Syria

American Cable News Journalist Visits Douma, Finds No Evidence of Gas Attack

(TIM) — An exclusive report by Pearson Sharp of One America News, who went to the site of the alleged chemical weapons attack in the war-torn town of Douma outside the capital of Damascus, reported that residents there deny an attack happened and instead claim it was staged by rebel forces in an effort to incite a […]

UN Security Team Blocks Chemical Inspectors From Entering Douma

(ANTIWAR.COM) — The UN Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) continues to prevent chemical inspectors from entering Douma for their investigation, citing safety concerns. They have offered no timetable for when the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) inspectors will be allowed in. The OPCW inspectors did not visit Monday, and there were a lot of allegations exchanged as to […]

BBC presenter declares ‘info war against Russia’ after ex-navy chief questions Syria ‘evidence’

Britain’s Admiral Lord West. © Neil Hall / Reuters RT | April 18, 2018 During a live interview, a BBC news presenter declared “we’re in an information war with Russia” after a former Royal Navy chief questioned the “extraordinary” claims surrounding an alleged chemical attack in Syria. Former Navy Admiral Lord West’s questioning of the […]

Fisk puts to test the free-press myth in Douma

Here’s how a free press, one owned by a handful of corporations, uses its freedom. It simply tells you what it is good for its business interests, or more generally for the political and business environment it operates in. It’s not interested in truth or airing all sides, or even necessarily basic facts.
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US Nuclear Submarine That Struck Syria Last Week ‘Not Welcome’ Back To Naples, Italy

(ANTIMEDIA) — The U.S. nuclear submarine that helped U.S., U.K., and French forces commit an act of war against Syria last week is no longer welcome near the waters of Italy’s largest seaports, Newsweek reports. Citing Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Newsweek reported that Naples Mayor Luigi de Magistris wrote last week to Rear Admiral Arturo Faraone, head of the city’s port authority, […]