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Ken Stone’s Open Letter to Hassan Yussuff, CLC President, in support of Brother Donald Lafleur

Following his participation in the Third International Trade Union Forum conference in Damascus, organized by Syria’s General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) and supported by International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions (ICATU) and the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), Brother Donald Lafleur was put on administrative leave from his duties as Executive Vice-President …

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Greater Idlib: Is Syrian Army advance inevitable?

The following article is reprinted from South Front: After over 8 years of war, the province of Idlib and its surrounding areas remain the key stronghold of radical militant groups in Syria. Over the past years, anti-government armed groups suffered a series of defeats across the country and withdrew towards …

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Max Blumenthal on Civilian Life in Syria and the US Sanctions on Iran

In this episode of “The Scott Horton Show” at the Libertarian Institute, Max Blumenthal recounts his recent trip to Syria, where he witnessed firsthand the destruction wrought by the proxy war fought there with the support of the U.S. To this day, willingness to negotiate with the Assad regime makes …

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New Flyer: Who are the White Helmets…Really?

The Syria Solidarity Movement has prepared a flyer for distribution with important information about the so-called “White Helmets,” the purported civil defense organization supported by the US and UK – and whose members have been directly involved in violent attacks and the extrajudicial execution of captives. Read below or download …

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‘We are used to it,’ say journos after Syria coverage called ‘Goebbels s**t’ by regime change crowd

The following story was originally published at RT: Journalists Rania Khalek and Max Blumenthal caused a Twitter meltdown among some advocates of regime change in Syria by simply going to parts of the country controlled by Damascus and reporting on life there. The two journalists traveled to the Syrian capital …

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NPR Mocks Cancer Survivor in Drumbeat of Syria Propaganda

The following article by Rick Sterling was originally published on Dissident Voice on August 20, 2019: It may be a new low in propaganda. National Public Radio (NPR) used the news that Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad had overcome breast cancer to mock her and continue the information war against Syria. They …

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The NYT’s Pro-War Arguments Against War With Iran

The following article by Gregory Shupak was originally published at FAIR: The New York Times has published five editorials since the beginning of May that are ostensibly critical of a possible military war between the United States and Iran. As anti-war arguments, however, they are woefully lacking—vilifying Iran without subjecting the US …

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A Syrian Leader Tells His Country’s Story: An Interview with SAA General Hassan Hassan

The following article by Eva Bartlett was originally published at MintPress News: For years, international headlines spotlighting Syria have claimed that the Syrian government, army, and its allies were guilty of a variety of atrocities. Yet as time has passed, many of the accusations levied at government and its allies …

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Syria forming a new constitution draft committee But most Syrians living in the country would say a new constitution is the last thing they demand

The following article by Stephen Sahiounie was originally published at Mideast Discourse: Steven Sahiounie, Middle East observer UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said, “I’m very pleased that now we seem to be closer to establishing the constitutional committee,” Syria’s post-war government and new constitution are seen as crucial components of …

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