Syria

Robert Fisk: Syrian war of lies and hypocrisy

07-31-2012 • http://www.independent.co, Robert Fisk

The West's real target here is not Assad's brutal regime but his ally, Iran, and its chemical weapons

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War Under Table: Ex-Blackwater mercs in Syria 'backed by US'

07-30-2012 • youtube (h/t Lew Rockwell blog)

The opposition fighters in Syria might be getting help from a different source - in the form of training from the US private security firm, formerly known as the notorious Blackwater group. Security circles reportedly confirmed the information which

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War, Syrian-Style? Has Assad Ordered Mass Rapes?

07-30-2012 • by Russ Baker WhoWhatWhy.com

A growing refrain out of Syria is that widespread rape is taking place – and sanctioned by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad

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Has the US Given Israel a Green Light To Attack Syria?

07-30-2012 • by Eric Margolis

A senior Syrian government spokesman just confirmed his nation did indeed possess chemical weapons, and might employ them against a "foreign aggressor."

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Syrian war of lies and hypocrisy: West's real target here is not Assad's brutal regime

07-29-2012 • News Link

This is an attempt to crush the Syrian dictatorship not because of our love for Syrians or our hatred of our former friend Bashar al-Assad. No, this is all about our desire to crush the Islamic Republic, Iran, and its infernal nuclear plans – if they

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Syria: Washington’s Latest War Crime

07-28-2012 • http://lewrockwell.com, by Paul Craig Roberts

One wonders what Syrians are thinking as “rebels” vowing to “free Syria” take the country down the same road to destruction as “rebels” in Libya.

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Turkey warns it would strike PKK fighters inside Syria

07-26-2012 • AFP

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Syria of giving Kurdish rebels a free hand in its north and warned that Ankara would not hesitate to strike. "In the north, it (President Bashar al-Assad's regime) has allotted five provinces

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Al-Qaeda Infiltrating Syrian Opposition, With US Support

07-25-2012 • AntiWar

Al-Qaeda militants and other Sunni extremists are becoming a greater part of the conflict in Syria, just as the US officially announced it was abandoning any diplomatic approach in favor of toppling the regime through proxy rebel groups.

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VIDEO: US Is 'Disgusted' Over UN Syria Veto

07-25-2012 • http://www.thedailybell.com, by Staff Report

Ambassador Susan Rice says the U.S. is disgusted that some countries are holding up a resolution condemning Syria.

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Syria says could use chemical arms against foreigners

07-23-2012 • Reuters

Western states expressed alarm after Syria acknowledged for the first time that it has chemical and biological weapons and said it could use them if foreign countries intervene. A week of unprecedented fighting inside the capital, Damascus, includ

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New spin in media war? Syria uncovers TV hijack plot

07-23-2012 • http://www.rt.com

Syria has accused Western and Arab intelligence agencies of plotting to “hijack” its satellite channel frequencies in order to spread misinformation about the alleged advances of the rebels, military defections or the fall of certain cities.

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Two Things You Don't Know About Syria (If You Only Read The Mainstream Press)

07-22-2012 • Reuters

The current events are not some new phenomenon, are not directly tied to the phony "Arab Spring" democratization movement (Saudi Arabia promoting democracy? Are you joking?). In fact this is a flare up of longstanding attempts to overthrow the Syrian

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Report: Assad Disappears from Damascus

07-20-2012 • israelnationalnews, Chana Ya'ar and Reuters

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appears to have disappeared from Damascus after his top security staff was killed in a suicide bombing.

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Damascus bomb shows "real momentum" against Assad - U.S.

07-18-2012 • Reuters

A suicide bombing that killed members of Bashar al-Assad's inner circle as fighting raged in the Syrian capital showed the uprising was gaining "real momentum", Washington said, urging other countries to press the president to quit.

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US "Intelligence Assets" leading the Syrian "Opposition", the Role of the Bilder

07-18-2012 • http://www.globalresearch.ca, by Chris Marsden

In a July 12 article for the Guardian’s “Comment is Free” section, Charlie Skelton poses the fundamental question the world’s media does not want asked.

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West is using 'blackmail' in new draft of UN resolution on Syria - Lavrov

07-17-2012 • http://www.rt.com/news/blackmail-resolution-syria-

Western governments are trying to blackmail Russia into supporting their interpretation of the Syrian resolution, said Russia’s Foreign Minister.

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Details of a Battle Challenge Reports of a Syrian Massacre

07-16-2012 • New York Times

New details emerging about what local Syrian activists called a massacre of civilians near the central city of Hama indicated it was more likely an uneven clash between the heavily armed Syrian military and local armed rebels.