| It's the Saudis. Key paragraphs from the article: |
...a formerly inoffensive Caucasus
republiccurrently bedevilled by low-level Islamic insurgency, occasional outbreaks of separatism, ethnic tensions and terrorism, primarily due to its proximity to Chechnya. There are several dozen ethnic groups, most of which speak either Caucasian, Turkic, or Iranian languages. Largest among these ethnic groups are the Avar, Dargin, Kumyk, Lezgin, and Laks. While Russers form less than five percent of the population, Russian remains the primary official language and the lingua franca...
, and the Caucasus in Russia's backyard, according to FARS News Agency. You might recall Bandar bin Sultan as the infamous "Bandar Bush" in earlier times, but that's another column.
Last August, Bandar was in Moscow to specifically discuss the Syrian issue. At that time, Bandar tried to bribe Putin into changing his policy on Syria by promising him "a safe and secure winter Olympics in Sochi" if he would stop the material support of Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
Light of the Alawites...
. He offered Russia other incentives in exchange for withdrawing his support for Assad, "including a major arms deal and a pledge not to challenge Russian gas sales if Moscow scales back support for the Syrian government," as noted by the FARS News Agency.
The future of Syria, in the eyes of Putin, is not negotiable. I have written many times that Syria is Putin's red line in the sand and that Syria, not Iran, will be the tripwire for World War III. Yet, the U.S., Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, Israel and others are hell-bent on toppling Assad by all available means, which leads back to the September 11, 2012 attacks in Benghazi.
The Saudis fund and support the various terrorist groups in Syria and elsewhere. Bandar is personally in charge of all matters related to Syria and the initiatives to oust Assad in favor of a Moslem Brüderbund leadership. He also openly states that he can control terrorist actions in Sochi, meaning that he can either give them an operational green or a red light. His reach is also said to include the Chechen terrorists, which should cause a number of pundits on both sides of the theoretical political divide to rethink what we were told about the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and the Saudi national, visited by Mrs. Obama, who quietly disappeared into the night. That, however, is reserved for another column.
From Benghazi to Sochi, perhaps via Boston, it's all about a larger global realignment of power where the Moslem Brüderbund is installed in countries across the Middle East to destabilize the region. Whether it's Sochi, Benghazi or even Boston, the lie is bigger, the stakes are higher, the agenda is much deeper than most can imagine. Terrorism is a nation-state proxy war by other means.