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First 20 tanker trucks of Iranian fuel arrive in Lebanon from Syria, busting U.S. sanctions

People in Lebanon gather to welcome tankers carrying Iranian fuel pic.twitter.com/ucg9Uf8p75 — Press TV (@PressTV) September 16, 2021 A convoy of tankers carrying Iranian fuel has arrived in Lebanon, Press TV reports. Lebanon media also reported that the tankers loaded with Iranian mazut had entered the village of Hawsh al-Sayyed …

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Australian court overturns ruling in firing of Prof Tim Anderson, author of “The Dirty War on Syria.”

The following article, by Tim Anderson, is republished from Al-Mayadeen English:  The Federal Court implicitly recognized the deceptive technique of the Israeli lobby: the use of contrived and trivial pretexts to suppress critical discussion of apartheid crimes in Palestine. While the Federal Court of Australia (FCA) decision in NTEU v …

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Putin Slams US, Turkish Presence in Syria in Meeting With Assad

Putin continues to deny the Syrian regime's responsibility for the chemical weapons attack, stating that 'the attack used an old Soviet shell of a kind no longer used by the Syrian army' - See more at: http://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/europe/7470-qwhat-about-israels-nuclear-weaponsq-asks-putin#sthash.umq6xERd.dpuf

The following article, by Dave DeCamp, is republished from AntiWar.com: In a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the presence of foreign forces in Syria, referring to US and Turkish troops occupying areas of the country. Turkey occupies areas along Syria’s northern border and …

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Video: End The Western/Gulf War on Syria, a conversation with Johnny Achi, Rick Sterling, & Alfred De Zayas

In case you missed it, here is the video of the panel discussion featuring Rick Sterling, Steering Committee member of the Syria Solidarity Movement: This event on September 7, 2021, was co-hosted by World BEYOND War with Youri Smouter (Yuri Muckraker on YouTube), and we discussed the urgent need to …

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Press TV interview on latest Israeli threats against Iran and Syria

Ken Stone, Executive Member of the Syria Solidarity Movement, joins Ed Corrigan, a lawyer and Palestinian solidarity activist from London, Ontario, in a recent Press TV panel discussion of bellicose Israeli threats against Iran’s nuclear program and its military presence in Syria. (10:26)

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September 7, live webinar: Webinar: End The Western/Gulf War on Syria, a conversation with Rick Sterling & Alfred De Zayas

Rick Sterling, Syria Solidarity Movement steering committee member, will speak at this upcoming event. Register online here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-end-the-westerngulf-war-on-syria-a-conversation-with-rick-sterling-alfred-de-zayas Tuesday, September 7 11 am Pacific, 2 pm Eastern Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/webinar-end-the-westerngulf-wa/1751720495216313/ Join World BEYOND War for this online event, co-hosted with Youri Smouter, as we discuss the urgent need to end …

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Ken Stone interviewed on Press TV about the origins of ISIS in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan

Syria Solidarity Movement executive member, Ken Stone, is interviewed on Press TV regarding Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s correct assertion that ISIS is a US asset, deliberately created to provide pretext for intervention in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan…

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The United States Does Not Learn from its Past Mistakes

The following article is republished from Dissident Voice:  by Edward C. Corrigan / August 19th, 2021 It is said that Afghanistan is the grave yard of Empires. Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, the Empire of Great Britain, the Soviet Union and now the American Empire and its NATO allies have …

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End the Illegal U.S. Military Presence in Syria

The following article, by Daniel Larison, is republished from the author’s Substack:  While testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a top Biden administration Pentagon official confirmed today that the illegal U.S. military presence in Syria would continue: The Biden administration is committed to retaining US military presence in northeast Syria. …

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Lebanon faces living without food, water, electricity, medicine and gasoline

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Gasoline had been subsidized by the Lebanese government, but now it will fluctuate depending on the import cost on a free market price. The government had supported merchants importing gasoline previously, as well as flour, medicine, and several basic commodities. The central bank of …

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