What looked like another U.S. march to war in the Mideast has turned toward a peaceful accord that carries hope of getting Syria to relinquish … How War on Syria Lost Its WayRead more
Syria
It’s Not a Civil War and it Never Was
The weapons are foreign, the fighters are foreign, the agenda is foreign. As Syrian forces fight to wrest control of their country back and restore … It’s Not a Civil War and it Never WasRead more
Military to Military
Barack Obama’s repeated insistence that Bashar al-Assad must leave office – and that there are ‘moderate’ rebel groups in Syria capable of defeating him – … Military to MilitaryRead more
U.S. Military Undermined Obama on Syria with Tacit Help to Assad
The United Nations Security Council’s passage of a peace plan for Syria has been called perhaps the best chance yet to end the country’s civil … U.S. Military Undermined Obama on Syria with Tacit Help to AssadRead more
When the Night Comes, Where Syrian Children Sleep
As a rabid right and a fear-mongering corporate media foment hysteria over ravaged refugees from a war we helped create, award-winning Swedish photographer Magnus Wennman … When the Night Comes, Where Syrian Children SleepRead more
Israeli commandos killed Syrian general
According to a National Security Agency (NSA) document leaked by American whistleblower Edward Snowden, Israeli naval commandos killed a top Syrian General during a dinner … Israeli commandos killed Syrian generalRead more
A doctor sleeping on the streets
Peter Bouckaert talking: Several of the attackers have come from a marginalized suburb of Brussels, called Molenbeeck. Where the attack appears to have been planned, … A doctor sleeping on the streetsRead more
The US-Russia Proxy War in Syria
by Ray McGovern Belatedly, at a sidebar meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Paris climate summit on Monday, President Barack Obama reportedly expressed … The US-Russia Proxy War in SyriaRead more
Syrian Journalist Naji Jerf “Assassinated” in Turkey
A Syrian journalist and documentary filmmaker who worked to expose atrocities by the self-proclaimed Islamic State has been killed in Turkey. Naji Jerf worked with … Syrian Journalist Naji Jerf “Assassinated” in TurkeyRead more