RT | 27 Oct 2015 The flooding of Europe by countless waves of refugees may be the result of the “strategic depopulation” of Syria carried out by opponents of the country’s government, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has suggested. “So, the speculation was this: Occasionally opponents of a country would engage in strategic depopulation, which is…
The Intercept | 27 Oct 2015 The BBC loves to boast about how “objective” and “neutral” it is. But a recent article, which it was forced to change, illustrates the lengths to which the British state-funded media outlet will go to protect one of the U.K. government’s closest allies, Saudi Arabia, which also happens to be…
IBT | 20 June 2015 Ex-diplomat Andrew Green defends Syrian ruler and accuses No 10 spin of failing to understand situation on the ground Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is not a dictator – just a figurehead – according to a former British ambassador to Syria. Sir Andrew Green’s remarks in the Spectator are likely to…
FFF | 21 Oct 2015 President Obama and his mouthpieces in the mainstream press are outraged that Russian President Vladimir Putin is partnering with Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad in the global war on terrorism. “Doesn’t Putin realize that Assad is a dictator?” they exclaim. “Why doesn’t Putin instead work with the U.S. to oust Assad…
Sputnik news | 21 October 2015 Qatar which has been a major sponsor of jihadist groups fighting in Syria for years, now is actively considering a direct military intervention in the country, according to its officials. Throughout Syria’s bloody civil war, the government of Qatar has been an active supporter of anti-government militants, providing arms and financial…
Eric Zuesse | 22 Oct 2015 On October 14th, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the U.S. government had turned down the proposal from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for the U.S. and Russia to cooperate together to eliminate ISIS and other jihadists in Syria and in Iraq. Lavrov said: “We’ve made Americans the proposal announced by President…
FNA | 21 Oct 2015 TEHRAN (FNA)- Intelligence sources said on Wednesday that hundreds of militants are fleeing the Northern Aleppo province to safer areas to save their lives after suffering heavy casualties in a joint massive attack of the Syrian Army and Lebanese Hezbollah with the Russian air backup. The sources said that the…
Counterpunch | 21 Oct 2015 The Russian-led military coalition is badly beating Washington’s proxies in Syria which is why John Kerry is calling for a “Time Out”. On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for an emergency summit later in the week so that leaders from Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Jordan could…
VT | 19 Oct 2015 US-Russia showdown imminent but postponed – Zionists within the US Administration fiddle behind the scenes – Israeli officer captured by Iraqi popular army via DESI Intel …by Nahed Al Husaini VT Damascus Bureau Chief ____________ Another power plants that feeds the city of in Aleppo was struck by US fighter jets.…
David Swanson | 19 Oct 2015 The accepted story in the United States of what’s happened in Syria is just that, a story told to make narrative sense of something completely un-understood. In Southern Sweden a giant round rock lies on flat farmland, and the lovely story my ancestors used to tell to explain how…