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ICH 21 January 2013: Bomber in Chief: 20,000 Airstrikes in the President’s First Term
21 January 2013 — Information Clearing House Algeria Hostage Crisis: Most Weapons Used in Attack Came From Libya By Mélanie Matarese, Algiers The Islamists wore the same type of outfits that Qatar provided to Libyan National Transitional Council rebels by Qatar – The also employed 60mm gun-mortars used by France and Libyan rebels. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33673.htm Continue reading
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The Bared Teeth of the Syrian War: Qatar Feels the Brunt By Armine AKOPYAN (Armenia)
The war in Syria appears to be increasingly remote-controlled from abroad. Almost all states in the region seem to be involved to varying degrees, with Qatar providing the lion’s share of the funds going to the Free Syrian Army. However, the investment has generated disappointing returns. 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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Mali is Libya all over again
The situation in Mali is directly linked to the Nato mobilisation in 2011 to overthrow the Gadaffi regime in Libya. Continue reading
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US-NATO Sponsored “Free Syrian Army” is Falling Apart. Government Forces Have the Upper Hand By Thierry Meyssan
While the French press persists in announcing the “imminent fall” of Syria and the “flight of Bashar al-Assad,” the reality on the ground has turned around completely. Even though chaos is plaguing most of the territory, the “liberated zones” have melted like snow in the sun. Continue reading
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Syria faces Humanitarian Catastrophe By Bill Van Auken
After two years of escalating civil war, the people of Syria confront a humanitarian catastrophe, with an estimated four million people—roughly 20 percent of the population—lacking adequate food and shelter. Hundreds of thousands have left for refugee camps in neighboring countries, and as many as three million are displaced within Syria itself. Continue reading
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UN Report on Syria a devastating indictment of Western intervention By Chris Marsden
The report produced is a devastating indictment of the United States and other western powers, who have worked with Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to depose of Bashar al-Assad by recruiting and aiding a Sunni insurgency overwhelmingly made up of Muslim Brotherhood supporters, Salafist and Al Qaeda-style groups. Many are foreign fighters brought to Syria… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 2-8 December 2012
8 December 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation «Dragon Family Gold» and US Federal Reserve System (I) 08.12.2012 | 00:00 | Valentin KATASONOV Continue reading
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US tightens military noose around Syria By Bill Van Auken
Amid an escalating drumbeat about a supposed threat that Syria’s government is preparing to use chemical weapons against its own people, Washington has deployed a naval armada off the country’s coast. Continue reading
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The New Game in the 'Syrian Opposition': Redistribution of Roles and Functions By Olga CHETVERIKOVA
So far the «alternative» to the government of Bashar al-Assad, sitting in Turkey, is the Syrian National Council (SNC, also called the «Istanbul council»); it is funded by Qatar and is under the full control of French military intelligence, the General Directorate of External Security (DGSE). Continue reading
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Video: The Qatari/Egyptian/US Agenda and the Israeli Attack on Gaza
Vijay Prashad: Civilians are still being killed in Gaza as Egyptian Brotherhood and Qatar move in to “manage” the situation (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Video: Insurgents in Syria equipped with American arms
A newly released video shows members of an al-Qaeda-affiliated insurgent group in Syria equipped with US-made weapons, Press TV reports. Continue reading
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The US-Israeli Attack on Gaza By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
There is evidence that Operation “Pillar of Cloud” was implemented in close liaison with Washington in the context of the broader process of allied military planning. Senior US military officials were on location in Israel working with their IDF counterparts in the days leading up to the attack. Continue reading
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Susan Rice: Being Attacked For All Of The Wrong Reasons By Sean Fenley
Susan Rice is, unequivocally, irascible, mean-spirited and a very disagreeable person. This has not previously been an impediment, though, to one becoming a US Secretary of State. We can probably all recall the fiendish relish that Hillary Clinton took in the illicit and barbarian slaughter of Col. Muammar Qaddafi. Seemingly possessed and gleefully uttering, “We… Continue reading
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Gaza and the Politics of “Greater Israel” By Nile Bowie
The number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank has almost doubled in the past 12 years, with more than 350,000 residing illegally under international law. [3] While Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman asserts Tel Aviv’s unwillingness to permit Palestinians any right to return to their lands, emphasizing, “not even one refugee,” apartheid enforced on… Continue reading
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Towards a Full Scale War on Gaza: The Red Line Israel Brazenly Crossed By Dr. Ismail Salami
Reports indicate that Israel is reportedly setting the stage for a full-scale war on Gaza. According to Israeli media, 16,000 reservists are being briefed on a full-scale war on the Gaza Strip while Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered 75,000 military reservists drafted. Continue reading
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Video: Siege of Bani Walid: Foreign fighters, phosphorus bombs and nerve gas – RT sources
The besieged Libyan city of Bani Walid has been plunged into chaos. RT sources say that the former Gaddafi regime stronghold is under attack by militias bolstered by foreign mercenaries, and they used banned weapons like white phosphorous. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 24 October 2012: Militants join forces as Israel warns of ‘extensive’ action in Gaza
24 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Closure of Beit Hanoun Crossing Threatens the Lives of Hundreds of Patients in the Gaza StripIMEMC – The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the targeting of the Palestinian customs checkpoint, near Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, by Israeli warplanes. As a result of the attack,… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 23 October 2012: Snubbing Europe, Netanyahu Tours Settlement
23 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Prince Of Qatar Arrives In GazaIMEMC – The Prince of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa, and his wife, Mouza Bint Nasser, arrived in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning through the Rafah border terminal, between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, marking the first visit of a senior… Continue reading
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Can Syria Avoid the Fate of Libya and Iraq? Interview with Issa Chaer by Carlos Martinez
Issa Chaer: The false nature of much of the reporting on Syria was confirmed by personal experience following our visits to Syria. The visits proved the lies that were being reported, and we came to conclusion that those media stations are creating their own news rather than actually reporting, and we saw that they are… Continue reading