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“Security Arc” forms amidst Mideast terror

Map of 'Security Arc' by S. Narwani, E. Adaime, A. Amacha

Dec 21, 2013, al Akhbar Many observers are correct in noting that the Middle East is undergoing yet another seismic shift – that the Russian-brokered destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, a US-Iranian rapprochement, the diminished strategic value of Saudi Arabia and Israel, and a US withdrawal from Afghanistan will …

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Whither the Syrian “revolutionaries”?

November 29, 2011, a delegation from the Free Syrian Army allied itself with a delegation from the Syrian National Council. In theory, the opposition now had a military wing and a political wing. In reality, the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian National Council are two fictions created by NATO. Both are exclusively composed of mercenaries and have little reality of their own in the field.

Dec 16, 2013, Voltaire Network The organizers of the Geneva peace conference urgently seek a representative for the armed Syrian opposition. According to Westerners, the conflict opposes an abominable dictatorship to its own people. However, armed groups that destroy Syria – from the Islamic Front to Al-Qaeda – officially call …

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Washington’s New Islamic Front: Expanded U.S. Support to Al Qaeda Rebels in Syria

Dec 15, 2013, Global Research From the outset, the Western military alliance has (covertly) supported the terrorists with a view to destabilizing Syria as a nation state. Lest we forget, Al Qaeda is a creation of the CIA.  The US, NATO, Israel, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have channeled most …

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Syria: The UN is Turning Butchers into Partners for Peace

"Humanitarian Aid" Anthony Freda Art

Dec 19, 2013, Global Research Syria used to be among the most self-reliant and economically independent states until the present crisis was sparked in early 2011. It is now a destroyed country with more than 120,000 people killed – almost equal to those injured and physically damaged for the rest of …

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Al Qaeda Terrorism in Syria is a “Weapon of Mass Destruction”

Dec 17, 2013, Global Research On November 27, 2013, at a United Nations Security Council Stakeout, the Syrian Ambassador displayed a file of 258 letters addressed to the Security Council, documenting terrorist actions, terrorist groups and terrorist individuals currently operating in Syria, or arrested for such activities.  These letters urgently …

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Russia condemns Adra massacre, calls on world community to react [VIDEOS]

One of the witnesses of the Adra massacre, who spoke to RT on condition of anonymity. Still from RT video

Dec 18, 2013, RT.com WATCH VIDEO HERE Russia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned massacre in the town of Adra, 20 kilometers north of Damascus. Survivors say jihadist rebel groups executed dozens of civilians, including children, beheading them or burning them alive. “Moscow is convinced that such acts have to be decisively …

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Let Saudi Arabia Go It Alone

Dec 18, 2013, Dissident Voice On December 17, 2013, the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Great Britain published an op-ed in the New York Times accusing the West of not having confronted Syria and Iran head-on. An ambassador is traditionally the mouthpiece of his government. But the used political rhetoric …

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Syrian Jihadist Rebels Establishing Brutal Secret Prisons In Aleppo, Amnesty Reveals

Al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham militants are punishing Syrian civilians for disobedience, the Amnesty report says (AP Photo)

Dec 19, 2013, Huffington Post Syrian jihadist rebels are torturing and killing civilians, including children, for flouting “sharia” laws such as smoking cigarettes – and exacting the brutal punishments in a bid to replace the Assad regime with a hardline Islamic state, Amnesty International has reported. Secret jails in Aleppo …

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