Arshid Hussain Bhat
We can’t deny this fact that Syria has a totalitarian government like other regimes of Arab belt. Syrian president Bashar al Assad is on the throne from longer period without being elected by the people of Syria. Nowadays Syria has become epicenter of violence and bloodshed, because people have raised their voices against autocratic government of President Assad. But unfortunately Syrian uprising has now been hijacked by America, Israel and European nations. In a way it is a right decision which Syrians took but timing is not right.
Western world is trying to paint Syria as a sectarian society. But the matter of fact is that it is America and Israeli lobbies who have influenced Syrian uprising now, want Syria to slide into civil war. This uprising has now turned into bloodshed, violence and diverted from its right track. America, UK and Israel reacts in a way as they have deep sympathy with the people of Syria. But in reality they have their own cunning motives and interest hidden behind their pseudo sympathy. There are number of people even in Muslim countries who analyzed situation of Syria through the prism of western media.
America, UK and Israel are hardly concerned about human rights violation in any Muslim country and they are least bothered about sectarian violence in Syria rather violence among Shias and Sunnis lead them closer to their filthy goals. American president Barack Obama, UK Prime Minister, David Cameron and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu want to give impression to the rest of the world that Syria is divided into Shias and Sunnis and these politicians are backed by their state media like B.B.C, CNN and Fox news channels.
These channels are highly funded by pro-Israeli groups that manipulate everything people hear and see. They try to spread rumors of sectarian violence in Syria which is mere fabrication. Recently Hillary Clinton has stated that primary Sunni protesters have a ‘lot of work to do in Syria internally to become truly national movement’. Any reasonable person can understand the motive of Hillary Clinton behind this statement. She is not bothered about Shias and Sunnis of Syria. The matter of fact is that countries like America, UK and Israel have their own interests in Syrian conflict and that is why they try to fuel sectarian violence in Syria with the help of their media.
Western media has controlled our minds to the extent that we believe on their rumors; despite we know what was their role in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia, their main aim is to repeat lies many times until it seems truth. They made false propaganda during Iraq war that Iraq possesses nuclear weapons. As the result of it millions of Iraqis were killed by American soldiers, but now truth is out before us. Americans did not find any nuclear weapon there. Nuclear possession was an excuse for America to attack Iraq.
Apparently it seems that Syrian masses do not want President Assad in power as depicted by western media. But when we see reality behind the curtains, we can easily understand the string of Syrian uprising is in the hands of western world. The fact is that America and Israel is in war with Iran and conflict in Syria is a first step of this war. America and Israel are very aware about the fact that in case of any military action against Iran which can prove fatal for their own countries. In that case Lebanese Hezbollah group and Palestinian Hamas movement will counter attack Israel. Israel knows military power of Hezbollah and Hamas who are getting weaponry and economic backing from Iran. Israel will not underestimate Hezbollah’s strength because they have measured their military capability during Hezbollah- Israel war in the year 2006.
As we know Syria is a strong ally of Iran and it is through Syria that Hezbollah and Hamas are getting military assistance from Iran. Syria provides supply route for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel and America want to break Syrian-Iran alliance, so that they can block the arms supply route for Hezbollah. Number of military experts stated that Israel will attack Iran in coming summer, as it is also claimed by Israel itself. This is the main cause of Syrian conflict, otherwise we all know Hillary Clinton and William Hager, the British Foreign Secretary are not interested in Syrian political unrest. If they would have been so much concerned about human rights violation in Syria, then why did they turn blind eye to Palestinian occupation and Bahrain unrest.
American and European countries are silent on Palestinian occupation lead by Israel, even number of Arab countries act as silent spectators’. West Arab regimes promoted dialogue with Israel but rejected talks with Syria. This is irony that Saudi Arabia and Qatar preach democracy in Syria even though their own countries have autocratic and totalitarian government. Western media have put a blindfold on their eyes as they do not see thousands of innocent Palestinian civilians are killed by Israeli forces and thousands of them are languishing in Israeli jails.
Has Israel not occupied Gaza which is biggest prison in itself, where hundreds die because of absence of essential medicines? America, Europe and even some Arab countries does not point fingers on these inhuman acts of Israel. Isn’t there totalitarian government in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar? Then why is America and western world only concerned in Syrian internal matters.
Intelligence agencies like Mossad and C.I.A are working for opposition groups in Syria because Israel, America and even Al-Qaeda have common objectives in Syria. Al-Qaeda’s top most leaders Ayman al-Zawahiri has recently announced that they are ready to help Syrian opposition groups. The director of US national intelligence ‘James Clapper’ admitted in the US congress that Al-Qaeda is an essential part of Syrian opposition. It is same America whose soldiers are killing al-Qaeda activists in afganistan and they are terrorists for them. But in Syria al-Qaeda is their friend because al-Qaeda, Isreal and America have common objectives regarding Syria. If Syrian opposition groups hold guns in their hands, it is because of American and Israeli assistance provided to them.
It is America, Israel and UK who supply weaponry to the Syrian opposition groups. This way they are fueling more violence in the country. Why are they assisting Syrian opposition groups with guns and bullets? Do we expect they are interested to bring peace and stability in Syria? No, not at all- they have their own interest to overthrow the Basher-al Assad’s regime and want to block Syrian supply route to Hezbollah so that Iran will be an easy prey for them. This is what their aim is. Iran supports Hezbollah because it is a resistance movement against Israel. Hezbollah is biggest threat for Israel and they want to curb Hezbollah before they attack Iran. Feedback at arshidhussain09@yahoo.com