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Putin Thinks Al-Qaeda in Syria Is Reformed Too

Consortiumnews.com — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:21:45 +0000

The Russian president has said Russia actually won in Syria because the jihadist threat is apparently ended, which was Moscow’s goal all along. But he ignored what he’d previously said was the West’s role in that conflict, writes Joe Lauria.…

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…

Can You Handle the Truth?

Consortiumnews.com — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:16:39 +0000

Consortium News is a publication for adults who are prepared to put away their adolescent notions of America’s exceptional goodness and are instead ready to face the ugly realities of the United States abroad. It ain’t pretty. A government by,…

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…

Support CN’s Middle East Coverage

Consortiumnews.com — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 01:39:51 +0000

Seven-year old Consortium News in 2002 was one of the first outlets to reject the politicized intelligence for the disastrous Iraq invasion and has run circles around corporate media on Syria, from 2011 until today. But only with your help.…

Will Trump Step Up Attacks on Venezuela?

corinna barnard — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:00:24 +0000

With Trump’s cabinet full of hawks, Alan MacLeod assesses the potential for the president-elect’s second administration to cause more trouble for the Maduro government. By Alan MacLeod MintPress News The re-election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United…

Craig Murray: The End of Pluralism in the Middle East

Consortiumnews.com — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 08:35:51 +0000

What this potentially amounts to is the end of pluralism in the Levant and its replacement by supremacism: An ethno-supremacist Greater Israel and a religio-supremacist Salafist Greater Syria. By Craig Murray in Beirut CraigMurray.org.uk A truly seismic change in the…

AS’AD AbuKHALIL: Syria Now

Consortiumnews.com — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:27:45 +0000

The Assad family regime, sustained by force, was destined to collapse and the infighting between the various armed militias now may produce a situation not unlike Afghanistan. By As`ad AbuKhalil Special to Consortium News This moment in Syrian history was…

WATCH: Ritter Lobbies at Capitol to Avert Nuclear War

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:05:55 +0000

Scott Ritter joined Medea Benjamin and Code Pink to urgently lobby members on Capitol Hill to do what they could to stop the U.S. from starting a nuclear war. By Joe Lauria on Capitol Hill, Washington Special to Consortium News…

WATCH: No Nuclear War — A Call to Reason

Consortiumnews.com — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:54:39 +0000

Live from the National Press Club in Washington three panels, moderated by Scott Ritter and Medea Benjamin, examined the danger of nuclear conflict and ways to resist it. Watch the replay. Watch the panel discussions moderated by Scott Ritter and…