Bin Laden’s Death at the Orderof the Nobel Peace Prize Recipient

Published in De Fato
(Brazil) on 11 May 2011
by Editorial Edition (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Deonca Williams. Edited by Patricia Simoni  .
The main reason for death and civil war remains the same: an insatiable desire to accumulate riches and power.

After a 10-year manhunt, Osama bin Laden, leader of the group, al-Qaida, was finally assassinated by the United States government. He was found in a mansion approximately 70 kilometers from the Pakistani capital and was executed with a shot to the head by an elite section of the U.S. Army,* trained to do covert missions all over the world. The only thing left to complete the mission was disposal of the body. The body was dumped from a helicopter** in the ocean in order to completely erase all traces of it. The manner in which the body was disposed mirrored the practices of the Argentinean dictatorship during the 1970s.

All the details are still a little unclear, with statements being immediately changed and questions being raised that still have not been answered. The U.S. government did not hesitate in lying, ashamedly, in their transmission of the first reports on the murder.

There has been no defense raised for bin Laden and no outrage at his murder. He has been identified as being responsible for innumerable actions leading to the death of thousands of civilians, and as a result, he deserved to be judged or condemned in order to pay for his crimes. Certainly, during the judgment process, other parties who financed and ordered such criminal actions would also have been identified. All the people who are just as responsible as bin Laden would be named. For this reason, it was more convenient for the U.S. to kill him rather than capture him.

British journalist Robert Fisk remembers how the same situation occurred with Saddam Hussein. He was hanged before he had the opportunity to testify about the poisonous gas the U.S. used against the Kurds and how he received military help from Washington to invade Iran in 1980.

The military action authorized by President Barack Obama has received a plethora of praise from many other world leaders. These countries collaborated with the U.S. government in the practice of torture to obtain information from suspects. These countries have ignored their violation of Pakistan’s national sovereignty, which is confirmed in this military action that was carried out without Pakistan’s knowledge and permission. These countries support the U.S. use of an elite force to go to any country and kill people who are considered the enemy.

They have thrown the principle of justice in the trash. The fact remains that there exists a legal process with a trial, a jury, a defense attorney and a verdict, which either acquits or convicts any human being. It’s a shame that most governments act as if they are supposed to support American interests.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed that bin Laden was the founder of an ideology of hate and caused the death of thousands of victims all over the world, primarily in Islamic countries. Sarkozy is the same president who leads a coalition of Western countries that daily bombs Libya. Shortly after bin Laden was dumped in the ocean, hundreds of civilians continue being killed, simply for being Islamic and because they live in countries that have rich petroleum reserves.

The euphoria from the murder propagated by the Obama administration and created for the convenience of the Western media does not tell the public the truth: that bin Laden was made into the “enemy” for the benefit of American imperialism. Afghanistan was the principal ally of the U.S. in opposition to Russian occupation of the country. After the fall of the Soviet Union and, consequently, the disappearance of communism, bin Laden’s terrorism played an important role in maintaining American peace. The attacks of Sept. 11 helped George W. Bush institute a global war against terrorism, so that he could declare war and occupy Iraq and Afghanistan, and finally internalize the conflict in Pakistan. This strategy allowed Bush and the American government control of the petroleum reserves and pipelines and allowed the U.S. to establish military bases close to countries like China, Iran and Russia. These wars yielded immense profits for the U.S. Defense Department and eased the economic crisis the U.S. caused in each country.

This enemy was so convenient that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recognized that Saudi Arabia was one of two principal allies of the U.S. in the Middle East, as Saudi Arabia guaranteed the necessary financial support for al-Qaida. Likewise, it remains intriguing that Pakistan, the ally of the U.S. in the war against Afghanistan, harbored bin Laden for six years and was never threatened by the Army and Secret Service for the most powerful country on the planet.

First, it was not convenient to the imperial interests for bin Laden to be captured. After bin Laden could no longer be used, it became more convenient to kill him, because if bin Laden were captured, he would testify against the U.S. Bin Laden’s death served to elevate the approval ratings for the Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Barack Obama, who is seeking re-election in 2012.

Although the great capitalist powers continue with their politics, the dumping of bin Laden’s body in the sea will be of no help. Therefore, the main reason for death and civil war remains the same: an insatiable desire to accumulate riches and power.

*Editor’s Note: Osama bin Laden was killed by a team of Navy SEALs on May 2.
**Editor’s Note: Bin Laden’s body was deposited in the ocean from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.



A morte de Bin Laden a mando do Prêmio Nobel da Paz

A principal causa das guerras e mortes de civis permanece:a insaciável ganância de acumular riqueza e poder
11/05/2011

Editorial edição 428 do Brasil de Fato

Após dez anos de procura, Osama Bin Laden, líder da rede Al Qaeda, finalmente foi assassinado pelo governo estadunidense. Encontrado numa mansão a 70 km da capital paquistanesa, foi executado com um tiro na cabeça por uma tropa de elite do exército dos EUA, treinada para promover ações encobertas em qualquer parte do planeta. Restava, para concluir a missão, livrar-se do corpo. Jogá-lo em alto-mar, de um helicóptero, na tentativa de desaparecer com os vestígios do cadáver, repetiu a prática dos militares da ditadura Argentina, na década de 1970.

Todo o acontecimento ainda está cercado de dúvidas, afirmações que são desmentidas imediatamente e questões que certamente ficarão sem respostas por muito tempo. O próprio governo dos EUA não hesitou em mentir, vergonhosamente, ao transmitir as primeiras informações sobre o assassinato.

Não há nenhuma defesa a Bin Laden ao se questionar e se indignar com o seu assassinato. Identificado como responsável por inúmeras ações que causaram a morte de milhares de civis, ele deveria ir a julgamento e, caso condenado, pagar pelos seus atos. Certamente, num processo de julgamento seriam identificados outros parceiros, financiadores e mandantes das ações criminosas. Todos merecedores de acompanhá-lo no banco dos réus. Por isso, era conveniente assassiná-lo, não prendê-lo.

O jornalista inglês Robert Fisk lembra que o mesmo aconteceu com Saddam Hussein: foi enforcado antes que tivesse oportunidade de falar sobre os componentes do gás fornecido pelos EUA e usado contra os curdos ou sobre a ajuda militar que recebeu de Washington quando invadiu o Irã em 1980.

Não faltaram os aplausos de inúmeros governos à ação militar ordenada por Barack Obama. Desse modo, foram coniventes com a prática da tortura para obter informações, como fizeram e reconheceram autoridades estadunidenses. Ignoraram a violação da soberania nacional do Paquistão, caso se confirme que a ação militar foi feita sem o conhecimento daquele país. Deram respaldo para que os EUA enviem uma tropa de elite para qualquer país para assassinar pessoas que julgam serem suas inimigas.

Jogaram na lata do lixo o princípio de justiça que exige um processo legal, um tribunal, uma audiência, um defensor, um julgamento para condenar ou inocentar qualquer ser humano. É trágico como a maioria dos governos se comporta como vassalos frente aos interesses dos EUA.

O presidente da França, Nicolas Sarkozy, chegou a afirmar que Bin Laden foi o iniciador de uma ideologia do ódio e causador de milhares de vítimas em todo o mundo, principalmente nos países islâmicos. Sarkozy é o mesmo presidente que lidera uma coalizão de países ocidentais que diariamente bombardeia o território líbio. Mesmo depois de Bin Laden ter sido sepultado no mar, centenas de civis continuam sendo mortos, não por serem islâmicos, e sim porque moram nos territórios ricos em reservas petrolíferas.

A euforia do assassinato propagada pelo governo Obama e a conivência da mídia ocidental esconderam da opinião pública que Bin Laden foi um “inimigo”, no mínimo, conveniente para o imperialismo estadunidense. No Afeganistão, foi o principal aliado do EUA contra a ocupação da URSS àquele país. Após o fim da URSS e, consequentemente, o desaparecimento do medo do comunismo, o terrorismo de Bin Laden assumiu o papel de inimigo número 1 da pax americana. Os atentados de 11 de setembro de 2001 serviram para que o governo de George W. Bush instituísse a “guerra global contra o terror”, declarasse guerra e ocupasse o Iraque e o Afeganistão e, posteriormente, internalizasse esse conflito no território paquistanês. Uma estratégia que lhe assegurou o controle sobre as reservas de petróleo e dos oleodutos desses países e lhe permitiu instalar bases militares próximas a países como China, Irã e Rússia. Guerras que deram à indústria bélica dos EUA lucros fabulosos e que amenizaram os efeitos da crise econômica instalada naquele país.

Um inimigo tão conveniente que a própria secretaria de Estado dos EUA, Hillary Clinton, reconheceu, em memorando, que a Arábia Saudita – um dos principais aliados do seu país no Oriente Médio – garantia o apoio financeiro essencial à Al Qaeda. Da mesma forma, não deixa de ser instigante que o Paquistão, aliado dos EUA na guerra contra o Afeganistão, abrigou Bin Laden por seis anos, sem que em nenhum momento fosse ameaçado pelo exército e pelo serviço secreto de inteligência da maior potência militar do planeta.

Primeiro, não era conveniente prendê-lo porque servia aos interesses do império. Depois, esgotada sua serventia, tornou-se inconveniente sua prisão pelo que sabia e poderia revelar. Morto, ainda serviu para elevar os índices de aprovação do governo do Prêmio Nobel da Paz, Barack Obama, visando a reeleição em 2012.
Enquanto continuarem as políticas imperialistas das grandes potências capitalistas, de pouco adiantará ter jogado o cadáver de Bin Laden no fundo do mar. A principal causa das guerras e mortes de civis permanece:a insaciável ganância de acumular riqueza e poder.
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