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The
big qestion is - "Is the campaign intended to gain public
support in Europe for a big intensification of the war on Syria?"
Who Runs The Migrant Media Campaign And What Is Its Purpose?
3
September, 2015
The
current moral hand-wringing media campaign around migrants from Syria
has some similarities with the propaganda campaign that accompanied
the putsch in Ukraine and the attack on Libya. It includes false
information, photos of unknown provenance, lame "heartbreaking"
personal stories and no mentioning or questioning at all of the real
reasons why people are moving.
That
the U.S., Turkey and the GCC countries are actively waging war
against Syria and causing the plight is not discussed at all. That
these "refugees" are now mostly migrants coming from rather
safe places in Turkey is left out. Instead we get, at least in
Europe, a sudden barrage of the-sky-is-falling coverage in all media
all the time.
There
will be over time a huge backlash against European politicians who,
like Merkel, practically invite more migrants. Wages are stagnant or
falling in Europe and unemployment is still much too high. The last
thing people in Europe want right now is more competition in the
labor market. Parties on the extreme right will profit from this
while the center right will lose support. Why is Merkel willing to
pay this price?
Though
I can not pinpoint it, the feeling I and others get
is that this campaign is directed and has some certain aims.
Help
me here. What is behind this campaign?
Is
Erdogan pushing refugees out of Turkey towards Europe because of
criticism against his policies?
Is
the campaign intended to gain public support in Europe for a big
intensification of
the war on Syria?
The war in #Syria is due to escalate as never seen before with #Turkish & #Arab forces are drawing plans to enter the country "2fight #ISIS"
Elijah J. Magnier
The
migrants media campaign does not feel like a normal headline rush but
like a planned information operation. Who is behind this campaign and
what is the intent?
Under
Fight-Against-ISIS Disguise "West" Prepares To Openly
Attack Syria
5
September, 2015
Updated
below
The
German chancellor Merkel called for a migrant avalanche when she
declared Germany an open house anddisbanded the
Dublin agreement on asylum seeker in Europe. A media campaign
followed and thousands of migrants from Syria are now shepherded
through Europe by dozens of journalists who record every move for
tonight's news - fake
photos (in
German) included. No one is asking the migrants why they are now
leaving Turkey, where most have been the last months or years, or who
now provided them with money.
I asked what
purpose this media campaign may have. It now seems clear that it is
part of preparing the European public for all-out war on Syria, its
government and its people.
The
Guardian editors use the
created migrant crisis to demand that "something" be done.
They ridiculously first remind us that the false "no-fly-zone"
campaign against Libya ended in a country ripped apart and more
refugees only to then demand a similar campaign in Syria. Saner
British voices remind us
that "western" meddling in the Middle East is the source,
not the solution for the current catastrophes.
But
the BBC lets us know that the UK government is preparing for
war on Syria despite an earlier parliament vote against such a move:
Ministers will start to make a case for British military action in Syria next week - with Downing Street keen to take the "next step" against so-called Islamic State - the BBC understands.
Europe’s refugee crisis, largely caused by vast numbers of people fleeing the civil war in Syria, the failure to push back Islamic State and a rising presence of Russia in the region may prompt a change in policy, Le Monde reported, saying Hollande discussed the issue with his defence team at a meeting on Friday.
The
campaign will be "led" by the U.S. and it will not be
against the Islamic State. The U.S. let
the Islamic State rise in
a willful
decision and
its current bombing campaign against IS is less than halfhearted at
best. It is also holding back the Shia militia in Iraq from attacking
the Islamic State in Ramadi and Fallujah. The coming attack will be
against the Syrian government and its people with the Islamic State
and the "refugee crisis" only being the convenient pretext.
To
add to the artificial urgency to bomb now, now, now a rumor campaign
was started to claim that
Russia is sending lots of fighter planes and troops to Syria.
There
were "reports"
of new Russian fighter jets arriving in Syria even though none were
ever seen. A normal move of material transport for the Syrian army by
Russian ships which have happened regularly over the last years is
now suddenly hyped. Old social media pictures of a few Russian
soldiers in Syria ore even fake
ones are
suddenly "found"
and presented as
"evidence" of somehow nefarious Russian intent. The
Russians denied any move of
fighter jets or troop contingents to Syria.
The
Russians also held talks with various Syrian opposition figures and
with several of Syria's neighbor countries. Putin has voiced a
new plan that would include Syria and Russia into an anti-Islamic
State campaign and thereby sabotage the U.S. regime change plans:
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to early parliamentary elections and to share some power with his opponents, a concession that may facilitate a broader international coalition against Islamic State, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Russia would consider participating in the coalition and the Russian president has already discussed the issue with U.S. President Barack Obama, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Putin told reporters in Vladivostok on Friday. Russia has been pushing for a wider campaign against Islamic State that would include Assad, something the U.S. and Europe have opposed.
The
U.S. has not issued any official response to the plan. It would of
course make a lot of sense to have the Syrian government and Russia
included in any real steps against the Islamic State. By publicly
announcing the plan Russia shows that the U.S. is indeed not
interested in really fighting the Islamic State but follows its long
term plans to destroy Syria.
Putin
also denied the rumored troop movements:
“It’s too early” to talk about Russian military action in Syria, though “we are considering various options,” Putin said. Russia is actively helping the Assad government with weapons and military training, he said.
I
regard Putin's "considering various options" as a warning
clause. But I do not expect that Russia would fully engage in Syria.
Russia correctly fears another "Afghanistan trap" laid by
the U.S. But there might be other options available for Russia to
beef up Syria's air defense or to otherwise sabotage U.S. attack
plans. For nowsowing
fears and doubt into
U.S. planning is the best way to proceed.
Update:
The
State Department just released this Readout
of Secretary Kerry's Call With Foreign Minister Lavrov:
The Secretary called Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov this morning to discuss Syria, including U.S. concerns about reports suggesting an imminent enhanced Russian military build-up there. The Secretary made clear that if such reports were accurate, these actions could further escalate the conflict, lead to greater loss of innocent life, increase refugee flows and risk confrontation with the anti-ISIL Coalition operating in Syria.
The two agreed that discussions on the Syrian conflict would continue in New York later this month.
Would
"risk confrontation with the anti-ISIL Coalition operating in
Syria". Exactly. And that makes some folks in the White House
and Pentagon really nervous.
So
nervous that Kerry offers more "discussions".
"Hey
Sergey, you can't be serious. Oh, you are? Please let's talk."
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