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<div class="quoteText"> “I could never again raise my voice against
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to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today – my own
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/29/2014 11:57 PM, Roger Helbig
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<div dir="ltr">why would Chechen be in NATO camps - UN operates
"camps", not NATO - this sounds like it is pretty poorly
researched or just slanted to attract the far left that wants to
believe and wants to blame US/UK NATO for the cause of ISIS. </div>
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<h1><big><big><big>Islamic State was born in NATO camps</big></big></big></h1>
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<p><big><big><big> Andre Vltchek is a novelist,
filmmaker and investigative journalist. He has
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<big><big><big> <span> Published time: September 29,
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<p><big><big><big>The West and its client states in the
Middle East are now bombing Islamic State (ISIS)
positions in Syria, killing both militants and
civilians, violating countless international laws
and treaties.</big></big></big></p>
<big><big><big> </big></big></big>
<p><big><big><big> Oil installations inside Syria are in
flames; the West <em>“informed”</em> Damascus
that the bombing campaign could take three years,
as if it would be the sole owner of the Middle
East. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> The fact that it is done with no
international endorsement is by now not surprising
anybody. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> There is nothing standing on the way of
this campaign; no air force is defending Syrian
territory, no surface-to-air-missiles are fired. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> Yet, the US and the UK make no secret
that this is not just a campaign to debilitate
ISIS positions. The US is openly declaring
alliance with the <em>“moderate opposition
forces”</em> inside Syria, which essentially
means those forces that are fighting to overthrow
the government of President Assad. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> Damascus’ plea for a broader coalition
to fight ISIS is being ignored. No wonder – for
years Islamic State (or ISIS) was actually an
integrated part of the <em>“opposition movement”</em>
supported, trained and financed by the West and
its regional allies. </big></big></big></p>
<h2><big><big><big> Hezbollah is already fighting IS </big></big></big></h2>
<p><big><big><big> The excuse or justification, for the
latest attacks against Syria, is simple. British
Prime Minister David Cameron told lawmakers: <em>"This
is not a threat on the far side of the world.
Left unchecked, we will face a terrorist
caliphate on the shores of the Mediterranean."</em>
</big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> By this, he was perhaps referring to
that short Syrian Mediterranean coastline dotted
with the cities like Latakia and Tartus, but also,
most likely, to the entire Lebanon, which,
according to a regional analyst, Michael Jansen, <em>“...is
already the third battlefront in the war against
the Islamic State (IS) and, like embattled Syria
and Iraq, it has neither the political unity
needed, nor the material means to fight its
battle.”</em> </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> It is enough to read Daily Security
Information Reports by UNSIOC in Lebanon to see
how serious the situation really is. There are
incursions from Syrian soil by the militants,
kidnappings and constant arrests. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> But most of the people in the region
would definitely disagree with both Mr. Obama and
Mr. Cameron about on whose shoulders rests the
responsibility for this disastrous state of
things. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> </big></big></big></p>
<div style="margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;float:none"><big><big><big><img
style="margin: 0px; float: none;" alt="Apaydin
Camp (Photo by Andre Vltchek)"
src="cid:part31.00060207.07020401@comcast.net"></big></big></big>
<p><big><big><big>Apaydin Camp (Photo by Andre Vltchek)</big></big></big></p>
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<p><big><big><big> Outspoken leader of Hezbollah, Sayyed
Hasan Nasrallah, spelled out his take on the
situation, in Lebanon, on September 23, 2014: </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> <em>“We are against American military
intervention and an international coalition in
Syria, whether that [action] is against the
Syrian regime or Daesh (ISIS)... Under the false
pretext of fighting terrorism the U.S. seeks to
take control of the region...”</em> </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> Hezbollah is actually already fighting
ISIS, but, despite its great popularity in Lebanon
and in the region, and its inclusiveness and great
social projects (or maybe because of them), the
organization is on the list of terrorist groups,
at least in the US and in several European
countries. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> It appears that the West is making sure
that Lebanon remains defenseless, even as it
appears likely that ISIS could soon intensify its
attacks or to make a decisive dash across the
border, from Syrian territory. Weapons from France
had not been delivered yet, partially because
France <em>“worries”</em> that they could be used
against Israel. The US is blocking any purchase of
Russian weapons by Lebanon (Defense Minister of
Lebanon, Ms. Nouhad Mashnouk visited Moscow trying
to secure delivery of Russian-made arms), because
of <em>“the tension between the West and Russia
over Ukraine.”</em> </big></big></big></p>
<h2><big><big><big> Region ruined, West controls the game
</big></big></big></h2>
<p><big><big><big> The situation is extremely complex but
what is clear is that the West is pressing all the
control buttons in the <em>“game.”</em> </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> It helped to create and to strengthen <em>“Syrian
opposition,” including its most radical elements
like Islamic State. The goal was to depose
President Assad. Now when the ISIS went “out of
control,”</em> and began gaining territory in
both Iraq and Syria, their brutality and military
success are used as justification for direct
intervention in Syria. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> It is becoming clear that no matter
what, President Assad would never be allowed to
win; even if (and perhaps especially if) he is
supported by the majority of the Syrian people. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> As a result of actions taken by the
West, both Iraq and Syria are now fully
destabilized, or more precisely, they are in
ruins. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> </big></big></big></p>
<div style="margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;float:none"><big><big><big><img
style="margin: 0px; float: none;" alt="Hidden
camera Jordan - Syrian border (Photo by Andre
Vltchek)"
src="cid:part32.02000104.06070902@comcast.net"></big></big></big>
<p><big><big><big>Hidden camera Jordan - Syrian border
(Photo by Andre Vltchek)</big></big></big></p>
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<p><big><big><big> Lebanon does not even have fully
functioning government or sound military, and may
be swept away by the destructive tide. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> The region is now literally flooded
with millions of refugees. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> And the West is once again pounding the
area with Tomahawk missiles and bombs. Several
pro-Western Arab regimes that are co-responsible
for the situation in Syria and Iraq - Bahrain,
Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates - have joined the <em>“campaign,”</em>
by offering their jets. This way, there is some
illusion of legitimacy - their handlers in
Washington can trumpet to the world that <em>“they
are not in it alone.”</em> </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> While the <em>“threat of terrorism”</em>
and <em>“danger to the region and its people”</em>
are quoted as the main justifications for the
military action, there is really very little logic
in those arguments, and many citizens of the
Middle East now simply believe that the West is
aiming at the overthrowing of the government of
Syrian President Assad, at creating an
independent, oil-rich, and pro-Western Kurdish
state, and possibly even at igniting conflict with
neighboring Iran. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> It is also understood that things could
get resolved without the Western bombing campaign;
through the channels that the US and EU would
never use: governments in Damascus and Teheran
would have to stop being pushed into the corner.
In fact, Syria and Lebanon would have to be
allowed to rearm and to be allowed to fight their
own enemies. And Iran would have to be encouraged
to join the fight against the Islamic State
(ISIS). </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> On 21 September 2014, AP reported:<em>“Syria's
parliament speaker said Sunday that the US
should work with Damascus to battle the Islamic
State extremist group rather than allying with
nations which he accused of supporting
terrorism. Speaker Jihad Laham was apparently
referring to Saudi Arabia and other countries
backing rebels trying to overthrow Syrian
President Bashar Assad.”</em> </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> But the West is not aiming at resolving
the crises. It is pushing and fighting for full
domination of the region. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> It is playing chess with both white and
black pieces. In between are tens of millions of
people, and entire nations. Every move terminates
countless lives. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> </big></big></big></p>
<div style="margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;float:none"><big><big><big><img
style="margin: 0px; float: none;"
alt="Barricaded government building in Beirut
(Photo by Andre Vltchek)"
src="cid:part33.07090602.04040703@comcast.net"></big></big></big>
<p><big><big><big>Barricaded government building in
Beirut (Photo by Andre Vltchek)</big></big></big></p>
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<h2><big><big><big> Create them, use them, fight them </big></big></big></h2>
<p><big><big><big> ISIS did not fall from the sky. They
were armed, financed and trained in the refugee
camps built for <em>“Syrian refugees,”</em> in
Turkey and Jordan. Both countries are staunch
allies of the West; Turkey is on top of it a
member of NATO. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> Several regional reporters, including
Turkish investigative journalist Huseyin Guler and
Ulusal’s TV documentary filmmaker Serkan Koc,
identified the camps as training facilities,
particularly Apaydin in the vicinity of Hatay,
near the Turkish border. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> The fact that Jordan is offering its
territory for purposes of <em>“training the
opposition”</em> is no secret. Earlier this year
I worked in two refugee camps near the
Jordan-Syrian border: an old and overcrowded
Zaatari Camp and one new one, which is still only
partially operational – Azraq. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> From testimonies given to me by both
refugees and local inhabitants, Zaatari Camp has
been used as a training facility for <em>“Syrian
opposition fighters,”</em> for years. In the
area, there was a clear presence of both Saudi and
Qatari cadres. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> The AP reported: <em>“Jordan is…
officially denying that any training of
anti-Assad fighters takes place on its soil,
though both Jordanian and American officials
have acknowledged it does.”</em> </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> The National, a daily newspaper
published in the United Arab Emirates, reported on
December 28 2013: </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> <em>“A command centre in Amman or
"operations room" as Syrian rebels describe it,
gives military advice to the Free Syrian Army
and channels weapons to them for their fight
against Bashar Al Assad's regime… Rebels say
there is also a complex, shadowy system of
weapons movement, with diverse, sometimes
parallel, supply routes. The command centre
works with the FSA and the Supreme Military
Council - the FSA high command headed by General
Selim Idriss and allied with the Syrian National
Coalition, the opposition political alliance
backed by Arab states and the West.”</em> </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> I investigated the situation on the
Turkish-Syrian border, in the vicinity of the city
of Hatay, on several occasions, for both the
documentary film I was producing for Venezuelan TV
channel TeleSur, and for several of my written
reports. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> The tolerant and multi-cultural city of
Hatay has been living in fear for years,
terrorized by those machinegun-waving bearded
jihadi cadres who were transplanted there from
Saudi Arabia and from the rest of the Gulf, in
order to train and radicalize Syrian <em>“opposition
fighters.”</em> </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> Apayadin Camp is where many of the ISIS
fighters have their roots. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> </big></big></big></p>
<div style="margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;float:none"><big><big><big><img
style="margin: 0px; float: none;" alt="Entrance
to Incirlik base near Adana (Photo by Andre
Vltchek)"
src="cid:part34.06010101.06090109@comcast.net"></big></big></big>
<p><big><big><big>Entrance to Incirlik base near Adana
(Photo by Andre Vltchek)</big></big></big></p>
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<p><big><big><big> Serkan Koc, who has produced several
groundbreaking works on the subject of the <em>“Syrian
opposition,”</em> explained to me in Istanbul: </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> <em>“Of course you do realize that
those people are not really ‘Syrian opposition.’
They are modern-day legionnaires collected from
various Arab countries, including Qatar and
Saudi Arabia, paid by Western imperialist
powers. Some are members of Al-Qaeda and other
terrorist organizations. Most are militant Sunni
Muslims. One could describe them as rogue
elements hired to fight the Assad government.”</em>
</big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> Some of those legionnaires, including
those who belong to Islamic State (ISIS) had
mutated and began wearing several hats (President
Assad was warning for months that they would).
They are still after President Assad whom they
mainly hate for being secular, and for belonging
to the Alawite sect, which is considered to be
heretical in some Sunni Muslim circles, especially
in the most radical ones. But now they are also
after non-Muslims and non-Arabs, even after the
interests of those who actually helped them to
come to life – the West. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> All this is not unlike how al-Qaida was
born. It mutated from Western-trained and financed
Mujahedeen that were first involved in the
fighting against the Democratic Republic of
Afghanistan (DRA) and later the Soviet Union. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> The West is historically using, even
grooming, the most horrendous allies, be it
Mujahedeen in Afghanistan, the military and
religious cadres in 1965 Indonesia, fascist
military in Chile, Paraguay and Argentina, or
present-day Ukrainian fascists crews. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> <em>“Syrian opposition”</em> is just
one of the latest editions. It is clear who is
benefiting: the military and political
establishment of the West, which supplies the
weapons, destabilizes countries, even entire
regions, and tries to establish full control over
the world. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> Then, if and when the situation changes
and a former client’s movements go gaga, there is
always another use for them: they can serve as a
justification for direct invasions and further
militarization of the regions and the entire
planet. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> First you create them, then you use
them, and in the end you fight them. </big></big></big></p>
<p><big><big><big> <em>“The only victims”</em> are
millions of people who are dying and becoming
internally displaced in the regions destroyed by
these brutal imperialist games. </big></big></big></p>
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