Feb 22, 2014, Times of Israel A Syrian opposition leader praised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Friday for publicly voicing support for rebels wounded in the drawn-out struggle against Syrian President Bashar Assad, now entering its fourth year after talks in Geneva between the Assad regime and the opposition collapsed. …
Read More »The Corporate Media’s Dubious Syria Coverage
Feb 11, 2014, James F. Tracy Western news media reportage on the rampant criminal activities of foreign-backed paramilitary groups operating within Syria still relies heavily on unreliable sources frequently referred to as “activists.” Such spokespersons routinely claim the Syrian military are committing atrocities against the Syrian population. The reports are …
Read More »Is Washington Considering a Full-Scale Drone War over Syria?
Feb 21, 2014, Silent Crow News and Global Research Will the Obama administration launch a full scale drone war over Syria in the coming months ahead? Public support for Washington to order a direct military intervention against the Syrian government because it is accused of using chemical weapons against civilians …
Read More »Israel and Saudi Arabia’s Priorities in Syria. Covert Militarism and the “Lebanonization Strategy”
Feb 18, 2014, Phil Greaves Current developments both inside and outside of Syria have shown that the primary sponsors of the extremist-dominated insurgency – namely, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Israel and Turkey – aren’t quite ready to throw in …
Read More »‘Coalition of the Willing’ Promotes No Fly Zone
Feb 21, 2014, CounterPunch Damascus Since around Valentine Day and aided by truly magnificent warm weather for this time of year, the dozens of parks in Damascus have been receiving unusually large numbers of visitors, not least of whom are Syrian soldiers on leave, enjoying the green space with girlfriends, …
Read More »Massive Canadian-Saudi export deal exposes Conservative hypocrisy
Feb 21, 2014, Canadian Dimension The biggest manufacturing export deal in Canadian history, announced last week, will supply military hardware to one of the most repressive regimes in the world. It’s been dismaying, although not too surprising, to see the lack of debate about the $10 billion agreement which will …
Read More »Syrians across the Country Say No to Terrorism and Foreign Interference
Feb 21, 2014, Global Research We invite GR readers to review the video and images below and make up their own mind as to what is happening in Syria. There is a mass movement across the country against foreign interference. This mass movement is not being reported by the Western …
Read More »Terrorists Assassinate Two Prominent Voices for Syrian National Dialog
Feb 21, 2014, nsnbc The head of the Syrian National Dialog Committee for the Qalamoun region, Ahmad Amin Saad Eddin, and the Muezzin of the Great Umayyad Mosque, Sheikh Fahd al-Maghribi have been assassinated by terrorists. Both were prominent voices for peace, reconciliation and the rejection of violence and terrorism. Saad Eddin has been …
Read More »The Deal in Yarmouk: End of the Tragedy or Empty Words?
Feb 12, 2014, al Akhbar The sheer devastation is enough for one to imagine what kind of battles have been taking place in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp. There are no signs of life at the camp, except for the fighters of the Palestinian factions, who have filled the void …
Read More »War Crimes Committed Against the People of Syria
Peace Association Upon the devastating Syrian Civil War, which now left behind 30 months, led to death toll of thousands of people, Peace Association and Lawyers for Justice in Turkey have decided to prepare a comprehensive report to be used as a bill of indictment as well on the grounds …
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