Washington-led world project is on the offensive

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http://rt.com/op-edge/159144-syria-ukraine-freedom-washington/



Washington-led world project is on the offensive
Published time: May 15, 2014 10:32
John Wight

Both in Syria and eastern Ukraine people have mounted a courageous stand against a determined assault by the West, proving that in the last analysis the desire for freedom, dignity, and justice can never be denied.

More significantly, the people of Syria and eastern Ukraine have succeeded in exposing the hypocrisy of those who peddle abstract concepts of democracy and sovereignty while actively working to undermine and subvert them.

The evacuation of Homs by rebel fighters in Syria recently marks a significant milestone in the life and death struggle for the future of the country, and the wider region, that has been raging these past three years. While the rebels have not yet been completely defeated, it is clear by now that the Syrian government of Bashar Assad is no longer in danger of being toppled, which given that it seemed inevitable two years ago constitutes a major turnaround and transformation in its fortunes.

As he approaches a presidential election in June, the Syrian leader is entitled to be commended for the courage he has displayed in keeping the country together in the face of huge external pressure from the West and a brutal foe inside Syria. The latter is dominated by Sunni jihadists from outside the country and funded by the Saudis, Qataris, and aided by Turkey and Western powers, which in 2014 would appear to have trouble deciding whether the ideology of Sunni fundamentalism and extremism should be harnessed as a proxy to help advance its interests, as in Syria, or fought against as a threat to its interests, as in Afghanistan.