Act Now
for Peace
By Mark
Gaffney
April
07, 2017 "Information
Clearing House"
- Our country has just attacked a nation,
Syria, that did nothing to us. It is raw blatant
aggression. US warmongers have won again.
Today's fateful missile attack by the US could
easily lead to a nuclear confrontation with
Russia and China in a matter of weeks, days or
even hours. The die is cast. Time is short.
There is no hard evidence that Syrian president
Assad ordered a chemical attack on his own
people. The press headlines that Assad launched
an attack are misleading at best. The facts are
not yet all in, but it appears the toxic release
and tragic deaths occurred when the Syrian Air
Force bombed an al Qaeda weapons facility in
Idlib province. If this is correct, the toxic
release was inadvertent, a tragedy of war. Al
Qaeda terrorists have controlled Idlib for most
of the war. Although the US government often
describes them as moderates, they have beheaded
journalists, desecrated Christian churches and
murdered non-Muslim civilians.
Syria gave up its chemical weapons in 2013
thanks to effective Russian diplomacy. At the
time, that diplomacy saved the US from becoming
militarily involved in Syria, which would have
been a terrible blunder. Unfortunately, our
leaders are incapable of learning.
It is known that al Qaeda rebels in Syria
acquired chemical weapons as a result of the
destruction of Libya orchestrated by the
warmonger Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Ghadaffi had chemical stockpiles and these "got
away" after the US toppled his government. From
Libya, there was an arms pipeline to al
Qaeda-associated groups in Syria. The arms
included chemical precursors. Thus, US
aggression against Libya was largely responsible
for the proliferation of chemical weapons across
the region. This is the context for the latest
tragedy.
Unfortunately, the American people are in the
dark about all of this; because outside the
Internet there is no independent media left in
our country to counter government propaganda
about Syria. Today, nearly all of the US media
is controlled by the military industrial
complex, thanks to the media consolidation
allowed by Bill Clinton in the 1990s. This also
explains why our political system is so
dysfunctional. As Jefferson wrote, democracy
cannot function without an informed public.
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So, it
comes down to us. We the people are the last
resort, the last line of defense, the last
chance for peace. Without immediate action by
us, escalating events may soon result in the
unthinkable.
But perhaps if enough of us get on the phone and
are persistent and loud enough, our Senators and
Congressional reps will do their job, which is
to represent us. Congress must immediately pass
legislation rescinding the broad war powers
bestowed on the president after 9/11.
Here is the Washington Capitol switchboard
number (202-224-3121). Please call Friday
morning — EARLY! We must catch our reps before
the weekend.
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views expressed in this article are solely those
of the author and do not necessarily reflect the
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