HRW

*[This post is linked to a duplicate permanent page I put up yesterday]

So today, coming across yet another tool of the Imperialist/Zionist war on Syria who is sharing propaganda photos and posts which purport the depicted people to be victims of the Syrian Army, we dug a little deeper.
Who was the photographer? Are these photos *actually* from Syria or elsewhere? *If* in Syria, when were the photos taken, where, what context…?

By Paul Larudee | CounterPunch | July 21, 2015 To read Human Rights Watch and the western mainstream media, the Syrian government army is inflicting massive casualties upon the Syrian civilian population, most especially through the use of “barrel bombs”. Thousands of bombs have been dropped, inflicting thousands of casualties. But wait a minute. Doesn’t […]

By Prof. Tim Anderson | Global Research | July 5, 2015 “I have seen from the beginning armed protesters in those demonstrations … they were the first to fire on the police. Very often the violence of the security forces comes in response to the brutal violence of the armed insurgents” – Jesuit priest Father […]

Apr 21, 2015, Dissident Voice
-Paul Larudee

By Rick Sterling | CounterPunch | April 20, 2015 It has been confirmed that TV journalist Richard Engel’s kidnapping/rescue in norther Syria in late 2012 was a hoax. NBC management knew the story was probably false but proceeded to broadcast it anyway. There are at least two good things about “Engelgate”. * It is clear […]

By PAUL GOTTINGER | CounterPunch | April 12, 2015 On February 31, Obama announced the lifting of what the New York Times called “an arms freeze on Egypt”. The US arms export restrictions the Times is referring to had been put in place following a 2013 coup, which removed Egypt’s democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi. […]

About Those Chlorine Gas Attacks in Syria By RICK STERLING | CounterPunch | April 3, 2015 With allegations of chlorine gas attacks in Syria on March 16, some humanitarian groups have called for a “No Fly Zone” over part of Syria. I believe this is reckless and dangerous and will explain why. Part 1 of […]

Activist Post | March 9, 2015 Putting its hypocritical and biased nature on full display once again, the alleged human rights organization, Human Rights Watch, was recently caught in an attempt to fabricate “evidence” of Assad’s use of barrel bombs in civilian areas for the purposes of further demonizing the secular Syrian government. On February […]

Reflections on HRW and Amnesty International By Bruno Jantti | teleSUR | February 9, 2015 Human Rights Watch (HRW) has just published its 25th annual report. World Report 2015 runs 644 pages, reviewing human rights situation in over 90 countries. HRW’s Executive Director Kenneth Roth laments what the organization labels as a “circle-the-wagon approach to […]