Several news sources are reporting the sudden withdraw by China, France, Canada, and other nations of foreign nationals, airline flights, diplomats, and embassy staff from Syria.<\/h3>\n
News reports keep coming in of various agencies, companies, workers, and diplomatic staff from several countries suddenly evacuating from Syria in an ominous repeat of events that occurred just before the NATO bombing of Libya.<\/p>\n
China reports they are evacuating all of their personal, except those needed to protect oil equipment, so they are not caught in a off-guard in situation where they have to perform a mass emergency evacuations like they did in Libya.<\/p>\n
Reports of similar evacuations orders are also coming out of Canada, where the government has also announced stiff sanctions against Libya and issued a declaration of support for the rebels saying Assad must go.<\/p>\n
Air-France just reported that all Syria flights are \u201csuspended until further notice\u201d after cancelling two flights earlier in the week, blaming the cancellations on the \u201congoing protests\u201d in Syria. The news comes after France just shut down its embassy services and ordered evacuations similar to Canada.<\/p>\n
The new reports today follow several similar reports out of the the UK within the last week of various government related agencies and organizations issuing\u00a0 evacuation orders for citizens and diplomats while shutting down embassy services. Event the famous British \u2018activist\u2019 known as Danny, regularly seen on CNN and other news outlets, has returned home to London.<\/p>\n
The US ordered similar measures in February.<\/p>\n
Here is a concise round-up of the news reports:<\/p>\n
ABC News reports that the Chinese have pulled there workers from Syria.<\/p>\n
\nMost of the Chinese Workers in Syria Are Back Home<\/h1>\n
China says most of its workers have returned from Syria as conditions there worsen, although about 100 people are still there looking after projects.<\/p>\n
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According to Chinese media reports, more than 5,000 Chinese were living in Syria a year ago. They started to leave as the violence increased and there were only about 700 in the country in November.<\/div>\nChen said that once the situation in Syria stabilizes the Chinese workers will return to restart the projects, which he did not specify.<\/p>\n
Source: ABC News<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Even further, the China Economic Review reveals the move is to prevent a last-minute rescue of Chinese Nationals like the ones that were needed int Libya last year.<\/p>\n
\nChina withdraws workers from Syria, seeks compensation for Libya<\/h3>\n
Thursday, March 8, 2012 \u2014 12:12<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nChina will withdraw its workers from escalating violence in Syria to avoid a repeat of the last-minute rescue of Chinese nationals in Libya last year, Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n
About 100 Chinese workers will remain to guard work camps and equipment, commerce minister Chen Deming said. \u201d<\/p>\n
The Chinese government and ministries must seriously undertake the protection of Chinese firms\u2019 production and projects overseas, and the protection of the lives of Chinese citizens overseas, especially engineering teams.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Almost 36,000 Chinese nationals were evacuated from Libya last year after China was caught off guard by the eruption of civil war.<\/p>\n
Source:<\/strong> China Economic Review<\/p>\n
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As pointed out on the Godlike Productions Conspiracy Forum, the move from China follows a similar move that happened right before NATO began bombing Libya.<\/p>\n
\nThis is exactly what the Chinese did just before NATO started their air strikes on Libya on March 19th<\/strong> 2011.<\/p>\n
35,860 Chinese evacuated from unrest-torn Libya \u2013 March 3rd 2011<\/strong>
\n[link to news.xinhuanet.com<\/a>]<\/p>\nIraq invasion by USA \u2013 March 19th<\/strong> 2003
\nLibya bombing by NATO \u2013 March 19th<\/strong> 2011<\/p>\nIranian New Year festival of Nowruz on March 20th <\/strong>2012
\n[link to en.wikipedia.org<\/a>]<\/p>\nThis festival is also celebrated by Alawites.<\/p>\n
President Assad is an Alawite\u2026<\/p>\n
Syria military intervention to coincide with Eve of Ostara (Ishtar) or Vernal Equinox ritual
\nbetween March 19th \u2013 March 21st<\/span> 2012?<\/strong><\/p>\nSource: GLP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
And Ahram reports Air-France has cancelled their flights following France closing their Syria Embassy.<\/p>\n
\n\nAir France cancels Syria service \u2018until further notice\u2019<\/h2>\n
Ongoing political unrest in Syria prompts French national carrier to halt scheduled flights to Damascus indefinitely.<\/h3>\n
French national carrier Air France on Wednesday said it had cancelled its Paris-Damascus service \u201cuntil further notice\u201d because of unrest linked to ongoing protests against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\u2026]<\/p>\n
Last week, France announced that it was closing its embassy in Syria.<\/p>\n
Source:<\/strong>Ahram<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The Start also reports Canada has closed their embassies, while implementing sanctions, declaring their support for the rebels and saying the Assad regime must go.<\/p>\n
\nCanadian embassy in Damascus closes, diplomats leave<\/h2>\n
OTTAWA\u2014Canada has withdrawn its remaining diplomats from Syria and closed the embassy in Damascus.<\/p>\n
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said the deteriorating security situation forced the pullout.<\/p>\n
\u201cCanada has maintained its diplomatic presence in Syria \u2014 despite the risks \u2014 to monitor developments on the ground and to deliver tough and frank messages to the Syrian authorities,\u201d Baird said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese messages will continue to be delivered directly through the Syrian embassy here in Ottawa and through our other international forums.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canada has been urging Canadians to leave Syria for months. Any still remaining can still seek consular help through Beirut, Lebanon, or Amman, Jordan.<\/p>\n
The closure came as Baird also announced more sanctions against Syria, including a freeze on the assets of the country\u2019s central bank and seven senior ministers in the government of Bashir Assad.<\/p>\n
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Canada now has imposed travel bans, sanctions and freezes on 115 Syrian individuals and 39 entities.<\/p>\n
[\u2026]The minister said Assad must go.<\/p>\n
READ MORE: U.S. hits Syrian state TV, radio with sanctions for aiding in crackdown<\/p>\n
\u201cChange will happen. Syrians will have their day \u2014 and Canada stands with the Syrian people in their push for a better, brighter future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Source: The Star<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Not to mention the UK and the US shutting down their Embassies and pulling staff out of Libya.<\/p>\n
\nUK Shuts Embassy, Withdraws Diplomatic Staff from Syria<\/h2>\n
Britain closed its embassy and withdrew all its diplomatic staff from Syria due to security concerns, the UK\u2019s Foreign Office confirmed Thursday.In a statement to lawmakers, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said, \u201cI wish to inform the House that I have taken the decision on security grounds to suspend the services of the British Embassy in Damascus and to withdraw all diplomatic staff.\u201d\u201dOur Ambassador and diplomatic staff left Syria on 29 February and will return to the UK shortly. British Nationals who remain in Syria despite our longstanding and consistent message to leave the country should contact the Embassy of any remaining EU Member State if they require consular assistance,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\nHague said Britain had maintained its embassy in Damascus despite escalating violence in Syria since the outbreak of protests against the rule of president Bashar al Assad in March 2011.<\/p>\n
However, he added that \u201cthe deterioration of the security situation in Damascus puts our Embassy staff and premises at risk, and have taken the decision to withdraw staff accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Britain\u2019s decision comes after the US closed its embassy in Syria and pulled out all its diplomats earlier this month, also citing the \u201congoing violence and a deteriorating security situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
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