Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Flooding Syria with Foreign Arms: A View from Damascus

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Friday, November 9, 2012

Flooding Syria with Foreign Arms: A View from Damascus

Click here to access article by Franklin Lamb from CounterCurrents.

This Mid-East observer's research into arms shipments into Syria finds that most are from NATO countries. Business for arms suppliers in Syria appears to be booming. I wonder how many international laws are being violated by this enterprise and its sponsors in NATO. But, of course, this is different--it's in support of a "humanitarian" effort. (sarcasm)

For a focus on arms production in Britain and their uses, you may want to read this article entitled, "British Arms Deals – Quick Death, Fast Profits" by Colin Todhunter from Global Research.