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15 May 2013 — FAIR Blog
During the run-up to the Iraq War, the New York Times amplified erroneous official claims about weapons of mass destruction (FAIR Action Alert, 9/8/06). Looking at the paper’s coverage of allegations of chemical weapons use by Syria, some of the same patterns are clear: an over-reliance on official sources and the downplaying of critical or skeptical analysis of the available intelligence.
8 May 2013 – Information Clearing House
The West and its Allies Cynically Bleed Syria to Weaken Iran
By Seumas Milne
If western politicians were really interested in saving lives, they would use their leverage to negotiate a settlement.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34872.htm
8 May 2013 — Media Lens
Last August, Barack Obama told reporters at the White House:
‘We have been very clear to the Assad regime… that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilised.
‘That would change my calculus; that would change my equation.’
7 May 2013 – Information Clearing House
Robert Fisk: The Syrian Government Is Winning
Americans are Living In A Fantasy World
Must Watch – Video
Fisk discusses his reaction to what he calls President Obama’s “pitiful” backing of the recent Israeli missile strikes.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34854.htm
30 April 2013 — Land Destroyer
6 May 2013 – Information Clearing House
UN Investigator ‘Stupefied by Syrian Opposition Sarin Use’
Video
It’s the rebels, not President Bashar Assad’s forces, who have used chemical weapons.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34842.htm
6 May 2013 — FAIR Blog
U.S. suggestions that the Syrian government could have used chemical weapons have been treated as fact by some media outlets, and are helping to fuel the case for greater U.S. military involvement. But subsequent reporting has called into question these early, credulous reports–and highlighted the continuing media failure to treat WMD claims with the skepticism they deserve.
5 May 2013 — Information Clearing House
Did Syrian “Rebels” Cross Red Line?
UN Has Testimony That Syrian Rebels Used Sarin Gas – Investigator
By Reuters
U.N. human rights investigators have gathered testimony from casualties of Syria’s civil war and medical staff indicating that rebel forces have used the nerve agent sarin, one of the lead investigators said on Sunday.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34834.htm
2 May, 2013 – Global Research
The parliamentary investigative committee in the Hawija massacre, that left more than 50 peaceful protesters dead, revealed on Tuesday 30 April that 90% of the victims of the Iraqi SWAT team raid were shot in the head, abdomen and chest. Some protesters were shot while their hands were tied behind their backs. The report affirms that the protest area was free of weapons. This confirms the claim made by the demonstration organizers, who assured the peaceful nature of the protest and vehemently denied possessing weapons or inciting violence.
4 May 2013 – Information Clearing House
Israel Launches Another Attack On Syria
Explosions shake Damascus; Syria blames Israel
By Reuters
Explosions shook Damascus early on Sunday and Syrian state television said Israeli rockets had struck a military research centre on the outskirts of the capital.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34829.htm
3 May 2013 – Information Clearing House
Israel Attacks Syria
By Nancy Cooper
Israeli officials acknowledged Friday evening that they had launched airstrikes that hit inside Syria, say U.S. officials.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34815.htm
2 May 2013 -- Information Clearing House
Obama Moving Toward Sending Lethal Arms to Syrian ‘Rebels”, Officials Say
By Karen DeYoung
The officials did not specify what U.S. equipment is under consideration, although the rebels have specifically requested ?antitank weapons and surface-to-air missiles.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34805.htm
2 May 2013 – VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
Hebron Governor Meets EU Representative In Palestine
IMEMC – Thursday May 2, 2013, Hebron governor, Kamal Hmeid, held a meeting with the representative of the European Union in Palestine, John Gatt-Rutter, and informed him of the ongoing and escalating attacks carried out by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the Hebron district, especially Hebron’s Old City. …
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3 May 2013 — williambowles.info
‘We Steal Secrets’: WikiLeaks and the US intelligence-industrial complex
The Seattle Times (blog)
Into this stew marched WikiLeaks and Assange in 2010. Despite antipathy for Assange himself, I admire his vision and skill at piercing the shadow world of government secrecy. As the film notes, WikiLeak’s first big expose – a military video showing a …
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/opinionnw/2013/05/02/wikileaks-we-steal-secrets/
29 April 2013 – Global Research
Has Syria crossed the “red line” that warrants a U.S. military invasion? Has it not? The political establishment in the United States seems at odds over itself. Obama’s government cannot speak with one voice on the issue, and the U.S. media is likewise spewing from both sides of its mouth in an attempt to reconcile U.S. foreign policy with that most stubborn of annoyances, truth.
1 May 2013 – Information Clearing House
US Pledges to Arm Syrian Opposition as New Terror Bombing Hits Damascus
By Alex Lantier
As it fans the flames of sectarian warfare, Washington is setting the stage for a war that could ignite the entire Middle East and be far more destructive and costly than the already deeply unpopular wars launched by the Bush administration.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34791.htm
30 April 2013 – Information Clearing House
Why Would Syria Use Chemical Weapons Now?
By Tim Marshall
Why attempt a very limited attack, resulting in no obvious military advantage?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34776.htm
29 April 2013 – VTJP
News
International Middle East Media Center
Al-Eesawy Slowly Recovering Following His 9-Month Hunger Strike
IMEMC – Monday April 29 2013, Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated that Palestinian detainee, Samer Al-Eesawy was moved from the Kapalan Israeli hospital to the Al-Ramla prison clinic, adding that the detainee is slowly recovery from his nine-month hunger strike. …
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29 April 2013 – Information Clearing House
Obama and U.S. Military Divided Over Syria
By Shamus Cooke
In the real world it appears that the U.S.-backed Syrian rebels are the ones responsible for having used chemical weapons against the Syrian government.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34771.htm
28 April 2013 – VTJP
News
International Middle East Media Center
Army Kidnaps A Disabled Palestinian At The Al-Karama Crossing
IMEMC – Army also kidnapped a Palestinian in Jaba’ town, near Jenin Sunday evening April 28, 2013, Israeli Soldiers kidnapped a disabled Palestinian young man from Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, as he was crossing the Al-Karama terminal into the West Bank following pilgrimage in Mecca – Saudi Arabia. …
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