of the three-day holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which caps the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The start of the holiday is determined by the sighting of a new moon, and several countries in the Arab world started marking the holiday on Tuesday. Morning visits to cemeteries are part of the Eid al-Fitr tradition across the region

Why do the secular news reporters always talk about the “holy” prayers, the Mosque worship, and give extensive explanation of Muslim religious festivals. Yet, these same secular reporters insist on a strict separation of Church and State in the US and on the major Christian holy days in the USA we read about the Santa Claus and the Easter bunny? Are the Muslims worthy of respect for their religion but USA Christians are to be barely tolerated?