Video: Paul Craig Roberts interview U.S. and NATO allies initiate Libyan scenario for Syria by Rick Rozoff http://www.voltairenet.org/article169662.html

Replicating the blueprint for Libya, what is currently being played out in Syria according to Rick Rozoff is the fulfillment of the Bush administration’s six-year old project for "regime change". Only the specious pretexts are different but not the U.S.’s determination to achieve its geopolitical goals in the region. Blocked in the Security Council this time, the West is bypassing the obstacle by resorting to “coalitional” expedients, the first of which is Obama’s recent executive order.

In 2005 the major Western powers – the U.S., Britain, France and Germany – acted against Syria in the United Nations. At the time Russia and China blocked more punishing measures than were taken under Security Council Resolution 1636 in October of that year.In the same month Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz acknowledged that Syria could be the target of American military action, saying “I won’t be surprised if Syria gets a red card,” according to Britain’s Daily Telegraph.

Shortly before National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and the State Department’s Karen Hughes visited Turkey where, according to the Turkey Daily News, “Both U.S. officials said the Washington administration is in search of ways to facilitate a change of regime in Syria.”Six years ago American and allied plans for overthrowing the government of Syria through subversion, military aggression or a combination of both were being justified by accusations of Syria’s alleged role in the Hariri killing, subversion of the U.S. client regime in Iraq and support for Hezbollah in Lebanon.