Craig Murray: The Barrel Bomb Conundrum

7th November 2016 Craig Murray Virtually every mainstream media article or broadcast on the United States aerial massacre of Syrian government troops, manages to work in a reference to barrel bombs as though this in some way justifies or mitigates the US action. It is a fascinating example of a propaganda meme. Barrel bombs are…

Syria’s ‘Peaceful’ Protests and “Freedom Bullets,” Testimony from the REAL Syria Civil Defence

7th November 2016 Vanessa Beeley For, 21st Century Wire Two myths pervade the NATO-aligned accounts of the Syrian conflict with greater persistence than all others. First is the “peaceful uprising” suppressed by “violent and brutal government security forces, armed to the teeth,” and the second is the 2013 Ghouta chemical attacks.  Both have been largely…