Propaganda War on Syria Rages
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Syrian Rebels Pledge Allegiance to Al-CIAda Group That Killed U.S. Troops
• InfoWarsA new petition posted on the WhiteHouse.gov website demands that the Obama administration cease all funding and support for terrorists and extremist rebels in Syria, as news emerges of 29 different Syrian rebel groups pledging allegiance to Al-Qaeda
Syria: Tightening the Noose
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Obama administration formally recognizes Syrian opposition group
• Washington PostPresident Obama formally recognized a newly formed Syrian opposition group as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people, the administration hopes will speed the downfall of President Assad and the formation of an alternative government.
PlayStation-Controlled DIY Tank May Be the Wildest Weapon Yet in the Syria War
• http://www.wired.com, By Robert BeckhusenSyria’s rebels may have taken the concept of a videogame a tad too far.
Syria Boils
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PlayStation-Controlled DIY Tank May Be the Wildest Weapon Yet in the Syria War
• http://www.wired.com, By Robert BeckhusenSyria’s rebels may have taken the concept of a videogame a tad too far. A homemade rebel tank has recently been seen rolling down the road like a post-apocalyptic battle wagon — and armed with a machine gun controlled like it’s a PlayStation.
Preemptive Strike on Syria Looms
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NATO Intervention in Syria Imminent
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Syrian Bombs Are Now Filled With Chemicals — And Could Be Up for Grabs
• http://www.wired.com, By Noah ShachtmanThe Bashir Assad regime in Syria is loading of some of its weapons with deadly nerve agents, and mixing together the chemical precursors needed to carry out a sarin-laced attack.
Rebels circle Damascus airport; Russia, U.S. downbeat
• ReutersRebels fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad declared Damascus International Airport a battle zone on Friday, while Moscow and Washington both sounded downbeat about the prospects of a diplomatic push to end the conflict.
Wider Chaos Feared as Syrian Rebels Clash With Kurds
• New York TimesThe convoy of gun trucks waving the flag of the Syrian rebels whizzed through the Syrian village of Ras al-Ain rushed in to battle the ethnic Kurds.
US Aircraft Carrier’s Arrival Near Syria Sparks War Fears
• news.antiwar.comThe USS Dwight D. Eisenhower has reportedly arrived off the coast of Syria in recent days, having passed through the Suez Canal and joined a team of other ships loitering off the coast in the event President Obama orders a US invasion of Syria.
Weapons Sent to Libyan Rebels With U.S. Approval Fell Into Islamist Hands
• New York TimesThe Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence grew that Qatar was turning some of the weapons over to Islamic militants,
Exclusive: U.S. Sees Syria Prepping Chemical Weapons for Possible Attack
• By Noah Shachtman and Spencer AckermanEngineers working for the Assad regime in Syria have begun combining the two chemical precursors needed to weaponize sarin gas, an American official with knowledge of the situation tells Danger Room.
Flow of Arms to Syria Through Iraq Persists, to U.S. Dismay
• New York TimesThe American effort to stem the flow of Iranian arms to Syria has faltered because of Iraq’s reluctance to inspect aircraft carrying the weapons through its airspace, American officials say.
Internet down across Syria for second day
• Prison PlanetRami Abdel Rahman, Observatory director, said in some areas it was still possible to access the internet “but with great difficulty”.
Syria jets bombard rebel targets on airport road
• ReutersSyrian air force jets bombarded rebel targets on Friday close to the Damascus airport road and a regional airline said the violence had halted international flights to the capital.
Total blackout: Syria goes offline nationwide
• http://rt.comThe internet in Syria has been shut off nationwide, say two US based web-monitoring companies.
Stalemate in Syria? Army short on loyalists, rebels short on guns
• http://www.csmonitor.com, By Tom A. PeterThe regime of Bashar al-Assad appears to be favoring long-range weapons out of fear that soldiers close to the front lines will defect.
The Gaza And Syria Conflicts Highlight A Complex Web Of Alliances In The Middle East
• Michael Kelley and Geoffrey IngersollThe 20-month civil war in Syria and the eight-day Israeli offensive in Gaza highlights the often contradictory web of alliances that fuels conflicts in the Middle East.
Britain recognizes Syria opposition as fighting rages
• RawStory.comBritain formally recognised a newly formed opposition bloc as the sole representative of the Syrian people on Tuesday, as UN head Ban Ki-moon said he feared Syria could become a “regional battleground.”
Securing Chemical Arms in Syria a Vast Task, Pentagon Says
• New York TimesThe Pentagon has told the Obama administration that any military effort to seize Syria’s stockpiles of chemical weapons would require upward of 75,000 troops, amid increasing concern that the militant group Hezbollah has set up small training camps c
The Arab League Is a Tool of the Empire
• Russia Today (h/t LewRocwell blog)Lew speaks to RT about the latest machinations in Syria.
Mistrust of Syria's Muslim Brotherhood lingers
• ReutersSyria's Muslim Brotherhood finally swung behind a new opposition unity deal in Qatar, but some Syrians fear it will work in the new entity to replicate the influence it wields in the narrower Syrian National Council.
Syrian Opposition Unity Deal
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UK troops 'may be sent to Syrian borders'
• http://www.independent, Andy McsmithBritish troops could be deployed around Syria's borders in the event of a worsening humanitarian crisis, the head of the armed forces warned yesterday.
NATO chief says alliance will defend Turkey over Syria
• ReutersNATO will defend alliance member Turkey, which struck back after mortar rounds fired from Syria landed inside its border, the alliance's Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said at a meeting in Prague on Monday.
Syrian opposition group elects new leaders in effort to restructure and maintain U.S. support
• Washington PostThe Syrian National Council voted for new leaders at a conference here , a last-ditch attempt to restructure the organization into a more inclusive body and maintain U.S. support. The United States has been increasingly frustrated with infighting
US and the Chalabi-ization of Syria
• Lew Rockwell blogConcerned that US/Saudi/Israeli/Qatari-supported al-Qaeda rebels in Syria look too much like, well, al-Qaeda members, the US has announced that it prefers to create a whole new opposition in Syria.
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