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US Congress secretly approves sending small arms to ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels

A destroyed street is seen in the Salaheddin neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo as clashes continue between forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and opposition fighters on January 27, 2014. (AFP Photo / Shahba Press)

Jan 28, RT.com Congressional lawmakers have quietly authorized sending small arms, an assorted variety of rockets, and financial backing to so-called “moderate” rebels fighting in Syria’s civil war, according to a new report. American and European security officials told Reuters that the US will provide anti-tank rockets, but nothing as …

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Congress secretly approves U.S. weapons flow to ‘moderate’ Syrian rebels

Jan 27, 2014, Reuters  Light arms supplied by the United States are flowing to “moderate” Syrian rebel factions in the south of the country and U.S. funding for months of further deliveries has been approved by Congress, according U.S. and European security officials. The weapons, most of which are moving …

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Mairead Maguire’s remarks at Women Lead to Peace Summit for Syria, 20-22nd Jan, 2014

Jan 21, 2014, Monteaux, Switzerland   Dear friends, The people of Syria are crying out for peace and they have a right to peace, and all other rights. As the human family we have developed many individual and collective rights. As a prerequisite for many of these rights, is the …

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Residents return home in Damascus Barzeh district (VIDEO)

Jan 26, 2014 Over five hundred displaced Syrians marched near Barzeh in Damascus to enter the war-torn district. Reconciliation between warring sides brought back stability to the area and a chance to return for those who were forced out after foreign-backed militants got fortified inside their homes. Before civilians were …

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Syria after Geneva 2: more ‘dirty war’ but also some hope

Jan 25, 2014, Oriental Review While little of substance seemed to come from the Geneva 2 peace conference and the dirty war against Syria seems set to continue, this does not mean the process has not advanced. John Kerry still mouths the 2011 mantra ‘Assad must go’, but it is …

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Human Rights Watch’s Syria Dilemma

Jan 21, 2014, Consortium News Despite the collapse of a key element in the U.S. government’s case blaming the Syrian government for the Aug. 21 Sarin gas attack outside Damascus, Human Rights Watch continues to insist in its annual report that “available evidence strongly suggests that government forces were responsible …

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Top Three Media Lies About the Syrian Peace Talks

Jan 24, 2014, Shamus Cooke The media spin machine is again kicking into high gear, perfectly timed to accompany the “Geneva II” Syria peace talks. The lies are necessary to give the Obama administration an upper hand in the peace negotiations, which are not being used to pursue peace, but …

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Syria: Who are the Real War Criminals?

    Jan 25, 2014, Michel Chossudovsky The Western media, Amnesty International and various other self proclaimed humanitarian organizations are running a war propaganda campaign against Syria following the release of thousands of photographs. This slur of disinformation focusing on alleged atrocities committed by the Syrian government has coincided in …

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Intrigues at Geneva II

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

Jan 25, 2014, Oriental Review The idea of Montreux” – the idea of engaging in a peace process and national dialog in Syria under international mediation – died before it could be born.  A nasty intrigue, involving the UN Secretary-General and the employment of such petty chicaneries as delaying the …

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The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) vs. Syria’s “Moderate” Al Qaeda Terrorists

Jan 23, 2014, Michel Chossudovsky The Western media has tacitly acknowledged, faced with overwhelming evidence, that the opposition rebels have not only committed countless atrocities, they were also behind the chemical weapons attack of August 21.  In the wake of these tragic events, a new dribble of media disinformation is …

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