Palestine Update Resources

The Crossed Wires of the “Syrian Revolution”

July 20, 2017, Global Research – Ollie Richardson Given impetus after the September 11th attacks in New York in 2001, the technology of “colour revolutions” as an element of fourth generation warfare has become the primary method of hijacking the functions of a foreign sovereign State. This is partially due it being both economically …

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Photos Of Aleppo Rising: Swimsuits, Concerts And Rebuilding In First Jihadi-Free Summer

July 19, 2017, ZeroHedge – Tyler Durden When taxi and bus drivers take journalists into Syria via the Beirut-Damascus Highway these days, there’s a common greeting that has become a kind of local tradition as the drivers pull into their Damascus area destinations. They confidently tell their passengers: “welcome to the real Syria.” …

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US War in Syria Far From Over

July 19, 2017, Global Research – Stephen Lendman Since Russia intervened in Syria at Assad’s request, the tide of battle turned in favor of government and allied forces, smashing US-supported terrorists, liberating many parts of the country. Yet conflict continues raging. Political analyst Jamal Wakeem believes long-range US rocket launchers deployed to …

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The Myth of the Kurdish YPG’s Moral Excellence

July 18, 2017 –  Stephen Gowans A barbed criticism aimed at the International Socialist Organization, shown nearby, under the heading “If the ISO Existed in 1865” encompasses a truth about the orientation of large parts of the Western Left to the Arab nationalist government in Damascus. The truth revealed in …

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Stop Attacking Syria – Stop Endless War!

People Demanding Action Target: US Congress   The White House’s recent “warning” that Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad is preparing “another chemical-weapons attack” evokes memories of the US making unverified claims to justify unlawful wars elsewhere in the region. Some believe that the Trump administration may be looking to launch another attack to distract …

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Max Blumenthal on How the Media Covers Syria

July 09, 2016 – The Real News Network AARON MATE:It’s the Real News. I’m Aaron Mate. This is part two of my discussion with Max Blumenthal, best-selling author, journalist, and senior editor of AlterNet’s Grayzone project. In part one, we talked about Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s meeting at the …

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For the US and Its Allies, the Road to Tehran Runs Through Damascus and Southern Lebanon

July 8, 2017, Defend Democracy Press When Trump’s UN ambassador, Nikki Haley, asserts  – as she did recently – that the US is sending “not only Assad” but also “Russia and Iran a message”, and that Washington is putting them “on notice,” she does so as the tribune of a rogue state. …

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Syria’s Alleged Sarin-Gas Attack: Questioning a Flawed Investigation

July 8, 2017, Truthdig – Scott Ritter The Turkish government had set up a decontamination checkpoint in Hatay province, at the border crossing with Syria. Some 34 people claiming to be victims from Khan Sheikhun were processed at this checkpoint before being sent to hospitals in Antakya, Reyhanli and Iskenderun, …

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The Qatar crisis has nothing to do with Al Jazeera and everything to do with the war in Syria

July 7, 2017, Independent – Robert Fisk “Babies – they are just babies,” a veteran Al Jazeera man roared last weekend about the Gulf states. “They are childish, they are infantile, they are tribal.” And I could understand his anger. Even Sheikh Tamim al-Thani, the present Emir of Qatar, has …

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The National Geographic Hell on Earth Syria Hoax

July 6, 2017, Dissident Voice – Paul Larudee On April 5, 2017, National Geographic released a preview of its film, Hell on Earth: The Fall Of Syria And The Rise of ISIS, by filmmaker Sebastian Junger and producing partner Nick Quested: The film itself debuted on April 26, 2017, at the Tribeca Film Festival …

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