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Zaman, Turkey
Russia Lays to Rest Papa Bush's
New World Order
"The West's motive is to
achieve as much leverage as possible and maintain its hegemony around the world.
It share's nothing with anyone and maintains its wealth by suppressing the 80
percent of the global population living in poverty."
By Ali Bulac
August 22, 2008
Turkey - Zaman
- Original Article (English)
The United States is
installing a missile defense system in Poland. The agreement was signed on August
20. A radar system for the system has already been installed in the Czech
Republic.
At the signing ceremony in
Poland, U.S. Secretary of State Rice made an interesting statement of
justification. "This is a system that is defensive and is not aimed at
anyone," she said, adding, "This is an agreement ... that will
establish a missile defense site that will help us to deal with the new threats
of the 21st century ... from countries like Iran or from North Korea."
This explanation is neither
smart nor convincing. Who is "us"? The U.S. or the NATO countries? The
new defense system is targeted at the east and north. For the time being, there
is no threat to Eastern Europe or the Balkans. Obviously, the targets are Iran
and Russia. Which of the two takes precedence as a target is a matter of
ambiguity. It may be Iran or it may just as well be Russia. Iran is one of the
countries included in the axis of evil declared by George W. Bush. The others
were Syria and North Korea. For now, North Korea has been taken off the list of
countries that require immediate attention. Before the crisis broke out in the
Caucasus, Syria was about to conclude a deal with Israel - with Turkey acting as
mediator. Given recent events, now Syria may be rearranging its position. That
Russia has been hosting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at a time when the
crisis is in full bloom, is of course no coincidence. Russia has also has
extended a renewed helping hand to Arab countries it has long neglected.
The end of the Cold War has changed
many things. In its wake, the Arab world felt defenseless and desperate and the
United States, Great Britain and Israel felt free to implement their policies. The
Soviet Union is primarily responsible for the current situation in Afghanistan;
but if the Soviet Union still existed, the United States and NATO wouldn't have
been able to enter the country so easily. What happened in Iraq needs no
explanation. For no good reason, the occupation took the lives of 1 million
Muslims. Millions of people were forced to migrate to foreign countries or become
refugees in their own land. While all of this was taking place, Russia did
nothing. Indeed, after September 11 it declared its support for the United
States in its war on terror. The reason for this stance wasn't to buy time
until it regained its strength. The reason of course was the Kremlin's
eagerness to test whether it was possible to maintain hegemony over the region while
cooperating with the U.S. Russia soon realized that it wasn't.
The West's motive is to
achieve as much leverage as possible and maintain its hegemony around the world.
It share's nothing with anyone and maintains its wealth by suppressing the 80
percent of the global population living in poverty.
Posted by WORLDMEETS.US
With experience, Russia
realized this reality. It suddenly noticed that while Iran was set as the target,
Russia was trapped. Radar systems, missile defense installations and the
admission of former Soviet satellite states into NATO were all taken by Russia
as initiatives to contain it by the West. With engagements and interests
everywhere, Georgia suddenly exposed Israel. Tel Aviv extends military aid to an
intolerant and fundamentalist Christian like Mikhail Saakashvili and it trains
the Georgian army. There's no to ponder the connection, since we can observe who
Georgia's neighbors are: Iran and Russia.
DAILY SHOW
HUMOR IN THE GEORGIA CRISIS
The crisis that has erupted
in the Caucasus shows that the new order, set up after the collapse of the
Soviet Union in 1991, was quite fragile. Remember that papa Bush [George H.W.
Bush] said back then that the United States had acted to create a new world
order that would last 100 years. Sometimes, international theories, strategic
theories, and the unavoidable desire to rule get out of control. The new world
order proved has as temporary as any other human desire, because it was based
on the motives of maintaining hegemony, exploitation and invasion. In other
words, it became apparent that a uni-polar world is impossible. Now it's time
to reconsider many things, including the legend of globalization.
a.bulac@todayszaman.com
[Posted by WORLDMEETS.US August 21, 8:36pm]
