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The Arab Spring was not "a CIA op". The CIA certainly aligned with various forces/groups/nations to maximize the benefits to the US after the Arab Spring protes
by fishtacos 5y ago
The Arab Spring was not "a CIA op". The CIA certainly aligned with various forces/groups/nations to maximize the benefits to the US after the Arab Spring protests and its consequences, but strongmen like Ben Ali/Mubarak/Assad were useful (read: preferred) to the US and Israel in maintaining relative stability and hegemony. Social media adoption was a dominant catalyst in these very controlled environments.
Lest we lose track of context, the actual spark of the movement was the self immolation of a poor street vendor who set himself aflame in protest of the corrupt local authorities.
- Consultant32452 5y agoKey leaders in the Arab Spring uprisings were trained and funded by the US. http://www.voxnews.com/index.php/big-lie/item/88-arab-spring-was-psyop http://www.voxnews.com/index.php/big-lie/item/88-arab-spring...
- fishtacos 5y agoAs I wrote, the CIA has its fingers in a lot of pots, but the Arab Spring was not their making. They were caught unprepared.[0] [0]https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/arabstudquar.35.3.0255#metadata_info_tab_contents https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/arabstudquar.35.3.0255...
- Consultant32452 5y agoExcept the training started literally years before the uprisings. From the article I already posted: >Some Egyptian youth leaders attended a 2008 technology meeting in New York, where they were taught to use social networking and mobile technologies to promote democracy. Among those sponsoring the meeting were Facebook, Google, MTV, Columbia Law School and the State Department. “We learned how to organize and build coalitions,” said Bashem Fathy, a founder of the youth movement that ultimately drove the Egyptian uprisings. Mr. Fathy, who attended training with Freedom House, said, “This certainly helped during the revolution.” The Arab Spring started in the 2010s. The IC may or may not have been caught off guard by the specific timing of events but that's a non-sequitor.
- onionisafruit 5y agoSome organizers went to a Freedom House meeting. That’s a far cry from a CIA op.
- Consultant32452 5y agoThe revolutionary groups were trained and funded by the US government years before the Arab Spring even started. In some countries like Syria it even provided weapons to terror groups. What components of an op do you believe are missing here?
- onionisafruit 5y agoSo far all you have provided is an insinuation that Freedom House meeting attendees are controlled by the CIA years later. The article you linked doesn't back up your claim either. It says, "No one doubts that the Arab uprisings are home grown, rather than resulting from 'foreign influence,' as alleged by some Middle Eastern leaders."