“The reality is not like it appears,” he said. “We’re not there yet.”

Yes, indeed, the reality is not as it seems on the BBC or in Socialist Worker. They’re not there and by the look it they’re not going to be. Pretending they’ve just learnt about Al Qaeda is a good way to start dissociating themselves from the whole sorry business. ITNT recommends that the Western elites and their myriad stooges take their cue from this.

The Daily Beast

26th July, 2012

The general who heads the Free Syrian Army says his forces are dangerously divided and underfunded, al Qaeda is gaining a foothold in the conflict, and a major win that could topple the regime, like seizing Aleppo, is still out of reach.

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BBC Covers Up War Crimes – Misleads Over Syrian Security Operations.

Tony Cartalucci

Land Destroyer

25th July, 2012

When big lies must be told, BBC is there. From Iraq to Afghanistan to Libya and now Syria, BBC has paved the way for Western disinformation meant to mange public perception around a war the public would otherwise never support or tolerate.

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PressTV

25th July, 2012

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Britain’s former Special Air Service (SAS) commandos are reportedly training armed groups fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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John Rosenthal

Asia Times

24th July, 2012

German intelligence estimates that “around 90” terror attacks that “can be attributed to organizations that are close to al-Qaeda or jihadist groups” were carried out in Syria between the end of December and the beginning of July, as reported by the German daily Die Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). This was revealed

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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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“We should hold all the responsible ones accountable and have them face justice even if it has connection to some permanent members at the UN Security Council,” he added. “Those who are very interested in halting violence and making the comprehensive national dialogue in Syria a success should stop interfering in our internal affairs and should stop arming , hosting, funding and protecting the armed terrorist groups in my country,” said al-Jaafari, adding that “No one can ignite fire and be the firefighter at the same time and, unfortunately, this is the case for many UNSC member states.”

SANA

28th May, 20

Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari stressed that al-Houla massacre as a horrible, unjustified and unjustifiable crime which the Syrian government has firmly condemned.

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John Rosenthal

National Review

8th March, 2012

On Monday, in calling for airstrikes on Syria, Senator John McCain reprised much the same role he played one year ago at the outset of the Libyan war. Last April, during a highly publicized visit to the cradle of the Libyan rebellion in Benghazi, Senator McCain called for increased American military support for the Libyan rebels. The senator famously described the rebels as his “heroes.”

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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]