Chossudovsky: NATO Supporting Armed Insurrection in Syria

The EU imposes an oil embargo on Syria, freezing almost all business between Damascus and the EU, Syria's main trading partner. Russia however has harshly criticized the move.

A statement made on Friday said the ban covers purchase, import and transport of oil and other petroleum products from Syria amid continuing violence in the country. The EU also prohibited financial or insurance services involved in such transactions. The embargo will take effect immediately as details of the sanctions are published in the official EU newspaper.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has condemned sanctions imposed on Syria by the European Union, including a proposed oil embargo.

"We have always said that no good will come out of unilateral sanctions. This destroys a partner-like approach toward any crisis," Lavrov said on Saturday. "We are against unilateral sanctions."

The decision will halt more than US $4.2 billion a year in Syrian crude oil and petroleum products being exported to Europe.

The decision was made during a non-formal meeting of MFA heads of 27 EU countries that took place in the Polish city of Sopot. The embargo was earlier approved by heads of the Permanent Mission of the EU countries in Brussels.

"This is trying to hit the oil that's a critical financial lifeline to the regime," an EU official was quoted as saying.

Four more Syrian individuals and three entities were added to the list of those targeted by an EU asset freeze and travel ban.

On August 24, an EU decision on sanctions aimed at 15 Syrian officials and five companies came into effect. Their active assets were frozen and they were banned from entering the EU.

Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, added her voice to growing calls for UN Security Council sanctions against Assad, measures currently blocked by Russia and China.

"The violence must stop and he needs to step aside," she said to The Daily Telegraph.

The director of the Centre for Research on Globalization, Michel Chossudovsky, says that the new round of sanctions is just another step toward a NATO-led military intervention in Syria.

"It is a part of a road map which eventually is intended to lead into some kind of military intervention," Chossudovsky claimed. "I think what is happening now is the sanctions stage of something which has been planned... which according to many analysts is a military intervention in Syria -- which in essence would engulf the whole region."

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[TheDavidDaoud]

@phliperphil

I agree Phil.

I'm actually a Canadian living in beautiful Morocco, surrounded by all those "scary" Muslims, and if you have ever visited Morocco you will know that it's a very safe place for foreigners like me.

Some time between now and the election, I would not be surprised if there is some kind of attack on the United States, false flag of course, with the intention of assuring the victory of Obama. I don't believe Ron Paul has any chance of winning, and I dread the future.

[TheDavidDaoud]

@Quierotortilla

I appreciate your sentiments, but most Americans are too misinformed and brainwashed to get of their fat asses and "rebel" against the present system in the United States. They're too busy hating Muslims and Arabs to see the evil in their own government.

[MrFunnyb11]

The terrorist governments in america and israel together with nato created the groups alqueda and the taliban to use as proxie armies.These proxie armies are released in countries like Libya and Syria to try and provide a pretext for wars like they did in Libya.They set these terrorist groups loose in countries and allow these groups to kill people and blame it on the governments they want to overthrow.They also employee cia,mi6,NGO's,mossad and lately qatar.We must all reconize their plan.

[spiriitualemergency3]

attacks and takeovers of Sovereign nations UN NATO supporting mass murder

[phliperphil]

@TheDavidDaoud Unless you elect Ron Paul your country is totally screwed and you are going to pay dearly if your people re elect the same orgy of fu';';'g clowns murderers theives and kid killers that run things now you have to wake the hell up first then take your home land back from these tyrrants who will turn your whole country into a slave factory It is going to happen sooner that you think stay tunned watch alternative medeia dont be brainwashed by the dung yousee on tv

[badran1987]

islamic terrorist groups kill anyone disagrees with them and they scream freedom !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[badran1987]

yes finally someone understands the situation , the armed islamic terrorist groups are causing violence in syria

[TheDavidDaoud]

@PaulbylPaulbyl

I find the recent articles on Libya by Pepe Escobar at atimes.com (Asia Times Online) very informative as well as somewhat entertaining. It was good to hear from you, and I don't believe that elections in the United States will change very much regarding foreign policy.

[PaulbylPaulbyl]

@TheDavidDaoud You are right, but some Americans like myself are very well informed, and want the U.S. govt to be replaced. I am not sure what it will take for that to happen. As it is though, the U.S. govt and its cronie allies in Europe are committing some serious war crimes in Libya and probably Syria too.

[onyrico79]

@aaouir Chossudovsky is not saying that there´s no legitimate opposition to the sirian gov. nor that Assad is not a bloody pseudo-dictator. He´s stating that just like happened in Libia, there are armed gangs supplied by NATO and western countries, do you deny that? can you tell us something about that? One of the things I cant help thinking is how a smart guy like Assad would risk gettting invaded killing so many ppl.. We live in the age of disinformation, good luck