ah, ah, hello, i'm manila chan you are tuned into modus operandi. a devastating natural disaster is known to mobilize the international community to put a pause on politics and help our fellow man. so when multiple major earthquake theory 8.0 on the richter scale, hit southern turkey and northwest syria, only one of those countries saw immediate help from abroad. this week will examine the politics of humanitarian aid. when disaster strikes, who got it and who was left to die? all right, let's get into the ammo. the me, the images are horrible, entire city blocks crumbling as the cameras roll on innocent civilians,

babies to great grandmothers, all trapped under debris as hold buildings are reduced to rubble when pre dawn earthquakes measuring nearly 8 point on the richter scale hit parts of southern turkey and northwest regions of syria. this cross border crisis killing nearly 50000 people so far with that death toll expected to continue to climb in turkey, the response from the international community was swift. this long time nato partner saw the benefits of membership swing in the action just hours after the ground stop shaking. life saving equipment began clearing. what was, what homes? western allies, such as the us, that you immediately deploying everything from manpower to food, blankets to temporary shelter to age survivors. as the temperatures dipped below freezing. massive rescue efforts continued for over a week. meanwhile, just a few miles away on the other side of the border and aleppo, syria,

similar scenes of destruction, but with one market difference. western aid was absent. adding insult to injury the us state department refusing to lift broad sanctions on syria that would allow nations and n g o's from delivering life saving measures to help this war. torn province, president bashar al assad, and the 1st lady of syria made a trip to visit the devastation firsthand. listen to what he had to say. the west has reportedly prioritized politics over the humanitarian situation. but this is not true because in order to prioritize one case over another, both of them must exist. the political situation is there, unlike the humanitarian case, it is therefore normal to politicize the situation. in terms of human sentiment, it exists neither now nor in the past, nor during, nor after modern colonialism. 600 years ago, colonialism was founded on the murder theft and plunder of people. babies,

children, families trapped under rubble, punishments for the crime of being borne, therion. now stephen uni is the chief editor at mid east discourse due to the quick and limited electricity in theory, just 10 minutes a day that fall out from the us sanctions. stephen was able to actually send us a brief video from the ground in the taca, syria. first of all, know, syria and the city of live suburb of egypt and nor, nor philip bo. it's not under the hands of rebel, it's under the control of the radical slumber tears groups to hurl sha loose to be called on the star, and they are the branch of okay, the, the spirits use radical flush, the blood thirsty tears with her r funded supported and trained by the america, by,

by the united states since day one. and they were brought into syria through turkey . the steer with also our half of them are not even syrian deer from chechnya, there to weavers, there from man a staff project and others. and the same did as soon the soon in government and the u. e. and the united nations on several occasions through the earthquake, they wanted to send a to the, to live those radical islamic terrace. they refused those trucks to come in and they wanted money for the trucks and, and then they started fighting on who's going to $3.00. it was going to steve that 8. that's number one. number 2. do you know, did the united states have sanctions on see it for the last 12 years and this and they are number one cause of the for the last 12 years. so that's why

syria has a lack of shortage of gasoline, shortage of fuel, shortage of electricity as everyone. no, no one can live with 10 minutes of electricity and we're doing or again, we're living through that because of the american sanctions. and because of the illegal appearance of the united states in the east of celia, and then stealing our oil and gas in the sub syria, what individuals can do to individuals has to, from all over the world, journalist and activists, and even normal people to pressure the united nation pressure, the united states, and there are congressmen and apartment numbers on listing complete sanctions of syria because lifting the sanctions of syria for $180.00 days only an aide is called a joke. no one can rebuild a rebuild houses, 4 or 5500000 people are homeless because of this earthquake in a 180 days. what's the suffering we're going through today?

and before the squeak, it's all caused by the united states and caused by the sanctions that they know that states. but the sooner people are suffering because of these sanctions, and that is what individual people can do to help. but i assure your congressmen, your parliament's number on lifting sanctions off of syria, that is millions of families suffering in syria. and for more on the crisis in syria, the quake aftermath and the sanctions will turn to veteran war correspondent, in hot spots around the world like the balkan, syria, iran, iraq, you name it. he has covered it, elijah maggie is joining us. so a larger, a lot of calls from around the world for the us to immediately lift sanctions on syria. so in our international aid and money can get through initially after the quakes hit state department spokesman, net price said no, the u. s. is unwilling to do that,

because shar all assad would be exploiting that. i'm of course, paraphrasing here, but that's the essence of what he said. now, the u. s. has eased some of those sanctions, at least for relief efforts. this is only for $180.00 days. why do you think the u . s. temporarily shows this path? but 1st of all, we have to be extremely careful about what the us as nice and coding be to the un roughly on human standard relief. then release the document that the american relief is not complete and leave a lot of space to ambiguity. first of all the population interior. busy duck in to we're here, we're talking about mainly syria because it is the country that has received in the international support, particularly almost none from the way it because it speak about offering when the

day and a the population affected. by the way. now we have seen that the population and the by the way need. busy support in the 1st 4 to 7 days. to remove the debris, which means that there are in need of teens of the national games with dog, with equipment that can see beyond the concrete and can monitor the heat of the population that are trapped under the degree. however. busy we have. busy beyond that, now what the population is in need of a water food and blanket and they need pens and they need to reconstruct that. now the, the. busy busy us is not lifting the sanctions on the reconstruction. that's one

to the us is leaving a big gap in, allowing the banks to deal with syria, allowing companies to deal with syria. the central bank is then under sanctions. so all the company is going to send material to reconstruct or not they can do that without being under section because there are many sub sanctions to the initial caesar. so this is the green bit with the that last by the us is really unfair for the population that have suffered the way. the other point is, why did you ask, shoot this past it because us as been under tremendous as social media and media pressure. can you call me of a country that been suffering from such a strong way at this level of 7.8, maximum and then leave it on its own. we were under pensions now,

it is important to do something. so what they have done, they have done something to feed the p r and say, well, we have done that. and now we allow people to support the, the syrian who have suffered from the consequences of any way. nonetheless, it is very ambiguous. anterior is not getting the western support and through today . so bashar assad actually made a comment about the u. s. looting of the middle east of its oil, its treasure. does this relate to why there have been sanctions on syria since the 19 seventy's? well, i think any, come through with the resources and having his base for teaching geo political location. is it because today it's not a blessing. and because the israel in want of syria and one been good and height

and it has already gone, and i, this is something that is against the american policy. and again, the policy. this is why the americans over demonize those who are against them or at least who do not submit to them because he has not been against the americans . recently. busy because they collaborated and maintain a bank with relationship with the way in general because there is no need to become the. busy any of europe, all the united states, however, maintain some kind of independence and see and maintain its. busy integrity by looking after interest like every single nation because of that the americans don't want that in the middle east. and as we had general with the klux saying a forestall, generally said the americans were planning to occupy 7 countries in 5 years.

starting from, i've gotten this done, iraq and syria before going to 11th, and iran, sudan, so mighty i could throw in libya. so syria was on the line of the united states to be occupied. and we talk in 2001. and just after the 911, this is why syria is part of the u. s. plan to be open by o to be submit. and coming up next. the white helmets once heralded by the waist. now speaking out against it, we'll discuss it when we return with elijah magna sit tight. ammo will be right back. ah, ah ah

. ah, some nations may be able to turn a blind eye to atrocities in other countries. the united states of america is different. wearable people long to be free, they will find a friend in the united states, ah, with you so love to have it all by the body bolts, anybody?

bazy, surely, city john, give god birthday and service of each cigna a few color revolutions is one among several means to reach the goal of conquering foreign lands and bringing them onto the helm of usaa weston, economic interests. people been cited adding that needed to grow valley the democrats year during the tunic color. are they sure? no, we must say loader's soft power america. the final goal of these seem revolutions to ensure that there are no independent players in the world anymore. ah. walk them back to the m o i manila chan. syrians are dying as we speak, but much of the west is trying to turn this natural disaster into the political failure of bashar al assad. elijah manet is still with us to continue this

conversation. so elijah, the collective west is criticizing syria and russia for only having one corridor for aid to come through russia, as we know as an ally of a sod and helped prevent an outright qu in the country. nearly a decade ago. the russians also helped the syrian government defeat isis and protect world heritage sites. but if the rambles control, the north west region and american troops are in the north east of syria, with all the oil wells, isn't it incumbent on the u. s. to negotiate safe travel routes in the north west since the rebels and the u. s. have the sort of the same objective of toppling assad. what even if they have the same goal today they. busy negotiation or really restore between the us and the russian. all

president on the same ground in syria because there are some russian. busy forces in the north east, but they don't have the upper hand and the americans. where's the now to make it clear that had agreed and. busy informed the united nation that he is going to permit a treat, crossing from turkey into syria, and then they can use the crossing. now the reason why wash china and syria was stopping other crossing because it is related to the sovereignty. if syria allowed so many crushing to go through and the americans are supporting the job is to. busy talking about the guy that was talking about isis room and then we talking about it to are in know, west syria. it means that the americans will create the fact to kind of,

to small stay within syria and take this part of syria and occupied forever. this is what the land of the americans to maintain supporting this area just not a. busy big, however, there are around 4000000 people living in and because of that, the russian and the chinese, according to the way of the government, wanted to limit the axis to be under the control of the stack. and under the control of the united nations. to allow to support and the feel of humanity k without. busy becoming a place where the west end transform and the bait and they already, they are based in the west and the north east, syria. there's one day there to be. so that's one area. second thing is there are other crossing that the government in damascus allowed. and open from have side. it is, this is so rocket that leads to adrian. however, yeah, on the other side,

open no structure where i says x in syria. refuse to allow the goods to cross from one side to another because they think this way. busy and give a wake up, hold to the population that is in it, live and invite them unconscious. be to go and live in the regime controlled area because these people want to live in and they have own in other. and they have a willingly selected to wolf to that side. thinking that the war will continue. however, the minute then in the part of preventing anyone from crossing on the government sites, this is why the government say when i give you the day and we share what we have

and if you had to refuse, now there is another crossing from the side and that the crossing from the. busy side at the condition that it should go to a frame, which is a province on the durkis for that very much affected by the way and it is not so however, the minute of that control and the crossing from the. busy from west just to get from the east to the west of syria on the border between the 2 side. and. busy from and hummed up brigade, and these are pro americans and progress. and they have confiscated all the convoy of 32 trucks that were crossing from the side in. busy to in all the area under the control over to a frame where the city and also some of them who did not leave there.

and there was a fight between the minute and no one's to steve the content of the trucks because they can see them again, this seeming blockade of relief, be it at the core doors or group, just afraid to cross the u. s. on these sanctions land mines, it's starting to draw even the ayer of the controversial white helmets who have just now criticized the un for not stepping in in the way of aid. what do you make of that? what the white men have been trained by the british should they have been trained by the way and they have. busy a good purpose during the war in this information and in putting up information. busy and that to the propaganda that the west was ready for it to. busy publish it, publish it, however, the up the tie to stand against president in the sub has gone because after 13

years, 12 years of war, the west did not manage to over troll private than this. therefore the white tenement are no longer useful for the west and because they are no longer useful and the west deeds on the basis of we don't have friends, we have interest basis relationship. then the white element today are look at in a different way. so the wife has a lot of money to spend on ukraine, 120000000000, but very little money to spend on supporting people who wants to survive. those who remain alive off the edge for that new research team, the british spending a few $1000000.00 only for the population. when syria,

if we want to look only at yes, great, and not of the consequences of the war. president, russia tell you they do gun said the cost is $84000000000.00 in turkey. and i think if you dozens of billions in syria, because the province of political and president, province of the fact was very much affected with all the 4 and a half 1000000 people display. and without forgetting about the province of egypt. and the one of the 3, therefore, sending really 4 to 6000000 or even 10 or 100 is not going to be sufficient to buy 10. or they displace people. it's all going to be sufficient to buy food for them. and credit and grant said they need the year to reconstruct and he has $98.00 nation supporting in syria as $10.00 to $15.00 nation

supporting without spending money because they called and benny according to the u . s. sanction that sees the u. s. and e u. sanction, and you can imagine the country way can you the oil cannot use the wheat and. busy is the harvey surviving with the listen editors he and managing the country and want to reconstruct after the war that the extent that the cost reached between $500.00 to $800000000.00. and on top of that, now the government needs to be with a natural disaster. this is a lot for government or any government to deal with. this is why china, russia and the whole why do, with a little bit of sense toward humanity, regardless of they are, syrian or non syrian is inviting the us to lift all of the sanction.

because there is no need for very long paper, explaining which article in which paragraph and what's where people can send or not to send to syria. the americans could have said, we suspend all the sanctions and couldn't further notice. and then everybody will go and support you for one reason. busy because everybody need to do some business and reconstruct interior is also beneficial. if we don't want to look at, do many k inside and supporting people in the i yes. the henry kissinger rules for diplomacy. last thing here, olaja. you're in brussels home to the european union, h q. at this point, not one plane has come into damascus to help the syrians, although they have helped turk. yeah. why not? they are so much closer to syria than say, venezuela. yet even the venezuelans have sense,

help make me laugh because it's when it's not under the u. s. thumb and the we in brussels. unfortunately, with all the european union gathering $28.00 nations under the us bump and they do whatever the americans are doing. and they act according to the will of the americans, and they have eyes is and pockets only for war these days. so when we see it come to live in its way, it's really shameful for the you. you to look at a country under the sanction, like been its way that been suffering so much sending and they're playing. they could have done at least is small gesture with the population that they've been, syria, particularly the area that serve the purpose of the americans and nato instead of

serving their focuses. and here i'm talking about it live that is affected. not even that area was supported. so when vince will attend to playing so do or abs and the grades and said they will send more and they send the team to. busy it but this, all, these have money, however they charge, they will don't want to trigger the angle, the american then say, when sending a lot of support to syria. so even that the american is a country that is bullying the was including brussels, including the european here who are taking decisions against the interests of the european population. but against the interest of the humanity. not to go and support a population in need. after such a scale of escalades is really shameful. and once he is really ashamed to be

european, a larger man, a thank you so much for that analysis. you can find more of olaja work at olaja, j, m dot wordpress dot com. and that is going to do it for this weeks episode of modus operandi the show that dig deep into foreign policy. i'm your host manila chan. thank you for tuning in will few again, next time to figure out the ammo. ah the what are you crazy? yes. or took a lot. i lost most of my friends, but i was broken. i wasn't able to save anyone. i get nothing that i

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