“Speaking in the House of Commons during question period, Harper
described the current international effort to combat ISIL as ‘a
counterterrorism military operation’ led by the United States in consultation with
NATO and Arab allies.”
Lee Berthiaume, Ottawa Citizen,
October 1, 2014.
Some of these “allies” that Stephen Harper supports and
consults with, also have, according to various reports, supported ISIL
“Lest we forget, Saudi Arabia, Qatar,
have been financing and training the ISIL terrorists on behalf of the United States.
Israel is harbouring the Islamic State in the Golan Heights, NATO in
liaison with the Turkish high command has since March 2011 been involved in
coordinating the recruitment of the jihadist fighters dispatched to Syria.
Moreover, the ISIL brigades are integrated by Western special forces and
military advisers....” [1] Prof Michael Chossudovsky
Global Research, September 25, 2014.
And an article in the Asia Times of Sep 22, 2014, had the
headline: “How Syrian jihad spawned Islamic State” by Nauman
Sadiq. This article went on to say,
“Last year the chiefs of staff of the US, Britain,
France, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey met in Jordan; and a report by
UAE's newspaper... also mentions the existence of a secret command center in
Jordan which is staffed by military officials from 14 Western and Arab
countries including Israel. This command center coordinates the operations of
the rebels (jihadis) in southern Syria;
while the operations of the jihadis in northern Syria
are coordinated by similar command centers and bases in Turkey....” [1]
And Press TV had the headline: “The United States’
biggest 'allies' are funding ISIL” This article stated:
“US President Barack Obama’s authorization of
airstrikes on ISIS targets in Iraq
serves as an opportunity to remind ourselves which countries are bankrolling
the deadly terror group.
The answer: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,
Turkey and Qatar – three of the United States’ biggest allies in
the region.”
One wonders, what does Mr. Harper think about all this? His
“allies” are reportedly “bankrolling the deadly terror group.” And arms have
also been sold to Saudi
Arabia which has been reportedly been “financing
and training the ISIL terrorists”
“The latest arms deal between Canada
and Saudi Arabia
exposes the ideological hypocrisy that underpins the Canadian Conservative
Party's present foreign and trade policy.
The Ontario-based General Dynamics
Land Systems (a subsidiary of the
Virginia-based aerospace and defence company, General Dynamics) outbid Germany and France
to win a US$10bn deal to export military hardware to Saudi Arabia, with a
poor human rights record.” [2]
“The government of Canada has always stood with those
who defend freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law,” Stephen Harper [2]
There are numerous
questions that need to be asked if all this double dealing and treachery by
“allies” is true.
Could Canadian troops
come under fire from weapons sold to “allies”?
Could ISIL get access to some of these weapons, as they are reportedly
getting funding from some “allies?” Should some of our “allies” if found to be
funding ISIL be put on trial for treason? Who is profiting from all this murder
and bloodshed? Why is most of the corporate media covering up the connections between
“allies” and ISIL? Why are our spy agencies
not broadcasting or exposing these connections between ISIL and “allies”?
“Our allies are up to their necks in complicity with
terrorism, but as long as there is money to be made and weapons to sell, our
rulers’ lips will remain stubbornly sealed.” Owen Jones, the Guardian, U.K. August 31,
2014.
Stephen J. Gray
October 2, 2014.
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