ISIS Atrocities Started With Saudi Support for Salafi Hate - Ed Husain
▻http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/23/opinion/isis-atrocities-started-with-saudi-support-for-salafi-hate.html
Let’s be clear: Al Qaeda, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Boko Haram, the Shabab and others are all violent Sunni Salafi groupings. For five decades, Saudi Arabia has been the official sponsor of Sunni Salafism across the globe.
When will Ed Husain lose his job at CFR and Blair Foundation? Soon after his NYT piece today on Saudi role behind ISIS
▻http://mideastwire.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/when-will-ed-husain-lose-his-job-at-cfr-and-blair-foundation-
Ce qui est étonnant (amusant ?) c’est que Ed Husain écrivait en 2012 un article très ambigu où il louait les qualités militaires d’al-Nusra et semblait sous-entendre que les USA devaient avoir une stratégie opportuniste à leur égard : les laisser renforcer la rébellion pour faire tomber Assad, aider militairement l’Armée syrienne libre affaiblie pour minorer par la suite leur poids relatif, et satisfaire les attentes de leur base sociale de soutien afin qu’un gouvernement post-assad ne dépende pas trop d’eux :
▻http://www.cfr.org/syria/al-qaedas-specter-syria/p28782
The Syrian rebels would be immeasurably weaker today without al-Qaeda in their ranks. By and large, Free Syrian Army (FSA) battalions are tired, divided, chaotic, and ineffective. Feeling abandoned by the West, rebel forces are increasingly demoralized as they square off with the Assad regime’s superior weaponry and professional army. Al-Qaeda fighters, however, may help improve morale. The influx of jihadis brings discipline, religious fervor, battle experience from Iraq, funding from Sunni sympathizers in the Gulf, and most importantly, deadly results. In short, the FSA needs al-Qaeda now.
Rien à l’époque sur le caractère délétère des soutiens financiers de donateurs privés, ou de gouvernements du Golfe, dans ces brillants calculs stratégiques...
@souriyam : excellent, merci ! (Le genre de rappels à opposer aux théories du complot qui nous intéressent ces derniers temps.)
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Bon quelqu’un que je ne trahirai pas ne postera pas ce site, je le fais donc à sa place, vu qu’on est en ce moment, comment dir, "en situation"...
The Iraq war, which started in 2003, has caused the deaths of between 100,000 and one million people, depending on whose estimate you believe. Two men were ultimately responsible for the decision to start it: George W Bush and Tony Blair.
Bush and Blair claim that they were provoked into starting the war by the imminent threat Iraq presented to world peace. They further maintain that the war was legal. A series of leaked documents shows not only that these contentions are untrue, but that Bush and Blair knew they were untrue.
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Our Approach | Tony Blair Faith Foundation
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The Tony Blair Faith Foundation provides the practical support required to help prevent religious prejudice, conflict and extremism.
This support is provided at two levels: At the leadership level we work with current and future leaders, providing the support to help prevent religious prejudice, conflict and extremism in the present. At the next generation level we work to ensure future generations do not inherit the grudges of the past and provide them with the knowledge and skills to secure peace in the future.
To do this we focus on education and exposure.
Education
The Foundation provides leaders with the knowledge and analysis to understand the impact and complexity of religion in the world. We empower young people with the knowledge and skills to understand religion, opening their minds to respect and not fear difference, and to resist extremist voices.
Exposure
We facilitate human connections with lasting emotional resonance by exposing people to others with different cultures and beliefs so they can learn from each other and live with each other. We also provide the platforms for leaders to counter extremist narrative by practically demonstrating that peace and collaboration is possible.
Delivery
Three innovative projects bring the model to life: the Faith and Globalisation Initiative, Faiths Act, and Face to Faith.
The Foundation works in some of the world’s toughest situations where we offer bold, practical and innovative solutions where there is real need. We are not a religious organisation. We are unaffiliated, working with all those committed to peaceful co-existence, including those of faith and none.