INFO-ISTAN
Peace
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The South Caucasus
Peace Politics
April 13, 2018
This new round of war-mongering by the U.S. President Donald Trump against another colonial power, namely, Russia, will not happened in their countries, but in the proxy countries such as Syria.
The tangibility of the clashes among the colonial powers (THE USA, BRITAIN, FFRANCE & RUSSIA) in Syria is a reflection of the strategy of the military industrial complex. The United States President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin of Russia need to show their new weapons to the old and new buyers around the world.
To shed more light on this issue of militarism and commercial predators in the weapon industries wars and conflicts we need to understand the underlying mechanisms and the marketing of weapons.
On SEPT. 22, 2017, LOUIS UCHITELLE, who works for The New York Times, wrote an article entitled "The U.S. Still Leans on the Military-Industrial Complex" in which he addressed the following words: "10 percent of the $2.2 trillion in factory output in the United States goes into the production of weapons sold mainly to the Defense Department for use by the armed forces."
The U.S. Still Leans on the Military-Industrial Complex.[1]
This journalis, Mr. Uchitelle added, "Given the history of recent decades, is it any wonder that we now have a president who, at least in part, equates “making America strong again” with an enhanced military equipped with the weaponry that an enhanced military requires?" [1]
The mentality of the military-industrial complex is responsible for all wars in the Middle East, Caucasus , Africa, Asia and elsewhere. Big money is behind war; this is the understanding of the military-industrial complex from tensions and wars.
On February 17, 2015, Andrea Shalal and Emily Stephenson wrote an article entitled "U.S. establishes policy for exports of armed drones" in which they stated: "The State Department said it would allow exports of lethal U.S. military drones under strict conditions, including that sales must be made through government programs and that recipient nations must agree to certain “end-use assurances.” "[2]
Russian militarism has the same colonial plans. Armenia's Iskander missiles which threat whole Europe are from Russia to this client state in the Southern Caucasus. Presence of Iskander-M operational-tactical missile complexes in the arsenal of Armenia poses a threat not only for South Caucasus, but for whole Europe.[3]
The client state of Russia is Armenia. Armenian president threatens use of nuclear-capable missiles against Azerbaijan. Armenia has long and illegally claimed territory in western Azerbaijan, an assertion backed by military offensives against Azerbaijan including a massacre of 600 civilians in 1992. Whenever an opportunity appeared to cool tensions and work toward comprise, Armenia has escalated. Now, Armenia may be taking the region to the brink of nuclear war.[4]
Armenia received the Iskander missile system from Russia, a major provocation meant to send a message to Azerbaijan and NATO ally Turkey. This is consistent with Moscow's policy of using missile deployments in Eurasia and the Middle East to threaten western interests.[4]
On May 12, 2017, Stephen Blank, wrote in his article "Russia’s Iskander Adventures in the Caucasus" in which he pointed out, "The sale of nuclear capable missiles to third parties also counts not only as a step against non-proliferation but also as another sign that international norms play little or no role in Russian policy despite many statements by its officials to the contrary." [5]
Russian Forces in Armenia
This journalist, Mr. Blank added, "If Moscow is prepared to transfer the Iskander to Armenia at subsidized prices, what will happen when China or Iran offers to buy it at full price? Given the cupidity of Russia’s defense industrialists and the pressures squeezing their revenue flows, either authorized or unauthorized transfers of this and other weapons out of Russia are factors that can gravely destabilize other regions on their own." [5]
The small countries are the prey of these big companies; they are bombarded with fears for the potential of being attacked by another countries in the future and consequently they are pushed to buy the multibillion dollars weapons.
Whether or not the enthusiasm of Western military actions and Russia in Syria could lead to the benefits of peace, the answer is clear: NO. The colonial powers lie and lies and have a politics of demagogy in their media to deceive people around the world.
The confrontation of the West with Russia in the Middle East is not new. They have practiced their confrontation many times. Syria crisis and Karabakh crisis have shown how these colonial powers are working hand-in-hand against Muslims for the sake of their own interests.
Relations between the west and Russia have deteriorated not because of humanity and peace but because of their differences in hegemony. The US-led military strikes in the Middle East and around the globe and the Russia-led military strikes in Europe and in Azerbaijan, Georgia are the reflections of the nature of these colonial powers against peace and people.
Whether the United Nations secretary general Guterres warns or not warns, whether he declares “the cold war is back with a vengeance”, it makes no sense. He has no power! He needs to act for the interests of these colonial powers. After 27 years the occupations of Karabakh continues and the UN's officials are flirting with Armenia, a country that has occupied more than 20 percent of Azeri territories.
Syria is a battleground for the interests of all colonial powers. The United Nations knows this reality perfectly. U.S. leaders know the underlying mechanisms of their interests in the Middle East and other places.
The EU's challenges are the challenges for more profits. The U.S. leaders want to limit the profits of the EU countries. The future of the EU, Russia and the USA depends on the political solutions for their profits in the world.
Whether or not U.S. is seeking pretext to attack Syria is not true! The U.S knows its fragility and its limits. The cow-boy policies have the severe consequences in the Middle East. These policies are dangerous for international peace and security.
Trump’s rhetoric of military action against other countries is dangerous.
The slogan of "We are working with allies on any actions" is opaque! These colonial powers are working with allies for more wars and for more destructions.
We need to work with peaceful allies for peace based on justice. This must be our goal.
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