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The Rise of the Transnational Legion of Chechen Jihadists
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan gave us al-Qaeda. The Israeli occupation of the remainder of Palestine gave us Hamas. The American invasion of Iraq gave us Zarqawi and al-Qaeda in Iraq. The Saudi-Qatar-Turkish-American financed “jihad” in Syria today has produced … Continue reading
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Syria: The Revolution That Never Was
Sometimes food for critical thought can ruffle some feathers: The following piece by journalist Asa Winstanley was originally published on Middle East Monitor on November 22, 2013. On November 25 it was replaced by an editor’s note reading, “Due to the large number of … Continue reading
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Sharp rise in Europeans fighting in Syria
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – A new wave of Europeans is heading to Syria, their ranks soaring in the past six months as tales of easy living and glorious martyrdom draw them to the rebellion against Bashar Assad. The western Europe-based rebels, … Continue reading
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Syria Crisis: Guide to Armed and Political Opposition
The BBC has put together an illuminating outline of the different armed groups operating in Syria that I think is worth your attention: There are believed to be as many as 1,000 armed opposition groups in Syria, commanding an estimated … Continue reading
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The Business of War
If you want to understand why the U.S. is constantly in a state of war, you must know about those who benefit from war. There are forces in the U.S. who seek war for ideological reasons and there are those … Continue reading
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The Politics of an American Attack on Syria
You know the main reason why some Democrats support a potential strike on Syria is because the president ordering the attack is a Democrat. If it were a Republican president the likes of Bush or McCain, they’d be up-in-arms about … Continue reading
Jihadist Groups in Syria Close Ranks
The jihadist groups in Syria are closing ranks behind al-Qaeda in anticipation of an American strike on Damascus. Apparently, they want to be well positioned and organized to take full advantage of America’s partnership. See the video here.
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The Syria Intervention Plan Is Being Pushed by Oil Interests, Not Concern About Chemical Weapons
Alternet.org: “Whatever the case, few recall that US agitation against Syria began long before recent atrocities, in the context of wider operations targeting Iranian influence across the Middle East. In May 2007, a presidential finding revealed that Bush had authorised … Continue reading
Toxic legacy of US assault on Fallujah ‘worse than Hiroshima’
The US, which has used chemical weapons in warfare as recently as the Iraq War, now claims that it has the moral high ground to intervene in the Syrian War to stop Asad’s alleged use of chemical weapons. What’s next? … Continue reading
Chemical Attack in Syria?
I am no supporter of the Ba’ath dictatorship in Syria, but the circumstances of the chemical attack in Damascus are very suspicious and Eisa Ali illustrates why: “So lets see which makes more sense: 1) Assad, with the upper hand … Continue reading
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Al-Qaeda expands in Syria via Islamic State
The Washington Post: A rebranded version of Iraq’s al-Qaeda affiliate is surging onto the front lines of the war in neighboring Syria, expanding into territory seized by other rebel groups and carving out the kind of sanctuaries that the U.S. … Continue reading
Iraq’s Branch of Al Qaeda Merges With Syria Jihadists
I have long said that the war in Syria is very much connected to Iraq. Now, unfortunately, it’s official. A lot of the jihadists fighting in Syria are jihadists who fought in Iraq but were driven out of the country … Continue reading
Photos: Syria in Ruins
I visited Syria in the summer of 2008. I can’t believe large swaths of the country now amount to such harrowing images of destruction. See the photos here.
Syrian government guerrilla fighters being sent to Iran for training
Reuters: The Syrian government is sending members of its irregular militias for guerrilla combat training at a secret base in Iran, in a move to bolster its armed forces drained by two years of fighting and defections, fighters and activists … Continue reading
Iraqi Sunnis await a Baghdad spring
The Guardian: Abu Saleh sits in a striped tent pitched by the side of the highway joining Jordan and Syria with Iraq and reflects on the latest, improbable twist in his 10-year career fighting those he considers the enemies of … Continue reading
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