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Oct 10, 2014, Counter Punch -Ajamu Baraka The U.S. is conducting a curious humanitarian war against ISIS in Syria. While Kobani, the largely Kurdish district that straddles the border with Turkey is being attacked by ISIS forces and facing the very real possibility of mass civilian killings if it falls, …
Read More »As ISIS Slaughters Kurds in Kobani, the U.S. Bombs Syrian Grain Silos
Oct 10, 2014, Counter Punch The U.S. is conducting a curious humanitarian war against ISIS in Syria. While Kobani, the largely Kurdish district that straddles the border with Turkey is being attacked by ISIS forces and facing the very real possibility of mass civilian killings if it falls, U.S. military …
Read More »Kobani, Turkey and the Perfect Storm
Oct 10, 2014, Counter Punch “The fallout from Kobani reverberated across Turkey this week. There were riots across the country, from Istanbul to Ankara and the southeast including Diyarbakir, Batman, Varto, Mardin, Van and Siirt. Twenty-two protesters died between Monday and Thursday; there are curfews in six provinces; water cannon …
Read More »Eyes Finally Open to Syrian Realities
Oct 3, 2014, Consortium News -Robert Parry In late summer 2013, Official Washington was rushing to the judgment that the “evil” Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had launched a barrage of missiles tipped with Sarin gas to slaughter hundreds of civilians in rebel-held neighborhoods near Damascus. It was inconceivable to virtually …
Read More »Buffer zone as part of imperialists’ plan to attack Syria
Oct 8, 2014, Crescent International The idea of a “buffer zone” on Syrian territory at the Syria-Turkish border first broached by President Recep Tayip Erdogan of Turey during his visit to the US last month has now been formally embraced by the US and Britain. As with numerous other developments, …
Read More »The myth of Assad, ISIL and extremism
Oct 7, 2014, Sharmine Narwani, RT Who is to blame for the proliferation of extremist groups in Syria? The West often points a finger at Assad and his allies, but two secret US documents tell a different story. It is difficult to find US officials directly claiming that Syrian President …
Read More »U.S. airstrikes in Iraq and Syria may provoke wider conflict
Oct 6, 2014, Ken Stone, Oriental Review On 9/11’s anniversary, United States President Barack Obama announced escalating military attacks against ISIS in Iraq and Syria and increased funding and training of “moderate rebels” in Syria, to the tune of $500 million. He also called for a new “coalition of the …
Read More »This War is Not Aimed at ISIS, But at Assad
Oct 3, 2014, Dan Glazebrook, CounterPunch Watching the debate in the British parliament last Thursday, over whether Britain should, yet again, launch aerial attacks against the long-suffering people of Iraq, it was striking just how much admission there was of the failure of Britain’s policy in the region hitherto. That …
Read More »Syrian FM: US Approach in Arming Syrian Rebels will Create Another ISIL Once Again
Sep 30, 2014, Eretz Zen Syria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Walid Muallem, stated in an interview with al-Mayadeen TV, that the approach the US and its allies are continuing to take in Syria by arming terrorist groups, otherwise referred to by the Obama administration as “moderate Syrian rebels,” …
Read More »Speak-out and organize to stop the US-led destruction of Iraq and Syria now
Oct 4, 2014, Tony Seed’s Weblog Windsor – Rally and Speak-Out: Stop the U.S.-Led Destruction of Iraq and Syria Now! Saturday, October 4 — 11:00 am Meet at City Hall Square — Speak Out starts at 11:45 am Organized by: Windsor Peace Coalition For information: [email protected] of 226-975-2010 The Windsor Peace Coalition …
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