Syria
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Video: ‘Confessional war the only way to divide Syrians’ — RT
Claims that armed extremists are fighting in Syria are backed by some foreign journalists working on the ground. Independent journalist Thierry Meyssan tells RT how efforts by some forces to turn the conflict into a full-scale civil war are failing. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 24-27 December 2011
27 December 2011 — williambowles.info 27 December 2011 Arab League monitors arrive to Syria Strategic Culture Foundation Today at 04:41 Continue reading
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Blast blame: Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood points finger at regime and vice versa
Three headlines, all telling a totally different story. Who to believe? It doesn’t matter, the bombings are taking place within the context of a Western media onslaught that has completely demonized the Assad regime, softening us up for yet another barbaric attack on a sovereign state in the name of ‘humanitarian intervention’. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 22-23 December 2011
23 December 2011 — williambowles.info Maybe updated as the day wears on… 23 December 2011 Hamas denies Syrian report about Mashaal occupation magazine – articles Today at 23:59 Ma`an News Agency – ‘The website of Syria’s General Organization of Radio and TV on Tuesday quoted Mashaal expressing disappointment at al-Qaradawi urging the Syrian people to… Continue reading
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Syrian opposition death toll claim: Thousands dead, zero verifiable sources — RT
The Syrian opposition says 5,000 have been killed during a nine-month crackdown, with more than 250 civilians killed in two last days alone, calling for UN protection from ‘acts of genocide.’ But researchers say the information is tough to verify. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 21-22 December 2011
22 December 2011 — williambowles.info 22 December 2011 Arab observers to head for Syria BBC News Today at 08:17 Arab League observers are set to arrive in Syria under a plan to end the violent crackdown on anti-government protests the UN says has claimed 5,000 lives. Continue reading
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Video: 'US trajectory on Syria ‘a self-generating path to war' — RT
Washington has once again slammed the Syrian regime, warning of new international measures unless it withdraws security forces from the streets. But a US-based political cartoonist says human rights are merely a cover for America’s real intentions. Continue reading
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Arab League calls on Syria: Opposition isn’t listening — RT
A primary team of Arab League peace monitors are expected to arrive in Syria on Thursday as the violent revolt against President Bashar al-Assad rages on. However, despite the move, the Syrian opposition is still clamoring for foreign intervention. Continue reading
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Video Interview: Anti-Syria campaign in geopolitical context
‘We have to recall that three countries in North Africa – Tunisia, Egypt and Libya – have experienced regime change so far this year, and that the process seems well under way in Yemen and Syria. So what we are looking at is a pattern. What may initially start as a peaceful protest could end… Continue reading
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Video: Russian navy in Syria: Thorn in US side — RT
The US-based intelligence-gathering firm Stratfor says most of the claims by the Syrian opposition about the seriousness of the country’s crisis are untrue. The company insists protesters are exaggerating, to win support from powers like the US. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 19-20 December 2011
20 December 2011 — williambowles.info 20 December 2011Fresh clashes in north-west Syria BBC News Today at 16:05 There have been clashes between troops and army deserters in north-west Syria, with one report saying 100 deserters are dead or wounded. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 18-19 December 2011
19 December 2011 — williambowles.info 19 December 2011 Syria official in Cairo expected to sign Arab deal The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Syria’s deputy foreign minister has arrived in Cairo and is expected to sign an agreement allowing Arab observers into the country. The Arab League has given Syria until Wednesday to sign the… Continue reading
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Video: One rule for Syria – but a different one for Egypt — RT
The violence in Egypt continues, with at least 10 people killed and hundreds more injured in the last three days. However, unlike in Syria there is no talk of sanctions against the Egyptian military. Continue reading
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British Media Propaganda Aims at Triggering NATO Military Intervention against Syria By Tony Cartalucci
With the UN’s recent “human rights” report falling flat, for lack of evidence and being compiled by Karen Koning AbuZayd, a director of the US Washington-based corporate think-tank, Middle East Policy Council, that includes Exxon men, CIA agents, US military and government representatives, and even the president of the US-Qatar Business Council, the corporate-media has… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 15-16 December 2011
16 December 2011 — williambowles.info 16 December 2011 IRAQ MISSION [FINALLY?] ACCOMPLISHED : A dictatorship without a dictator Asia Times Online Today at 11:00 A democratic Iraq in a neighborhood riddled with dictatorships will not work, because Arab and Iranian regimes will always try to bring it down, as they did with Lebanon for more… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 15 December 2011
15 December 2011 — williambowles.info Syrian forces ‘given free rein’ BBC News Today at 07:42 Syrian soldiers were told to stop anti-government protests ‘by all means necessary’, says Human Rights Watch, who interviewed dozens of defectors. Continue reading
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Western Elite Wages Info-war to Justify Syria Invasion? By Prof. Igor Panarin
Escalating tensions surrounding Syria are preparation for aggression. Writer and political scientist Igor Panarin believes that part of the British-American and Israeli elite is waging an information war to justify a military invasion of Syria. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 13-14 December 2011
14 December 2011 — williambowles.info 14 December 2011Syria military convoy ‘ambushed’ BBC News Today at 15:47 Army defectors open fire on a military convoy in central Syria, killing eight soldiers, in retaliation for a deadly attack on civilians, activists say. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 5-8 December 2011
8 December 2011 — williambowles.info 8 December 2011 Attack damages Syria oil pipeline BBC News Today at 14:53 A major pipeline carrying oil to a refinery in Syria’s restive Homs province is attacked, activists and the state-run news agency say. Continue reading
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