Orientalism and the Islamic State Spectacle. “Leftists” Support US-NATO’s “Civilizing Mission” | Global Research
For at least 8 years, the US, and its Gulf
Cooperation Council clients – primarily Saudi Arabia – have led a policy
of bolstering “Sunni”(5) militants in the region to incite sectarian
aggression against the perception of an expanding “Shia
crescent” consisting of Iran, Syria and Hezbollah. No account or even
acknowledgement of this – the crucial context for the US’ latest bombing
campaign and wider imperial strategy – appears in [The Guardian's]
article.
