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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

Vitaly Churkin on RT

Posted by seumasach on July 19, 2012

This is exactly the kind of talk needed to stand up to Western sponsors of international terrorism

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SANA: Syrian fighting filmed in Qatar

Posted by seumasach on July 19, 2012

SANA: Los combates en Siria se graban en Qatar. En cercanías de Doha se preparan decorados que simulan ser edificios gubernamentales sirios para rodar filmar falsos enfrentamientos

RT

19th July, 2012

En las afueras de Doha, la capital de Qatar, se preparan los decorados que imitan plazas y edificios gubernamentales de Damasco, Alepo y Latakia, según denuncia la agencia siria de noticias SANA.

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NATO death squads involved in Syria bombing: American author

Posted by seumasach on July 19, 2012

PressTV

19th July, 2012

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An American author and historian says the “NATO death squads” were involved in the deadly July 18 bombing in the Syrian capital that targeted senior officials, Press TVreports.

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Turkey in the Syrian ‘problem’

Posted by seumasach on July 15, 2012

Today’s Zaman

15th July, 2012

Many people in Turkey and elsewhere are questioning the motives behind the enthusiastic engagement of Turkey to the cause of regime change in Syria.

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Washington seizes on alleged massacre in Syria to promote war

Posted by seumasach on July 14, 2012

Niall Green

WSWS

14th July, 2012

Reports of scores of deaths in the Syrian village of Tremseh Thursday, in the course of violent clashes between government forces and opposition militia, have been seized upon by the United States and its allies to ramp up their campaign to overthrow the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

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Turkey makes a U-turn

Posted by seumasach on July 13, 2012

Cuando Turquia da marcha atras

Al Manar

13th July, 2012

“Turquía no siente enemistad hacia Siria”. Esta declaración sorprende, sobre todo, porque emanó del presidente turco, Abdulá Gul.

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Syria: Terrorists commit Al-Treimsa massacre

Posted by seumasach on July 13, 2012

Dozens of civilians were killed and wounded when terrorists overran the village of al-Treimsa in Hama Countryside yesterday, SANA news agency reported.

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Gatilov: Western attempts to repeat Libyan scenario in Syria grave mistake

Posted by seumasach on July 13, 2012

SANA

13th July, 2012

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Gennady Gatilov, warned of the western insistence on ending the work of the international observers mission to Syria.

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Annan to Syrians: Cease fire or face consequences

Posted by seumasach on July 13, 2012

RT

12th July, 2012

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The UN special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, has urged the Security Council to warn Assad and the opposition of “consequences” if they do not comply with the ceasefire plan. Meanwhile, the Western members and Russia came up with two rival resolutions.

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Covering Syria: The information war

Posted by seumasach on July 12, 2012

Aisling Byrne

Asia Times

12th July, 2012

The narrative that has been constructed by the Western mainstream media on Syria may seem to be self-evident from the scenes presented on television, but it is a narrative duplicitously promoted and coordinated so as to conceal and facilitate the regime-change project that is part of the war on Iran.

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Applause for Davutoğlu…

Posted by seumasach on July 12, 2012

Hurriyet Daily News

12th July, 2012

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu must be congratulated for being courageous enough to confess that Turkey has failed in its policies regarding Syria. It is not at all easy for a politician to admit failure of any sort. Davutoğlu has been often accused by opponents of mixing up academia and politics and trying to bend political realities to fit his “strategic depth” theory. His brave declaration of failure, anyhow, showed that he must still possess some degree of academic ethical values.

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