Analysis

The following speech was written by Mark Taliano for the General Federation of Trade Unions Conference in Damascus, where he was part of the North American delegation. You can read more of Mark’s reports and analysis on Syria and elsewhere on his website, marktaliano.net. Greetings delegates and organizers.  My name …

Dear Comrades, We write to you as fellow trade unionists and comrades dedicated in the struggle for workers’ rights in support of Donald Lafleur and his visit to the GFTU trade union congress in Damascus. Brother Lafleur has been unjustly placed on administrative leave despite the fact that he attended …

The following article, by Roger Harris, is republished here from Mint Press News: Welcome to your second country, that was the greeting our Syrian hosts gave us when we arrived for the International Trade Union Forum for “solidarity with the workers and people of Syria against the economic blockade, imperialist …

The following article, by Dave McKee, is reprinted from People’s Voice: One hundred trade union delegations from around the world gathered in Damascus on September 8-9, for the Third International Trade Union Forum in Solidarity with Syrian Workers. The purpose of the meeting was to build opposition to imperialist intervention …

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 …

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 …

U.S. journalist Rick Sterling speaks on Syrian TV about his work and that of the Syria Solidarity Movement. Watch the full interview online here:  

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 …

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 …

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 …