Syria
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Video: Bifront Saudi Arabia: Mediaeval freedoms for export
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is bound for Riyadh this week to mull over the Syrian crisis with Saudi King Abdullah. But while the Arab Kingdom rules with an iron fist at home, double standards abound in every way imaginable abroad. Continue reading
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The World’s Most Formidable Military Power: Iran Or Syria?
[The U.S.] has not escaped the fate that is the inheritance of an imperial power, it too is a victim of insecurity complex. The imperial power imagines conspiracy against it in every nook and corner. The conspirators must be crushed. The armed might the imperial power has accumulated is surely not for the sake of… Continue reading
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What Is Really Going On In Syria: Insider Update By Boris DOLGOV
The current situation in Syria remains one of the most important components of the Middle Eastern and international policies. Using Syria’s domestic crisis and pursuing their own goals NATO, Israel, Turkey and the monarchies of the Persian Gulf are trying to undermine the Syrian regime. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 23-24 March 2012
24 March 2012 — williambowles.info 012 Syrian Army continues clashing with rebelsVoice of Russia, News Today at 09:47The Syrian Army continues clashing bitterly with the rebels. Government troops are firing on rebel positions in many Syrian regions. Fighting was especially fierce Saturday in the Idlib Province, in the north, with the insurgents driven out of… Continue reading
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Syria: China And Russia Slow Down West’s Global Military Juggernaut
The West has dominated the evolution of the Arab Spring. The change of tone is good for China and Russia. If this trend continues, it may break the tradition of the West dominating Middle Eastern affairs. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 22-23 March 2012
23 March 2012 13:35:55 — williambowles.info Maybe updated as the day wears on… 012Medvedev against solving problems by forceVoice of Russia, News Today at 12:51Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev believes that threats of using force against any country are very dangerous. He said this at an international conference on security in Europe and the Atlantic region, which… Continue reading
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'Syrian armed groups destroy civilian facilities with imported weapons'
23 March, 2012 — RT With the United States still threatening Damascus with more pressure and isolation, Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour told RT that the policy of backing one side in any national conflict could lead to disaster for the entire region. Continue reading
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Turning Point on the Syrian Front: Dealmaking in Search of a Face-Saving Exit By Sharmine Narwani
In recent weeks, there has been a notable shuffle in the positions of key external players in the Syrian crisis. Momentum has quite suddenly shifted from an all-out onslaught against the Assad government to a quiet investigation of exit strategies. Continue reading
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Syria, Bahrain: A Tale of Two Uprisings… One Fabricated, The Other Forgotten by Finian Cunningham
The violent turmoil in Syria and Bahrain over the past year, taken together, provides a sharp comparative case study of the deception and hypocrisy of Western governments and the mainstream media. Continue reading
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Russian Position On Syria: Myths And Reality Russia By Alexander Yakovenko*
I consider it important to share with readers the basic elements of Russia’s real position on the situation in Syria. Unfortunately, public opinion has formed a distorted view of Russia’s approach to the current political crisis in the country with which we have long-standing bonds of friendship and whose fate is not a matter of… Continue reading
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Assad and those pesky emails – Who is Sam @ alshahba?
None of the emails leaked belong to Bashshar Al-Asad, who I am told rarely use emails for security reason. But this Syrian opposition website (which is known for having inside sources in Syria itself) had published this article on the “leaked” emails back in February and published the name of the government official whose email… Continue reading
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SYRIA: Media Accuses Syrian Government of Collaborating with Al Qaeda By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky
Many ordinary Syrians are convinced that the latest atrocity – as with previous deadly blasts in the capital and other cities across the country – is the work of terrorist groups that are being trained and supplied by foreign states in a bid to destabilize the government of Bashar Al Assad. Continue reading
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Video: Conflict in Syria is a Civil War
Putting it all together—the Arab League report, journalist reports out of the country, my own knowledge of the region, and experts’ views, which are passed to me from time to time, including several people who served lengthy tours in Damascus when we had better relations with Syria, I would say it is a civil war. Continue reading
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Russia continues to support Syria
The Federation Council of Russia promotes the overcoming of the internal political crisis in Syria with constant contacts with Syrian MPs. Continue reading
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Current crisis as a test for a multi polar world By Alexey Pilko
The crisis in Syria and the way it unfolded shows that the model of international relations that developed after the collapse of the bipolar system has changed in the last ten years. The idea of the unipolarity is still on the table, but it is becoming more and more blurred. The relations between governments, nation… Continue reading
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Video:Pro-Assad rally in Damascus decries ‘one-year conspiracy’
Thousands have taken to the streets of the Syrian capital Damascus to support the country’s embattled leader Bashar al-Assad. The demonstration comes on the year anniversary of the anti-Assad uprising that has left scores dead and injured. Continue reading
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Video:Pro-Assad rally in Damascus decries ‘one-year conspiracy’
Thousands have taken to the streets of the Syrian capital Damascus to support the country’s embattled leader Bashar al-Assad. The demonstration comes on the year anniversary of the anti-Assad uprising that has left scores dead and injured. Continue reading
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SYRIA: Testimonies from Homs Reveal Identity of Terrorists and Mercenaries involved in Atrocities By H. Sabbagh
The people of al-Nazhin, Karm al-Zaytoun, Ashira and Karm al-Loz neighborhoods of Homs related the horrors of the crimes and massacres committed by armed terrorist groups which wreaked havoc in the city. Continue reading
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Syria: The Western Deception Over Regime Change Unravels. NATO Prepares for All Out War By Finian Cunningham
The Western governments’ and mainstream media’s narrative of a one-sided humanitarian crisis in Syria is rapidly unwinding to reveal a self-serving deception to justify a re-run of Libya-style NATO conquest. In reality, it is the Western powers and their Israeli and Arab henchmen who are fuelling a humanitarian crisis and creating the conditions for all-out… Continue reading
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