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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 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: Former Ambassador: ‘US to control Iraq oil always’
Despite the US’s declared withdrawal of its military personnel and contractors out of Iraq, Washington has prepared to control the country’s rich oil reserves in any case, shared Ranjit Singh Kalha, former India’s ambassador to Iraq in the 1990s. Continue reading
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Video: Former Ambassador: 'US to control Iraq oil always'
Despite the US’s declared withdrawal of its military personnel and contractors out of Iraq, Washington has prepared to control the country’s rich oil reserves in any case, shared Ranjit Singh Kalha, former India’s ambassador to Iraq in the 1990s. Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 2 December 2011
2 December 2011 — williambowles.info Maybe updated as the day wears on… 2 December 2011 Done deal: Russia supplies cruise missiles to Syria Russiatoday.ru Today at 10:59 Fulfilling a contract signed in 2007, Russia has supplied Bastion coastal missile systems with Yakhont cruise missiles to Syria under a contract signed in 2007, a diplomatic source Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 18-19 November 2011
19 November 2011 — williambowles.info 19 November 2011 The Arab League: Prelude to a US-NATO-led military campaign against Syria GlobalResearch.ca Today at 16:22 For more details, please click on the link to read the article. Continue reading
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The Son of Africa claims a continent’s crown jewels By John Pilger
On 14 October, President Barack Obama announced he was sending United States special forces troops to Uganda to join the civil war there. In the next few months, US combat troops will be sent to South Sudan, Congo and Central African Republic. They will only ‘engage’ for ‘self-defence’, says Obama, satirically. With Libya secured, an… Continue reading
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Media Lens: Targeting Syria – The ‘Bad News’ For The Guardian
Afghanistan and Iraq may still be in flames. A bloodbath may continue to flow from Nato’s ‘humanitarian intervention’ in Libya. No matter, mainstream journalists are appalled that a double Russian and Chinese veto at the UN has thwarted Western efforts to do more good in Syria. Continue reading
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Diplomatic Blowback By Craig Murray
Here is something you won’t find in any western media. Part of the actual Russian speech or ‘Explanation of Vote’ for their veto of the UN Resolution on Syria. It is worth reading. It is my own translation from the website of the Russian mission to the UN. There will be an official UN translation… Continue reading
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Dmitri Sedov – In and Around Libya
The sliding of the civil war in Libya into a new phase tilted considerably the balance of forces in the country. Some of Gadhafi’s supporters continue to mount stiff resistance in Bani Walid, Siret, and Sabha and at least so far manage to keep attackers out of the strongholds. A few days ago they even… Continue reading
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Walter Fauntroy, Feared Dead in Libya, Returns Home—Guess Who He Saw Doing the Killing By Valencia Mohammed
In an interview inside his Northwest D.C. home last week, the noted civil rights leader, told the Afro that he watched French and Danish troops storm small villages late at night beheading, maiming and killing rebels and loyalists to show them who was in control. Continue reading
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BOOTS ON THE GROUND? NATO Prepares ‘Humanitarian’ Occupation Of Libya Thousands of NATO troops on standby By Paul Joseph Watson
Preparing to head off any potential counter-attack by Gaddafi forces, NATO powers are readying a “humanitarian” occupation of Libya with thousands of British and American soldiers, risking the possibility that troops could be sent into yet another quagmire to rival Afghanistan and Iraq. Continue reading
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Video: ‘Western countries fighting for Libya’s oil fields like piranhas’ — RT
Months of chaos await Libya if the NATO-led operation in the country topples Muammar Gaddafi, political analyst William Engdahl told RT, but regime change would suit Western oil interests. Continue reading
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Video: 'Western countries fighting for Libya’s oil fields like piranhas' — RT
Months of chaos await Libya if the NATO-led operation in the country topples Muammar Gaddafi, political analyst William Engdahl told RT, but regime change would suit Western oil interests. Continue reading
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NATO Allows Libyan Refugees to Drown in the Mediterranean By Peter Schwarz
According to the UN refugee agency UNHCR, 1,500 Libyan refugees have died while trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe since the beginning of the war against Libya in March. On August 4, German newspaper ‘Süddeutsche Zeitung’ reported a death toll of 1,820 since the beginning of the year. Continue reading
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Another Stinging Blow for the Libyan Rebellion By Victor Kotsev
The death of the general, whose body along with those of two senior aides was reportedly found badly burnt on Thursday, brings into focus a complex and extensive web of power relationships and rivalries spanning both sides of the conflict. This is evidence of just how fluid the situation in Libya is, with multiple layers… Continue reading
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Libyan rebels have conceded ground since bombing began By Kim Sengupta
Fresh diplomatic efforts are under way to try to end Libya’s bloody civil war, with the UN special envoy flying to Tripoli to hold talks after Britain followed France in accepting that Muammar Gaddafi cannot be bombed into exile. Continue reading
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The Brutal Murder of Vittorio Arrigoni is Still Shrouded in Mystery By Nicola LoFoco
Three months have passed since April 15, 2011, that damned day when Vittorio Arrigoni’s life was ripped away from us at the hands of Islamic fundamentalists. The truth surrounding his disappearance and the reasons of who and why anyone would have wanted his death are still to be unveiled. Continue reading
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Videos: On the Special Tribunal for Lebanon By Hassan Nasrallah
Videos: To the Lebanese people, I say to them the following: don’t worry about civil strife. Those who talk about civil strife in Lebanon actually want that to come about. There will be no Sunni-Shiite strife and no civil war in Lebanon. Continue reading
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