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World Federation of Trade Unions In Solidarity with Palestine and Syria

Published on the WFTU Website, October 30, 2023 These articles are published on the WFTU Website, with many more photos. Standing beside the WFTU General Secretaty, Pambis Kyritsis when he speaks,  is our dear friend and board member Dr. Adnan Azzouz Addressing of the solidarity gathering with the heroic Palestinian …

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Regional Middle East War Possible Including a U.S. Attack on Iran

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, October 113, 2023 Interview with Dr. Jamal Wakim On October 12, additional US Air Force aircraft arrived in Europe and in the Middle East, at a time of open warfare between US ally Israel, and the Gaza strip, where 3 million unarmed civilians …

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Trouble Ahead for the US and Israel in Gaza

by Hasan Ilaik, published on The Cradle, October 18, 2023 As wholly expected, and in line with decades of its foreign policy, Washington has thrown its full weight behind “standing with Israel” and its genocidal onslaught on Gaza. But while the two allies’ public stances line up prettily at this …

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Killing Lebanon to Punish Syria

by Mohammad Hasan Sweidan, published on The Cradle, October 4, 2023 As only one of two Levantine states flanking the Mediterranean Sea, Lebanon’s geographic location is of great interest to the various road, rail, and waterway connectivity projects emerging in West Asia – not only in connecting the region, but …

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Saad Hariri, Economic Collapse of Lebanon and Syria

by William VanWagenen, published on The Libertarian Institute, September 12, 2022 This piece from a year ago reveals the role of Lebanese leadership in the Syrian War, and at the deep economic and business connections between the two countries (one carved from the other a century ago).  It also shows …

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Presidential Election in Neighboring Lebanon; IMF Candidate vs Hezbollah Ally

by YaLiban, published June 7, 2023 This is interesting.  Though I disagree with the analyst’s perspective, the article lays out exactly the imperialist context that keeps Lebanon from having a functioning government, and from any kind of viable independence.   Aside from the factional infighting, notice the credentials cited for the …

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Sanctions and the Axis of Resistance (Video)

On December 10, Human Rights Day, the Sanctions Kill Coalition, in conjunction with the United National Antiwar Coalition, held a webinar to launch their new book, Sanctions Kill, a Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy.  The speakers, …., were authors of different chapters of the book.    The video below begins …

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Syria and Lebanon Update: Lebanon Face Political Instability and Syrian Refugees Begin Going Home

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, October 29, 2022 The presidency of Lebanon’s Michel Aoun is coming to a close and politicians are anticipating a possible power vacuum if a decision cannot be made soon to fill the office. The parliament voted on October 24, but with only a …

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Thousands of Syrian Refugees to be Repatriated from Lebanon Next Week

from The News Desk at The Cradle, published on October 21, 2022 Earlier this month, outgoing President Michel Aoun announced the launching of the repatriation plan, despite an apparent lack of coordination with Damascus Lebanon’s Minister of Displacement, Issam Sharafeddine, announced on 20 October that 6,000 Syrian refugees will be …

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Saad Hariri and the Collapse of Lebanon

by William Wagenen, published on The Cradle,  September 12, 2022 This is an interesting investigative piece.  I know it answers some questions I had. [Ed] In 2005, US neoconservatives centered around then-Vice President Dick Cheney’s office began collaborating with Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, defected former Syrian Vice President Abd …

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