Analysis

Jun 4, 2014, Mideast Shuffle Former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford said in an interview yesterday to PBS Newshour: “We need – and we have long needed – to help moderates in the Syrian opposition with both weapons and other non-lethal assistance.” “Had we done that a couple of …

Jun 4, 2014, Sharmine Narwani, RT Op-Edge Of course these Syrian presidential elections must be the ‘parody’ and ‘farce’ that Western officials and media are relentlessly claiming. Because if Bashar Assad wins handily in the first multi-candidate presidential elections in Syria – which all evidence suggests will be the case …

Jun 2, 2014, Sara Flounders, Workers World Why is the election in Syria so important that U.S. government officials have condemned it before it takes place? Why, at the same time, have U.S. officials embraced and applauded the results of elections organized by the military coup government of General Abdel …

Jun 2, 2014, Fight Back News Beirut, Lebanon – In a front page story, May 30, headlined “Foreign Jihadis in Syria Pose Risk to West,” the New York Times reports that the U.S. and the UK are concerned about the blowback from the U.S./NATO war on Syria. Hundreds of sectarian …

Jun 4, 2014, Ajamu Baraka, Oriental Review Defying threats of violence, tens of thousands of ordinary Syrians went to the polls to cast a vote that was more about Syrian dignity and self-determination than any of the candidates on the ballot. After three years of unimaginable atrocities fomented by a …

Jun 3, 2014, Press TV The rebels have already been voting, early and often…with hot steel ballots. Shelling has continued on the outside of the city all day, mostly the morning wake-up call kind to remind people that they are still there, and then again at twilight…commonly done in past …

Jun 3, 2014, Counter Punch US Secretary of State Kerry has pronounced the Syrian election to be a “farce”.   As if on cue,   National Public Radio, Associated Press, ABC  and other western media have presented stories which support that claim.   A closer look reveals the media has been exaggerating, distorting …

Jun 2, 2014, Global Research With security heightened throughout Syria, the country is preparing for Tuesday’s elections.  The country has largely been pacified following the retreat of terrorist opposition forces from Homs in early May.  At this juncture, the crucial issue for Syria is whether a covert intelligence operation is …

May 30, 2014, Brenda Heard, Dissident Voice On 28 May 2014, expatriated Syrian nationals in numerous countries flocked to Syrian embassies to begin the voting process in a presidential election.  With all its potential flaws, perhaps even inherent flaws, this quintessential element of democracy is still the most effective means …

Jun 3, 2014, Strategic Culture Foundation Lebanon’s Hariri-led March 14 Alliance is supported by all the undemocratic Arab petro-sheikhdoms, including the Saudi regime. In twisted terms, the March 14 Alliance has consistently been promoted by the US and French governments as a beleaguered coalition of democrats struggling to save Lebanon …