{"id":99630,"date":"2017-10-02T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=99630"},"modified":"2017-10-02T11:12:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T10:12:08","slug":"the-syrian-outcome-has-departed-the-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/10\/the-syrian-outcome-has-departed-the-script\/","title":{"rendered":"The Syrian Outcome Has Departed the Script"},"content":{"rendered":"

1 Oct 2017 – <\/em>Stephen Lendman sums up the success of Russian and Syrian militaries against Washington-supported ISIS. Washington claims to be fighting ISIS, but doesn\u2019t. Remember, U.S. General Flynn, former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, revealed on television that it was the \u201cwillful decision\u201d of the Obama regime to use ISIS to overthrow the Assad government. General Flynn said the decision was made over his objection. https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/312050-dia-flynn-islamic-state\/ <\/a><\/p>\n

News agencies and writers should stop referring to ISIS and any of the other groups as \u201cterrorists.\u201d The term \u201cterrorists\u201d connotes an independence that the \u201cterrorists\u201d do not have. These so-called \u201cterrorists\u201d are organized, financed, and armed by Washington and Washington\u2019s vassals. Washington uses \u201cterrorists\u201d as a foreign policy tool. This has been going on for decades. Yes, sometimes the \u201cterrorists\u201d escape Washington\u2019s control. Washington supported Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan to help organize the Mujahideen to fight against the Soviet occupying force. Everyone knows this, or, perhaps I should say, formerly knew it prior to the presstitutes helping Washington bury all the facts and replace them with fake news.<\/p>\n

The CIA has long used presstitutes to rewrite history. But not all facts have yet been thrown down the Memory Hole. Here is former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook: \u201cBin Laden was, though, a product of a monumental miscalculation by western security agencies. Throughout the \u201980s he was armed by the CIA and funded by the Saudis to wage jihad against the Russian occupation of Afghanistan.\u201d Here is Prince Bander bin Sultan on CNN\u2019s Larry King program (October 1, 2001): \u201cThis is ironic. In the mid-\u201980s, if you remember, we and the United \u2013 Saudi Arabia and the United States were supporting the Mujahideen to liberate Afghanistan from the Soviets. He [Osama bin Laden] came to thank me for my efforts to bring the Americans, our friends, to help us against the atheists, he said the communists. Isn\u2019t it ironic?\u201d See also: http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/id\/3340101\/t\/bin-laden-comes-home-roost\/#.WdDYarGZPFR <\/a><\/p>\n

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Russia Effectively Smashing US-Supported Terrorists in Syria<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Stephen Lendman <\/em><\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s military intervention in Syria at the request of its government began two years ago today \u2013 September 30.<\/p>\n

It dramatically changed the dynamic on the ground, turning sure defeat into eventual triumph.<\/p>\n

Thousands of square miles of Syrian territory were liberated from the scourge of US-supported terrorists, defeating Washington\u2019s imperial aims, wanting regime change, the country transformed into another vassal state.<\/p>\n

Tass reviewed Russian operations over the past two years, saying \u201cvictory over terrorism is near.\u201d Its efforts transformed armed opposition conflicting groups into \u201ca common front in the struggle against terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n

What began two years ago today \u201cis entering its final phase,\u201d Russian air power enabling Syrian and allied forces to regain control over \u201c85% of the country\u2019s territory,\u201d a remarkable turnaround from conditions before Moscow\u2019s involvement.<\/p>\n

Washington didn\u2019t expect it, intending to eliminate Assad the way it ruthlessly killed Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi.<\/p>\n

Things didn\u2019t go as planned. Russia foiled US objectives, achieving them highly unlikely, a significant body blow to its regional aims, a step closer to defeating them worldwide.<\/p>\n

In Syria, Aleppo was liberated late last year, the country\u2019s pre-war commercial hub. Historic Palmyra was freed twice, hopefully for good after the second time.<\/p>\n

The campaign to liberate Zeir Ezzor province entirely from US-supported terrorists continues, ISIS\u2019 last stronghold in the country. Its three-year-long siege of the city was broken, security sweeps underway to eliminate its remnants in residential and other areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfficial forecasts regarding the chances of a successful completion of the anti-terrorist operation sound ever more optimistic,\u201d said Tass.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the Deir Ezzor campaign, Akerbat was liberated, \u201ca major transport hub and command center (and stronghold) of the terrorists in the east of Hama province,\u201d Tass explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the loss of the city the terrorists were no longer able to regroup forces, receive ammunition and supplies, while the Syrian government army gained access to Deir Ezzor.\u201d<\/p>\n

During 24 months of combat, 38 Russian military personnel perished, including General Valery Asapov, the coordinates of his location almost certainly provided ISIS by US forces. Washington bears responsibility for his death.<\/p>\n

Russian and American objectives in Syria are world\u2019s apart \u2013 Moscow combating terrorism, Washington supporting it. Bilateral relations are dismal on virtually everything except cooperation in non-military space activities.<\/p>\n

Astana peace talks spearheaded by Russia continue making progress \u2013 without significant breakthroughs so far because Washington wants endless war and regime change, waging a losing battle, pursuing it anyway.<\/p>\n

According to Russia\u2019s reconciliation center, 2,200 localities joined the ceasefire agreement. More than 230 armed groups agreed to observe it.<\/p>\n

Reconstruction in some areas began, restoring power, water and other essential infrastructure a vital first step, along with supplying humanitarian aid \u2013 Russia, Iran and Damascus alone providing it.<\/p>\n

Nothing from America. Nothing from the EU. Nothing from regional Arab countries. Nothing from Israel, of course. Woefully inadequate UN help, Syrians on their own, dependent on their government and allies.<\/p>\n

Moscow remains firmly committed to Syrian sovereign independence, its territorial integrity, and right of its people alone to choose their leadership, free from foreign interference.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth Russian and Syrian military commanders stress the intention to push ahead with the operation until the elimination of the last terrorist\u201d nationwide, said Tass.<\/p>\n

VISIT MY NEW WEB SITE: stephenlendman.org (Home \u2013 Stephen Lendman). Contact at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Lendman<\/em> lives in Chicago. His new book as editor and contributor is titled <\/em>Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III. http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanIII.html<\/a>. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net<\/a>.Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and associate editor of the <\/em>Wall Street Journal. He was columnist for <\/em>Business Week, Scripps Howard News Service, and <\/em>Creators Syndicate. He has had many university appointments. Roberts’ latest books are <\/em>The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and Economic Dissolution of the West<\/a> and<\/em> How America Was Lost<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Go to Original \u2013 paulcraigroberts.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 Oct 2017 – News agencies and writers should stop referring to ISIS as \u201cterrorists\u201d because it connotes an independence they do not have. These so-called \u201cterrorists\u201d are organized, financed, and armed by Washington and Washington\u2019s vassals. Washington uses \u201cterrorists\u201d as a foreign policy tool. This has been going on for decades. Yes, sometimes the \u201cterrorists\u201d escape Washington\u2019s control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-syria-in-context"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99630\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}