A new war propagandist on the scene, seeking to make a name for himself among the Charles Listers, Eliot Higgins, Atlantic Council (NATO) types. Some reactions to his attempted smear on many of us, including yours truly. Note: *I won’t include the shameful quote from Greenwald, who it seems never ceases to pander to establishment… Read More Neverending Smears: Recycling Tabloid Tactics to Support Imperialist Wars
Recently, I spoke with Michael Welch of Global Research News Hour, for his episode, “Truth and Lies of the Syrian Conflict”. Michael Welch’s introduction includes: “The Syrian crisis is once again making headlines. In particular, humanitarian agencies like UNICEF, AVAAZ, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are blaming Syrian and Russian airstrikes for civilian deaths… Read More Truth and Lies of the Syrian Conflict: Conversations with Eva Bartlett, Tom Duggan and Patrick Henningsen. Global Research News Hour episode 212
*photo: Resilience of Syrians, Old City of Homs, December 2015. As many readers will know, I have visited Syria four times, between April 2014 and December 2015—independently on a journalist’s visa and as part of two peace delegations. When in Syria as a writer, I visited key places—including liberated Homs and Ma’loula, terror-bombed regions of… Read More Please Support My Syrian Voices Book Project
-by Eva Bartlett *re-published at Syrian Free Press Ties Between White Helmet and Mosaic Syria In recent months, the propaganda of the UK/US-backed White Helmets has been revealed again and again; their credibility has long been shattered. Yet, unsurprisingly, the HR industry continues to endorse WH’s staged propaganda. In Nov 2014, the WH alliance created… Read More MOSAIC SYRIA: Another Actor in the Anti-Syria War Propaganda Theatre
*[This post is linked to a duplicate permanent page I put up yesterday] This page will continue to expand as more so-called “Human Rights” groups are outed for propagating anti-Syria war rhetoric and false allegations against the Syrian government and Syrian Arab Army. As it is, the list of players is quite extensive. Below, I’ll… Read More “Human Rights” front groups (“Humanitarian Interventionalists”) warring on Syria
So today, coming across yet another tool of the Imperialist/Zionist war on Syria who is sharing propaganda photos and posts which purport the depicted people to be victims of the Syrian Army, we dug a little deeper. Who was the photographer? Are these photos *actually* from Syria or elsewhere? *If* in Syria, when were the… Read More note on credibility and lack of impartiality of those making anti-Syria allegations
Apr 21, 2015, Dissident Voice -Paul Larudee There are many illusions about what is happening to the Yarmouk district of Damascus and its Palestinian refugee population. The district was originally set aside in 1957 for Palestinian refugees already living there, whom Israel had expelled from their homes in 1948, with periodic additional populations thereafter. Today… Read More Larudee: Who Are the Starving and Besieged Residents of Yarmouk and Why Are They There?
Mar 19, 2015, Interventions Watch “Avaaz describe themselves as a ‘global web movement to bring people-powered politics to decision-making everywhere’, and are fairly well known within human rights and development circles. They had previously used their reach and status to drum up support for a ‘no-fly zone’ over Libya (a call which was ultimately realised,… Read More Avaaz call for a ‘no-fly zone’ in Syria.
In Gaza 