Cartalucci, T. & Bowie, N. (2012). Subverting Syria: How CIA contra gangs and NGOs manufacture, mislabel and market mass murder. Progressive Press. Introduction The Syrian "uprising" is a cynical US-engineered plot using provocateurs, mercenaries, Wahhabi fanatics, corrupt NGO's and the global media. The US, NATO and the feudal emirates are out to smash this independent Arab state that spends on human welfare and refuses to surrender to Israel. The US and Saudi-financed plot turns on the tactic of "Countergangs." Terrorists - mercenaries and irregulars, the "CIA foreign legion" - shoot both demonstrators and police, blow up buildings, massacre innocent villagers - and then blame the carnage on the targeted government. NGO's like NED, the "National Endowment for Democracy" (funded by US State Dept, Geo. Soros, Ford Foundation etc) promote "activists," whose leaders are ambitious sociopaths, eagerly carving out a piece of the carcass for the moment the state is brought down. The corporate lapdog media, cogs in the military-industrial complex, lap up and magnify the Big Lie, creating a fake "reality" that the average person has little chance of seeing through. Subverting Syria is a warning of the horror that the "Empire of the Almighty Dollar" is preparing to bring down upon Syria, the same horror of last year's obscene war on Libya, in which an egalitarian state was trampled into mud, blood and chaos under the banner of human rights and a pack of vicious lies. Subverting Syria reveals how the crusade to destroy Syria follows tactics explicitly set out in the Pentagon's Unconventional Warfare Manual. - fund NGO's to create a climate of protest in the target country - provocateurs organize demonstrations, then fire on protesters and security forces alike to stoke violence - staged and mislabeled video footage creates the illusion of repression - mass media endlessly repeat the Big Lie that the nation's leader is a brutal dictator killing his own people. "Give a dog a bad name and hang him." - invade border towns with special forces death squads, the CIA Foreign Legion of Al Qaeda psychopaths, fanatics and guns for hire - fabricate pretexts for military intervention by the UN, or NATO - bomb the country into the stone age, to be conquered by NATO's Islamic terrorist puppets - eradicate Arab socialism and government for the people, replacing it with a corrupt clique beholden to Wall Street and London bankers - isolate Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and Iran, giving free rein for Greater Israel to dominate the Middle East - US corporations write multi-billion-dollar contracts for "reconstruction" and "security" Subverting Syria shows how wars are engineered by manipulation of the kinder instincts of mankind, hoodwinking and harnessing pacifist and leftist forces -entrapping them in the service of mass murder and the global dictatorship of the money power. Author's Note Thank you for reading "Subverting Syria: How C1A Contra Gangs and NGO's Manufacture, Mislabel and Market Mass Murder." Your interest and attention is highly appreciated by the authors of this book. The purpose of this document is to provide an accurate historical record of the conflict in Syria. This was a challenging task, namely because 1 was approached to create this project while the conflict was still ongoing. The individuals involved in this project found it necessary to compile our various articles and conclusions into one definitive product and, because the fighting in Syria has not ceased, it is necessary to produce expanded editions in the future. This book is based on the articles and research of Tony Cartalucci, an independent journalist and editor of Land Destroyer Report based in Bangkok, Thailand. My role in this book was to expand these articles and compile them into a coherent narrative, a difficult task for any writer. Inevitably, much of my research appears within these pages to give readers the most in- depth, formulated, and critical account of events in Syria we can offer. After compiling the chapters, Eric Draitser, a New York City-based journalist and editor ofStopImperialism.com, contributed by editing and proofreading the text. I worked for two months out of my apartment in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to produce this document. The authors of this book hope that this project encourages others to forge ties with like- minded people from around the world, and constructively collaborate to bring attention to compelling issues and injustices. This book isn't exactly bedside reading, but it inevitably contains very important analysis and information that needs to be more broadly exposed. It is written in such a way that may initially confuse readers who are unfamiliar with the names, locations, and events we cite. Our best efforts have been made to make this information as accessible and well defined as possible. Opponents and critics of this information will dismiss our research and conclusions, and familiarly brand us "conspiracy theorists" or apologists of the Syrian government. The makers of this book do not endorse any political party or organization, nor do we receive funding for this work from anyone. These conclusions are our own, and ultimately, we believe in the primacy of national sovereignty, respect for international law, and the right of the Syrian people to decide their own political future without such a future being imposed on them. Once again, thank you for reading this book and we hope this information improves your understanding of the situation. This work is dedicated to those innocents who suffered untimely deaths in Syria and elsewhere. Nile Bowie August 24, 2012 Chapter 1 The Architecture of Insurgency "There is another type of warfare—new in its intensity, ancient in its origin—war by guerrillas, subversives, insurgents, assassins; war by ambush instead of by combat, by infiltration instead of aggression, seeking victory by eroding and exhausting the enemy instead of engaging him. It preys on unrest." John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States Several months of political turmoil in Tunisia triggered the series of events referred to as the "Arab Spring," which then engulfed several countries in North Africa. Among those who took to the streets intending to peacefully demonstrate, were local dissidents that received training, funding and material assistance from foreign powers through organizations funded largely by the US State Department. As these movements garnered the attention of the international media, unverified reports of excessive government violence were used to tarnish the image of national governments in the region. Media enterprises such as Al-Jazeera and FOX News did their part to condition public opinion in an effort to build support for Western-sanctioned opposition groups. Dissident forces would later openly receive arms and material assistance from abroad, in order to wage insurrectionary guerilla warfare against the governing authorities of those countries. One of the organizations involved in recruiting, training, and supporting youth activists ahead of the "Arab Spring" was described in an April 2011 New York Times article.1 The organization, Movements.org, or Alliance of Youth Movements, would later be described admitting to US funding and involvement in the "Arab Spring" uprisings. The article implicates Freedom House, the National Endowment for Democracy, and two of its satellite organizations, the International Republican Institute, and the National Democratic Institute, in recruiting, training, and supporting the unrest starting as early as 2008. While the New York Times article doesn't mention the organization by name, it links to an official US State Department announcement titled, "Announcement on Alliance of Youth Movements Summit," that most certainly does.2 The Alliance of Youth Movements is a corporate-sponsored "coup college" of sorts, training activists to subvert and topple governments on the US State Department's behalf. On February 26th, 2011, the US-based Brookings Institution issued a report titled, "Libya's Test of the New International Order," which argued in favor of intervention in Libya, describing the undertaking as "a test that the international community has to pass." Failure to do so would, in the words of Brookings Doha Center Director Salman Shaikh, "shake further the faith of the people's region in the emerging international order and the primacy of international law." Succeeding would, as the report states, "demonstrably draw a line in the sand to deter other Arab autocrats who resort to attacking their people rather than dialogue and genuine reforms." By reforms, Brookings is referring to Libya's integration into the "international system," where protectionist economic policies would be pushed aside to allow foreign governments and multinational corporations to usurp the countries' sovereignty and vast natural resources.3 The government of Muammar Gaddafi had been accused of using targeted airstrikes against gatherings of unarmed demonstrators, as cited by a concentrated stream of unverified activist testimony, alleging the perpetration of state-sponsored crimes against humanity. In late March 2011, following the passage of UN Resolution 1973 which mandated the enforcement of a no-fly-zone over Libya, NATO launched a bombing campaign in support of Libya's armed rebels, under the auspices of "protecting civilians." Former French President Nicholas Sarkozy would echo Brookings' sentiments, stating: Every ruler should understand, and especially every Arab ruler should