Syria

It is now confirmed…the entire US/UK/France attack on Syria over chemical weapons was based on social media. What a tragic joke and embarrassment for Trump/May/Macron.
U.S. Representative for Kentucky, Thomas Massie tweeted…

In briefing to Congress, DNI, SecDef, and SecState provided zero real evidence. Referenced info circulating online. Which means either they chose not to provide proof to Congress or they don’t have conclusive proof that Assad carried out gas attack. Either way, not good.

CNN, the world leader in hard hitting, real news (do you sense any irony?), has produced this stupendous report from a refugee camp in Northern Syria, with people it says “survived” the “chemical attack” in Douma earlier this month.
The US, Britain and France alleged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad pointlessly attacked his own people in Douma with sarin nerve agent, prompting the three nations to launch air strikes on Syria on the night of April 13-14th.
CNN correspondent Arwa Damon was at the camp to interview the “survivors” – as well as sample a little sarin herself.

Israel is presenting the idea that S-300's are headed to Syria as a reality. As if it's guaranteed. From what I've seen/read so far this is NOT the caseThat said Israel's claim gets me thinking about why Israeli talking heads may be presenting this transfer as a statement of fact? Is it because they need a pretext to move on Syria in a much more aggressive manner?Kremlin mum on Russia's possible deliveries of S-300 air defense systems to Syria

An unusual triple alliance is emerging from the Syrian war — one that could alter the balance of power in the Middle East, unhinge the NATO alliance, and complicate the Trump administration’s designs on Iran.
It might also lead to yet another double cross of one of the region’s largest ethnic groups, the Kurds.
However, the “troika alliance” — Turkey, Russia, and Iran — consists of three countries that don’t much like one another, have different goals, and whose policies are driven by a combination of geo-global goals and internal politics.

What happens when an unthinkable war meets an unbeatable case of war fever?  Thanks to Russia-gate, unsubstantiated reports about the use of poison gas in Syria, and a slew of similar factoids and pseudo-scandals, the world may soon find out.
In saner times, including during the Cold War at even its most heated, political leaders knew not to push a conflict with a rival nuclear power too far.  After all, what was the point of getting into a fight in which everyone would lose?

(MEMO Op-ed) — Shortly after the missile attack on Syria, US Commander-in-Chief Donald Trump bragged in his usual pompous way that it was “mission accomplished”. In Britain, there was no such display of hubris. Prime Minister Theresa May was, instead, forced to explain to parliament why she ordered the attack without consulting MPs. Two explanations were given […]

It seems to be very difficult to be the leader of a state, particularly a strong and/or ideologically driven leader, and not end up a “monster,” muses Lawrence Davidson.  By Lawrence Davidson President Donald Trump ordered the bombing of selective…Read more →

https://southfront.org/syrian-war-report-april-19-2018-journalists-find… A group of Russian correspondents led by Evgeny Poddubny has found a boy filmed by the White Helmets in their video showing people “affected” by the alleged chemical attack

President Trump’s new national security adviser, John Bolton, has met with Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov over US-Russian relations, which have been considerably strained as of late.
The meeting is the first time that the new security adviser has met with Antonov in his new role.

There is a fever that seizes this land from time to time and it is the fever of war, a condition that this time seems immune to all known cures, starting with reason, as Daniel Lazare explores.  By Daniel Lazare…Read more →