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‘US agenda in Middle East is very obvious’

Published: 24 February, 2012, 03:53

Syrian nationals who support the Syrian regime demonstrate in support of President Bashar al-Assad opposite to a sit-in organized by Lebanese and Syrian nationals to support the Syrian people in downtown Beirut on February 22, 2012 (AFP Photo / Joseph Eid)

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The pressure is ramping up on the Syrian regime as calls for a peacekeeping force to get involved in the crisis intensify. But retired US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski says such missions hide another agenda.

On Thursday, Tunisia’s presidential spokesman said that that the country would propose a political solution to the Syrian crisis involving a peacekeeping force. The plan, which suggests that President Assad steps down, will be presented at the “Friends of Syria” conference on Friday.

Kwiatkowski expressed doubts that any peacekeeping mission sent to Syria would be neutral. “Our experience with peacekeeping forces is that they are never neutral, that they always take sides,” she said in an interview with RT. “In fact, we have plenty of experience with the repeated and abject failures of peacekeeping forces. Obviously it hides another agenda.”

She claims that when it comes to the Middle East the United States is “extremely biased.”

We have an agenda and it is very obvious to people around the world and to the governments what our interests are. The American government couldn’t care less about most of the people in the Middle East,” she states.

Moreover, Kwiatkowski believes that the US does not possess accurate information about the actual situation in Syria. “What is needed is a greater understanding of what is actually going on inside of Syria. And we don’t have that.”

She points out that America’s past activities and certainly the “very casual and cavalier'’ discussion of sending in troops and arming the rebel groups reflect the lack of consideration for the actual people who live under these governments and have personal and collective responsibilities to change them.

Our agenda is not their agenda,” Kwiatkowski stressed.

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anybody February 24, 2012, 15:40
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This is not much obvious:

"From New Delhi 23/02/2011: Speaking to a select group of journalists after winding up his engagements here on Wednesday, Israeli Energy and Water Resources Minister Uzi Landau said

On India sourcing Israeli gas, the Minister said Tel Aviv had yet to frame a policy on using gas from the larger Leviathan and the smaller Tamar gas fields. In case exportable surplus is available, … Israel will be looking at allocating the first exportable surplus to East Europe in order to remain in step with the larger Western game plan of loosening the Russian hold on energy supplies to these countries."

Source: thehindutdotcom/news/international/article2921138.ece

Kihnu (unregistered) February 24, 2012, 15:40
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What is America's agenda for the Russian Federation?

Once the sinister people in the US have spawned social chaos throughout the Middle East, they will eye the soft muslim underbelly of Mother Russia for some tickling. 

Realist known only by that name. February 24, 2012, 15:11
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Tony (unregistered) wrote in #8

RT must really be hurting the West's propaganda machine judging by the activity of full time Trolls on the site such as TX, Realist, nobliss and others.

They must be sitting at their computers just waiting for the next RT item as they are always among the first to post their dumb comments. They may change their names but you can tell by their style that it's the same person (depending on the shift).

Well done RT, one of the few voices telling the truth (mostly).

So telling it the way it is make me a troll, then it takes one to know one. All the little death to the American post you put up.. But!!! if all the losers that liked his post will take five minutes and use their brians..... Ok ready for the truth.. TONY has nver posted before! A new name from Eurasian, The beak.