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Famed Journalist Robert Fisk: Canada’s Moral Power Is Lost
Famed Journalist Robert Fisk: Canada’s Moral Power Is Lost Middle East sage on ISIS, refugees, Harper, ‘short-termism’ and more. A Tyee interview. Arguably the world’s most famous international war correspondent, Robert Fisk has been travelling to strife-ravaged regions of the world for over 30 years. His columns — he has been contributing to the British […]
2,000 Russian Troops Head To Syria For “First Phase” Of Mission To Support Assad
2,000 Russian Troops Head To Syria For “First Phase” Of Mission To Support Assad With each passing day, The Kremlin seems less and less interested in observing any niceties with regard to how it describes Russia’s military involvement in Syria. Initially, it seemed likely that Moscow would go the Ukraine route by providing logistical support […]
Secret Cable Reveals US Plan To Overthrow Assad By Exploiting “Extremist Groups”
Secret Cable Reveals US Plan To Overthrow Assad By Exploiting “Extremist Groups” Now that Europe’s worsening refugee crisis and Russia’s stepped up support for the regime of Bashar al-Assad have (finally) focused the world’s attention on Syria’s four-year, bloody civil war, inquiring minds want to know: how did it happen that the country, which is […]
Lost Lessons from a Toddler’s Death
Lost Lessons from a Toddler’s Death The world’s conscience was touched by the photo of a toddler who drowned while fleeing the war in Syria — and Europe’s cohesion is threatened by the growing flood of Syrian refugees. But Western leaders won’t let go of their “regime change” fixation which is making matters worse, writes […]
Was Turkey Behind Syria Sarin Attack?
Was Turkey Behind Syria Sarin Attack? From the Archive: As Washington pundits again demand Syrian President Assad’s ouster, a top talking point is that he “gassed his own people” in a Sarin attack in 2013. But that rush to judgment was picked apart by investigative journalist Seymour Hersh and others, as Robert Parry reported in spring 2014. In late August […]
Gulf states lead call for regime change in Syria
Gulf states lead call for regime change in Syria Though the Gulf has called for the overthrow of Assad, sources suggest Obama agreed to Putin’s increased support for him The Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the world’s second largest intergovernmental body after the United Nations, issued a dramatic call this Sunday for the overthrow of the regime […]
‘West crying for refugees with one eye, aiming gun with the other’ – Assad (FULL INTERVIEW)
‘West crying for refugees with one eye, aiming gun with the other’ – Assad (FULL INTERVIEW) © / RT In a rare interview with Russian media outlets, RT among them, Syrian leader Bashar Assad spoke about global and domestic terrorism threats, the need for a united front against jihadism, Western propaganda about the refugee crisis […]
Does the Migrant Crisis Represent the End of the European Union?
Does the Migrant Crisis Represent the End of the European Union? An emergency effort led by Germany to force European Union member states to accept mandatory quotas of refugees collapsed in discord. Berlin called for EU financial penalties against countries that refused to accommodate their share of migrants. A Czech official said such threats were […]
Refugee Crises At Dangerous Tipping Point As Hungary Makes Arrests, Germany Loses Patience
Refugee Crises At Dangerous Tipping Point As Hungary Makes Arrests, Germany Loses Patience “I’m not happy. I had to leave Syria — I love Syria, but so much killing there.” That’s from 17-year old Mohammed Al-Hamdan who made it across the Hungarian border with Serbia at a railroad crossing near the village of Roszke before […]
In Search of a Resolution to the Syrian War, Refugee Crisis
In Search of a Resolution to the Syrian War, Refugee Crisis One of the main migration routes is to head for Turkey, then to Greece in order to proceed towards the Balkans and Italy, and finally branch into France and then the United Kingdom. Another route sees passage via Romania, Hungary, and Austria, with […]
Germany & Austria Close Borders — Schengen Agreement Under Pressure — Will War Emerge?
Germany & Austria Close Borders — Schengen Agreement Under Pressure — Will War Emerge? The Schengen Agreement was to be the cornerstone of the entire euro proposition. We just warned that this freedom of movement would begin to come under pressure with this turning point:“As the economy turns down very hard after 2015.75, we are more likely than not […]
Who’s to Blame for Syria Mess? Putin!
Who’s to Blame for Syria Mess? Putin! Exclusive: Official Washington’s new “group think” is to blame Russia’s President Putin for the Syrian crisis, although it was the neocons and President George W. Bush who started the current Mideast mess by invading Iraq, the Saudis who funded Al Qaeda, and the Israelis who plotted “regime change,” says Robert Parry. […]
Refugee Crisis Reminds Europe There is a Real War in Syria
Refugee Crisis Reminds Europe There is a Real War in Syria Refugees are not the problem; war is. If the war in Syria doesn’t stop, the flow of refugees will only continue. The refugee wave, marked by the dramatic image of tens of thousands of Syrians trying to reach Germany from Hungary, is a […]
