CEASE FIRE FOR SYRIA

REMEMBER there was a glimpse of hope to stop fighting in Syria. We dont hear anything any more about it

UPDATE 17 January, 2016: So far there seems no sign of it. The British Government  announced that they flew bombing raids last Sunday.

Why is it not upheld?

It supposed to start early January? Why is Mr Cameron ignoring it and bring more danger to this country? It is the man in the street who will pay the price. Mr Cameron does not seems to care.

UN Security Council voted unanimously for a cease fire in Syria. It is the best news there could have been.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said: “An UN plan for Syria is a “milestone” in the effect to end the conflict there.” 

Although agreeing with the statement but it is a contradiction to Mr Kerry previous statements and especial to his previous action.

John Kerry added: “Mr Assad had lost the ability to unite the country and demands Mr Assad immediate departure which would prolong the war.”

The West and Arab nations concluded the resolution that Mr Assad could be part of the transition but insist he must be gone at the end of it

Let us hold here and get a few facts in. The US started to supply arms and support Al-Qaeda, four year ago. Slowly one by one other western country joined in.  From Al-Qaeda sprang ISIS which grew and now so powerful that the West and Russia see no alternative but to destroy them. All the time the West were supplying them with weapons through the back door and fighting in the front. 

Double dealing never worked out in the long run and it has not in this case.

It was planned that 34 countries, including the UK, establish an army and is under the command of Saudi Arabia to defeat ISIS.  Whether Russia and China is part of it is not clear. It is also not clear whether that plan provoked the UN to call for a Security Council meeting because if the West and Arab countries join the army they would be up against Russia and Chine.  Russia and China support Mr Assad.

This situation could develop into another World War very quickly because there are too many countries involved again Russia and China.

Coming back to the UN Security Council resolution it was also decided Syria would have, that they called, a “democratic” election.  US have hardly a democratic action when they keep attacking other country with no other reason but dominate them but they keep waving the flag about democracy.

As Syrian UN ambassador Bashar Jaafan already pointed out: “There is a glaring contradiction between outside countries talking about letting Syria decide their future yet also insisting on replacing Mr Assad.”

UN Security Council Resolution No 2254

n   Calls for ceasefire and formal talks or a political transition to start in early January.

n    Groups seen as “terrorists” included IS and al-Nusra Front, are excluded.

n    “Offensive and defensive actions” against such groups – a reference to air strikes by US –led coalition and Russia – to continue.

n   UN chief Ban Ki-Moon to report by 18 January, 2016, on how to monitored ceasefire.

n   “Credible, inclusive and non-sectarian government” to be established within six months.

n   Political transition should be Syria-led.

Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said: “It would be possible to reach an agreement on a unity government for Syria within six month.

The resolution will not effect the bombing by Russia, France and US against IS,

So far 250,000 people had been killed in the civil war and millions displaced.

However, there is a disagreement already which armed group should be labelled as terrorists and therefore to be bombed.

As wonderful the news of a cease file sounds on the surface but if you read in between the lines there is still the insistence to remove Mr Assad which was the reason of starting the civil war supported by the West.

Therefore the resolution does not look as solid as it is made out to be but it is a great step forward and hopefully it holds and continues to bring everlasting peace.

Apart from destroying the IS; the US and West should keep out of Syria’s affairs.

US, UK and the West should learn from the recent wars which did not solve anything but caused more troubles.

In Afghanistan the so hard fought Helmsman district was freed from Talibans is now run over again and in Talibans’ hands. How must those solders feel like about the sacrifices of their killed and maimed comrades, some for life?

In Iraq there was no IS until the war was fought there and now it is a training ground for them. From there they lS spread into Syria.

Therefore America should stop to be so self righteous and play the policeman of the world.  So far they ruined Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Libya and Syria under the great cover “democracy” but in reality keeping their weapon industry going.  

PARIS ATTACKS AND ITS AFTERMATH - Update 23 JANUARY, 2016

 4000 wounded, 229 still in hospital and 57 in intensive care.

UPDATE: 23 January, 2016
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls spoke at the  World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland.

He criticised Brussels very heavily that they did and do nothing to protect its citizen even after the Paris attack and the sexual assaults and gang rapes in Germany. nothing was done.

The Schenken agreement of free movement within Europe was ideal but turned out that the wrong people take advantage of. 

However, Brussels should protect the European border but nothing was done. Due the many rules imposed on other European countries , some absolutely ridiculous and restrictive, and now failing to protect its citizen the believe in a United Europe for the better of it has faded. The sooner Britain and other countries get out the better.

UPDATE  16 Nov., 2015
Mr Hollande, the president, promised that he will wipe out ISIS. 

Russia confirms that the airliner which was brought down in the Sinai desert was blown up in mid-air and the debris show foreign parts of explosives. The final result will also have some response from Russia.

The attack on Paris and its people is condemnable and shocking. At least 129 people died , 400 wounded, 229 still in hospital and 57 in intensive care.. The severely injured are still on the critical list and some may still die or maimed for life.

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The police already arrested several people and know the names of the attackers as well the suspected organiser who is still at large. The police done a great job to come up with results like this so quickly.

The next stage is how to deal with the ISIS who admitted responsibility.

US and France already planning further bombing on ISIS’s strongholds. Although everybody’s first reaction would be to bomb them out of existence. It is only naturally when you see or read about the terrible carnage but we have to sit down and calm down to look at the whole picture.

The fact is that they are widespread and a very powerful, ruthless terrorists organisation. Therefore, to start bombing their stronghold in Syria does not give the result when they are in Iraq as well as in many other countries, maybe even under different names. It only increases their determination to add more attacks. Already they drew up a plan of several other attacks and warned the world not to bomb them.

The other side of the coin is if the USA and the West stopped bombing they will spread even quicker.  Since lives do not count with them something has to be done to stop them. We are back to the same question “But What?”

The USA and its Allies are determined to get Mr Assad out. But Why? An old propaganda headline has pop-up again because he dropped a chemical bomb on its people.

Since propagandas are never true this too lacks of facts. The chemical bomb was dropped in 2013. Therefore the West uses it as an excuse to remove Mr Assad. The civil war is raging since 2011, supported by the Americans. The UN sent International Inspectors to examine the evidence in Syria but the report was never published.  It always raises suspicion that the truth is on the other side.  There were also rumours circulating that the CIA or Mossad, the secret service of Israel, was responsible.

Whatsoever or whosoever dropped the chemical bomb was certainly trying to speed up military action which was seriously thought about it.  Especially John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, was pushing it with all his might until the Russians took away the chemical stockpile from Mr Assay, with his permission.

It also was reported that Saudi Arabia supplies the ISIS with weapons. Soudi Arabia has one of the worst Human Rights record but demands Mr Assad to be removed because of his treatment of his people.  

There are a lot of double dealings and the ISIS is using it. 2012/13 USA supplied the ‘moderate rebels’ with weapons and missiles which were expected and now confirmed that they were passed on to ISIS. Surely the USA is that much up-to-date that there is no ‘moderate rebels’. Now again, John Kerry, managed to receive, approved by the Congress, $500million to support the ‘moderate rebels’. So what is the USA playing at?

The UK, during the same time, supplied chemicals to Syria which enabled them to produce chemical weapons.  A recent report stated that ISIS has 20 tones of mustard gas.

That is the murky world of politics and we, the people, who will suffer on the hands of ISIS have no say in the governments’ dealings.