LIBYA AND "THE ARAB
SPRING":
NEOLIBERALISM,
"REGIME
CHANGE"
AND NATO'S
"HUMANITARIAN WARS"
Over the past months I have posted quite a few of the articles on the following list. However, I am posting this article because I believe it keeps a lot of pertinent information all together for your easy access to materials on the above political events.This is a good page to save for future research or information when you need to check things out.
By Michel Chossudovsky, Finian Cunningham and Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
FORWARD
First in Global Research's Interactive Reader Series, we bring to the attention of our readers a collection of Global Research articles on the "Arab Spring", covering recent developments in several countries across the Middle East and North Africa region.
The Interactive Reader is a collection of previously published articles on Global Research. Its objective is to provide an overview as well as a comparative understanding of country-level experiences of the upheavals.
This
selection of articles is intended to dispel the notion that the "Arab
Spring" is just a pro-democracy movement spreading spontaneously from
country to country, opening the way to a meaningful change in the political and
economic landscape. The term "Arab Spring" is itself a Western-imposed
term conjured up by people who appear to have little understanding of the
complexities and realities of the region.
The
double-standards of the U.S. and the European Union have become visible during
the course of these tumultuous events. Both the US and the EU have kept silent
about the brutal repression of unarmed civilian protesters in the Persian Gulf
sheikhdoms, such as Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, while, by contrast, the Western
powers have vehemently pushed for conflict with Libya and Syria.
America
is no "role model" of democratization for the Arab World, comprising
some 22 countries with a combined population of 300 million. US military
presence imposed on Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and other Arab
countries over decades, coupled with Washington-inspired "free
market" reforms, are the root cause of state violence.
Washington's
agenda for Egypt and Tunisia was to hijack the protest movement; what prevails
in Egypt is the maintenance of a de facto military regime. In Tunisia,
following the October 2011 parliamentary elections, the neoliberal policy
framework remains unscathed.
From
Washington's standpoint, regime replacement no longer requires the installation
of authoritarian military rulers, as in the heyday of US imperialism. Regime
change can be implemented by co-opting political parties, financing civil
society groups, infiltrating the protest movement, and by manipulating national
elections.
The
ultimate objective is to sustain the interests of foreign powers and to uphold
the "Washington consensus" of the IMF/World Bank economic agenda that
has served to impoverish millions throughout the Arab World and beyond.
Moreover,
Western powers have used "Political Islam" ~ including the Muslim
Brotherhood and Al Qaeda-affiliated groups ~ to pursue their hegemonic
objectives.
Covert operations are launched
to weaken the
secular state,
foment sectarian violence
and create social divisions
throughout the Arab
World.
In
Libya, the "pro-democracy" rebels were led by Al Qaeda affiliated
paramilitary brigades under the supervision of NATO Special Forces. The
much-vaunted "Liberation" of Tripoli was carried out by former
members of the Libya Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG).
.
.
Destabilization
of sovereign states through "regime change" is closely coordinated
with military planning.
War
preparations to attack Syria and Iran have been in an advanced state of
readiness for several years. The road to Tehran goes through Damascus. A
US/NATO-sponsored war on Iran would involve, as a first step, a destabilization
campaign ("regime change") including covert intelligence operations
in support of rebel forces directed against the Syrian government.
A
"humanitarian war" under the logo of "Responsibility to
Protect" (R2P), as seen in Libya, is on the Western powers' agenda for
Syria. Such a venture would also contribute to the ongoing destabilization of
Lebanon.
Were
a military campaign to be waged against Syria, Israel would be directly or
indirectly involved in military and intelligence operations. The hitherto covert
role of Saudi Arabia and Turkey in destabilizing Syria would also emerge as
open aggression towards long-time regional rival Iran.
A
war on Syria could quite possibly ignite a conflagration across the entire
Middle East and North Africa, with repercussions on a global scale: Iran's
historic allies, Russia and China, will be pitted against the US and NATO
powers; and religious schisms across the region could vent into an explosion of
internecine conflicts; also proxy wars currently being waged in East Africa by
Western powers could escalate with untold human suffering in an already
famine-hit region.
War
plans directed against Syria are coordinated with those pertaining to Iran.
Iran's
alleged nuclear weapons programme is the pretext and the justification. Tehran
is also identified as a "State sponsor of terrorism", for allegedly
supporting the Al Qaeda network.
In
recent developments, what is unfolding is an integrated attack plan on Iran led
by the US, with the participation of the United Kingdom and Israel.
The
military deployment of US-NATO forces is occurring in several regions of the
World simultaneously.
Militarization
at the global level is instrumented through the US military's Unified Command
structure: the entire planet is divided up into geographic Combatant Commands
under the control of the Pentagon.
The
Pentagon’s global military design is one of world conquest.
According
to (former) NATO Commander General Wesley Clark, the Pentagon’s military
road-map consists of a sequence of war theaters :
“[The]
five-year campaign plan [includes]... a total of seven countries, beginning
with Iraq, then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Iran, Somalia and Sudan.”
What
this collection of essays demonstrates is that Western intervention in this
pivotal world region is far from the benign rhetoric frequently spouted in
Washington, London, Paris and Berlin, espousing universal human rights and
democratic freedoms.
Rather, we are witnessing a neo-imperialist intervention
that is self-serving, expedient and ultimately setting the world on a path of
incalculable destruction.
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PART I:
PART I:
TUNISIA: DICTATORSHIP AND NEOLIBERALISM
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya ~
2011-01-19
Tunisia is not free yet. The
structure that kept Bin Ali in place still exists. The U.S. and France have
still not forfeited their economic interests in Tunisia either
Tunisia and the IMF's Diktats: How Macro-Economic Policy
Triggers Worldwide Poverty and Unemployment
By Michel Chossudovsky ~ 2011-01-20
Against a background of rising food
prices, the IMF recommends the removal of subsidies...
PART II:
PART II:
THE
POPULAR UPRISING IN EGYPT:
"REVOLUTION" AND
"COUNTER-REVOLUTION"
By Michel Chossudovsky -
2011-01-29
“Dictators" do not
dictate, they obey orders. President Hosni Mubarak was a faithful servant of
Western economic interests.
By Mahdi Darius
Nazemroaya - 2011-02-21
The same group of Egyptian
generals running Cairo presently also formed the backbone of the Mubarak
regime. There has been no real change in government. The military junta
represents a continuation of the Mubarak regime
By
Michel Chossudovsky - 2011-02-18
When dictators are no
longer needed, they are replaced. The military machine prevails, combined with
a ruthless form of capitalist development
PART III:
BAHRAIN: THE FORGOTTEN "ARAB
SPRING"
By Finian Cunningham ~
2011-02-18
The Bahraini authorities
deployed helicopters and tanks, with army and police firing teargas and live
rounds. Among the protesters were hundreds of women and children.
By
Finian Cunningham
There is little doubt that the regime received
clearance from political allies in Washington, London and the other Gulf states
to step up its four-week old repression against the civilian population.
By
Finian Cunningham ~ 2011-04-21
The families of medics unlawfully detained in
Bahrain have accused the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) of putting
financial investment interests above human rights
By Finian Cunningham
Increasing attacks on Shia mosques in the
Bahraini state's withering crackdown against the pro-democracy movement is a
deliberate attempt to isolate the political opposition and amounts to a
campaign of "sectarian cleansing",
PART
IV:
LIBYA: NATO'S "HUMANITARIAN WAR
By Mahdi Darius
Nazemroaya ~ 2011-09-29
The war against Libya is
built on fraud. The UN Security Council passed two resolutions against Libya on
the basis of unproven claims that Qaddafi was killing his own people in
Benghazi...
By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky ~ 2011-04-16
We were led to believe
that the protest movement in Egypt and Tunisia had spread to Libya, but the war
on Libya was planned months prior to the Arab protest movement...
By Prof. Michel
Chossudovsky ~ 2011-04-03
Concepts are turned
upside down: The US-NATO military alliance is supporting a rebellion integrated
by Islamic terrorists, in the name of the "War on Terrorism"...
By Prof Michel
Chossudovsky ~ 2011-03-09
Libya is among the world's largest oil economies with
approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US
By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky ~ 2011-08-28
The jihadists and NATO work hand in glove. These "former"
Al Qaeda affiliated brigades constitute the backbone of the
"pro-democracy" rebellion.
By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky ~ 2011-09-20
A historical reversal in Libya economic and social development
has occurred. An entire country has been destroyed, its people driven into
abysmal poverty
PART V: YEMEN:
REPUBLICAN DICTATORSHIP AT THE CROSSROADS
REPUBLICAN DICTATORSHIP AT THE CROSSROADS
By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky - 2010-02-07
The militarization of the Indian Ocean is a process of securing
US control over Socotra Island and the Gulf of Aden
PART VI:
SYRIA: NATO'S NEXT WAR
SYRIA: NATO'S NEXT WAR
By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky - 2011-05-03
The
ultimate purpose is to spark sectarian violence and political chaos within
Syria by covertly supporting Islamic terrorist organizations.
By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky - 2011-08-16
Recent developments in Syria point to a full-fledged armed
insurgency, integrated by Islamist "freedom fighters" covertly
supported, trained and equipped by foreign powers.
By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky - 2011-09-02
The objective of this armed insurrection is to trigger the
response of the police and armed forces, with a view to justifying a
"humanitarian" military intervention by NATO
PART VII:
MILITARY ESCALATION AND THE BROADER WAR
MILITARY ESCALATION AND THE BROADER WAR
A "Humanitarian War" on Syria? Military
Escalation. Towards a Broader Middle East-Central Asian War?
By Michel Chossudovsky - 2011-08-09
The road to Tehran goes through Damascus. A US-NATO war on Iran
would involve, as a first step, a destabilization campaign ("regime
change") directed against Syria.
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Julien Teil. Introduction by Cynthia
McKinney - 2011-10-06
Terrorists not only fight for Washington on the ground, they
also act as frontmen for regime change through so-called human rights
organizations that promote democracy
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya - 2011-07-02
As Washington and its cohorts march towards the Eurasian
Heartland, they have tried to manipulate Islam as a geo-political tool. They
have created political and social chaos in the process.
By Finian Cunningham - 2011-10-29
The US Military confirms Washington's secret new war in Somalia
despite official denials
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya. Introduction by Cynthia McKinney -
2011-10-11
An attempt to separate the merging point of an Arab and African
identity is underway...
By
Michel Chossudovsky - 2011-11-03
The
military deployment of US-NATO forces is occurring in several regions of the
World simultaneously. What is unfolding is an integrated attack plan on Iran
led by the US, with the participation of the UK and Israel
The above collection is not just good for research or reference, it could be helpful for those of us who seem unable to keep more than one sentence or idea in our minds at the same time. Godspeed.
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