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Arms deliveries to ’Syrian rebels’ equally liable for crimes committed
The delivery of weapons to Syrian rebels is in breach of UN resolutions. This enables the victims’ families to sue individually before the International Criminal Tribunal those leaders who should decide to do so, and allows Syria to file a suit against their states with the International Court of Justice. Continue reading
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Syria: al-Qusayr liberated
The Syrian army, backed by members of Hezbollah, liberated the city of al-Qusayr. 80,000 Christians had fled their homes for more than six months, under the threat of mainly foreign jihadists, supported by NATO and the GCC. Continue reading
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Syria: Proxy War By U.S. And Gulf Monarchies By By Zhao Jinglun
A dozen Russian warships from the Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets are converging on the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Aden, as part of a large-scale strategic exercise. Russian intentions are obvious, even though it declares this has nothing to do with the situation in Syria. Continue reading
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Speak2Tweet: Google & Twitter Partner Up with US State Dept. to Monopolise Information Flow Out of Syria By Martin Iqbal
Amid Internet and telephone network outages in Syria, US-trained opposition activists use US-supplied satellite phones to contact Google & Twitter’s ‘Speak2Tweet‘ service. Despite these efforts, the service seems so far to be a resounding failure. Continue reading
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China and Russia are Acquiring Gold, Dumping US Dollars By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
A large part of these Central Bank purchases of gold bullion are not disclosed. They are undertaken through third party contracting companies, with utmost discretion. Continue reading
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Strategic Culture Foundation 2-7 July 2012: Russia, India, China / Cyprus/ Iran / Pakistan / USA / Syria
7 July 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation Russia, India and Pakistan-China Cooperation (I) 07.07.2012 | 00:00 | Andrei VOLODIN Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit Pakistan. Reportedly the event is to take place in September this year. «Lull» is a natural thing for summer time that gives an opportunity to reflect on the reasons defining Continue reading
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The Real News Network: This Week February 20 – February 24
25 February, 2012 — The Real News Network February 24 Greeks Look to the Left for SolutionsCostas Lapavitsas: The left is gaining in popular support but have so far failed to present a coherent programGo to story | Go to homepage Continue reading
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Bahrain Newslinks 10-14 February 2012
14 February 2012 — williambowles.info VIDEO: Protests on Bahrain anniversary BBC News Today at 13:30 Police try to prevent people marking the anniversary of pro-democracy protests in Bahrain’s capital, after a second day of clashes in outlying villages. Continue reading
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UN’s Syria Vote: Kings And Ex-Colonial Powers Champion “Democracy” By Prabir Purkayastha
The irony of the Gulf monarchies fighting for ‘democracy’ is not lost on the people. Neither is an Iraqi- or Libyan-style military intervention for bringing democracy to the region. No wonder that the US and other Western countries rejected out of hand Russia’s amendments, one of which asked for democracy, not just in Syria but… Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 10-11 February 2012
11 February 2012 18:46:51 — williambowles.info 012Foolishly ignoring the Arab League Report on Syria occupation magazine – articles Today at 23:59 Sharmine Narwani – Alakhbar English – There is powerful evidence that the mission of the Arab League Observers in Syria has been subjected to a campaign of sabotage aimed at eliminating the possibility of a Continue reading
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UNSTABLE GEOPOLITICAL CHESSBOARD: India Joins NATO, Gulf Cooperation Council Against Syria By M D Nalapat
Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt…made no secret of his distaste for the sheikhs and monarchs who ruled over several countries, all of whom had close geopolitical links with the countries that today lead the NATO military alliance. As a reaction, the Royal Houses began to patronize the religious groups opposed to Nasserism, support that reached… Continue reading
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That “Disgusting” “Travesty” Over Syria at the UN
As a riposte to the Arab League initiated, US/EU backed ‘Assad must step down’ resolution, Russia proposed a resolution calling on both sides to pull back forces and negotiate. Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: December 7, 2011
7 December 2011 — Stop NATO NATO To Open Centers In Kuwait, Other Gulf States Israel Brandishes Drones Amid Reports Of Impending Attack On Iran Hereditary Regimes: Jordan, Morocco In Line For GCC Membership Tricontinental ‘Pan-Arab Pipeline’ To Proceed Despite Syria Crisis U.S. Should Apologize To Pakistan, NATO Pay Reparations: Kucinich Pakistani Catholics Organize Protest Continue reading
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Syria Newslinks 5 December 2011
5 December 2011 — williambowles.info Ibrahim al-Amin, “Syria: A Revolution Against Resistance?” MRZine.org Today at 16:48 The foreign powers intervening in Syria to bring down President Bashar Assad want to speed things up. This has compelled oppositionists to show their hand, stripping them of yet more cards. . . . On Friday, the Syrian National Continue reading
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Mahdi Darius NAZEMROYA – Iran and the Strategic Encirclement of Syria and Lebanon
The encirclement of Syria and Lebanon has long been in the works. Since 2001, Washington and NATO have started the process of cordoning off Lebanon and Syria.The permanent NATO presence in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Syrian Accountability Act are part of this initiative. It appears that this roadmap is based on a 1996 Israeli… Continue reading
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Stop NATO News: November 27, 2011
27 November 2011 — Stop NATO NATO Forces Attack Pakistani Soil NATO Reveals Troops Were On The Ground In Pakistan Pakistan Orders U.S. To Shut Down Major Air Base NATO Attack: U.S. Given 15 Days To Vacate Pakistani Air Base Pakistani Opposition Leader Strongly Condemns NATO Iran To Target NATO Missile Site In Turkey If Continue reading
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U.S. Arms Persian Gulf Allies For Conflict With Iran BY Rick Rozoff
Recent statements by among others the president and defense minister of Israel and a leading candidate for the American presidency in next year’s election – Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak and Mitt Romney respectively – before and after the latest International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran’s nuclear program manifest a more stark and menacing… Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks 28 July 2011
28 July 2011 — williambowles.info Yemen president won’t give up power by force: minister Reuters By Samia Nakhoul LONDON (Reuters) – Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who escaped an attempt on his life by opponents, will only cede power through the ballot box and the country will descend into civil war if he is forced Continue reading
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