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September 16, 2013 0

Telegraph Parades UK-Coddled Syrian "Defector" in PR Push

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Before parroting predictable Western talking points, the Telegraph attempts to flesh out their new character, describing him in their article, " Syria: Assad cannot be trusted on any chemical weapons promises, says his former diplomat ," as: Mr al-Ayoubi is an ethnic Kurd who joined the Syrian diplomatic service in 2001. He came to London as second secretary at the Syrian embassy in February 2011 but was made charge d’affaires in May last year after his predecessor was booted out of the country in response to the massacre committed by Syrian forces in Houla.  The Syrian ambassador, Sami al-Khiyami, had been withdrawn in the March that year.

September 1, 2013 0

The Politics and Strategy of War on Syria

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Links The Politics and Strategy of War on Syria Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.com appears on Press TV on Friday August 30, 2013  to discuss the latest on the situation in Syria.  He examines the political divides that exist in the US ruling establishment between military and civilian factions.  Draitser explains how Syria might respond to any military strike, including widening the conflict to other parts of the region.  He also lays out the scenario for a possible escalation before any strikes might take place.

August 30, 2013 0

Syrians in Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack

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Links Syrians in Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack This article is a collaboration between Dale Gavlak reporting for Mint Press News (also of the Associated Press) and Yahya Ababneh.  Ghouta, Syria — As the machinery for a U.S.-led military intervention in Syria gathers pace following last week’s chemical weapons attack, the U.S. and its allies may be targeting the wrong culprit. Interviews with people in Damascus and Ghouta, a suburb of the Syrian capital, where the humanitarian agency Doctors Without Borders said at least 355 people had died last week from what it believed to be a neurotoxic agent, appear to indicate as much