Syria's ISIS Detainees: The Convenient Crisis That Funds Forever War
📰 THE STORY: Al-Monitor, citing Reuters, reports on the precarious state of ISIS detention centers in northeastern Syria, held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), following a 'rapid collapse' of SDF control. The story raises concerns about the security of thousands of Islamic State members and their families, implying a renewed threat of ISIS resurgence. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING
YOU: Historical Context: The 'ISIS threat' isn't spontaneous combustion. It emerged directly from the power vacuum created by the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, the subsequent disbanding of the Iraqi army, and the deliberate destabilization efforts in Syria as documented by figures like General Michael Flynn, former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, who stated in 2015 that the US 'willfully
decided' to support groups that became ISIS. The US-backed 'moderate rebels' in Syria, which included al-Qaeda affiliates, further fueled this chaos. Double Standard: The narrative of 'Islamic State detainees' as a grave security threat is consistently amplified to justify continued US military presence in Syria (an illegal occupation under international law), while the very same Western media
largely ignores the decades-long, internationally recognized illegal Israeli occupation and daily violence against Palestinians. Imagine the global panic if a Palestinian resistance group held 10,000 Israeli detainees in a blockaded territory – the language would be 'hostage crisis,' not 'security concern.' Follow the Money: The 'ISIS threat' is a goldmine. The US has spent over $100 billion since