August 29, 2013
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War as Way to Cover Evidence that West Used Chemical Weapons By Alexander MEZYAEV
Moscow is calling on the West to abstain from actions that contradict internationally adopted legal norms. It’s very important to realize, that starting a West-supported war against Syria will result in gross violation of international law. First, it’ll be an aggression, the most serious international crime. Second, the use of force going around the United… Continue reading
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UK Has No Case For War On Syria
The British government is trying to construct a case to allow itself to attack Syria. To this purpose the British Joint Intelligence Organisations issued a two page paper on Syria: Reported Chemical Weapon Use (pdf). The paper cites the amount of propaganda Youtube videos of a certain incident as supporting “evidence” Continue reading
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Media Lens: Massacres That Matter – Part 2 – The Media Response On Egypt, Libya And Syria By David Edwards
Corporate media coverage of atrocities in Egypt, Libya and Syria has closely matched US-UK government interpretations and priorities. While the US government has refused to describe what was very obviously a military coup in Egypt on July 3 as a coup, many media have also tended to shy away from the term, referring instead to… Continue reading
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Syria: Obama’s pretext for war? By Phil Greaves
It seems many have forgotten the last two and a half years of western sabre-rattling and covert military aggression against the Syrian state. It is worth reiterating that without the vast amount of military, financial, and diplomatic largesse the west and their regional clients have thrown at the “revolutionary rebels” in Syria – who have… Continue reading
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Video: UK Column Live Aug 28th: How British MPs Are Being Manipulated into War
This episode was broadcast at 1pm UK on August 28th. After this broadcast, UK Labour opposition appears to have thrown a spanner in David Cameron’s engine of war, changing today’s Commons debate and war vote from a slam dunk to a slightly longer, drawn out affair, as Cameron has opted to drop today’s vote on… Continue reading
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[PCHR_e] Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (22 – 28 August 2013)
29 August 2013 — PCHR – Palestinian Centre for Human Rights LTD (non-profit) Israeli forces continue systematic attacks against Palestinian civilians and property in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) Continue reading
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SYRIA: NATO’s Next “Humanitarian” War? ONLINE INTERACTIVE I-BOOK By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky
This I-Book was completed in February 2012. It was was updated (June 15, 2012) with additional articles, largely pertaining to the killings of civilians by the US-NATO sponsored Free Syrian Army (FSA). These killings and atrocities perpetrated by US-NATO sponsored death squads are casually blamed on the government with a view to justifying an R2P… Continue reading
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Eviction Brixton: creating housing insecurity in London By Hannah Schling
On Monday 15th July, 75 people were evicted from Rushcroft Road, a long-term community of squats and former short-life housing co-ops in central Brixton. The eviction represents a major step by Lambeth Council towards the further gentrification of the area. Determined to realise the (high) financial value of the Rushcroft Road properties, Lambeth Council has… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 28 August 2013
28 August 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterSisi Stops His Hunger Strike In Eshil PrisonIMEMC – Wednesday [August 28, 2013] Palestinian detainee Dirar Abu Sisi stopped his hunger strike after reaching an agreement with the Administration of Israeli Bir Shiva (Be’er As-Sabe’) Prion, south of the country, to remove him from his solitary confinement. Continue reading
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US Threatens Syria: Trigger Happy Foreign Policy (II) By Andrei AKULOV
The UN Security Council failed to take a decision on Syria on August 28 and it’s not known what was said behind the closed doors. Russia said the UN must finish its investigation into the claims before discussing any resolution. Taking into consideration how strong is the support for intervention on the part of the… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House 29 August 2013: US Attack on Syria Would be Illegal ‘Act of War’
29 August 2013 — Information Clearing House CONFIRMED: US Claims Against Syria – There is no Evidence By Tony Cartalucci The Wall Street Journal reveals that the US is citing claims from Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency fed to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36015.htm Continue reading
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