Syria
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Russian expert warns of possibility of large-scale war in Middle East
In an interview with the Voice of Russia, Russian analyst Konstantin Sivkov said: “Deploying these missiles in Turkey will be dangerous for Syrian military planes – this is obvious. A lesser obvious thing is that Turkey is getting ready for a war against Syria. If an attack on Syria from the territory of Turkey does… Continue reading
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Libyan Scenario for Syria By Igor IGNATCHENKO
This September the British Times published an article saying the largest shipload of arms destined for Free Syrian Army came to Turkey from Libya. It stated there were 400 tons of weapons, including an unspecified number of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, grenade launchers and other arms aboard a Libyan ship the Intisaar, docked at the Turkish… 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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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 24 November 2012: Gaza children return to rubble-strewn schools
24 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Arafat’s Body To Be ExhumedTuesdayIMEMC – Tawfiq Tirawi, head of the Palestinian committee that is investigating the assassination of Palestinian President, Yasser Arafat, stated that Arafat’s grave will be opened this coming Tuesday in order to exhume his body for forensic analysis as part of the… Continue reading
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New at Strategic Culture Foundation 18-24 November 2012: USA / Israel / Syria / Gaza / Obama
24 November 2012 — Strategic Culture Foundation The American Gulag as the latest form of capitalism (II) 24.11.2012 | 00:00 | Valentin KATASONOV The American example of the use of prison labor in the interests of private capital was contagious. Private prisons also appeared in a number of other states – the UK, Sweden, Estonia, Australia, and… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 23 November 2012: Killing before the Calm: Israeli Attacks on Palestinian Civilians Escalated before Cease-fire
23 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Two Injured, Dozens Suffer Effects Of Teargas Inhalation In Bil’in’s Nonviolent Weekly ProtestIMEMC – The Friends of Freedom and Justice Committee, in Bil’in village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, reported Friday that two residents were shot by a rubber-coated metal bullets, while dozens… Continue reading
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ICH 22/23 November 2012: As Gaza is Savaged Again, Understanding the BBC’s Role Requires More Than Sentiment
Mark Regev, Israel’s chief propagandist, seemingly has a place reserved for him near the top of BBC news bulletins. Continue reading
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ICH 21 November 2012: Jimmy Carter – Israelis don’t want a Palestinian state
21 November 2012 — Information Clearing House Breaking News Gaza Ceasefire Agreed in Cairo Ceasefire takes effect By Aljazeera Israel and Hamas agree to truce after eight days of attacks in which 162 Palestinians and five Israelis are killed. http://is.gd/XP9tr1 Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 20 November 2012:
20 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 21 Palestinians Killed In Gaza Tuesday, 137 Since WednesdayIMEMC – Despite talks about truce and mediation, Israeli soldiers continued to bombard Gaza, Tuesday, and killed 21 Palestinians in different parts of the coastal region, while dozens of civilians have been injured. At Least 137 Palestinians, mainly… Continue reading
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Hassan Illeik, “How Hamas Gets Its Weapons”
Hezbollah and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard units specialized in smuggling weapons from Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Sudan, and other countries into the Gaza Strip are on high alert. These weapons usually begin their journey in Iranian or Syrian ports. From there, they head to Sudan, where they are transported to the Sinai in Egypt and end… Continue reading
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The Assads: Washington’s one-time favorite family in Damascus By Wayne MADSEN
Archived declassified files from the Central Intelligence Agency point to successive U.S. administrations supporting Syria’s long-serving President Hafez al-Assad, the father of current President Bashar al-Assad, as a bulwark against Arab radicals. Israel also recognized Hafez al-Assad as the “most pragmatic” of all the Arab leaders of his day… 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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Why a new war on Gaza? By Thierry Meyssan
Once again Israel attacks Gaza, and the international media relays the images of desolation. But the outrage provoked by these daily horrors must not prevent us from analysing the situation and understanding its aims. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 19 November 2012: VIDEO – U.N. Special Rapporteur Calls for Global Protection of Gaza Civilians from U.S.-Backed Israeli Assault
19 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Another family killed by Israeli airstrike Monday eveningIMEMC – After airstrikes both Saturday and Sunday that killed whole families including parents, grandparents and small children, another airstrike on a home in northern Gaza Monday evening killed a mother, father and their two children. … Continue reading
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ICH 19/20 November 2012: 102 Names and ages of killed people in the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza
19/20 November 2012 — Information Clearing House Israeli Attack Kills 10 in Gaza Home Video The lifeless bodies of children pulled from a Palestinian home destroyed by Israeli Bombs. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33082.htm Continue reading
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Arabian Sights: Israel A Mad Infected Attack Dog for the Racist Colonial Criminal Barbaric West…Gaza: Here we go again…
It has long been the case that the central enabling fact in Israeli lawlessness and aggression is blind US support, that continues, more than ever, to be the case under the presidency of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize winner….pretending the US – and the Obama administration – bear no responsibility for what is taking place… 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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ICH 18/19 November 2012: It’s Evil: Plain and Simple
19 November 2012 — Information Clearing House Israel Kills Family Of 9 In Gaza: – WARNING – Report contains Graphic Images Five children were among the nine members of the extended family that died in the attack. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33071.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 18 November 2012: Attack on journalists marks new stage of Israeli assault on Gaza
18 November 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 24, Including 11 Children, Killed Sunday; 69 Killed Since WednesdayIMEMC – The Israeli army escalated its offensive against the Gaza Strip, Sunday, killing 24 Palestinians, including 11 children of the same family in central Gaza; the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli shells since the war… Continue reading
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