Dec. 9, 2024 (EIRNS)—The dramatic turn of events in recent days in Syria is not an expression of dynamics internal to that besieged nation, but the result of external pressures, interventions and violations. These are perpetrated by Western circles in the Global Showdown they are waging, principally against Russia and China, but against the entire Global Majority. Their aim? Just to stay “on top”—even of the ash heap.