Analysis

May 23, 2014, Lilly Martin, Op-Ed News A film about the war in Syria has been shown at the Cannes Film Festival. It was received with a standing ovation for the woman who shot the film in Homs, and the director who developed the film in Paris. Ossama Mohammed and …

May 21, 2014, Oriental Review Ukraine and Syria are both going to the polls in less than two weeks, but the election that is legitimate (Syria) is painted as a fraud by the West, and the actual fraudulent election (Ukraine) is promoted as legitimate. Comparing both of these cases back-to-back …

May 15, 2014, Press TV CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO A political commentator says General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged that the US is losing the war in Syria. “The US top general Martin Dempsey finally admits the truth that the US-funded proxy military in …

May 16, 2014, New Eastern Outlook The city of Homs has finally been retaken by the Syrian Arab Army. The scenes of devastation left behind by nearly 3 years of fighting are surreal, but residents – who have begun returning in small numbers – vow to rebuild the city. Fighting …

May 16, 2014, Tim Anderson There is no doubt that incumbent President Bashar al Assad remains hot favourite for Syria’s June 3 elections. Even NATO’s advisers put his support at around 70%. However the country’s first competitive presidential elections in recent times threatens to add a ‘normality’ to Syria’s previously …

May 14, 2014, Ajamu Baraka “The destruction of Libya not only led to the strengthening of Boko Haram – it also led to arms being transferred out of Libya to Syria.” Seemingly out of nowhere, Boko Haram burst into the awareness of people around the world as a shadowy group …