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

[Szoke, Ronald Duane via Peace-discuss]

Okay, thanks, Stuart:  Karen E-L is out, you're in.  We don't have a "deep bench," so this will be much appreciated.    -- Ron
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From: Stuart Levy [stuartnlevy at gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:20 AM
To: Karen Medina; Szoke, Ronald Duane; Karen Aram; Deborah Johnson
Cc: Stuart Levy; Peace Discuss
Subject: article for AOTA -- was Re: I cannot make AOTA today / I have to work

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 as Qatar<http://global-security-news.com/2014/04/28/iraq-rebukes-saudi-arabia-and-qatar-for-supporting-terrorism-in-iraq-and-syria/>, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey<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 is at 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 Kerry said 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 was completely<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 a pilot 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 has already 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.

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<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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