Syria is the Middle Eastern Stalingrad

Written on January 5th, 2016 in politics Comments Off

Published on Dissident Voice (first on New Eastern Outlook), by Andre Vltchek, January 2, 2016.

  • Day and night, for years, an overwhelming force has been battering this quiet nation, one of the cradles of human civilization.
  • Hundreds of thousands have died, and millions have been forced to flee abroad or have been internally displaced. In many cities and villages, not one house is left intact.
  • But Syria is, against all odds, still standing.

During the last 3 years I worked in almost all of Syria’s perimeters, exposing the birth of ISIS in the NATO-run camps built in Turkey and Jordan. I worked in the occupied Golan Heights and in Iraq. I also worked in Lebanon, a country now forced to host over 2 million (mostly Syrian) refugees.

The only reason why the West began its horrible destabilization campaign was because it “could not tolerate” Syria’s disobedience and the socialist nature of its state. In short, the way the Syrian establishment was putting the welfare of its people above the interests of multi-national corporations … //

… But until it is constructed, until all extreme selfishness, greed and brutality are defeated, we have to fight for something much more “modest” – for the survival of people and of humanism.

The price is often horrible. But the alternative is one enormous gaping void. It is simply nothing – the end, full stop!

In Stalingrad, millions died so we could live. Nothing was left of the city, except some melted steel, scattered bricks and an ocean of corpses. Nazism was stopped. Western expansionism began its retreat, that time towards Berlin.

Now Syria, quietly but stoically and heroically, stands against Western, Qatari, Saudi, Israeli and Turkish plans to finish the Middle East.

And the Syrian people have won. For how long, I don’t know. But it has proven that an Arab country can still defeat the mightiest murderous hordes.

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(André Vltchek is a novelist, filmmaker, and investigative journalist. He has covered wars and conflicts in dozens of countries. His latest book is Exposing Lies of the Empire. He also wrote, with Noam Chomsky, On Western Terrorism: From Hiroshima to Drone Warfare. Andre is making films for teleSUR and Press TV. After living for many years in Latin America and Oceania, Vltchek presently resides and works in East Asia and the Middle East. He can be reached through his website or his Twitter. Read other articles by Andre).

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Schweiz: Wer hier geboren ist, soll bleiben dürfen, auf SRF.ch, 3. Jan 2016: Kritiker warnen vor der Durchsetzungsinitiative: Secondos, die ihr ganzes Leben in der Schweiz verbracht haben, könnten ausgeschafft werden. Geht es nach SVP-Nationalrat und Rechtsprofessor Hans-Ueli Vogt, soll das nicht passieren;

Das kommt im neuen Jahr auf die Schweiz zu, 1.57 min, auf SRF.ch, 1. Jan 2016: Das neue Jahr hält viel parat. Zum Beispiel ein fertiges Loch und eins, das es vielleicht nie geben wird – beide unter dem beziehungsweise im Gotthardmassiv;

Dubai New Year’s Fireworks celebration 2016, HD 1080p FULL, 23.58 min, uploaded by Videos Media, Jan 1, 2016;

Im Spiegel Online/Wissenschaft:

Ten Separatist Movements to Watch in 2016, on Springtime of Nations, Dec 22, 2015;

Springtime of Nations – an irreverent, informative blog about separatism, autonomy, indigenous rights, interethnic conflict, balkanization, and micronationalism—with maps & flags in every article;

Interview with Tuvalu Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga on Global Warming – a cry for help from the edge of the cliff, on Spiegel Online International, Dec 10, 2015 (Photo Gallery): the Pacific atoll of Tuvalu is one of the countries most threatened by global warming. Already, people have begun leaving as sea levels rise. Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga fears that the world still doesn’t care about the world’s most threatened population;
on en.wikipedia: Tuvalu formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia …; /See also; /External Links;
List of islands of Tuvalu;

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