by Abdirahman Alas
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
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Himmler Operation
Hitler
had orchestrated the “Himmler Operation” to justify his invasion of
Poland in 1939. Austria and Czechoslovakia were already annexed. German
troops dressed in Polish uniforms had terrorized German inhabitants
near the border with Poland. They vandalized German buildings, burned
German radio station (Gleiwitz), customs station at Hochlinden and a
forest service station in Pitschen. Hitler vehemently accused Poland and immediately passed the order to crush Poland. Some historians argue that Himmler Operation was the pretext of World War II (over 60 million people were killed). [1][2]
Operation Ajax
The
CIA and British Secret Services (MI6) had unleashed “Operation Ajax”, a
coup which overthrew the democratically elected government of Dr.
Mohamed Mussadaq (a pro-American educated in the West) in 1953. Dr.
Mussadaq was elected in 1951. He nationalized Iran’s oil industry to
end the exploitation and monopoly of British owned Anglo-Iranian Oil
Company. Initially, Britain
planned a military operation to seize Iran’s oil refineries, but decided
instead to overthrow Dr. Mussadaq and install a puppet dictator. Dr. Mussadaq’s valiant action did go far without facing ruthless reprisal. The CIA had conducted the operation to get a share of the monopoly. Mussadaq’s regime was toppled, authoritarian monarchy and its brutal secret police (SAVAK) trained by US took over. Dr. Mussadaq finished his life in jail and house arrest, but his ministers and supporters were executed.
The
tools that the CIA and MI6 employed were included but not limited to
bribery, propaganda, demonstrations, assassinations of prominent
religious leaders, agents of influence including ex-Iranian Nazis,
bombing of mosques, violence against civilians, and financing of tribal
conflicts. Kermit Roosevelt
(grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt) was the field commander of
operation Ajax who openly bragged about his role in this terror campaign
against Iran. A fuming and
implacable campaign (political, economical and military) that some
political analysts define as the “Cold War II” is now building up to
subjugate Iran again and eradicate the ideals of the Islamic revolution
that extricated Iranians from the exploitation of the West. [3][4][5][6]
The Tonkin Resolution
In
1964, President Lyndon Johnson accused North Vietnam of attacking two
American destroyers in the gulf of Tonkin. Johnson’s secret plan was to
get congressional authorization for the use of force against North
Vietnam. The ships were part of aggressive US plan to sabotage North Vietnam and escalate a searing tension into a full scale war. According
to documents declassified by the National Security Agency, Lyndon
Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum as well as other related
documents, the alleged attack on US ships on August 4, 1964 was
unsubstantiated. It was a ruse fabricated to mislead Americans and the
world. Johnson immediately
passed the “Tonkin resolution” which unleashed the Vietnam War (59, 000
Americans and several million Vietnamese died). Despite
Johnson’s misleading rhetoric, the motive was consistent with what Tim
Weiner in his book (Legacy of Ashes: the History of the CIA) described
President Eisenhower’s doctrine as one fixed to “do everything in its power to alter or abolish any regime not openly allied with America”. [7][8] [9]
Operation Mongoose
Fidel Castro was not only lucky but resilient as well to fend off CIA clandestine operations. “Operation Mongoose” was another CIA orchestrated gambit to overthrow Castro and his regime. It comprised of psychological warfare, propaganda, sabotage and military. The “Pay of Pigs Invasion” in 1961 was a defeated military attempt to invade Cuba by US trained Cuban exiles. Castro was portrayed as an enemy of America simply because he did not bend to the dictates of the Whitehouse. President
Kennedy approved operation Mongoose in his third month in office to
implement the pledge he had made in his inaugural address enunciated to "pay
any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend,
oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty." The success of “liberty” here denotes the success of US corporate interests. [10]
Operation Northwoods
After the failure of the Pay of Pigs Invasion, the Northwoods operation kicked off. No incidents of Northwoods have been reported. Here are some excerpts from the Body of Secrets by James Bamford about this operation.
“[Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman] Lemnitzer was a dangerous
-- perhaps even unbalanced -- right-wing extremist in an extraordinarily
sensitive position during a critical period. But Operation Northwoods also
had the support of every single member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
and even senior Pentagon official Paul Nitze argued in favor of
provoking a phony war with Cuba. The fact that the most senior members
of all the services and the Pentagon could be so out of touch with
reality and the meaning of democracy would be hidden for four decades.”
"According to secret and long-hidden documents obtained for Body of Secrets, the
Joint Chiefs of Staff drew up and approved plans for what may be the
most corrupt plan ever created by the U.S. Government. In the name of
anticommunism, they proposed launching a secret and bloody war of
terrorism against their own country in order to trick the American
public into supporting an ill-conceived war they intended to launch
against Cuba. Codenamed Operation Northwoods, the plan, which had the
written approval of the Chairman and every member of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, called for innocent people to be shot on American streets; for
boats carrying refugees fleeing Cuba to be sunk on the high seas; for a
wave of violent terrorism to be launched in Washington, D.C., Miami, and
elsewhere. People would be framed for bombings they did not commit;
planes would be hijacked. Using phony evidence, all of it would be
blamed on Castro, thus giving Lemnitzer and his cabal the excuse, as
well as the public and international backing, they needed to launch
their war.” [11]
Operation Gladio “Operation Gladio” (sword) also known as “Super NATO” was a US led “NATO stay behind” terror campaigns in Western Europe aimed to discredit leftists. Its atrocities were mainly ubiquitous in Italy as communism was popular there then. Between 1968 and 1978, 2498 terrorist acts related to Gladio were reported. The Bologna massacre, the kidnapping and assassination of Prime Minister Aldo Moro and five of his aides were among the most appalling crimes of that operation. On August 2, 1980 a terror bomb exploded in Bologna train station which killed 85 people and wounded more than 200 others. Moro was kidnapped on March 16, 1980 and murdered on May 9 by Red Brigades (militant communist group). Moro was working on a plan to solidify Italy’s political stability by inviting the communists into the government.
Moro, as Italy’s foreign minister then had visited the US four years before his death. He was threatened to give up his political plan or face dire consequences. After his death, Moro’s widow stated what she described as Kissinger’s threatening statement to her husband - “You must abandon your policy of bringing all the political forces in your country into direct collaboration…or you will pay dearly for it.’’ It was reported that the CIA had infiltrated the Red Brigades, and those who carried out Moro’s assassination were CIA informants. In 1990, European Parliament passed a resolution condemning Gladio and requesting further investigations. If European governments were not able to fend off covert operations to protect their citizens, what would be the chances of poor nations? [12][13][14]
The War on Terror
The
invasion of Iraq under the false pretext (Al-Qaeda & weapons of
mass destruction) attests that imperialism is as fervent as it was
decades or centuries ago. Noam Chomsky expressing his thoughts regarding
why Iraq was invaded said, “And
the actual reasons I think are not very obscure. First of all, there is
a long standing interest. That does not account for the timing but it
does account for the interest. And that is that Iraq has the second
large oil reserves in the World and controlling Iraqi oil and even
ending up probably with military bases in Iraq will place the United
States in an extremely strong position to dominate the global energy
system even more than it does today. That's a very powerful lever of
world control, quite apart from the profits that comes from it. And the
US probably doesn't intend to access the oil of Iraq; it intends to use
primarily safer Atlantic basin resources for itself (Western Hemisphere,
West Africa). But to control the oil has been a leading principle of US
foreign policies since the Second World War, and Iraq is particularly
significant in this respect. So that's a long standing interest. On the
other hand it doesn't explain the timing. “[15]
Transitional Federal Government
Somalia is a failed state. Its failure is often attributed to visible elements of violence (tribal conflicts, warlords, religious insurgents, etc.). But,
extremely powerful covert elements which fuel the violence are hidden
from the masses. That is why bloodshed is incessant and Somalis are
powerless. International efforts
to help Somalia stabilize have been undermined by these mighty sinister
forces which have transformed the Transitional Federal Government (TFG)
into a false flag operation. This
campaign to dismantle Somalia has been going on for quite some time.
Ethiopia and Kenya which colonize Somali territories (Ogaden region
& Northern Eastern Province) are mandated to be the key players in
this war against Somalia. In
1970’s, Kenya and Ethiopia supported by other countries collaborated to
train and harbour Somali armed factions (SSDF, SNM, USC) to destabilize
Somalia. Ethiopia became the base for all those insurgents. Breaking Somalia into warring fiefdoms was an integral piece of their agenda which looks successful to date. Ethiopia and Kenya are bent on to weaken Somalia in order to extend their domination and further exploit its resources. Ethiopia temporarily invaded Somalia in 2006 and remains to act as an invader. Kenya
has extended its exploitation to the continental shelf of Somalia under
a ruse document (memorandum of understanding) involved by the UN and
Norway. [16]
Literally, the TFG is bulwark against stability serving the interest of foreign entities. It
became a tool to disunite Somalis, marginalize the public, keep
insurgents alive, and legitimize the presence of foreign forces on the
pretext of protecting a legitimate Somali government. It is dominated by corrupt minions who are accountable to those who put them in power and pay their salaries. War of religion is part of the campaign to keep Somalia invaded by foreign forces. Ethiopia is run by a Christian minority while over sixty percent of its population are oppressed Muslims. Somalia’s weakness is calculated as virtual security for the domination of the Christian minority in Ethiopia. Kenya also oppresses huge Muslim population. Privations
in Northern Eastern Province which emulate atrocities in Somali Region
(also known as Ogeden region) explain the solid solidarity between the
two countries in their war against Somalia. To
mask the sheer brutalities spearheaded by Ethiopia and Kenya, other
Christian forces (Uganda & Rwanda) are summoned under the guise of
IGAD organization (Intergovernmental Authority on Development).
Kenya
and Ethiopia are not the sole beneficiaries of Somalia’s failed state.
European fishing fleets which exploit Somalia’s offshore living
resources are part of the problem. They use false flags (Belize flag) to
circumvent international laws. These technologically advanced fleets have destroyed local fishing boats to hinder them from the productive fishing areas. To
protect their livelihoods, local fishers have armed themselves to what
later escalated to the mystery of piracy. Industrial nations also use
Somalia as dumping grounds for their nuclear wastes. [17][18]
The
infiltration of Americans and Europeans into the Islamic Courts Union
(ICU); the breakdown of ICU into warring factions (Al-shabab, Hisbul
Islam); Al-shabab’s extremely radical doctrine which contravenes some fundamental Islamic tenets. All these issues raise questions about how safe these religious groups are from being indirectly controlled by enemies. If
the Red Brigades were infiltrated, it is plausible that among Al-shabab
leaders are informants. We sow already a few pretentious jihadists had
openly crossed the line. Among them are Sheikh Sharif (TFG President and
former Commander in Chief of ICU) and Shikh Yusuf Indha Ade. Shikh
Sharif used to implicate his predecessor (Abdulahi Yusuf) as an infidel
because of Abdulahi’s relationship with Ethiopia. Sharif now is a super
obedient mentee of Melle Zenawi and visits Addis Ababa more than he
visits Makkah. Yusuf Indha- Ade has oscillated between the jihadists and the TFG. This reflects that the crisis in Somalia is very complex. There is no easy solution. The
fast majority of Somalis who seem to be hopeless need to wake up,
cleanse your hearts and minds with the truth, put your hands together
and fight for your sovereignty.
Abdirahman Alas
E-mail: bnalas@yahoo.com
E-mail: bnalas@yahoo.com
1. Martin Allen, Himmler's Secret War: The Covert Peace Negotiations of Heinrich Himmler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2005.
2. Christopher J. Ailsby, The Third Reich Day by Day, Zenith Imprint, 2000.
3. Kinzer, All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror (John Wiley & Sons, 2003)
4. Abrahamian, Ervand, Iran Between Two Revolutions by Ervand Abrahamian, (Princeton University Press, 1982)
5. U.S. Foreign Policy and the Shah: Building a Client State in Iran by Mark J. Gasiorowski .
6. The spectre of Operation Ajax by Guardian Unlimited
7. CIA,
SNIE 50-2-64, "Probable Consequences of Certain US Actions with Respect
to Vietnam and Laos," May 25, 1964 (declassified June 8, 2004). Source:
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library (LBJL): Lyndon Baines Johnson Papers
(LBJP): National Security File: Country File Vietnam, b. 89, folder:
"Vietnam 3S: CIA Assesses Communist Reactions to Certain US Actions,
5/64-1/68."
8. Robert J. Hanyok, "Skunks, Bogies, Silent Hounds, and the Flying Fish: The Gulf of Tonkin Mystery, 2-4 August 1964", Cryptologic Quarterly, Winter 2000/Spring 2001 Edition, Vol. 19, No. 4 / Vol. 20, No. 1.
9. Correspondent
Michael Wines, NYT, June 13, 1999. Doolittle report, Tim Weiner, Legacy
of Ashes: the History of the CIA, Doubleday 2007
10. Higgins, Trumbull. The Perfect Failure: Kennedy, Eisenhower, and the CIA at the Bay of Pigs. New York: Norton, 1987.
12. Bruce W. Nelan, Europe Nato's Secret Armies. Time Magazine: November 26, 1990:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,971772,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,971772,00.html
13. MEMENTO MORO- (Arthur E. Rowse, GLADIO: THE SECRET U.S. WAR TO SUBVERT ITALIAN DEMOCRACY. Covert Action Quarterly: December 1994)
14. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1581425/US-envoy-admits-role-in-Aldo-Moro-killing.html
16. news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009.../content_11168804.htm
17. Timothy D. & Melissa R., Crucible for survival: environmental security and justice in the Indian Ocean Region.
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