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Syria News - July 13
What Happened At Tremseh? Conflicting reports about the massacre - ABC News
Syria massacre dead mostly rebels, activist group says - Now Lebanon
UNSC Member Tells only "2 Dozen" Killed at Tremseh - Inner City Press
Russia condemns Syria massacre, does not apportion blame, seeks inquiry - Reuters
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Free Syrian Army preparing for “final battle” for Damascus - Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)
Video: Last Moments In Life Of Civilian Shot In Head By 'Free Syrian Army' - Liveleak
Video: Masked And Armed Al-Qaeda Reciting Poetry In Syria Prior To Suicide Missions - Liveleak
Video: Foreign mercenaries in Syria - Do they exist or it's just propaganda? - YouTube
Video: The Syrian Revolution was always armed - YouTube
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Video: Graphic Images of Torture from the Prisons of Syria Regime - YouTube
Pressure Building for More Middle East War
Pressure Building for More Middle East War
by Stephen Lendman
The name of the game is dominance. Washington accepts nothing less. All means are used. War is a favorite option.
America has always been a warrior nation. It's addicted to war. Permanent ones are waged. Nations are ravaged one at a time or in multiples.
Syria News - July 12
Syrian Kurdish opposition groups unite - Now Lebanon
Turkey's Erdogan to visit Russia for Syria talks - Yahoo! News
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Al-Qaeda tries to carve out a war for itself in Syria northern provinces - Telegraph
Video: Terrorist Al Qaeda Suicide attack targeting security checkpoints - Liveleak.com
Video: Sectarianism of the Syrian rebels against their Syrian neighbors - YouTube
Fear and Horror in Syria: one person's account | ABC Pool
Video: EXPOSED: Danny Abdul-Dayem & CNN Lying...Again - YouTube
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Video: LEAKED footage shows Assad forces torturing the arrested - LiveLeak.com
Syria News - July 11
Syrian opposition, Russia fail to agree - Fox News
Russian warships en route to Syria - Haaretz Daily Newspaper
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Annan: Iran, Iraq back plan for Syria-led transition - chicagotribune.com
Syria’s Ambassador to Iraq, Nawaf Fares, Reported to Defect - NYTimes.com
Dozens Of Christians Evacuated From Homs - Huffington Post
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Arms deliveries to Syrian rebels delayed - The Washington Post
Free Syrian Army lobbyists urge U.S. intervention - World Tribune
Video: Syrian Islamic rebels with Qaeda flag
Video: Syrian rebels' rocket goes wrong....1 killed 4 Serously Injured. - YouTube
Video: While Suicide Bombers Sing a Song a Suicide Vest on the Floor Detonates by Accident - YouTube
Hillary Clinton, Queen of Hearts
By Michael Collins
(Washington, DC 7/11/12) Hillary Clinton has a very serious problem. She thinks that she runs the world and that those who disobey her must be punished, China and Russia in particular. Our chief diplomat behaves like a drunken bully, makes rash demands, and spoils for a fight with countries that can do some serious damage. (Image: Sascha W)
Over what? Regime change in Syria. Clinton is the tip of the spear for the project to control the Arab Spring movement. Her efforts have little to do with democracy. It is about controlling the agenda in the oil rich Middle East and the effort to prop up the decadent Saudis royals and other oil rich leaders hiding behind a nebulous organization called the Gulf Cooperation Council.
In a statement to the Friends of Syria group on Friday, July 6, Clinton insisted that others observe the "norm of international law and human decency."
Syria News - July 10
Russia Sends Warships on Maneuvers Near Syria - NYTimes.com
Annan in Iran and Iraq Seeking Solution to Syrian Crisis - Israel National News
Kurdish leader: Syrian Government Has Lost Control in Kurdish Areas - Rudaw
Red Crescent aid worker killed in Syria: ICRC - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Vatican radio: News agencies are misrepresenting the conflict in Syria - YouTube
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Civil Movement vs. Free Syrian Army - The Majalla Magazine
Video: Statement of FSA Farouq Brigade Commander - LiveLeak.com
German author Todenhöfer met with eyewitness from Houla - SyriaNews
Video: Syrian rebels destroying all the liquor inside the truck - LiveLeak.com
Clinton: Assad's Days Are Numbered
Clinton: Assad's Days Are Numbered
by Stephen Lendman
At a Tokyo Afghan donor's conference, Clinton barely stopped short of declaring war. Time is running out to save Syria, she told reporters.
Everything They’re Telling Us About Syria….is False?
By Russ Baker
Friday, we read in the New York Times and elsewhere about one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s most important supporters and allies having defected. The impression one gets is that Assad’s government is in a state of collapse— and this gives credibility to those pushing for Assad to turn over power.
But what the media are not mentioning is that Brigadier General Manaf Tlass did not defect directly from the Assad inner circle. He had already fallen into disfavor early in the uprising and lost his command in May 2011—14 months ago. If you had that additional piece of information, you would interpret the news reports in a totally different way.
When a piece of evidence that contradicts the overall impression is absent from the reportage, the reportage itself is almost worthless.
As are reports of horrific events without adequate fact-checking and follow-up. Remember the Houla massacre? Who carried that out?
Syria News - July 9
Video: Kofi Annan: President Assad has agreed 'new approach' to Syria peace - Telegraph
Official: No New Russian Arms Supplies to Syria ‘Until Stabilization’ - RIA Novosti
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Video: WARNING! Syrian rebel decapitates man alive - YouTube
Video: Respected doctor killed by Syrian rebels - YouTube
Journalist Todenhöfer Condemns Massacre-Marketing-Strategy of the Rebels - SyriaNews
Syria News - July 8
Annan: Russia, Iran crucial for Syria peace - Al Akhbar English
Syria begins war games to defend itself from outside attackers, state media says - Fox News
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Videos: The Latest Weapons Of The Free Syrian Army - Brown Moses Blog
Video: Libyan rebel chief “Almahdi Alharaty” fighting in Syria | Friends of Syria
Video: Brutal torture of a civilian by Syrian rebels - YouTube
Video: Syrian rebel confesses of massacres, Participating in smuggling weapons. - YouTube
Free Syrian Army captures alleged members of the Shiite Mahdi Army - YouTube
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Syria rocket fire kills two in Lebanon, security source says - Now Lebanon
Lebanon turning into staging area for Jihadists en route to Syria - Middle East Online
Debating Amnesty About Syria and Double Standards
by Joe Emersberger
I sent the following note to Amnesty on June 16 after it put out a detailed report on the conflict in Syria:
Dear Amnesty
In your most recent report on Syria you ask the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo on the Syrian government. You ask for no such arms embargo on the Syrian rebels and only ask that the Security Council "request" of states who supply the rebels that they put "mechanisms" in place to prevent the arms from being used to violate human rights: <www.amnestyus...rce=W1206EDMNAP>.
In 2009, you asked for the Security Council to "to impose an immediate, comprehensive arms embargo on all parties to the conflict in Gaza" (my emphasis): <www.amnesty.o...mounts-20090115>.
Please explain why you think arming Palestinians is harmful to a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Gaza, while apparently believing that arming rebels in Syria is benign or perhaps even helpful.
Would you trust the Assad regime to arms rebels in foreign countries in such a way as prevent human rights abuses? What is it about the track record of the Saudi state or the US government that makes Amnesty believe that they would ever attempt to arm the Syrian rebels in such a way as to prevent human rights abuses -- assuming such a feat is even possible?
I've rarely received replies to the numerous notes I've sent Amnesty over the years. I was surprised to see this one on July 4:
Syria News - July 6
Russia says it "categorically" rejects the idea of siding with Assad - AFP
Syrian opposition due in Moscow next week | Al Akhbar English
Kurdish Parties Walk out of Syrian Opposition Conference in Cairo - Rudaw
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Al-Qaida crossing into Syria, Iraq says | The Chronicle Herald
Video: Live Summary Execution By Syrian Rebels Of Old Man Coerced To Admit Crimes - LiveLeak.com
Video: Syrian rebels hangs pro-Assad civilian - YouTube
Video: Civilian Killed In Cold-blood By Syrian Rebels Blamed On Government - LiveLeak.com
Video: Libyan Rebels Enter Syria Illegally - Friends of Syria
Video: Child Fighter Takes up Arms in Syria, Replaces Father KIA - YouTube
Video: Syrian rebel admits working with Al-Jazeera - YouTube
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Video: Brutal Torture of a Civilian Detainee by Syrian regime soldiers! - YouTube
As rockets hit Homs, Wikileaks releases documents on Syrian conflict and regime
Wikileaks is releasing what it described as a massive trove of documents related to the conflict in Syria. Speaking at London’s Frontline Club, Wikileaks project analyst Sarah Harrison said the documents consist of more than two million emails from political figures, ministries and companies doing business with the Syrian government.
“The Syria files shine a light on the inner workings of the Syrian government and the economy but they also shine a light on how the West and Western companies say one thing and do another. The range of information extends from the intimate correspondence of the Baath party figures to financial transfers sent from Syrian ministries to other nations.”
Syria News - July 4
Divided Syria opposition ends chaotic Cairo talks - Yahoo! News
Syria Welcomes the Concluding Statement of Geneva Meeting, Foreign Ministry - DayPress
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Swiss suspend arms exports to UAE over weapons delivered to Syrian rebels - Expatica Switzerland
Videos: The Even More Increasingly Well Armed Free Syrian Army - Brown Moses Blog
Videos: Shocking Truth Behind Syrian “Freedom Fighters” - Alex Jones' Infowars
Video: Syrian Rebels Show Aftermath Of Scalping A Man - LiveLeak.com
Al-Qaida-inspired group claim dozens of attacks across Syria - Canada.com
Syrian loyal to Assad stabbed to death by dissident in Beirut | Reuters
Rocket fired from Lebanon wounds two Syria police - David Icke's Official Forums
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US Intelligence Says Turkish Warplane Downed in Syrian Waters
US Intelligence Says Turkish Warplane Downed in Syrian Waters
by Stephen Lendman
On June 29, the Wall Street Journal headlined "Doubts Cast on Turkey's Story of Jet," saying:
Syria News - July 3
Syrian regime is running 'torture centers', says HRW - GlobalPost
Video: Syrian Rebels Kill Children Of Supporters Of Government - ANSA
Video: Syrian terrorists kidnapping children...Demanding a ransom from families - YouTube
Video: Formation of a Syrian Rebel Child Brigade - YouTube
Video: Formation of New Free Syrian Army Battalions - LiveLeak.com
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Russia to renew Iran S-300 sales if Syria fails, analyst says - Bloomberg
Syria News - July 2
Failure in Geneva
Failure in Geneva
by Stephen Lendman
Morning headlines belie continued conflict on the ground. East/West divisions remain. Nothing changed but political rhetoric from Geneva.
After Annan's so-called peace plan, violence increased because Washington planned it that way.
Syria News - July 1
Assad must step down: Syrian opposition, Sayda: We are awaiting the outcome and result of this summit - Asharq Alawsat
SNC spokeperson says “some positives” in Syrian transition deal - Lebanon Now
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In Syria, at least 85 killed by car bombing at funeral - latimes.com
Video: Car bombing at funeral procession - YouTube
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Syrian opposition kills Christians and film it: Interview with mother of dead boy - LiveLeak.com
Syria: Saudi admits "protesters" had weapons from the start - YouTube
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Russia helped Syria shoot down Turkish plane, UK newspaper claims - The Times of Israel
Russia Ready to Share Data on Turkish Jet: Lavrov - RIA Novosti
Turkey denies WSJ claims warplane hit in Syrian airspace - todayszaman
Obama Planning More War
Obama Planning More War
by Stephen Lendman
America's favorite pastime isn't baseball. It's war, permanent imperial wars that won't end in our lifetime Dick Cheney said earlier.
America is addicted to war. One nation after another is ravaged and plundered. Unchallenged global dominance is sought.
Syria News - June 30
World powers reach agreement on Syria transitional government, No mention of Assad's fate - euronews
Assad lets Kurdish PKK rebels operate against Turkey from inside Syria - The Times of Israel
Kurds to participate in Syrian opposition conference in Cairo - AKNEWS.com
U.N. publishes report on Iran arms trade with Syria - Reuters
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On Syria, UN's "Ladsous Sits on Houla Report," Security Council Members Complaint - Inner City Press
Video: Zero Hour Exposed, New Witness: Syrian rebels committed the Houla massacre - ANNA News
Video: Syria's Houla martyred children were Pro ASSAD - YouTube
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Video: Syria rebels recruit children and give them weapons - YouTube
Militias From Libya Leading Creation Of 'Ummah Brigade' Against Government Of Syria - YouTube
Al-Qaeda Cell Inside 'Free Syrian Army' Posts Video - LiveLeak.com
Dr Samir Ali Of Halab University Kidnapped And Executed By 'Free Syrian Army' - LiveLeak.com
Abductors of 11 Lebanese Shite pilgrims urged to release them - Naharnet
Syria News - June 29
Saudis forces mass on Jordanian, Iraqi borders. Turkey, Syria reinforce strength - DEBKA
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Eyewitness: Heavy fighting in Douma, Many soldiers killed - ITV News
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Terrorists assassinate Professor and her family, including three children, in Homs countryside - islamicinvitationturkey.com
Video: Syrian Rebels shoot a civilian in the back - vidvid.info
Video: Al-Qaeda's Jerusalem Brigade training near Aleppo - YouTube
Video: Idlib Jihadist Group Ahrar Al Sham Showing Al Qaeda Flag - YouTube
Reports of Troop Movements Near Syria's Borders
Reports of Troop Movements Near Syria's Borders
by Stephen Lendman
After Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced new rules of engagement, Turkey deployed missile batteries, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft weapons close to Syria's border.
Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire says ‘NO to war in Syria’
and calls for all inclusive dialogue to solve the conflict.
Mairead Maguire said:
People around the world are deeply concerned about the ongoing crisis in Syria.
While we are being presented with some perspective of what is occurring on the ground to the people of Syria, the door seems closed to others. We search for voices we can trust, voices which point to a peaceful, lasting solution to the conflict. We search for truth because it is truth which will set the Syrian people free. Truth is difficult to find, so through the haze of conflicting narratives we must inevitably hear the voices and wisdom of men and women of peace in Syria.
Duplicitous Human Rights Council Report on Syria
Duplicitous Human Rights Council Report on Syria
by Stephen Lendman
On June 27, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) discussed conflict conditions in Syria. Truth took a back seat. Some present denounced its absence.
Heated Anti-Assad Rhetoric
Heated Anti-Assad Rhetoric
by Stephen Lendman
Washington's Syrian regime change plans are longstanding. All independent governments are targeted.
At issue isn't whether they're despotic, democratic, or anything in between. It's about establishing client states subservient to Western interests. That matters most.
State of War in Syria
State of War in Syria
by Stephen Lendman
On Wednesday, Assad said "a state of war" exists.
"(A)LL our policies, directives and all sectors will be directed in order to gain victory in this war."
Syria News - June 27
Annan Convenes Meeting on Syria — Minus Iran and Saudi Arabia - NYTimes.com
Iran says ready to help solve Syria crisis | Reuters
Russia halts plans to supply S-300 missile system to Syria - RT
Did Obama rebuffs Erdogan’s appeal to lead Turkey in Syria attack? - debka
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An explosive charge targets Red Cross and Red Crescent teams, 3 volunteers get injured - Ajel
White House condemns all violence in Syria, including that targeting pro-regime supporters - Reuters
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SYRIA: No to Intervention, No to Illusions
By Phyllis Bennis
Fifteen months on, the short Syrian spring of 2011 has long since morphed into a harsh winter of discontent. Syria is close to full-scale civil war. If the conflict escalates further, it will have ramifications far outside the country itself. As former UN Secretary-General and current envoy of both the UN and the Arab League Kofi Annan put it, “'Syria is not Libya, it will not implode, it will explode beyond its borders."
