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Why Regime Change Won’t Stop ISIS in Syria

Oct 14, 2014, New Eastern Outlook Because it didn’t stop ISIS terrorists in Iraq or Libya. Try Washington instead. US corporate-financier funded policy think tanks have been taking turns in recent weeks floating the narrative that the next logical step to stopping so-called “Islamic State” (ISIS) terrorists in Syria is removing …

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ISIS fighters withdraw from Syria’s embattled Kobani – RT sources

Oct 17, 2014, RT [VIDEO AT RT.COM] Islamic State fighters have been driven out of Kobani, the Kurdish town that straddles the Syrian-Turkish border, after weeks of heavy fighting, according to Kurdish sources speaking to RT. A Kurdish commander said that ISIS retreated overnight – withdrawing by 2 km east …

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“The Roads of Damascus”: How the Elysee manipulated chemical weapons reports

Oct 13, 2014, al Akhbar Scandals mentioned in the French book Les Chemins de Damas (The Roads of Damascus) published a few days ago have begun to unfold, revealing secret events and details about how the French presidency forced the French diplomatic corps and intelligence services to comply with the …

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US-Backed Hazzm Movement is Touted as a Secular and Model Rebel Group by Washington

Oct 14, 2014, Eretz Zen This video shows excerpts from videos belonging to Harakat Hazm (Hazzm Movement or Steadfastness Movement), which operates with US-backing and whose formation was announced in January 2014 in the presence of the leader of the Supreme Military Council of the “Free Syrian Army” (FSA), General …

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ISIS, Turkey, and the Propaganda of Intervention

Oct 10, 2014, New Eastern Outlook -Eric Draitser Today’s headlines are filled with reports of the imminent fall of the Syrian city of Kobani to forces of the Islamic State (ISIS). There are terrifying descriptions of an imminent massacre and the looming threat to Turkey as Islamic State forces move …

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As ISIS Slaughters Kurds in Kobani, the U.S. Bombs Syrian Grain Silos

Oct 10, 2014, Counter Punch -Ajamu Baraka The U.S. is conducting a curious humanitarian war against ISIS in Syria. While Kobani, the largely Kurdish district that straddles the border with Turkey is being attacked by ISIS forces and facing the very real possibility of mass civilian killings if it falls, …

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As ISIS Slaughters Kurds in Kobani, the U.S. Bombs Syrian Grain Silos

Oct 10, 2014, Counter Punch The U.S. is conducting a curious humanitarian war against ISIS in Syria. While Kobani, the largely Kurdish district that straddles the border with Turkey is being attacked by ISIS forces and facing the very real possibility of mass civilian killings if it falls, U.S. military …

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Kobani, Turkey and the Perfect Storm

Oct 10, 2014, Counter Punch “The fallout from Kobani reverberated across Turkey this week. There were riots across the country, from Istanbul to Ankara and the southeast including Diyarbakir, Batman, Varto, Mardin, Van and Siirt. Twenty-two protesters died between Monday and Thursday; there are curfews in six provinces; water cannon …

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