Archive for the ‘Syria’ Category
Posted by seumasach on July 7, 2012
The “Friends of Syria” conference combines the hubris,imbecility and impotence of the West unable to come to terms with the rise of Russia, China and the Global South. The approach of Francois Hollande is particularly stupid given that he allegedly aims to forge a Euro-Brics alliance: despite being subject to a withering assault by Anglo-American finance Europe remains locked in to the hegemonic Anglo-American agenda. All Hollande has to do is to offer coherent support for the Annan Plan: does he really still have to play to the gallery of the senile French left?
Trend
7th July, 2012
Meetings being organized by the Friends of Syria group are one-sided and immoral, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich has said, RIA Novostireported.
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Posted by seumasach on July 6, 2012
We must draw some encouragement from the descent of the West’s Syria strategy into incoherence and imbecility. Here Hague claims support for the Annan plan which seeks a negotiated settlement between all parties whilst pledging further support to one of the parties to the conflict, the so-called opposition.
FCO
5th July, 2012
On 6 July more than one hundred countries are expected to meet in Paris for the third Friends of Syria meeting in support of Joint Envoy Kofi Annan’s efforts to try to end the violence and make progress on a peaceful political transition in Syria.
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Posted by seumasach on July 6, 2012
RT
6th July, 2012
Iraq’s Foreign Minister is claiming al-Qaeda is behind the uprising against Syria’s president. He stated that there is “solid information and intelligence” that militants from the terror network have been flowing into Syria.
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Posted by seumasach on July 5, 2012
Yalibnan
4th July, 2012
Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah and Iran will fight alongside the Syrian regime if it is attacked by foreign forces, a pro-Damascus Palestinian militant leader said on Tuesday.
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Posted by seumasach on July 5, 2012
Resistentes Palestinos, Hezbolá e Iran Combatiran al lado de Siria en caso de Agresion
Al-Manar
5th July, 2012
El secretario general del Frente Popular para la Liberación de Palestina, Ahmed Yibril, dijo en una entrevista transmitida por el canal de televisión por satélite árabe Mayadin, que las facciones palestinas, Hezbolá e Irán lucharán junto con Siria en caso de una “agresión externa” contra Damasco.
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Posted by seumasach on July 4, 2012
RT
3rd July, 2012
Russia regrets the Syrian opposition’s position on the Geneva conference, as well as that of some Western countries who wish to distort the agreements, FM Sergey Lavrov said.
“It seemed to us that the consensus reached in the final communique is an important step to consolidate the positions of all members of the international community, the participants in the conference and Syrian sides, on the positions of a peaceful settlement and the refusal to solve the problem in the military way,” Lavrov told reporters on Tuesday.
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Posted by seumasach on July 3, 2012
“Diputado Turco Denuncia Participación de Turquía en Matanzas de Civiles Sirios”
ABNA
1st July, 2012
ANKARA, Turquía. (ABNA) — El Diputado turco del Partido de los Obreros Turcos, Bolnett Asin Oblo, ha confirmado la presencia en Siria de 6.000 armados de distintas nacionalidades, quienes han sido reclutados por la CIA con objeto de comisión de actos de fuego.
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Posted by seumasach on July 3, 2012
Clearly, divisions are emerging in the USA over Syria
Wall Street Journal
29th June, 2012
U.S. intelligence indicates that a Turkish warplane shot down by Syrian forces was most likely hit by shore-based antiaircraft guns while it was inside Syrian airspace, American officials said, a finding in tune with Syria’s account and at odds with Turkey.
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Posted by seumasach on June 30, 2012
Voltairenet
30th June, 2012
During an attack on a local television station on 27 June 2012, an armed opposition group gunned down three Syrian journalists and four guards.
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Posted by seumasach on June 19, 2012
M.K.Bhadrakumar
17th June, 2012
The sudden death of the Saudi Crown Prince Nayef brings to focus the Saudi conundrum. The problems facing the country are challenging — archaic monarchic system, rampant corruption and venality, growing socio-economic challenges, Shi’ite empowerment, regional upheaval and a tough neighborhood. But the mother of all ironies is set to unfold in the next 30-day period when Nayef is laid to rest and a new Crown Prince to be selected.
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Posted by seumasach on June 19, 2012
Catholic Culture
5th June, 2012
A Melkite Greek Catholic archimandrite has denounced Western media coverage of the Syrian conflict.
“The reality on the ground is far from the picture that imposes disinformation in Western media,” said Msgr. Philippe Tournyol Clos. “Opposition forces have occupied two areas, Diwan Al Bustan and Hamidieh, where there are all the churches and bishoprics.
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