In Episode Eight of the CounterVortex podcast [12], Bill Weinberg notes the bitter historical irony: In April of 1937, the aerial bombardment of the Spanish town of Guernica [16] by the Nazi Luftwaffe shocked the world. Today, what happened there is a near-daily occurrence in Syria (as well as Yemen and elsewhere around the world), and we are so inured to it that the "anti-war" people are actually on the side of the authors of aerial terror. During the Spanish Civil War [17], the left heroically opposed Generalissimo Francisco Franco's drive to establish a fascist dictatorship with the aid of German military intervention. Today, it cravenly abets Bashar Assad's drive to re-establish his fascist dictatorship [18] with the aid of Russian military intervention. Even as Russia scrambles to block any investigation [13] into the Douma chemical attack and other war crimes in Syria, "leftists" shamefully echo Russian propaganda [19] denying any responsibility by Assad. Weinberg again urges that any legitimate anti-war position must begin with opposition to the genocidal regime [20] of Bashar Assad, and with solidarity for the Syrian Revolution [21]. Listen on SoundCloud [14], and support our podcast via Patreon [22].
Music: Syrian Revolutionary Dabke [23]
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