Analysis

May 8, 2016, American Herald Tribune -Eva Bartlett The momentous Syrian-Russian liberation of world heritage site Palmyra on March 27, 2016, came and went with zero congratulations from world leaders who are supposedly fighting terrorism. Palmyra is an area that was subject to ten months of Da’esh (ISIS) occupation, slaughters, …

Apr 23, 2016, Consortium News By pouring weapons and money into the Syrian war, the West and its Gulf state allies share in the guilt for the Islamic State’s partial destruction of Palmyra’s historic ruins, which Jeff Klein visited. -Jeff Klein ISIS/Daesh is on the retreat in Syria, which is …

Mar 23, 2016, RT.com -Sharmine Narwani [related: Syria: The hidden massacre, May 7, 2014, RT.com] On March 23, 2011, at the very start of what we now call the ‘Syrian conflict,’ two young men – Sa’er Yahya Merhej and Habeel Anis Dayoub – were gunned down in the southern Syrian …

SOTT.net 1 April 2016 (Global Research) -Eva Bartlett The recent liberation of Syria’s Palmyra (a UNESCO world Heritage site) by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and allies is an important victory for numerous reasons. Not only does it send yet another message to the different Western-backed terrorist factions (which Syria …

Zein Abudllah, 8, injured by shrapnel to his face in the December 12 terorist car bombing. © Eva Bartlett Jan 30, 2016, Russia Today -Eva Bartlett Facebook users were not instructed to do so, but may nonetheless wish to change their profile pictures in solidarity with the families and friends …

Jan 21, 2016, American Herald Tribune There was an underwhelming sense when Pentagon boss Ashton Carter met this week in Paris with other members of the US-led military coalition supposedly fighting the ISIL terror group. The US-led coalition was set up at the end of 2014 and in theory comprises …

Jan 18, 2016, Off Guardian by Mark Taliano Canadians should be hanging their heads in shame. Our government is guilty of the most egregious criminal acts as defined by Nuremberg Principles, and we are bona fide members of the State Sponsors of Terrorism club. When our government bombs the sovereign …

Jan 10, 2016, Stephen Gowans, What’s Left The implication of a report written for the US Congress is that the United States is a state sponsor of terrorism in Syria. At the same time, the report challenges widely held beliefs about the conflict, including the idea that the opposition has …

Dec 16, 2015, Tim Anderson, Telesur Sadly, eyes often glaze over at the latest massacre in Syria, because the story is so repetitive. But what story? A double massacre by “moderate rebels” in Homs and Damascus and the subsequent re-spinning of the story, show the wall of disinformation we face. …

Jan 2, 2016, New Eastern Outlook Day and night, for years, an overwhelming force has been battering this quiet nation, one of the cradles of human civilization. Hundreds of thousands have died, and millions have been forced to flee abroad or have been internally displaced. In many cities and villages, …