Turkish-Uyghur Terror Inc. – America’s Other Al Qaeda
It
is no longer tenable for the United States and its regional allies in
and near the Middle East to claim they are backing “moderate rebels” in
the proxy war raging in Syria, Iraq, and parts of Lebanon. There is the
Syrian government on one side, and terrorists including Al Qaeda and its
various franchises such as the Al Nusra Front and the so-called
“Islamic State” (ISIS/ISIL) on the other.
If
one is not supporting the Syrian government, it is very clear they are
supporting Al Qaeda. So obvious is this fact, that the Western press and
the corporate-financier think tanks that produce for them their talking
points, have begun a campaign to re-brand Al Qaeda as a lesser evil
vis-a-vis ISIS. In reality, there is virtually no difference, with the US and its regional allies clearly arming, funding, and supporting both.
one is not supporting the Syrian government, it is very clear they are
supporting Al Qaeda. So obvious is this fact, that the Western press and
the corporate-financier think tanks that produce for them their talking
points, have begun a campaign to re-brand Al Qaeda as a lesser evil
vis-a-vis ISIS. In reality, there is virtually no difference, with the US and its regional allies clearly arming, funding, and supporting both.
The most recent and obscene
manifestation of this re-branding was US Army General and former CIA
Director David Petraeus’ open calls to use Al Qaeda to “fight” ISIS. In
the Daily Beast’s article, “Petraeus: Use Al Qaeda Fighters to Beat ISIS,” it was reported that:
manifestation of this re-branding was US Army General and former CIA
Director David Petraeus’ open calls to use Al Qaeda to “fight” ISIS. In
the Daily Beast’s article, “Petraeus: Use Al Qaeda Fighters to Beat ISIS,” it was reported that:
Members of al Qaeda’s branch in
Syria have a surprising advocate in the corridors of American power:
retired Army general and former CIA Director David Petraeus.
The former commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan has
been quietly urging U.S. officials to consider using so-called moderate
members of al Qaeda’s Nusra Front to fight ISIS in Syria, four sources
familiar with the conversations, including one person who spoke to
Petraeus directly, told The Daily Beast.
First appeared: http://journal-neo.org/2015/09/23/turkish-uyghur-terror-inc-americas-other-al-qaeda/
