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Playing Syrian Poker

Land Destroyer - 2013-09-20 - Original post - Cached copy

Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.com appears on RT's CrossTalk to debate the current situation in Syria.  Draitser explains that the strategic and political interests of the US and its regional clients are driving developments on the ground and diplomatically.  He argues that "regime change" has always been the objective and that the US is using humanitarian concerns as political cover.  In addition, Draitser examines the critical geopolitical background against which the war in Syria is being fought.

Deconstructing Obama’s Case for War (Part 3)

Syria Report - 2013-09-17 - Original post - Cached copy

In philosophy circles, bullshit is a technical term denoting a claim which is presented as “fact” although its veracity has not been established. The truth value of bullshit is largely irrelevant to its propagators. Bullshit is disseminated in the service of particular ends, typically opaque to the audience. There is no better description for the Obama Administration’s case for intervention in Syria.

UN Report on Syria Chemical Weapons Photo

Human Rights Investigation - 2013-09-16 - Original post - Cached copy

The UN has issued a picture of Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon receiving the Chemical Weapons Report on Syria from the Head of the Investigation Team Avi Sellstrom. Zooming in on the letter (as apparently first noticed by journalist Denis Fitzgerald https://twitter.com/denisfitz ) in the photo reveals that it is a “Letter of Transmittal” in which the […]

President al-Assad’s speech to Rossiya 24 TV channel

Intifada (Voice of Palestine) - 2013-09-14 - Original post - Cached copy

President al-Assad’s speech to Rossiya 24 TV channel

 
Damascus, (SANA), September 13, 2013 – President Bashar al-Assad gave a speech to Rossiya 24 TV channel. Following is the full text of the speech.
Interviewer: Why did Syria agree to the Russian initiative which proposes handing over its chemical weapons to the international community? Why so rapidly?

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