Iran / Syria / Hezbollah

[Zainab_M]

We are living in an era which is a collaboration between Imperialism and Zionism trying to establish their global hegemony .. most importantly in the Middle-East, North Africa and Pakistan.  The double-dip recession in the West has made it still more difficult for them to survive without occupying other lands and stealing their wealth.  Of course, the comeback of colonization also largely involves promotion of security for the illegal state of Israel.   Thus, in response, the two most important strategies for the Muslim world are (1) unity and (2) rejection of Western hegemony.  As the West gets more desperate, resistance from Muslim sovereign states to maintain our sovereignty is getting imperative.  Unfortunately the only block that's firmly offering resistance to imperialistic interference and occupation is Iran/ Hezbollah/Syria.  The rest of the Muslim countries (both leaders and their subjects) are disgracefully duped, misled and enslaved by their imperialist masters.

The joint aggression by the West and segments of the Sunni world against Syria isn't complicate to read.  The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Jordan want to get rid of Assad in preference to a Sunni regime because Assad is not a puppet like them, he is loved by the majority of his countrymen and he stands firmly against Western bullying.  The West and Israel want to get rid of him also because he is not a puppet, and toppling Assad's government and replacing it with a poodle Sunni regime (as they did in Libya) will break the Iran/Syria/Hezbollah block, weaken the resistance against the Zionist state, facilitate imperialist greed and deprive Iran of a good friend in the region.  Thus, the Al-Qaeda Wahabis, the Sunni Arab leaders and the West+Israel, all have their own selfish interests involved in this conflict. But none, except President Assad's government, are concerned about the interest of the Syrian people.  Assad is the only one who can come closest to it.

Needless to say "democracy" is NOT the motive behind imperialist interference to break the Iran/Syria/Hezbollah block, just as it was never the cause in Iraq and Libya.  "Democracy" (apart from being a bundle of manipulation itself) has always been used by imperialist powers as a tool, NEVER as the catalyst.  Whether or not Assad is a "dictator" is up to the Syrian people to decide.  It's not our decision and certainly not the decision of the Sunni Arab and Turkish leaders who are themselves the most obnoxious tyrants in the annals of modern history.   Syrians are thronging the streets of Damascus and other cities in the millions in support of their government, never covered by the mainstream media.  After all, let's not forget, the current global mess is NOT because of Syria's constitution.  It's because of the revival of imperialistic policies and the desire to re-establish colonization in the name of "democracy" by silencing every bit of opposition to protect Western and Zionist interests.  Assad already held a referendum early this year (Feb.2012) for a new constitution as the threshold and the most important part of his reforms.  It had a huge turnout and almost 90% of Syrians voted in favor of it.  The West was embarrassed down to its roots and as usual called it a "fraud" and gave no coverage of it.  It never even presented a shred of evidence why it called it a "fraud."

The actions of the Syrian people have reflected again and again that Bashar al-Assad does NOT have the same status in Syria which the disgraced leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Bahrain had/have in their countries.   Assad has  done a fine job of maintaining a favorable economy and has provided generously not only to the Syrian people but also to asylum seekers from occupied Iraq and Palestine fleeing death and assassination at the hands of their occupiers.  Additionally, under Assad's rule Syria has had a very pleasantly harmonious society where Muslims (Sunnis + Shiias) and Christians have been living peacefully and cordially since decades.  Unlike most other Muslim countries, not a single sectarian riot has ever erupted in Syria nor any clashes between Muslims and Christians.  But all this will surely change if, Allah forbid, the present Syrian government is toppled by the agents of the imperialists.

The imperialists and Zionists are desperately trying to bring a "one family" Israel-friendly rule in Syria. Therefore, if Assad's one-family rule is toppled, it will be replaced by the Wahabi one-family rule as in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain,  Jordan etc.  In the present set-up of the New World Order, the one-family rule primarily becomes a problem if it makes a pact with the imperialists to serve their interest.  That's when everything starts to stink really bad!  Fortunately Assad's one-family rule is not doing that. But the other Arab one-family rules are. Therefore, there is no reason to be in a hurry for Assad to quit. Moreover, as mentioned, Assad has so far done a good job of keeping Syria economically stable and most Syrians are happy with him. Assad is not  the issue at present. The fact that he is not a puppet and is standing up against the illegal Zionist occupation are enough reasons to for him to continue. This is not the time to hanker after bringing a "western-style democracy" in Syria or anywhere for that matter. The massively manipulated system of "democracy" might suit the West but it has no entitlement to make itself a universal system. The downside of that practice of "bringing democracy" has by now become so evident, rather a joke, that we don't even need to discuss it.

A change of regime in Syria will only serve the interest of the US, EU and Israel on a silver platter.  It will be useless for the pan-Islamic state, and worst of all, it will be profoundly harmful for the Sunni world.  After all, a traitor's actions eventually boomerang back at them. Iran and Hezbollah will NOT be weakened at the slightest even if Assad is removed.  Both Iran and Hezbollah have been ostracized by the imperialist world and the Sunni leaders since decades.  It has not mattered to them one bit.  Iran has been clamped with the harshest of sanctions imaginable by the West since the past 33 years which only resulted in turning her into a giant economy and one of the leading military powers of the world.  So let's not fool ourselves by presuming that toppling Assad will weaken Iran.  It will only weaken and humiliate the Sunni world, viz the Sunni rulers of Syria who will be at the beck and call of the White House and TelAviv, and it will ruin the peace & prosperity of Syria.  

[MuslimanMahlon]

Insha'Allah Assad stays in power. I read today in the newspaper, an article of mitt romney's trip to Israel . (Yes I backspaced to remove the capital letters from his name, he doesn't deserve it)

Anyways, he said somethin' about Iran being a threat to the world with nuclear weapons at hand, and some other complete nonsense. Going on about standing strong with Israel as they are in the face of threats from Iran. It was so appalling to read... And I began to imagine how many fools out here actually listen and believe this... So sad.

[Ozcan]

I agree sister Zeynab, but I'm not as optimistic. I'm afraid that Assad will fall and the resistance block will weaken Hopefully you are right and I'm wrong. Insha'Allah.

[Zainab_M]

Dear brother Aram .. I agree with every word you stated.  May Almighty Allah reward you for the accurate perception of your intelligent & truthful mind.  I saw quite a few pics of Romney's meeting with Netanyahu.  The expression of Netanyahu's face said it all.  He is undoubtedly the boss of America.  Isn't it ironic that the US "democracy" which is the most manipulated of all is the one that keeps indulging in missions to "liberate" other countries?

Dear brother Ozcan, you maybe right.  Eventually Assad's government might get unjustly hurt by the imperialist aggressors and their lackeys just as it happened in Libya.  I didn't mean to cast a note of optimism.  I only meant to portray the truth.  However, I also think that for Assad's government to fall, the chief terror organizaton NATO, will need to intervene directly, again, as it did in Libya.  Their agents (ex-Al Qaeda Wahabis) who are being trained in Saudi Arabia and Turkey are a bunch of useless cowards who have until now not been able to win a single war on their own, always begging NATO for air-power to do the indiscriminate carpet bombing for them.  NATO's AQ allies have been carrying terror acts in Syria for over a year but to no avail.   So far they haven't made any significant headway.  I would call this Al-Qaeda's defeat by Assad's forces.   What happens in future is to be seen and only known to Allah .. and I pray to Allah for the safety of Pres. Bashar al-Assad's government which is the single most important factor that can lead to the safety of the Syrian people.

[Ruhi_Rose]

Today Yahoo posted a few pics of what it called "those opposing Bashar's government" ..... small crowds of not more than 20 to 40 kids .. almost all of them in their teens hired as mercenaries by the thugs aka "friends of Syria."  After watching so many videos of hundreds of thousands flooding the streets of Syria in support of their government, these pics put up by Yahoo tonite looked pathetic.

[Ozcan]

The problem is Syria's long border with Turkey. They will continue to send terrorists into Syria, they won't stop. Perhaps even zionist/western Special ops. I hope the war will not continue for years.

[Zainab_M]

Yes, you're right.  Most of those AQ rebels are being sent either through the Turkey/Syria border or via Jordan into Homs.  I hope so too that this ugly episode doesn't drag on for long.   I keep wondering what suddenly changed the foreign policy of Turkey's AK party.  During his first two terms as PM, Erdogan did very well.  We were all so impressed.  He convinced the Muslim world that he genuinely wanted a close-knit pan-Islamic community.  But he washed away a huge legacy of goodwill from many Muslims around the world after taking a complete u-turn soon after winning his third term.  I feel quite sure that his incentive was $$$$.  That's the trump card of the imperialists.  If they cannot win someone, they buy them .. and most Muslim leaders fall into that trap.  Erdogan was apparently not an exception.  Without the help of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar would find it difficult to go this far.

[Ozcan]

Yes, that's true. People in Turkey have become very materialistic (and hedonistic) in recent years. Even the so-called Islamists. Books have been published about these new "Capitalist Islamists" who seem to worship money and this wordly life over anything else.

[Zainab_M]

Truly heart breaking, isn't it?     Almighty Allah guides those who make themselves worthy of His guidance by reaching out to Him.  But our Muslim leaders today nurture a very different set of values, according to which they have only learned to reach out to money & power .... as if they are going to live in this temporary world forever. 

[Ozcan]

What some stubborn people fail to realize is that this whole "Arab Spring" fairy tale is also a plot to deprive energy and other geopolitical advantages to Russia, China and other countries in Asia. Washington has highlighted China as its "pre-eminent global competitor in the coming decades". China is heavily dependent on Iranian oil; 20 per cent of Iranian crude oil are exported to China, which has HUGE energy investments in Iran, particularly in the natural gas sector. According to analysts gas will be the most important fuel in the decades ahead....

The true aims of Western powers, Turkey and the Arab monarchies (in the GCC) are to destroy the independence of Syria and Iran and to make them satellites of the West.
A lot is at stake for the city workers and poor people in rural areas across the Middle East. If we ignore all the propaganda we will see that the real issue is; who will prevail, the anti-imperialist forces or the imperialists?

Do people honestly believe it's a coincidence that after their "victory" in Libya they are now going after Syria and Iran? We all know that Syria and Iran along with Hizbullah are in a strategic anti-imperialist and anti-Zionist alliance. This is absolutely crucial in holding back Israel (which has no declared borders) from an attempt to take over the whole region. And obviously, stopping Israel is crucial to stopping U.S. imperialism from enslaving the area!

Wall Street and the Pentagon’s goal is simply to destroy any form of self-determination, genuine democracy, economic freedom and independence. They are dreaming of returning the Middle East to the period before the Soviet Union (when they were a counterweight to western imperialism) when the West stole the natural resources and set the borders of the countries in the region.

[Zainab_M]

Today Yahoo posted a few pics of what it called "those opposing Bashar's government" ..... small crowds of not more than 20 to 40 kids .. almost all of them in their teens hired as mercenaries by the thugs aka "friends of Syria."  After watching so many videos of hundreds of thousands flooding the streets of Syria in support of their government, these pics put up by Yahoo tonite looked pathetic.

Sister Ruhi, yes .... I too saw some of those pics at Yahoo this morning, a slideshow.  You're absolutely right.  That emaciated little crowd known as "free Syria supporters" was like a drop in the ocean compared to those masses coming out on the streets to show support and solidarity for their government.  And there were also some pics of AQ rebels (very unprofessional looking mercenaries) with machine guns and tanks supplied to them by Turkey and Saudi Arabia with US and Zionist money.  By looking at them, one can pick them out as foreigners.  They just don't look Syrian in the first place.

[Zainab_M]

What some stubborn people fail to realize is that this whole "Arab Spring" fairy tale is also a plot to deprive energy and other geopolitical advantages to Russia, China and other countries in Asia. Washington has highlighted China as its "pre-eminent global competitor in the coming decades". China is heavily dependent on Iranian oil; 20 per cent of Iranian crude oil are exported to China, which has HUGE energy investments in Iran, particularly in the natural gas sector. According to analysts gas will be the most important fuel in the decades ahead....

The true aims of Western powers, Turkey and the Arab monarchies (in the GCC) are to destroy the independence of Syria and Iran and to make them satellites of the West.
A lot is at stake for the city workers and poor people in rural areas across the Middle East. If we ignore all the propaganda we will see that the real issue is; who will prevail, the anti-imperialist forces or the imperialists?

Do people honestly believe it's a coincidence that after their "victory" in Libya they are now going after Syria and Iran? We all know that Syria and Iran along with Hizbullah are in a strategic anti-imperialist and anti-Zionist alliance. This is absolutely crucial in holding back Israel (which has no declared borders) from an attempt to take over the whole region. And obviously, stopping Israel is crucial to stopping U.S. imperialism from enslaving the area!

Wall Street and the Pentagon’s goal is simply to destroy any form of self-determination, genuine democracy, economic freedom and independence. They are dreaming of returning the Middle East to the period before the Soviet Union (when they were a counterweight to western imperialism) when the West stole the natural resources and set the borders of the countries in the region.

Very articulately stated brother Ozcan.  Apart from destabilizing the Iran-Syria-Hezbollah alliance, there is a great deal of economic interest involved as well.  Stealing the huge natural resources and wealth of Iran by depriving Iran-China-Russia from being fair business partners is one of the prime goals.  At present it's an open secret that NATO is itching to jump into Syria.  But doing that so soon after its recent preemptive invasion in Libya would make even the rightists a bit embarrassed and critical.  So, they are sending their AQ thugs to carry out this medieval-style destruction with mass media propaganda.  Photos of hospitals in Bahrain flooded with the dead and injured victims of Hamad Khalifa's security forces, Gazans killed by Zionist IDF forces in "operation cast led," and even pictures of killings by US forces in the Iraqi towns of Mohammadia, Hadisa and Faloojah have been doctored and displayed in BBC, CNN, Fox News and numerous youtube channels as "victims of Assad's forces."  Absolutely disgusting!  90% of the Sunni world finds it a pleasure to get duped by these lies.  The Sunni leaders are enjoying it just as much.  This is the saddest part of it.  I hate to use the world "sunni" but I really have no other choice.  As for the imperialists and their Zion ally, I wouldn't expect anything else from them other than orchestrating the 'divide & rule' policy.  But the treachery of our own folk is tragic beyond words!  It's laughable to read and hear the West talking about "bringing back democracy" in Iran.  How can the world be such a fool not to perceive the truth of this story?  Tyranny prevailed in Iran when it was ruled by the monarch, a representative & stooge of the imperialists, after Iran's democracy & sovereignty were left in ruins by the West in 1953.  In 1979 the Iranian people said 'enough is enough' and re-built their democracy which the West had destroyed.  And now again the West wants to repeat what it did in the 1950s.  Going through the pages of history, I don't think there was ever a time when the West could survive independently without colonizing and robbing.  If you visit the British museum in London, it's  packed with stolen items they bundled up and brought home from the "third world."  It must have become still more extensive after they looted dozens of artifacts from the museum in Baghdad.  And now, with a failed banking system, an endless recession, the USD and Euro struggling to survive and poverty level steadily rising throughout Europe and North America .. the need to play foul is more than ever before.   It's no different from the days of the Vikings, Huns and Barbarians who would go sailing around the globe to invade and plunder.   The only difference is that those medieval pirates went around sailing in their frigates & schooners while their descendents drop bombs from airplanes.  

[Ozcan]

Very articulately stated brother Ozcan. Apart from destabilizing the Iran-Syria-Hezbollah alliance, there is a great deal of economic interest involved as well.  Stealing the huge natural resources and wealth of Iran by depriving Iran-China-Russia from being fair business partners is one of the prime goals.  At present it's an open secret that NATO is itching to jump into Syria.  But doing that so soon after its recent preemptive invasion in Libya would make even the rightists a bit embarrassed and critical.  So, they are sending their AQ thugs to carry out this medieval-style destruction with mass media propaganda.  Photos of hospitals in Bahrain flooded with the dead and injured by Hamad Khalifa's forces, Gazans killed by Zionist IDF forces in "operation cast led," and even pictures of killings by US forces in the Iraqi towns of Mohammadia, Hadisa and Faloojah have been doctored and displayed in BBC, CNN, Fox News and numerous youtube channels as "victims of Assad's forces."  Absolutely disgusting!  90% of the Sunni world finds it a pleasure to get duped by these lies.  The Sunni leaders are enjoying it just as much.  This is the saddest part of it.  I hate to use the world "sunni" but I really have no other choice.  As for the imperialists and their Zion ally, I wouldn't expect anything else from them other than orchestrating the 'divide & rule' policy.  But the treachery of our own folk is tragic beyond words!  It's laughable to read and hear the West talking about "bringing back democracy" in Iran.  How can the world be such a fool not to perceive the truth of this story?  Tyranny prevailed in Iran when it was ruled by the monarch, a representative & stooge of the imperialists, after Iran's democracy & sovereignty were left in ruins by the West in 1953.  In 1979 the Iranian people said 'enough is enough' and re-built their democracy which the West had destroyed.  And now again the West wants to repeat what it did in the 1950s.  Going through the pages of history, I don't think there was ever a time when the West could survive independently without colonizing and robbing.  If you visit the British museum in London, it's  packed with stolen items they bundled up and brought home from the "third world."  It must have become still more extensive after they looted dozens of artifacts from the museum in Baghdad.  And now, with a failed banking system, an endless recession, the USD and Euro struggling to survive and poverty level steadily rising throughout Europe and North America .. the need to play foul is more than ever before.   It's no different from the days of the Vikings, Huns and Barbarians who would go sailing around the globe to invade and plunder.   The only difference is that those medieval pirates went around sailing in their frigates & schooners while their descendents bomb with airplanes.  

Very well said sister Zeynab, I couldn't agree more. You may find this interesting.. an enlightened Islamic scholar in Turkey has literally said that prophet Muhammed would not have prayed Tayyib Erdogan's Janazah namaz. He also gave an historic example where the prophet didn't pray janaza for one of his Sahaba who had stolen a piece of clothing that belonged to the public/state. Now let's imagine what he would do to someone who sided with the enemies of God and humanity....

[Zainab_M]

....... You may find this interesting.. an enlightened Islamic scholar in Turkey has literally said that prophet Muhammed would not have prayed Tayyib Erdogan's Janazah namaz. He also gave an historic example where the prophet didn't pray janaza for one of his Sahaba who had stolen a piece of clothing that belonged to the public/state. Now let's imagine what he would do to someone who sided with the enemies of God and humanity....

MashAllah, I applaud the wisdom and courage of this scholar.  He is so correct.  That's what PM Erdogan has reduced himself to.  What an anti-climax for a man who started off so well and then mercilessly betrayed the love & trust of millions of Muslims.

May Allah Almighty bless you for your fair and truthful perception brother Ozcan.  What are the views of the majority in Turkey?   Are they happy with their PM's pro-West war-mongering campaign against their next-door neighbor?  At Facebook I knew two Turkish brothers.  Both seemed to be rigidly pro-Erdogan and just wouldn't hear any criticism of him.  

[Heba E. Husseyn]

Erdogan let us down real bad.  For a long time I trusted this guy and never imagined he would show us his rear by joining that notorious den of criminals of the Gulf Arab leaders.  I recall those events when he attended the Geneva conference and delivered a marvelous speech lambasting Israel for its brutal blockade of Gaza.  He left the conference without having dinner because the moderator didn't give him enough time to speak.  The Muslim world felt so proud of him.  I felt so proud of him.  A few hours later when he arrived in Ankara, the Turkish people proudly crowded around the airport to receive him for his remarkable response.  Then again, soon after Israeli forces murdered 19 Turks aboard the Mavi Marmara on international waters, Erdogan and his wife visited Syria and were warmly received by Assad and his wife.  Their pics together chatting cordially were so heartening.  But soon after the Turkish people trusted him by giving him a third mandate in the polls, he changed!  Now, when we think of the days we admired him, we feel like such fools.   

The sort of games Erdogan is playing presently are totally beyond the pale.  He makes no bones about his eagerness for a change of regime in Syria but pretends to be a friend of Iran (or should I say, a friend of sorts) by acting as a go-between Iran and the West.  But Iran is an intelligent country and it doesn't trust this treacherous snake trying to crawl up its sleeves.