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Russian Military Expert: World Narrowly Escaped Middle East War On Tuesday By Tamara Zamyatina
MOSCOW: Launching of two ballistic missiles in the Mediterranean water area testifies to the ongoing U.S. preparations for air strikes against Syria, a top-rank Russian military expert said in an exclusive interview with Itar-Tass Tuesday night. “Those who launched the two ballistic missiles towards Syria obviously hoped Iran would consider this launch as an attack… Continue reading
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Syria and “Conspiracy Theories”: It is a Conspiracy By Felicity Arbuthnot
4 September 2013 — Global Research “We have met the enemy and he is us.” (Walt Kelly, 1913-1973.) It was political analyst Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, in November 2006, who wrote in detail(1) of US plans for the Middle East: “The term ‘New Middle East’, was introduced to the world in June 2006, in Tel Aviv, by Continue reading
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John Kerry's Very Precise Death Toll: Where Does It Come From? By Peter Hart
Journalists should, at a minimum, attribute these estimates to the government–and note that they are not in line with other reputable estimates of the death toll in Syria. Ideally, reporters should ask John Kerry to explain the discrepancy. He just made the rounds on all the major Sunday chat shows, and no one who was… Continue reading
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The Full Story on Why Obama Backed Down on Syria By: Ibrahim al-Amin
Commentators in the West will surely declare that it was their democratic systems of government that forced US President Barack Obama to back down on attacking Syria. But the events that led up to Washington’s de-escalation suggest there were other factors at play. Continue reading
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US and Allied Warships off the Syrian Coastline: Naval Deployment Was Decided “Before” the August 21 Chemical Weapons Attack By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
A massive US and allied naval deployment is occurring in the Eastern Mediterranean off Syria’s coastline as well as in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. While this display of military might may not be part of an immediate attack plan on Syria, it is creating an atmosphere of fear and panic within Syria. Continue reading
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US War Plans for August – September: Known Since June By Christof Lehmann
Plans for both large scale chemical weapons use and a major military campaign against Syria have been known since June. Three reports, published on nsnbc international on 29 June and 7 July and 11 July already detailed the planned attack, including the large scale use of chemical weapons in an attempt to justify renewed calls… Continue reading
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Are Spy Agencies Once Again Lying … this Time to Justify War Against Syria?
Congressman With Top-Secret Briefing Isn’t Impressed with Syrian War Claims Continue reading
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Senior political figures demand second vote in UK parliament on Syrian attack By Julie Hyland
A concerted campaign is underway for a second vote in Britain’s parliament to sanction war against Syria. These efforts come in the wake of President Obama’s announcement that he will seek congressional authorisation for military strikes. Continue reading
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France publishes intelligence brief for war in Syria based on lies By Alex Lantier
France’s intelligence services released a perfunctory, eight-page brief for war with Syria yesterday, as Socialist Party (PS) Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault met with leaders of France’s right-wing opposition parties to press them to support President François Hollande’s war drive. Continue reading
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Video: Who Is Really Behind the Syrian War? y grtv
Given that the pretext for attacking Syria is falling apart before the public’s eyes, why is the US preparing to wage war on that country? Who benefits from the ongoing destabilization of Assad’s government? What will the Middle East look like if the Sunnis take over Syria? What is Israel’s role in this? What do… Continue reading
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French Colonial Dreams Linger as Raison d’être in Syria By Andrew McKillop
Under pressure to conform to Obama and Cameron’s democratic route to authoriszation of military forces, French leader Francois Hollande has since backed down from his previously hawkish stance, saying he will wait for a parliamentary vote before committing France to an attack on Syria. So why the imperial overtures from France to begin with? Continue reading
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Did the White House Help Plan the Syrian Chemical Attack? By Yossef Bodansky
There is a growing volume of new evidence from numerous sources in the Middle East — mostly affiliated with the Syrian opposition and its sponsors and supporters — which makes a very strong case, based on solid circumstantial evidence, that the August 21, 2013, chemical strike in the Damascus suburbs was indeed a pre-meditated provocation… Continue reading
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Cooked Up Evidence. Trying to Fool the Public over Syria By Colin Todhunter
Despite the stance expressed by Lukashevich, Russia has been depicted by various prominent Western politicians as an obstacle to ‘humanitarian’ military intervention in Syria. As hundreds of thousands of deaths and injuries continue to mount as a result of US-led wars in the world, such humanitarian concerns ring hollow. Continue reading
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Media Claim Sarin Usage While Evidence Is Inconclusive
Several newspapers claim that U.S. Secretary of State Kerry said that there is proof of sarin gas used in the recent Syrian incident. These claims are false. Continue reading
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Which Syrian Chemical Attack Account Is More Credible? By Jim Naureckas
Let’s compare a couple of accounts of the mass deaths apparently caused by chemical weapons in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta on August 21. One account comes from the U.S. government (8/30/13), introduced by Secretary of State John Kerry. The other was published by a Minnesota-based news site called Mint Press News (8/29/13). Continue reading
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