The war in Syria is an unparalleled crisis. It has gone far beyond an internal political struggle, and is marked by a complex array of forces that the U.S. Empire hopes to command: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kurdistan, Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and more. To simplify this web of enemies and friends, Abby Martin interviews Dr. Vijay Prashad, professor of International Studies at Trinity College and author of several books.What I really like about his commentary is the underlying thesis he develops about the illegitimacy of violent force used by the Empire, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia to enforce their interests on the Middle East but which ultimately undermines all such attempts and ends in the chaos we see today. But this creation of chaos may be, as many others including myself have argued (simply enter "chaos" or "Salvador option" in one of my search boxes), in the interests of the Empire and intended by them. Pepe Escobar even refers to the Empire as the "Empire of Chaos".
in the time remaining, to help us understand how the man-made system of capitalism will lead to the extinction of our human species, and so many others.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
The Empire Files: Examining the Syria War Chessboard
Click here if you wish to access this 23:31m video interview with Vijay Prasad directly from TeleSur.