Middle East & North Africa

Syria “Liberated” by its own Destroyers By Manlio Dinucci, December 14, 2024

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, today’s de facto ruler of Damascus, has an eloquent history: he began his jihadist militancy in al-Qaeda’s ranks as an associate of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the “caliph” who founded ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and …

When Terrorism becomes Counter-terrorism: The State Sponsors of Terrorism are “Going After the Terrorists” By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 15, 2022
A complex network of Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist organizations overseen by US and allied intelligence agencies has unfolded, extending across the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, Western China, South and South East Asia.
Ten Years Ago: “Operation Libya” and the Battle for Oil: Redrawing the Map of Africa By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, February 20, 2021
Libya is among the World's largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US.
America, An Empire on its Last Leg: To be Kicked Out from the Middle East? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, January 07, 2020
The Iraqi parliament suspended the corrupt 2014 agreement with the Obama administration which invited the US to lead a fake counterterrorism operation directed against the Islamic State (ISIS-Daesh), made up of mercenaries who are funded, trained and recruited by US-NATO, with the support of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The US-UK-France Strikes on Syria Didn’t Ignite World War III, but They Did Confirm the “New Cold War” By Andrew Korybko, April 26, 2018
What Was the “Success Rate” of the US-UK-France April 14th Missiles Against Syria? By Eric Zuesse, April 26, 2018
Canada Fuels Assault on Syria, but Syrians Are Resilient By Mark Taliano and Phil Taylor, April 26, 2018
Putin’s “Chaos” Warning Should be Taken Very Seriously By Andrew Korybko, April 26, 2018
The Resumption of Russia-Israel Free Trade Talks Proves “Ties Are Fantastic”. Implications for Syria? By Andrew Korybko, April 25, 2018
Anti-Syrian Propaganda Based on False Images of Torture: Danish State TV By Balder Blog, April 25, 2018
Turkey’s Military Offensive in Afrin By Nagapushpa Devendra, April 25, 2018
Why Did Turkey Support the US Missile Strike on Syria? By Salman Rafi Sheikh, April 25, 2018
UK Sells $445 Million of Arms to Israel, Including Sniper Rifles By Jamie Merrill, April 25, 2018
“Iraq’s Sacred Assemblies”. The Joy of Cultural Discourse By Barbara Nimri Aziz, April 25, 2018
History of the Palestinian Nation: Why Oranges Stick in My Throat By Rima Najjar, April 25, 2018
What “Moral Obligation” Did Russia Have to Not Sell S-300s to Syria? Moscow-Tel Aviv’s Unspoken Relationship By Andrew Korybko, April 25, 2018
Trump
Where Is the Shame? Why is the World Silent? Acceptance of the West’s War Crimes is the “New Normal” By Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, April 25, 2018
How Yulia and Sergei Skripal (and Their Cat) Saved the World! By Brett Redmayne-Titley, April 24, 2018
Saudi Arabia’s Drone Scare Might Have Really Been a “Coup Attempt” against Crown Prince Bin Salman (MBS) By Andrew Korybko, April 24, 2018
US Military
Might Trump Ask Israel to Fund America’s Invasion-Occupation of Syria? By Eric Zuesse, April 24, 2018
“Were You Sad or Were You Happy?”. The Destruction of Syria’s Industrial Heartland By Mark Taliano, April 24, 2018
The West’s Trauma of Its Dissolution. Facts fitted Around the Narrative By Alastair Crooke, April 24, 2018
No Restitution, No U.S. Reconstruction Money for Syria By Eric Zuesse, April 24, 2018
US CENTCOM Chief Makes “Secret and Unprecedented” Visit to Israel as Russia Mulls Arming Syria By Zero Hedge, April 24, 2018
US-Led NATO, Israel Plotting Escalated Aggression in Syria? By Stephen Lendman, April 24, 2018
Lieberman: Body of Slain Hamas Engineer Won’t Reach Gaza By The Palestinian Information Center, April 24, 2018
What Will Weapons Inspectors Find in Syria…and Does It Matter? By Rep. Ron Paul, April 24, 2018
Watching Syria, Remembering Nicaragua By Richard Becker, April 24, 2018
The Mainstream Media Fueled Military Action in Syria, Reprisals Against Russia over the Skripal Affair By Philip Giraldi, April 23, 2018
France’s President Macron Says He Wants to Build “The New Syria” Together with the US By South Front, April 23, 2018
The ‘Mad Dog’ Speaks: Mattis Drops Syria Chemical Weapons Bombshell: “We Have No Evidence” By True Publica, April 23, 2018
Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Record, Raises Number of Beheadings by 70%, Lack of Basic Freedoms for Women and Girls By Press TV, April 23, 2018
Video: Asma Al-Assad on Syria’s Children. President’s Wife Slams Western Media Coverage of War By Asma al-Assad, April 23, 2018
Political Unrest in Saudi Arabia? Gunfire Around Saudi King’s Palace? Unconfirmed Reports By Global Research News, April 23, 2018
Video: Douma Chemical Attack Is Staged By Peter Ford and Gary Robertson, April 23, 2018
Lies and Deception in the Failed US Strike on Syria By Federico Pieraccini, April 22, 2018
A Shocking Lack of “Intelligence” in Our Missile Strike on Syria By Scott Ritter, April 22, 2018
Alleged Syria Chemical Weapons Attack: OPCW to Rubber-Stamp Official Falsified Douma Narrative? By Stephen Lendman, April 22, 2018
Syria’s Children: “Condemned to Live”, Shackled by the Scars of US-NATO Terrorism By Mark Taliano, April 22, 2018
Swallows are Filling the Skies of Damascus… By Mark Taliano, April 22, 2018
Washington Using Currency War to Destabilize Iran By F. William Engdahl, April 22, 2018
To Save the Iran Deal, the EU Should Adjust Its Strategy By Eldar Mamedov, April 21, 2018
Who Benefits from the Syrian Airstrikes? By Michael Welch, Vanessa Beeley, and Prof Michel Chossudovsky, April 21, 2018
Demonization of Assad and His Government. Syrians living in Syria know that President Assad is not a “Monster” By Mark Taliano, April 21, 2018
The European Parliament Calls for Immediate End to Blockade on Gaza By The Palestinian Information Center, April 21, 2018
Actress Natalie Portman Boycotts Israeli Award Ceremony By Stephen Lendman, April 21, 2018
Fruitless Syrian Peace Process. Saudi Troops to Replace Pentagon Soldiers By Stephen Lendman, April 21, 2018
Yemen, The Most Horrific Genocide. A Country without Food, Water, Medicine and Fuel By Mnar Muhawesh, April 21, 2018
Major Win for BDS as Heavily Jewish US Women’s College Votes for Divestment By Telesur, April 21, 2018
Video: The Art of War: Fake “Made in America” and Lies “Made in Italy” By Manlio Dinucci, April 20, 2018
Homebound: Hardship Awaits Internally Displaced Iraqis By Ann-Kathrin Pohlers, April 20, 2018
Exclusive Emails Show How the White Helmets Tried to Recruit Roger Waters with Saudi Money By Max Blumenthal, April 20, 2018
Washington Forces Its Allies to Accept a Bipolar World By Thierry Meyssan, April 20, 2018
Israel Supports Syria “Opposition” Terrorists out of the Occupied Golan Heights. Sabotage of the Peace Process By Sophie Mangal, April 20, 2018
Gaza Deserves Our Support. Occupied and Impoverished, The World Must Acknowledge Their Fundamental Rights By James J. Zogby, April 20, 2018
How Western “Journalism” Fulfills George Orwell’s Prediction of “Newspeak” By Eric Zuesse, April 20, 2018
“First Joust” and The Strike on Syria By Israel Shamir, April 20, 2018
Video: Interview with Boy from White Helmets Douma Video Raises More Doubts Over ‘Chemical Attack’ By RT News, April 20, 2018
After Syria Strikes, Drumbeat Grows for Wider US War By Will Morrow, April 20, 2018
Canada Anti-war Demonstration against US-UK-French Missile Attacks on Syria, Toronto, April 22 By Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War, April 20, 2018
SYRIA: CIA-MI6 Intel Ops and Sabotage By Felicity Arbuthnot, April 19, 2018
Journalists Found Boy Filmed in White Helmets’ Douma Alleged “Chemical Attack” Video. He Did It for Food. By South Front, April 19, 2018
The Arab Spring and Regime Change in Libya: An Elaborate Plot by the West By Julian Samboma, April 19, 2018
Debunking Ten Lies About Syria and Assad By Chris Kanthan, April 19, 2018
Syria Douma “Chemical Attack”: “It was Hypoxia [Lack of Oxygen] Not a Gas Attack.” Al Qaeda “Rebels” in Possession of Chemical Weapons By Rodney Atkinson, April 19, 2018
On the Reaction to the U.S. Strike in Syria. Imperative of an Anti-War Movement. What Comes Next? By Dr. Gilbert Doctorow, April 19, 2018
About those ‘Nice, New, Smart’ Missiles and the ‘Chemical Weapons’ Sites in Syria By Joe Quinn, April 19, 2018
Poll Shows Americans Support the Invasion of Syria, Reveals What Americans Misunderstand About that War By Eric Zuesse, April 19, 2018
As Lies on Syrian Gas Attack Unravel, US and UK Shift to Claims of Russian “Cyber War” By Will Morrow, April 19, 2018
The Victims in Syria, Gaza and Yemen. U.S. “Outrage” versus U.S. “Crimes against Humanity” By David William Pear, April 19, 2018
The March to War: Iran and the Strategic Encirclement of Syria and Lebanon By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, April 19, 2018
Out of 26 Major Editorials on Trump’s Syria Strikes, Zero Opposed By Adam Johnson, April 19, 2018
Falsified Official Narrative. Concealing the True Targets of US-Led Aggression in Syria By Stephen Lendman, April 18, 2018
Media Blackout on Eye-witness Denials of Alleged Douma Gas Attacks By Political Concern, April 18, 2018
US Wants OPCW to Rubber-Stamp Official Falsified Douma Narrative By Stephen Lendman, April 18, 2018
The Aims of the Criminal Bombing of Syria by the Transnational Elite. Economic and Military Violence By Takis Fotopoulos, April 18, 2018
How to Avoid World War III. Repeal the Lies By Helen Buyniski, April 18, 2018
Syrian ‘Rebels’ Used Sarin Nerve Gas Sold by Britain By True Publica, April 18, 2018
Behind Theresa May’s ‘Humanitarian Hysterics’: The Ideology of Empire and Conquest By Colin Todhunter, April 18, 2018
How the United States Has Virtually Destroyed the United Nations By Eric Zuesse, April 18, 2018
Video: Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Condemns US Led Air Strikes, “White Helmets are A Fake Organization” By Roger Waters, April 18, 2018
Western Powers Have Long Been the Biggest Users of Chemical Weapons By Shane Quinn, April 18, 2018
White Phosphorous, Daisy Cutters, Depleted Uranium, Thermobaric bombs, Clusterbombs, Napalm…The US uses WMD against civilians. By Dirk Adriaensens, April 18, 2018
The Final War Has Begun! By Massoud Nayeri, April 18, 2018