The mass media manipulates in order to make out that national governments are the main causes for bloodshed. In reality, it is a million miles away whereby military minnows turn out to be powerful forces internally. This is then followed by NATO intervention after the media does the dirty work. Therefore, the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), rebels in Libya and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) became military units literally overnight. Clearly, the United States did not desire to intervene militarily before the election of November 6, 2012. However, with this date moving closer then suddenly events on the ground in Turkey and Jordan is beginning to take shape. Up until now the Russian Federation remains firm behind a negotiated solution to the problems which beset Syria. However, with Turkey becoming more antagonistic and behaving like “a regional bully” then it is essential that nations which have been open-minded step up and provide Syria with international support. In the past, political elites in Washington, London and Paris have ignored the wishes of the Russian Federation in several conflicts. Also, with war mongering voices being especially heard loud within the Republican Party in America, the Turkish government of Erdogan and the socialist government of Hollande in France; then “new clouds” are moving closer to Syria. At the same time, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are maintaining the terrorist, mercenary and Islamist ratlines alongside Turkey and covert operatives from Western nations. The nation of Turkey continues to occupy northern Cyprus and after this occupation vast numbers of Orthodox Christian churches were destroyed alongside architecture. Not surprisingly, the Christian population fled. Turkey also violates the sovereignty of Iraq by bombing the Kurds within Iraq when it is deemed necessary. Now Turkey is not only arming, training and providing covert support to the FSA; but with NATO firmly in the shadows the Erdogan government wants to lore Syria into a war. If the Russian Federation does not provide military support to the government of Syria then this nation will be seen to be “a paper tiger.” China will do little because economic interests always come to the fore for this nation and Syria is too distant without the support of the Russian Federation for the political elites in Beijing. Therefore, the onus is on the Putin government alongside other nations like Iran and Iraq to work together in order to prevent another NATO induced conflict at the behest of Erdogan. It is abundantly clear that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been allowed to sponsor international terrorism and sectarianism openly. Turkey also joined-in sensing Syria was in a weakened condition. The upshot of this is training camps within Turkey and countless ratlines with regards to military arms, terrorist infiltration, spreading Islamist indoctrination, giving mercenaries a free hand and other unsavory realities. Despite this clear infringement against the sovereignty of Syria, the United Nations somehow condemned the government of Syria for defending itself. Also, it is still unknown or at least debated about who fired into Turkey but video evidence does point the finger at the FSA. Irrespective of this, it is clear that this does not threaten the sovereignty of Turkey. On the contrary, it is Turkey which is violating the sovereignty of Syria, northern Cyprus and Iraq. This reality means that the Russian Federation should put severe pressure on Ankara and all nations which seek to crush the independence of Syria. If not, then this weakness will only backfire in the long-term because the same scenario will keep on arising. On top of this, the expansion of NATO is clearly aimed at the Russian Federation and the same applies to the missile shield issue with America. Jordan also appears to be giving the green light to America to destabilize Syria despite the so-called task force being relatively small in number. Yet clearly, the so-called American task force will be involved in many covert operations whereby the planning stages are being prepared. The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Gennady Gatilov, commented that “In our contacts with partners in NATO and in the region, we are calling on them not to seek pretexts for carrying out a military scenario or to introduce initiatives such as humanitarian corridors or buffer zones.” It appears that Ankara, Washington, Paris and London are not listening like usual and NATO will be weighing up many covert options. This means that the Russian Federation needs to do more to stop the same “failed state syndrome” from destroying the independence of Syria. It is essential that Turkey is warned by several nations that their militaristic behavior will not be tolerated. If not, then nations that abandon Syria in “its hour of need” should look into the mirror – after all, Washington is banking on the containment of the Russian Federation and China while chipping away at their respective power bases. leejay@moderntokyotimes.com http://moderntokyotimes.com