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| Posted: 08 Sep 2013 08:25 PM PDT
How do they know that the Syrian government is the culprit? Well, simple really, because the British supplied the Syrian government with the chemicals needed to manufacture chemical weapons although the British also supplied these same chemicals to many others as well. Hence the British would know that the Syrian government is the culprit since the British are the suppliers of these chemicals to manufacture chemical weapons. THE CORRIDORS OF POWER Raja Petra Kamarudin
The G20 summit that ended in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday ended with a disagreement about whether to bomb Syria and send the country back to the Middle Ages. The 30-month Syrian civil war has left more than 100,000 dead (estimated at between 120,000-200,000 people) and has made refugees of more than two million people, half of them children. That comes to about 10% of the country's population. The United States wants to punish Syria because the Syrian government was alleged to have killed 1,500 of its own citizens using chemical weapons. 1,500 dead from chemical weapons represents about 1% of the total number of people killed in the civil war. So, 1% of the estimated 150,000 Syrians killed in the civil war were killed by chemical weapons and 99% were killed by conventional weapons such as guns and bombs. But Syria must be punished for the 1% who were killed by chemical weapons and not the 99% who were killed by conventional weapons. If 100% of those killed had been killed by conventional weapons then that is okay even if the total number killed comes to 250,000 or 500,000. The issue here is: governments must not kill its own people or civilians using chemical weapons. Governments must kill its own people or civilians using conventional weapons. Then the United States will not ask that the country be punished for the high loss of life. More than two-thirds of French citizens do not support the bombing of Syria. So the French government will abstain from voting until the United Nations' inspectors can confirm whether 1,500 of the 150,000 Syrians killed were or were not killed by chemical weapons. Some people say no chemical weapons were used. Some say chemical weapons were used but they do not know who used them and it may not have been the Syrian government that used them but others in the conflict, such as the rebels. Others say it has to be the Syrian government because only the Syrian government possesses the means to manufacture chemical weapons. How do they know that the Syrian government is the culprit? Well, simple really, because the British supplied the Syrian government with the chemicals needed to manufacture chemical weapons although the British also supplied these same chemicals to many others as well. Hence the British would know that the Syrian government is the culprit since the British are the suppliers of these chemicals to manufacture chemical weapons. The United States has also been accused to using chemical weapons against civilians in Vietnam, Iraq, etc. Over 10 years from 1961 to 1971, the United States was said to have used Agent Orange in Vietnam that resulted in 400,000 killed and/or maimed and 500,000 children born with birth defects. The Red Cross puts the figure at one million while the US says that this figure is too high and it should be lower (although the United States does not deny using chemical weapons in Vietnam, Iraq, and so on). Did they not also tell us that they needed to bomb Iraq because the Iraqi government manufactured weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and then later could not find any WMDs after millions of Iraqis had to suffer because of the bombing? This is a demonstration of what happens when politicians talk. Closer to home, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah blamed the increase in the price of petrol to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's failure to combat corruption. I suppose that means if there were no corruption in Malaysia then the price of petrol would not need to be increased. The price of petrol in the UK is about RM7.00 per litre. In Malaysia it is less than RM3.00. Is the high price of petrol in the UK also due to corruption or is it due to the production cost? If it is not due to corruption then why is the cost of petrol in the UK more than twice the cost in Malaysia when everyone has to buy oil at the same price? Tengku Razaleigh has been lamenting about corruption for more than 25 years now. He lamented about it back in 1987 when he opposed Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. He lamented about it back in 1990 when his Semangat 46 joined the opposition in an attempt to oust Barisan Nasional. He lamented about it in 1996 when he wound up Semangat 46 and rejoined Umno. And he is still lamenting about it today. I wonder why he wound up Semangat 46 and rejoined Umno when he was aware (and is still aware) about the corruption in the government? This is a demonstration of what happens when politicians talk. So we want to bomb Syria because of the 1% of the civilians who were killed with chemical weapons and not the 99% who were killed with conventional weapons. And we oppose the Malaysian government because of corruption and yet we join that same corrupted government. This is a demonstration of what happens when politicians talk. Why do we still vote for politicians and put them in power when anything that comes out of their mouths is utter bullshit? **************************************************** (Wikipedia) - Agent Orange or Herbicide Orange (HO) is one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S. military as part of its chemical warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. Vietnam estimates 400,000 people were killed or maimed, and 500,000 children born with birth defects as a result of its use. The Red Cross of Vietnam estimates that up to 1 million people are disabled or have health problems due to Agent Orange. The United States government has dismissed these figures as unreliable and unrealistically high. **************************************************** Vladimir Putin warns West over Syria after tetchy G20 Summit meeting (Express) - VLADIMIR PUTIN issued a chilling threat last night that Russia will come to the aid of its Syrian ally in the event of an attack from the West. The Russian president wound up a tense G20 Summit by making clear his readiness to support Bashar Assad's regime after an outcry over its use of chemical weapons in a suburb of Damascus. His warning came as it emerged Russia has sent a warship to the eastern Mediterranean, saying only that it was carrying a "special cargo". He boasted of supplying weapons to the Syrian regime and made clear the gulf between him and US President Barack Obama. He said: "We hear one another, and understand the arguments but we don't agree. I don't agree with his arguments, he doesn't agree with mine." In a joint statement, leaders of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Turkey joined with Britain and the US in calling for an international response against Assad's regime. The statement concluded: "The world cannot wait for endless failed processes that can only lead to increased suffering in Syria." Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel was not a signatory. Putin said she has taken a "very cautious attitude". Mr Cameron admitted later to "strong disagreements" during a 35-minute one-to-one meeting with President Putin in the early hours yesterday. But he added: "He says to me that he would like to see further evidence of regime culpability and we will go on providing evidence." The PM also announced £52million more in humanitarian aid for victims of the civil war in Syria. **************************************************** 'Corruption is Malaysia's biggest problem' – Razaleigh (Harakah) - Gua Musang Member of Parliament Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah blamed the recent price fuel price hike on Prime Minister Najib Razak's failure to combat corruption. He also said corruption remains the biggest problem for the country. "Let's not fool around with it," Razaleigh told a press conference last week. The 76-year-old UMNO veteran also said due to corruption, government projects were inflated and the additional cost was passed to consumers. "Finally the people at the bottom have to bear the additional cost," he said. The former finance minister also offered a remedy to Najib to fix the economy and eradicate corruption. "There are no two ways about it. All ministers, ex-ministers including me, let's declare and see what we have and what we don't have. Lets see where our money comes from," he said.
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