Analysis

The following article, by Helena Cobban, is republished from Just World News:  Almost from the beginning of the US-supported regime-change project in Syria,  US policymakers have incorporated several kinds of planning for what is called “transitional justice” into their pursuit of the project. Transitional justice (TJ) is a field that …

The following article, by Peter Hitchens, is reposted from his blog at the Mail on Sunday:  The Show Trial of A and B. Kafka comes to The Hague Why you should be worried You might think that when two honest men, with nothing to gain and much to lose, speak …

The following article, by Aaron Maté, is republished from The Grayzone:  By Aaron Maté For the past year, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been roiled by allegations that it manipulated an investigation to falsely accuse the Syrian government of a chemical weapons attack. An OPCW report released …

The following article is republished from Stephen Lendman’s website:  Credibility Lost, OPCW Smears Truth-Telling Whistleblowers by Stephen Lendman (stephenlendman.org) In deference to US-led Western interests, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) abandoned its mandate and credibility. Its doctored Fact Finding Mission (FFM) report on an April 2018 …

The following article and video are republished from Pushback with Aaron Maté at The Grayzone:  Before the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Israel played a key and overlooked role in the Trump administration’s aggression campaign against Iran. As the Trump administration’s stated rationale for killing Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis …

The following article is republished from Moon of Alabama: The continuing Syrian army operation to liberate Idleb governorate is leading to a new clash between Turkey and Russia. The governorate of Idleb is still largely occupied by Turkish controlled ‘rebels’ and al-Qaeda aligned Jihadi groups like Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). …

The following article by Caitlin Johnstone is republished from Medium:  Senior Huffington Post UK editor Chris York has published what is by my count his twelfth smear piece against a small group of academics and independent journalists who’ve expressed skepticism of establishment Syria narratives. York’s obsessive deluge of hit pieces revolve around British academics Tim Hayward …

The following report by Aaron Maté is reprinted from The Grayzone: A newly leaked OPCW assessment challenges the claim that the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack in Douma in April 2018. Award-winning scientist and MIT professor emeritus Theodore Postol says the report shows the gas attack was …

Ken Stone is a veteran antiwar activist, a former Steering Committee Member of the Canadian Peace Alliance, an executive member of the Syria Solidarity Movement, and treasurer of the Hamilton Coalition To Stop The War. Ken is author of “Defiant Syria”, an e-booklet available at Amazon, iTunes, and Kobo. He lives in …

In this episode of “The Taylor Report,” airing weekly on CIUT 89.5 FM in Toronto, host Phil Taylor sets out the background of U.S. adventurism in West Asia, and international resistance. The U.S. has been pushing the envelope in how it confronts armed countries like Russia and Iran, and it’s …