It is clear that since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War the middle east is currently of no strategic interest to Washington and its imperialist subalterns. Consequently Washington is seeking to get the Middle East as a security problem out of the way by cobbling up a deal between Israel and the Palestinian leadership. This is especially true given that the Palestinian masses have suffered defeat after defeat with the connivance of its leadership. Indeed the Arab masses, as a whole, have suffered a string of defeat. Consequently the Arab masses, and the Palestinian masses in particular, in their weakened condition are less able to resist any settlement of betrayal foisted on them by Washington, its imperialist subalterns, and its own leadership. The Palestinian masses have been effectively defeated and its reactionary leadership is prepared to surrender essentially all their stated principles and agree to accept a bit of land here and there to create some kind of false appearance that all was not in vain. In that the Palestinian leadership hopes to assist in the definitive defeat of the Palestinian masses by splitting and pacifying the Palestinian people. It is clear too that the only strategic significance that the Middle East has for Washington is its existence as an energy source. By establishing a form of stability in the Middle East in the form of an agreed settlement between all sides, Washington hopes to succeed in establishing enough stability there to guarantee the security of these sources. The Palestinian issue is no longer an issue that is being seriously exploited by the Arab states as a focus for Arab unity. Egypt, a key player, has long abandoned such a strategy. Iraq, for this and other reasons, has been forced out of the frame by Washington. However it is more than likely that after the Middle East settlement has been imposed --and there is going to be a settlement-- Washington will permit Iraq to establish normal relations with the rest of the world. Jordan is totally venal and is American imperialism's satrap. Saudia Arabia largely plays a largely similar role. The Arab world is divided as it has never been before. Libya has been effectively ostracised by Washington and its imperialist allies as a means of rendering it strategically ineffective concerning middle east affairs. Even there the first signs of a potential reconciliation with Washington is on the horizon. The Iraqi regime with a history of butchery and repression of the Palestinians is at most concerned about its own immediate survival. Its greatest ambition goes no further than the integration of Lebanon into Syria. It is has no serious concerns over the establishment of a Palestinian state save in so far as it impacts on its own domestic security and interests. These constitute among the best conditions, in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, for guaranteeing the necessary security of the Middle East as an energy source for capital accumulation of imperialism. As has been said before by others the locations of strategic significance geopolitically have been changing. The Caucasus region is now of decisive strategic significance. It is a energy rich zone and forms, in many ways, the new frontier between Russia and western imperialism. It would seem that it is going to be the new Middle East. In short the Middle East is now of no longer of any geopolitical strategic significance in terms of the international security of imperialism. It may, however, be of regional strategic interest to the local players there. Comradely regards George Be free to check out our Communist Think-Tank web site at http://homepage.eircom.net/~beprepared/ Subscribe to Revcommy Mailing Community at [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- from list [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---
