The following article by Robert Wenzel is republished from the Ron Paul Institute: The bizarre and erratic policies of President Trump continue. One minute the president is reducing troops in hot zones, a few minutes later he is sending troops into hot zones. The Pentagon is deploying US troops to …
Read More »Video: Press TV interviews Ken Stone on Canadian policy in the Middle East
Ken Stone, member of the Syria Solidarity Movement steering committee, argues that the Trudeau government of Canada has developed an “America First” foreign policy which has the effect of helping the US empire try to establish hegemony over the Middle East, using its local client states, such as Israel, Saudi …
Read More »New Documents Reveal Secret British Efforts To Arm, Assist And Propagandize ‘Moderate Rebels’ In Syria
Well, here it is: a stash of formerly secret British documents showing how, despite many denials, the UK funded, armed, and supported terrorist mercenaries in Syria with the purpose of overthrowing the legitimate government of President Bashar al-Assad. Republished from Moon of Alabama: September 18, 2020 New Documents Reveal Secret …
Read More »Audio: No Good Intentions: US Sanctions Are Designed to Harm People
The following interview on The Taylor Report, a radio program on Toronto’s CIUT FM, 89.5, features Stephen Gowans, an Ottawa-based writer and political commentator and the author of Washington’s Long War on Syria and other books. Taylor Report · No Good Intentions On SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/taylor-report/no-good-intentions Audio File (download): http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/106461/117161/128874/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/anonymous@radio4all.net/16-1-NoGoodIntentions.mp3 Description …
Read More »Long Live Lebanon! Sign on to solidarity statement
Those who are with Lebanon will not Condition their Aid 23 August, 2020 Organizational endorsements welcome! Use the form below to sign on or email solidarity@syriasolidaritymovement.org Lebanon has many friends throughout the world who love her deeply and wish to help her in this time of grief and need. We …
Read More »How the US helped push Lebanon to the brink of collapse, and now threatens more sanctions
While the media blames the crisis in Lebanon solely on corruption, the US government unleashed a “maximum pressure” campaign to push regime change and crush Lebanese resistance with sanctions and aggressive hybrid warfare. By Ben Norton As the people of Lebanon suffer through one of the worst economic crises in …
Read More »Caesar Act sanctions are crippling Syria’s beleaguered health sector
The following article, by Kamal Alam, is republished from Middle East Eye: It has been a month since US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Caesar Act sanctions coming into play as policy on 17 June. There has been a clear mismatch in US priorities, as seen by the differences between Pompeo …
Read More »Report: Israel informed Hezbollah that it will no longer target its fighters in Syria
The following report is republished from Southfront: Israel has informed Hezbollah that it will no longer target its fighters in Syria, the Palestinian al-Hadath newspaper reported on August 1, citing Israeli media reports. According to the newspaper, Hezbollah was informed of the Israeli decision in a message that was delivered …
Read More »Hypocrisy of US, Allies in the UNSC and Amnesty International Regarding Aid to ‘The Syrian People’
Statement from Syria Solidarity Movement On July 11, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution presented by Germany and Belgium that would permit one border crossing from Turkey into Syria’s Idlib province for a US- backed UNSC aid program. The United States has been battling with China and Russia for …
Read More »A Near-Miss Over Syria And Our Illegal Military Presence
The following article, by Daniel Larison, is republished from The American Conservative: There was a dangerous incident on Thursday over Syria involving two U.S. jets and an Iranian passenger plane bound for Beirut: An Iranian passenger plane en route from Iran to Beirut swerved and dropped abruptly to avoid two fighter jets, …
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