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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.…

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…

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.…

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…

Chris Hedges Report: The Middle East After Assad

corinna barnard — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:01:33 +0000

Now what? Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke discusses the ramifications of a 55-year dynasty in Syria coming to an end. By Chris Hedges The Chris Hedges Report The fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, ending a 55-year dynasty begun by…

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…

Craig Murray: Fall of Syria Is About Greater Israel

Consortiumnews.com — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 19:01:55 +0000

Speaking from Beirut in this video on Sunday, the former British diplomat explains the fall of Damascus within the context of the project for Greater Israel. Tonight in Beirut I reflect on 24 hours that radically changed the Middle…

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…

CN Launches Drive in Time of Crisis

Consortiumnews.com — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:45:20 +0000

With several Mideast wars threatening to ignite the whole region; Ukraine in its most dangerous phase yet, and Consortium News fighting its own battles to continue, CN urges your support at this turbulent time. By Joe Lauria The crises that…