23 June 2013 — Voltaire Network
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.
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.
The liberation of al-Qusayr puts an end to the intense fighting in the district of Homs. The city of Homs itself should be purged in the coming days.
17 January 2013 — China.org.cn
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
1 December 2012 — Empire Strikes Black
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.
11 November, 2012 — Global Research
There is evidence that central banks in several regions of the World are building up their gold reserves. What is published are the official purchases.
7 July 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation
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 Russia’s policy in the southern part of Central Eurasia… Formally the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has two major strategic allies – The China People’s Republic and the USA. But in light of the 2011 events the Pakistan’s ruling circles lost trust in the USA placing greater value on China that is routinely called an «all weather friend»…
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25 February, 2012 — The Real News Network
Greeks Look to the Left for Solutions
Costas Lapavitsas: The left is gaining in popular support but have so far failed to present a coherent program
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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.
11 February 2012 18:46:51 — williambowles.info
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Foolishly 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 peaceful solution to the crisis in Syria
10 February 2012 — Global Resesarch – Pakistan Observer
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 elevated levels during the 1980s, when Zbigniew Brezezinski and later Robert Casey implemented the strategy of using religious groups to battle the foes of the US.
6 February 2012 — Asia Times
A Greek choir of the “disgusted” and the “outraged” predictably greeted BRICS members Russia and China double veto to the United Nations Security Council resolution imposing regime change in Syria. The resolution was backed by that haven of democracy, the GCC League, the organization controlled by the six monarchies/emirates of the Gulf Cooperation Council formerly known as the Arab League.
5 February 2012 — China Matters
What went down 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.
7 December 2011 — Stop NATO
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 Council’s chief spokesman, Burhan Ghalioun, was forced (and there is no other explanation for it) to come clean about the nature of the payback required of the Syrian opposition by its US, Turkish, Gulf, and European supporters.
2 December — Strategic Culture Foundation
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 document aimed at controlling Syria.The documents name is A Clean Break: A New Strategy for Securing the Realm.
27 November 2011 — Stop NATO
18 November 2011 — Stop NATO
Rumors and reports of, speculation over and scenarios for attacks against Iran’s civilian nuclear power facilities and military sites by the United States, Israel or both have flared up periodically over the past several years, especially since early 2005.
26 August 2011 — Asia Times Online
The white man’s burden doesn’t allow asking Africans what they think about the current Western/monarchical Arab onslaught on the northern shores of their continent. At least some are not beating around the bush.
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 from office, …
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