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Who is really behind the mosque bombings in Iraq? |
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03/03/05 at 19:59:20 |
[slm] “Asia Times Online has been repeatedly told by sources in Baghdad close to the Sunni Iraqi resistance, as well as by Shi'i sources in Najaf, that the paramount response of both Sunni and Shi'i clerics to the wave of "mysterious" car bombings in Iraq has been to call for no revenge. The iron-clad certainty, on both sides, is that these have been perpetrated not by "terrorists" as the US claims, but rather by Israeli black ops or Central Intelligence Agency-connected American mercenaries, with the intent of fueling sectarian tensions and advancing the prospect of civil war.”...more below Rumsfeld's Terror Campaign By Mike Whitney Al-Jazeerah, February 19, 2005 The bombings that killed 31 people outside the Shia mosques in Iraq today may be the handiwork of American covert operations (black-ops) under the direction of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The Iraqi resistance does not engage in gratuitous acts of murder. These acts only serve to alienate their base and weaken their moral authority. As reported months ago in an Asia Times article, many of the leaders in the insurgency have studied the works of Che Guevara who provided strong guidelines for building public support for their cause. Insurgents must count on the sympathies of the public to wage their guerilla war within the protective confines of the community. Without broad public support it would be impossible for them to conceal themselves. The resistance leadership has faithfully followed Guevara’s injunctions. The bombings were not their work. Conversely, the ultimate goals of the occupation are advanced by the attacks. The Pentagon Brass now realizes the magnitude of the insurgency and has modified its strategy accordingly. (Notice Rumsfeld’s unwillingness to speculate on the number of insurgents during testimony in front of Congress this week) The terror attacks can be expected to continue until the nation is split up into smaller more manageable pieces. This will simplify regional control and ensure easier access to vital resources. We only need to refer to the last few imperial projects (Haiti, Afghanistan, and Serbia) to appreciate that this “balkanization” is the inevitable and preferred response to the growing threat of Iraqi nationalism. In fact, the media’s preoccupation with Islamic fundamentalism is little more than a diversion that ignores the real danger of Iraqi unity. The only way to undermine this solidarity is through a calculated terror-campaign that accentuates the fault lines between the various sects and ethnicities. It’s a “divide and conquer” strategy that normally succeeds, but there are reasons to think that it may fail in Iraq. Pepe Escobar clarifies this point: “Asia Times Online has been repeatedly told by sources in Baghdad close to the Sunni Iraqi resistance, as well as by Shi'i sources in Najaf, that the paramount response of both Sunni and Shi'i clerics to the wave of "mysterious" car bombings in Iraq has been to call for no revenge. The iron-clad certainty, on both sides, is that these have been perpetrated not by "terrorists" as the US claims, but rather by Israeli black ops or Central Intelligence Agency-connected American mercenaries, with the intent of fueling sectarian tensions and advancing the prospect of civil war.” Despite what Americans may believe, Iraqis know their enemy. By now everyone has seen the infamous photographs from Abu Ghraib and they are aware that the torture has continued unabated to this day. They have also heard the many chilling stories emerging from Falluja where Rumsfeld flattened a city of 250, 000 in revenge for the deaths of 4 mercenaries. The Socialist Worker recorded the stories of Doctor Salam Ismael who just returned from Falluja: “We heard accounts of families killed in their houses, of wounded people dragged in the streets and run over by tanks, of a container with the bodies of 481 civilians inside, of premeditated murder, looting and acts of savagery and cruelty that beggar belief….We moved from house to house, discovering families dead in their beds, or cut down in living rooms or in the kitchen. House after house had furniture smashed and possessions scattered…In most of the houses, the bodies were of civilians. Many were dressed in housecoats, many of the women were not veiled-meaning there were no men other than family members in the house. There were no weapons, no spent cartridges. It became clear to us that we were witnessing the aftermath of a massacre, the cold-blooded butchery of defenseless civilians. Nobody knows how many died. The occupation forces are now bulldozing the neighborhoods to cover their crime.” Three months have passed since the Nov 8 siege of Falluja began, and yet, not one camera crew has entered the city and been allowed in to examine the extent of the devastation. (Compare this to the 500 news outlets are covering the Michael Jackson trial) America’s free press operates entirely according to Rumsfeld’s directives. Never the less, the stories of the butchery and destruction have already circulated throughout the Arab world. Falluja is Rumsfeld’s My Lai; an event so ghastly that historians will certainly regard it as the turning-point in the Iraq war. The bloodbath has galvanized the public in a way that cannot be fully measured, but will have a profound bearing on the outcome of the conflict. Whatever opportunities the administration may have had for victory were foreclosed after Falluja. Now they are left with the one remaining option for which they have demonstrated an insatiable appetite; terrorism. Source: Al-Jazeerah Also See: Iraq: Shiites don't blame Sunnis for attacks United Press International, World Peace Herald, February 21, 2005 http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050221-104302-9378r |
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