Following the killings of civilians in Syria this week from some kind of gas attack, by perpetrators as yet unknown, the governments of the US, UK and France have swept aside any factual investigation, judged the Assad government guilty and…
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Guarding National Security and protecting our interests
August 2, 2013
— seems to be the agenda of ‘The Guardian’, if today’s offering on Syria is a guide: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/01/un-inspectors-syria-chemical-weapons In a report whose length one might expect to indicate thorough coverage of its subject – the imminent UN visit to Syria…
Finding a new pretext to save the revolution
July 24, 2013
—Seems to be the agenda of this ‘report’ from Martin Chulov, about ‘ethnic cleansing of Sunnis’ in Syria: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/22/syria-sunnis-fear-alawite-ethnic-cleansing Almost everything in this report contradicts my idea about the situation facing Syrians in the areas where the Syrian army is…
Syria: BBC’s Open Mic for David Cameron
July 22, 2013
The BBC recently broadcast an interview with David Cameron (The Andrew Marr Show, 21st July 2013). A portion of the interview concerned Syria (full transcript below). Although this was an opportunity to question some of the statements being made by…
Unverified Horror Film Presented as Fact
July 8, 2013
We have to wait until about 1min 20 secs into the film to learn that the report cannot be verified; meaning that as far as anyone knows this piece – built up into ‘proof positive’ on the C4 TV news…
Let’s invade everywhere!
July 8, 2013
This article is so cocksure about the US’s right to invade and so desperately eager for more military action to start – “Come on Obama you wimp!” http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/opinion/keller-syria-is-not-iraq.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
He may be a cannibal, but he’s OUR cannibal
July 8, 2013
Some comments on the one-sided hypocrisy of the piece below by the BBC’s Paul Wood, who does a sympathetic makeover of a cannibalistic war criminal – luckily for him on the side the US and its allies are supporting –…
Staging a suicide bombing in Damascus
July 6, 2013
This was the implication of articles published in many Western media following a double car bombing in Damascus in December 2011 – the first ever such event in this peaceful city. Presented with the title “Syria blames Al-Qaida — the…
BBC: World ‘must act’ over Syria weapons
June 29, 2013
On 5th June 2013, the featured headline on the homepage of the BBC News website was “World ‘must act’ over Syria weapons”. This related to statements made by the French President. But how many people landed on the homepage that…