Religion and Ethics Forum
Religion and Ethics Discussion => Muslim Topic => Topic started by: trippymonkey on June 28, 2017, 09:55:03 PM
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It appears so, maybe this means the 'death' of IS now
I'd have pushed the button myself if I could've !!! ;) ;D
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-dead-isis-leader-russia-air-strike-jihadi-resistance-crumble-islamic-state-a7793276.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-dead-latest-news-isis-russian-airstrike-islamic-state-a7802796.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-fed-baby-mother-raped-girl-death-family-iraqi-mp-vian-dakhil-a7811216.html
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Thing is ... Even though the head of the snake is chopped off, the body is possibly very much alive & may well be among us all, not just Europe.
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Of course there might be political reasons to keep the body alive.
Iraq's President Maliki had proof that Asad was turning a blind eye to IS militants going back and forth between Syria and Iraq because Asad wanted the militants to succeed in de-stabilising US-occupied Iraq after the 2003 US invasion. Asad did not want the US occupation of Iraq to go well - presumably he was wary about the US contemplating regime-change in Syria next if the regime change in Iraq went well. The US and Israel wanted to split up the alliance between Syria and Lebanon's Hezbollah because Hezbollah is seen as standing up to Israel using arms supplied by Syria. Removing Asad was one way to damage Hezbollah. Asad needed Hezbollah because he wanted Israel to return the Golan Heights to Syria and they were on the verge of signing off the land for peace deal but according to Bill Clinton's memoirs Israel's President Barak changed his mind at the last minute -probably figured he wouldn't be able to sell the deal to the Israeli settlers who were now living in the Golan Heights.
So yes, you're probably right - the body is needed by certain interested parties for their own strategic and political reasons.
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Exactly & many thanks for the reminders too !!! 8)
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Politics and national interests is a dirty game - no doubt a few useful IS militants will be considered Friends of the West at some point when it suits our strategic interests and possibly a calculation is done as to how many civilian deaths and security measures and refugees are likely to be tolerated by the UK public and by the various groups in the Middle East.
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That's very true but what a bloody awful situation - a 'lesser' of two evils,eh ???