The following article, by Steven Sahiounie, is republished from Mideast Discourse: Russian and Syrian forces prepare for the liberation of Idlib Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Hayat Tahir Sham (HTS), formerly known as Jibhat al Nusra, the Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, began demanding the evacuation of civilians in …
Read More »America’s Broken Syria Project
“US foreign policy is unsustainable. Those still aiding it including Turkey are preparing for direct confrontations Syria and its allies will actively avoid – and if successful – will simply surround, cut off, and let whither the presence of these uninvited foreign forces occupying Syrian territory. While it is too …
Read More »Leaked docs expose massive Syria propaganda operation waged by Western government contractors and media
The following article, by Ben Norton, is republished from The Grayzone: Western government-funded intelligence cutouts trained Syrian opposition leaders, planted stories in media outlets from BBC to Al Jazeera, and ran a cadre of journalists. A trove of leaked documents exposes the propaganda network. By Ben Norton Leaked documents show …
Read More »Pentagon Sending Troops to Syria
The following article by Robert Wenzel is republished from the Ron Paul Institute: The bizarre and erratic policies of President Trump continue. One minute the president is reducing troops in hot zones, a few minutes later he is sending troops into hot zones. The Pentagon is deploying US troops to …
Read More »Video: Press TV interviews Ken Stone on Canadian policy in the Middle East
Ken Stone, member of the Syria Solidarity Movement steering committee, argues that the Trudeau government of Canada has developed an “America First” foreign policy which has the effect of helping the US empire try to establish hegemony over the Middle East, using its local client states, such as Israel, Saudi …
Read More »New Documents Reveal Secret British Efforts To Arm, Assist And Propagandize ‘Moderate Rebels’ In Syria
Well, here it is: a stash of formerly secret British documents showing how, despite many denials, the UK funded, armed, and supported terrorist mercenaries in Syria with the purpose of overthrowing the legitimate government of President Bashar al-Assad. Republished from Moon of Alabama: September 18, 2020 New Documents Reveal Secret …
Read More »Audio: No Good Intentions: US Sanctions Are Designed to Harm People
The following interview on The Taylor Report, a radio program on Toronto’s CIUT FM, 89.5, features Stephen Gowans, an Ottawa-based writer and political commentator and the author of Washington’s Long War on Syria and other books. Taylor Report · No Good Intentions On SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/taylor-report/no-good-intentions Audio File (download): http://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/download/106461/117161/128874/?url=http://www.radio4all.net/files/anonymous@radio4all.net/16-1-NoGoodIntentions.mp3 Description …
Read More »Long Live Lebanon! Sign on to solidarity statement
Those who are with Lebanon will not Condition their Aid 23 August, 2020 Organizational endorsements welcome! Use the form below to sign on or email solidarity@syriasolidaritymovement.org Lebanon has many friends throughout the world who love her deeply and wish to help her in this time of grief and need. We …
Read More »How the US helped push Lebanon to the brink of collapse, and now threatens more sanctions
While the media blames the crisis in Lebanon solely on corruption, the US government unleashed a “maximum pressure” campaign to push regime change and crush Lebanese resistance with sanctions and aggressive hybrid warfare. By Ben Norton As the people of Lebanon suffer through one of the worst economic crises in …
Read More »Caesar Act sanctions are crippling Syria’s beleaguered health sector
The following article, by Kamal Alam, is republished from Middle East Eye: It has been a month since US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Caesar Act sanctions coming into play as policy on 17 June. There has been a clear mismatch in US priorities, as seen by the differences between Pompeo …
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