Geopolitical mosaic: Damascus aims at Tel Aviv, and threw a shoe in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Syria is preparing a response to Israel? As passed Interfax, the Syrian military aimed four Scud ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv. Write about this Iranian media.
Earlier, Damascus promised that the Israeli bombing will not remain unanswered. Syria's ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Abdel Karim, said that Damascus is considering "an answer that will take them by surprise."
The main oppositionist decided to talk with the Syrian authorities. The head of the National Coalition of Syrian opposition and Revolutionary Forces, Ahmed Muaz al-Khatib, called on the government in Damascus "to respond positively to his initiative and engage in dialogue in the name of ending the bloodshed," reports "Voice of Russia". He explained the reason for his decision as follows: “The horrific humanitarian situation in Syria is forcing the opposition to enter into dialogue with President Bashar Assad. And if the regime makes such a political decision, then there is no need to close the door. ”
"We are talking to the Syrian leadership: let's look for ways out of the crisis before Syria is completely destroyed," said an Islamic preacher who led the NCRF in November 2012. Al-Khatyb explained that "he stretches his hand to promote the peaceful withdrawal of the regime." At the same time, he repeated his preliminary condition: “Release of tens of thousands of participants in the uprising from prisons”.
Al-Khatyb called on Assad to delegate to the negotiations with the opposition his deputy Faruk Shara, who, according to the head of NKORS, "is one of the regime members whose hands are not stained with blood."
By the way, Khatib, who met with Russian and Iranian foreign ministers Sergei Lavrov and Ali Akbar Salehi in Munich, said that "in finding ways to get out of the crisis, the Syrians should not depend on the great powers that have no vision for resolving the situation."
Damascus has remained silent about the offer of Khatib. It should be noted that in the ranks of the opposition, the initiative was met not only without much enthusiasm, but with anger: after all, the main condition for the start of negotiations had always been the requirement to leave Assad. The head of NKRS itself does not consider the compromise a betrayal: he could have put an end to the conflict that claimed the lives of thousands of people and made tens of thousands of refugees.
Said Jalili, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, who is in Damascus, welcomed "any initiative leading to dialogue." Tehran is convinced that war is not a solution for Syria.
Syria in the Customs Union? Muhammad Zafer Mhabbak, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade of Syria, discussed with the Ambassador of Belarus in Damascus Oleg Yermolovich bilateral relations, in particular, in the sphere of economy and trade, as well as ways to strengthen them.
As the IA "REGNUM" With reference to SANA, the parties agreed to continue contacts in order to fulfill and intensify the agreements signed by the two countries.
The Syrian Minister expressed the hope that Minsk will support the entry of Syria into the Customs Union, which includes Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
The Belarusian diplomat assured Mkhabbak of his country's readiness to promote the signing of a free trade agreement with the Customs Union by Syria.
Delegates from the Bahraini opposition arrive in Moscow. A delegation of the Bahraini opposition arrives in Moscow today. Imad Tufaili ("Voice of Russia") talked with the head of the delegation, the secretary general of the largest opposition group in Bahrain “Al-Vifak Movement” Ali Salman.
In Moscow, the opposition plan to discuss the situation with human rights in Bahrain and the political situation in the country. They would like to hear the opinion of the Russian interlocutors in this regard.
According to Ali Salman, Russia can influence the people’s demands in Bahrain to be heard and fulfilled. In addition, Moscow may call on the Bahrain authorities for political negotiations without the use of violence. Russia may require the regime to respect human rights: after all, its voice in the international arena is heavy.
Bahrain should move along the democratic path, comrade Salman believes. The king does not always act in the interests of the whole nation. Therefore, the people must elect a parliament that will act based on the interests of the people of Bahrain, and not the royal family.
Than grow Iran. Hezbollah Secretary General promised to return Tajikistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan to Iran, reports IA "REGNUM"referring to cheshmandaz.org.
One of the representatives of the clergy of Iran, Ayatollah Said Muhammad Bokiry Harrosi, said that if he becomes president, he will return Tajikistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which have broken away from him, to Iran. The only thing known about Ayatollah Said Muhammad Bokiry Harrozi is that he is the general secretary of Hezbollah in Iran.
He noted that he intends to take part in the upcoming presidential elections in June of this year. According to Bokiry Harrozi, the return of land “breakaway” from Iran is one of the main platforms of his election program. And he will return these lands to Iran without spilling a single drop of blood.
At the same time, Comrade Harrosi said that in a few months from the beginning of his presidency, all sanctions would be lifted from Iran.
NATO does not care about Afghan drugs. “NATO is not responsible for the drug problem - in Russia, Afghanistan or Iran. The authorities of these countries and the relevant state structures are responsible for this, ”Robert Pchel, director of the NATO Information Office in Moscow, told 4 in February in Veliky Novgorod. As transmits IA "REGNUM"The discussion took place within the framework of the 8th Winter School of the CIRP on the theme “Partnership of Russia, the EU and NATO in the Baltic Sea Region: Developing a Strategic Approach”, which is taking place in Veliky Novgorod from 4 to 7 in February.
“For having so many drugs in Russia, the relevant services in Russia are responsible for this,” Pshel explained. He noted that "it does not mean that NATO is acting in this direction perfectly." And he admitted: “The problem exists. But in this regard, to conclude that NATO is responsible for the fact that this problem exists - sorry. Because our young boys and girls are risking their lives for the security of Afghanistan, and it cannot be understood that they are responsible for the drug problem. ”
Boot for Ahmadinejad. An unknown man tried to throw a shoe at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who on Tuesday visited one of the mosques in Cairo, reports RIA News" with reference to France Press.
The cast was made near the Al-Hussein Cairo mosque, which the Iranian president visited during his visit to Egypt. The man pushed the guards of Ahmadinejad - and did his job. Throwing shoes in Muslim countries shows extreme disrespect for man.
The guards neutralized the troublemaker, then the president quietly got into his car.
Iranian President, reminds RIA "News", Visited Egypt in the framework of the meeting of heads of state and government of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The visit of the Iranian president to Egypt was the first in the last 33 of the year since the break in diplomatic relations between the countries.
As for the shoe, throwing shoes at politicians has ceased to be an original way of self-expression. Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi threw his shoes at US President George W. Bush in Baghdad in December 2008 of the year (he was imprisoned for three years). Later, the shoes flew to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan and former IMF head Dominic Strauss-Kahn.
France began to guard the uranium of Niger. The Nigerian government acknowledged that France took the local uranium mines under its protection. French special forces must prevent the possible hostage-taking in mines where European specialists work. This tells Alexander Reutov (Kommersant).
The President of Niger, Mahamadou Issouf, stated that the decision to involve French soldiers in the protection of uranium mines was made under the influence of the tragedy in Algeria.
According to France-Presse, there are about a dozen special forces in the mines. If necessary, they will be given reinforcements from Mali.
The mining of Nigerian uranium is controlled by the well-known French company Areva, now operating in the mines in Imuraren and Arlit. These mines provide Niger with the fifth largest uranium mining in the world, and France provides fuel for nuclear power plants.
The Russian State Duma is looking with displeasure towards tolerant France. Russia may revise the adoption agreement with France, if Paris legalizes same-sex marriage. This was stated to journalists by the chairman of the State Duma, Sergey Naryshkin, who is on a working visit in the capital of the Fifth Republic, broadcast "Vesti".
Last Saturday in France, the lower house of parliament approved same-sex marriages. Now there is a discussion of the rest of the document, which says about adoption. The debate will last until the end of February.
Comrade Naryshkin warned: “Now the question is beginning to be discussed whether it is not necessary to conclude a broader agreement on family matters with France. If the work starts, then, of course, it will be necessary to take into account the norms of the legislation of both Russia and France, including the possibility of the French side adopting this draft law. ”
Britain went on the curve of the French track. The House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom yesterday voted in favor of a draft law on same-sex marriage: the first step was taken towards the legalization of geo-combinations. Support for gay marriages in the petition expressed almost 635 thousands of British nationals.
As reported "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS, 400 parliamentarians spoke in favor of changing the current legislation, and against - 175. The “voice of conscience” became predominant during the voting in the lower house: the voter expressed a personal judgment that did not depend on the party line. And all three political forces represented in the House of Commons declared that the deputies were free in their decisions and "should vote at the behest of their hearts."
Earlier, remind "News", only about 100 parliamentarians from the Conservative Party have stated that they do not intend to support the initiative, in the defense of which their leader David Cameron has spoken out. Their votes could not affect the fate of the bill, which also supports the majority of the members of the Liberal Democratic Party, which are members of the ruling coalition in Tory, and the opposition Labor Party. "I am proud to vote in support of this initiative," - said the leader of the latest Ed Miliband.
The initiative to legalize same-sex marriage will have to pass a few more votes. The bill will be discussed in special committees of parliament, then it should be approved by the House of Lords.
Scotland-2016. Scotland will proclaim independence in March 2016, if the majority of the population in the upcoming referendum advocates secession from the UK, writes "Lenta.ru" with reference to BBC News and The Scotsman. A document prepared by the Scottish government states that the first elections to the independent parliament will be held in May 2016. The need to adopt their own constitution, which “will reflect the values of the people of Scotland”, is also noted.
Scottish Prime Minister Alex Salmond urged British ministers to join the negotiations that follow the referendum. Judging by the words of Salmond, he does not doubt the result of the vote.
The referendum is scheduled for autumn 2014 of the year. According to the latest survey, only 32% of the population is ready to give a positive answer. 47% of respondents opposed secession from the UK. 20% did not decide on a solution.
Foreign thoughts of the Minister of Education and Research. University of Düsseldorf Heinrich Heine decided to deprive the degree of Ph.D. of the Minister of Education and Scientific Research of Germany Annette Schavan (CDU party). The reason for the decision was plagiarism when writing a thesis. This was announced in Düsseldorf by the chairman of the academic council of the faculty of philosophy of the institution Bruno Bleckmann, according to "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
According to Blackmann, the council found the decision to award Annette Shavan the degree of candidate of science, which was made by 33 a year ago, untenable and declared it proved that she “systematically and deliberately” expressed her thoughts expressed by other authors. 12 members of this body voted for depriving the Minister of scientific rank, two against, one abstained.
Within a month, Shavan may challenge the decision of the university in an administrative court. Her lawyers announced their intention to appeal to the appropriate court.
In May 2012 of the year, remind “Vesti”, information appeared on the Internet about cases of plagiarism in Shavan's 361-page scientific work - by the way, on pedagogy. There were given specific examples of cheating or "negligent quoting."
It is noted that Frau Shavan, unlike the former Minister of Defense of Germany Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, for whom accusations of plagiarism turned out to be deprived of his degree and ultimately resigned, did not include whole pieces of text in his work, as it was, without further ado, former head of defense department. In the dissertation of Herra Guttenberg, experts counted at least 23 passages that violated copyright.
Attempted murder in Denmark. An unknown attacker in Copenhagen, who wore a postman's uniform, made an attempt on the life of the Danish writer and historian Lars Hedegor, who has a reputation as a harsh critic of Islam. The offender rang the door of Hedegora’s apartment, who allegedly delivered the package, and shot him with a pistol. However, the shooter missed.
As noted "Vesti"referring to ITAR-TASS, the police confirmed the shooting, although they did not report that they attempted to encroach on the head of the Free Press Society, which, by the way, supported the artist Kurt Vestergor, the author of the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
“Vesti” reminds that in 2011, the writer was fined 5 thousand crowns (1 thousand dollars) for insulting remarks about Muslims.
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmitt, commenting on the incident, told the national press agency Ritsaus Bureau that the attack on Hedegora was an “odious action.” “The worst thing is,” she said, “that the assault is based on an attempt to prevent Lars Hedegur from enjoying freedom of speech.”
The explosion in Kosovo Mitrovica. Jovana Vukotic ("Voice of Russia") said that two Serbian children were injured in a grenade explosion in Kosovska Mitrovica. The incident occurred on the night of 4 on 5 February in the area of Boshnyachka Mahal, where both Serbs and Albanians live.
Now doctors believe that the condition of children is stable and there is no threat to their lives. According to the Serbian TV channel RTS, the father of the injured children managed to notice an attacker fleeing in the direction of the southern, Albanian part of the Kosovo Mitrovica. Nevertheless, the question remains open: who and why committed this atrocity? Alexander Vulin, Director of the Kosovo and Metohija Chancellery at the Government of the Republic of Serbia, commented on the situation in an interview with the Voice of Russia:
“The current authorities in Pristina have made it a rule to make precisely those statements that the world community expects of them. But these words are not supported by concrete actions. Pristina also regretted when Serbian shrines were desecrated, including almost 150 cemetery monuments, and only three or four were detained for vandalism to date, and minors. Since 1999, more than 1000 Serbs have already been killed in the province. And only two criminals were convicted for it.
Due to the fact that we do not know who provoked a wave of violence in the province 17 March 2004, who was responsible for the shooting of civilians 7 September 2012 year in Zubin Potok, who destroyed monuments in cemeteries and set fire to churches and monasteries, we do not know today who throws bombs at our children. Two children were injured, could die! If the international forces in Kosovo and Metohija are unable to provide peace and security for the entire population of the province, then you should consider whether they have the right to their mandate ... ”
Due to the fact that we do not know who provoked a wave of violence in the province 17 March 2004, who was responsible for the shooting of civilians 7 September 2012 year in Zubin Potok, who destroyed monuments in cemeteries and set fire to churches and monasteries, we do not know today who throws bombs at our children. Two children were injured, could die! If the international forces in Kosovo and Metohija are unable to provide peace and security for the entire population of the province, then you should consider whether they have the right to their mandate ... ”
On the glorification of Bandera. The Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine refused to recognize the decrees illegal, according to which the Bandera were declared fighters for the independence of Ukraine. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to the publication “Ukraine is young”.
Natalia Vitrenko, the head of the Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine, tried to get the abolition of these decrees adopted by Viktor Yushchenko. The trial lasted for several years. The socialist lawsuit was first rejected by the Kyiv District Administrative Court, then by the Kyiv Court of Appeal. Now a similar decision was made by the Supreme Administrative Court.
Lawyer Roman Orekhov, who represented Stepan Bandera Jr. (grandson of the head of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists) in court, explained on what basis the claim was rejected. The courts concluded that the contested decrees do not violate the personal rights of Natalia Vitrenko. It was decided that she could not challenge these presidential decisions.
Under the wing of the State Department, Ukraine will become a "powerful energy center." February 4 Special Envoy and Coordinator of the US Department of State for International Energy Carlos Pascual met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and made a statement: “The reforms being carried out in Ukraine today can turn the state into a powerful energy center of Eastern Europe.” About this correspondent IA "REGNUM" reported in the press service of the government.
“For example, thanks to the implementation of shale gas production agreements with Shell and Chevron through 7-8 for years, Ukraine will be able to receive 25 billion cubic meters of blue fuel per year,” Mr Pascual said. He also said that in recent years, the United States has significantly increased shale gas production, and this has allowed them to abandon the import of hydrocarbons. “In 2005, shale gas production in the United States accounted for just 1% of total production,” he said. - Today - 35%. And over the past five years, domestic gas production in the US has increased by 25%. The US has technologies for the environmentally sound production of shale gas, and we are ready to share this experience with Ukraine. ”
Mykola Azarov has once again declared that Ukraine in recent years has reduced imports of Russian gas and proceeded to increase its own production: “In recent years, we have sharply reduced the purchase of Russian gas. We have done a lot of work to transfer our energy capacities to our fuel sources. We also pay considerable attention to the creation of alternative energy sources and are engaged in the construction of solar and wind power plants. We have allocated large funds and significantly intensified oil and gas production on our territory. ”
Uzbekistan applied to NATO for assistance in the field of military education. This is reported in the new annual report of the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, reports IA "REGNUM". As noted in the Silk Road ribbon, in 2012, NATO received a request from Uzbekistan for assistance in the field of education.
The report says: “Education is a key transformation tool, and NATO is using it to support institutional reforms in partner countries. The programs of the Education and Training Alliance, which initially focused on expanding the interoperability of NATO and partner forces, are now expanded. Now they also provide members of the alliance and their allies with the means to cooperate in the creation, development and reform of educational institutions in the field of security, defense and armed forces. ” It clarifies that the programs of deepening military education are now being implemented with Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova. In 2012, Iraq and Mauritania joined the program, while Ukraine and Uzbekistan requested cooperation.
The Chinese took aim at the Japanese. A Chinese frigate patrolling waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea, aimed at a Japanese destroyer who was in the same area for similar purposes, reports "Lenta.ru" with reference to France-Presse.
As stated by Japanese Defense Minister Itunori Onodera, the Chinese ship brought a radar to the enemy, designed to assess the size of the captured target and the distance to it. Usually such a procedure precedes the discovery of fire. Japanese sailors, however, showed restraint and did not respond.
The minister also explained that this incident occurred on January 30. Onodera stressed that his country would send an official note of protest to Beijing in connection with the actions of the Chinese Navy.
Experts interviewed by Bloomberg, argue that targeting the radar to aim at a warship of a foreign state is a "very rare" and "extremely risky" action that can be regarded as preparation for an attack. Not far from the response ...
America is in ruins. As transmits ITAR-TASS, the administration of “YouTube” today has closed access to a propaganda video posted a few days ago, the authorship of which is attributed to the North Korean electronic publication Uriminzokkiri. Instead of a video in which Korea’s reunion was briefly shown, as well as the destruction of the United States, service users now see a black screen with a notification that the film “is no longer available due to a copyright infringement claim”.
By the way, this administrative step is quite justified: the footage of the destroyed American city is supposed to be taken from the computer game “Call of Duty” produced by Activision Games Inc., from which it received a copyright infringement statement.
The North Korean video reminds ITAR-TASS, narrated about the dream of a young Korean. He sees the launch of a heavy rocket, after which people begin to exult under the blue and white flag of a united Korea, and the DPRK spacecraft hovers around the Earth. The video sequence completes the computer images of war-ravaged and destroyed cities against the background of a scorched US flag. "Dream" was accompanied by Korean subtitles: "It seems that the nest of vice is engulfed in flames, which he himself ignited."
The Uriminzokkiri publication is not the official media of the DPRK, but is considered the mouthpiece of Pyongyang’s ideas. The site is supposedly based in China.
More terrible than atomic war. Yesterday, the Korea Central Telegraph Agency issued a message in which the DPRK authorities threaten to take more harsh steps against the West than conducting another nuclear test, reports MIGnews.com.
The report notes: "The DPRK has come to the final conclusion that it will have to take tougher measures than a nuclear test in order to cope with hostile forces that are moving toward a nuclear war and practically do not hide this."
What measures can be taken, TsTAK does not explain. It also does not specify which country aggression will be displayed against.
However, it is not difficult to guess. This is not China or Russia.
Cuban elections. The elections to the Parliament of Cuba and the self-government bodies in the 15 provinces of the country have been declared valid. This was reported by the chairwoman of the National Electoral Commission Alina Balceiro after a preliminary counting of votes. On 29 thousands of 957 polling stations, almost 7,9 million people voted, which is about 90% of all citizens older than 16 who have voting rights. This is the lowest turnout (voting is voluntary) for the entire history Democracies in Cuba: for example, in past similar elections that took place five years ago, 96% of voters showed up at the polls. Invalidated 5,83% of bulletins, reports correspondent RIA "News" Alexander Solovsky.
1269 delegates won seats in the provincial government. All 612 candidates proposed by representatives of municipalities and public organizations (officially the Communist Party is forbidden to make their proposals) became deputies of the National Assembly of People's Power. The Cuban Parliament has been significantly updated since 67% of its new members did not work in the sessions of the previous convocation.
The average age of elected deputies is 48 years, 82% of them have higher education. Among the new faces is the candidate from the capital 50-year-old Mariela Castro, daughter of Raul, who works as director of the National Center for Sexual Education.
Obama will go to Israel. The President of the United States this spring will make a tour of the Middle East, in the framework of which he will visit Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. This was confirmed at a regular briefing by White House spokesman Jay Carney, commenting on Israeli media reports about Obama's upcoming trip to their country, broadcast "Vesti" with reference to ITAR-TASS.
It is noted that this will be Obama's first visit to the Jewish state as president of the United States. Earlier, in July 2008, before winning the presidential election, Obama visited Israel and the Palestinian territories, but hasn’t taken trips to the region since.
According to Karni, the possibility of organizing the visit was discussed in a telephone conversation between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which took place on January 28.
Logical continuation of a career. The main speechwriter of Barack Obama, John Favreau, is going to change the White House to Hollywood. He writes about it correspondent RIA "News" Maria Tabakreferring to the Los Angeles Times.
Mr. Favreau was just 23, when he began writing speeches for Senator Obama. This young man became the author of many great speeches of the president.
According to David Axelrod, the chief strategist of the Obama election campaign, Favreau knows how to convey the thoughts of the president like no one else. The joint work of the head of state and Favreau recalls the work of musicians on one piece of art.
Axelrod said: "Favreau can write comedies, historical works, drama, suspense, in his arsenal a full range of genres."
Now Mr. Favreau plans to try himself as a screenwriter in California.
Speech Obama will write Cody Keenan. Already, this person is working on the President’s address to both houses of Congress. By the way, Keenan became famous for his ability to write speeches on various tragic cases.
To what tragic cases America is preparing, let us add, the Los Angeles Times does not specify.
As for Hollywood, then moving there Washington speechwriter is quite logical. From a young age, he gathered up in composing democratic fairy tales for the widest range of public - from senators to TV program consumers - Mr. Favreau can easily apply his remarkable talents in a dream factory. You never know? It may well be that the new screenwriter will “restart” Hollywood: there will be more Russians in films, good and different ...
Efbeerovtsy released a hostage boy. FBI agents 4 February released a five-year-old boy, who since January 29 has been holding hostages in a bunker in a private house in Alabama, an armed criminal. Reports about it "Lenta.ru" with reference to Reuters.
The valiant agents went to the assault, because they had reason to believe that the boy was in "imminent danger." The culprit, 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes, a veteran of the Vietnam War, was killed. The boy was not injured, but was still sent for medical examination to a local hospital.
Read the details of the boy's captivity in previous editions of Mosaic.
"The boss is always right." В "The Nation" An article by Noam Chomsky was published - an excerpt from the chapter of the new book of this linguist and philosopher called “Systems of Power: Conversations About Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges of the American Empire.” In form, the chapter is an interview, in which questions is asked by David Barsamyan, and N. Chomsky answers (the translation source is "InoSMI").
Comrade Chomsky explained that the US invasion of Iraq was undertaken not because of the “fervent love of democracy,” but because this country “ranks second or third in the world in terms of oil reserves.” True. the philosopher noted, it is impossible to talk about this: "Such conversations are considered a conspiracy theory."
However, Iraqi nationalism defeated the United States, acting by non-violent resistance: “The United States could kill militants, but could not cope with half a million people who took part in street demonstrations. Step by step, Iraq has managed to dismantle the control mechanism that the occupying forces have established. ”
As a result, in 2007, it became clear that it would be very difficult for the United States to achieve its goals. The government swam right out of hand, despite Bush’s loud statements about Iraqi government assistance to “an inflow of foreign investment in Iraq, and especially American investment.”
“Look at last year’s last issue of Foreign Affairs, the main magazine of our establishment. On the cover it is written in large letters and bold type: “America is over?” This is a standard complaint of those who think that everything should belong to them. If you think that everything should belong to you, and then something doesn’t work for you, you lose something, it becomes a tragedy, and the whole world begins to crumble. So, is America the end? Many years ago we “lost” China, we “lost” Southeast Asia, we “lost” South America. Maybe we will lose the countries of the Middle East and North Africa. And again, America is the end? It is a kind of paranoia, but paranoia of the super-rich and super-powerful people. If you do not own everything, it is a disaster. ”
Chomsky also said his word about the notorious "stabilization":
“... we must remember what this stability means. Stability means the execution of American orders. For example, one of the accusations against Iran, this powerful foreign policy threat, is that it destabilizes Iraq and Afghanistan. How? Trying to extend its influence to neighboring countries. And we, on the other hand, “stabilize” countries when we invade and destroy them. ”
As for "democracy", Comrade Chomsky called the Americans' desire for it "a bad joke." One of the main experts in the so-called promotion of democracy is Thomas Carothers. He worked for Reagan at the State Department. He believes that democracy is a deep-rooted American ideal with a funny story. And this is the story that every American administration ... suffers from schizophrenia.
The highest state officials of the United States support democracy only if it is in line with the strategic and economic interests of the state. Carothers calls this a strange pathology and even suggests some people to heal with a psychiatrist.
Further, Chomsky subtly notes that, yes, there is another interpretation of American democracy, "but it will not come to your mind if you are an educated and well-behaved intellectual."
He told the philosopher about the structure of the international order (the “Iglesias principle”). Its basis is that the United States has the right to use violence when it pleases. Others do not have this right. Well, except that of Israel.
“... If Israel attacks Lebanon, kills a thousand people and destroys half of the country, that’s nothing, that’s normal. Interesting. Before becoming president, Barack Obama was a senator. He did not do much, being a senator, but he nevertheless did a couple of things, which he was especially proud of. If you watched his website before the primaries, it’s sticking to the fact that during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 2006, he was one of the initiators of the Senate resolution demanding that the United States not interfere with Israel’s military actions until it will achieve its goals, and that America condemn Iran and Syria because they supported resistance to the Israeli offensive, during which southern Lebanon was destroyed. By the way, destroyed the fifth time in 25 years ... "
All rights in Washington, Chomsky emphasizes: “It's like the air you breathe. You cannot question it. ” In essence, this belief in the ownership of rights is a deep-seated religious conviction. It is so deep, says the philosopher, that to understand it is extremely difficult.
“... And if someone begins to express doubts, this causes a state close to hysteria, and often leads to charges of anti-Americanism and hatred of America. These are interesting concepts, which are not found in democratic societies, only in totalitarian ones ... ”
In this interview, we add, Comrade Chomsky did not give examples. However, the examples themselves suggest themselves. Only Hillary Clinton, who staged a hysteria in the senate before her “demobilization” from the State Department, is worth something. Moreover, its “favorable rating” jumped to 67% (“Washington Post” / “ABC News”): this indicates that sixty-seven percent of Americans respond positively to its political activities. If it is schizophrenia, then its manifestation should not be diagnosed individually, but already in the mass.
Another well-known example is former President George W. Bush. A book was written about him back in 2004: “Bush on a Psychiatrist's Couch: Inside the Presidential Mind”. Its author is American Justin Frank, a psychoanalyst who found in Mr Bush dyslexia, paranoia, megalomania, a number of mental processes, and in addition a tendency to sadism. It is widely known how much Bush adored death penalty and torture.
And these Mr. and Mrs "stabilize" the world!
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