Posted by seumasach on July 11, 2012
10th July, 2012
Russia said on Tuesday that it had dispatched a flotilla of 11 warships to the eastern Mediterranean, some of which would dock in Syria. It would be the largest display of Russian military power in the region since the Syrian conflict began almost 17 months ago. Nearly half of the ships were capable of carrying hundreds of marines.
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Posted by seumasach on July 10, 2012
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Posted by seumasach on July 10, 2012
Pepe Escobar,
10th July, 2012
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is running out of rhetorical ammunition in the US’s Holy War against Syria. Perhaps it’s the strain of launching a NATO war bypassing the UN Security Council. Perhaps it’s the strain of being eaten for breakfast routinely by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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Posted by seumasach on July 10, 2012
9th July, 2012
Syrian first-aid worker injured many times and killed… shows up at Friends of Syria Conference!
As I was watching the “Friends” of the Syrian People Conference hosted by French President François Hollande on July 6, 2012, I was very surprised to recognize the face of one of those famous Syrian rebels, often filmed by Al-Jazeera and described as killed, injured, rebel, first-aid worker, activist, etc!
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Posted by seumasach on July 10, 2012
10th July, 2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the West for its interventionism and the adoption of “missile-bomb democracy” in solving international disputes.
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Posted by seumasach on July 10, 2012
10th July, 2012
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has criticized U.S. State Secretary Hillary Clinton who, he claimed, “uttered threats’ to Russia and China while speaking at a Friends of Syria conference, Univisión reported on Tuesday.
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Posted by seumasach on July 9, 2012
8th July, 2012
The tension and likelihood of a world war because of the conflict in Syria is currently on the cards because certain countries are behaving like arsonists, especially Turkey, in continuing to offer a logistical base for mercenaries from “liberated” Libya. Saudi Arabia’s ruling House of Saud will keep providing the money to buy them weapons. As for Washington, London and Paris, they will continue to calibrate their tactics in the protracted anticipation of a NATO attack against Damascus.
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Posted by seumasach on July 9, 2012
9th July, 2012
Syria is conducting military manoeuvres simulating an invasion, in response to escalating threats from Washington and its regional allies.
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Posted by seumasach on July 8, 2012
5th July, 2012
Switzerland has suspended all arms exports to the United Arab Emirates following reports that Swiss-manufactured hand grenades – intended solely for shipment to the Gulf state – had shown up in Syria.
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Posted by seumasach on July 7, 2012
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Posted by seumasach on July 7, 2012
Tony Cartalucci
6th July, 2012
The US’ increasingly unhinged rhetoric reached a new level of absurdity this week as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Western nations and their Arab proxies to “make it clear that Russia and China will pay a price because they are holding up progress” in regards to the US’ premeditated campaign of terrorism and violent regime change in Syria.
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