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Syria: Obama’s pretext for war? By Phil Greaves
It seems many have forgotten the last two and a half years of western sabre-rattling and covert military aggression against the Syrian state. It is worth reiterating that without the vast amount of military, financial, and diplomatic largesse the west and their regional clients have thrown at the “revolutionary rebels” in Syria – who have… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 28 August 2013
28 August 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterSisi Stops His Hunger Strike In Eshil PrisonIMEMC – Wednesday [August 28, 2013] Palestinian detainee Dirar Abu Sisi stopped his hunger strike after reaching an agreement with the Administration of Israeli Bir Shiva (Be’er As-Sabe’) Prion, south of the country, to remove him from his solitary confinement.… Continue reading
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ICH 28 August 2013: Obama Set For Holy Tomahawk War
28 August 2013 — Information Clearing House Who Is Responsible For This War Crime? English-Subtitled Videos Show Aftermath Of Chemical Weapons Attacks Video – Warning – graphic images. This video shows the distress of a father whose two small children have died in the attacks. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35989.htm Continue reading
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Obama Administration Copies Bush’s Sidelining of Weapons Inspectors In Iraq
One of John Kerry’s main arguments for bombing Syria is that the Assad government stalled and delayed UN weapons inspectors Continue reading
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Syria: Another Western War Crime In The Making By Paul Craig Roberts
The UK Independent reports that over this past week-end Obama, Cameron, and Hollande agreed to launch cruise missile attacks against the Syrian government within two weeks despite the lack of any authorization from the UN and despite the absence of any evidence in behalf of Washington’s claim that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons… Continue reading
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John Kerry’s “Colin Powell moment” By Alex Lantier
Yesterday US Secretary of State John Kerry appeared on national television to deliver a lying statement aimed at preparing public opinion for an impending US-NATO attack on Syria. It was his very own “Colin Powell moment.” Continue reading
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War on the Threshold of Syria By Dmitriy Sedov
The provocational use of chemical weapons on August 21 in a suburb of Damascus was the latest and, apparently, the most important step in bringing foreign aggression against Syria closer. Without waiting for the results of the investigation to be conducted by group of international experts, the West has begun preparing world public opinion for… Continue reading
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Syria charade: West bent on war, UN investigation meaningless
There is no evidence that the Syrian government ordered the massacre with chemical weapons, but the West will blame it anyway because they want war, investigative journalist Neil Clark told RT. Continue reading
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US fabricating pretexts to justify military act against Syria: Analyst
In an article published on Press TV website on Sunday, American activist and author, David Swanson, described the recent threats issued by Washington regarding a potential military intervention in Syria as “immoral” and “illegal” under the United Nations Charter. Continue reading
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Déjà vu and Syrian Chemical Weapons By Wayne MADSEN
The Obama administration is dusting off the Bush administration’s playbook and using it on the government of Bashar al Assad of Syria… The Obama administration first showed its neo-conservative traits when it justified NATO and Gulf Arab intervention in the Libyan rebellion against Muammar Qaddafi as falling under its «responsibility to protect» civilians being attacked… Continue reading
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Black Agenda TV, August 26, 2013
26 August 2013 — Black Agenda Report WATCH THE LATEST EDITION OF BLACK AGENDA TV Continue reading
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Obama keeps hold of the Syrian ball By M K Bhadrakumar
Moscow now admits that the current controversy over the chemical weapons attacks near Damascus might be a pre-meditated one choreographed carefully with a political objective. But then, it is too late, since it emerges that Sellstrom is unbound already and is at large, and Moscow cannot easily circumscribe his future activities in Syria. Continue reading
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Syria chemical weapons claim: The BBC just doesn’t give up By William Bowles
Evidently, the BBC was not satisfied with its pathetic propaganda pieces I referred to in yesterday’s article, so it’s come out with another, equally audacious piece of fiction that reiterates, again without any proof, the same drivel it peddled to us yesterday (and the day before). But what ‘UN’s Angela Kane in Syria urges chemical… Continue reading
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On pretext of chemical attack US prepares military assault on Syria By Barry Grey
US officials have outlined a series of options that are being considered for a direct assault by American and allied military forces against Syria, using Wednesday’s alleged chemical weapons attack as the pretext. The stepped-up military preparations make clear that the events on Wednesday are part of a provocation to justify yet another neo-colonial war… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine-Israel Newslinks 23 August 2013: Authorities threaten displaced community’s return to village
23 August 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterFrench FM To Meet Abbas, NetanyahuIMEMC – The French Foreign Ministry has reported that Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, will be visiting the Israel and the Palestinian territories to encourage the recently resumes peace talks between Ramallah and Tel Aviv. … Continue reading
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The BBC’s Syrian Chemical Weapons Coverage: An exercise in Imperial deception By William Bowles
Over the past three days, since the story first broke, the BBC’s news Website (I use the word news advisedly) has carried twelve stories on the alleged chemical weapons attack that took place in a suburb of Damascus. Today’s offerings include, Hague believes Assad behind attack (23/8/13), without a shred of proof that the Assad… Continue reading
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Syria chemical warfare claims aim to provoke Western intervention By Bill Van Auken
The unsubstantiated charges that the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad carried out a chemical weapons attack outside Damascus killing large numbers of civilians have all the hallmarks of a staged provocation aimed at provoking Western intervention. Continue reading
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Detention of Glenn Greenwald’s partner approved at highest levels of US and UK governments By Thomas Gaist and Joseph Kishore
The detention of Miranda was a blatant act of political intimidation directed at all those who seek to reveal crimes and conspiracies against democratic rights carried out by the British and US governments, including former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Continue reading
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