Syria
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Obama Administration Copies Bush’s Sidelining of Weapons Inspectors In Iraq
One of John Kerry’s main arguments for bombing Syria is that the Assad government stalled and delayed UN weapons inspectors Continue reading
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Syria asks UN to immediately investigate three new ‘chemical attacks’ by rebels
The Syrian government is demanding that the United Nations immediately investigate three alleged chemical attacks carried out by rebel groups on the outskirts of Damascus last week, Syria’s envoy to the UN said. Continue reading
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Actual Video Footage of Syrian REBELS Launching Chemical Weapons?
A video posted on YouTube, embedded below, shows Free Syrian Army, or FSA, rebel forces launching a Sarin gas attack on a Syrian village. Continue reading
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Syria challenges West to offer proof of chemical weapons use
Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al- Moallem challenged the Western powers Tuesday to provide their evidence on the involvement of the Syrian troops in chemical arms use in Damascus’ countryside. Continue reading
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Syria: Another Western War Crime In The Making By Paul Craig Roberts
The UK Independent reports that over this past week-end Obama, Cameron, and Hollande agreed to launch cruise missile attacks against the Syrian government within two weeks despite the lack of any authorization from the UN and despite the absence of any evidence in behalf of Washington’s claim that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons… Continue reading
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Reuters: US to Strike Syria Before UN Evidence Collected By Tony Cartalucci
The US has accused the Syrian government of delaying UN inspectors from accessing the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus. But now, according to Reuters, the US appears to be preparing to strike Syria militarily before the UN’s now ongoing investigation is concluded and evidence revealed to either support or conflict with… Continue reading
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Western logic on Syria: ‘We need to bomb it to save it’ By Nile Bowie
The military buildup in the Mediterranean indicates that Assad’s opponents intend to militarily intervene in Syria under cover of ‘humanitarian intervention’, a disingenuous narrative that could not be further from the truth. Continue reading
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The dogs of war gather: UK gears up for more slaughter
“Warplanes and military transporters” have reportedly been moved to Britain’s Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus in the latest sign of the allied forces’ preparations for a military strike on Syria amid bellicose rhetoric against the Syrian government. Continue reading
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John Kerry’s “Colin Powell moment” By Alex Lantier
Yesterday US Secretary of State John Kerry appeared on national television to deliver a lying statement aimed at preparing public opinion for an impending US-NATO attack on Syria. It was his very own “Colin Powell moment.” Continue reading
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War on the Threshold of Syria By Dmitriy Sedov
The provocational use of chemical weapons on August 21 in a suburb of Damascus was the latest and, apparently, the most important step in bringing foreign aggression against Syria closer. Without waiting for the results of the investigation to be conducted by group of international experts, the West has begun preparing world public opinion for… Continue reading
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Syria charade: West bent on war, UN investigation meaningless
There is no evidence that the Syrian government ordered the massacre with chemical weapons, but the West will blame it anyway because they want war, investigative journalist Neil Clark told RT. Continue reading
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Russian FM Blasts West Over Syrian Chemical Weapons
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday slammed Western countries for suggesting the Syrian government carried out a chemical attack earlier this month, without offering convincing proof to back up these claims. Continue reading
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US fabricating pretexts to justify military act against Syria: Analyst
In an article published on Press TV website on Sunday, American activist and author, David Swanson, described the recent threats issued by Washington regarding a potential military intervention in Syria as “immoral” and “illegal” under the United Nations Charter. Continue reading
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Déjà vu and Syrian Chemical Weapons By Wayne MADSEN
The Obama administration is dusting off the Bush administration’s playbook and using it on the government of Bashar al Assad of Syria… The Obama administration first showed its neo-conservative traits when it justified NATO and Gulf Arab intervention in the Libyan rebellion against Muammar Qaddafi as falling under its «responsibility to protect» civilians being attacked… Continue reading
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Obama keeps hold of the Syrian ball By M K Bhadrakumar
Moscow now admits that the current controversy over the chemical weapons attacks near Damascus might be a pre-meditated one choreographed carefully with a political objective. But then, it is too late, since it emerges that Sellstrom is unbound already and is at large, and Moscow cannot easily circumscribe his future activities in Syria. Continue reading
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Snipers shoot at UN chemical inspectors in Syria – UN spokesman
The inspectors’ car “was deliberately shot at multiple times by unidentified snipers in the buffer zone area,” the spokesman for the UN secretary-general, Martin Nesirky, said. He added the car was no longer serviceable and a replacement vehicle was being obtained. Continue reading
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Chemicals Seep Through the Cracks in Western-led Axis Against Syria By Finian CUNNINGHAM
A recurring pattern throughout the Syrian crisis is the coincidence of massacres suspiciously at times when there is a shift in the political backdrop. This is important to bear in mind when assessing reports this week of an alleged chemical weapon massacre near Damascus where some reports put the death toll at over 1,100. Continue reading
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On pretext of chemical attack US prepares military assault on Syria By Barry Grey
US officials have outlined a series of options that are being considered for a direct assault by American and allied military forces against Syria, using Wednesday’s alleged chemical weapons attack as the pretext. The stepped-up military preparations make clear that the events on Wednesday are part of a provocation to justify yet another neo-colonial war… Continue reading
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Syrian govt ready to cooperate with UN experts in chemical attack probe – Moscow
The Syrian government is ready for “maximum” cooperation with UN experts working to clarify the alleged use of chemical weapon in attacks, Russia’s Foreign Ministry says. Syria will provide all materials related to the investigation. Continue reading
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