Politicians in Washington Want NATO Article 5 Invoked
for Total War
Global Research, November 17, 2015
Theme: US NATO War Agenda
NATO Article 4 calls for members to “consult together
whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political
independence, or security of any” is threatened.
Article 5 considers an armed attack (real or
otherwise) against one or more members, an attack against all. Collective
self-defense is called for – perhaps in the wake of the Paris incident all-out
war on humanity, risking global escalation if confrontation is provoked with
Russia or China.
Unleashing US-led NATO’s killing machine could become
the war to end all wars, risking world peace and humanity’s survival.
Republican presidential aspirant Marco Rubio called
for “invok(ing) (NATO’s) Article 5,” requiring all 28 Alliance nations to
defend a member under (alleged) attack.
On ABC’s Sunday morning program, Rubio lied, calling
what happened in Paris “an act of war and an attack on one of our NATO allies,
and we should invoke Article 5 of the NATO agreement, and bring everyone
together to put together a coalition to confront this challenge.”
His rant followed French President François Hollande
calling the incident “an act of war,” automatically blaming ISIS despite no
evidence proving it.
Fellow presidential aspirant Jeb Bush on CNN Sunday
urged “conven(ing) the North Atlantic Council to discuss” invoking Article 5,
adding:
“If that’s what the French want, then, our longest and
strongest and most loyal ally over our entire history, we should certainly
consider it.”
The only previous time Article 5 was invoked was after
the 9/11 attacks.
Bush called the Paris incident “a threat to western
civilization, and we should consider it that way.”
Obama’s deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes
called what happened “an act of war,” a clear indication of what’s coming. NATO
Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said member states are ready to assist
France.
“We stand strong and united in the fight against
terrorism,” he blustered, a near declaration of all-out war.
Former NATO commander, retired Admiral James
Stavridis, wrote a Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) controlled Foreign
Policy op-ed,
calling the Paris attacks “an act of war…waged by a terrorist army, a jihadist
army, by Daesh, against France…”
“The Islamic State is an apocalyptic organization
overdue for eradication,” he ranted – ignoring his full knowledge of it being a
US creation, used as proxy foot soldiers.
Netanyahu took full advantage of the Paris incident,
saying “(t)he time has come for countries to condemn terrorism against us to
the same degree that they condemn terrorism everywhere else in the world.”
“The terrorists who attack us have the same murderous
intent as those in Paris” – ignoring his all-out terror war on Palestine and
possible complicity with almost certain state-sponsored terrorism against
Parisian civilians.
Israeli defense minister Moshe Ya’alon blustered:
“This must be a time of reckoning,” suggesting the worst to come against
Palestinian civilians, defenseless against Israel’s rampaging killing machine.
New York Times editors headlined “What Will Come After Paris,”
saying Friday Paris attacks “along with twin bombings in Beirut on the day
before and the downing of a Russian jetliner over the Sinai Peninsula on Oct.
31, show a new phase in the Islamic State’s war against the West, a readiness
to strike far beyond areas it controls in Iraq, Syria, and increasingly,
Libya.”
“The challenge for threatened countries is huge,”
Times editors barely stopping short of urging greater US-led war on humanity
than already – never explaining ISIS is a US creation, used to wage war on
Syria, Iraq and other targeted countries, heading for Russia if not stopped.
“France must take measures to protect its citizens, as
must the United States” and other countries, Times editors blustered, ignoring
what’s most important to explain to readers.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.
His new book as editor and contributor is titled
“Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III.”
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.
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