Sue\r\nHemming said it was a\r\ncrime to fight in another country<\/strong>\r\neven if it was to topple a “loathsome” dictator\r\nsuch as president Bashar Assad. The\r\nhead of counter-terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service said Britons\r\ncould also face charges for attending rebel training camps. Her\r\ncomments, in an interview with the Evening Standard, come as seven\r\nBritish residents including two London women await trial over charges\r\nconnected to the Syrian conflict.<\/p>\r\n They\r\nfollow a recent surge in arrests by police and a warning by the\r\nMet’s counter-terrorism chief about the growing number of\r\nyoung Britons either traveling to Syria or attempting to go.”\r\n(Brits who fight\r\nin Syria face life in jail,\r\nLondon Evening Standard, February 3, 2014)<\/p>\r\n\r\n What\r\nthe British prosecutor fails to address is that the British\r\n“freedom fighters” are being recruited with the\r\nfull support of the British government of Prime Minister David Cameron\r\nin defiance of UK laws.<\/p>\r\n Does this mean that those who\r\nfinance and recruit terrorists at the highest levels of the British\r\ngovernment also “potentially face life sentences”\r\nas suggested by Crown Prosecutor Hemming? Or is Her Majesty’s\r\nGovernment immune from prosecution?<\/p>\r\n Are we dealing with double\r\nstandards in the application of British law?<\/p>\r\n There is ample evidence that\r\nthe training camps are set up by the Western military alliance.<\/p>\r\n The important question for the\r\nBritish Crown prosecutor: who should be sent to jail? The\r\nBritish mercenaries or the British government?<\/p>\r\n Amply documented, the Ministry\r\nof Defense and MI6 in liaison with US-NATO-Israel are behind the\r\nrecruitment and training of terrorists.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n The report points to the fact\r\nthat “Some observers have expressed\r\nsurprise” that British “freedom fighters”\r\n” seeking to oust Assad” should be subject to\r\nprosecution. After all its all for a “good cause”,\r\nnamely “regime change” and\r\n“democracy”.<\/p>\r\n But Ms Hemming is categorical: participation\r\nin an overseas conflict is illegal.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n “It is a crime\r\nfor people from this country<\/strong>\r\nto go out and get into a conflict or go out for terrorist\r\ntraining,” she said, adding: “We will look at the\r\nfacts in each case, but ultimately it is potentially an offence and if\r\nit’s right to prosecute then we will.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Ms Hemming refers to Section 5\r\nof the UK Terrorism Act 2006, which “outlaws acts preparatory\r\nto terrorism and assisting another person in such activities. The\r\nmaximum penalty is life.” “Sections 6 and 8 of the\r\nlegislation also make it illegal to train as a terrorist or to attend a\r\ntraining camp. Both offences carry up to 10 years in prison.”<\/p>\r\n What this interpretation of the\r\n2006 Act (which was adopted during the Tony Blair government) indelibly\r\nsuggests is that the British “state entities”\r\nincluding the MoD and the British Secret Service which are directly or\r\nindirectly behind the recruitment, training and financing of the\r\nBritish terrorists should also be prosecuted under sections 5 which\r\noutlaws ” acts\r\npreparatory to terrorism and assisting another person in such\r\nactivities.”<\/strong><\/p>\r\n While Prosecutor Hemming does\r\nnot address the broader issue of government responsibility, she\r\nnonetheless intimates that participation in attempts to implement\r\nregime change in Syria are illegal under the Terrorism Act of\r\n2006.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Ms Hemming said that\r\nterrorism was defined in law as any action driven by political,\r\nideological, religious or racial motive which seeks to influence a\r\ngovernment or intimidate a section of the public.\r\nThis meant that attempting to topple Assad was covered. She added:\r\n“Potentially it’s an offence to go out and get\r\ninvolved in a conflict, however loathsome you think the people on the\r\nother side are.<\/strong> (emphasis\r\nadded) The London Evening Standard\r\nconfirms that the al-Nusra Front has been outlawed by the British\r\nGovernment “for its links to al Qaeda”.\r\nYet a the same time, US-NATO-Israel (namely the Western military\r\nalliance) has been covertly financing and supporting Al Nusra.<\/p>\r\n The\r\nrecruitment of Brits would not possible without the covert support of\r\nthe British Military and Secret Service, often operating through\r\nprivate military contractors which are in charge with the recruitment\r\nof British jihadists. The role of the Western military alliance in the\r\nrecruitment of terrorists has been confirmed by several sources\r\nincluding Israeli intelligence.<\/p>\r\n NATO in liaison with the\r\nTurkish High command established in 2011 a recruitment program\r\nreminiscent of the enlistment of Mujahideen in the\r\nCIA’s jihad (holy war) in the heyday of the Soviet-Afghan war:<\/p>\r\n\r\n Also discussed in Brussels\r\n[NATO headquarter] and Ankara, our sources report, is a\r\ncampaign to enlist thousands of Muslim volunteers in Middle East\r\ncountries and the Muslim world to fight alongside the Syrian rebels.\r\nThe Turkish army would house these volunteers, train them and secure\r\ntheir passage into Syria. <\/strong>(http:\/\/www.debka.com\/article\/21255\/ \r\nDebkafile, August 31, 2011, emphasis added).<\/p>\r\n\r\n From the outset of the\r\nconflict, NATO Special Forces from Britain, France, Qatar and Turkey\r\nhave been on the ground inside Syria involved in the training of rebels:<\/p>\r\n\r\n “British\r\nSpecial forces have met up with members of the Free Syrian Army (FSA)<\/strong>…\r\nThe apparent goal of this initial contact was to establish the rebel\r\nforces’ strength and to pave the way for any future training\r\noperations. … More recent reports have stated that British\r\nand French Special Forces have been actively training members of the\r\nFSA, from a base in Turkey.<\/strong>\r\nSome reports indicate that training is also taking place in locations\r\nin Libya and Northern Lebanon. British\r\nMI6 operatives and UKSF (SAS\/SBS) personnel have reportedly been\r\ntraining the rebels in urban warfare<\/strong>\r\nas well as supplying them with arms and equipment. US CIA operatives\r\nand special forces are believed to be providing communications\r\nassistance to the rebels.” Elite\r\nForces UK, January 5, 2012\r\n(emphasis added)<\/p>\r\n\r\n How\r\nMany Brits in Al Qaeda Ranks in Syria?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n According to data provided by\r\nScotland Yard “the total number of British participants in\r\nthe conflict is estimated\r\nto be in the “hundreds”<\/strong>,\r\nwith as many as 20 thought to have died in the fighting.”<\/p>\r\n What these official figures\r\nsuggest is a well organized recruitment process in the U.K.<\/p>\r\n The British government of Prime\r\nMinister David Cameron has blood on its hands. It is acting in defiance\r\nof its own legislation.<\/p>\r\n Lets us use this timely and\r\ncourageous initiative of Crown Prosecutor Hemming to prosecute those\r\nresponsible within Her Majesty’s government under section\r\n5 of the 2006 Act.<\/p>\r\n Rest assured, David Cameron,\r\nunder section 5, “the maximum penalty is life”.<\/p>\r\n Read complete text of Art 5\r\nbelow.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Complete\r\nText of Terrorism Act 2006<\/strong><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n TEXT\r\nOF ARTICLES 5-8 OF THE TERRORISM ACT OF 2006<\/strong><\/p>\r\n Preparation\r\nof terrorist acts and terrorist training <\/strong><\/p>\r\n 5\r\nPreparation of terrorist acts <\/strong><\/p>\r\n [emphasis added]<\/p>\r\n (1)\r\nA person commits an offence if, with the intention of— <\/strong><\/p>\r\n (a)\r\ncommitting acts of terrorism, or <\/strong><\/p>\r\n (b)\r\nassisting another to commit such acts,<\/strong><\/p>\r\n he\r\nengages in any conduct in preparation for giving effect to his\r\nintention. <\/strong><\/p>\r\n (2) It is irrelevant for the\r\npurposes of subsection (1) whether the intention and<\/p>\r\n preparations relate to one or\r\nmore particular acts of terrorism, acts of terrorism<\/p>\r\n of a particular description or\r\nacts of terrorism generally.<\/p>\r\n (3) A\r\nperson guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable, on\r\nconviction <\/strong><\/p>\r\n on\r\nindictment, to imprisonment for life.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n 6\r\nTraining for terrorism <\/strong><\/p>\r\n (1) A person commits an offence\r\nif—<\/p>\r\n (a) he\r\nprovides instruction or training in any of the skills mentioned in <\/strong><\/p>\r\n subsection\r\n(3); and <\/strong><\/p>\r\n (b) at the time he provides the\r\ninstruction or training, he knows or suspects<\/p>\r\n that a person receiving it\r\nintends to use the skills in which he is being<\/p>\r\n instructed or trained—<\/p>\r\n (i) for or in connection with\r\nthe commission or preparation of acts<\/p>\r\n of terrorism or Convention\r\noffences; or<\/p>\r\n (ii) for assisting the\r\ncommission or preparation by others of such<\/p>\r\n acts or offences.<\/p>\r\n (2) A person commits an offence\r\nif<\/p>\r\n (a) he receives instruction or\r\ntraining in any of the skills mentioned in<\/p>\r\n subsection (3); and<\/p>\r\n (b) at the time of the\r\ninstruction or training, he intends to use the skills in<\/p>\r\n which he is being instructed or\r\ntrained<\/p>\r\n (i) for or in connection with\r\nthe commission or preparation of acts<\/p>\r\n of terrorism or Convention\r\noffences; or<\/p>\r\n (ii) for assisting the\r\ncommission or preparation by others of such<\/p>\r\n acts or offences.<\/p>\r\n (3) The skills are<\/p>\r\n (a) the making, handling or use\r\nof a noxious substance, or of substances of<\/p>\r\n a description of such\r\nsubstances;<\/p>\r\n (b) the use of any method or\r\ntechnique for doing anything else that is<\/p>\r\n capable of being done for the\r\npurposes of terrorism, in connection with<\/p>\r\n the commission or preparation\r\nof an act of terrorism or Convention<\/p>\r\n offence or in connection with\r\nassisting the commission or preparation<\/p>\r\n by another of such an act or\r\noffence; and<\/p>\r\n (c) the design or adaptation\r\nfor the purposes of terrorism, or in connection<\/p>\r\n with the commission or\r\npreparation of an act of terrorism or<\/p>\r\n Convention offence, of any\r\nmethod or technique for doing anything.<\/p>\r\n (4) It is irrelevant for the\r\npurposes of subsections (1) and (2)—<\/p>\r\n (a) whether any instruction or\r\ntraining that is provided is provided to one<\/p>\r\n or more particular persons or\r\ngenerally;<\/p>\r\n (b) whether the acts or\r\noffences in relation to which a person intends to use<\/p>\r\n skills in which he is\r\ninstructed or trained consist of one or more<\/p>\r\n particular acts of terrorism or\r\nConvention offences, acts of terrorism or<\/p>\r\n Convention offences of a\r\nparticular description or acts of terrorism or<\/p>\r\n Convention offences generally;\r\nand<\/p>\r\n (c) whether\r\nassistance that a person intends to provide to others is <\/strong><\/p>\r\n intended\r\nto be provided to one or more particular persons or to one or <\/strong><\/p>\r\n more\r\npersons whose identities are not yet known.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n (5) A person guilty of an\r\noffence under this section shall be liable—<\/p>\r\n (a) on conviction on\r\nindictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding<\/p>\r\n 10 years or to a fine, or to\r\nboth;<\/p>\r\n (b) on summary conviction in\r\nEngland and Wales, to imprisonment for a<\/p>\r\n term not exceeding 12 months or\r\nto a fine not exceeding the statutory<\/p>\r\n maximum, or to both;<\/p>\r\n (c) on summary conviction in\r\nScotland or Northern Ireland, to<\/p>\r\n imprisonment for a term not\r\nexceeding 6 months or to a fine not<\/p>\r\n exceeding the statutory\r\nmaximum, or to both.<\/p>\r\n (6) In relation to an offence\r\ncommitted before the commencement of section 154(1)<\/p>\r\n of the Criminal Justice Act\r\n2003 (c. 44), the reference in subsection (5)(b) to 12<\/p>\r\n months is to be read as a\r\nreference to 6 months.<\/p>\r\n (7) In this section—<\/p>\r\n “noxious\r\nsubstance” means<\/p>\r\n (a) a dangerous substance\r\nwithin the meaning of Part 7 of the Anti-<\/p>\r\n terrorism, Crime and Security\r\nAct 2001 (c. 24); or<\/p>\r\n (b) any other substance which\r\nis hazardous or noxious or which<\/p>\r\n may be or become hazardous or\r\nnoxious only in certain<\/p>\r\n circumstances;<\/p>\r\n “substance”\r\nincludes any natural or artificial substance (whatever its<\/p>\r\n origin or method of production\r\nand whether in solid or liquid form or<\/p>\r\n in the form of a gas or vapour)\r\nand any mixture of substances.<\/p>\r\n 7\r\nPowers of forfeiture in respect of offences under s. 6 <\/strong><\/p>\r\n (1) A court before which a\r\nperson is convicted of an offence under section 6 may<\/p>\r\n order the forfeiture of\r\nanything the court considers to have been in the person’s<\/p>\r\n possession for purposes\r\nconnected with the offence.<\/p>\r\n (2) Before making an order\r\nunder subsection (1) in relation to anything the court<\/p>\r\n must give an opportunity of\r\nbeing heard to any person (in addition to the<\/p>\r\n convicted person) who claims to\r\nbe the owner of that thing or otherwise to<\/p>\r\n have an interest in it.<\/p>\r\n (3) An order under subsection\r\n(1) may not be made so as to come into force at any<\/p>\r\n time before there is no further\r\npossibility (disregarding any power to grant<\/p>\r\n permission for the bringing of\r\nan appeal out of time) of the order’s being varied<\/p>\r\n or set aside on appeal.<\/p>\r\n (4) Where a court makes an\r\norder under subsection (1), it may also make such<\/p>\r\n other provision as appears to\r\nit to be necessary for giving effect to the<\/p>\r\n forfeiture.<\/p>\r\n (5) That provision may include,\r\nin particular, provision relating to the retention,<\/p>\r\n handling, destruction or other\r\ndisposal of what is forfeited.<\/p>\r\n (6) Provision made by virtue of\r\nthis section may be varied at any time by the court<\/p>\r\n that made it.<\/p>\r\n 8\r\nAttendance at a place used for terrorist training <\/strong><\/p>\r\n (1) A person commits an offence\r\nif—<\/p>\r\n (a) he\r\nattends at any place, whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; <\/strong><\/p>\r\n (b)\r\nwhile he is at that place, instruction or training of the type\r\nmentioned <\/strong><\/p>\r\n in\r\nsection 6(1) of this Act or section 54(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000 <\/strong><\/p>\r\n (c.\r\n11) (weapons training) is provided there; <\/strong><\/p>\r\n (c)\r\nthat instruction or training is provided there wholly or partly for <\/strong><\/p>\r\n purposes\r\nconnected with the commission or preparation of acts of <\/strong><\/p>\r\n terrorism\r\nor Convention offences; and<\/strong><\/p>\r\n (d) the requirements of\r\nsubsection (2) are satisfied in relation to that<\/p>\r\n person.<\/p>\r\n (2) The requirements of this\r\nsubsection are satisfied in relation to a person if—<\/p>\r\n (a) he\r\nknows or believes that instruction or training is being provided there <\/strong><\/p>\r\n wholly\r\nor partly for purposes connected with the commission or <\/strong><\/p>\r\n preparation\r\nof acts of terrorism or Convention offences; or<\/strong><\/p>\r\n (b) a person attending at that\r\nplace throughout the period of that person’s<\/p>\r\n attendance could not reasonably\r\nhave failed to understand that<\/p>\r\n instruction or training was\r\nbeing provided there wholly or partly for<\/p>\r\n such purposes.<\/p>\r\n (3) It\r\nis immaterial for the purposes of this section<\/strong><\/p>\r\n (a)\r\nwhether the person concerned receives the instruction or training <\/strong><\/p>\r\n himself;<\/strong>\r\nand<\/p>\r\n (b) whether the instruction or\r\ntraining is provided for purposes connected<\/p>\r\n with one or more particular\r\nacts of terrorism or Convention offences,<\/p>\r\n acts of terrorism or Convention\r\noffences of a particular description or<\/p>\r\n acts of terrorism or Convention\r\noffences generally.<\/p>\r\n (4) A person guilty of an\r\noffence under this section shall be liable<\/p>\r\n (a) on conviction on\r\nindictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding<\/p>\r\n 10 years or to a fine, or to\r\nboth;<\/p>\r\n (b) on summary conviction in\r\nEngland and Wales, to imprisonment for a<\/p>\r\n term not exceeding 12 months or\r\nto a fine not exceeding the statutory<\/p>\r\n maximum, or to both;<\/p>\r\n (c) on summary conviction in\r\nScotland or Northern Ireland, to<\/p>\r\n imprisonment for a term not\r\nexceeding 6 months or to a fine not<\/p>\r\n exceeding the statutory\r\nmaximum, or to both.<\/p>\r\n (5) In relation to an offence\r\ncommitted before the commencement of section 154(1)<\/p>\r\n of the Criminal Justice Act\r\n2003 (c. 44), the reference in subsection (4)(b) to 12<\/p>\r\n months is to be read as a\r\nreference to 6 months.<\/p>\r\n (6) References in this section\r\nto instruction or training being provided include<\/p>\r\n references to its being made\r\navailable.<\/p>\r\n
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\r\npropaganda alert by Cem Ertür, Indybay, 23 January 2014
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\r\nFormer French Minister of Foreign\r\nAffairs: “…Britain had been preparing gunmento\r\ninvade Syria<\/span>\r\ntwo years before the crisis there flared up in\r\n2011…”
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\r\nText\r\nof open advisory by renowned British Peace Activist Babs<\/span>\r\nTucker<\/span><\/span>
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