Posted December 08, 2024
Former commander of Al-Qaeda Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is the new leader of Syria.
‘Syria: A Battle Lost Amid a Wider War’ with Brian Berletic (aka Tony Cartalucci) of The New Atlas (previously Land Destroyer)
- Syria’s collapse is a loss for the Syrian people and their Iranian, Russian, and Chinese allies;
- It is a reminder that while US military and industrial power wanes, it still possesses potent “superweapons” in terms of monopolizing information space, poisoning populations against their own best interests, and toppling nations;
- The US strategy has been to create multiple crises for Russia along its periphery including in Syria, forcing Russia to make difficult decisions regarding where it commits limited resources;
- The multipolar world must accept the reality that what is essentially World War 3 is ongoing and they will all eventually be targeted in turn;
- Investment is required in securing and defending national and regional information space from US interference through the creation of local education programs producing journalists and analysts, local social media platforms to replace US-based platforms, and laws ending foreign funding of media inside targeted countries;
Resources:
New Yorker – The Redirection (2009):
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/03/05/the-redirection
Judicial Watch – DIA document (2012):
https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/pgs-287-293-291-jw-v-dod-and-state-14-812-2/
NYT – U.S. Groups Helped Nurture Arab Uprisings (2011):
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/world/15aid.html
CNN – Syrian rebel leader says goal is to ‘overthrow’ Assad regime (Dec. 6, 2024):
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/12/06/middleeast/syria-rebel-forces-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-al-jolani-intl-latam/index.html
US State Dept. – Foreign Terrorist Organizations:
https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/
RAND Corporation – Extending Russia (2019):
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3063.html
Related:
From Caitlin Johnson (@caitoz) on X:
Another Nation Absorbed Into The Blob Of The Empire And now the imperial blob rolls on to absorb its next target, having grown one Syria-sized increment larger after spending years digesting that nation via proxy warfare, sanctions, relentless bombing campaigns from Israel, and a military occupation designed to steal its food and fuel. Reading by Tim Foley.
https://x.com/i/status/1865960744870887440
Patrick Henningsen Syria the collapse and the BS of the entire War
Syrian Girl on Twitter/X @Partisangirl
Retrospectives:
Scott Ritter: The Fall of Assad and its consequences in Syria and Beyond