Obama pledged that the war against ISIS won’t be fought with U.S. ground troops. He didn’t say anything about contractors, who see this as “the next big meal ticket.” Partick Baz/AFP/Getty Eli Lake The Daily Beast September 13, 2014 America’s rapidly-expanding war against ISIS won’t involve large numbers of U.S. troops on the ground, President More
What’s needed in Syria is not military intervention, but a global peace offensive. By Rob Prince Foreign Policy in Focus February 14, 2014 (Note: Rob Prince teaches at the Korbel School of International Studies. Although tangentially, he has been associated with the University of Denver’s Center for Middle East Studies and has participated in a number of More
Mimi Al Laham (aka “Syrian Girl”) joins us once again to discuss the latest round of Syrian peace negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. We talk about what Syria hopes to accomplish with the talks, where we can expect negotiations to go from here, the chemical weapons disarmament issue, and questions about Al Qaeda’s relation to the More
Mimi Al Laham (aka “Syrian Girl”) joins us once again to discuss the latest round of Syrian peace negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland. We talk about what Syria hopes to accomplish with the talks, where we can expect negotiations to go from here, the chemical weapons disarmament issue, and questions about Al Qaeda’s relation to the More
Syria News - Dec 13 By bartolo - Posted on 12 December 2012 WarIsACrime.org 'Friends of Syria' Recognize Syrian Opposition, Assad Fires Scud Missiles at Rebels - VOA Russia Criticizes U.S. Recognition of Syrian Opposition - NationalJournal.com France says not ready to arm Syrian opposition - Yahoo! News Canada tells Syrian opposition it won’t be recognized until More
Syria News - Dec 13 By bartolo - Posted on 12 December 2012 WarIsACrime.org 'Friends of Syria' Recognize Syrian Opposition, Assad Fires Scud Missiles at Rebels - VOA Russia Criticizes U.S. Recognition of Syrian Opposition - NationalJournal.com France says not ready to arm Syrian opposition - Yahoo! News Canada tells Syrian opposition it won’t be recognized until More
Syria: Shameful Performance of Western Media By As'ad AbuKhalil - Mon, 2012-07-30 19:11- Angry Corner Al Akhbar English The performance of the Western media (American, British, French and others) regarding the Syrian conflict has been quite shameful. One does not expect much from American media. Ill-informed foreign editors and correspondents and political cowardice turn American media More
Syria: Shameful Performance of Western Media By As'ad AbuKhalil - Mon, 2012-07-30 19:11- Angry Corner Al Akhbar English The performance of the Western media (American, British, French and others) regarding the Syrian conflict has been quite shameful. One does not expect much from American media. Ill-informed foreign editors and correspondents and political cowardice turn American media More
Syria: Shameful Performance of Western Media By As'ad AbuKhalil - Mon, 2012-07-30 19:11- Angry Corner Al Akhbar English The performance of the Western media (American, British, French and others) regarding the Syrian conflict has been quite shameful. One does not expect much from American media. Ill-informed foreign editors and correspondents and political cowardice turn American media More
The right to resist is universal: A farewell to Al Akhbar and Assad’s apologists By Max Blumenthal 6.20.12 Max Blumenthal.com Editor’s Note: This posting represents one perspective in the international debate and propaganda war taking place in regard to Syria. A response to Mr. Blumenthal by Sharmine Narwani is posted as Part II. WAMM’s postion More
The right to resist is universal: A farewell to Al Akhbar and Assad’s apologists By Max Blumenthal 6.20.12 Max Blumenthal.com Editor’s Note: This posting represents one perspective in the international debate and propaganda war taking place in regard to Syria. A response to Mr. Blumenthal by Sharmine Narwani is posted as Part II. WAMM’s postion More
The right to resist is universal: A farewell to Al Akhbar and Assad’s apologists By Max Blumenthal 6.20.12 Max Blumenthal.com Editor’s Note: This posting represents one perspective in the international debate and propaganda war taking place in regard to Syria. A response to Mr. Blumenthal by Sharmine Narwani is posted as Part II. WAMM’s postion More
