by Ramiro S.
Fúnez
Part
4 - Syrian & Venezuelan opposition both engage in terrorism
Perhaps one of the most striking
similarities between the Venezuelan and Syrian opposition, and an
inconvenient truth for their apologists, is their use of terrorist
acts. These acts, intended to strike fear in the minds of those who
oppose their interventionist agendas, are rarely reported in
corporate news outlets.
Not only has the Venezuelan
opposition utilized “guarimbas,” or street blockades created with
ignited trash, to wreak havoc in cities across the country; they have
also torched public buses, incinerated tons of government-subsidized
food intended for hungry citizens, launched grenades over government
buildings, attacked hospitals and nurseries, and, perhaps most
disturbingly, immolated supporters of the socialist government.
The last example is epitomized by
the case of Orlando Figueroa, a 21-year-old Afro-Venezuelan who was
drenched in gasoline and lit on fire on May 20 by a white Venezuelan
opposition protester for “being Chavista.” Enzo Franchini
Oliveros, identified as Figueroa’s murderer, was assisted by other
demonstrators who have not yet been detained.
Figueroa, who worked as a parking
attendant and came from humble working-class roots, died several days
later. At least 23 people have been burned alive by opposition
protesters, according to Red58.org, a Venezuelan watchdog media group
that exposes right-wing violence.
Similar terrorist tactics have
also been used in Syria by the Wahhabi-linked militants. Like their
Venezuelan counterparts, Syrian opposition protesters have torched
public infrastructure and killed civilians accused of “being
Assadists.” Their violent military campaigns against
pro-government, anti-imperialist citizens have also claimed hundreds,
if not thousands, of lives.
Two terrorist acts committed by
the Syrian opposition, however, stand out as the most gruesome.
The first involved Abu Sakkar, a
former FSA fighter who cut out the heart of a fallen Syrian Arab Army
soldier in 2013 and ate it in front of other “moderate rebels.”
The incident was recorded on video. The second involved members of
the U.S.-funded terrorist group Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, which
beheaded a young child near Aleppo in 2016. This act was also
recorded on video.
These incidents, to the discomfort
of pro-imperialist liberals who defend these criminals as “freedom
fighters” and “revolutionaries,” demonstrate that both the
Venezuelan and Syrian opposition commit acts of terrorism that are
largely overlooked.
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