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Jul 15, 2015, New Eastern Outlook The Arabian Peninsula has been trapped in a time warp for nearly a century, thanks to the House of Saud and indomitable Western support.  Some may find it curious, browsing the US State Department’s National Endowment for Democracy (NED) website, reviewing the unending lists …

Jul 12, 2015, Global Research -Professor Tim Anderson Washington’s plan for a New Middle East has hit a rock called Syria. After the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the destruction of Libya, Syria was to be the next domino overthrown by a ‘colour revolution’, led by Islamists and backed …

Jul 7, 2015, Press TV The United States true motive in its “phony” war on ISIL is to create “warring statelets” in Syria and Iraq to “better control” them, a senior analyst says. Ken Stone, a member of the Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War, told press TV on Tuesday …

Jul 6, 2015, Press TV A number of foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists, who have been arrested by the Syrian army, have confessed that they were trained in Turkey by the United States, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The Takfiri militants, who were caught recently in the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo, confessed in interviews …

Jul 5, 2015, Global Research -Professor Tim Anderson “I have seen from the beginning armed protesters in those demonstrations … they were the first to fire on the police. Very often the violence of the security forces comes in response to the brutal violence of the armed insurgents” – Jesuit …

Jul 5, 2015, SANA Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Manlio Di Stefano called on his government to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria and revise its “biased stances and unrealistic choices” against it. In a written enquiry he submitted to the Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Di Stefano said …

Jun 28, 2015, Press TV Press TV has conducted an interview with Sara Flounders, co-director of the International Action Center from New York, to ask for her insight on Yemen’s retaliatory attacks in response to the Saudi aggression. The following is a rough transcription of the interview. Press TV: We …

Jul 2, 2015, RT.com The Israeli-Palestinian peace process has all but collapsed, and coupled with an outgoing US President and growing regional instability, the political and diplomatic climate doesn’t seem conducive to a breakthrough. Is it time to draw a line on decades of failed negotiations, and what framework could …

Jun 29, 2015, The Taylor Report Petro-dollar bribery, smear campaigns, purchasing journalists and media outlets – it’s all part and parcel of daily Saudi “diplomacy.” Investigative journalist Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya trawls through the Wikileaks cables and the staggering (but entirely unsurprising) revelations within. They confirm what we already know: Saudis …

Counter Punch CLICK HERE TO LISTEN This week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser sits down with two important guests to discuss all things Syria. The first part of the show is an in depth discussion with Beirut-based political analyst and commentator Sharmine Narwani. Eric and Sharmine examine the latest developments …