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Syria Denies Plans For A Chemical Attack As Russia Accuses US Of “Provocation”
Syria Denies Plans For A Chemical Attack As Russia Accuses US Of “Provocation” The Syrian government dismissed the White House’s unsubstantiated, and bizarrely ominous late Monday night allegations that it was preparing a new chemical weapons attack. According to AP, Ali Haidar, the Syrian minister for national reconciliation, dismissed the White House’s warning and said […]
Former White House Sr Advisor: “The Cult of Credibility” Will Take Us “Further Up The Escalation Ladder in Syria”
Former White House Sr Advisor: “The Cult of Credibility” Will Take Us “Further Up The Escalation Ladder in Syria” Colin Kahl: he was Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President from October 2014 to January 2017; image via Flickr Russia will not back down, and neither will its Syrian […]
The Middle East Is Blowing Up
The Middle East Is Blowing Up Every day brings another scary headline from the Middle East — which makes it easy to treat them as background noise rather than a clear and present danger. But the latest batch is reminiscent of the Balkans circa 1914, which means it may be time to tune back in. […]
After the ISIS War, a US-Russia Collision?
After the ISIS War, a US-Russia Collision? Sunday, a Navy F-18 Hornet shot down a Syrian air force jet, an act of war against a nation with which Congress has never declared or authorized a war. Washington says the Syrian plane was bombing U.S.-backed rebels. Damascus says its plane was attacking ISIS. Vladimir Putin’s defense […]
U.S-Led Coalition Shoots Down Syrian Warplane
U.S-Led Coalition Shoots Down Syrian Warplane Update: U.S. Central Command issued a statement saying the plane was downed “in collective self-defense of Coalition-partnered forces,” identified as fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces near Tabqah. It is unclear if these particular “forces” were getting their funding from Saudi Arabia or Qatar. And a quick situational take […]
Putin Warns Of “Hot War” And Nuclear Holocaust: “I Don’t Think Anyone Would Survive”
Putin Warns Of “Hot War” And Nuclear Holocaust: “I Don’t Think Anyone Would Survive” With tensions among the world’s super powers mounting in places like Ukraine, Syria, North Korea and most recently Qatar and Iran, it may only be a matter of time before someone pushes the red button. When they do, all bets are […]
Trump Escalates Syrian Proxy War
Trump Escalates Syrian Proxy War At the start of the Trump presidency, it looked like the U.S. covert “regime change” war in Syria might be ending, but it has returned, zombie-like, in a slightly different form, reports Steven Chovanec. Back in February, it was quietly reported that the CIA had discontinued its support program to […]
Russia, Iran, Turkey Ban US Planes Above Syrian “Safe Zones”
Russia, Iran, Turkey Ban US Planes Above Syrian “Safe Zones” Russia said it’s ready to send peacekeepers to Syria after Turkey and Iran agreed on Thursday to Russia’s proposal for “de-escalation zones” in Syria. The move, welcomed by the United Nations, has been met with scepticism from the United States as the so-called safe-zones will […]
The Bait-and-Switch ‘War on Terror’
The Bait-and-Switch ‘War on Terror’ The U.S. “war on terror” has always been a bait-and-switch scam on the American people, with Washington putting the desires of its Mideast allies ahead of defeating Al Qaeda and ISIS, Gareth Porter reports for Middle East Eye. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman outraged many readers when he wrote an […]
They Have No Proof: MIT Professor Explains Why the Assad Gas Attack Was a Sham
They Have No Proof: MIT Professor Explains Why the Assad Gas Attack Was a Sham The mainstream narrative surrounding the sarin gas attack in Syria simply doesn’t add up. Even if you assume that Assad is nothing but a vile monster who would have no problem with gassing his own people, the attack still doesn’t […]
Trump’s Abrupt Regime-Change Pivot Raises Concerns About a ‘Mad Max Syria’ Should Assad Fall
TRUMP’S ABRUPT REGIME-CHANGE PIVOT RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT A “MAD MAX SYRIA” SHOULD ASSAD FALL PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CRUISE-MISSILE strike against Syria was celebrated by establishment politicians and media, their glee at striking a blow against Bashar al-Assad swamping any rational discussion of what happens next. Assad is undoubtedly the most despicable war criminal in power today. His […]
Through the ‘War on Terror’ Looking Glass
Through the ‘War on Terror’ Looking Glass Exclusive: The U.S. government’s 15-year-long “global war on terror” has spread death and chaos across entire regions – while also imposing propaganda narratives on Americans – with no end in sight, says Nicolas J S Davies. The Airwars.org U.K.-based monitoring group reports that 41 U.S-led air strikes targeting ISIS […]
The Last Country We “Liberated” from an “Evil” Dictator Is Now Openly Trading Slaves
The Last Country We “Liberated” from an “Evil” Dictator Is Now Openly Trading Slaves (ANTIMEDIA) It is widely known that the U.S.-led NATO intervention to topple Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 resulted in a power vacuum that has allowed terror groups like ISIS to gain a foothold in the country. Despite the destructive consequences of […]
Is That Armageddon Over The Horizon?
Is That Armageddon Over The Horizon? The insouciance of the Western world is extraordinary. It is not only Americans who permit themselves to be brainwashed by CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the New York Times and Washington Post, but also their counterparts in Europe, Canada, Australia, and Japan, who rely on the war propaganda machine that poses […]
