Wesley Clarke had stated seven countries. Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and then eventually Iran. Parallel to this plan and besides the ongoing democracy promotion, there was an Iranian 50 year plan that wanted to export their revolution and rule the Middle East which has constantly affected the GCC states.
Founded on 26 May 1981, the aim of this collective was to promote coordination between member states in all fields in order to achieve unity.
The GCC states consist of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Republic of Yemen. Together, these countries (excluding the Republic of Yemen) constitute the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
We can all read the driving force behind the fighting in Somalia. The "success" in Iraq, until Iran, with no objection from the West, got in the way, however just recently on December 12th 2012 after a period of semi calm, Sunni Muslims began protesting against the Shi'ite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Some academics today can be quoted as saying that Iraq was handed to Iran on a golden platter.
The United States and their coordinating allies never found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and its failure lead to a façade of reasons to democratize the Middle East.
"Having failed to discover weapons of mass destruction, Washington shifted its propaganda to "establishing democracy." That flatly refutes their earlier claim that the "only question" was whether Saddam would disarm. But with a sufficiently obedient intellectual class, and loyal media, the farce can proceed untroubled. To evaluate the new propaganda claim, a rational person would ask how those who know proclaim their "yearning for democracy" have in fact acted, and act today, when their interests are at stake.
"It remains a very high priority to control the Gulf resources, which are expected to provide 2/3 of world energy needs for some time to come. Quite apart from yielding "profits beyond the dreams of avarice," as one leading history of the oil industry puts the matter, the region still remains "a stupendous source of strategic power," a lever of world control. Control over Gulf energy reserves provides "veto power" over the actions of rivals, as the leading planner George Kennan pointed out half a century ago." Noam Chomsky
Today most of the Middle East and North Africa is in turmoil including Sudan which has been divided and continues to suffer the constructed designed chaos.
The US secret Libyan war (not very secret anymore) went ahead as planned and as a prelude it wants to destroy Syria, Lebanon and eventually Iran which in turn will effect what remains of the Middle East.
For decades the Arab world has been under our allies "protection", our allies "condoning", and our allies' "condemnation". For every minute issue that arises we seek their praise, or wait for their vilification.
We have forgotten our faith as we allow judgment by mere Hippocratic mortals. Empires have come and gone, Hittite, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Macedonia, Roman, Byzantine, Sassanid, Mongol, Ottoman to name a few, but not one of those Empires like the European Colonization, established nation states and chalked borders that we adhere to today quite faithfully.
Britain by itself, has invaded almost 90 percent of the world's countries and each one more brutally than the last.
Our allies have war crimes and torture everywhere and yet they turn to the rest of the world condemning via their missionaries demanding accountability, not in the real name of human rights but in the result of complete control. The USA's accountability to address these crimes has disappeared as everything else does after elections.
If human rights were such a concern didn't they notice that the Palestinians lost their human right to exist in their own land when the State of Israel was founded in 1948? A good example of this is Ilan Papp'e who wrote "The 1948 Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine".
Had any western nation cared for human rights they would have spoken up at the time or even now. Israel expanded under the Armistice Agreements and what is left of Palestine today?
If installing or promoting a "democracy" was the real concern then a step back in Iran's history proves otherwise.
In 1951, Dr Mohammad Mossadegh was nominated for the position of Prime Minister where he had won 90 percent of the votes.
By January 1952 he was named "Man of the year" by Times magazine.
As a leader of Iran, Mossadegh sponsored laws for a clean government, independent court systems and he defended freedom of religion, political affiliations and promoted free elections.
He implemented many social reforms and fought for rights of women, workers and peasants.
Following Iran's oil nationalization under Mossadegh, an unhappy Britain, undermined Mossadeghs' authority by inciting division in the country, tightening the worldwide embargo on the purchase of Iranian Oil, freezing Iranian assets and threatening Iran with invasion by amassing a Naval force in the Gulf.
When all attempts failed, Britain concluded, "Mossadegh must go" despite the fact that he was democratically elected.
Working jointly with the American CIA, they plotted a coup to overthrow his democratically elected government.
On August 15th, 1953 with the participation of the Shah and Iranian collaborators and CIA drafted plan "Operation Ajax" went into action however failed.
By the 19th of August, 1953, the violent over throw of Mossadegh and the government was accomplished.
He was tried as a traitor in a military court and on the 19th of December, 1953 he pronounced:
"Yes my sin- my greater sin.. And even my greatest sin is that I nationalized Iran's oil industry and discarded the system of political and economic exploitation by the world's greatest empire...This is at the cost to myself, my family; and at the risk of losing my life, my honor and my property... With God's blessing and the will of the people, I fought this savage and dreadful system of international espionage and colonialism.
I am well aware that my fate must serve as an example in the future throughout the Middle East in breaking the chains of slavery and servitude to colonial interests".
Mossadegh was convicted of treason for serving his country and not Western interests.
The Middle East and North Africa in some shape or form has never been fully decolonized. The Arab world while we like to declare our independence has been the target of continual interference and intervention. We have been bordered into artificial states that suit the forever dependence on our allies which leaves us under a falsehood of independence. As for the West, they have for decade's conjured plans, always to remain in control.
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