Syria Support Movement solidarity with the Syrian people
Jul 12, 2015, Global Research -Professor Tim Anderson Washington’s plan for a New Middle East has hit a rock called Syria. After the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the destruction of Libya, Syria was to be the next domino overthrown by a ‘colour revolution’, led by Islamists and backed …
Read More »Australia’s double game on terrorism
Jun 26, 2015, Pravda by Tim Anderson In the name of anti-terrorism Canberra has cancelled dozens of passports and, more recently, passed a law to strip citizenship from dual citizens believed to be involved with some of the armed groups plaguing Syria and Iraq. Since 2012 about 200 Australian citizens …
Read More »John Kerry Accuses Syria of Using Chlorine against its Own People, Liar!
Jun 18, 2015, SyriaNews US Regime mouthpiece John Kerry reopens the old books to dig out something to bargain with after his thugs failed strategically all over Syria accusing the Syrian government of using Chlorine against own people. Who will buy this BS? We are as much ‘absolutely certain’ that nobody …
Read More »Syrian Druze Fighting Israeli-backed Al Qaeda
Jun 15, 2015, Global Research -Reme Sakr The situation in Syria’s south seems to have turned for the worst in recent weeks, and at the heart of the south is Sweida Mountain (Jabal al-Arab or Jabal al-Druze), home to most of the region’s Druze people. After Jabhat al Nusra (al …
Read More »Logistics 101: Where Does ISIS Get Its Guns?
Jun 9, 2015, New Eastern Outlook Since ancient times an army required significant logistical support to carry out any kind of sustained military campaign. In ancient Rome, an extensive network of roads was constructed to facilitate not only trade, but to allow Roman legions to move quickly to where they …
Read More »PBS Frontline Fails the Public with “Obama at War”: A Case Study in Distortion and Bias on Syria
Jun 4, 2015, Dissident Voice -Rick Sterling Introduction Frontline is an influential television program which examines important foreign and domestic issues. The shows tend to be technically well done – combining concise writing with compelling video. Many North Americans watch and have their beliefs shaped by Frontline documentaries. Last week …
Read More »NYT’s New Propaganda on Syria
Jun 3, 2015, Consortium News Exclusive: The New York Times’ new conspiracy theory about Syria is that the Assad regime is in cahoots with the Islamic State, calling those two bitter foes only “nominal enemies” and using this new story to implicitly push for another U.S.-imposed “regime change,” writes Robert Parry. By …
Read More »Israel a criminal offender at large, UN listing or not
*Farah Abu Halima, 3, severely burned by Israeli-fired White Phosphorus, January 4, 2009 (Photo by Eva Bartlett) Jun 5, 2015, RT.com -by Eva Bartlett Reports have come out that the UN was considering adding Israel to the list of “grave violations against children in armed conflict.” As detailed below, Israeli …
Read More »How has Syria’s political system changed over the course of the war?
Jun 4, 2015 -by Jay Tharappel Short Answer: In 1973 the Syrian electorate voted in favour of a constitution that institutionalised the dominance of the Baath Party. This constitution remained in effect until it was replaced by a new one, which the Syrian electorate voted for on the 26th of …
Read More »Washington Confesses to Backing “Questionable Actors” in Syria
May 25, 2015, New Eastern Outlook Taking advantage of a Syrian military stretched thin to protect everywhere at the same time, high concentrations of well-coordinated Al Qaeda forces, based in NATO-member Turkey as well as in US-allies Jordan and Saudi Arabia, have attacked across several fronts. The tactical and strategic …
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