ForbiddenKnowledgeTV
Alexandra Bruce
January 27, 2014
We all know that the war in Syria is really a battle over competing oil pipelines, destined for the European market; a market that is currently dominated by Russia but which is now being threatened by a proposed “Shi’a Pipeline,” so-called because it travels almost entirely through Shi’a-majority territories. This is much to the consternation of Shi’a-hating Saudi Arabia and Iran-hating Israel (Iran is a Shi’a Theocracy) – not to mention Russia, which would have a lot to lose economically, with the success of this upstart pipeline.
However, this clip gives an underreported backstory, regarding Russia’s ultimate goals in backing the Assad regime in Syria. It was created by by astute young Azerbaijani, who has produced many high-quality and easy-to-understand geopolitical analyses on his YouTube channel, the Caspian Report. As he says:
“For months now, Russia has been the main defender of Bashar Al-Assad. Russia has put its international reputation at stake, and all this for Syria. So what drives Russia to confront the US? Why does Moscow care about Syria or Al-Assad?
“Well, the truth is they really don’t. Russia has no particular interests for Syria, and they don’t care much for Al Assad, either. The Russian naval facility in Syria and the weapons exports are only symbolic interests.
“In this report we explain how Putin’s interests in Syria are indirectly related to Russia’s backyard project – the Eurasian Union.”
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