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Blood and Oil – Middle East in WWI Pt 13: Arab Revolt
Posted by admin on September 28th, 2009 filed in Gold against Oil
Part 13 — Arab Revolt. On June 5, 1916, Sherif Hussein proclaims Arab independence from the sultan in Istanbul; five days later, the Turkish garrison at Mecca surrenders. The Cairo Bureau assigns Major T.E. Lawrence to coordinate military operations with the Arab rebels. Yet much confusion exists as to the revolt’s actual strength; British intelligence relies on a single Arab source whose information is suspect.
Promoted to colonel, “Lawrence of Arabia” and Prince Feisal lead the Arab Revolt in earnest by the start of 1918. His guerrillas attack the Hejaz Railway, running some 600 miles from Medina to Amman. Lawrence’s actions pin down 25,000 Ottoman troops in blockhouses and outposts along the train line. By September, Lawrence and his guerrillas move north to operate on Allenby’s right flank. Arab strength never totals more than 6,000 men, but they are bolstered by British armored cars and light machine guns; British gold helps to keep them fighting.
Except for the Dardanelles/Gallipoli campaigns, the extensive combat operations in the Middle East during World War I have been largely overlooked in documentary programs. Given the historical significance of the Ottoman Empire’s demise in 1918, and the ongoing importance of Middle Eastern oil reserves to Western economies, a close study of this conflict provides two important lessons:
1. The Treaty of Versailles, agreed to by the Western Powers in 1919, paved the way for military and political chaos in the Middle East, which continues to this very day.
2. Oil reserves in the Middle East became an important strategic concern for Western Powers, helping to justify their economic, diplomatic and military interference in the region.
After the end of World War I, most of the Ottoman Empire was carved up into “spheres of influence”, controlled mostly by the British and French. The remaining territories became the modern state of Turkey in 1923 — after a five-year struggle by Turkish nationalists against Western domination.
With little regard for cultural, historical, religious and demographic considerations, the West sponsored the creation of several new nations: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Thus, a “tinderbox” was built from Western greed, igniting a multitude of wars, revolts, coups and military occupations that truly have made the defeat of the Ottoman Empire little more than a hollow victory.
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September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
The liberalism in …
The liberalism in the ottoman empire is debatable, although nationality didn’t mean a lot in the empire everybody despite their origins could rise up to the higher ranks of the state as long they were Muslims or became Muslims.
Everything changed after the Neo Turks movement which in it’s beginning had a socialistic rhetoric but ended up very nationalistic after gaining power.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
arabs und engels …
arabs und engels poeple is a homo..!
arabs is not muslims! arabs!
serefsiz ingiliz usaklari araplar !ülen ingiliz soyu senin yaptiklarini unutmak deyil intikam duygulari ile devam edecek soyumuz! Türk irkini azrailin bil!
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
turk arab indian …
turk arab indian chinese are not valued any different to allah (cc) all we need to do is practice islam
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
the kafir want us …
the kafir want us to fight amongst each other so we are weaker. stop fighting muslims against muslim and become one. stop falling into there games
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
So true. We can say …
So true. We can say that it was the US of today if we throw away all politics.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Arabs are capable …
Arabs are capable to give the rule of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to the Rulership of the British.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
fukin arabs im …
fukin arabs im going 2 every arab girl i see. i c they can swing in alot of ways.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Atatürk did the …
Atatürk did the best. He splitted the Religion from Politics. In 20 Century a must done step. Because Religion can be exploited for Politics like in the Arab countries.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
your leaders are no …
your leaders are no better than mine.. are all the same.. your atatturk.. abolished the caliphate.. and the turkish Gov is no better than arab leaders..
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
We Turks learned by …
We Turks learned by the History. Try it by yourself and your selled leaders.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
not slaves? funny …
not slaves? funny joke thats why albanians got converted to islam by force by turks and that is ? freedom ! right
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
My friend Kostaki , …
My friend Kostaki ,
you believe in what you want to believe. Go educate yourself and then ask questions if there is any. In many countries in eastern Europe there is false propaganda about the ottoman empire.
The books you have red are most likely the fruits of that propaganda. In the middle ages the ottoman empire was the best place to live… that was the only place where the people had rights and ware not slaves.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
U Inslaved all …
U Inslaved all arabs they weren’t allowed to even enter mekka , i read it in many books ,
Islam is peace and the turks already violate the first word of it they attack not even non-moslims but also moslims and killing and inslaving shame !
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
My friend Kostaki, …
My friend Kostaki,
the turks went to the holly lands not to enslave the people there and to take advantage of them. the turks whent there to bring order and stability.
If the religion of Islam today exists the turks helped for that a lot. If you know history you will see that The turks have never done what the western empires have to the region.
The best periods for the holly lands in the middle ages ware those when the turks ware there.
We still love and respect our arab brothers.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
betrayed their …
betrayed their brothers? ask yourself one question what the are the turks doing in all those arabe countries?
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Actually, enna biz …
Actually, enna biz oomek wa khenth feebha.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
go read a history …
go read a history book modern history or ancient history and you will see arabs are awesome.. its dumb like you that just get brainwashed by media
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
looool then you …
looool then you should of tried to throw out your stupid leader and probably your idol george .w. dingdong with a side plate of chickenwings
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
stupid jewboy.
stupid jewboy.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
loool woww so dumb …
loool woww so dumb ….how do you figure?
you are american right
I have solution to end this mess in this world 2 ..go read a book and then go youself
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
I’m pro Palestinian …
I’m pro Palestinian and Israel. however, Islam is the problem. it needs to be buried with the kaaba and throw every quran away.
The idiot below me named “destroyisrael” needs to be in a morgue.
The ottoman empire was a dirty empire that killed many innocent Armenians and Assyrians.
I have solution to end this mess in this world.
DISMANTLE ISLAM
.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
this cancer of …
this cancer of nationalism has to be eradicated from muslim lands, twisted western ideas turned muslim against muslim, turks and arabs are muslim brothers united under islam, how could arabs fight on the side of the kufar british against muslims, may Allah swt destroy all forms of nationalism in muslim lands the sooner this cancer is destroyed the sooner the muslims can unite as one ummah under the khilafah
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Arabs betrayed …
Arabs betrayed their brothert the turks. Many arabs still cry for the killed turkish soldiers.
We the turks still love our brothers the arabs and that will never change.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
It’s a terrible …
It’s a terrible shame.
The analogy of those rail lines to the blood vessels of a functioning body makes those arab traitors behave like a cancer of the Islamic Ottoman Empire.
Betrayal.
September 28th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Arab is not a race …
Arab is not a race moron their race is the great semitic race , semites came from Arabia whether they’re Arabs, Hebrews, Phoenicians or Assyrians so we own the ME , real Arabs are not only muslims there are Christians and Jews too..and we forced our religion on anybody you won’t find Christians and jews in the ME and btw Judaism , Christianity and Islam are semitic religions .