Apr 12, 2015, Global Research Professor Tim Anderson The dirty war on Syria has involved repeated scandals, often fabricated against the Syrian Government to help create pretexts for deeper intervention. Perhaps the most notorious was the East Ghouta incident of August 2013, where pictures of dead or drugged children were …
Read More »Eight Problems with Amnesty’s Report on Aleppo Syria
May 14, 2015, Dissident Voice -Rick Sterling In 1990 Amnesty International made a horrendous mistake in the midst of the media campaign leading up to Gulf War 1. While U.S. military action was being debated and the public was significantly opposed, it was reported that Iraqi troops were stealing incubators …
Read More »IMPORTANT DOCUMENTATION OF ISRAELI SUPPORT OF AL QAEDA IN SYRIA
May 12, 2015, Hands Off Syria “This is Sedki al-Maket, a Syrian from the Golan. He was arrested for exposing Israeli relations with al-Qaeda in a series of videos that he would post online.” **sub-titling of videos by Reme Sakr Part 1: Sedki al Maket reports on al Qaeda in …
Read More »From the Engel/NBC Hoax to HRW’s Chlorine Gas Report: Biased Reporting on Syria in the Service of War
Apr 20, 2015, Counter Punch -Rick Sterling It has been confirmed that TV journalist Richard Engel’s kidnapping/rescue in norther Syria in late 2012 was a hoax. NBC management knew the story was probably false but proceeded to broadcast it anyway. There are at least two good things about “Engelgate”. * …
Read More »Divided PLO unable to manage Yarmouk crisis
Apr 13, 2015, Professor Tim Anderson “The invasion by ISIS of the Palestinian settlement of Yarmouk, in the southern suburbs of Damascus, has exposed serious divisions within the Palestinian leadership. An apparent agreement to confront the new crisis, with the Syrian Government, was rapidly disowned by the PLO leadership in …
Read More »Seven Steps of Highly Effective Manipulators: White Helmets, Avaaz, Nicholas Kristof and Syria No Fly Zone
Apr 9, 2015, Dissident Voice -Rick Sterling You might think that after seeing the consequences of their campaign for “freedom and democracy” in Libya, journalists like Nicholas Kristof and “humanitarian campaigners” like Avaaz would have some qualms. Unfortunately they have learned nothing. They have generally not been held to account, …
Read More »AVAAZ: MANUFACTURING CONSENT FOR WARS SINCE 2011
Mar 20, 2015, James Boswell, Wall of Controversy Four years ago I received an email from the internet campaign group Avaaz which read: “Together, we’ve sent 450,000 emails to the UN Security Council, “overwhelming” the Council President and helping to win targeted sanctions and a justice process for the Libyan …
Read More »Wall Street Journal: Israel Caught Red-handed Aiding al-Qaeda in Syria
Apr 4, 2015, 21st Century Wire What US and European media have been slow to figure out (or ignore), is how Israel is up to its neck in fueling the long dirty war next door in Syria. Let’s be clear – once again Israel has been caught red-handed providing aid …
Read More »Fighting between Palestinians near Damascus
Apr 3, 2015, Voltairenet On Wednesday April 1, 2015 at Yarmouk Palestinian camp in the outskirts of Damascus, a ceremony was held, organized by the Syrian Ministry of Reconciliation. However, the camp was attacked by elements from the nearby village of Hajar al-Aswad, allied with some ex-militants of Hamas who …
Read More »The Houla Massacre Revisited: “Official Truth” in the Dirty War on Syria
Mar 24, 2015, Prof. Tim Anderson, Global Research This article examines and documents the Houla massacre of May 2012, a terrible incident in the Syrian Crisis which came closest to attracting UN intervention. The analysis here seeks to include all relevant evidence, both from witnesses and on the UN processes. …
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