While most of the reports on war crimes in Syria center on either ISIS or the Syrian government, they are by no means the only ones committing such crimes, as a new report from Amnesty International details “chilling” abuses committed by a number of different groups, including several US-backed rebel factions.
The report singles out three US-backed groups, the Nour al-Din Zanki Movement, the Levant Front, and the Free Syrian Army’s 16th Division, as being involved in torture and abuse of minorities and peaceful activists, along with carrying out summary executions of captured pro-government fighters.
The details of the abuses greatly resemble those the US has railed against ISIS over, accused of kidnapping Christian priests, killing people accused of being gay, and torturing journalists for reporting in ways seen unfriendly to their factions.
Amnesty’s Middle East Director Philip Luther noted that the civilians had initially “welcomed an escape from brutal Syrian government rule,” but that those hopes for a better future quickly failed as the rebels started adopting the exact same policies of abuse.
The US often brags about how well it vets the various rebel factions it chooses to subsidize, but more than once those groups have ended up siding with al-Qaeda or ISIS when push comes to shove, and this reports suggests that even the groups that have managed to remain in America’s pocket are war criminals.
This reflects what many analysts have said about the US arms smuggling and subsidy programs for years, that “moderate” armed factions are scarcer than hen’s teeth in Syria, and that the administration has been backing some very unseemly groups and passing them off as “moderates.”
Names are ruse to deflect deep US involvement . Once a brigade gets dirty with previously committed crimes,a new name,a new position and a pseudo – anger are created and distributed across media to justify next level of involvement with more butchery ,more thuggery and more destruction.
The sad truth is that for the past five years our US Government has prioritized “regime change” in Syria over our Government’s supposed 15-year-old position that Al Qaeda is our Number One enemy in the world. As a direct result of that deliberate prioritization of Syrian “regime change,” our Government has knowingly allowed Al Qaeda and its affiliates (including but not limited to Al Nusra and ISIS) to establish themselves and grow in strength, supported by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and other “friends” of the US in the Middle East. It has only been recently that our Government has made efforts to strike ISIS in its “safe havens” in Syria, and to this day our Government continues to shield Al Nusra — the current officially designated representative of Al Qaeda in Syria — from attacks by the Syrian government and Russia. To me this is beyond outrageous and can only be correctly called treason on the part of our political “leaders” in Washington (of both political parties).
Its all for the “greater israel” projext
Many reports US backed
Mideast militias committing same crimes as
reported on ISIS, and US funding both sides
The world is being run by warmongering authoritarian psychopaths – Jeff Davis, Staff Sgt USAF Vet
26 years – Radio TV Blogger
Seriously, what is it going to take to wake up the American people to what the government is doing? I used to think all it would take is another massive terrorist attack within our borders to get some real investigative reporting into motive. All that happens is the government grabs the narrative and throws up another red herring to “refocus” in another direction and ratchet up the fear level.
http://www.judicialwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Pg.-291-Pgs.-287-293-JW-v-DOD-and-State-14-812-DOD-Release-2015-04-10-final-version11.pdf
Aug 7, 2015 US Intelligence Confirms US Support for ISIS
A partially-declassified DIA report brings disturbing details about US support for jihadists in Syria. What kind of game is the US government playing in the Middle East?
https://youtu.be/d2WrwUM2RwI
Jason, the American people don’t care all that much about it, and I doubt that it’s a priority even among people who read on this site, as compared to the libertarian bullshit agenda. But the important thing is that other people in other countries do care and they are better informed on it than are Americans.
The point that I find important is that Putin and other countries’ leaders will gain more credibility over the issue by keeping it front and center that the US is supporting terrorism, but terrorism in the name of moderation. The rest of the world just doesn’t buy that bullshit and when push comes to shove, Putin, Russia, China, and others will have credibility behind them when they need to make the inevitable stand they are being pushed into making by the US aggressors.
Why ISIS Exists: The Double Game
https://politicalfilm.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/why-isis-exists-the-double-game/