26 August 2013 Those Condemning Syria Have Themselves Recently Used Chemical Weapons We condemn all use of chemical weapons. But the U.S. used chemical weapons against civilians in Iraq in 2004. Evidence here, here, here, here,here, here. Israeli also used white phosphorous in 2009 during “Operation Cast Lead” (and perhaps subsequently).  Israel ratified Protocol III of Convention on …

Chris Hedges and Paul Jay discuss President Obama’s statement that he has decided to attack Syria and seek authorization from Congress . . . Even though he says he doesn’t need it.

Sep 01, 2013, Press TV A number of officers within the US military have expressed concerns over the wisdom and the consequences of a possible US military strike against Syria. In a series of interviews with the Washington Post, military officers ranging from captains to a four-star general have expressed serious reservations …

In Wadi al-Nassara, a valley in western Syria dotted with Christian hamlets, residents have hung white silk ribbons to mourn war victims and pray the army will defeat its jihadist foes. Portraits of “martyrs” who died in the 29-month conflict between government forces and rebel fighters such as the radical …

By Dale Gavlak and Yahya Ababneh | August 29, 2013 | reposted from Mintpressnews.com Rebels and local residents in Ghouta accuse Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan of providing chemical weapons to an al-Qaida linked rebel group. Ghouta, Syria — As the machinery for a U.S.-led military intervention in Syria gathers …

Mairead Maguire, Nobel peace laureate, today appealed to the Rt. Hon. William Hague, British Foreign Minister, and M. Laurent Fabius, French Foreign Minister, to stop calling for military action against Syria which, she said, will only lead the Middle East into even more violence and bloodshed for its people. Maguire …

Posted at: 8:11, May 9, 2013 By PressTV CNN just a couple of months ago confirmed that contractors hired by the Pentagon were in fact training the terrorists in the use of chemical weapons. Press TV has conducted an interview with Michael Chossudovsky, Center for Research on Globalization, Montreal about …