Democratic Palestine : 6 (ص 23)
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- Democratic Palestine : 6 (ص 23)
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The Red Sea Scenario
Any discussion of the recent Red
Sea drama cannot be isolated from the
US imperialist strategy and plans for the
Arab region. It should be viewed in con-
text of the US's global strategy, the
same that installs new nuclear missiles
in Europe, invades Grenada, and con-
ducis genocidal activities against all lib-
eration movements throughout the
world.
The vital strategic, economic and
military importance of the Red Seais the
US exhibits its military power in the Red Sea
real issue behind this scenario. In fact,
its importance makes it one of the main
priorities in the region for the US
administration and «lsrael».
The Red Sea is of a geopolitical
importance. It is located at the cross
point of three major continents, Africa,
Asia and Europe. It is the main water
passage between the East and the
West. It connects together the Arab Gulf
and the Indian Ocean with the Mediter-
ranean Sea through Bab el Mandeb
strait in the south and the Suez canal in
the north. Furthermore, it is located in
the midst of the largest oil fields and the
main oil exporting countries in the Arab
Gulf.
The Red Sea incident came at a
time in which US imperialism assisted by
its NATO allies and «Israel» were quite
intimidated by the defeats they suffered
at the hands of the Lebanese nationalist
forces. Furthermore, the US _ has
recently been unable to move forward
with its plans for the area even in the
Gulf. On the other hand, the Arab reac-
tion felt the threats of this defeat. In fact,
shortly after the expulsion of the US’
marines and the multinational forces
from Lebanon, President Mubarak of
Egypt expressed his fear openly to the
Washington Post. He first warned the
US that such an event, if not remedied
soon, will cost it the loss of its friends’
confidence. Then Mubarak called on the
Arab reaction to fill the gap as much as
. possible. Obviously, the Camp David
regime affirmed that the existence and
security of the Arab reaction depends on
US military presence in the area.
Also, Numeiri of Sudan started the
scenario of the air raid on Um-Durman
for the same fears. This false alarm gave
Egypt the chance to call for US assis-
tance. Shortly, the Awacs came in under
the pretext of protecting the Egyptian
and Sudanese air space against any
Libyan attacks. Washington, of course,
welcomed the opportunity to return to
the area to assist the reactionary
regimes and increase its military pre-
sence, as it did recently in the Gulf area
when Iraq escalated its attacks on oil
tankers.
The Red Sea scenario started in
early August when a series of explo-
sions took place causing damage in a
total of 17 vessels. This gave Egypt one
more chance to call on its Western allies
for help in sweeping the Red Sea of any
undetonated mines. Immediately, the
Egyptian President pointed his finger at
Iran and Libya as the two countries
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