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Deception & Politics From Washington to Tel Aviv

corinna barnard — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 02:45:20 +0000

U.S.-Israeli supremacist intentions, papered over and buried for decades, are now clear for all to see, writes M. Reza Behnam. By M. Reza Behnam Z-Network In these difficult times, the voice of the late Palestinian-American scholar, Edward Said is ever…

Vijay Prashad: The Change in Syria

corinna barnard — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:00:53 +0000

The fall of Damascus and rise of HTS signal a dangerous shift in Syria, deepening regional instability and isolation for Palestine. From Israel to Africa’s Sahel region, what comes next? By Vijay Prashad Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research One of the…

Israel, Not the ‘Liberators,’ Will Decide Syria’s Fate

corinna barnard — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 09:53:29 +0000

Syria’s future under al-Qaeda spin-off HTS will come in two flavours only, writes Jonathan Cook. Either submit and collude like the West Bank, or end up wrecked like Gaza. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net There has been a flurry of “What…

When Britain Aided Al-Qaeda in Syria

corinna barnard — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000

The U.K.’s campaign to overthrow the Assad regime provides key background to understanding Whitehall’s approach to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, writes Mark Curtis. By Mark Curtis Declassified UK Beginning in 2011, Britain embarked on a campaign to overthrow the Bashar al-Assad…

How the West Rebranded Al-Qaeda’s Jolani

corinna barnard — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 05:54:16 +0000

As Western media and politicians embrace Jolani and HTS, Alan McLeod sees the U.S. reverting to its pre-9/11 close relationship with al-Qaeda. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News Corporate media is heralding the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the emergence of…

PATRICK LAWRENCE: Blinded to Syria

Consortiumnews.com — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:12:47 +0000

Decades after deploying mass violence and rendering citizens grotesquely ignorant of the world, U.S.-led powers appear willing to risk world war, while reinventing a terrorist to lead what was a secular nation until last week. By Patrick Lawrence Special to…

LISTEN: The Two Puppets

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 06:39:15 +0000

There are parallels between their roles in Syria and Ukraine. But can Abu Mohammad Jolani be as easily controlled by the U.S., Israel and Turkey (who may have conflicting interests) as Volodymyr Zelensky? https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wbai.org.archive.audio/live-on-the-fly_2024-12-13_15-00_02-00.mp3 Former C.I.A. analyst Larry Johnson and…

US & Israel Destroyed Syria & Called it Peace

corinna barnard — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:00:47 +0000

Netanyahu’s ambition to transform the region through war, which dates back almost three decades, is playing out in front of our eyes, writes Jeffrey Sachs. By Jeffrey D. Sachs Common Dreams In the famous lines of Tacitus, Roman historian, “To…

The Day the Media Decided Militant Jihadism Is OK

corinna barnard — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:27 +0000

Jonathan Cook on the sudden capacity of the Western press — in the case of Syria — to distinguish between jihadists and Islamic nationalists. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net Here is a very strange thing. For years, Western media outlets and…

‘Terrorist’ Means Whatever US Wants It to Mean

corinna barnard — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:00:55 +0000

In Washington, some of the same “terrorists” who are bad enough to justify Israel’s land grab in Syria are considered good enough to run a U.S. puppet regime, says Caitlin Johnstone. By Caitlin Johnstone CaitlinJohnstone.com.au Listen to Tim Foley reading…