Syria
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No Nerve Agents Found – The OPCW Interim Report On Douma
Noam Chomsky has observed that ‘propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state’. This is certainly true for social control at home, but propaganda also allows nominally democratic states to wield their military bludgeons abroad in much the same way as totalitarian states. Thus, in April, it happened again: the… Continue reading
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Media Lens: No Nerve Agents Found – The OPCW Interim Report On Douma
Noam Chomsky has observed that ‘propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state’. This is certainly true for social control at home, but propaganda also allows nominally democratic states to wield their military bludgeons abroad in much the same way as totalitarian states. Thus, in April, it happened again: the… Continue reading
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U.S. to Continue Supporting Al Qaeda Rebels
26 June 2018 — Global Research News U.S. to Continue to Use White Helmets As Long As the Western Public Accepts “Media War Lies” By Mark Taliano and The Syria Times, June 26, 2018 U.S. policymakers will go ahead with using not only the White Helmets but also the false flag chemical weapons events in Syria for as long… Continue reading
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Russia Slams Western-backed Approach Of Investigating Chemical Weapons Usage In Syria
Russia’s position of principle is that the use of chemical weapons by anyone anywhere is absolutely unacceptable under any conditions. Those guilty of these crimes, provided their guilt is proven, must be brought to account. Continue reading
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Israel Kills 52 Syrian/Iraqi Anti-ISIS Fighters, as US Takes Aim at Iran
An air attack in eastern Syria killed 52 Syrian and Iraqi government-backed forces who were fighting ISIS. They blamed the US, but it said Israel is responsible. Max Blumenthal says this is part of a larger campaign to destabilize and fragment Syria and weaken its ally Iran (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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On the Liberation of The Yarmouk Refugee Camp from ISIS. Syrian and Palestinian Struggles Indivisible By Ken Stone
Anti-war activists took a lot of flak from some people in North America and Europe, describing themselves as Palestine solidarity activists and “leftists”, when, in 2012, Yarmouk was invaded and occupied by proxy armies of western powers and Arab monarchs. Because we condemned the US-led attack on Syria and defended the Syrian government’s resistance to… Continue reading
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Syria News Links 24-26 May 2018
26 May 2018 — williambowles.info The truth about the brutal four-hour battle between Russian mercenaries and US commandos in Syria http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/battle-syria-us-russian-mercenaries-commandos-islamic-state-a8370781.html Does Trump Regime Intend Full-Scale War on Syria? https://www.globalresearch.ca/does-trump-regime-intend-full-scale-war-on-syria/5641782 Credible Report Alleges US Relocates ISIS from Syria and Iraq into Russia via Afghanistan https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/05/26/credible-report-alleges-us-relocates-isis-from-syria-iraq-into-russia-via-afghanistan.htm Continue reading
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Syria News Links 17-18 May 2018
18 May 2018 — williambowles.info Russia expects foreign troops to be withdrawn from Syria — Kremlin http://tass.com/politics/1004962 Iran eyes Israel: the fire next time https://www.opendemocracy.net/paul-rogers/iran-eyes-israel-fire-next-time Continue reading
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The ISO and the imperialist politics of the pseudo-left By Barry Grey
The International Socialist Organization is stepping up its efforts to legitimize American imperialism’s military interventions in the Middle East in the wake of US-British-French missile strikes against Syria, the intensified offensive against Iran signaled by President Donald Trump’s pullout from the Iran nuclear agreement, and the Israeli bombardment of Iranian forces in Syria. Continue reading
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Prediction of New False-Flag Gas Attack in Syria Seems to Fit US Escalation Plans By Whitney Webb
If a chemical weapons “attack” comes to pass in the place it has been predicted, it would be the first such provocation blamed on Assad to take place in territory occupied by a foreign power, likely triggering an intensified military response from the U.S. Continue reading
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Russia Is Already “Balancing” Iran in the Mideast By Andrew Korybko
Russia’s predominant position in Syria & Iraqi Kurdistan places Moscow right in the middle of the misleadingly characterized “Shiite Crescent” and allows the Kremlin to “balance” Iranian influence in the Mideast better than any other country ever possibly could. Continue reading
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Syria News Links 13-14 May 2018
14 May 2018 15:06:32 — williambowles.info The Salisbury Poisonings. What Was the Agent Used? Who Could Have Produced It? When and Where were the Skripals Exposed? https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-salisbury-poisonings-what-was-the-agent-used-who-could-have-produced-it-when-and-where-were-the-skripals-exposed/5640427 Joint operation by the SDF and Iraqi army at Iraq-Syria border https://anfenglish.com/rojava/joint-operation-by-the-sdf-and-iraqi-army-at-iraq-syria-border-26653 Continue reading
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Israel Baits the Hook. Will Syria Bite? By Tony Cartalucci
Headlines like the UK’s Independent’s, “Israel and Iran on brink of war after unprecedented Syria bombardment in response to alleged Golan Heights attack,” attempt to portray the Israeli aggression as self-defense. The Independent, however, failed to produce any evidence confirming Israeli claims. At face value, for Iran to inexplicably launch missiles at Israel, unprovoked and… Continue reading
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Syria News Link 12-13 May 2018
13 May 2018 — williambowles.info Israel Baits the Hook. Will Syria Bite? https://www.globalresearch.ca/israel-baits-the-hook-will-syria-bite/5640294 Iran News Links 12-13 May 2018 https://williambowles.info/2018/05/13/iran-news-links-12-13-may-2018/ Continue reading
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Iran News links 11-12 May 2018
12 May 2018 14:26:32 — williambowles.info Iraq and Syria: of memory and maps https://www.opendemocracy.net/north-africa-west-asia/darius-kamali/iraq-and-syria-of-memory-and-maps If Europe Wants to Remain on the World Stage, It Must Resist Trump on Iran https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/05/12/if-europe-wants-remain-world-stage-must-resist-trump-iran.html Continue reading
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Unmasking the White Helmets
British government official agencies are the patrons, managers and funders of the White Helmets, who have been the go-to source for the mainstream Western media reporting on the ongoing Syrian war. For good measure, the U.S. State Department’s Agency for International Development (USAID) has kicked in $23 million to finance Mayday Rescue, the cutout between… Continue reading
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Syria News Links 9-10 May 2018
10 May 2018 23:29:35 — williambowles.info Has Israel opened a new front in Syria’s war? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/israel-opened-front-syria-war-180510122121138.html World leaders call for restraint after Israeli raids in Syria https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/05/world-leaders-call-restraint-israeli-raids-syria-180510172343321.html Continue reading
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Syria Sets New Rules For Israeli Strikes
The Israeli government claims that Iranian support for Syria is a threat to its country. That is a bogus claim. The Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahoo uses the “Iran threat” as boogeyman to divert attention from other issues like the various corruption cases against himself. Continue reading
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Syria News Links 8-9 May 2018
9 May 2018 14:15:10 — williambowles.info Turkey: After Afrîn, the Ottoman dreaming of Sultan Erdogan http://links.org.au/turkey-afrin-ottoman-dreaming-sultan-erdogan What’s Really Happening in Syria: Who Started the War, Who Can You Trust to Tell the Truth? https://www.globalresearch.ca/whats-really-happening-in-syria-who-started-the-war-who-can-you-trust-to-tell-the-truth/5570297 Continue reading
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Syria News Links 7-8 May 2018
8 May 2018 — williambowles.info Syrian Civilization Confronts Western Barbarism https://www.globalresearch.ca/syrian-civilization-confronts-western-barbarism/5639543 Reality Check: Who’s Funding the White Helmets? https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/05/08/reality-check-whos-funding-the-white-helmets.html Continue reading
The New Dark Age 