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The Free Syrian Army Myth |
By
Stephen Lendman |
| It’s a phantom army, virtually nonexistent, on paper only, a PR stunt,
its so-called “moderates” allied with terrorist groups fighting Assad. On Wednesday, Fars News (FN) said elements calling themselves the Free Syrian Army (FSA) continue supplying terrorists fighting Assad with weapons. “The FSA is working side-by-side with al-Qaeda-affiliated groups and supplying them with US-made arms supplied to them by certain Persian Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar in order to continue the fight against the Syrian Army,” FN explained. “FSA worked hand-in-hand with Al-Qaeda affiliates, providing them with necessary supplies and logistics in order for them to continue their battle against the pro-government forces,” citing sources familiar with what’s going on, distinct from phony Western propaganda. “Necessary supplies like the US-manufactured TOW anti-tank missiles are supplied to the Al-Qaeda groups, including the al-Nusra Front,” through individuals calling themselves FSA representatives, US imperial agents, FN added. In early December, Syrian forces discovered large caches of weapons, munitions and food supplied by Qatar to terrorist groups - in liberated Lattakia province areas, items marked “A Gift of Qatar’s Government.” Weapons, munitions and other supplies provided by Saudi Arabia and the UAE were found. The myth of moderate anti-Assad forces persists. Virtually all elements against him are terrorists, including ISIS - fully supported by US-led NATO and regional rogue states. Separately, Amnesty International turned truth on its head, irresponsibly accusing Russia of killing civilians in Syria - with no verifiable evidence proving it, just pro-Western sources or unnamed ones, allying the group with Washington’s imperial enterprise. Russian munitions strike terrorist targets with precision accuracy. Photographic evidence proves it, material US-led forces don’t provide. AI disgracefully accused Russia of “massive(l) destr(oying)” residential areas, alleging use of banned cluster munitions. A spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said “(t)he UN cannot independently confirm” AI’s allegations. Without mincing words, they’re likely US-sponsored Big Lies, AI reading from the script it’s given. Russia’s Defense Ministry blasted its report, spokesman Igor Konashenkov saying: “Once again, nothing concrete or new was published, only the same cliches and fakes that we have already debunked repeatedly.” “The report constantly uses expressions such as ‘supposedly Russian strikes,’ ‘possible violations of international law’ - a lot of assumptions without any evidence.” “The barrage of lies was aimed at accusing Russian forces of bombing Syrian hospitals. We immediately rejected these claims, presenting comprehensive photographic and video evidence to the public.” “A characteristic feature of all these allegations is the lack of concrete evidence and references to anonymous witnesses. As for cluster munitions, Russian (aircraft don’t) us(e) them.” No visual or other evidence proves it “because there are no such weapons at our base. We have a question for Amnesty International.” “Why did this organization keep silent and turn a blind eye to material, undeniable, real evidence of the use of cluster munitions by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against cities in eastern Ukraine?” Why does it feature fake reports instead of legitimate ones against criminal states like America and its rogue NATO partners? Why does it fail to denounce their imperial wars, including mass slaughter of civilians? Why does it destroy what little credibility it may have left by joining the irresponsible Russia-bashing crowd - the one nation above all others doing more to restore peace and stability in war-torn Ukraine and Syria? Why does it blame Russia for US-led coalition crimes, complicit with ISIS and other terrorist groups it supports? On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova denounced AI’s accusations as “lack(ing) facts.” “The material used in the report can’t be termed as factual data. All this adds to the miserable impression about the work led by human rights activists in Syria.” “We see a politically motivated approach, constant misinformation on a large scale: some document photos which - it is obvious even without careful analysis - are fake,” likely supplied AI by Washington and/or its key NATO allies. Russia scrupulously observes fundamental international laws, especially in its anti-terrorism military campaign in Syria, backing up its claims with hard evidence - polar opposite US-led dirty wars, direct or proxy using ISIS and other terrorists as imperial foot soldiers. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. It airs three times weekly: live on Sundays at 1PM Central time plus two prerecorded archived programs. |
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