Monday the President of the United States excoriated Russian
President, Vladimir Putin for supporting the elected President of Syria, Bashir
Assad and Syria’s military in Syria’s fight against the U.S. supported rebels
and terrorists who have waged war in Syria for the past five years.
President Obama further accused Putin of annexing Crimea, after
the people of Crimea voted to join the Russian Federation following the removal
of the elected President of Ukraine through a U.S. backed bloody coup. From Washington Post:
Excerpt:
At U.N., Obama takes Russia to task for actions in Ukraine, Syria
UNITED NATIONS -- President Obama
blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin's approach to other countries Monday,
suggesting in a speech at the U.N. General Assembly that the world's nations
must uphold international order in Syria and Ukraine or risk global
instability.
In his speech, Obama praised the international order "that has underwritten
unparalleled advances in human liberty and human dignity…"
The president said Russia's
annexation of Crimea and support for separatists in southeastern Ukraine has
backfired, bringing Ukrainians closer to Europe and damaging Russia's economy.
"We cannot stand by when the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a
nation is flagrantly violated."
And he said that the United States
was willing to work with any nation, including Iran and Russia, to end the
lengthy civil war in Syria. At the same time, he emphasized, any resolution of the conflict must lead to the exit
of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The destabilization caused by US foreign policy of regime
change has led to unbelievable tragedy, human suffering and death and does not support
Obama’s claims before the United Nations that “international order and unparalleled
advances in human liberty and human dignity” have resulted from the American,
EU/NATO military aggression. From World Socialist Network:
Excerpt:
Washington prepares heightened aggression against Damascus and Moscow
Addressing the United Nations
General Assembly on Monday, President Barack Obama portrayed himself and the US
government as the preeminent defenders of international law and diplomacy. He
did so even as the catastrophic consequences of the illegal wars of aggression
he has overseen continued to send waves of refugees fleeing the ruins of entire
countries—including Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen—and as Washington
took new steps to turn Eastern Europe into a militarized zone for eventual war
against Russia.
With his trademark hypocrisy and
contempt for the intelligence of his audience, Obama hailed “an international
system that imposes a cost on those who choose conflict over cooperation…..”
This from a man who asserts the right of his government to launch
“preemptive” wars against any country or group deemed hostile to Washington’s
drive for hegemony over the oil-rich Middle East and the rest of the world; who has killed untold thousands in drone
missile assassinations; waged an unprovoked
war against Libya and murdered its leader, Gaddafi; and armed and financed
a sectarian civil war using Al Qaeda-linked killers as its proxy force, turning Syria into a chamber of horrors….
He denounced the main targets of US
aggression, calling Assad a “tyrant,”
accusing Russia of violating “the
sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Ukraine, implied that China was attacking “the basic principles of freedom of
navigation and the free flow of commerce” in the South China Sea and singled out Iran for continuing to “deploy
violent proxies to advance its interests.”
The chief backer of tyrants in the
Middle East, violator of national sovereignty and territorial integrity in
Ukraine, threat to freedom of navigation in East Asia and deployer of violent proxies is, of course, the United States.
Looks like Obama may see regime change in the Middle East
after all, just not the one he wants. One
of Obama’s “chief tyrants in the Middle East and violent proxies” is on the hot
seat. From The Guardian:
Excerpt:
Saudi royal calls for regime change in Riyadh
A senior Saudi prince has launched
an unprecedented call for change in the country’s leadership, as it faces its
biggest challenge in years in the form of war, plummeting oil prices and
criticism of its management of Mecca, scene of last week’s hajj tragedy.
The prince, one of the grandsons of
the state’s founder, Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, has told the Guardian that there is
disquiet among the royal family – and among the wider public – at the
leadership of King Salman, who acceded the throne in January.
The prince, who is not named for security reasons, wrote two letters
earlier this month calling for the king to be removed.
“The king is not in a stable condition and in reality the son of the
king [Mohammed bin Salman] is ruling the kingdom,” the prince said. “So four
or possibly five of my uncles will meet soon to discuss the letters. They are
making a plan with a lot of nephews and that will open the door. A lot of the
second generation is very anxious.”
“The public are also pushing this very hard, all kinds of people,
tribal leaders,” the prince added. “They say you have to do this or the country
will go to disaster….”
Tsk, tsk, tsk. Sounds
like Saudi Arabia is feeling the angst that comes from a war based economy like
just like the rest of the world. Wars are
expensive, you can have butter or guns, make your choice.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a new
arrival to the Saudi senior leadership team but has already become one of the
most controversial…
Many Saudis are sickened by the sight
of the Arab world’s richest country
pummelling its poorest, and as the cost in lives and treasure grows,
criticism is mounting that Prince Mohammed bin Salman– whose unofficial nickname is “Reckless” – rushed in without a
proper military strategy or an exit plan.
Ha, ha, his nickname is “Reckless” must be
because of the friends he keeps. And you know who else’s country is sick of
sacrificing butter for guns? Obama’s buddy
David Cameron, seems the new Labour Leader Corbyn is causing a stir. From New Europe:
Excerpt:
The new Labour strongman and
scarecrow of the political establishment Jeremy Corbyn might be derided for his
appearance, attire and archaic speech, but he certainly understands about spin.
Labour has announced it had set up an advisory committee including Nobel
Prize-winning U.S. economist Joseph Stiglitz and Frenchman Thomas Piketty to
help develop its anti-austerity policies.
Britain’s opposition Labour Party
will thus launch a “radical review” of the national institutions that manage
the economy, including the Bank of England, its finance spokesman said.
John McDonnell, a hard-left former
trade unionist who has advocated
renationalising banks and imposing wealth taxes, promised a Labour
government would ensure the proceeds of economic growth are shared more equally
around the country.
McDonnell said that if his party
wins power in 2020 Britain would live within its means but invest to help the
economy grow.
McDonnell has previously called for the government to reclaim the power
to set interest rates from the Bank of England. But the source said the
party’s position would be that the central bank would remain independent.
Yowza, it’s back to the future. Back to where people run the banks instead of
banks running the people. But it looks
like Cameron isn’t interested, he’s still wedded to a war based economy and
regime change in Syria. From LancashireEvening Post:
Excerpt:
World leaders remain "miles apart" over the Syria crisis,
David Cameron conceded as he dismissed any prospect of any "phoney"
solution that involved Bashar Assad.
The Prime Minister is at the United Nations in New York where talks
between Western allies and their
Russian and Iranian counterparts have
failed to break the deadlock over taking on Islamic State (IS)….
"In the end, however far apart we might be whether with the
Iranians or the Russians, those two countries have an influence over what
happens in Syria and we need to convince
them that a new Syria with a different leader wouldn't necessarily be
against their interests but it would help to get rid of Isil.
"So far the problem has been that Russia and Iran have not been prepared to contemplate the
end state of a Syria without Assad."
Vladimir Putin - who met face to
face with US President Barack Obama for discussions last night - said it would
be "an enormous mistake" not to involve the Syrian president.
I have an idea, how about regime change in the UK, US and
Canada. That might be a good start, and
let’s end this war based economy once and for all. It’s time to decide on what is your priority,
guns or butter. You know, we’ll never
get out of this world alive.''
By Patricia Baeten
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