Agence France-Presse reports:
Syria’s president decreed a vote this month on a new
constitution that would effectively end nearly 50 years of single party
rule, state media said, as troops reportedly stormed centres of dissent.
***
Bashar al-Assad called the ballot for February 26, in a move clearly
aimed at placating growing global outrage over the bloodshed.
Under the newly proposed charter, freedom is “a sacred right” and
“the people will govern the people” in a multi-party democratic system,
state television said.
***
The new constitution also … prohibits parties based on religion.
Assad, who in April lifted a state of emergency in force since 1963,
when his Baath Party took power, has made repeated promises of reforms
that have failed to materialise since a popular uprising erupted on
March 15.
The embattled president, who succeeded his late father Hafez in 2000,
has said the constitution would usher in a “new era” for Syria, SANA
state news agency reported.
This is what the U.S. and its allies have said that they want.
But – given that the U.S. government has been consistently planning regime change in Syria for 20 years (and dreamed of regime change for 50 years), and that the U.S., Britain, Qatar and other countries have already started a covert war in Syria – it is uncertain whether democratic elections and a new constitution can avoid a Syrian war involving the West.
Car bomb attacks which occurred this week in India, Georgia and Thailand are being blamed on Iran by the U.S., Israel and their allies.
If Iran, in fact, carried out the attacks, it will provide a justification for war against Iran.
But did Iran actually carry out the attacks?
Let’s put aside for a moment the fact that the U.S. and Israel support the terrorists which have assassinated several Iranian scientists (and see this).
And put aside for a moment the following facts:
- The CIA admits
that it hired Iranians in the 1950?s to pose as Communists and stage
bombings in Iran in order to turn the country against its
democratically-elected prime minister
- American and Israeli officials admit that they have repeatedly carried out terrorism and then blamed it on Arabs (and see this)
- Ron Paul has warned of a “Gulf of Tonkin type incident” in Iran
- Ed Asner says
that members of the elite Navy Seal team told him that the U.S. would
carry out a false flag attack and blame it on Iran to kick-start the war
- The war against Iran has already begun. See this, this and this
India has become one of Iran’s most important trading partners, and has been increasing its ties to Iran since sanctions have been imposed by the West. Indeed, India has agreed to pay for Iranian oil with gold. See this, this , this and this.
Why would Iran carry out a terror attack on one of its most important
trading partners … one which has agreed to help help Iran escape from
sanctions?
As Finnian Cunninham writes:
What would Iran gain from such action, only grief and trouble?
This is especially true with regard to India and Thailand. Both Asian
countries have become major trading partners with Tehran in recent
years. India, along with China, is Iran’s biggest customer for its vital
oil industry.
Thailand is of growing importance as a trading partner with Iran for
oil, mining, heavy industry, services, technology and agriculture
especially after both countries set up a joint business council five
years ago.
For Iran to carry out such attacks, as is being claimed, would be
like shooting itself in the foot, particularly because both Asian
countries have refused to join in the US-led campaign to isolate Iran
economically and diplomatically.
Put the other way round, it is much more in the interest of
Washington and Israel to destabilize relations between Iran and its
Asian partners. The repercussions from the blasts in India would appear
to be having that desired effect.
Take this Reuters reports: Up to now India has not gone along with
new financial sanctions imposed by the United States and European Union
to punish Iran over its disputed nuclear programme. Instead, New Delhi
has come up with elaborate trade and barter arrangements to pay for oil
supplies. However, the president of the All India Rice Exporters’
Association said Monday’s attack on the wife of an Israeli diplomat in
the Indian capital will damage trade with Iran and may complicate
efforts to resolve an impasse over Iranian defaults on payments for rice
imports worth around $150 million. “The attack and its political
fallout have clearly vitiated the atmosphere. Traders who were already
losing money due to payment defaults will be extremely wary of
continuing their trade with buyers in Iran,” Vijay Setia told Reuters.
So add it up. Bomb teams with proven US/Israeli assassination
expertise and methodology; target countries that are major Iranian
partners; desired effect of further isolating Iran internationally; and,
to cap it all, a long sought-after pretext for Israel to attack Iran
with America’s blessing.
When logic and facts coincide like this, it’s usually more prudent to engage in reason than to indulge in lurid claims.
Simiarly, Arshin Adib-Moghaddam writes in the Guardian:
Let’s assume that sections of the military and security
apparatus in Iran are responsible for the string of bombings in Georgia,
Thailand and India. What would be the motive? The argument that Iran is retaliating for the murder of five civilian nuclear scientists in Iran is not plausible. If
Iran wanted to target Israeli interests, it has other means at its
disposal. It is hard to imagine that the Iranian government would send
Iranian operatives to friendly countries, completely equipped with
Iranian money and passports – making the case against them as obvious as
possible.
If the Iranian Revolutionary Guards are as professional, highly
trained and politically savvy as we have been told repeatedly by Israeli
politicians themselves, if they have successfully trained and equipped
the cadres of Hezbollah and other movements with paramilitary wings in
the region, then why would they launch such a clumsy and self-defeating
operation?
And why India, Georgia and Thailand, three countries that
Iran has had cordial relations with during a period when Iran is facing
increasing sanctions spearheaded by the United States? A few
days ago, India agreed a rupee-based oil and gas deal with Iran and
resisted US pressures to join the western boycott of the Iranian energy
sector. As a net importer of 12% of Iranian oil, India’s total trade
with Iran amounted to $13.67bn in 2010-2011. What would be the motive for damaging relations with one of Iran’s major trading partners and regional heavyweights?
For Iran it doesn’t make sense to risk alienating India by launching
an assassination attempt in the capital of the country. Similarly, Iran
has good economic and political relations with Georgia and Thailand. Why
would the leadership in Tehran risk a major crisis with these countries
during this sensitive period when IAEA inspectors are moving in and out
of Iran to investigate the country’s nuclear programme?
And Juan Cole points out:
India has suffered from both Hindu and Muslim terrorist
groups. So the attack on an automobile outside the Israeli embassy in
New Delhi could easily have been carried out by an Indian group.
Israel’s government, a master of spin and propaganda, immediately blamed
the bombing on Iran and Hizbullah. But there is no evidence for this
cynical allegation, which makes no sense. India is Iran’s economic lifeline, and Tehran would not likely risk such an operation at this time.
India gets 12% of its oil from Iran and sees an $8 billion annual
export opportunity in filling the trade vacuum left by unilateral US and
European boycotts of Iran. Contrary to a bad Reuters article, Indian officials denied Tuesday that the bombing would affect trade ties. (Logical because no evidence points to Iran.)
Indian investigators are first rate. Based on the modus operandi, their initial thesis is that the attack was the work of the “Indian Mujahidin” group.
It had used a similar remote controlled sticky bomb, placed by a
motorcyclist, in an attack on Taiwanese tourists outside the Jama Masjid
cathedral mosque in 2010. IM is a Sunni group, not connected to Iran,
and doesn’t like Shiite Muslims (Iranians are Shiites). IM like other
Sunni radicals support the Palestinians and they are unhappy with
increasingly close ties between India and Israel.
American media that just parrot notorious thug, Israeli Foreign
Minister Avigdor Lieberman in this unlikely allegation are allowing
themselves to be used for propaganda. Why not interview Indian
authorities on this matter? They are on the ground and have excellent
forensic (“CSI”) abilities. Stop being so lazy and blinkered; that isn’t
journalism.
Your patience with these idiots is impressive.
I'm sure that CAIR has at least 50 screen names here.
That's so funny Dia-v. No one even knows what that is. [I had to look it up just now.]
I was wondering when Paneful's backup would appear.
The Zino-propaganda staff must be getting spread ever more thin ...
& U, douchebag, are doing the work of Jesus by backing your fascist US government as it is set to murder more innocent people to protect its phoney money system & bankrupt economy?
I know Achmed the Great just wishes it to continue.
Put you down for too stupid.
Anyone who believes that the US has to attack Iran to protect its phoney money system and bankrupt economy is an imbecile.
and with Syria obviously arming the Sunnis in Iraq, I am sure there is some discerning the US planned war vs Iran and Syria and the already existing one that has been taking place for decades.
Oh and btw, yes the US will attack and then the US will burn the old "just a piece of paper" and write a new one itself.
I hate this fucking planet.
Plane awaits in Georgia... @Exeter
Is there a really good reason why we just can't get along with each other?
Answer: no
Actually, the answer is a big "yes".
There is a "really good reason". It's painfully obvous really. You just need to think about what it could be.
In fact, it's been the really good reason for very, very long time.
no one believes more in peace than your vets and your Generals. Throw them both under the bus (and that's all the USA has done for decades now...now more than ever i might add)...and you get EXACTLY what you deserve.
I'm pretty much educated on this subject to the point I can just drink beer and raise hell till it all transpires and then die in the radiation cloud.
I raise my glass of Sam Adams Alpine Spring to your hell raising. I won't join you as I'm recovering from a pub crawl during last week's 2012 Winter Carnival.
BTW I like Sam Adams. Hell I even brew my own beer on occasion. I don't really consider it a sit down and drink a 20 pack in a few hours type thing though. And im not much of a sophisticated taster. I prefer moderate % of alky, light taste for slamability. And occasionally a shot or two of something stout to speed it up; an accellorant. Sorry I can't spell right now but that words normally associated with fire but im a burn victim so who gives a fuck.
LOL. Heh cool pic you look like some of my hellraiser friends. The beer drunk just isn't happening fast enough tonight I just took a couple shots of jagermeister. I never liked licorice till now. LOL. Devil's cough syrup.
That saves a lot of headache reading to boot.
Doh! Look no further than 9/11. 'Nuf said.
As we were beating the war drums against Iraq, I got into an argument with one of my neighbors who supported the war effort. My point was that Iraq has not done anything to us. He replied "But they have the CAPABILITY!"
"No, they do not. But let's assume they do have the ability to do us harm. If that was sufficient reason then all of us males should be locked up for rape -- we have the CAPABILITY!"
Logic & reasoning will be illegal soon.
Your argument is "suspicious" & the Department of Homeland Security will probably have to pay U a visit!
Good one.
but you can still rely on Bro Nathanael to give you the straight story, this time on Syria:
http://youtu.be/xNh52CMLhrk
This is so transparently a combined City/Pentagon/Mossad campaign to isolate Iran. Who can look at the facts calmly and not realize that the "aggressors" have been given their marching orders from Tel Aviv?
There will be no true progress in foreign affairs until a critical proportion of the public brings strong skepticism to ANY initiatives emanating from our Zionist rulers.
Ah, yes, our "special" relationship with Israel . . .
http://www.truth-out.org/noam-chomsky-imperial-way/1329329076
i believe israel let mossad bomb its own embassies.
Where does homeland security grant money go? What a shock:
http://12160.info/group/ifamericansonlyknew/forum/topics/jewish-groups-g...
But did Iran actually carry out the attacks?
Thailand is also a major tourist desitination for Russians too. Many of the restaurants have Russian menus. Americans vacation on Caribbean Islands. Russians go to Thailand. Now why would Iranians run around pissing on their business partners? on their allies vacation destination?
Thank you for aiding my confirmation bias GW. You added some logic to the fire which I was not aware of.
Wow.
Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski told the Senate that
And Ed Asner?
C'mon,a FLAMING ASSED Commie,(ASSNer)
(Zbig, a member of the NWO Illuminatti Group)............................are being quoted?,as reputable sources.
No way I buy either one of them.