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Compatible Left Joins Imperialism in Celebrating Defeat of Syria

by Stansfield Smith, published on CovertAction Magazine, January  8, 2025 Editor’s Note: I guess this is just a reminder that the of left leaning propaganda hostile to Syria is still out there.  I never really understood this willful blindness to obvious truths, but some people seem to think that if …

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How the West Destroyed Syria

by Rick Sterling, published on Dissident Voice, January 11, 2024 Peter Ford served in the UK Foreign Ministry for many years including being UK Ambassador to Bahrein (1999-2003) and  then Syria (2003-2006).  Following that, he was representative to the Arab world for the Commissioner General of United Nations Relief and …

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Syria’s Assad Has Fallen – Just as the Pentagon Planned 23 Years Ago

by Jonathan Cook, published on Defend Democracy, December 11, 2024 When westerners see ‘enemy’ governments fall, or civil wars erupt, they are led to think they are the geopolitical equivalent of a natural event. Nothing could be further from the truth The long-harboured aspirations of the US, Turkey and Israel …

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The Economic War Against Syria

by Roberta Rivolta, published on Counter-Hegemonic Studies, December 4, 2024 As ancient as economic wars may be, the use of embargoes as means of coercion experienced a significant acceleration only at the end of the Cold War. While the collapse of the USSR reduced the risk that a targeted nation …

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A Conversation With Venezuelan Ambassador in Damascus – Latin America and Palestine

by Vanessa Beeley, published on Substack, October 28, 2924 Two days ago I had the privilege to have a conversation with the Venezuelan Ambassador at the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the Syrian Arab Republic – Dr. Jose Gregorio Biomorgi. You can watch a previous interview with …

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Demands for Reassessing Relationship with Damascus Getting More Vocal Among the EU

Some EU states recommended re-establishing direct communication with Damascus and appointing a special EU envoy to engage with Syria, al-Watan writes. from Al Watan (Pro Government newspaper), published on Syrian Observer, July 26, 2024 Sources in Brussels, the Belgian capital, commenting on a recent report in Al-Watan, confirmed that a …

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Italy Restores Diplomatic Ties With Syria

from the News Desk, published on The Cradle, July 26, 2024 Rome, along with seven other EU nations, recently called on Brussels to play ‘a more active role’ in Syria Italy became the first G7 nation to restore diplomatic ties with Syria on 26 July, appointing Stefano Ravagnan as their …

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DECONSTRUCTING H.R. 3202: ISRAEL’S PERSISTENT ROLE IN SANCTIONING SYRIA

By Hekmat Aboukhater, MintPress News. February 23, 2024 On February 13, the U.S. House of Representatives deliberated on Resolution 3202, the “Assad Regime Anti-Normalization Act of 2023.” The following day, the House passed the bill with a 389 to 32 bipartisan majority. Now, the bill moves on to the Senate, where it will most …

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Syria Today – Assad Extends Aid Delivery; Drug Prices Up By 50%

by THE SYRIAN OBSERVER, Wednesday August 9th, 2023 On Tuesday, the spokesperson for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs announced that Syria has granted an extension for the United Nations to continue delivering humanitarian aid through two Turkish border crossings. This permission will be in effect until …

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