Analysis

Aug 2, 2015, New Eastern Outlook It is late July 2015, and the media is abuzz with the news that Turkey will allow US jets to use its bases to bomb Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Syria. There is much talk about how this development is a “game-changer,” and how …

Aug 3, 2015, 21st Century Wire Get ready for Libya 2.0. Looks like the Pentagon will be getting its illegal regime change war in Syria after all… Finally this week, President Barack Obama appears to have sprung his own trap for the next big war, now promising to intervene the …

Aug 1, 2015, Information Clearing House The rulers of the two most powerful authoritarian regimes in the Middle East are launching major wars to reconfigure the Middle East.   Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has declared war  by proxy  on Iran, announcing full-scale military mobilization within Israel (July 27 -29) and organizing the …

Information Clearing House The road to war is paved with a thousand lies. A fresh fib was tossed on the lie-cluttered warpath to Syria, when it was announced that the U.S. and Turkey would create a “safe zone” inside of Syria — supposedly to be aimed against ISIS. This “safe …

Jul 29, 2015, Global Research Longstanding US/Israeli plans call for redrawing the Middle East map – including balkanizing Iraq and Syria along with installing regional puppets serving Western/Zionist interests. The ugly scheme involves endless wars – killing millions through violence and deprivation. Imperialism works this way – causing unspeakable human …

Jul 23, 2015, RT.com In an interview with Fox News earlier this week, retiring US Chief of Staff Ray Odierno said that the US could have prevented the rise of ISIS. He is absolutely correct: but his reasoning is topsy-turvy. Whilst he blames the group’s rise on a lack of …

Jul 21, 2015, Counter Punch To read Human Rights Watch and the western mainstream media, the Syrian government army is inflicting massive casualties upon the Syrian civilian population, most especially through the use of “barrel bombs”.  Thousands of bombs have been dropped, inflicting thousands of casualties. But wait a minute.  …

Jul 15, 2015, Reports From Underground -Steve Chovenac The fact that the US can find only 60 Syrian rebels to train is quite telling. It means that out of nearly 18 million Syrians (reduced by 4 million since the start of the conflict) the US could only find 60 that …

Jul 12, 2015, Global Research -Professor Tim Anderson Washington’s plan for a New Middle East has hit a rock called Syria. After the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the destruction of Libya, Syria was to be the next domino overthrown by a ‘colour revolution’, led by Islamists and backed …

Jun 26, 2015, Pravda by Tim Anderson In the name of anti-terrorism Canberra has cancelled dozens of passports and, more recently, passed a law to strip citizenship from dual citizens believed to be involved with some of the armed groups plaguing Syria and Iraq. Since 2012 about 200 Australian citizens …