Dec 29, 2014, Voltaire Network -Thierry Meyssan When, in 2001, President George W. Bush decided to place Syria on his list of targets to destroy, he had three objectives: – Breaking the “Axis of Resistance” and encouraging Israeli expansion; – Laying hands on the huge gas reserves; – Reshaping the …
Read More »Nusra militants blow up 13th century Muslim tomb in Syria
Jan 8, 2015, al-Akhbar Al-Qaeda branch in Syria, al-Nusra Front, have blown up the 13th century tomb of a revered Islamic scholar in southern Syria, Syrian state news agency SANA and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, reported on Wednesday. The mausoleum of Imam Nawawi is in …
Read More »UN: ISIS depriving 670,000 Syrian children of education
Jan 7, 2015, al-Akhbar An estimated 670,000 children in Syria are being deprived of education after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group ordered the closure of schools until the curriculum is made to conform with its medieval reading of the Islamic Sharia, the United Nations Children’s …
Read More »Complaints Filed At UN Against McCain – Senator Meets With Terrorists, Fascists, and Nazis Across The World
Jan 7, 2015, Activist Post John McCain’s sordid travel history is back in the headlines. This time, it is his notorious visit to Syria in 2013 that is once again being put at the forefront of informed discussion due to a Syrian complaint filed with the United Nations regarding McCain’s …
Read More »Who Are The Real Human Traffickers?
Jan 4, 2015, Information Clearing House -Finian Cunningham This week saw yet another ship-load of refugees marooned on the Mediterranean high seas trying to make their way to “fortress Europe”. Some 360 people, including pregnant women and children, nearly lost their lives as the cargo ship they were onboard made …
Read More »Terror Has a British Accent in Syria’s ‘Little London’
Dec 15, 2014, Sputnik News An area of Syria is so heavily populated with British-born Jihadi fighters that it has been nicknamed ‘Little London’, according to a former hostage and aid worker. Ahmed Walid Rashidi, a Danish aid worker, was one of the lucky few to be released by the Islamic State after being …
Read More »Selling ‘Peace Groups’ on US-Led Wars
Dec 25, 2014, Consortium News Since the anti-war protests on Vietnam, the U.S. government has made “perception management” of the American people a high priority, feeding them a steady diet of propaganda about foreign crises, even getting “peace groups” to buy into “pro-democracy” wars, write Margaret Sarfehjooy and Coleen Rowley. …
Read More »Jordanian Fighter Pilot captured by ISIS: Malfunction or Malice?
Dec 25, 2014, NSNBC ISIS claimed that it downed a Jordanian fighter jet near the city of al-Raqqah, displaying photos of the captured pilot. The Jordanian Air Force confirmed the capture of the pilot and his identity, but claimed that the jet hadn’t been shot down. Images of the downed …
Read More »US Armed Rebels Gave TOW missiles to Al Qaeda
Dec 27, 2014, New Eastern Outlook US supplied TOW anti-tank missiles have ended up in the hands of Jabhat Al Nusra, Syria’s branch of Al Qaeda. The US provided the missiles to CIA vetted Syrian rebel faction Harakat Hazm in May. A video posted by Al Nusra shows the weapons being used …
Read More »Assad visits Front Lines for New Year as Counter-Terrorism Operations Continue
Jan 2, 2015, NSNBC The Syrian Arab Army and Syrian Civil Defense Forces continue anti-terrorism operations throughout the country. On New Year’s Evening, President al-Assad visited front-line-positions in the Jobar suburb of the capital Damascus, praised the combat troops and stressed that the Syrian people gain their morale from the …
Read More »