Dahr adds an interesting observation that the US and Maliki governments have been supporting policies that spin Iraq towards balkanization. While the leaks from the Washington Neocons over the past few years seemed to show a series of failed attempts at transforming Iraq into a classic (stable) client state, we can also find reports of key early incidents of sectarian violence which appear to be non-indigenous, as well as involvement of non-US forces in the torture scandals which played such a key role in fomenting resistance and instability.
After hearing Mr. Jamail mention Kissinger’s call for partition, I found a reference to an article by Oded Yinon, ‘A Strategy for Israel in the 1980s,’ which appeared in the World Zionist Organization’s newsletter “Kivunim” in February 1982. I think you might find them interesting.
‘Iraq, rich in oil on the one hand and internally torn on the other, is guaranteed as a candidate for Israel’s targets. Its dissolution is even more important for us than that of Syria. … Every kind of inter-Arab confrontation will assist us in the short run and will shorten the way to the more important aim of breaking up Iraq into denominations as in Syria and in Lebanon. In Iraq, a division into provinces along ethnic/religious lines as in Syria during Ottoman times is possible. So, three (or more) states will exist around the three major cities: Basra, Baghdad and Mosul, and Shi’ite areas in the south will separate from the Sunni and Kurdish north.’
In light of policy statements such as these, it might be rewarding for investigators and reporters to keep an eye out for evidence indicating that Israel did not merely play cheerleader in the run-up to the war, but is actively engaged in directing the outcome of the occupation.
Gareth Porter? Very cool man.
Maybe you should consider doing a weekly Iran Update with Gareth Porter or Dr. Gordon Prather.
Whatdaya think?
I do talk with Gareth just about every time he writes something. I should talk with Prather more often too.
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Good show today Scott.
Dahr adds an interesting observation that the US and Maliki governments have been supporting policies that spin Iraq towards balkanization. While the leaks from the Washington Neocons over the past few years seemed to show a series of failed attempts at transforming Iraq into a classic (stable) client state, we can also find reports of key early incidents of sectarian violence which appear to be non-indigenous, as well as involvement of non-US forces in the torture scandals which played such a key role in fomenting resistance and instability.
After hearing Mr. Jamail mention Kissinger’s call for partition, I found a reference to an article by Oded Yinon, ‘A Strategy for Israel in the 1980s,’ which appeared in the World Zionist Organization’s newsletter “Kivunim” in February 1982. I think you might find them interesting.
‘Iraq, rich in oil on the one hand and internally torn on the other, is guaranteed as a candidate for Israel’s targets. Its dissolution is even more important for us than that of Syria. … Every kind of inter-Arab confrontation will assist us in the short run and will shorten the way to the more important aim of breaking up Iraq into denominations as in Syria and in Lebanon. In Iraq, a division into provinces along ethnic/religious lines as in Syria during Ottoman times is possible. So, three (or more) states will exist around the three major cities: Basra, Baghdad and Mosul, and Shi’ite areas in the south will separate from the Sunni and Kurdish north.’
In light of policy statements such as these, it might be rewarding for investigators and reporters to keep an eye out for evidence indicating that Israel did not merely play cheerleader in the run-up to the war, but is actively engaged in directing the outcome of the occupation.
Please make your Dahr Jamail interview available.