BY DMITRY MININ
The world tension is growing as strikes delivered by the United States against Syria become imminent. For the first time in two and a half years the militants, elated by promises of support coming from overseas, attacked Maaloula - an ancient Christian site of three monasteries, including Mar Thecla. This news evokes special concern. They killed 6 men at the check-point. There were no other forces deployed there, the place has no military importance, it's a purely cultural and religious site. Many local volunteers were killed. As village dwellers and the nuns of Mar Thecla testify, the attacking militants fired mortars and heavy machine guns at the heart of the populated area.Around fifteen hundred local Christians were prepared for painful death. That's what has already happened with many their coreligionists in Syria. The army command managed to make reinforcements come in time, after heavy fighting the regular Syrian army troops made the large jihadist formation retreat. It did not go far taking positions at a neighboring height where a pilgrim's site and a Christian cemetery are situated. The place is protected by UNSESCO being as ancient as the monasteries. Like vultures the militants dug in among ancient graves waiting for strikes by American so that they could eradicate the traces of the very same civilization that gave birth to their overseas allies. On September 8 the reinforcements came and Al Qaeda captured Maaloula. The death toll was estimated in dozens. Other ancient Christian settlements were under the deadly threat... Maaloula is known as one of three places where Western Neo-Aramaic is still spoken. This is the descendant of the language which served as a universal means of communication in the ancient Middle East. This is the language Jesus Christ spoke and the apostils preached in... The Church of St Mark is a place where the Aramaic language is used for service which is conducted by those who come from Maaloula. Now the thin line connecting the humanity with biblical times is severed. Buildings could be restored, but the language will die forever. They say that the truth is the first victim of any war. The death of the truth is what is happening now as the events in and around Syria unfold. John Kerry is a zealous Catholic. What made him lie at a congressional hearing? A congressman asked Mr. Kerry:" 'Is al-Qaida there?' He said: 'No, we are telling you responsibly that they are not>>. "This is a brazen lie pronounced by the man who is perfectly aware of the real state of things. Even the Voice of America reported that the government troops defended the Christians. The local dwellers were afraid that once out of volunteers control the Al Qaeda connected militants would start to kill Christians. WHY THE CATHOLICS WHO ARE CLOSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA, INCLUDING STATE SECRETARY JOHN KERRY, VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF DENIS MCDONOUGH, FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR THOMAS DONILON DISREGARD SO CALLOUSLY THE TRAGEDY OF SYRIAN CHRISTIANS? Or is this disrespectful attitude towards the whole Eastern Christianity is an echo of perpetual claim to superiority of the religion's Western branch? Today even Pope Francis is calling on the US administration to reject the plans to strike Syria. Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III Laham of Antioch and All East and the spiritual leader of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, said the majority of countries in the world stand for political solution of the Syrian crisis. Few want a military action and that's the start of the way to victory. Speaking at a service in the al-Zaytoun Church in Damascus he commented on the Pope's call for worldwide peace vigil for peace in Syria saying most countries supported a political solution to the crisis in the country and few wanted military action. ", he told the Damascus faithful. "." It's not without reason that Italy joined the camp of staunch advocates for peace. WHY AMERICAN CONGRESSMEN SO DOGGEDLY DO THEIR BEST TO AVOID ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS SYRIA WITH THEIR RUSSIAN COUNTERPARTS? WHY PRESIDENT OBAMA, WHILE PREPARING FOR COMBAT ACTIONS, PREFERRED TO MEET THE REPRESENTATIVES OF SEXUAL MINORITIES IN SAINT-PETERSBURG INSTEAD OF MEETING THE PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA, WHO HAS DIFFERENT INFORMATION AT HIS DISPOSAL, SO THAT THIS ISSUE OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE COULD BE DISCUSSED? Polls show the people of Western countries are against the planned intervention. Obama enjoys no majority support in the House of Representatives. The members of his team do their best to keep away the information that contradicts the official propaganda. IT'S EVIDENT, THAT A LARGE-SCALE INTERNATIONAL PROVOCATION TOOK PLACE IN JOBAR ON AUGUST 21. THERE ARE LEAKS OF INFORMATION PROVING THE INVOLVEMENT OF US MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND US PRIVATE ARMS TRADERS, WHO COLLABORATE WITH THE US GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING TECH WISE FROM COLORADO. Other provocations planned to be used as excuses for striking Syria are becoming public knowledge. For instance, false information about a US destroyer attacked in the Mediterranean (remember the Tonkin Gulf accident that started the Vietnam war). That's why the White House keeps away from any debates and is hasting to push through the decision to go to war. THE REPUTATION OF US ADMINISTRATION IS AT STAKE. Even the moderate (secular) Syrian opposition inside the country has been recently opposing the US military action against Syria realizing that in this case radical Islamists will gain. Hassan Abdel Azim, the general coordinator of the Syrian opposition's National Coordination Committee (NCC), said in an interview with "As-Safir" that " and that ", pointing out that "
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