September 4, 2013
Letter to the Editor, submitted for publication to the International
Falls Daily Journal (259 words) [Permission to edit as seen fit is
granted.]
These Congressional hearings to be held to determine
whether or not Syria should be bombed by the United States are turning
into one big fiasco and farce, almost like a circus, since the real issues aren't even being broached.
Something no one wants to talk about:
What exactly created the current violent unrest in Syria?
George W. Bush and his administration used Shiite militias in Iraq
against Sunni insurgents, which helped trigger the Shia-vs.-Sunni
dimension of Syria's civil war.
This had been a civil war with
leftists the United States government didn't like on the verge of
bringing down Assad much the way George Washington defeated the British.
The CIA has used ethnic strife to inflame animosities to the point of
violence since the end of World War II. The CIA's first objective in
destabilizing foreign governments deemed to be "enemies" of the United
States was to foment religious and ethnic violence.
Hopefully
Congress is now going to completely explore these dirty deeds and the
Syrian people will come to understand how they have been used by the CIA
as part of Washington's plans to dominate the oil and gas fields along
with the pipeline distribution system of this region.
Aren't
all these dirty wars about defending Wall Street's assets and
investments or to help these Wall Street vultures secure and accrue the
wealth of other nations?
Just on its surface it is morally
wrong to discuss whether or not we should bomb a country that has done
nothing to hurt us. Since when has bombing anyone helped them?
Alan L. Maki
Founder and Chair,
Minnesotans for Peace and Social Justice
58891 County Road 13
Warroad, Minnesota 56763
Phone: 218-386-2432
Cell phone: 651-587-5541