thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-06-28--Historian Eric Zuesse: “Am an American ashamed of my government.”

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It Is Now Strangling Syria to Death — Iraq & Libya Redux .
George Floyd ’ s Murder Is the Surface of Deeper Scandal .
This is not the America of the U.S. Constitution and of its Founders ; it is not consistent with their ideals , neither in domestic policy , nor in foreign policy .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percentage of its population locked up in prison than any other nation on the planet .
Some “ Land of the Free !
” Such hypocrisy !
This Government is rot .
And it is bipartisan rot — both of its political Parties .
Both of them are controlled by America ’ s aristocracy .
This is a one-dollar-one-vote Government , and it overwhelmingly locks up its poorest and least educated , not the actual big-time crooks , who own and run America ’ s international corporations and pollute and poison the entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ honored billionaires .
America ’ s aristocracy must be brought down , but the public are duped by it into accepting it as a ‘ democracy ’ — despite its deep-seated contempt against the poor , and its racism , and America ’ s increasingly scandalous imperialism ( an extension abroad of its supremacist attitude , which is routine for any aristocracy ) , trying now even to threaten the International Criminal Court into accepting the idea that America and its allies are immune from prosecution , or even from investigation , regarding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the absolute pits , an imperialistic-fascist regime on steroids .
In Syria nowadays , there is an impending fear that all doors are closing .
After nearly a decade of war , the country is crumbling under the weight of years-long Western sanctions , government corruption and infighting , a pandemic and an economic downslide made worse by the financial crisis in Lebanon , Syria ’ s main link with the outside world .
Syria faces near complete isolation as the toughest U.S. sanctions yet start to come into effect next week @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military war against his opponents with the help of allies Russia and Iran , he now faces an even bigger challenge of governing while more than 80 % of his people live in poverty .
The U.S. Government ’ s traitorism against its own people goes back a long way , at least back to Richard Nixon .
Consider , for example , Nixon ’ s having dragged out the war in Vietnam for political advantage and then abandoned about 600 U.S. prisoners-of-war there and then become backed up by all subsequent U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duping the American people into accepting continued U.S. imperialism , and the rule over this country by its own military-industrial complex , the owners of the corporations that sell mainly weapons to the U.S. Government , such as Lockheed Martin .
Following the battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 , the Vietnamese refused to return their French POWs unless Paris agreed to pay financial compensation for the war .
The French leaders paid the money and got their men back .
Similarly , the Vietnamese refused to return their American POWs unless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nixon signed a document promising to do exactly that , but the Vietnamese , being cautious , kept many of the POWs back until the money was delivered .
Then Congress refused to authorize the funds because “ America doesn ’ t lose wars.
” I ’ m referring to the evidence that North Vietnam — after the peace treaty had been signed on Jan. 27 , 1973 in Paris — held back hundreds of American prisoners , keeping them as bargaining chips to ensure getting Washington ’ s promised $ 3.25 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were never delivered , and the prisoners were never released .
Both sides insisted to their people and the world that all POWs had been returned , challenging the voluminous body of facts to the contrary .
But behind the scenes , where the press did not go then or now , President Nixon accused Hanoi of not returning a multitude of prisoners .
Then , on 21 July 2016 , at Strategic Culture , I reported on the continuing U.S. press cover-up about this : There were two reader-comments to that at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the POW 's forgotten there .
Christ .
And that ’ s the reality .
In a dictatorship .
Getting to the truth , and getting it published , can be dangerous to one ’ s career , if one ’ s country is a dictatorship , such as in the U.S. still needed to continue the myth , the lie , that today ’ s America is a democracy , instead of a dictatorship .
It ’ s just only that the U.S. Government should be objective ” — refers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the objective of the client , or of my boss ?
” Always follow the objective .
Read the boss ’ s mind , and do what it wants , not necessarily what it says .
That ’ s what the ‘ journalism ’ game is , in America .
Here , the adage applies : “ He that pays the piper calls the tune.
” ‘ Journalism ’ is merely another field of commerce , in America . )
Schanberg even had the gall there to assert that “ We are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after all of his long-hidden-by-the-press attempts to get this history out , finally , to the American public , heneeded to continue the myth , the lie , that today ’ s America is a democracy , instead of a dictatorship .
It ’ s just a multi-Party dictatorship by its own aristocracy , an aristocracy that , like most aristocracies , has more than one Party , and all of its Parties despise its public .
Nowhere in Schanberg ’ s article was any suggestion made that the U.S. Government had anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Government and people —that the U.S. Government should “ utter a formal apology to the American people , and in particular to the families of the men still unaccounted for.
” After all , “ We are the democracy and they are not.
” Honesty couldn ’ t be expected , not even from himself .
He ’ s apparently proud of how he handled this matter — as a Democratic-Party flak , against the Republican Party .
He ’ s just a typical example of what the most-successful ‘ journalists ’ are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along — with the people who own the press .
That ’ s the ‘ journalist ’ s game .
( The alternative for them is failure , which happens to any reporter who won ’ t play the propagandists ’ game .
America ’ s journalistic profession is part of the PR profession .
That ’ s an acronym for PRopaganda .
In that profession , the term “ objective ” — as in the profession ’ s mantra to “ objective ” — refers to purpose , as in “ What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or of my boss ?
” Always follow the objective .
Read the boss ’ s mind , and do what it wants , not necessarily what it says .
That ’ s what the ‘ journalism ’ game is , in America .
Here , the adage applies : “ He that pays the piper calls the tune.
” ‘ Journalism ’ is merely another field of commerce , in America . )
This is a situation in which there are no heroes — certainly not in the Government , nor in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nor the Republican side of it ) .
The French Revolution needs to be done here ( but better-controlled ) , in order to restore the American Revolution , and finally in order to enforce the U.S. Constitution against the traitors to it , who for decades have run this land as being their dictatorship , over its people ( Black , White , Hispanic , male , female , hetero , and otherwise ) .
Divide and rule is the way aristocrats for thousands of years have protected themselves from the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ problems onto and against each other , instead of all against the aristocrats and their aristocracy — against the behind-the-scenes rulers , rule by the richest .
America ’ s Government leads a “ coalition ” or “ alliance ” of gangsters .
Any Government — such as the U.S. regime ’ s foreign allies — that adheres to U.S.-imposed sanctions , is thereby participating in international war-crimes , because the imposition of what are called “ secondary sanctions ” constitutes in today ’ s world the very first stage of international aggression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which comes before the final invasion stage ( if no coup succeeds ) , and all of these international aggressions are war-crimes because they are not in retaliation for having been aggressed-against by any of those targeted nations .
They ’ re not , at all , authentically defensive in nature .
They ’ re based all , or almost all , on lies .
Iraq didn ’ t invade America , Libya didn ’ t invade America .
Syria didn ’ t invade America , Venezuela didn ’ t invade America .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yemen didn ’ t invade America .
China and Russia are up next , and neither of them ever invaded America .
All of those sanctions are purely aggressive ; they ’ re all international war-crimes .
Any government that participates in them should likewise be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court .
Only a unified world can stand against the Nazi regime of today , which is the U.S. Government .
U.S.-and-allied Governments should go to hell , because they already actually are there .
Imperialism needs to end , and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brought to and sold in America only because that was part of imperialism — originally , British imperialism .
Racism is part of the system .
If the International Criminal Court won ’ t put its foot down now against the world ’ s worst imperialist , the U.S. Government , then it should just quit , terminate its ongoing charades ; and the imperialistic fascist regime in Washington should publicly announce that it ’ s quitting the U.N. , so that the public throughout the world might respond appropriately — by demanding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and by demonstrating against any visiting U.S. official : total isolation of the world ’ s leading fascist nation .
Why not ?
Does no foreign nation possess the courage ?
The basic decency ?
And why can ’ t the governmental officials in U.S.-allied nations be voted out of office and replaced by politicians who publicly condemn them for whoring their nation to the barbaric U.S. aristocracy ?

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America’s Government leads a “coalition” of gangsters...
I Am an American, And I Am Ashamed of My Government. It Is Now Strangling Syria to Death — Iraq & Libya Redux. George Floyd’s Murder Is the Surface of Deeper Scandal. This is not the America of the U.S. Constitution and of its Founders; it is not consistent with their ideals, neither in domestic policy, nor in foreign policy. This is the government that has a higher percentage of its population locked up in prison than any other nation on the planet. Some “Land of the Free!” Such hypocrisy! This Government is rot. And it is bipartisan rot — both of its political Parties. Both of them are controlled by America’s aristocracy. This is a one-dollar-one-vote Government, and it overwhelmingly locks up its poorest and least educated, not the actual big-time crooks, who own and run America’s international corporations and pollute and poison the entire world, while getting away scot-free as honored billionaires. America’s aristocracy must be brought down, but the public are duped by it into accepting it as a ‘democracy’ — despite its deep-seated contempt against the poor, and its racism, and America’s increasingly scandalous imperialism (an extension abroad of its supremacist attitude, which is routine for any aristocracy), trying now even to threaten the International Criminal Court into accepting the idea that America and its allies are immune from prosecution, or even from investigation, regarding possible international war crimes. This Government is the absolute pits, an imperialistic-fascist regime on steroids.
In Syria nowadays, there is an impending fear that all doors are closing. After nearly a decade of war, the country is crumbling under the weight of years-long Western sanctions, government corruption and infighting, a pandemic and an economic downslide made worse by the financial crisis in Lebanon, Syria’s main link with the outside world.
Syria faces near complete isolation as the toughest U.S. sanctions yet start to come into effect next week. While Assad may have won the military war against his opponents with the help of allies Russia and Iran, he now faces an even bigger challenge of governing while more than 80% of his people live in poverty.
The U.S. Government’s traitorism against its own people goes back a long way, at least back to Richard Nixon. Consider, for example, Nixon’s having dragged out the war in Vietnam for political advantage and then abandoned about 600 U.S. prisoners-of-war there and then become backed up by all subsequent U.S. Presidents and congresses in order to continue duping the American people into accepting continued U.S. imperialism, and the rule over this country by its own military-industrial complex, the owners of the corporations that sell mainly weapons to the U.S. Government, such as Lockheed Martin.
Here is how Ron Unz summarized in 2010 the essence of Sydney Schanberg’s prolix numerous accounts of the matter regarding Vietnam (and America’s refusal to pay reparations was just as outrageous in that instance as it now is regarding Iraq, Lybia, and Syria):
Following the battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, the Vietnamese refused to return their French POWs unless Paris agreed to pay financial compensation for the war. The French leaders paid the money and got their men back. Similarly, the Vietnamese refused to return their American POWs unless the U.S. government agreed to pay reparations. Nixon signed a document promising to do exactly that, but the Vietnamese, being cautious, kept many of the POWs back until the money was delivered. Then Congress refused to authorize the funds because “America doesn’t lose wars.”
And here is how, in that same issue of Unz’s magazine in 2010, Schanberg himself finally gave his first and only decent summary account of it, in his article there that was headlined “Silent Treatment: My four-decade fight to report the truth” (and that article is being hidden, even now, by Google, if you try to find it by googling that title, but here you will be able to see both Schanberg’s full article and Unz’s introduction to it — and this was Schanberg’s summary, there:
I’m referring to the evidence that North Vietnam — after the peace treaty had been signed on Jan. 27, 1973 in Paris — held back hundreds of American prisoners, keeping them as bargaining chips to ensure getting Washington’s promised $3.25 billion in war reparations. The funds were never delivered, and the prisoners were never released. Both sides insisted to their people and the world that all POWs had been returned, challenging the voluminous body of facts to the contrary. But behind the scenes, where the press did not go then or now, President Nixon accused Hanoi of not returning a multitude of prisoners.
Then, on 21 July 2016, at Strategic Culture, I reported on the continuing U.S. press cover-up about this:
There were two reader-comments to that at reddit:
anonymous
So that's what happened to the POW's forgotten there. Christ.
ridestraight
And that’s the reality. In a dictatorship. Getting to the truth, and getting it published, can be dangerous to one’s career, if one’s country is a dictatorship, such as in the U.S.
and this was the cover-up by Schanberg himself, in which he lied by calling Vietnam’s demands upon the U.S. Government ‘ransom’, instead of “reparations”: , in which he lied by calling Vietnam’s demands upon the U.S. Government ‘ransom’,“reparations”:
So: even that reporter shamed himself by lying in order to protect the honor of the U.S. Government by his pretending that this incident was embarrassing to both Governments instead of primarily (or even only) to his own Government (to which the POW — prisoners of war — matter wasn’t merely embarrassing, but it was outright traitorous against its own people). Schanberg lied by calling this a So: even that reporter shamed himself by lying in order to protect the honor of the U.S. Government by his pretending that this incident was embarrassing toGovernments instead of primarily (or even) to his own Government (to which the POW — prisoners of war — matter wasn’tembarrassing, but it wasagainst its own people). Schanberg lied by calling this a ‘ransom’ -demand. He was playing along with the Nixonian myth, even though he was a partisan Democrat who could instead have cited it as being yet another reason to condemn that Republican President.
This is a situation in which there are no heroes — certainly not in the Government, nor in its press (neither the Democratic, nor the Republican side of it).
The French Revolution needs to be done here (but better-controlled), in order to restore the American Revolution, and finally in order to enforce the U.S. Constitution against the traitors to it, who for decades have run this land as being their dictatorship, over its people (Black, White, Hispanic, male, female, hetero, and otherwise). Divide and rule is the way aristocrats for thousands of years have protected themselves from the public, by redirecting the public’s problems onto and against each other, instead of all against the aristocrats and their aristocracy — against the behind-the-scenes rulers, rule by the richest.
For thousands of years, the aristocracy has been in control, and it certainly now controls in America. To call this a ‘democracy’ is simply to lie. It’s unfortunately an extremely effective lie. On June 15th, Gallup reported its survey of Americans, finding “42% ‘extremely,’ and 21% ‘very,’ proud to be an American” , though these percentages were down from the all-time highs, during late 2002 and until our 2003 invasion of Iraq, of 69% “Extremely proud,” and 21% “Very proud,” to be an American.
“The United States plays a pivotal role in the Saudi war against Yemen. Washington provides troops, training, fighter jets, fuel for warplanes, and precision-guided smart missiles to Riyadh specifically for their war against Yemen. Furthermore, the United States also supplies logistical support for selecting airstrikes, intelligence, and troops for manning airstrike command centers.” Moreover, before the U.S. and its allies had coronavirus-19 to use as a weapon, Geopolitics Alert had headlined, back on 27 July 2018, On 31 March 2020, Geopolitics Alert bannered “Saudis Air Drop Masks Contaminated with COVID-19 into Yemen” , and reported that.” Moreover, before the U.S. and its allies had coronavirus-19 to use as a weapon, Geopolitics Alert had headlined, back on 27 July 2018, “The US-backed Coalition in Yemen is Trying to Trigger Another Massive Cholera Epidemic” . Obviously, therefore, eliminating America’s aristocracy would benefit not only Americans, but the entire world.
America’s Government leads a “coalition” or “alliance” of gangsters. Any Government — such as the U.S. regime’s foreign allies — that adheres to U.S.-imposed sanctions, is thereby participating in international war-crimes, because the imposition of what are called “secondary sanctions” constitutes in today’s world the very first stage of international aggression, just before the coup-attempt stage, which comes before the final invasion stage (if no coup succeeds), and all of these international aggressions are war-crimes because they are not in retaliation for having been aggressed-against by any of those targeted nations. They’re not, at all, authentically defensive in nature. They’re based all, or almost all, on lies. Iraq didn’t invade America, Libya didn’t invade America. Syria didn’t invade America, Venezuela didn’t invade America. Iran didn’t invade America. Yemen didn’t invade America. China and Russia are up next, and neither of them ever invaded America. All of those sanctions are purely aggressive; they’re all international war-crimes. Any government that participates in them should likewise be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court. Only a unified world can stand against the Nazi regime of today, which is the U.S. Government. U.S.-and-allied Governments should go to hell, because they already actually are there.
Imperialism needs to end, and it needs to end now. Slaves were brought to and sold in America only because that was part of imperialism — originally, British imperialism. Racism is part of the system.


thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-06-28--Syria won the world war against it

Syria won the world war against it

Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on May 13 , 2020 , on the occasion of the commemoration of the martyrdom of Hezbollah Commander Mostapha Badreddine , known as ‘ Zulfiqar ’ , killed in Syria in May 2016 .
• None Syria has already won the war , even if there are still some minor battles to be fought • None Having failed militarily , the enemies of Syria strive doubly hard in their diplomatic , economic and psychological warfare • None There is no dissension between the allies of Damascus , nor a struggle for influence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Bashar al-Assad being sidelined is just propaganda • None There are no Iranian armed forces in Syria , just military cadres and advisers • None Having bet everything on the terrorists , Israel sees its defeat and fears the recovery of Syria and the threat it will pose to the occupation of the Golan and the very existence of the Zionist entity • None The so-called Israeli campaign against the Iranian presence in Syria is nothing but window dressing aimed at reassuring Israeli opinion and providing cover for attacks on the Syrian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a victory a simple redeployment of forces due to successive victories over almost the entire Syrian territory , and a reduction in air movements between Iran and Syria due to the coronavirus • None Iran , Hezbollah and other Resistance movements will never leave Syria • None Israeli incursions into Syria are caused by worry , fear and adventurism , but can lead to uncontrolled escalation and regional war This video only subtitles the last section of the transcript below , 'Israel in Syria' [ ... ] Today we can say that Syria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when great achievements were made , such as after the liberation of Homs , Damascus , the South and even Aleppo , it was said that Syria had won the war , and analysts and specialists in strategic issues said no : Syria had won one ( or more ) battles , but had not ( yet ) won the war .
Because a war is made of many battles : you can win a battle , lose another , win a third , lose the fourth , but all that does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whole war is won , or that the whole war is lost .
Today , in all simplicity , and via an objective and genuine assessment ( of the situation ) , whoever goes to Syria and travels there —except for the politicized Arab ( and Western ) media— , whoever goes to Syria , in its provinces , in its cities , in its villages and boroughs , in all the regions currently in the hands of the State , anyone who observes the overall situation in Syria can easily affirm that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are still some battles going on .
It should not be said that Syria has won one , two or three battles , and has lost one or two others , and that the war is still going on , without it being clear whether Syria will win it or not , no .
The fair and accurate strategic assessment is that the Syrian leaders , the Syrian army , the Syrian State and the great majority of the Syrian people who stood firm in this struggle won this war .
Of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left , military or political , which require persistence and continuity of action , whether in Idlib , East of the Euphrates or certain areas North of Syria , but this is only a partial , limited and circumscribed part ( of Syria ) .
Syria has triumphed over partition projects , Syria has won this war , and suffice it to say that the objectives of this world war ( against Syria ) for which , according to their own admission , hundreds of billions of Arabian dollars have been spent —the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Arab ( countries ) that have paid the bills ; if this money had been spent for the good of the Arab peoples of our region , they would have extricated them from ignorance , poverty , misery , illiteracy , diseases , and the said funding countries ( Saudi Arabia , etc . )
would not face financial incapacity in the face of the economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic as they do now— , thousands of tons of weapons and ammunition , tens of thousands of terrorists and takfiris who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , dozens of international conferences , etc.
, etc.
, etc .
They have deployed everything , done everything , absolutely everything , to achieve their objective in Syria : sectarian or political slogans , incitement ( to racial or religious hatred ) , everything that the front of Arrogance ( imperialism ) and its instruments were able to mobilize in terms of resources and ideology , everything they could do against Syria , they did .
And Syria , through the perseverance of its leaders , its army , its people and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presence and perseverance of its allies by its side , managed to win this war .
And that is why today , when we talk about our martyr leader , Sayed Mustapha Badreddine , and our other martyrs in Syria , we feel , in addition to the consequences for their afterlife and their ( eminent ) position close to God the Most High and the Exalted as martyrs , we have the feeling that their blood has borne fruit and enabled these results to be achieved , and that the objective for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which they sacrificed their blood , their peace and their life , and for which they made unremitting efforts night and day , this goal was achieved and it is before our eyes today .
I will now raise some points ( concerning Syria ) .
The first point is that naturally , what ( the enemies of Syria ) have been unable to achieve militarily , they have been trying for the past few years to obtain it politically , through political pressure on the Syrian leaders , on the allies of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , on those who stand alongside Syria , through international relations , through the UN Security Council , through intimidation , threats and tempting promises , so that the allies of Damascus will abandon Syria .
But all of this has failed so far .
And we know that sometimes the political battle is just as intense as the armed struggle .
And sometimes its dangers are even greater , and require all of our vigilance and attention .
Syria is still plunged into political war and is facing political pressures which , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any of their goals .
Naturally , and I come to the second point , after the failure of the military war and the impotence and the ineffectiveness of the political war and the political pressures in achieving any objective at all , the front of Arrogance ( imperialism ) , the American despots and their Allies resorted to other means , namely psychological warfare on the one hand , and sanctions and blockade on the other .
With regard to psychological warfare , a very broad front has been open for years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been an intensification of psychological warfare , some aspects of which I will touch on in a moment .
Likewise , the sanctions and the state of siege against Syria are increasing , and they are betting on the economic consequences ( which they hope get unbearable for Syria and its allies ) .
The coronavirus has added to these pressures , but this pandemic is not specific to Syria : the pressures of the coronavirus are weighing on the whole world .
Today , those who besiege Iran , Syria , Venezuela @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , etc.
, are starting to suffer the economic consequences of the coronavirus themselves .
We have all seen the catastrophe hitting the United States , the countries of Western Europe , as well as certain countries in our region ( Saudi Arabia , etc. )
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In any event , it is also a means of attacking Syria , namely economic pressures , sanctions , the state of siege against Syria .
With regard to the sanctions and the blockade , we place our hopes on the endurance of the Syrian leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people , just as they persevered in the face of the military and political war .
What gives us hope is that Syria is a country endowed with human capital and colossal possibilities ; the Syrian people are full of liveliness , the wealth and innate means of Syria are many and huge .
Before the crisis , Syria was not a debt-ridden or weak country , nor was it a country brimming with wealth , but its economy was entirely viable .
In some Arab countries , millions of people live in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a cemetery in Syria .
Anyway , in the economic battle , the livelihood battle , the financial battle , we have good hope in the endurance and initiative of Syria , just as we trust Syria to succeed against the psychological battle .
With regard to the psychological battle , I would like to give an example , before addressing my last point concerning Syria .
Part of the psychological battle concerns the situation of the allies , and we often hear that the allies of Damascus have started to abandon Syria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Iran would be entangled in its internal situation and would prepare to abandon Syria .
Russia , because of the pressures , its internal situation , such pressures or such problems or I do n't know what other rubbish , would abandon Syria .
All these words express only dreams and hopes that we have been hearing for years , and some have been disseminated as if they were information , etc.
, but they were only aspirations ( US / Israeli / Saudi wishful thinking ) .
Among the talking points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us quote again the recurrent remarks that we find in the media of the Gulf and certain Western media —the Western media are more reluctant to diffuse these reports , because they try to preserve the ( little ) credibility they still have— about an Iranian-Russian power struggle in Syria .
There is no hint of truth in it .
I said at the beginning of my speech that I was going to talk about Iran again .
In the two points that remain for me to address ( on Syria ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points which concern the Islamic Republic of Iran .
Neither the Islamic Republic of Iran , nor Hezbollah , nor the Resistance factions from different countries —Iraq , Afghanistan , Pakistan , etc .
; yes , Resistance movements came from these countries and fought in Syria alongside the Syrian Arab Army , the Syrian people and the Syrian popular forces , and are still present there ...
The Islamic Republic of Iran is not fighting for influence against anyone in Syria .
Neither against Russia —regardless of what Russia is doing— nor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Islamic Republic in Syria was clear from the beginning : its ( only ) goal was to prevent the fall of Syria under American-Israeli control , and under the control of the instruments of Arrogance ( imperialism ) , our common enemy .
This was Iran ’ s goal , and nothing else .
The Islamic Republic does not seek any influence in Syria , it has no aims and no greed in Syria , and has no desire to interfere in the internal affairs of Syria .
Iranian interference in Syria has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will never exist with regard to internal Syrian issues , whether in the form of the regime , government , laws , the State ... Iran will never do anything that some other States ( especially the imperialist and neo-colonialist West ) do , in any case .
All that mattered and still matters for the Islamic Republic of Iran is that Syria remains in its ( pro- ) Arab , ( pro- ) Islamic , ( pro- ) Resistance position , that it preserves its identity , its independence , its sovereignty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a noble and dignified , persevering fortress , does not submit to American and Zionist hegemony , and does not compromise on its rights ( over the Golan ) .
This is all that Iran wants in Syria , no more no less .
And that does not enter into any struggle for influence with anyone .
Certainly , to be completely frank and sincere , there may be differences between the allies as regards the definition of certain military or ground priorities , political questions , at the level of negotiations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leads to a struggle for influence , because the decisions of the Islamic Republic are categorical as regards the position alongside the Syrian leaders ( who have the final say on all matters ) , Iran complying with what they determine and accept .
The Islamic Republic has a position of support towards the endurance , the persistence , the maintenance and the independence of Syria , and its resilience in the face of projects of hegemony and control over it , and of liquidation of the Axis of Resistance in the region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ therefore like to reassure the masses & supporters of the Resistance in the Arab-Islamic world : in Syria , there is no struggle for influence between Iran and Russia , so we could say that the front of the allies and supporters of Damascus is plagued by internal strife or is in withdrawal .
This is absolutely not true .
The other point I also wanted to talk about concerning Syria and Iran in Syria , and the Israeli enemy in Syria , is the Israeli aggressions and the Israeli project in Syria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Zionist Israeli Minister of War ( Naftali Bennett ) is trying to brag and present ( false victories ) to the Israeli masses , lying to them and misleading them , and also to the public opinion in the Arab-Muslim world —and there are also Arab media that spread these lies and falsifications— , in order to highlight the imaginary victories and achievements of Israel in Syria at the expense of Syria , the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Axis of Resistance .
I want to talk about it a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first time that I do it in such a frank and detailed way , even if it will be synthetic .
During the first years ( of the war in Syria ) , from 2011 , Israel bet on the ( terrorist ) armed groups .
The relations of the armed groups —especially in the south of Syria— with Israel are absolutely undeniable : exchange of information , financing , supplies , medical care , aid and support of all kinds , up to transit , all this is well known and obvious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war in Syria since 2011 , and has counted & invested heavily on those who fight the regime in Syria .
Israel had a whole set of objectives , the highest of which was the fall of the regime and the liquidation of the current administration ( of Bashar al-Assad ) .
But there were several other lesser goals .
When this war against Syria failed , and the Zionists understood that their instruments and the horse on which they had bet had failed in Syria , and that they had lost the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syria , but they lost the war , as I just explained .
The proof is that all of southern Syria , the vast majority of which was under the control of armed groups , which cooperated with Israel , was assisted by Israel and were Israel 's allies both openly and secretly , they all left , and some left Syria via the Zionist entity .
We do n't forget their buses at night .
The Israelis therefore understood that their objective ( to bring down the regime ) had failed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , namely to fight against a new danger which appears to them , new dangers which will emanate from the situation and the victory in Syria .
What are these new dangers ?
Some reside in the Syrian Arab forces themselves , in the Syrian army and in the Syrian military capabilities , especially with regard to ballistic capability and the manufacture of precision missiles .
And that ’ s why we see that Israel is attacking everything related to the production of missiles in Syria , because he considers that the ballistic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a ( enormous ) force for Syria , and obviously also for the Axis of Resistance .
Israel therefore considers Syria as a future threat , Syria which has stood firm during all these years in the face of a universal war waged against it : if Damascus regains its strength and regains its health , and develops its military , human and material capabilities , this will give Syria prevalence in the region and in the Arab-Israeli struggle .
Therefore , Israel considers Syria as a threat , a future threat : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because it remains entangled in its internal situation and the few battles that remain to be fought .
Likewise , Israel views the presence of Iran and Resistance factions in Syria as a threat .
Israel is worried about Syria , Israel is afraid .
Israel is terrified of what the future holds for it in Syria .
This is the true description of the situation .
So look at the way Israeli officials express themselves about the Golan Heights , claiming that in southern Syria , for example , Hezbollah has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and is trying to create a structure ( of Resistance ) , with the help , silence or complicity of the Syrian authorities , cooperating with young Syrians ( combatants ) in order to recover the Golan and attack the Israeli occupation in the Golan .
And all this while nothing important has happened yet .
But this simple assumption , this simple fact created an atmosphere of terror within the Zionist entity , and sometimes pushes it to escalation measures which can lead to unforeseen and dramatic consequences ( an open @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israel behaves towards Syria from a position of worry , fear and terror in the face of the consequences of the great victory in Syria .
You have to keep that in mind in the first place .
Israel has therefore announced a goal in Syria .
He can not declare that he strikes Syria and the Syrian army , even if that is what he is doing concretely .
Israel has therefore announced a goal linked to the Iranian presence in Syria , and the presence of Hezbollah , even if he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So they launched a campaign under the slogan `` We want to expel Iran from Syria . ''
And their stupidity is such that it prompted the Israeli Minister of War , Naftali Bennett , to go so far as to set a timetable , promising that before the end of 2020 , he would have ended the Iranian presence in Syria .
So remember this deadline and count the months that we have before the end of the year to see what will happen to the promise of this stupid minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this goal .
What did they do , apart from the international , regional and domestic incitement , and the attempt to present the Iranian presence in Syria —which I will describe in detail— as having gone from a factor of assistance to a burden for Syria , which is a gross lie ?
They began with airstrikes and air operations which occasionally hit means of transport , warehouses or certain locations in Syria .
This has been happening for years , and I never talked about it ( in detail ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that Israel goes astray , tricks its people and deceives the opinion in our region ( and in the world ) —and we are always fighting this battle to raise public awareness by revealing the truth— , trying to present certain details like the proofs of his victory in Syria and the beginning of the defeat of the Axis of Resistance or the Islamic Republic of Iran , the beginning of our exit and withdrawal ( from Syria ) .
What are the clues and evidence that Israel puts forward ?
For @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media and analysts have been propagating these statements , even if other Israeli analysts say that these statements are inaccurate and just for show —and the latter are the ones who are right .
Israel has spoken of several points ( put forward as evidence of an Iranian withdrawal from Syria ) : 1/ the number of troops : the “ Iranian ( armed ) forces ” , to use their expression , would have greatly decreased in Syria ; 2/ certain bases that have been evacuated , returned ( to the Syrian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concentration of efforts on eastern Syria and the presence in the region of al-Boukamal , Deir Ezzor , etc .
The conclusion of all of this , ( if we are to believe the Zionist enemy ) , is that the result of intelligence operations , military actions and aerial bombardments carried out by Israel , have largely fulfilled their objectives : Iran would leave Syria , the Iranians would be in full withdrawal , Hezbollah would retreat , and this moron ( Bennett ) believes he achieved an historic exploit which he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full achievement of this objective before the end of 2020 .
Just see how he spreads these lies and fools public opinion .
Let me show you the real situation .
First , regarding the situation on the ground , Israel keeps talking about the presence of `` Iranian ( armed ) forces '' , but in Syria there have only been Iranian military advisers and experts since 2011 .
I would like to say that they were present even before 2011 alongside the Syrian Arab Army and alongside the Resistance in Lebanon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they remained , and due to the events , their number increased .
But there are no Iranian military forces in Syria .
When we talk about Iranian military forces , we mean one or more battalions , one or more units , legions , etc .
That is what we are referring to when we talk about the armed forces .
There are a number of military advisers and experts in Syria , the number of which has increased with the events ( since 2011 ) .
They had and still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ providing support and advice to the Syrian armed forces ; 2/ managing groups of Syrian , Arab and Islamic popular forces which they train , arm and lead in the various battles in progress ; 4/ coordinating the logistical support operations provided by the Iranian defense ministry to the Syrian defense ministry .
These Iranian advisers are not Iranian ( armed ) forces .
It is not an Iranian armed presence .
You see , the Israelis announced a nonexistent , illusory , imaginary goal , similar to the objective of successive American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weapons , while the Iranians do not have nuclear weapons and do not want to obtain nuclear weapons .
In Syria , Israel is waging an imaginary battle to prevent Iranian forces from being present in Syria .
While in Syria there are only Iranian military advisers and military experts .
Despite all the difficulties , the situation in Syria in no way requires the arrival of Iranian ( armed ) forces in Syria .
To be frank and honest , at one point , a real discussion took place on this subject @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one point , for a few months , certain Iranian armed forces came to Aleppo , for 2 or 3 months .
But apart from this exceptional case , there have never been Iranian forces in Syria , and I say and repeat that there are only advisers , in the number required by the situation : there may be more or less according to the needs of the field , and many of them fell martyrs —some could put forward this argument as proof of an armed presence ; but it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ front lines alongside the Syrian Arab Army and Resistance factions , fighting and participating in battles , in the manner of the school of their commander of the al-Quds Forces , the martyr Qassem Soleimani , may God the Most High be pleased with him .
This is therefore the real and precise description of the situation .
Secondly , naturally , as the battles were won , whether for the Iranians or the factions of the Resistance , and sometimes even for the Syrian army , when the battle or the threat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no longer any reason to maintain a presence of combatants or military bases , nor our positions on combat axes and front lines .
At one time , the fighting was taking place ( simultaneously ) in Homs , in the rif of Damascus , in Damascus , in the East of Homs , in the suburbs of Aleppo and in Aleppo itself , in Idlib , in the south of Syria , Badiya , al-Boukamal , Deir Ezzor , etc .
It was therefore natural to have a presence ( of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While on the coast , there were no battles , and there was therefore no reason to have this presence .
When the province of Homs was liberated , this presence ceased .
Same thing when the battles in Damascus and in the rif of Hama ended , as well as in southern Syria , in Palmyra and in the Badiya .
If the Syrian army , of which it is the country , wanted to maintain a certain presence in certain barracks , to take the necessary precautions ( to face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that made sense ; but as for the auxiliary forces , whether Iranians , Hezbollah or other factions of the Resistance , it is quite natural that they left this region , maintaining only the minimum of personnel , of combatants and of material there as a precaution .
There would have been no reason to maintain the same number of forces , the same bases , etc .
For about two years , when this victory became clear , especially after the liberation of the Badiya and the opening of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the battle in Damascus , in the rif of Damascus and in the south , the ( Syrian & allied ) forces gathered ( in the last places of activity of the terrorists ) .
The presence of many Iranian advisers was no longer required , and so they returned to Iran .
Likewise for a number of Hezbollah fighters and cadres in Syria , whose presence was no longer useful , so they returned to Lebanon .
Many of our Iraqi brothers and other nationalities were no longer required , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syria having become very good , ( what would have been the point of maintaining all this presence ) ?
Some bases and barracks have always remained empty , and had been prepared in case there was a need for additional manpower .
Many bases and barracks were no longer useful because there were no more fights , and were therefore abandoned .
It all started two years ago or more , and has nothing to do with Israeli operations and attacks in Syria .
It has nothing to do with the Israeli @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing to do with the martyrdom of brother commander Hajj Qassem Soleimani .
It started under his leadership , and the current leadership of the Al-Quds Forces ( IRGC ) continues the same program it began operating over two years ago .
Likewise , Hezbollah and the rest of the factions of the Resistance have started to do the same for more than two years , namely to decrease the troops , decrease the number of ( active ) bases , decrease the presence , because Syria begins to recover , Syria has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won , many frontlines no longer exist , the battles having been definitively won there .
This is the truth .
Today , when anyone talks about a downsizing of foreign forces in Syria ... Let me give you an example for Lebanon .
At some point I announced that on the whole axis of Qalamoun , we ended our presence ( that used to be massive ) , keeping only one or two positions .
Same thing for the whole axis of Zabadani .
All was done in coordination with the Syrian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Or is this fact explained because the Syrian army and the Resistance won all the battles in these regions , as well as in the rif of Damascus , in the rif of Homs , etc .
What would be the point , once the fighting is over , of staying on the mountains , in the cold , in the heat , what good is it to mobilize and use resources , etc .
All that would be useless , it would be a waste of material and human resources .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have to do is pack up and return to our main front , namely southern Lebanon ( facing Israel ) .
The pseudo-evidence put forward by Israel today , namely the issue of the reduction of troops in Syria , the total or partial evacuation of certain places , bases or positions , this is only due to the fact that the presence there would no longer make any sense , as for example in Damascus or around Damascus , where the fighting has stopped .
It is quite natural that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deir Ezzor , Aleppo , Idlib , because the front lines are there , and there is no more fighting elsewhere .
The remaining battles are there , so those who want to help must go there and not sit ( arms crossed ) in Damascus .
The pseudo-evidence advanced by Israel in no way proves Israeli successes , but proves the victory of Syria , the victory of the Islamic Republic of Iran , the victory of Hezbollah , the victory of the Axis of Resistance in Syria .
This victory in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ army and any military force in the world , a redeployment of forces in accordance with new responsibilities and new challenges , in the light of our achievements and victories .
More so , a sign of the imbecility and lies of the Israeli media is that they have tried to explain the fact that for example , lately , the movements between Syria and Iran have decreased somewhat —air freight , the movement of airplanes— , and this has also been put forward as evidence of the Israeli military successes in Syria @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lies and falsifications .
The cause is the coronavirus .
The covid-19 which impacted the US military , European armies , and even the army of the Israeli enemy itself , which canceled maneuvers , training , and large military parades planned to celebrate the anniversary of the victory of 1945 , and it is only natural that the pandemic also affects Syria , the Islamic Republic , ourselves and everyone .
To summarize this point , by way of synthesis before evoking the internal situation in Lebanon in the minutes that I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ address the Israeli public to invite them to check their information and not to believe the lies of their leaders , who put forward imaginary victories in Syria , whether against Syria or against Iran .
Admittedly , Syria suffers prejudice , just as Iranian advisers , Hezbollah and the Resistance in Syria are affected by the Israeli aggressions , which the Syrian , Iranian and Resistance leaders consider as they should —I do n't have time to speak in detail about our point of view on the issue , I will do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Israelis need to know that what their leaders are saying is only lies , deception and illusions , purely imaginary achievements .
And if Israel continues on this path , they can make a mistake or a blunder that would blow up the whole region .
As for the announced objective , namely to expel the Iranian presence —the military advisers , and not the pseudo Iranian forces , as I explained— or even to expel Hezbollah and the Resistance from Syria , this objective will never be achieved , o Zionists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
These advisers are present following a joint decision by Syria and Iran , and the Resistance movements are present at the request of the Syrian leaders and in accordance with the will of the Resistance movements themselves , and all those who , since 2011 to date , have sacrificed thousands of martyrs and suffered thousands of injuries , will not be defeated or deterred by an air strike or an assassination here and there .
They will remain firmly on their positions , and will not abandon the battlefield or the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is unachievable .
These are just illusions that you live in your imagination ; you are engaging in sheer adventurism , and at any moment , you can make a serious error in Syria that you will regret bitterly .
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Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on May 13, 2020, on the occasion of the commemoration of the martyrdom of Hezbollah Commander Mostapha Badreddine, known as ‘Zulfiqar’, killed in Syria in May 2016.
Source: https://video.moqawama.org/details.php?cid=1&linkid=2112
Translation: resistancenews.org
Summary:
Syria has already won the war, even if there are still some minor battles to be fought
Having failed militarily, the enemies of Syria strive doubly hard in their diplomatic, economic and psychological warfare
There is no dissension between the allies of Damascus, nor a struggle for influence between Iran and Russia
News of Bashar al-Assad being sidelined is just propaganda
There are no Iranian armed forces in Syria, just military cadres and advisers
Having bet everything on the terrorists, Israel sees its defeat and fears the recovery of Syria and the threat it will pose to the occupation of the Golan and the very existence of the Zionist entity
The so-called Israeli campaign against the Iranian presence in Syria is nothing but window dressing aimed at reassuring Israeli opinion and providing cover for attacks on the Syrian ballistic power
Israel presents as a victory a simple redeployment of forces due to successive victories over almost the entire Syrian territory, and a reduction in air movements between Iran and Syria due to the coronavirus
Iran, Hezbollah and other Resistance movements will never leave Syria
Israeli incursions into Syria are caused by worry, fear and adventurism, but can lead to uncontrolled escalation and regional war
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This video only subtitles the last section of the transcript below, 'Israel in Syria'
[...] Today we can say that Syria won this war. In previous battles, when great achievements were made, such as after the liberation of Homs, Damascus, the South and even Aleppo, it was said that Syria had won the war, and analysts and specialists in strategic issues said no: Syria had won one (or more) battles, but had not (yet) won the war. Because a war is made of many battles: you can win a battle, lose another, win a third, lose the fourth, but all that does not (necessarily) mean that the whole war is won, or that the whole war is lost.
Today, in all simplicity, and via an objective and genuine assessment (of the situation), whoever goes to Syria and travels there —except for the politicized Arab (and Western) media—, whoever goes to Syria, in its provinces, in its cities, in its villages and boroughs, in all the regions currently in the hands of the State, anyone who observes the overall situation in Syria can easily affirm that Syria won the war, although there are still some battles going on. It should not be said that Syria has won one, two or three battles, and has lost one or two others, and that the war is still going on, without it being clear whether Syria will win it or not, no. The fair and accurate strategic assessment is that the Syrian leaders, the Syrian army, the Syrian State and the great majority of the Syrian people who stood firm in this struggle won this war.
Of course, there are still a few battles left, military or political, which require persistence and continuity of action, whether in Idlib, East of the Euphrates or certain areas North of Syria, but this is only a partial, limited and circumscribed part (of Syria). Syria has triumphed over partition projects, Syria has won this war, and suffice it to say that the objectives of this world war (against Syria) for which, according to their own admission, hundreds of billions of Arabian dollars have been spent —the dollar is American, but it is the Arab (countries) that have paid the bills; if this money had been spent for the good of the Arab peoples of our region, they would have extricated them from ignorance, poverty, misery, illiteracy, diseases, and the said funding countries (Saudi Arabia, etc. ) would not face financial incapacity in the face of the economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic as they do now—, thousands of tons of weapons and ammunition, tens of thousands of terrorists and takfiris who were brought from all over the world, dozens of international conferences, etc., etc., etc. They have deployed everything, done everything, absolutely everything, to achieve their objective in Syria: sectarian or political slogans, incitement (to racial or religious hatred), everything that the front of Arrogance (imperialism) and its instruments were able to mobilize in terms of resources and ideology, everything they could do against Syria, they did. And Syria, through the perseverance of its leaders, its army, its people and the State, and thanks to the presence and perseverance of its allies by its side, managed to win this war.
And that is why today, when we talk about our martyr leader, Sayed Mustapha Badreddine, and our other martyrs in Syria, we feel, in addition to the consequences for their afterlife and their (eminent) position close to God the Most High and the Exalted as martyrs, we have the feeling that their blood has borne fruit and enabled these results to be achieved, and that the objective for which they went to fight and for which they sacrificed their blood, their peace and their life, and for which they made unremitting efforts night and day, this goal was achieved and it is before our eyes today.
Economic, diplomatic & psychological warfare
I will now raise some points (concerning Syria). The first point is that naturally, what (the enemies of Syria) have been unable to achieve militarily, they have been trying for the past few years to obtain it politically, through political pressure on the Syrian leaders, on the allies of Syria, on Iran, on Russia, on those who stand alongside Syria, through international relations, through the UN Security Council, through intimidation, threats and tempting promises, so that the allies of Damascus will abandon Syria. But all of this has failed so far. And we know that sometimes the political battle is just as intense as the armed struggle. And sometimes its dangers are even greater, and require all of our vigilance and attention. Syria is still plunged into political war and is facing political pressures which, so far, have failed to achieve any of their goals.
Naturally, and I come to the second point, after the failure of the military war and the impotence and the ineffectiveness of the political war and the political pressures in achieving any objective at all, the front of Arrogance (imperialism), the American despots and their Allies resorted to other means, namely psychological warfare on the one hand, and sanctions and blockade on the other. With regard to psychological warfare, a very broad front has been open for years against Syria, and lately there has been an intensification of psychological warfare, some aspects of which I will touch on in a moment. Likewise, the sanctions and the state of siege against Syria are increasing, and they are betting on the economic consequences (which they hope get unbearable for Syria and its allies). The coronavirus has added to these pressures, but this pandemic is not specific to Syria: the pressures of the coronavirus are weighing on the whole world. Today, those who besiege Iran, Syria, Venezuela and other countries, Gaza, Yemen, etc., are starting to suffer the economic consequences of the coronavirus themselves. We have all seen the catastrophe hitting the United States, the countries of Western Europe, as well as certain countries in our region (Saudi Arabia, etc.). In any event, it is also a means of attacking Syria, namely economic pressures, sanctions, the state of siege against Syria.
With regard to the sanctions and the blockade, we place our hopes on the endurance of the Syrian leaders, the Syrian State and the Syrian people, just as they persevered in the face of the military and political war. What gives us hope is that Syria is a country endowed with human capital and colossal possibilities; the Syrian people are full of liveliness, the wealth and innate means of Syria are many and huge. Before the crisis, Syria was not a debt-ridden or weak country, nor was it a country brimming with wealth, but its economy was entirely viable. In some Arab countries, millions of people live in cemeteries, but no family lived in a cemetery in Syria. Anyway, in the economic battle, the livelihood battle, the financial battle, we have good hope in the endurance and initiative of Syria, just as we trust Syria to succeed against the psychological battle.
Tensions between Syria's allies ?
With regard to the psychological battle, I would like to give an example, before addressing my last point concerning Syria. Part of the psychological battle concerns the situation of the allies, and we often hear that the allies of Damascus have started to abandon Syria. (According to these rumors), Iran would be entangled in its internal situation and would prepare to abandon Syria. Russia, because of the pressures, its internal situation, such pressures or such problems or I don't know what other rubbish, would abandon Syria. All these words express only dreams and hopes that we have been hearing for years, and some have been disseminated as if they were information, etc., but they were only aspirations (US / Israeli / Saudi wishful thinking).
Among the talking points of the current psychological warfare, let us quote again the recurrent remarks that we find in the media of the Gulf and certain Western media —the Western media are more reluctant to diffuse these reports, because they try to preserve the (little) credibility they still have— about an Iranian-Russian power struggle in Syria. There is no hint of truth in it. I said at the beginning of my speech that I was going to talk about Iran again. In the two points that remain for me to address (on Syria), I will clearly point out certain sensitive points which concern the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Neither the Islamic Republic of Iran, nor Hezbollah, nor the Resistance factions from different countries —Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. ; yes, Resistance movements came from these countries and fought in Syria alongside the Syrian Arab Army, the Syrian people and the Syrian popular forces, and are still present there... The Islamic Republic of Iran is not fighting for influence against anyone in Syria. Neither against Russia —regardless of what Russia is doing— nor against anyone. The position of the Islamic Republic in Syria was clear from the beginning: its (only) goal was to prevent the fall of Syria under American-Israeli control, and under the control of the instruments of Arrogance (imperialism), our common enemy. This was Iran’s goal, and nothing else. The Islamic Republic does not seek any influence in Syria, it has no aims and no greed in Syria, and has no desire to interfere in the internal affairs of Syria. Iranian interference in Syria has never existed, does not exist and will never exist with regard to internal Syrian issues, whether in the form of the regime, government, laws, the State... Iran will never do anything that some other States (especially the imperialist and neo-colonialist West) do, in any case. All that mattered and still matters for the Islamic Republic of Iran is that Syria remains in its (pro-) Arab, (pro-) Islamic, (pro-) Resistance position, that it preserves its identity, its independence, its sovereignty, its unity, that Syria remains a noble and dignified, persevering fortress, does not submit to American and Zionist hegemony, and does not compromise on its rights (over the Golan). This is all that Iran wants in Syria, no more no less. And that does not enter into any struggle for influence with anyone.
Certainly, to be completely frank and sincere, there may be differences between the allies as regards the definition of certain military or ground priorities, political questions, at the level of negotiations, etc. But this in no way leads to a struggle for influence, because the decisions of the Islamic Republic are categorical as regards the position alongside the Syrian leaders (who have the final say on all matters), Iran complying with what they determine and accept. The Islamic Republic has a position of support towards the endurance, the persistence, the maintenance and the independence of Syria, and its resilience in the face of projects of hegemony and control over it, and of liquidation of the Axis of Resistance in the region. In this regard, I would therefore like to reassure the masses & supporters of the Resistance in the Arab-Islamic world: in Syria, there is no struggle for influence between Iran and Russia, so we could say that the front of the allies and supporters of Damascus is plagued by internal strife or is in withdrawal. This is absolutely not true.
Israel in Syria
The other point I also wanted to talk about concerning Syria and Iran in Syria, and the Israeli enemy in Syria, is the Israeli aggressions and the Israeli project in Syria. Especially in the past few weeks, the Zionist Israeli Minister of War (Naftali Bennett) is trying to brag and present (false victories) to the Israeli masses, lying to them and misleading them, and also to the public opinion in the Arab-Muslim world —and there are also Arab media that spread these lies and falsifications—, in order to highlight the imaginary victories and achievements of Israel in Syria at the expense of Syria, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Axis of Resistance. I want to talk about it a bit, and it may be the first time that I do it in such a frank and detailed way, even if it will be synthetic.
During the first years (of the war in Syria), from 2011, Israel bet on the (terrorist) armed groups. The relations of the armed groups —especially in the south of Syria— with Israel are absolutely undeniable: exchange of information, financing, supplies, medical care, aid and support of all kinds, up to transit, all this is well known and obvious. Israel has been active in the war in Syria since 2011, and has counted & invested heavily on those who fight the regime in Syria. Israel had a whole set of objectives, the highest of which was the fall of the regime and the liquidation of the current administration (of Bashar al-Assad). But there were several other lesser goals.
When this war against Syria failed, and the Zionists understood that their instruments and the horse on which they had bet had failed in Syria, and that they had lost the war... They are still fighting in Syria, but they lost the war, as I just explained. The proof is that all of southern Syria, the vast majority of which was under the control of armed groups, which cooperated with Israel, was assisted by Israel and were Israel's allies both openly and secretly, they all left, and some left Syria via the Zionist entity. We don't forget their buses at night.
The Israelis therefore understood that their objective (to bring down the regime) had failed. They therefore aimed at a new objective, namely to fight against a new danger which appears to them, new dangers which will emanate from the situation and the victory in Syria. What are these new dangers? Some reside in the Syrian Arab forces themselves, in the Syrian army and in the Syrian military capabilities, especially with regard to ballistic capability and the manufacture of precision missiles. And that’s why we see that Israel is attacking everything related to the production of missiles in Syria, because he considers that the ballistic capacity and the manufacture of missiles constitute a (enormous) force for Syria, and obviously also for the Axis of Resistance.
Israel therefore considers Syria as a future threat, Syria which has stood firm during all these years in the face of a universal war waged against it: if Damascus regains its strength and regains its health, and develops its military, human and material capabilities, this will give Syria prevalence in the region and in the Arab-Israeli struggle. Therefore, Israel considers Syria as a threat, a future threat: Syria may not be a current threat, because it remains entangled in its internal situation and the few battles that remain to be fought. Likewise, Israel views the presence of Iran and Resistance factions in Syria as a threat. Israel is worried about Syria, Israel is afraid. Israel is terrified of what the future holds for it in Syria. This is the true description of the situation.
So look at the way Israeli officials express themselves about the Golan Heights, claiming that in southern Syria, for example, Hezbollah has a certain presence and a certain activity, and is trying to create a structure (of Resistance), with the help, silence or complicity of the Syrian authorities, cooperating with young Syrians (combatants) in order to recover the Golan and attack the Israeli occupation in the Golan. And all this while nothing important has happened yet. But this simple assumption, this simple fact created an atmosphere of terror within the Zionist entity, and sometimes pushes it to escalation measures which can lead to unforeseen and dramatic consequences (an open regional war). This indicates that Israel behaves towards Syria from a position of worry, fear and terror in the face of the consequences of the great victory in Syria. You have to keep that in mind in the first place.
Israel has therefore announced a goal in Syria. He cannot declare that he strikes Syria and the Syrian army, even if that is what he is doing concretely. Israel has therefore announced a goal linked to the Iranian presence in Syria, and the presence of Hezbollah, even if he insists above all on the Iranian presence. So they launched a campaign under the slogan "We want to expel Iran from Syria." And their stupidity is such that it prompted the Israeli Minister of War, Naftali Bennett, to go so far as to set a timetable, promising that before the end of 2020, he would have ended the Iranian presence in Syria. So remember this deadline and count the months that we have before the end of the year to see what will happen to the promise of this stupid minister.
Israel has therefore worked to achieve this goal. What did they do, apart from the international, regional and domestic incitement, and the attempt to present the Iranian presence in Syria —which I will describe in detail— as having gone from a factor of assistance to a burden for Syria, which is a gross lie? They began with airstrikes and air operations which occasionally hit means of transport, warehouses or certain locations in Syria. This has been happening for years, and I never talked about it (in detail).
What is new? The new thing is that Israel goes astray, tricks its people and deceives the opinion in our region (and in the world) —and we are always fighting this battle to raise public awareness by revealing the truth—, trying to present certain details like the proofs of his victory in Syria and the beginning of the defeat of the Axis of Resistance or the Islamic Republic of Iran, the beginning of our exit and withdrawal (from Syria).
What are the clues and evidence that Israel puts forward? For several weeks, certain Israeli officials, media and analysts have been propagating these statements, even if other Israeli analysts say that these statements are inaccurate and just for show —and the latter are the ones who are right. Israel has spoken of several points (put forward as evidence of an Iranian withdrawal from Syria):
1/ the number of troops: the “Iranian (armed) forces”, to use their expression, would have greatly decreased in Syria;
2/ certain bases that have been evacuated, returned (to the Syrian authorities) or abandoned;
3/ the concentration of efforts on eastern Syria and the presence in the region of al-Boukamal, Deir Ezzor, etc.
The conclusion of all of this, (if we are to believe the Zionist enemy), is that the result of intelligence operations, military actions and aerial bombardments carried out by Israel, have largely fulfilled their objectives: Iran would leave Syria, the Iranians would be in full withdrawal, Hezbollah would retreat, and this moron (Bennett) believes he achieved an historic exploit which he trumpets at every occasion, predicting the full achievement of this objective before the end of 2020. Just see how he spreads these lies and fools public opinion.
Let me show you the real situation. First, regarding the situation on the ground, Israel keeps talking about the presence of "Iranian (armed) forces", but in Syria there have only been Iranian military advisers and experts since 2011. I would like to say that they were present even before 2011 alongside the Syrian Arab Army and alongside the Resistance in Lebanon (Hezbollah), and after 2011, they remained, and due to the events, their number increased. But there are no Iranian military forces in Syria. When we talk about Iranian military forces, we mean one or more battalions, one or more units, legions, etc. That is what we are referring to when we talk about the armed forces.
There are a number of military advisers and experts in Syria, the number of which has increased with the events (since 2011). They had and still have a very important role:
1/ providing support and advice to the Syrian armed forces;
2/ managing groups of Syrian, Arab and Islamic popular forces which they train, arm and lead in the various battles in progress;
3/ coordinating operations with Resistance movements, including Hezbollah;
4/ coordinating the logistical support operations provided by the Iranian defense ministry to the Syrian defense ministry.
These Iranian advisers are not Iranian (armed) forces. It is not an Iranian armed presence.
You see, the Israelis announced a nonexistent, illusory, imaginary goal, similar to the objective of successive American administrations to prevent Iran from manufacturing nuclear weapons, while the Iranians do not have nuclear weapons and do not want to obtain nuclear weapons. In Syria, Israel is waging an imaginary battle to prevent Iranian forces from being present in Syria. While in Syria there are only Iranian military advisers and military experts. Despite all the difficulties, the situation in Syria in no way requires the arrival of Iranian (armed) forces in Syria.
To be frank and honest, at one point, a real discussion took place on this subject with the Iranian leaders, and at one point, for a few months, certain Iranian armed forces came to Aleppo, for 2 or 3 months. But apart from this exceptional case, there have never been Iranian forces in Syria, and I say and repeat that there are only advisers, in the number required by the situation: there may be more or less according to the needs of the field, and many of them fell martyrs —some could put forward this argument as proof of an armed presence; but it’s because these advisers were on the front lines alongside the Syrian Arab Army and Resistance factions, fighting and participating in battles, in the manner of the school of their commander of the al-Quds Forces, the martyr Qassem Soleimani, may God the Most High be pleased with him. This is therefore the real and precise description of the situation.
Secondly, naturally, as the battles were won, whether for the Iranians or the factions of the Resistance, and sometimes even for the Syrian army, when the battle or the threat ended in a region, there was no longer any reason to maintain a presence of combatants or military bases, nor our positions on combat axes and front lines. At one time, the fighting was taking place (simultaneously) in Homs, in the rif of Damascus, in Damascus, in the East of Homs, in the suburbs of Aleppo and in Aleppo itself, in Idlib, in the south of Syria, Badiya, al-Boukamal, Deir Ezzor, etc. It was therefore natural to have a presence (of the armed forces) in all these regions. While on the coast, there were no battles, and there was therefore no reason to have this presence.
When the province of Homs was liberated, this presence ceased. Same thing when the battles in Damascus and in the rif of Hama ended, as well as in southern Syria, in Palmyra and in the Badiya. If the Syrian army, of which it is the country, wanted to maintain a certain presence in certain barracks, to take the necessary precautions (to face a possible resurgence of the terrorists), that made sense; but as for the auxiliary forces, whether Iranians, Hezbollah or other factions of the Resistance, it is quite natural that they left this region, maintaining only the minimum of personnel, of combatants and of material there as a precaution. There would have been no reason to maintain the same number of forces, the same bases, etc.
For about two years, when this victory became clear, especially after the liberation of the Badiya and the opening of the highway to Aleppo, and the end of the battle in Damascus, in the rif of Damascus and in the south, the (Syrian & allied) forces gathered (in the last places of activity of the terrorists). The presence of many Iranian advisers was no longer required, and so they returned to Iran. Likewise for a number of Hezbollah fighters and cadres in Syria, whose presence was no longer useful, so they returned to Lebanon. Many of our Iraqi brothers and other nationalities were no longer required, so they returned home.
The situation in Syria having become very good, (what would have been the point of maintaining all this presence)? Some bases and barracks have always remained empty, and had been prepared in case there was a need for additional manpower. Many bases and barracks were no longer useful because there were no more fights, and were therefore abandoned. It all started two years ago or more, and has nothing to do with Israeli operations and attacks in Syria. It has nothing to do with the Israeli strikes in Syria. And that has nothing to do with the martyrdom of brother commander Hajj Qassem Soleimani. It started under his leadership, and the current leadership of the Al-Quds Forces (IRGC) continues the same program it began operating over two years ago.
Likewise, Hezbollah and the rest of the factions of the Resistance have started to do the same for more than two years, namely to decrease the troops, decrease the number of (active) bases, decrease the presence, because Syria begins to recover, Syria has won, the Syrian Arab Army has won, many frontlines no longer exist, the battles having been definitively won there. This is the truth.
Today, when anyone talks about a downsizing of foreign forces in Syria... Let me give you an example for Lebanon. At some point I announced that on the whole axis of Qalamoun, we ended our presence (that used to be massive), keeping only one or two positions. Same thing for the whole axis of Zabadani. All was done in coordination with the Syrian army. Is this an Israeli success? Or is this fact explained because the Syrian army and the Resistance won all the battles in these regions, as well as in the rif of Damascus, in the rif of Homs, etc. What would be the point, once the fighting is over, of staying on the mountains, in the cold, in the heat, what good is it to mobilize and use resources, etc. All that would be useless, it would be a waste of material and human resources. When the fighting is over, all we have to do is pack up and return to our main front, namely southern Lebanon (facing Israel).
The pseudo-evidence put forward by Israel today, namely the issue of the reduction of troops in Syria, the total or partial evacuation of certain places, bases or positions, this is only due to the fact that the presence there would no longer make any sense, as for example in Damascus or around Damascus, where the fighting has stopped. It is quite natural that the military presence should go to al-Boukamal, Deir Ezzor, Aleppo, Idlib, because the front lines are there, and there is no more fighting elsewhere. The remaining battles are there, so those who want to help must go there and not sit (arms crossed) in Damascus.
The pseudo-evidence advanced by Israel in no way proves Israeli successes, but proves the victory of Syria, the victory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the victory of Hezbollah, the victory of the Axis of Resistance in Syria. This victory in the war involves, as with any army and any military force in the world, a redeployment of forces in accordance with new responsibilities and new challenges, in the light of our achievements and victories.
More so, a sign of the imbecility and lies of the Israeli media is that they have tried to explain the fact that for example, lately, the movements between Syria and Iran have decreased somewhat —air freight, the movement of airplanes—, and this has also been put forward as evidence of the Israeli military successes in Syria, while these claims are nothing but lies and falsifications. The cause is the coronavirus. The covid-19 which impacted the US military, European armies, and even the army of the Israeli enemy itself, which canceled maneuvers, training, and large military parades planned to celebrate the anniversary of the victory of 1945, and it is only natural that the pandemic also affects Syria, the Islamic Republic, ourselves and everyone.
To summarize this point, by way of synthesis before evoking the internal situation in Lebanon in the minutes that I have left, I would like to address the Israeli public to invite them to check their information and not to believe the lies of their leaders, who put forward imaginary victories in Syria, whether against Syria or against Iran. Admittedly, Syria suffers prejudice, just as Iranian advisers, Hezbollah and the Resistance in Syria are affected by the Israeli aggressions, which the Syrian, Iranian and Resistance leaders consider as they should —I don't have time to speak in detail about our point of view on the issue, I will do it another time if necessary—, but the Israelis need to know that what their leaders are saying is only lies, deception and illusions, purely imaginary achievements. And if Israel continues on this path, they can make a mistake or a blunder that would blow up the whole region.
As for the announced objective, namely to expel the Iranian presence —the military advisers, and not the pseudo Iranian forces, as I explained— or even to expel Hezbollah and the Resistance from Syria, this objective will never be achieved, o Zionists. This objective will never be achieved. These advisers are present following a joint decision by Syria and Iran, and the Resistance movements are present at the request of the Syrian leaders and in accordance with the will of the Resistance movements themselves, and all those who, since 2011 to date, have sacrificed thousands of martyrs and suffered thousands of injuries, will not be defeated or deterred by an air strike or an assassination here and there. They will remain firmly on their positions, and will not abandon the battlefield or the place under any circumstances. This goal is unachievable.
These are just illusions that you live in your imagination; you are engaging in sheer adventurism, and at any moment, you can make a serious error in Syria that you will regret bitterly. [...]
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Malcolm X about race, crime and police brutality: ‘You can’t be a Negro in America and not have a criminal record’
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thegreanvillepostbiasrating--2020-06-28--Adventures In White Supremacy

Adventures In White Supremacy

Wherein the author brings us these uncomfortable reminders from the recent past .
Have we really learned anything ?
Wherein the author brings us these uncomfortable reminders from the recent past .
Have we really learned anything ?
olice harass them .
Employers boycott them .
Unions shun them .
Widely identified with “ gambling dens and slave pens ... coolie labor and bloodthirsty tongs , ” their civilization is labeled “ queer.
” The men are said to carry leprosy and the women VD .
Whites refuse to have anything to do with them , disdaining “ Mongolian coolies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ desperate of wages .
Segregated in school and refused service in barbershops and restaurants , the Chinese find work in sweatshops , seasonal agriculture , hand laundries , restaurants , and Chinatown groceries .
To honor their work as cooks and servants for affluent whites , Harper ’ s Bazaar praises them as “ a yellow blessing.
” In the 1880s anti-Chinese riots drove the yellow blessing from Seattle , Tacoma , Rock Springs , Wyoming , and other cities .
In 1882 , the Chinese Exclusion Treaty banned their immigration to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the states were denied citizenship .
Chinese fathers were separated from their families and if they couldn ’ t prove their residency pre-dated passage of the treaty they lived in fear of deportation .
Now with treaty renewal pending politicians and newspapers whip up fear of the “ yellow peril.
” Whites warn that a failure to renew will swamp the West Coast with 400 million “ heathen Chinee ” and their backward traditions .
Alfred Mahan and Teddy Roosevelt decry “ race degeneracy ” and warn of “ race war.
” No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are incapable of citizenship in a democracy .
Bubonic plague breaks out in the City .
Mayor James Phelan blames the Chinese .
A local labor paper warns of racial conspiracy : “ The almond eyed Mongolian is waiting for his opportunity , waiting to assassinate you and your children with one of his many maladies.
” 17 Since the annexation of Hawaii they have flocked to California ’ s agricultural valleys , where they work on sugar beet , bean , and hops farms , leasing and sometimes buying cropland for truck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taking what belongs to whites .
Whites see them as greedy , sneaky , and calculating , more energetic and entrepreneurial than the Chinese , which makes them seem even more of a threat to white living standards .
According to one labor newspaper , the Chinese are merely a “ menace to the country , ” whereas “ the sniveling Japanese , who swarm along the streets , is a far greater danger to the laboring portion of society than all the opium smoked pigtails.
” The U.S. Industrial Commission is of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have most of the vices of the Chinese and none of the virtues.
” Speaking at a large anti-Asian rally Mayor Phelan warns that social equality must not be entertained : “ The Chinese and Japanese are not bonafide citizens .
They are not the stuff of which American citizens can be made.
” He insists that drastic action be taken , for the “ Asiatic laborers will undermine our civilization.
” Stanford Professor Edward Alsworth Ross adds that “ it would be better for us to turn our guns upon every vessel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ permit them to land.
” The audience passes a resolution to extend the exclusion treaty to the Japanese.18 War thrills him more than life itself , especially when the “ joy of battle ” arrives and “ the wolf begins to rise in [ one ’ s ] heart.
” Long will he boast of the Spaniard he killed with his bare hands— “ like a jackrabbit ” —in 1898 .
A passionate devotee of Nordic supremacy , he celebrates settler colonialism in the West as “ the spread of the English speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of space.
” Never has he doubted that the indigenous peoples deserved extermination : “ I don ’ t go so far as to think that the only good Indians are the dead Indians , but I believe nine out of every ten are and I shouldn ’ t like to inquire too closely into the case of the tenth.
” In his popular book series , “ The Winning of the West , ” he argued against respecting Indian sovereignty on the pretext that “ this great continent could not have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for squalid savages ...
The man who puts the soil to use must of right dispossess the man who does not , or the world will come to a standstill.
” He has no greater fondness for other non-Nordic peoples .
He deems “ coloreds ” degenerate and looks on Latin peoples as little more than children .
When a New Orleans mob lynched a number of Italian immigrants , Teddy told his sister that the lynchings were “ rather a good thing , ” an opinion he aired at a dinner with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up by the lynching.
” He thinks women exist to give birth , which Nordic mothers should do as often and for as many years as possible .
Of serious concern is “ the diminishing birth rate among the old native American stock , ” so much so that Teddy expresses delight at campaign stops when proud fathers and their depleted wives show up with a huge brood of children in tow .
“ Did I write you of my delight , ” he asked Henry Cabot Lodge the year before last , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his wife and his seventeen children ?
” In his eyes socialism is intrinsically evil and the subjugation of workers by corporations entirely legitimate , although it is “ incumbent upon the man with whom things have prospered to be in a certain sense the keeper of his brother with whom life has gone hard.
” Between the captains of industry who starve workers and the unionists who insist they have a right to eat , Teddy recommends government seek a middle ground.24 With the U.S. Army converting the Filipino independence movement to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the State of the Union address to Congress .
Anglo-Saxons are entitled to direct the affairs of “ savages ” and “ bandits , ” he says , because they have evolved to a more advanced state than any other human group .
“ Our people are now successfully governing themselves because for more than a thousand years they have been slowly fitting themselves ... toward this end.
” In contrast , not much can be expected of Filipinos because they are starting “ very far behind the point which our ancestors had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
” Nevertheless , with proper instruction they might become useful in spite of themselves .
“ We hope to do for them what has never before been done for any people of the tropics—to make them fit for self-government after the fashion of the really free nations.
” The boundless generosity characteristic of such an endeavor , says TR , marks white America as the most selfless race ever : “ History may safely be challenged to show a single instance in which a masterful race such as ours , having been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take possession of an alien land , has behaved to its inhabitants with the disinterested zeal for their progress that our people have shown in the Philippines.
” 25 One of the most important books published last year was , “ The Mystery Solved : The Negro a Beast.
” Anthropologists place them somewhere between the great apes and the hominids .
Biologists report their average brain weight is less than Caucasians ’ and substantially less than English-speaking Protestants ’ .
Psychologists claim they are possessed of a primal sexuality and prone to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situations of intimacy .
Criminologists and eugenicists warn of their allegedly innate brutality and hyper-fertility .
Doctors predict they will die out from disease and perversion .
The expert consensus says blacks have no mental or physical energy , lack volition , and work the least they can get away with .
They are bereft of civilized artifacts like architecture or literature and regard indolence and sunshine as the earthly paradise .
Their capacity for thought is brutally rudimentary , though exposing them to higher learning somehow threatens to “ spoil ” their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the problem Teddy Roosevelt says : “ A perfectly stupid race can never rise to a very high plane ... ” No one thinks he is talking about white people.27

Wherein the author brings us these uncomfortable reminders from the recent past. Have we really learned anything?
Wherein the author brings us these uncomfortable reminders from the recent past. Have we really learned anything?
P
olice harass them. Employers boycott them. Unions shun them. Widely identified with “gambling dens and slave pens...coolie labor and bloodthirsty tongs,” their civilization is labeled “queer.” The men are said to carry leprosy and the women VD. Whites refuse to have anything to do with them, disdaining “Mongolian coolies” willing to work for the most desperate of wages.
Segregated in school and refused service in barbershops and restaurants, the Chinese find work in sweatshops, seasonal agriculture, hand laundries, restaurants, and Chinatown groceries. To honor their work as cooks and servants for affluent whites, Harper’s Bazaar praises them as “a yellow blessing.”
In the 1880s anti-Chinese riots drove the yellow blessing from Seattle, Tacoma, Rock Springs, Wyoming, and other cities. In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Treaty banned their immigration to the United States. Those already living in the states were denied citizenship. Chinese fathers were separated from their families and if they couldn’t prove their residency pre-dated passage of the treaty they lived in fear of deportation.
Now with treaty renewal pending politicians and newspapers whip up fear of the “yellow peril.” Whites warn that a failure to renew will swamp the West Coast with 400 million “heathen Chinee” and their backward traditions. Alfred Mahan and Teddy Roosevelt decry “race degeneracy” and warn of “race war.” No respectable person can doubt that the Chinese are incapable of citizenship in a democracy.
Bubonic plague breaks out in the City. Mayor James Phelan blames the Chinese. A local labor paper warns of racial conspiracy: “The almond eyed Mongolian is waiting for his opportunity, waiting to assassinate you and your children with one of his many maladies.”17
1900: San Francisco
The Japanese
Since the annexation of Hawaii they have flocked to California’s agricultural valleys, where they work on sugar beet, bean, and hops farms, leasing and sometimes buying cropland for truck farms. Labor leaders complain they are taking what belongs to whites.
Whites see them as greedy, sneaky, and calculating, more energetic and entrepreneurial than the Chinese, which makes them seem even more of a threat to white living standards. According to one labor newspaper, the Chinese are merely a “menace to the country,” whereas “the sniveling Japanese, who swarm along the streets, is a far greater danger to the laboring portion of society than all the opium smoked pigtails.” The U.S. Industrial Commission is of the opinion that “the Japanese...have most of the vices of the Chinese and none of the virtues.”
Speaking at a large anti-Asian rally Mayor Phelan warns that social equality must not be entertained: “The Chinese and Japanese are not bonafide citizens. They are not the stuff of which American citizens can be made.” He insists that drastic action be taken, for the “Asiatic laborers will undermine our civilization.” Stanford Professor Edward Alsworth Ross adds that “it would be better for us to turn our guns upon every vessel bringing Japanese to our shore rather than permit them to land.”
The audience passes a resolution to extend the exclusion treaty to the Japanese.18
1901: Washington
Teddy Roosevelt
War thrills him more than life itself, especially when the “joy of battle” arrives and “the wolf begins to rise in [one’s] heart.” Long will he boast of the Spaniard he killed with his bare hands—“like a jackrabbit”—in 1898.
A passionate devotee of Nordic supremacy, he celebrates settler colonialism in the West as “the spread of the English speaking peoples over the world’s waste of space.” Never has he doubted that the indigenous peoples deserved extermination: “I don’t go so far as to think that the only good Indians are the dead Indians, but I believe nine out of every ten are and I shouldn’t like to inquire too closely into the case of the tenth.” In
his popular book series, “The Winning of the West,” he argued against respecting Indian sovereignty on the pretext that “this great continent could not have been kept as nothing but a game preserve for squalid savages...The man who puts the soil to use must of right dispossess the man who does not, or the world will come to a standstill.”
He has no greater fondness for other non-Nordic peoples. He deems “coloreds” degenerate and looks on Latin peoples as little more than children. When a New Orleans mob lynched a number of Italian immigrants, Teddy told his sister that the lynchings were “rather a good thing,” an opinion he aired at a dinner with “various dago diplomats...all wrought up by the lynching.”
He thinks women exist to give birth, which Nordic mothers should do as often and for as many years as possible. Of serious concern is “the diminishing birth rate among the old native American stock,” so much so that Teddy expresses delight at campaign stops when proud fathers and their depleted wives show up with a huge brood of children in tow. “Did I write you of my delight,” he asked Henry Cabot Lodge the year before last, “at meeting one Hiram Tower, his wife and his seventeen children?”
In his eyes socialism is intrinsically evil and the subjugation of workers by corporations entirely legitimate, although it is “incumbent upon the man with whom things have prospered to be in a certain sense the keeper of his brother with whom life has gone hard.”
Between the captains of industry who starve workers and the unionists who insist they have a right to eat, Teddy recommends government seek a middle ground.24
1901: Washington
The March of Progress
With the U.S. Army converting the Filipino independence movement to mounds of skulls, President Roosevelt delivers the State of the Union address to Congress.
Anglo-Saxons are entitled to direct the affairs of “savages” and “bandits,” he says, because they have evolved to a more advanced state than any other human group. “Our people are now successfully governing themselves because for more than a thousand years they have been slowly fitting themselves...toward this end.” In contrast, not much can be expected of Filipinos because they are starting “very far behind the point which our ancestors had reached even thirty generations ago . . .” Nevertheless, with proper instruction they might become useful in spite of themselves. “We hope to do for them what has never before been done for any people of the tropics—to make them fit for self-government after the fashion of the really free nations.”
The boundless generosity characteristic of such an endeavor, says TR, marks white America as the most selfless race ever: “History may safely be challenged to show a single instance in which a masterful race such as ours, having been forced by the exigencies of war to take possession of an alien land, has behaved to its inhabitants with the disinterested zeal for their progress that our people have shown in the Philippines.”25
1901: Nationwide
Negroes: A White Fantasy
One of the most important books published last year was, “The Mystery Solved: The Negro a Beast.”
Anthropologists place them somewhere between the great apes and the hominids. Biologists report their average brain weight is less than Caucasians’ and substantially less than English-speaking Protestants’. Psychologists claim they are possessed of a primal sexuality and prone to irrationality, especially under stress or in situations of intimacy. Criminologists and eugenicists warn of their allegedly innate brutality and hyper-fertility. Doctors predict they will die out from disease and perversion. The expert consensus says blacks have no mental or physical energy, lack volition, and work the least they can get away with. They are bereft of civilized artifacts like architecture or literature and regard indolence and sunshine as the earthly paradise. Their capacity for thought is brutally rudimentary, though exposing them to higher learning somehow threatens to “spoil” their appetite for menial labor.
Summing up the problem Teddy Roosevelt says: “A perfectly stupid race can never rise to a very high plane...”
No one thinks he is talking about white people.27