“The Russian presence here has changed everything. We feel they have come to save us. It is a huge difference here.” “Everyday we hear about another person who has left for Germany, walking through Europe. Already I have 3 relatives in Germany, and several in Turkey and several in Sweden. These people were never once mistreated,…
We are the children of Yemen. You do not know our names, like Aylan Kurdi, the 3-year-old Syrian boy whose little lifeless body was found washed up on a beach in Turkey, or Ali Saad Dawabsheh, the 18-month-old Palestinian baby who was burnt alive after Jewish settlers set his house on fire in the middle…
By The Marshall Report In a press conference at the Valdai Discussion Club 2014 in answer to a question to a United States Journalist, President Vladimir Putin addressed his concerns regarding the US and their role in the middle east and ISIS. Although the film footage of the press conference has been banned, Live leaks released a…
Refugee “Crisis” Insights. Speaking to the insightful Andrew Korybko today following a skype chat with the equally inspiring Navid Nasr and Eva Bartlett. We discussed the refugee crisis and effects in Europe, particularly on the Balkans. Andrew: To summarize, I think that the US is shepherding the refugees just as it shepherds ISIL, using them…
‘Humanitarian’ Propaganda War Against Syria – Led by Avaaz and The White Helmets REGIME CHANGE PR: YOUR GUIDE TO WESTERN-SPONSORED PROPAGANDA IN SYRIA “Propaganda is the spreading of information in support of a cause. It’s not so important whether the information is true or false or if the cause is just or not — it’s all…
Originally posted on Yemen Common Sense:
By: Hassan Al-Haifi I went to the Old City of Sana’a on September 24, just four days after the barbaric and absolutely criminal Saudi air raid on the UNESCO declared World Heritage City (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/385) More than any other place in this world I dwelt in or visited in my…
“Acts of violence– Whether on a large or a small scale, the bitter paradox: the meaningfulness of death–and the meaninglessness of killing.” ~ Dag Hammarskjold This is a simple story recounted to me this morning by a friend in Yemen. A simple story but one that reduced me to tears as it so aptly exemplified…
Dear American friends who are reporting on, analyzing, or advising decision makers on Syria, No one is expecting you to “Support Assad”, just like you really shouldn’t have wasted the past four years committed to supporting Assad’s adversaries and opponents. You started (summer 2011) by working with your allies (especially the French) to pass a…
The Wall Will Fall 