Tsarnaev Robbed Americans of Their “Revenge”, so, They Took it Out On His Corpse

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Once again, the unprecedented refusal by authorities all over the USA to bury Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and quietly be done with it emphasised the American thirst for revenge and their disrespect for the sanctity of life and the dead. Sure, no one wants their grave next to one belonging to a monster, but civilised intelligent societies don’t play games with corpses… unfortunately, that’s a fact. While the USA has buried thousands of mass murderers and psychopaths with little fanfare, for some reason, they didn’t offer this young Muslim, who showed the fallacy of the police state, the same regard. Certainly, he was evil, but you don’t play politics with a corpse.

The disgrace of the Tsarnaev burial débâcle is a story most Americans would want to go away as quickly as possible (move along… nothing to see here), some publications even openly saying as much, with the Boston Globe even going so far as to publish a piece entitled “It’s Time to Bury this Story”. Of course, it’s time to bury the story, as it’s a very uncomfortable one for Americans; it shows the complete idiocy and lack of common human decency that exists in the American masses.

The author of the Boston Globe article (perhaps, he was playing with words when he titled it?) cited Thane Rosenbaum, the author of the book Payback: The Case for Revenge, as saying, “There’s a difference between an ordinary crime and an atrocity. Someone went to the hardware store and picked out nails and bolts and ball bearings for the purpose of dismembering children. They knew the purpose was not just to kill, but to dismember. The atrocious deserve very different treatment. They deserve to be ostracised and banished from the community.”

By all means, what Tamerlan Tsarnaev did was an atrocity (assuming he was, in fact, guilty of the crime as he was still only a suspect, a fact few wish to be reminded of), no one would argue to the contrary, yet civilised intelligent people wouldn’t do something as distasteful as playing revenge with a corpse. The fact that Tamerlan died a horrendous death, being shot by police and run over by his own brother, apparently was not enough for the American thirst for blood and revenge, and by not allowing him to be quietly be buried, once again, we’re reminded of that particular characteristic of the “American experience”… the love and enthusiasm for bloody revenge, at once appalling and disgraceful , made even more so by the self-righteous indignation and the holier-than-thou-zeal with which it’s sought. The refusal by American officials to allow Tamerlan’s burial has resonated around the world, and the spectacle of a body rotting away, waiting for burial, being refused left and right, has the world’s population again focused on the idiocy of the American people.

The refusal to bury Tamerlan was unprecedented, as every type of killer, paedophile, rapist, mass murderer, and even those guilty of treason are buried somewhere when they die. Usually, it’s done quietly in a prison cemetery or some other obscure location, perhaps, in an unmarked grave, as the Boston Globe noted in an article on Tsarnaev, “Albert DeSalvo, the Boston Strangler, confessed to 12 murders during a crime wave that ranks among the most famous and heinous in American history. Yet, he’s interred at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park in Peabody MA”. Of course, there are others:

• Ted Bundy, who confessed to killing over 30 women, was cremated, and his ashes spread over the Cascade Mountains in Washington State, according to his own wishes.
• John Wayne Gacy, who killed 33 young men and boys, was quietly cremated, although it was later learned a psychiatrist saved part of his brain in a basement for years.
• Jeffrey Dahmer, responsible for the deaths of 16 people, whose crimes included cannibalism and necrophilia, was cremated, after much debate over what to do with his brain, which had been saved in a jar.
• John Geoghan, a defrocked priest who molested more than 150 children, was buried in Massachusetts in the same cemetery as many of the Kennedy clan.
• Jim Jones, responsible for over 900 deaths, was quietly cremated in Dover DE.
• David Koresh, the infamous Branch Davidian leader, was buried a month after being shot in the head by federal agents in Tyler TX.
• Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, the Columbine killers who killed 12 classmates and a teacher, were cremated and buried, respectively.
• Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary School killer who killed his own mother and, then, 20 first-graders and 6 school staff, was buried after private arrangements organised by his father.
• Osama bin Laden, even though his body was thrown off a ship at sea, the US government heatedly-claimed that they followed Muslim tradition in burying him within 24 hours of death.
• Home-grown American terrorist Timothy McVeigh, who killed 168 people, was almost buried as a war hero at Arlington National Cemetery before being cremated, the USA even passed a law to stop him from being buried at Arlington.
• Lee Harvey Oswald was buried twice in Fort Worth TX, the second time after being exhumed.

Therefore, we see that, all over the USA, death row inmates, presidential assassins, cannibals, mass murderers and terrorists of all kind get a normal burial alongside other “normal” people. So, why did the disgraceful treatment of Tamerlan Tsarnaev occur? Some say that the idea of honouring the dead would be violated and the dead desecrated by burying a monster amongst them. That’s an argument that may be valid, as no one would want to be buried next to Oswald or Hitler, whose remains were flushed into the sewer, by the way, but why desecrate the living by playing games and politics with a corpse?

What Tamerlan reportedly did was horrible, there can be no doubt, but what he did wasn’t as bad as others who received respect in death. Part of the reason is the American lust for revenge, something they were robbed of when Tamerlan died. There can’t be a sensational trial, where he and his family would have been demonised daily, and the American populace would feed on all of the gory details of the case, there can’t be an execution at the hands of this “civilised” state, satisfying the blood lust for revenge. By dying, Tamerlan did what was worst of all, he robbed Americans of revenge, so, what did they have left? All that they had left was to take revenge on a corpse.

Why was this acceptable in the case of Tamerlan? Well, like all of the men at Guantánamo, who are held for nothing, Tamerlan was Muslim. Americans are aware that Islam teaches that the dead should be buried within 24 hours of death, so, this was a way of getting back at a religion demonised and hated by Americans. Tamerlan was also from Russia, another country continually demonised by the West. So, what could be worse than a Muslim from Russia who tricked the American authorities and showed Americans what a complete failure their beloved security state is? What could be worse? One who died before the Americans could take their revenge, that’s what. Thus, once again, Americans have done worlds to offend and insult Muslims, and, once again, made another martyr out of a sick individual in their pursuit of revenge.

It’s also important to note that Tamerlan and his family had renounced Russia and were living in the USA in asylum; Tamerlan grew up in America, which made him a home-grown terrorist, robbing Americans of the chance to transfer the blame to Russia. To make things worse, Russia warned the American government about Tamerlan. Hence, strike three there as well.

The endless debate over what to do with the body was positive in one regard for those in power, it took the focus off the authorities who allowed the attack to occur. It’s also overshadowed any reports as to the victims, whom the American populace isn’t interested in. What about all of the people who were injured and maimed, whose lives were shattered? Where were the press reports about them whilst the mass media focused on a rotting corpse nobody wants? The only thing to have said was, “Bury it and be done with it”.

This aspect of the American psyche, this lust for revenge and disrespect for the dead is only outdone by the American disrespect for the living, if such people are “different”, or “Muslim”, or “brown”. This goes back to the very foundations of America, and I’ve said this many times, a country founded on genocide and built by slaves on stolen land can never be “normal” or “moral”. Just as Americans revelled in the deaths of the indigenous people (Geronimo’s bones are still kept as souvenirs by the Skull and Bones Society), displaying heads for months on stakes, and keeping body parts as trophies (something still done today in Afghanistan, for example), the sheer joy obtained by many Americans when someone “evil” is killed is unparalleled anywhere in the world, and if that joy and lust can’t be satiated by the act of taking the life, then, the next best thing is playing games with the corpse. All of this begs a question asked by the peaceful Indians who met the Europeans with open arms… “Who’s the real savage?”

13 May 2013

John Robles

Voice of Russia World Service

http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_05_13/Tsarnaev-robbed-Americans-of-their-revenge-so-they-took-it-out-on-his-corpse/

Syria at Threshold of Religious War

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A report recently published by the Open Doors international Christian human rights organisation says that, at present, Syria’s one of the most dangerous countries in the world for Christians to live in. The report says that many Christians in Syria are victims of violence and that many Christian churches and monasteries in the country lie in ruins. Every year, Open Doors publishes reports about violence against Christians in various parts of the world. In last year’s report, Syria was in 36th place on the list of countries where Christians face persecution. Now, it’s in 11th place. Open Doors collected information about Christians killed, kidnapped, or brutalised in those regions of Syria under opposition control, which, in essence, means Islamist rule. The Islamist insurgents have desecrated, damaged, or totally wrecked many Christian churches and monasteries in Syria.

In an interview with VOR, Russian expert in Eastern affairs Boris Dolgov said, “The appearance of this report is very important. I hope that this document helps the world to learn more about violence against Christians in Syria and to seek measures to stop this violence”. Recently, Mr Dolgov visited Syria and met with members of several Christian communities; in particular, with Mother Agnes-Mariam de la Croix, the prioress of St Jacques Roman Catholic Monastery, saying, “I had a long talk with Mother Agnes-Mariam. She’s very concerned that the rebels are now persecuting Christians in Syria. She knows of many cases when Islamists shelled Christian monasteries, kidnapped or killed Christian priests, and expelled Christians from cities now under opposition control… for example, from Homs. She showed photographs to me that depicted the consequences of these crimes. Mother Agnes-Mariam told me that many members of the Syrian opposition belong to al-Qaeda and other radical Islamist groups”.

The Open Doors report noted that if radical Islamists come to power in Syria, they might start to persecute Christians only because Christians didn’t interfere in the conflict between the opposition and the government out of a preference for a peaceful solution of the matter. This may either isolate Syrian Christians domestically or force many to flee Syria. Dolgov agreed with this, saying, “If the most radical Islamist faction within the Syrian opposition came to power, this would be a tragedy, not only for Syria, but also for the entire Middle East. Most likely, they’d start killing Christians, Alawites, Kurds, and members of other religious and national minorities”.

Alawites are a Muslim sect whose beliefs on some points differ from those of the Islamists. President Bashar al-Assad and his family are Alawites, and Alawites currently dominate the Syrian government and military. As a rule, Syrian Kurds either support President Assad or take no sides in the conflict between his régime and the opposition. Recently, the MP also expressed concern about persecution of Christians in Syria. Patriarch Kirill Gundyaev, the First Hierarch of the MP, is of the opinion that ethnic and religious tensions are the main causes of the conflict in Syria. His Holiness said that the MP is ready to render humanitarian aid to Syrian Christians who’ve lost their homes or suffered in some other way from Islamist actions.

10 January 2013

Konstantin Garibov

Aleksei Lyakhov

Voice of Russia World Service

http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_01_10/Syria-at-threshold-of-religious-war/

The “Free Syrian Army” Continues to Hold Ukrainian Reporter Hostage

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The Ukraine called on the Syrian authorities to take decisive steps to free Ankhar Kochneva, a Ukrainian journalist kidnapped in Syria on 10 October. Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Aleksandr Dikusarov said that Kiev expected tangible results from actions to secure a safe release of the Ukrainian reporter, saying, “The Ukraine demands an immediate release of Ankhar Kochneva, and we’ll take action to get the issue of violence against a civilian into the international discussion”. He added that the Ukraine hoped that the international community would harshly condemn and punish this act of rebel violence. Kochneva worked as an interpreter for a Russian TV crew when Syrian militants kidnapped her. The same day, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich gave instructions to his ministry of Foreign Affairs to do everything possible to free Kochneva.

Syrian militants are threatening to execute journalist Ankhar Kochneva, and they’ve demanded 50 million USD (1.54 billion Roubles. 38 million Euros. 31 million UK Pounds) for her life. The ultimatum signed by the field commanders of the paramilitary wing of the opposition Free Syrian Army (FSA) expires on 13 December. The FSA said that Kochneva’s a “Ukrainian spy”. Kochneva, a Ukrainian citizen, lived in Russia for the past ten years. In January 2012, she went to Syria to work as a journalist and translator. Kochneva wrote many interesting and exciting reports for Russian media outlets. VOR contacted her when it needed commentary on the situation in Syrian hot spots, including Homs. Whenever a call from Moscow came, Kochneva was always at her post.

Her reports differed from the picture presented by al Jazeera and other media outlets that supported the Syrian rebels. Most likely, precisely, her objective views on the developments in Syria pushed the militants to kidnap her on 7 October. In a 28 November video address, she asked the Russian and Ukrainian governments to fulfil the kidnappers’ demands. For their part, a number of Russian media outlets urged Syrian ambassador to Russia Riad Haddad to do everything in his power to free Kochneva as soon as possible.

A head of a Russian NGO, Darya Mitina, said, “The Russian Committee of Solidarity with the Peoples of Libya and Syria made efforts in this direction. The ultimatum, delivered by the militants urges the parties concerned to search for substantive solutions, as well as for a progression towards talks. Regrettably, for the time being, the means to influence the militants are limited. We’ve requested international human rights and press freedom agencies to pay continued attention to this topic on both radio and television. There’s little information about the kidnapping, taking into account the role Kochneva played in the public information space”.

An expert with the Institute of Oriental Studies, Vladimir Isayev, said, “As a rule, no details are given about talks with kidnappers or about ransom terms. Judging by the facts, talks are currently under way. Russia has established contact with the Syrian opposition. Some time ago, talks with opposition representatives were held in Moscow. However, I don’t think that they’re involved in the kidnapping. Therefore, I don’t know whether Russia has any possibility or any contacts to influence the opposition, and, thus, to ensure the release of Ankhar Kochneva. On the other hand, Russia can appeal to all those who support the Syrian opposition… for example, to Turkey, with which top-level talks were recently held”.

A week after Kochneva was kidnapped, Ukrainian President Yanukovich gave instructions to his aides to do everything possible for secure her release. This occurred on 15 October. No other reports about Kiev’s stance have come since then.

A group of Syrian rebels threatened to kill a Ukrainian journalist captured on 9 October if they don’t receive ransom for her., Darya Mitina, the journalist’s friend and former KPRF Gosduma deputy told reporters, “The deadline for the ransom payment is 13 December 2012. If the money isn’t paid by that time, they’ll kill her as a ‘Ukrainian spy’”. Kochneva’s relatives confirmed that the kidnappers contacted them and demanded ransom, but they said that they didn’t believe 13 December was the deadline. Kochneva’s nephew Dmitri was cited as saying, “I have no detail of negotiations to free my aunt. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that they’re working on it, but we don’t know exactly what’s being done”.

Ankhar Kochneva, a Ukrainian journalist who went missing in Syria on 10 October, contacted her relatives for the first time on Sunday, saying she hoped everything would be fine and asking them not to call her. Kochneva’s ex-husband Dmitri Petrov told Izvestiya that he’d received an SMS from the journalist’s phone number reading, “I hope for the best. Don’t message me”. A similar text was reportedly sent to one of her friends. In it, Kochneva also mentioned that she’d been kidnapped. The Russian Embassy in Damascus had the active support of the Ukrainian government in their search for the 40-year-old, who was an active supporter of the Assad régime. Allegedly, Syrian rebels abducted her in the outskirts of Homs. Russian journalist Yelena Gromova, a close friend, told us that Kochneva often received threatening messages from the Syrian opposition on social networking sites.

Sergei Marov, spokesman of the Russian Embassy in Damascus, said that Ankhar Kochneva, a journalist kidnapped in Syria, was a Ukrainian national, noting, “It’s become known to the Russian Embassy that she’s a Ukrainian citizen. She wasn’t accredited to work here [in Syria]”. Mr Markov said the Russian diplomatic mission was closely cooperating with Ukrainian officials looking for the journalist. Ankhar Kochneva went missing on 9 October. Her friend Darya Mitina said she was last seen 20 kilometres (@12 miles) from the city of Homs.

15 December 2012

Voice of Russia World Service

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_12_15/Western-backed-Free-Syrian-Army-has-crossed-the-line/

Western-Backed “Free Syrian Army” Crosses the Line of Acceptable Behaviour

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The so-called “Free Syrian Army” (FSA) committed an affront to all humanity by kidnapping and threatening to execute a female Ukrainian journalist and announcing that they’ll kill all Russians and Ukrainians that they find in Syria. One could take this to be akin to a declaration of war, obviously, the armed insurgents in Syria were emboldened to a point that they’ve stepped into an area where they’re beyond the law. With the terrorists also threatening Russian and Ukrainian Diplomatic Missions, this could set off a chain of events that could pull Russia directly into the conflict. If the lives of Russians are at risk, Russia has the right to protect its citizens, and to assist the unaligned Ukraine, if it receives such a request.

The world knows that the USA and the West support the FSA, and if Russia had to consider entering Syria militarily, this would make such a decision extremely dangerous. The security, in this case for the diplomatic missions, lies with Syria, as does the freeing of the hostage, but if, hypothetically, the Syrian government requests Russian assistance, how would this affect the position of the USA and the West, who have battle groups poised to invade the country at a moment’s notice? If you’re pretending to be my friend, but paying and supporting criminals who’ve threatened to kill my family and loved ones, then, wouldn’t it be logical to say that you’re my enemy, and that if I want to save my loved ones, then, I should neutralise the threat, including you?

Take this to a larger level; consider that Russia has dealt in a civilised manner with the backers of the FSA, who’re terrorists, killers, and mercenaries operating in Syria. The FSA openly threatened to kill Russians, Ukrainians, and Iranians, attack and kill civilians, and execute unarmed ordinary people. In reality, what should the reaction be to all this? If the FSA kidnapped an American and threatened to destroy the US and UK Missions, what would their reaction be to that? One might argue that the FSA effectively declared war on Russia, the Ukraine, and Iran; since the West backs them, this might appear to be a proxy declaration. Of course, the USA wouldn’t declare war on Russia or Iran. Formal Declarations of War aren’t something that the USA does; they didn’t declare war on Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yugoslavia, Syria, and Iran.

For all of the cowboy diplomacy of the West and their macho bravado and military might, the men hiding in their comfortable bunkers, command rooms, and expensive suburban homes are slippery creatures, who fight their battles by proxy and use pretexts designed and carried out in secret. Therefore, they’ll provide material and financial support to terrorists such as the FSA when it’s expedient, but shall they back away from their proxies, now that the FSA stated, “Let not a single Russian, Ukrainian, or Iranian come out of Syria alive?” The American government officially recognised an umbrella group of mainly-foreign terrorist organisations as the official representative of the Syrian people, and, almost immediately, the main American surrogate threatens to execute a female Ukrainian journalist. IF you had doubts before, have no doubt now; these aren’t “freedom fighters”, they’re cowardly criminals. Who’d execute a woman? No self-respecting Muslim “terrorist extremist” would stoop so low.

The kidnapped journalist, Anhar Kochneva, has been in Syria for years, and was instrumental in getting the true picture out of Syria on many occasions; that’s why she’s obviously a target for the West and its surrogates, as they continue their media war to justify an invasion. She has worked for several Russian media outlets, including the NTV, RenTV, and RT television channels, and the Utro.Ru news portal; according to RIA-Novosti, she’s a vocal supporter of President Bashar al-Assad. According to the website Syria News online, “That the joint statement of the Reporters Without Borders, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), ARTICLE 19, and the International Press Institute also calls on the British, French, and American governments, as well as on the European Union (UN) to work with ‘their’ external staged Syrian opposition in order to facilitate the release of the journalist Anhar Kochneva is also not surprising. It either shows who’re the masterminds and supporters behind the [FSA] or who’s really responsible for this (expletive) situation in Syria”.

In a genuine world, we might see Russian and Ukrainian Special Forces alongside Syrian Special Services launching a rescue operation and wiping out the FSA for making the declarations that they’ve made; surely, if the same thing happened to America, that’d be the case, but as we all know who’s behind all of this, we know that this could kick off what might well be World War III, something no one wants.

15 December 2012

John Robles

Voice of Russia World Service

http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_12_15/Western-backed-Free-Syrian-Army-has-crossed-the-line/

Editor’s Note:

The neocon vapouring about terrorists and terrorism is sheer moonshine, hypocrisy, and lies. The USA supported bin Laden and other terrorists against the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (a state closer in ethos to the USA’s stated ideals than any of the so-called Mujaheedin). The USA supported the Croatian and Bosnian separatist rebels in the Yugoslavian Civil War. The USA supported the Albanian terrorists in Kosovo. The USA supports the hardline Zionist actions in the Middle East. Need I continue? Of the two main American political parties, when it comes to terrorists and terrorism, the Republicans are worse than the Democrats are (and the Democrats are nothing to write home about). Romney wanted to bomb Iran and intervene in Syria on behalf of the FSA bandits.

If you were to ask me who the main enabler of terrorism on the planet is, I’d have to say, “It’s the USA, hands down. No one has killed as many victims since 1991 as they have, and most of the rest were done in by their surrogates”. That’s SAD… the USA has no moral cred whatsoever. It’s a greedy bully with no heart, no soul, and no god but money. That’s what the Era of Reagan was all about… greed, self-centredness, violence towards the weak, and bluster. Thanks, Slobberin’ Ronnie…

By the way, the American support of the bandits who kidnapped a Ukrainian journalist is downright DUMB. This only serves to draw the Ukraine into the Russian orbit, as it makes clear that Ukrainians mean nothing to Americans, save as expendable and low-value pawns in their chess game of world domination. The USA should be strong-arming the FSA to release this reporter, but it isn’t. It’s clear to all but the slow learners now… if you don’t kiss the West’s naked bum, the USA considers you dirt under its feet. I do daresay that many Ukrainians have gotten this message loud n’ clear. If this isn’t proof of the depth of American hubris for you, you’re blind, and deliberately so.

For Orthodox people, be aware that rightwing extremists such as Paffhausen and Potapov (they’re linked to such Far Right outlets as the American Enterprise Institute and the Washington Times) support the American policy of aiding terrorism (when it advances the cause of Free Market Buccaneering). The konvertsy are in agreement with them, not with Christ’s Church, which stands against terrorism. On the one hand, HH supports Syria and its stand against terrorists… on the other, Paffhausen and Potapov (and their claque) support the USA’s aggressive foreign policy (and its drive for global hegemony). Ponder well before choosing a side to back… I’ve chosen, and I don’t think that I have to tell my regular readers where I stand.

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