Nidal

“You know what I did? I left troops to take the oil. I took the oil. The only troops I have are taking the oil, they’re protecting the oil. I took over the oil.”

  • On n’en a pas terminé avec les théories du complot en Syrie : ici c’est le Atlantic Council qui en livre une assez jolie. L’Iran n’avait aucune influence réelle en Syrie, et toute cette histoire, c’est juste pour que l’Iran puisse enfin établir un « Hezbollah syrien » qui aurait le soutien des populations alaouites et, ainsi, devenir plus, hum, populaire que Bachar lui-même.
    A Friend of my Father : Iran’s Manipulation of Bashar al-Assad
    http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/a-friend-of-my-father-iran-s-manipulation-of-bashar-al-assad

    Through media and propaganda campaigns, Hezbollah convinced the people that Assad could not protect them. When Hezbollah overtook the rebels in Qusayr, the surrounding Alawite communities were more adoptive of their propaganda and influence. Iran capitalized on this gain by establishing Syrian Hezbollah, investing heavily in the pro-government militias known as the National Defense Forces.

    Through Hezbollah and the National Defense Force, Iran fostered an effective future insurgency in Syria. This core group of fighters, and the civilian populations they control, are Iran’s new stronghold for influence and trust in Syria. As Assad’s barrel bombs drove large portions of Syria’s Sunni and other populations out of the country, Hezbollah and the National Defense Force stoked sectarianism, convincing the Shia and Alawite populations that Bashar cannot protect them—only Iran can. This strategy has now placed Iran as the key power broker for Syria, regardless of Bashar al-Assad’s fate.

    Ce qui est amusant ici, c’est qu’il ne s’agit pas d’un « constat » (influence grandissante de l’Iran dans les cercles du pouvoir en Syrie), mais bien de l’exposé d’une vaste conspiration iranienne, dès le début de la crise syrienne, pour arriver à ce résultat. Ce qu’on appelle classiquement une théorie du complot.