{"id":7933,"date":"2014-08-27T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T13:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=7933"},"modified":"2025-07-10T08:06:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:06:21","slug":"islamic-state-hammond-talk-to-assad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/islamic-state-hammond-talk-to-assad\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic State: Hammond! Talk to Assad!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two top retired generals and the chairman of parliament’s intelligence and security committee are calling for collaboration with President Bashar al-Assad\u00a0<\/span>of Syria in order to defeat Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL.<\/span><\/p>\n

But HM Secretary of State for Foreign\u00a0and Commonwealth Affairs\u00a0refuses\u00a0even to pick up the phone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Former army chief and committed Christian Lord Dannatt, General Sir Richard Shirreff and Sir Malcolm Rifkind have all called on Philip Hammond to work with President Assad.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lord Dannatt\u00a0told BBC Radio 4\u2032s Today programme<\/a><\/strong>: \u201cI think whether it\u2019s above the counter or below the counter, a conversation has got to be held with him. Because if there’s going to be any question of air strikes over Syrian air space, it’s got to be with the Assad regime’s approval.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sir Malcolm, the chairman of Parliament\u2019s Intelligence and Security Committee, and\u00a0a former foreign secretary and defence secretary,\u00a0<\/span>said that the\u00a0US and its allies must be prepared to work with the Syrian regime<\/a><\/strong> of Bashar al-Assad to have any hope of defeating Isis. \u00a0He said history had shown that \u201csometimes you actually have to make an arrangement with some nasty people in order to get rid of some even nastier ones\u201d. \u00a0Sir Malcolm also called for\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>Saudi Arabia and Qatar<\/a><\/strong> to stop “the private funding and help that has been given to jihadi extremists by supporters in their countries for several years”.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But Philip Hammond rejected the calls<\/a><\/strong>, saying: “We may very well find that we are aligned against a common enemy but it would poison what we’re trying to achieve in separating moderate Sunni opinion from the poisonous ideology of Isil if we were to align ourselves with Assad.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, General Sir Richard Shirreff<\/a><\/strong> spoke of the inevitability of talks with the Syrian president.<\/p>\n

“There can be no eradication of Islamic State as a threat without a regional approach,” he said. “Islamic State is operating and has spread into Syria and therefore, there is likely to be – or inevitably going to be – a need to sit down and talk to difficult bedfellows.”<\/p>\n

Christian Voice believes that Mr Hammond, like his predecessor, over-estimates his ability to turn the Syrian rebels into some sort of democratic body respecting the human rights of minorities such as the Christians and Alawites of Syria.<\/p>\n

The Syrian regime was destabilised at the bidding of fanatical pro-democracy agitators like George Soros. \u00a0Soros funded Syrian activists directly and through his links to\u00a0avaaz.org<\/a><\/strong>. (See March 2011 in the link) \u00a0(More on Avaaz here<\/a><\/strong>). \u00a0It was only by the grace of God that a government motion to take military action against the Syrian Government was defeated in the UK House of Commons on 30th August 2013. \u00a0But US intervention and UK and European logistical support inevitably fueled the rise of ISIS<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0Weaponry delivered to the rebels has inevitably found its way into the hands of Al-Qaeda and now ISIS.<\/p>\n

There are recent reports that\u00a0France has been supplying the non-ISIS rebels<\/a>. \u00a0Even while ISIS was getting going,\u00a0America sent arms to Syrian rebels in April 2014<\/a>. \u00a0The US supplied\u00a0TOW missile systems which are now in Syrian rebel hands<\/a>. \u00a0There are reports that the US trained Islamic militants at a base in Jordan:\u00a0This is from WorldNetDaily<\/a>\u00a0and is too heavily laden with reasoned comment and good links to be dismissed. Another article from WorldNet Daily<\/a>\u00a0exposes the Soros links and shows that back in February this year, the US and UK were not even bothered about ISIS as they gaily pressed ahead arming the Syrian rebels and plotting President Assad\u2019s downfall. \u00a0The US was warned a year ago about ISIS, and\u00a0ignored the warnings. \u00a0Now it is the world’s best-funded terrorist group<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We have held a consistent view that only President Assad stood between Christians in Syria and a blood-bath, that the UK Government was wrong to support the Islamic militants trying to oust him. \u00a0Our Government are responsible for a colossal loss of life and property, in fact for what Sir Malcolm calls the ‘destruction’ of Syria. \u00a0They now have a face-saving opportunity to switch sides.<\/p>\n

SEE:<\/p>\n

10th March 2014: Kidnappers Free Syrian Nuns<\/a><\/p>\n

16th February 2014: Senator McCain Defends Syrian Rebels in Unprecedented Temper Tantrum<\/a><\/p>\n

16th February 2014: Syrian Rebels Kidnap Nuns and Orphans<\/a><\/p>\n

13th September 2013: CIA-armed Syrian rebels attack Christian town<\/a><\/p>\n

11th September 2013: Interview with Samuel Noble on Syria, Assad, and the US<\/a><\/p>\n

9th September 2013: Why Obama Needs a War with Syria<\/a><\/p>\n

6th September 2013: Vladimir Putin Warns America Not to Attack Syria<\/a><\/p>\n

30th August 2013:\u00a0Syria: How your MP voted<\/a><\/p>\n

20th June 2013: How the West is Helping to Destroy Christianity in Syria<\/a><\/p>\n

18th June 2013: Middle East state arms Syrian Islamists<\/a><\/p>\n

10th August\u00a02013: \u00a332.5m for the anti-Christian Syrian rebels<\/a><\/p>\n

27th July\u00a02013: Syria \u2013 Thank God for the Russians<\/a><\/p>\n

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