By Robert Parry | Consortium News | September 24, 2016 Secretary of State John Kerry has engaged in another rush to judgment blaming the Russians for an attack on a United Nations relief convoy in Syria before any thorough investigation could be conducted and thus prejudicing whatever might follow, as he did with the Syrian […]
Exclusive: The U.N. withdrew its claim that an airstrike hit its Syrian relief convoy but Secretary of State Kerry relied on the outdated claim in lashing out at Russia in a repeat of his earlier rushes to judgment, writes Robert Parry. By Robert…Read more →
Press TV – September 22, 2016 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ruled out the establishment of a no-fly zone in Syria, stressing that such a measure would merely complicate the ongoing crisis in the Arab country and strengthen foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants on the ground. “A no-fly zone (in Syria) will benefit terrorists, who have everything except […]
The grid, the dragnet and the Ministry of Truth + this day in history w/McCartney's cannabis and our song of the day by Warpaint on your Morning Monarchy for September 20, 2016.
As a fragile and partial cease-fire in Syria totters, the back story is the political warfare in Washington where powerful hawks seek to escalate both the war in Syria and the New Cold War with Russia, ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke explains. By Alastair Crooke…Read more →
Empire State of emergency, helping ISIS and paying Israel + this day in history w/the PMRC hearings and our song of the day by The Heavy on your Morning Monarchy for September 19, 2016.
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Exclusive: The U.S. is demanding the grounding of Syria’s air force but is resisting Russian demands that U.S.-armed rebels separate from Al Qaeda, a possible fatal flaw in the new cease-fire, writes Gareth Porter. By Gareth Porter The new ceasefire…Read more →
File photo of US Secretary of State John Kerry with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov who are meeting in Geneva in another bid to reach Syria consensus [Xinhua]
UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura told reporters that he hoped a last-ditch effort by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry can reach a breakthrough in their talks on Syria today.
“We are all hoping for positive conclusions. The discussions are addressing complex, delicate and difficult issues,” de Mistura said.
Nuremberg: “a war of aggression … is the supreme international crime”
