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West policy on Syria to blame for refugee crises: Analyst

Monday, 28 December 2015 6:51 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 28 December 2015 6:51 PM ]

Refugees stand behind a fence at the Hungarian border with Serbia near the town of Horgos on September 16, 2015. (AFP Photo)

Press TV has conducted an interview with Rodney Shakespeare, a political commentator in London to discuss the violent behavior of fanatic and far-right extremist groups toward refugees and asylum-seekers in Germany.

Shakespeare maintained that the Western “economic failure” and its support for regional allies such as “Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey” in Syria have triggered the ongoing refugee’s crisis.

“The problem is very deep and profound and it lies in two things; neither of which is being discussed by the mainstream media or by the Western governments. The first is that there is a deepening economic crisis leading to insecurities. The same situation like 1930 when people felt insecure, they can turn to blame some body and blamed become bombed.”

“And the second is it is Western policy which is actually supporting the forces behind Daesh and therefore creating what is called the flood of refugees.”

The West, with the US at the forefront, and its regional allies have thrown their support behind militant groups operating against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

“We [the West] are supporting forces which are supporting, arming and financing and providing the philosophy for the head choppers.”

The influx of the refugees into Europe has largely been attributed to the Syrians fleeing a foreign-backed militancy in their country, the analyst noted.

“So I am afraid that it is Europe which is creating the tensions, creating the situation, lies behind this disgraceful behavior in Germany,” Shakespeare said.

The number of refugees and asylum seekers arriving by land and sea in the European Union has passed the one million mark in 2015.

Analysts have warned that anti-refugee sentiments could put the refugees' lives in Germany and other European countries at risk.

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