[Peace-discuss] article for AOTA -- was Re: I cannot make AOTA today / I have to work

Tue May 20 09:20:00 EDT 2014

On the other hand it looks as though I *can* be there.  I'd like to talk 
about this article:

http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2014/may/16/why-wont-kerry-leave-syria-alone.aspx

    Why Won't Kerry Leave Syria Alone?

/written by daniel mcadams   friday may 16, 2014/

US Secretary of State John Kerry seems to be on a personal mission to 
draw the US into an invasion of Syria. At the least, he remains 
determined to continue backing the rebellion against the Syrian 
government until the country is completely destroyed.

Meeting yesterday in London, the self-styled "Friends of Syria," 
including, in addition to the US and UK, such model democracies asQatar 
<http://global-security-news.com/2014/04/28/iraq-rebukes-saudi-arabia-and-qatar-for-supporting-terrorism-in-iraq-and-syria/>, 
Saudi Arabia, andTurkey 
<http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/15/turkey-mine-disaster-aid-pm-pictures-kicking-protester>, determined 
to increase assistance to those who for three years have fought to 
overthrow the Syrian government.

Kerry took the opportunity at the meeting to again accuse the Syrian 
government of using chemical weapons, apparently not at all chastened by 
his fraudulent claims to the same effect last year. "Raw data" suggests 
the Syrian government used chlorine gas recently, Kerry claimed this 
time. Very raw, no doubt.

Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on the same day that, 
“We’ve not seen any evidence” of additional chemical attacks. It seems 
that the US administration isat war with itself 
<http://www.moonofalabama.org/2014/05/obama-administration-disagrees-with-itself.html>, 
with Kerry seeming to go rogue at every opportunity.

Recall last summer that Kerrysaid unambiguously 
<http://video.foxnews.com/v/2638845313001/kerry-we-know-assad-regime-used-chemical-weapons/#sp=show-clips>that 
"we know" that Assad used chemical weapons in Ghouta. Also remember that 
he wascompletely 
<http://www.lrb.co.uk/v36/n08/seymour-m-hersh/the-red-line-and-the-rat-line>wrong, 
having placed the US on the brink of invading another country on 
atrumped-up pretext 
<http://www.salon.com/2014/03/02/kerry_on_russia_you_just_dont_invade_another_country_on_a_completely_trumped_up_pretext/>.

But even though an agreement was reached last summer whereby the Syrian 
government agreed to give up its strategic chemical arsenal -- an 
agreement that was kept -- the US only intensified its support for 
regime change.

In fact, the US recently launched apilot program 
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/05/09/syria-tank-tow-kerry-/8867817/> to 
provide deadly TOW missiles to the "moderate" opposition. However, it 
hasalready been reported 
<http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2014/05/us-made_missiles_reportedly_in.php>that 
these missiles almost immediately landed in the hands of radicals in 
Syria, including fighters from the notorious al-Nusra Front. In short, 
the US is providing some of the deadliest weapons in its arsenal to 
affiliates of al-Qaeda.

    [...]

<http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2014/may/16/why-wont-kerry-leave-syria-alone.aspx>
On 5/20/14 8:10 AM, Karen Medina wrote:
> Dear Peaceniks,
>
> I cannot make AWARE on the Air today at noon at the Urbana City 
> Building. I have to work.
>
> -- 
> -- karen medina
> "The really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." - 
> Mark Twain

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