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Facing total economic meltdown at home US/UK, spear-heading NATO, have chosen the path of confrontation with the rest of the world, a path which will lead us to the brink of war with Russia and China

Independent Scotland could join Nato, say SNP sources

Posted by seumasach on March 3, 2012

Guardian

2nd March, 2012

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Salmond’s voyage to Oceania

An independent Scotland could apply to join Nato and build close defence links with other north European countries, in a dramatic shake-up of the Scottish National party’s defence strategy.

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Syrian Mufti: U.S. will soon lose influence over Middle East

Posted by seumasach on March 3, 2012

PanArmenian

3rd March, 2012

The United States will soon lose its influence over Middle East, with Russia and China to replace this nation, top Syrian Mufti Ahmed Badr al-Din Hassoun said on Saturday, March 3.

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Russian Foreign Ministry: There is no specific draft UNSC resolution on humanitarian situation in Syria

Posted by seumasach on March 2, 2012

Sana

2nd March, 2012

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday said it is guided in dealing with the crisis in Syria by the basis of spreading peace and that through its stance in this regard it is defending justice, noting that there is not any specific draft UN Security Council resolution about the humanitarian situation in Syria.

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Jihadi democrats ready for their close-up

Posted by seumasach on March 2, 2012

Pepe Escobar

Asia Times

1st March, 2012

Such a pity that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton didn’t make the 2012 Oscars. La Clinton would stand a good chance of upstaging even tweet-exploding Angelina Jolie’s right leg – that force of nature now all over the net, landing on the moon and even invading Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. [1]

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France opens negotiations with Syria to recover its 18 agents

Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2012

Thierry Meyssan

27th February, 2012

On 13 February 2012, Thierry Meyssan revealed on the first Russian television channel that Syria had captured a dozen French soldiers. Voltaire Network is now in a position to confirm that as of 26 February the number of French prisoners is 18 (eighteen).

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‘Chaotic’ meeting exposes divisions on Syria

Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2012

This is an end of empire scenario if ever there was one and it’s heartwarming to see the imperialists and their satellites in total disarray as their nefarious schemes come unstuck.

EU Observer

25th February, 2012

A first meeting of the Friends of Syria group has highlighted divisions inside the coalition and among Syrian opposition leaders.

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Kabul on razor’s edge

Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2012

M.K.Bhadrakumar

Asia Times

218th February, 2012

The killing in Kabul on Saturday of two high-ranking American military officials – a colonel and a major – serving with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will prompt a paradigm shift in regional security. Afghanistan surges as still America’s number one “hot spot”, over-shadowing Syria and Iran.

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Bibi: General Dempsey is servant of Iran

Posted by seumasach on February 27, 2012

Voltairenet

24th February, 2012

The US top soldier, JCOS Gen. Martin Dempsey’s statement over this weekend has disappointed Israel prime ministe Benji Netanyahu so much that he called the General short of “a Jew hater.”

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CIA & Western media’s total fiasco in Syria’

Posted by seumasach on February 26, 2012

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Comunicado de la Agrupación Popular Palestina en defensa de Siria

Posted by seumasach on February 26, 2012

Sodepaz

8th February, 2012

Miércoles 8 de febrero de 2012 se celebra el primer encuentro de la Agrupación Popular Palestina en el Centro Cultural Árabe de Ramala con la asistencia de personalidades nacionalistas, religiosas y de la juventud de todas las zonas y provincias de la palestina ocupada y de todas las tendencias políticas.

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“Human rights” warriors for empire

Posted by seumasach on February 25, 2012

Glen Ford

Black Agenda Report

15th February, 2012

The largest imperial offensive since the Iraq invasion of March, 2003, is in full swing, under the banner of “humanitarian” intervention – Barack Obama’s fiendishly clever upgrade of George Bush’s “dumb” wars. Having failed to obtain a Libyan-style United Nations Security Council fig leaf for a “humanitarian” military strike against Syria, the United States shifts effortlessly to a global campaign “outside the U.N. system” to expand its NATO/Persian Gulf royalty/Jihadi coalition. Next stop: Tunisia, where Washington’s allies will assemble on February 24 to sharpen their knives as “Friends of Syria.” The U.S. State Department has mobilized to shape the “Friends” membership and their “mandate” – which is warlord-speak for refining an ad hoc alliance for the piratical assault on Syria’s sovereignty.

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