The real Syrian moderates: voices of reason ~ by Eva Bartlett.

While the Western-led, anti-Assad bloc mind-blowingly speaks of arming non-existent “moderates” to fight in Syria, they also continue to demonize and silence the very voices that offer a true means of bringing peace and stability back to the region. Two of these voices are: Political and Media Adviser to President al-Assad, Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban; and…

When Hatred Knocks at Your Door Greet It With a Smile

A 17 year old muslim girl that blows your mind away with the most powerful weapon she has, her hijab, her pen and her voice. “When hate comes knocking at your door, greet it with a smile and tell it, “it is too late because love is already having tea inside”. Simply awesome from Naseem…

Avaaz: Pro-Democracy Group Or Facade For American Imperialism In The Middle East? ~ by Ramona Wadi

Avaaz’s support for NATO intervention in Libya shows how the “democratic” movement really supports a war-like, imperialist agenda. Avaaz’s petitions have by now become a worldwide phenomenon. The organization calls itself “a global web movement to bring people-powered politics to decision-making everywhere” and claims “a simple democratic mission.” Recent history indicates that Avaaz’s alleged democratic…

University Hospital, Damascus: Meeting Victims of Western-backed Mortar and Rocket Terrorism

Originally posted on In Gaza:
Fourteen year old girl from Arihah, Idlib, critical condition after hit by mortar shrapnel. From February 24-26, 2015, I joined a US delegation of 6 anti-war activists—including, notably, former Attorney General, Ramsey Clark, as well as former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and long-time anti-war advocate Sara Flounders, of the International…

Why the rise of fascism is again the issue ~ by John Pilger

The recent 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz was a reminder of the great crime of fascism, whose Nazis iconography is embedded in our consciousness. Fascism is preserved as history, as flickering footage of goose-stepping blackshirts, their criminality terrible and clear. Yet in the same liberal societies, whose war-making elites urge us never to…