Analysis

The following article by Ollie Richardson was originally published at The Saker Blog on January 13, 2019.Why does Russia behave the way it does in relation to Israeli airstrikes in Syria?I will proceed from what seems to be an established fact (SANA confirmed) that on the night of January 11th Israel hit one depot …

The following discussion by Stephen F. Cohen is reprinted from Information Clearing House: https://audioboom.com/posts/7137218-tales-of-the-new-cold-war-1-of-2-condemning-trump-for-putin-s-syria-stephen-f-cohen-nyyu-p https://audioboom.com/posts/7137217-tales-of-the-new-cold-war-2-of-2-condemning-trump-for-putin-s-syria-stephen-f-cohen-nyyu-p The John Batchelor Show, January 9January 11, 2019 “Information Clearing House” –     President Trump was wrong in asserting that the United States destroyed the Islamic State’s territorial statehood in a large part of Syria—Russia and its allies accomplished that—but he is right …

The following article, by Ron Paul, was republished from Information Clearing House: U.S. Special Forces in Syria. Photo: Dalil Suleiman/Wikimedia CommonsJanuary 08, 2019 “Information Clearing House” –     I’m starting to wonder whether President Trump has any power over US foreign policy at all. Many people believe that the US president is just …

Peter Ford, former British Ambassador to Bahrain (1999–2003) and Syria (2003–2006), offers the following assessment.Peter FordJanuary 7, 2019At the start of the year the horizon seems to be dominated by the issue of the possible withdrawal of US troops. In reality however the more important action is elsewhere.US withdrawal: on …

The following article by Tim Anderson is republished from the American Herald Tribune: The late neo-Marxist theorist Samir Amin had as good a grasp as any of imperialist plans for the Middle East – or West Asia, to use non-Eurocentric terminology. Amin was indeed a pioneer for the non-Eurocentric left. …

The following article, by Elijah J. Magnier, is reprinted from the author’s website. By Elijah J. Magnier: @ejmalraiThe US presidential plane landed in the darkness of the Iraqi military base of Ayn al-Assad in west Anbar with Donald Trump onboard. But by the time his plane took off three hours later, …

Photo: Tim AndersonThe following article, by Jeremy Salt, was originally published at the American Herald Tribune: To me the Zionists, who want to go back to the Jewish state of AD 70 (destruction of Jerusalem by Titus) are just as offensive as the Nazis. With their nosing after blood, their ancient ‘cultural roots,’ …

The following article, by Caitlin Johnstone, was originally published at the author’s website:Screen shot photo credit: Caitlin JohnstoneThe US State Department has issued a statement accusing the Syrian government of having carried out a false flag chemical weapons attack in northwestern Aleppo with the intent to blame it on the jihadist factions …

The following article, by Federico Pieraccini, was originally published at The Duran on December 10, 2018.Photo for illustration purposes. Credit: US Pacific Fleet/FlickrOn November 25, two artillery boats of the Gyurza-M class, the Berdiansk and Nikopol, one tugboat, the Yany Kapu, as well as 24 crew members of the Ukrainian Navy, including two SBU counterintelligence officers, …

A satirical look at the mass media of empire and the selling of war, featuring journalist Rania Khalek: