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		<title>Ten years after, Al-Sahaf : an Iraqi patriotic hero who tried to defeat the Western media lies with their own game</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sappho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  10 years since the invasion of Iraq, Arabs and Iraqis still remember the image of the man who led Iraq’s counter-psychological warfare, an icon of man stood alone facing a giant Western media lies led by the two criminals the US president Bush and the UK Prime Minister Blair and the rest of the [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.roadstoiraq.com/ten-years-after-al-sahaf-an-iraqi-patriotic-hero-who-tried-to-defeat-the-western-media-lies-with-their-own-game/sahaf-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-11470"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11470" alt="sahaf" src="http://www.roadstoiraq.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sahaf2.jpg" width="250" height="350" /></a></p>
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<p>10 years since the invasion of Iraq, Arabs and Iraqis still remember the image of the man who led Iraq’s counter-psychological warfare, an icon of man stood alone facing a giant Western media <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/18/panorama-iraq-fresh-wmd-claims" target="_blank">lies</a> led by the two criminals the US president Bush and the UK Prime Minister Blair and the rest of the gang to commit the biggest robbery of the century, and the evidence are emerging for ten years every day.</p>
<p>Al-Sahaf has succeeded to create a balance point with Western media propaganda supervised by the CIA and the MI6 against Iraqi and Arab minds before the military operations. his terminologies and vocabularies he used such as (Oluj, sim and Ulkum) are still in circulation today describing Western enemy soldiers and invading aggressor in all over the Arab countries.</p>
<p>Al-Sahaf a professional, patriotic and nationalist Iraqi information minister who refused to accept defeat ‘till the last-minute and succeeded to address the enemies in their own language. Alone, he was the largest Iraqi Arab media outlet spreading the truth against the Western fraud and deception propaganda.</p>
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		<title>How Tunisia assassination is related to the Syrian crisis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sappho</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chokri]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Days before his assassination, UAE newspaper alkhaleej interviewed Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid and this what he answered on the question of: What is your opinion on the crisis in Syria, is it a popular revolution? Belaid answered: What is happening in the Levant is a US-Zionists conspiracy and aggression to hit the regime (in Syria) and [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Days before his assassination, UAE newspaper <a href="http://www.alkhaleej.ae/portal/6cdb35e3-76e0-4242-8d4e-0a03e1debd4e.aspx" target="_blank">alkhaleej</a> interviewed Tunisian opposition leader <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/06/tunisian-politician-shot-dead" target="_blank">Chokri Belaid </a>and this what he answered on the question of:</p>
<p>What is your opinion on the crisis in Syria, is it a popular revolution?</p>
<p>Belaid answered:</p>
<blockquote><p>What is happening in the Levant is a US-Zionists conspiracy and aggression to hit the regime (in Syria) and impose a new system with an Islamic makeup, add to this some Arab regimes who are used by the US as tools to force the US project (in the region).</p></blockquote>
<p>Chokri Belaid is the first one who revealed the secret Islamists training camps (funded by Qatar through Tunisian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennahda_Movement" target="_blank">Al-Nahda</a> Party) in Tunisia to send Jihadis to Syria. In this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GQbl929-Vo&amp;feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">video</a> Belaid talks about the Islamists military camps in Tunisian providing Jihadis to fight in Syria. Another <a href="http://videohat.masrawy.com/view_video.php?viewkey=6518699242fcb682bd03" target="_blank">video</a> shows Islamists issued a fatwa of killing Belaid four days before his assassination.</p>
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		<title>Iraq’s sectarian spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sappho</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[POLITICS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jordan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maliki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[middle-east]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shiites]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is going on in the Sunni provinces of Iraq, has internal causes and motives, caused by sectarian parties and forces consider themselves “as the sole legitimate representative” of the sects and tribes”, and a government and a government trying to establish its sects quotas system. The sectarian nature of the demonstrations is no secret [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is going on in the Sunni provinces of Iraq, has internal causes and motives, caused by sectarian parties and forces consider themselves “as the sole legitimate representative” of the sects and tribes”, and a government and a government trying to establish its sects quotas system.</p>
<p>The sectarian nature of the demonstrations is no secret and it’s made very clear in the first point from the 15 points <a href="http://www.alqadisiyya3.com/q3/index.php?option=com_k2&amp;view=item&amp;id=5066:%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B6-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%87%D9%83-%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83&amp;Itemid=101" target="_blank">demands</a> made by the Sunni demonstrators:</p>
<blockquote><p>A Sunni region according to the constitution.</p></blockquote>
<p>Confirmed by Sunni leaders <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61pfbgsj2cg&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">saying</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Sunni region is our goal</p></blockquote>
<p>Erecting the FSA flags and photos of Turkish prime Minister Erdogan, without doubts there is a regional dimension represented by Turkey and the Arab GCC countries who started to be impatient with Iraq PM Al-Maliki, and geopolitical obstacle linked to current crisis via Iran and Syria to overthrow Assad.</p>
<p>In April 2012 news report form Kuwaiti sources revealed that former Iraqi president-Deputy (fugitive in Turkey) Hashimi <a href="http://alwatan.kuwait.tt/articledetails.aspx?Id=189916&amp;amp;YearQuarter=20122" target="_blank">supported</a> the formation of the so called the large Sunni region in Iraq Sunni provinces (Tikrit, Mosul, Anbar and Diyala).</p>
<p>The first sectarian demand of the Sunni demonstrators is point no1:</p>
<blockquote><p>Sunni region according to the Iraqi constitution</p></blockquote>
<p>Recent demonstration in Iraq confirmed the above and news <a href="http://www.almustakbalpaper.net/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=32260" target="_blank">reported</a> that Hashimi who is used by Turkey’s Gov. as puppet, funded tribal chiefs in the Sunni provinces with 4 million dollar to continue the demonstrations.</p>
<p>The Turkish government sent a message to Baghdad saying:</p>
<blockquote><p>“Turkey could end the demonstrations within one hour, if the Iraqi Gov. de-activate the new oil and gas line <a href="http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1244382/1/.html" target="_blank">project</a> through Jordan.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Sectarians from all sides of the so called “political process” trying to hijack the people’s movements for their own political sectarian interests.</p>
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		<title>Iraq police and officials lost in “emo” explanation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sappho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No need to add new things about the killings of Iraqi teenagers with “emo” hair cuts (and today on the BBC). A story widely covered by the mainstream media and even explained in details by Scott Long, former Human Rights Watch member (here, here and here), but there are two things ignored by the media: 1– [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No need to add new things about the killings of Iraqi <a href="http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/iraqi-teenagers-stoned-death-emo-haircuts" target="_blank">teenagers</a> with “emo” hair cuts (<em>and today on the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17333275" target="_blank">BBC</a></em>). A story widely covered by the mainstream media and even explained in details by Scott Long, former Human Rights Watch member (<a href="http://paper-bird.net/2012/03/08/gay-killings-emos-and-iraq-whats-going-on/" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://paper-bird.net/2012/03/08/iraq-and-the-emo-killings/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://paper-bird.net/2012/03/09/the-emo-killings-in-iraq-the-police-and-their-smoking-gun/" target="_blank">here</a>), but there are two things ignored by the media:</p>
<p>1– <strong>The existence of “Community Police”</strong>:</p>
<p>A policing body inside the Ministry of the Interior, which we never heard about before and despite the “polished” <a href="http://www.moi.gov.iq/PageViewer.aspx?id=4" target="_blank">explanation</a> on the Iraqi Interior Ministry website, I think this something similar to the Saudi <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutaween" target="_blank">Mutaween</a> (religious police) with more “civilized name”.</p>
<p>2– <strong>Lost in the “emos” explanation</strong>:</p>
<p>Police and officials scramble to explain the “emo”. Head of the security committee in Kadhmiya district <a href="http://www.almadapaper.net/news.php?action=view&amp;id=61297" target="_blank">said</a>:</p>
<p>The “emos” are devil worshipers, homosexuals and vampires drink blood of each others. The head of the so-called “Community Police” denied the previous accusations, but interestingly he <a href="http://www.moi.gov.iq/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=1810" target="_blank">said</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>We will obtain the required permissions to follow-up this case, the police and the Ministry of Education are cooperating to allow the police to enter the schools to “contain” the “emos” (or is “<strong>contain</strong>” a polite word for <strong>arrest</strong> these teenagers?).</p></blockquote>
<p>Worst, this confusion is not only in Iraq, Arab newspaper came with strange headlines. UAE newspaper Al-Bayan: <a href="http://www.albayan.ae/one-world/arabs/2012-03-04-1.1604832" target="_blank">Dracula’s Descendants in Baghdad</a>. Egyptian Al-Wafad: <a href="http://www.alwafd.org/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1/18-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%89%20%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%89/171457-%D9%85%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A3%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A4%D9%83%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%89-%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82" target="_blank">Surprise: The Confirmation of the existence of vampires in Iraq</a>.</p>
<p>Sadly, not a single political party (religious or secular) defend these teenagers or even asked to investigate their death for the fear of losing their popular support or what’s left of it.</p>
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		<title>Hysteria and confusion, Al-Qaeda &amp; the West forces on Syria</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sappho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Channel4 and this Russian ME expert suggested that for the first since 9/11 Al-Qaeda and the West join an alliance against Syria (interesting video), but first let’s check few “hysterical” reactions and “confused” decisions (need Syria’s permission) made by AL and the West. In less than 24 hours after Iraqi Deputy Interior Minister Adnan [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As <a href="http://blogs.channel4.com/snowblog/syria-puts-alqaeda-west-side/17174" target="_blank">Channel4</a> and this Russian ME <a href="http://arabic.rt.com/news_all_news/news/578405/" target="_blank">expert</a> suggested that for the first since 9/11 Al-Qaeda and the West join an alliance against Syria (<em>interesting <a href="http://rt.com/news/al-qaeda-west-cahoot-syria-177/" target="_blank">video</a></em>), but first let’s check few “<a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail/226437.html" target="_blank">hysterical</a>” reactions and “<a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/syria-snubs-arab-league-call-682681" target="_blank">confused</a>” decisions (<em>need Syria’s <a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail/226495.html" target="_blank">permission</a></em>) made by AL and the West.</p>
<p>In less than 24 hours after Iraqi Deputy Interior Minister Adnan al-Assadi has <a href="http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/international/12-Feb-2012/jihadists-weapons-%E2%80%98moving-from-iraq-to-syria-beghdad" target="_blank">announced</a> that number of Iraqi Jihadists” had gone to Syria to take part in the protest movemen, which is <a href="http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/02/11/193954.html" target="_blank">confirmed</a> by the US and from the <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Arabic_News/status/168657437480587264" target="_blank">horse’s mouth</a>, Iraqi Interior Ministry <a href="http://www.alsumarianews.com/ar/iraq-security-news/-2-36261.html" target="_blank">denied</a> its previous report of the smuggle of “jihadists” and weapons from Iraq to Syria.</p>
<p>As I reported <a href="http://www.roadstoiraq.com/2012/02/06/russias-syria-plan-war-escalation-and-un-cease-fire/" target="_blank">before</a>, Russia’s goal is to reach a cease-fire between the two fighting parties and today Russian FM made his point very <a href="http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/02/13/194359.html" target="_blank">clear</a>.</p>
<p>Interesting is what newspaper <a href="http://www.assafir.com/Article.aspx?EditionId=2074&amp;articleId=1216&amp;ChannelId=49350" target="_blank">Assafir</a> revealed about the last Arab Ministers meeting on Syria:</p>
<blockquote><p>Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Al Thani, during the Arab Ministerial Meeting suggested to include a paragraph says that “the Arab Ministerial Council decided to recognize the Syria National Council as a representative of the Syrian people” to be announced formally at the Friends of Syria meeting in Tunisia. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that “the subject of recognition of the Syrian National Council is premature, and did not agree upon. We agreed at the previous meeting (on Syria) to discuss the issue in Tunisia”. The Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rafiq Abdul Salam is surprised that the recognition is limit the SNC, pointing out that the spectrum of the Syrian opposition is very wide, and we can not ignore the others. Qatari foreign minister answered that 70 to 80 percent (of the opposition) is represented by the SNC.</p></blockquote>
<p>We can’t end this post without few funny confusions, the so-called coming “<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tunisia-host-friends-syria-meeting-140627134.html" target="_blank">friends of Syria</a>” meeting in Tunisia is already <a href="http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/Arabic/Politics/?id=3.1.2971846034" target="_blank">rejected</a> by few Tunisian political parties and one of Syria’s friends (UK) refused to give one of the oldest opposition (NCC insider opposition) members <a href="http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/michel-kilo-syria%E2%80%99s-prudent-dissident" target="_blank">Michel Kilo</a> a Visa (<em>his article on <a href="http://assafir.com/Article.aspx?EditionId=2073&amp;articleId=1000&amp;ChannelId=49336&amp;Author=%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%84%20%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%88" target="_blank">Assafir</a></em>):</p>
<blockquote><p>Why Britain denied me a visa, after it asked to accept to visit Britain ?. I think only God and some other opposition members (SNC) know.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Saudi Arabia’s embarrassment on Syria</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sappho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting, Saudi Arabia denied the reports that it submitted a U.N. draft resolution on Syria two days after the Saudi media published (English) the Draft resolution saying that KSA distributed the Draft resolution on the U.N. members. Is the denial related to the recent development in Syria where Al-Qaeda joined the fight? The Russia rejection [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting, Saudi Arabia <a href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Feb-12/162954-saudi-arabia-denies-reports-it-presented-un-draft-on-syria.ashx" target="_blank">denied</a> the reports that it submitted a U.N. draft resolution on Syria two days after the Saudi media <a href="http://international.daralhayat.com/internationalarticle/361459" target="_blank">published</a> (<a href="http://en.rian.ru/world/20120211/171264417.html" target="_blank">English</a>) the Draft resolution saying that KSA distributed the Draft resolution on the U.N. members.</p>
<p>Is the denial related to the recent development in Syria where Al-Qaeda joined the fight? The Russia <a href="http://www.euronews.net/2012/02/11/new-arab-syria-move-fails-to-impress-russia/" target="_blank">rejection</a> of the new Draft Resolution which is similar to the previous resolution vetoed by Russia and China? or the few articles in the Saudi version:</p>
<blockquote><p>allow the free of peaceful demonstrations</p></blockquote>
<p>That can <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/11/world/middleeast/activists-report-death-of-second-protester-in-saudi-arabia.html" target="_blank">backfire</a> on Saudi Arabia.</p>
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		<title>Remember the fake “dying babies” story in Iraq? Now they are in Syria</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sappho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read this Wikileaks cable from US Embassy in Damascus back in 2006 and compare it with the recent events in Syria: Possible action: PLAY ON SUNNI FEARS OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE: There are fears in Syria that the Iranians are active in both Shia proselytizing and conversion of, mostly poor, Sunnis. Though often exaggerated, such fears [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Read this <a href="http://wikileaks.cabledrum.net/cable/2006/12/06DAMASCUS5399.html" target="_blank">Wikileaks</a> cable from US Embassy in Damascus back in 2006 and compare it with the recent events in Syria:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Possible action:</strong></p>
<p>PLAY ON SUNNI FEARS OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE: There are fears<br />
in Syria that the Iranians are active in both Shia<br />
proselytizing and conversion of, mostly poor, Sunnis. Though<br />
often exaggerated, such fears reflect an element of the Sunni<br />
community in Syria that is increasingly upset by and focused<br />
on the spread of Iranian influence in their country through<br />
activities ranging from mosque construction to business.</p></blockquote>
<p>Fake “cork-made” coffins that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIMl0J1ek9E&amp;feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">fly</a> in the air, three Libyans killed in Homs — Syria as <a href="http://www.mostakbaliat.com/?p=15996" target="_blank">reported</a> and named by the Libyan Islamists websites, Qatari and British special troops are <a href="http://english.ruvr.ru/2012/02/09/65699733.html" target="_blank">already</a> in Syria, and Americans who want their <a href="http://www.theweek.co.uk/middle-east/syria-uprising/45178/syria-us-says-military-options-may-not-be-avoidable" target="_blank">share</a> from the pie.</p>
<p>A Syrian General who speaks (in Arabic) to the Israeli TV <a href="http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=863056&amp;sid=126" target="_blank">asks</a> for Israel support to remove Assad, repeats the Wikilinks cable advice:</p>
<blockquote><p>Shiite victory on the Sunnis in Syria, will be a critical factor in the success of the plan (the Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei to the elimination of the State of Israel.</p></blockquote>
<p>And for sure, the good 21-year-old “<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2098620/Syria-18-premature-babies-die-Homs-hospital-power-cut-caused-Assad-army-attack.html" target="_blank">dying babies</a>” trick (<em>already denied by the Syrian Ministry of health</em>) that is used in Iraq <a href="http://www.bbc5.tv/video/flashback-kuwaiti-incubator-baby-lies" target="_blank">before</a>, always works.</p>
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		<title>Russia’s Syria plan: War escalation and UN cease-fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sappho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arabs forget that a new world order is emerging led by the new powers (China and Russia) who will decide the new rules of the game, which left Western countries in “hysteria”, and the US is first world power who understood the message. Chief spy Fradkov (Anti-Israel Russian-Jew) will accompany the Russian FM Lavarov in [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arabs forget that a new world order is emerging led by the new powers (China and Russia) who will decide the new rules of the game, which left Western countries in “<a href="http://rt.com/politics/lavrov-syria-veto-un-565/" target="_blank">hysteria</a>”, and the US is first world power who <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4186152,00.html" target="_blank">understood</a> the message.</p>
<p>Chief spy Fradkov (Anti-Israel Russian-Jew) will accompany the Russian FM Lavarov in his <a href="http://english.ruvr.ru/2012/02/04/65349600.html" target="_blank">visit</a> to Syria tomorrow, which suggest that there is a broader security issue Russia wants to discus with the Syrian authorities.</p>
<p>With Moscow <a href="http://www.alwatan.sy/dindex.php?idn=117066" target="_blank">revealed</a> that the Security Council draft resolution included an Article authorised military intervention in Syria. Pravda provided us with an excellent explanation on the recent triangle <a href="http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/06-02-2012/120423-saudi_arabia-0/" target="_blank">relation</a> among the US, Saudi Arabia and Israel, but <a href="http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/34492" target="_blank">Alakhbar</a> goes further to explain why Western countries <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/06/world/middleeast/obama-administration-continues-push-for-change-in-syria.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank">push</a> on military intervention in Syria:</p>
<blockquote><p>Russia and China know the Western — Arab plan for the military intervention in Syria as part of the defense for Gulf Arab states that face the danger of war along their borders in case decided to go to war with Iran. Syria is their priorities, proactive stage to reduce losses and ensure victory in the face of any future regional map redraw on new foundations which will exclude Moscow, Beijing and Tehran.</p></blockquote>
<p>Lavarov plan is to discus with the Syrian authorities the possibility to achieve a military victory within the coming days and later Russia will ask the UNSC for an emergency (its right as a permanent member), to declare an immediate ceasefire. If the opposition (the so-called Free Syrian Army) refuses then the Syrian authorities have the right to proceed with its military operations. This is why we see that the Syrian army <a href="http://english.ruvr.ru/2012/02/06/65412841.html" target="_blank">escalated</a> its operations after the Veto (<em>Aljazeera: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtgsHuktqWs&amp;#38;feature=youtube_gdata" target="_blank">Military escalation in many areas in Syria</a></em>). According to <a href="http://www.assafir.com/Article.aspx?EditionId=2069&amp;articleId=590&amp;ChannelId=49215&amp;Author=%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%20%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B7" target="_blank">Assafir</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>Russian military experts started to train the Syrian military to restore control on areas that already under the opposition control, also to prevent a staged military coup supported by the West.</p></blockquote>
<p>Western media having a real difficult time to <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/terrorism-security/2012/0206/Syria-assault-on-Homs-escalates.-Does-Assad-think-he-has-carte-blanche-now?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+|+World%29" target="_blank">explain</a> that world powers such as US, UK and France are echos from the past.</p>
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		<title>Western crocodile tears in the UN and the Muslim Bros. who want to boycott China</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sappho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Anonymous who revealed that the US court was just a theater set to free the US soldier who killed 24 Iraqis in Haditha. Yet those Western countries (especially the ‘disgusted’ US) who started to shade crocodile tears in the UN yesterday because Bricks countries blocked the resolution on Syria. There is a funny side [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to Anonymous who <a href="http://rt.com/usa/news/anonymous-time-wuterich-attorneys-463/" target="_blank">revealed</a> that the US court was just a theater set to free the US soldier who <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-haditha-20120125,0,5216520.story" target="_blank">killed</a> 24 Iraqis in Haditha.</p>
<p>Yet those Western countries (especially the ‘<a href="http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=715247&amp;vId=" target="_blank">disgusted</a>’ US) who started to shade crocodile tears in the UN yesterday because Bricks countries blocked the resolution on Syria.</p>
<p>There is a funny side in the story, head of Jordanian Muslim Bros. call on Muslim and Arab nations to <a href="http://www1.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=594778&amp;SecID=88" target="_blank">boycott</a> the Russian and Chinese products. I hope someone will tell him that his clothes, and his head cover ‘Yashmagh’ including his underwear are “<a href="http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/yashmagh.html" target="_blank">made in China</a>”.</p>
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		<title>Jordan’s King should step down</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For sure this is not in the Western media. Jordan’s king Abdullah was the first Arab leader who call say Syrian’s President Assad should step down, but now the table is turned. Video clips show Jordanian demonstrations call to oust the king of Jordan chanting: The people want the fall of the System and the [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For sure this is not in the Western media. Jordan’s king Abdullah was the first Arab leader who call say Syrian’s President Assad should <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2061470/Syria-Jordans-King-Abdullah-tells-President-Assad-step-down.html" target="_blank">step down</a>, but now the table is turned. Video clips show Jordanian demonstrations call to oust the king of Jordan chanting:</p>
<p><em>The people want the fall of the System and the king</em></p>
<p>It is time for Assad to tell king Abdullah to leave</p>
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