Michel Chossudovsky
December 12, 2013
Press TV talks with Michel Chossudovsky, from the
Center for Research on Globalization from Montreal, regarding the
figures released by Foreign Policy magazine about the number of foreign
militants fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria.
The following is an approximate transcription of the interview.
Press TV: Some alarming figures are coming through
based on this report by Foreign Policy magazine which I am sure you are
aware of at this point....
The mercenaries aren't doing anyone any favors. They are complicating the scene and Homes is an example. They answer to no one and they are dying as well. They have no backup from their governments. We saw some of this in Iraq and then they are taken hostage and all sorts of problems erupt.
So trying to negotiate peace is too fluid to guarantee the United Nation humanitarian forces safety. I won't be surprised if these same people are selling weapons, too.
Prime Minister John Key says there are New Zealanders fighting in
anti-government forces in Syria while others have been blocked from
going there by having their passports cancelled under national security
provisions....
So trying to negotiate peace is too fluid to guarantee the United Nation humanitarian forces safety. I won't be surprised if these same people are selling weapons, too.
Kiwis fighting in Syria - PM (click here)
6:25 PM Monday Feb 10, 2014
Ah, yes the free flow of military guns in a democracy.
