Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people

Given that the pretext for attacking Syria is falling apart before the public’s eyes, why is the US preparing to wage war on that country? Who benefits from the ongoing destabilization of Assad’s government? What will the Middle East look like if the Sunnis take over Syria? What is Israel’s …

Massacres of civilians are being exploited for narrow geopolitical competition to control Mideast oil, gas pipelines 30 August 2013 ,  the Guardian On 21 August, hundreds – perhaps over a thousand – people were killed in a chemical weapon attack in Ghouta, Damascus, prompting the US, UK, Israel and France …

September 01, 2013, Global Research Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic had sent an official memo to the United States through the Swiss Embassy in Tehran (which serves as the US interests section in Iran) last December, in which Washington had been forewarned that “handmade articles of …

        September 01, 2013, Global Research by Michaela Hertkorn While the US has been stepping up its war rhetoric over the past few days, German media has been focusing on matters of international law – questions that matter. Beyond that, we need to ask ourselves, however, is there …

    September 01, 2013, RT.com Whether the US Congress says yes or no to a strike against Syria, President Barack Obama will emerge victorious as either a law-abiding leader or at least a Nobel Peace Prize winner, investigative journalist Pepe Escobar told RT. Nevertheless, despite the success of staging an …

      September 01, 2013, Global Research I think it’s true to say that the days of creating ‘dodgy dossiers‘(pdf)[1] are now over, at least if the latest ‘dodgy report’ is anything to go by. Put out by the UK’s Joint Intelligence Committee, it purports to offer proof that …

September 01, 2013, Global Research “Attempts to bypass the Security Council, once again to create artificial groundless excuses for a military intervention in the region are fraught with new suffering in Syria and catastrophic consequences for other countries of the Middle East and North Africa.” Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich. Despite the stance …

26 August 2013 Those Condemning Syria Have Themselves Recently Used Chemical Weapons We condemn all use of chemical weapons. But the U.S. used chemical weapons against civilians in Iraq in 2004. Evidence here, here, here, here,here, here. Israeli also used white phosphorous in 2009 during “Operation Cast Lead” (and perhaps subsequently).  Israel ratified Protocol III of Convention on …

Chris Hedges and Paul Jay discuss President Obama’s statement that he has decided to attack Syria and seek authorization from Congress . . . Even though he says he doesn’t need it.

Sep 01, 2013, Press TV A number of officers within the US military have expressed concerns over the wisdom and the consequences of a possible US military strike against Syria. In a series of interviews with the Washington Post, military officers ranging from captains to a four-star general have expressed serious reservations …