Thursday, April 21, 2011

Seems that the US just cannot stop meddling in the affairs of other countries without knowing what the outcome is likely to be. According to WikiLeaks the US has given $ 6 Million a satellite TV channel based in London whose broadcasts were against the Syrian establishment. Called Barada TV, its chief editor is Malik al-Abdeh who co-founded a Syrian exile group called Movement for Justice and Development. Majority of the Syrian people are Sunni ruled by minority Alawis who are related to Shias, the exact opposite of Bahrain where minority Sunnis rule a Shia population. Protests against Bashar al Assad's government in Syria is gathering momentum but no one knows who or what is going to replace him if he is deposed. The US financed the Orange revolution in Ukraine, thinking it would result in a pro western government but it fizzled out and pro RussianViktor Yanukovich is back in power as President. The US drove Saddam out and dismantled the Ba'ath party and the army resulting in a power vacuum which was filled by Al Qaida and other terrorists resulting in the death of hundreds of thousands. Everyone knows of supplying arms to the Taliban to fight the Russians, a stupidity the US is still paying for. NATO is attacking Libya trying to get rid of Gaddafi without having any idea as to who will replace him. Libyan bombing could end in a civil war or a rebel government led by Al Qaida. No one knows what personal reasons made tiny Qatar join in the bombing of Libya. Iran is making its own calculations. The middle east is muddle of personal and tribal loyalties and enmities. To stir the pot is an act of incredible stupidity.

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