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Syria peak oil weakened government’s finances ahead of Arab Spring in 2011
Syria peak oil weakened government’s finances ahead of Arab Spring in 2011 While the attention of the world is on the refugee crisis we need to look at the causes of this mass exodus. Fig 1: Refugees walking on Hungarian motorway towards Austria in Sep 2015 In May 2013 the Guardian had an article “Peak […]
14 Years after 9/11, US, Israel Tempted to ally with Al-Qaeda in Syria
14 Years after 9/11, US, Israel Tempted to ally with Al-Qaeda in Syria The Jabhat al-Nusra or Support Front is one of the major rebel groups in Syria, holding extensive territory in the hinterland of cities like Homs and Aleppo and in the province of Idlib. The Support Front is just al-Qaeda. It has announced allegiance to […]
Must-Watch: Ex Marine Goes Crazy, Blows Whistle On Syrian False Flag And Real Agenda
Must-Watch: Ex Marine Goes Crazy, Blows Whistle On Syrian False Flag And Real Agenda “We have tortured and killed and maimed and raped around this planet. We don’t operate under international law; we have the law of the jungle” Ken O’ Keefe is a former US Marine turned anti-war campaigner who appeared on a Press TV […]
Further Details Emerge on the Epic U.S. Foreign Policy Disaster that is Syria
Further Details Emerge on the Epic U.S. Foreign Policy Disaster that is Syria With all the U.S.-trained fighters dead, captured or missing and their leader in the hands of Al Qaeda, top U.S. commanders are scrambling this week to determine how to revive the half-billion dollar program to create a moderate Syrian army to fight […]
“Be Our Guest”: Russia Warns Washington Of “Unintended Incidents” In Syria
“Be Our Guest”: Russia Warns Washington Of “Unintended Incidents” In Syria On Thursday evening, we chronicled the latest in the drama that is Syria’s horrific civil war, noting that, according to an Israeli defense source, “hundreds” of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are on the ground in Syria fighting alongside the Russians to support Bashar al-Assad’s depleted forces as […]
US Warns Of “Unprecedented” Russian Military Buildup In Syria: “It’s Starting To Look Like Crimea”
US Warns Of “Unprecedented” Russian Military Buildup In Syria: “It’s Starting To Look Like Crimea” On Wednesday, we brought you an in-depth look at the latest from Syria where Russia is apparently in a mad dash to send reinforcements to Assad and his depleted army at Latakia (or at least that’s the narrative being pushed […]
Migrant Crisis & Syria War Fueled By Competing Gas Pipelines
Migrant Crisis & Syria War Fueled By Competing Gas Pipelines Don’t let anyone fool you: Sectarian strife in Syria has been engineered to provide cover for a war for access to oil and gas, and the power and money that come along with it. Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect recent Wikileaks […]
VIDEO: German Lawmaker on Why Wars Led by the U.S. Are at the Root of the Refugee Crisis
VIDEO: German Lawmaker on Why Wars Led by the U.S. Are at the Root of the Refugee Crisis Annette Groth, a member of the German Parliament, recently returned from a trip to Hungary, where she saw thousands of migrants stranded at the Budapest train station. “What is the root for this massive migration?” Groth asks. […]
Should we cry or rejoice as Russia steps up in Syria?
Should we cry or rejoice as Russia steps up in Syria? Vladimir Putin has vastly different objectives in Syria than the West, but not much has worked so far Such is the torment of Syria’s ongoing war that the idea of Russia sending in its forces to attack ISIS have caused a rare diplomatic mix […]
So you really want to make Syrian Refugees an Election Issue?
So you really want to make Syrian Refugees an Election Issue? Thomas Pynchon once wrote: ‘If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.’ Words to live by for the the major political parties in Canadian Federal politics. The refugee crisis in Syria, Iraq and spilling into Europe […]
Angry Mobs Torch Kurdish Offices, Shops As Turkey Descends Into Chaos
Angry Mobs Torch Kurdish Offices, Shops As Turkey Descends Into Chaos History is replete with examples of US-backed world leaders oppressing their people with Washington’s implicit blessing and despite the fact that the eyes of the world are trained squarely on Syria and, by extension, on any neighboring country that has a role to play […]
Realism and the Refugee Crisis
Realism and the Refugee Crisis There are two key elements to addressing the flood of Mideast refugees into Europe. One is the immediate humanitarian crisis. The second is to undertake a realistic approach toward stabilizing the war-torn region, which will require Washington working with Moscow and Tehran, writes ex-CIA official Graham E. Fuller. The picture last […]
MI6 ISIS Rat Line & The Threat To India
MI6 ISIS Rat Line & The Threat To India The prosecution of a Swedish national accused of terrorist activities in Syria has collapsed at the Old Bailey after it became clear Britain’s security and intelligence agencies would have been deeply embarrassed had a trial gone ahead, the Guardian reported. Bherlin Gildo was due to stand trial […]
Read This Before the Media Uses a Drowned Refugee Boy to Start Another War
Read This Before the Media Uses a Drowned Refugee Boy to Start Another War A baby boy turned to flotsam. Washed up on the shore, face down in the mud. His family, refugees from Syria’s civil war, had tried to reach Greece, but their over-crowded raft overturned in the Mediterranean Sea and he drowned along […]
