Syria
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ICH 27 May 2013: The Evil of "Humanitarian Interventionism"
23 May 2013 — Information Clearing House US Makes Syria an ‘Offer it Can’t Refuse’ – again By Finian Cunningham This is the scenario that Washington and its NATO allies are contriving for the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad… http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35093.htm Continue reading
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ICH 26 May 2013: Let Us Mourn The Millions America Slaughtered, Then Mourn US Soldiers
23 May 2013 — Information Clearing House Let Us Mourn The Millions America Slaughtered, Then Mourn US Soldiers By Jay Janson Prosecute our own before our victims unite and prosecute all of us. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35090.htm Continue reading
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Hezbollah chief promises ‘victory’ in Syria conflict
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday vowed “victory” in Syria, where militants of his powerful Lebanese Shiite movement are fighting alongside regular troops against rebels trying to topple the regime. Continue reading
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Fact-finding Mission Concludes: Proxy War in Syria By Mairead Maguire
Report and Appeal to the International community to support a process of dialogue and reconciliation in Syria between its people and Syrian government and reject outside intervention and war Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 24 May 2013: “This time they destroyed everything”: Uprooted Bedouins face more evictions
24 May 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterDetainee Continues Hunger Strike, Demands ReleaseIMEMC – Palestinian detainee, Ayman Issa Hamdan, who went on hunger strike 27 days ago, rejected an Israeli “offer” for an additional six-month extension of his Administrative Detention, without trial, and demanded his unconditional release. … Continue reading
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ICH 24 May 2013: The Real Reason For US Drone Attacks
24 May 2013 — Information Clearing House Syria: Opposition’s Booby Trap Blueprint for Qusayr By Radwan Mortada “The battle will be long and Qusayr is completely booby-trapped and will turn into a ball of fire as soon as Nasrallah’s men step inside.” He concludes, “We succeeded in luring Hezbollah’s fighters and Assad’s army to where we Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 19-25 May 2013: Syria / Yugoslavia / Balkans / Bahrain / EU Caucasus-CIA / Afghanistan
25 MAy 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation US Makes Syria an ‘Offer it Can’t Refuse’ – again 25.05.2013 | 07:45 | Finian CUNNINGHAM In Mafia terms, it’s called «making an offer that can’t be refused». The «offer» is not one of free choice between options that may benefit the object party. In reality, it is about Continue reading
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Syria: The Messed Up Neighborhood
The recent bombing that killed 51 in the Turkish town Reyhanli received only scant coverage in the local media. While the Turkish president Erdogan accused the Syrian government of committing the crime he did not want the facts to be out in the public. But he is not the only one to have power in… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 23 May 2013: Muhammad al-Dura and Israel’s obsession with the propaganda war
22 May 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterAMNESTY: “Israel, Palestinian Fighters, Committed War Crimes”IMEMC – AMNESTY International issued a report on the Israeli war on Gaza, in November of 2012, and statedthat its investigations conducted that both Israel and the Palestinian resistance in Gaza, violated international humanitarian law, and committed war crimes. … Continue reading
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ICH 23 May 2013: Chomsky ‘Obama Must be Taken Before ICC for the War on Terror’
23 May 2013 — Information Clearing House What is the U.S. REALLY doing in Syria? By Stephen M. Walt Washington can use Qatar and Saudi Arabia as its middlemen, roles they are all too happy to play for their own reasons. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35048.htm Continue reading
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Hezbollah and the War in Syria: Why is the UK Pressuring the EU to Designate Hezbollah a “Terrorist” Group? By Phil Greaves
A distinct increase of negative coverage has been forming in Western and Gulf press; this focus is specifically regarding Hezbollah’s direct involvement in the battle currently raging to take control of the Syrian town of Qusair; its overall role in Lebanon and the region, and its ties to both Syria’s President Assad, and the government… Continue reading
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Israel is fighting a regional war in Syria By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Not only have the US and its allies been trying to militarily buttress the retreating anti-government militias, but now they aim to create a new phase in the conflict where states start asserting leverage against Syria in place of the weakening anti-government forces. In other words, external pressure is being applied to replace the declining… Continue reading
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Behind Syria peace talks proposal, US prepares regional war By Bill Van Auken
While ostensibly touring the Middle East to discuss a joint US-Russian proposal for peace talks between the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad and Western-backed “rebels,” Secretary of State John Kerry met with US allies to prepare for region-wide war. Continue reading
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The Syrian Pendulum By Dmitry MININ
In recent days on the battlefield, the scales have clearly been tipping in favor of the government forces. Western strategists are faced with a choice: either admit that the attempt to establish a puppet regime in Syria has failed, or set aside all their «soft power» gimmicks and switch to an open and expensive military… Continue reading
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On the Road to Damascus: An Eyewitness Report By Antonio C. S. Rosa
I participated, May 1-11, 2013 in the Mussalaha International Peace Delegation to Lebanon-Syria alongside fellow TRANSCEND member Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire, from Ireland, and 15 others from eight countries. Keenly aware of my responsibility, especially to my newly made Syrian and Lebanese friends left behind, I shall try to report, describe, make sense of… Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 22 May 2013: Video: Protest Against G4S Outside Israel’s Ofer Prison
22 May 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterArmy Kidnaps 12 Children In JerusalemIMEMC – Wednesday, May 22 2013, The Palestinian News & Info Agency (WAFA) has reported that Israeli soldiers kidnapped twelve children, students of the Orphanage School in occupied East Jerusalem. … Continue reading
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ICH 22 May 2013: Syria Rebels Threaten to Wipe Out Shiite, Alawite Towns
22 May 2013 — Information Clearing House Syria: Turning Point in the Battle of Qusayr By Radwan Mortada Syrian government forces stormed the strategic town early on Sunday. Many opposition fighters fled, accusing their commanders of betrayal. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35042.htm Continue reading
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Israel Heads Closer to War on Syria By Stephen Lendman
Syria is Washington’s war. Israel’s very much involved. It abhors peace and stability. Its history reflects belligerence. It’s a direct threat. It borders Syria. Continue reading
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VTJP Occupied Palestine and Israel News and Articles 21 May 2013: Israeli archive file shows that Israel’s founder tried to erase Palestinian Nakba
21 May 2013 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterPPP Slams Arrest Of Five Of Its Members By P.A. ForcesIMEMC – Tuesday May 21 2013; the leftist Palestinian People Party (PPP) issued a statement condemning the arrest of five of its members by the Palestinian Security Forces in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem. Continue reading
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‘US opened Pandora’s box in Iraq, regional sectarian violence almost impossible to stop now’
“Everyone in Iraq must be terrified that the situation in Syria is spilling over into Iraq” Bambery said as Tuesday’s attacks in the country kill over 40, a day after over 70 people were murdered, escalating fears of all-out sectarian war between minority Sunnis and majority Shiites. Continue reading
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