Sep 12, 2013 Welcome to the world of Israeli double standards.  In this universe – the Israeli government has pushed for all of its neighboring countries to eliminate their stockpiles of chemical weapons while maintaining that Israel’s stockpiles will not fall under the supervision of the international community.  It’s ridiculous …

Sep 13, 2013, Pepe Escobar While the whole world was terrified by the prospect of the Obama administration bombing Syria, Chinese President Xi Jinping was busy doing the Silk Road. One has to love that famous Deng Xiaoping dictum; “Always maintain a low profile”. This being the second-largest economy in …

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Sep 9, 2013, Taylor Report Zafar Bangash, who recently spoke at an anti-war rally, recalls the lies we were told about Iraq. He discusses the allegations of chemical warfare by the Syrian government, and the possession of said weapons by Syrian rebels. What are the Saudis doing ‘helping’ collect evidence …

Sep 9, 2013, Phil Taylor Commentary Obama is playing hide-and-seek with what he is going to do to Syria, but Syria is clear: they are willing to relinquish their chemical weapons stock to U.N. control. Don’t be fooled – this move towards peace will frustrate the U.S. leadership, who will …

Sep 12, 2013, Unusual Sources Doug and Brendan comments on the rapid drive in the U.S. to escalate the war in Syria and the mounting opposition. LISTEN HERE

Sep 12, 2013, The Passionate Attachment On September 7, The Economist’s “Pomegranate” blog on the Middle East reported Israeli “consternation” over President Obama’s “seeming lack of resolve” to bomb Syria. After noting the help that Israel’s army has been giving to the Syrian rebels, the piece ended with an account …

Sep 14, 2013, Press TV The Turkish public prosecutor has issued an indictment for eleven suspects caught with sarin gas in the Turkish province of Hatay, Press TV reports. The public prosecutor claimed on Friday that the detainees had relations with the al-Qaeda-linked groups of al-Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham …

Sep 14, 2013, Press TV   The United States halted its plan to attack Syria as Washington was apprehensive of the resistance movement and the opposition of the world public opinion to such an offensive, an Iranian lawmaker says. In a Saturday interview, Mohammad Esmaili, a member of the National …

10 April 2013, BBC The leader of the al-Nusra Front, a jihadist group fighting in Syria, has pledged allegiance to the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani said the group’s behaviour in Syria would not change as a result. Al-Nusra claims to be have carried out many suicide …