Contemporary Sykes-Picot: the legacy of colonial tyranny Arabic restart it Subhi Hadidi JULY 3, 2014 When launched the popular uprising of the Syrian, in March 2011, and began to shake the pillars of tyranny and corruption, family and Torithi, adopts a policy of the crowd and sectarian components Almilishiatih; waves were «Arab Spring» had moved to the Orient, for the first time, Vaguetdt series variations, and alterations substantial, in the position of the broad mass movement, not accompanied by similar reactions to uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, Libya, Yemen and Bahrain. Available positions «opposition», verbal and political first; then evolved into a military and ideological alignments, when «Hezbollah» Lebanese, and »Revolutionary Guards» Iranian and Shiite extremist freaks of Iraq in particular. The spread, the part of the same system in the beginning, and then in the ranks of his supporters in general, the story of «Zio-American plot», implemented by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey, directly or through local agents. Also escalated, thirdly, tone «a new Sykes-Picot», that is to overthrow the Syrian regimes effort to contemporary colonial redrawing maps sharing the Levant, as developed by diplomats, the French and the British, in 1916 (with the blessing of Russian, as a reminder). In these days, when it became a ghost «Daash» Ajus vast areas in Syria and Iraq, and threatens to move to more of the neighborhood; loud tone opposite in fact, is not without irony dramatic: that this organization of Islamic terrorist and extremist and not any organization «national» , or «secular», or «reluctant» anti-imperialist ... is the one who proceeded to destroy the old colonial maps! Great interest, here, one that goes back to the scenes of the above save the regions history, in this file specifically, and in the soles of the Annals of the old colonialism; who does not waving it in the sense of limitation turning the page, as far as re-produced joint hands this time: the forces of «neo-colonialism», who Tsthoah label; unite with, and reliance on, systems of tyranny and corruption of local. The good, the achievement of the amount of the maximum of the credibility of the narrative colonial, and draw lessons from current than those Almhhdiat the past, to adopt one diary watched from her family: British officer Harold Dixon (1881 1959), who was born in Beirut father was consul Britain in Lebanon, which raised in Damascus, and baby milk lady Bedouin tribes Goat; assumed, then, a series of tasks in India, Bahrain, Iran and the Arabian Gulf, and wrote a number of books about the Arabs and the Bedouin and oil, including book months «Kuwait and its neighbors» 0.1956. And Dickson, one of the chapters in the book that tells the tale Uqair Conference, which was held in late November (November) 1922, on the shores of Hasa, south of Bahrain, at the invitation of Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, Resident Commissioner and then the British in the Gulf. Conference was attended by Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, a representative of the find; Sabih and grew, and Minister of Works and Transport Iraq; and British Political Agent Major c. K. Moore, a representative of Kuwait. In that era was the son of Saud rejects his countrys borders, as provided for by the Convention Anglo-Ottoman 1913; thus was «brothers», militias Ibn Saud in terms of our time, they continue to launch raids on Kuwait; especially after the defeated Ottoman forces and Ibn Rashid, and fell Mount charm that was the only obstacle to their progress to the borders of Iraq. Quarreled the delegates Arabs on a long time, and it seemed clear since the first hours that the talks revolve actually between Najd and Iraq: Ibn Saud announced that its boundaries extend until the end of the Euphrates river, on the basis of dependency tribes «buildings» and »Zver» him; arose, for his part, asserted that the Government Iraq will not accept any limits does not separate his country from the Euphrates distance of two hundred miles at least. Ameen Rihani, who attended the conference accompanied by Ibn Saud, and recounted some of the details in his book «the kings of Arabia», he outlined the Arab negotiating tactic thus: «Lets say that the two sheikhs of the Arab sheikhs have clashed on the border between them. Simple disagreement can be resolved by mediation of a third country, the British were interfering in the matter Faakdh Mamoarham or their agent becomes a political peace between rival impossible. But it is not right in the sheriff English alone, both, the Arabs themselves are involved in guilt. Both sheikhs rival says to himself must Athzb sheriff English either me or Ali, and thats for sure. Englishmen are usually in their interventions as a whole, Fadhaaf Arab demands ten times and if he were saying: If the British Faatona me and my right to increase, and if they are Faatona at least some of what I am asking It must be something in my right ». Long controversy between the two Arab delegates (as required British, representative of Kuwait, silent throughout the negotiations!) Five days, to no avail; On the sixth day impatient Cox, told the men that they will not reach an agreement even after a full year. Then hold a meeting with Ibn Saud, described Dickson Thus (p. 274): «Sir Cox said he is fed up with what he called infantile attitude of Ibn Saud, in his idea of the border on the basis of tribe. Were not Arab Sir Percy good, Vetolat translation. It was amazing to see the Sultan, we find it is exposed to berate the High Representative and the Rowdy like a schoolboy, and be told that Sir Cox will decide for themselves the border style and line of the year. Ended the impasse here, and almost Ibn Saud to collapse, and the quaver of his voice, he says, Sir Percy is his father and his mother, who raised him and made from scratch, and brought him to the position he held, and that he would give up half of his kingdom, not even his kingdom as a whole, if ordered Sir Percy ». Cox then took out the map of the Arabian Peninsula, and the red pen to draw a line extended from the Gulf to mount Nizan near the border with Jordan; maker so, for the first time in the history of the region, the boundary line separating the area, we find all of Iraq and Kuwait. He also gave two-thirds of the land of Kuwait to find, arguing that the authority of bin Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in the desert was much lower than horses makers Anglo-Ottoman Convention. And to the south and west of Kuwait draw two Cox, announced they will be the Mhaidtan (one for Iraq, Kuwait and other), so that it is right for both parties in the oil expected. Of course, I realize Ben morning sterility objection to the arrangement, an honest agreement Uqair, and diplopia message authentication words also thin: «sincerely thank His Excellency the High Commissioner on his good offices»! It remains to be memory space colonial bus scenes similar, repeated here and there, with the Basha or the Sultan, however Sardar time, or Senator or the mayor of times; This is the picture sincere relationship with the local leaders, and then his successor, dictator coup, Mr. colonial; old, renewed , alike. If true, that the boundaries of the Sykes-Picot is the legacy of colonial privilege, or so it began; correct view, in contrast, that the systems of corruption and tyranny is Arabic which it resumed, but made contemporary to more degeneration, and added to it Tersemat limits sectarian and confessional worst consequences than Imagine Mark Sykes and Francois Picot. So says Aqirh «reluctant» hypocrite regain tone Agreement in 1916, to defend the regime of Bashar al-Assad; Thus says bulldozer «Caliph» Aldaasha al-Baghdadi, in diversifying the content of hypocrisy him; What changed swapped! * Syrian writer and researcher residing in Paris Subhi Hadidi
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