Syria

Last September, Lakhdar Brahimi replaced Kofi Annan as UN/Arab League Syrian envoy/mediator. He's strongly pro-Western. He's Washington's point man on Syria.

Kofi Annan's peace plan was one-sided. It provided imperial cover for war. Brahimi picked up where he left off. His mandate is serving Western interests. Diplomatic cover hides his agenda.

Syria News - Dec 28

Envoy calls for transitional government in Syria - Yahoo! News

Syria opposition rejects Assad in political transition - NOW

Assad resignation no pre-condition to dialogue - Russian Foreign Ministry - Voice of Russia

France says no role for Assad in Syria transition - NOW

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Syrian rebels sidetracked by scramble for spoils of war, Looting, feuds and divided loyalties threaten the unity of the armed opposition - The Guardian

FSA will stop efforts to free Lebanese pilgrims, spokesperson says - NOW

Syrian rebels form Tripoli Martyrs Brigade in Syria - NOW

New jihadist group emerges in Syria, Jund al Sham (Soldiers of the Levant) - Threat Matrix

Syrian Jihadist Group Threatens United States - The Investigative Project on Terrorism

Truth About Halfaya "Bakery" Massacre - activistoftruth

VIDEO: Syrian Rebels Shoot at a Civilian Airplane Mid Air - YouTube

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Iraq Sunni rallies gather steam, The Syrian civil war pushes Iraq back to the Sunni-Shi'ite conflict - Yahoo! News

VIDEO: Iraq Fallujah Stands With Syria Freedom Fighters, Denounces Shiite Attacks on Sunnis - YouTube

S. Arabia's Golden Gate for Arms Smuggling to Iraq, Syria Found - Qatar Wakeup Call

Bin Laden family on top 10 Arab rich list - Money Jihad

Israel Not Able to Neutralize Syria’s Chemical Weapons - Al-Monitor

Syria chemical attack claims aim to justify foreign interference – Moscow — RT

Don't provoke us, Erdoğan says in stern warning to Syrian Kurds - todayszaman

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Syria's Liberating Struggle Continues

Syria's Liberating Struggle Continues

by Stephen Lendman

Syrians struggle valiantly to defeat Western-recruited invaders. Islamofasists infest their ranks. They're cold-blooded killers.

Assad is falsely blamed for their crimes. They include horrific atrocities. On December 23, Hama province residents were slaughtered. Reports said up to 100 in Halfaya. Headlines claimed a government air strike hit a bakery.

Syria News - Dec 25

Syria troops using poison gas in Homs, activists say (VIDEO) - NOW

U.S. Officials Doubt Syrian Rebels' Chemical Attack Claim - Wired.com

Russian Embassy to Syria says has no evidence chemical arms were used | Russia Beyond The Headlines

Israel says Syria chemical weapons are secure for now - Yahoo! News

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Syrian activists say tens of people killed in government airstrike at a bakery in Halfaya - Fox News

Syria State Media Says 'Terrorists' behind Halfaya Carnage — Naharnet

VIDEO: The Halfaya Massacre According to the Rebels - YouTube

VIDEO: The Halfaya Massacre According to Regime Supporters - YouTube

VIDEO: Field Execution Of Palestinian Refugee by Syrian Rebels - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Sunni Jihadists are forcing a Shiite man to destroy a Minaret of a Husinieah in Zaraour village in north of Syria, Idleb Province - CNN iReport

VIDEO: Syrian rebels destroyed an Armenian church and burned the Holy Bible in Aleppo - Liveleak.com

VIDEO: Turkish Islamist Terrorist Incites Syrians to Slaughter Syria's Religious Minorities - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Iraqi Terrorists in Syria using child soldiers - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Confessions of a rebel and journalists testimony on media fabrications against the Syrian regime - YouTube

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Brahimi to acquaint Assad with US-Russia peace plan: Voice of Russia

Syria government says its forces still strong - chicagotribune.com

Jihadists Take Large Part of Syria Alawite Village — Naharnet

World Muslim Body Slams Islamist Threats against Syria Christians — Naharnet

Pakistani Taliban members killed near Syrian capital - Jafaria News Network

VIDEO: Palestinians return to Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus - YouTube

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Syria News - Dec 23

Russia: Chemical weapons under control by the Syrian government - Yahoo! News

Lavrov says neither side will win Syrian civil war, Russia would be unable to persuade Assad to quit if it tried - Yahoo! News

Syria’s ‘No-Nonsense’ Air Defenses Praised by Russian General - RIA Novosti

US - Russia reach agreement on al-Assad ouster: Opposition sources - Asharq Alawsat

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Execution of Ukrainian woman in Syria postponed until December 26: Voice of Russia

Syrian TV cameraman assassinated outside Damascus by 'armed groups’ — RT

Car bomb kills five in Damascus: Syrian Observatory - Yahoo! News

VIDEO: Islamist Insurgents Announce 'Syrian Islamic Front' - YouTube

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VIDEO: Turks in Antakya Protest Against Turkish Government Interference in Syria - YouTube

Qatar Provides Syrian Terrorists with US-Made Stinger Missiles - abna.ir

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Syria News - Dec 22

US and Russia back bid to create a transitional government made up of regime and opposition figures - Telegraph

Russia won't try to persuade Syria's Assad to quit: Lavrov - Reuters

NATO: Syria Fires More Scud Missiles - VOA

Syria rebels fire warning shots at airliner at Aleppo airport - Reuters

Jordanian authorities fear Brotherhood takeover of Syria, Warn against arming of Jihadist Rebels - middleeastmonitor.com

Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped by Syrian rebels: The untold story — RT

Moscow prepares plan to evacuate Russians from Syria - Russia Beyond The Headlines

McCain presses White House nominee Kerry on Syrian no-fly zones - The Hill

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U.N. anti-genocide envoy: Syria minorities face reprisal risk because they support the government - Yahoo! News

VIDEO: FSA leader of the Omari Battalion issuing a statement asking all Christian residents to leave town in the Hauran Region- LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Terrorists Threaten to Poison Lattakia Drinking Water for an Alawi Genocide - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Turkish TV Interviews Syrian Refugees inside Turkey: Why is Erdogan Sending Terrorists to Kill Us? - LiveLeak.com

VIDEO: Syria mosques turned by Wahhabis into Jihad terrorism fests to establish Islamic Caliphate - YouTube

VIDEO: Free Syrian Army Salafis Implementing Sharia by Destroying Alcoholic Beverages - YouTube

VIDEO: Syria's Kurds Against Rebels - YouTube

VIDEO: FSA meets resistance from local rebel commanders - YouTube

Turkish Website: Terrorists Steal Bread, Other Materials from Syria and Sell them in Turkey- SANA

A Profile of Syrian Jihadist Omar Bakri Muhammad - The Jamestown Foundation

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Palestinian refugees reclaim Syrian camp, Yarmouk empty of gunmen with the rebel forces or from the pro-regime PFLP - NOW

Diplomat: Syrian troops will stay out of Palestinian camp in Damascus - UPI.com

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Syria News - Dec 21

U.N. warns of foreign influx into sectarian Syria war - Yahoo! News

UN Says New Rebel Islamist Groups Shun Free Syrian Army - Bloomberg

Amman warns: Jihadists hijacking Syria revolution, may target Israel, Jordan next - Haaretz Daily Newspaper

New FSA chief facing resistance from local commanders, says Al Nusra fighers “are not terrorists”- alarabiya.

Exclusive: Has Syria Become Al-Qaeda's New Base For Terror Strikes On Europe? - Die Welt

Lebanon’s Shiites and Sunnis Fight in Syria, but Not at Home - NYTimes.com

Syrian rebels demand $700,000 for Russian, Italian hostages - Russia & India Report

Syria: Religious Police Patrol Aleppo’s Countryside - Al Akhbar English

The Salafi Emirate of Ras al-Ain - Fikra Forum

VIDEO: Tunisian Ex Jihadist Tells Tunisian TV Why he Stopped Fighting Alongside the FSA in Syria - YouTube

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Displaced Palestinians return to Yarmouk camp in Syrian capital with massive rally - Xinhua | English.news.cn

VIDEO: Palestinians of al-Yarmouk Camp Demand Departure of FSA Groups - YouTube

Kurdish Parties Remain Cautious of Syrian National Coalition - Rudaw.net - English

Barnabas charts plight of Syrian Christians - Barnabas - Christian persecution

VIDEO: Humanitarian Crisis in Aleppo due to Fighting between Rebels & Syrian Government - LiveLeak.com

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Putin says Russia ‘not preoccupied with fate of Assad,’ recognizes need for change in Syria - The Washington Post

Poll: Americans also see chemical weapon ‘red line’ in Syria - Washington Post

Israel says strike possible if Syria loses control of chemical weapons - UPI.com

UK Government warned on direct Syrian intervention - Telegraph

VIDEO: Vladimir Putin calls for non-military solution to Syria crisis - YouTube

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Talk Nation Radio: Roy Hange on Struggle for Peace in Syria and Iran

Roy Hange is a Mennonite pastor in Charlottesville, Va., who has spent 30 years studying Western Asia (the Middle East). He has lived for 3 years in Egypt, 6 in Syria, and 1 in Iran. Hange has taught peace building at Eastern Mennonite University and the University of Virginia. Hange discusses prospects for peace in Syria and Iran.

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Syria News - Dec 19

Battles rage in Damascus refugee area between rebels and Palestinian fighters backing the Syrian regime - Al Jazeera English

Over 95 percent of Palestinians in Yarmouk flee Syria fighting - Al Akhbar English

Yarmouk, Syria: Humanitarian needs rising as residents flee fighting, seek safety in UNRWA schools - ReliefWeb

Increasingly hard to provide food aid in Syria: UN - FRANCE 24

Syrian rebels delay execution of Ukrainian reporter - Voice of Russia

Syrian hijackers demand ransom for release of Russians - Voice of Russia

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NBC's chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel and crew escape during firefight after being kidnapped by pro-Assad militia - Fox News

VIDEO: NBC News’ Engel recounts being kidnapped in Syria - Video on TODAY.com

VIDEO: Video Shows NBC's Richard Engel And Crew Held By Assad Loyalists - Brown Moses Blog

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The Supreme Council of the Syrian Kurds visits Moscow conference - Voice of Russia

Syria Kurds to hold referendum - Kurdpress News Aganecy

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Poll: Public Says U.S. Does Not Have Responsibility to Act in Syria, There continues to be substantial opposition to sending arms to rebels -Pew Research Center

David Cameron warns of 'strategic imperative' to arm Syrian rebels - Telegraph

Russian warships set sail to Mediterranean amid possible Syria evacuation — RT

Brahimi will ask Assad to nominate the ministers that will represent the regime in the transitional government - Al-Monitor

Iraq increases efforts to capture al-Qaeda leaders operating in Syria - Mawtani

Turkey Can’t Afford Over-Involvement In Syria - YaleGlobal

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Syria News - Dec 18

Syria: Armed Opposition Takes Yarmouk Refugee Camp - Al Akhbar English

Syria hits back at UN over Palestinian refugees - FRANCE 24

Italian technician, two Russian workers kidnapped in Syria — RT

Speculation grows that NBC journalist is missing in Syria - Houston Chronicle

Jihadis bankroll aid efforts in Syria to win followers, Among those with money are groups like Jabhat al-Nusra - CSMonitor.com

Saudi Liaison Officer Coordinates Arming Terrorist in Syria - Syrian TV

VIDEO: Infighting between Terrorists in Syria, FSA vs. Jubhat el Nusra - YouTube

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Peacekeeping mission in Syria impossible – Moscow — RT

Exclusive Interview: Syrian VP Farouk Al-Sharaa Proposes Alternative to War - Al Akhbar English

Syria warns that opposition could use chemical weapons against civilians and blame government - The Washington Post

Syrian internal moderate opposition mulling its future - Voice of Russia

VIDEO: People of Aleppo Take to the Streets: We Want FSA OUT!!! We Want Syrian Army - LiveLeak.com

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BDP accuses Turkey of organizing clashes in Ras al-Ain - todayszaman

Turkey supports armed groups against Kurds in Syria: PYD leader Salih Muslim - ekurd

Agreement between Kurdish YPG forces and armed groups in Serêkaniyê in Syrian Kurdistan - ekurd

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Who's in the Syria driving seat as the US and NATO prepare for military intervention?

By Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition

Unverified photo of Syrian rebel with surface-to-air missile.

The feeling that events in Syria are coming to a head is inescapable as another bloody year draws to its close.

Opposition forces claim successive victories, and the Assad government appears ever more beleaguered.

The opposition now has access to more sophisticated weapons, some taken from Assad’s bases that they have captured.

They are being given help, encouragement, money and training by assorted regional and western powers, who hope that they can tip the balance in order to install a new pro western government which in turn will help reshape the Middle East.

The diplomatic communiqués and government statements coming out of the Marrakech meeting this week of ‘Friends of Syria’ said it all: the western powers and their autocratic allies in the Middle East were delighted with the recent establishment of the Syrian National Coalition, which they saw as unifying the country’s opposition in one force all the better for the west to do business with.

Governments have rushed to recognise the new Coalition as ‘the legitimate representative of the Syrian people’, designating it as a government in waiting to replace the Assad regime. Around 100 countries have now recognised it and it has been showered with help and gifts, including $100 million from a beaming Prince Saud Al-Faisal, the Saudi Arabian foreign minister.

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Islamofascist Killers Threaten Syria

Islamofascist Killers Threaten Syria

by Stephen Lendman

They're merciless cutthroat murderers. They commit grotesque atrocities. Torture, beheadings, and other monstrous savagery are all in a day's work.

They're Washington favorites. They're recruited, heavily armed, trained, funded and directed in all US regional wars. Ronald Reagan called earlier equivalents "freedom fighters." Some got White House visits.

Syria News - Dec 17

At Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, fighting intensifies between Syrian rebels and Palestinians who support the government - The Washington Post

300 radical Syrian rebels infiltrate Palestinian refugee camp, battling local committees - Xinhua | English.news.cn

VIDEO (EXCLUSIVE): The Mistery of Aqrab Massacre: Interviewed eyewitnesses say Syrian rebels took Alawites villagers hostage with unknown fate - Channel 4

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights version of events in Aqrah: More than 125 Alawites killed by Assad’s Shabiha militia— www.worldtribune.com

Assad's strategy shift keeps rebels at gates of Damascus, A rebel assault has failed to make serious gains in the Syrian capital - The Independent

Syrian Army May Have Set Damascus Trap for Rebels, Apparently the armed opposition — Jabhat al-Nusra in particular — suffered serious casualties - Al-Monitor

Syria: Insurgents On The Run? - M of A

Syrian Vice President says neither side can win war: newspaper - Reuters

VIDEO: Al Nusra Shows Its Bloody Mark on Aleppo in Official Video - syriadeeply.org

VIDEO: Confessions of terrorists committing crimes against Syrian civilians in the name of JIHAD - YouTube

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Ahmadinejad cancels Turkey visit after Iran’s top brass warns against Patriots — RT

Iran backs Syria presidential election, halt to arms shipments as parts of peace bid - The Washington Post

US pulls war fleet from Syrian water - DEBKAfile

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Syria News - Dec 16

U.N. considering sending 10,000 peacekeeping troops to Syria - UPI.com

Syria: Cameron secures EU pledge to review arms embargo - Telegraph

NATO says Syrian Scuds hit "near" Turkey - Yahoo! News

Syrian rebels: U.S., British backed training in Jordan - The Seattle Times

Iran warns against Patriot deployment on Syria frontier - Reuters

Syria’s foreign minister blames US, European sanctions for the nation’s suffering - The Washington Post

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US calling for release of Ukrainian journalist abducted by Syrian rebels - .kyivpost.com

Key rebel commander killed in Syria's Aleppo - AFP

Zarqawi's brother-in-law reported killed while leading Al Nusrah Front unit - The Long War Journal

Rebels 'seize Syrian army school' in Aleppo - Yahoo! News

VIDEO: Aleppo - Rebels capture Syrian army school - Youtube

Al Qaeda Tried to Hide Hand in Syria, It has been working under another name in Syria - Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Jihadists Exploit Syrian Turmoil as the Islamic State of Iraq Makes a Comeback - The Jamestown Foundation

Interview with Jabhat Al Nusra's commander - The National

Terrorist Confesses to Being Complicit in Crimes including Murder of Child Sari Saoud- SANA

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No interim government until Assad goes: Sabra - Al Bawaba

Syria opposition forms body to preserve state institutions - baltimoresun.com

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Syria News - Dec 15

Sunni Syrian rebels burn Shi'ite mosque: video | Reuters

VIDEOS: An Islamist Free Syrian Army Brigade Burns A Shiite Mosque In Zarzur, The group involved associates itself with the Islamic State of Iraq - Brown Moses Blog

Amnesty International: Ukrainian journalist's release must be first test of Syrian opposition coalition - kyivpost.com

Syrian Rebel Seeks Prisoner Exchange to Free Hostages (VIDEO)- NYTimes.com

Was there a massacre in the Syrian town of Aqrab (VIDEO)? All eyewitnesses insist that the Free Syrian Army corralled around 500 Alawite civilians - channel4.com

Syrian Protesters Slam U.S. Blacklisting of al-Nusra as Fighting Rocks Capital, North — Naharnet

VIDEO: Syrians back al-Nusra despite 'terrorist' tag - Al Jazeera English

Al Nusra Front Implements Its Model in the “Liberated” Areas of Syria - almanar.com

Syrian jihadists in Aleppo form 'Supporters of the Khilafah' Brigade (VIDEO) - The Long War Journal

VIDEO: Allepo Figthing Gone Bad Today for Syrian rebels - LiveLeak.com

Jordanian tapped to lead jihadist forces in Syria - The Jordan Times

The Syrian Brotherhood’s Armed Struggle - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The Other Victims of the War in Syria: Christians Tortured, Terrorized, Killed and Driven From Their Ancient Home - Catholic Online

Syria's Kurds face uncertain future if Assad falls | World news | guardian.co.uk

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Russia denies shifting policy on Syria - Yahoo! News

Pentagon to send missiles, 400 troops to Turkey - Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. Officials: Syria Has Prepared Several Dozen Chemical Bombs - NPR

Intelligence on Syrian troops readying chemical weapons for potential use prompted Obama’s warning - The Washington Post

Assad will not be a part of Syrian future: White House — freepressjournal.in

Brazil welcomes Russia`s stance on Syria - Voice of Russia

VIDEO: Russia insists no change in Syrian policy - YouTube

VIDEOS: Grads Join Scuds And Incendiary Bombs In The Latest Escalation Of The Syrian Conflict - Brown Moses Blog

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Propaganda War on Syria Rages

Propaganda War on Syria Rages

by Stephen Lendman

Propaganda wars precede hot ones. Conflicts and other forms of violence are glorified in the name of peace. Doublespeak duplicity claim it. Wars are waged to prevent it.

Ongoing ones assure more ahead. Unconscionable death counts rise. America, Israel, key NATO partners, and regional allies bear full responsibility. Humanity hangs in the balance.

Syria News - Dec 14

Moscow: Syria Opposition Victory ‘Possible’ - RIA Novosti

Moscow ‘Concerned’ Over Syria Chemical Weapons Falling Into Extremists Hands - RIA Novosti

U.S. lawmaker says Syria's chemical weapons are ready to use - Reuters

VIDEO: Panetta says Syria's chemical weapons represent a real danger - CNN.com Blogs

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At Least 24 Killed in Car Bombings near Damascus including children and women — Naharnet

Villagers say missiles fired by rebels caused the death of Alawites in Aqreb - channel4.com

Ransom deadline passes for Ukrainian reporter held in Syria - Reuters

Amnesty urges Syria rebels to free Ukraine journalist - NOW

Jihadist group Al Nusra claims Syria interior ministry attack - alarabiya.net

Ford: al-Nusra Front is just another name for al Qaeda in Iraq - The Cable

FSA head: "Al-Nusra Front has never done anything illegal or worth condemning...They are fighting side by side with us" - AFP.

VIDEO: Demonstrations in war torn Aleppo against Syrian rebels - LiveLeak.com

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PYD: Despite the fact that not all our demands have been definitely accepted, we got a promise from the Syrian National Coalition- ANF ENGLISH

Syrian Christians in valley besieged by Islamic militia - Catholic Culture

A young Christian of the opposition: "Minorities crushed in Ras Al Ain - Fides Service

VIDEO: Syrian rebels battle PYD in Ras Al Ain - YouTube

VIDEO: The Syrian Kurds A People Discovered - YouTube

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Veterans For Peace Opposes Military Intervention in Syria

Veterans For Peace urgently calls on the United States and NATO to cease all military activity in Syria, halt all U.S. and NATO shipments of weapons, and abandon all threats to further escalate the violence under which the people of Syria are suffering.

NATO troops and missiles should be withdrawn from Turkey and other surrounding nations. U.S. ships should exit the Mediterranean.

Veterans For Peace is an organization of veterans who draw upon their military experiences in working for the abolition of war. We have not entered into this work without consideration of many situations similar to the current one in Syria.

Peace negotiations, while very difficult, will be easier now, and will do more good now, than after greater violence. Those negotiations must come, and delaying them will cost many men, women, and children their lives.

No good can come from U.S. military intervention in Syria. The people of Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, the former Yugoslavia, Vietnam, and dozens of other nations in Latin America and around the world have not been made better off by U.S. military intervention.

While experts have great doubt that the Syrian government will use chemical weapons, while accounts of past use are dishonest, and while claims that such use is imminent are unsubstantiated and highly suspicious, the most likely way to provoke such use is the threat of an escalated foreign intervention. Required now by practicality, morality, and the law is de-escalation.

The possession or use of one kind of weapon cannot justify the use of another. Were the Syrian government to use chemical weapons against Syrians, the United States would not be justified in using other kinds of weapons against Syrians. The United States possesses chemical and biological weapons, as well as nuclear weapons, and possesses and uses cluster bombs, white phosphorus, depleted uranium weapons, mines, and weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles -- none of which justifies military attacks on the U.S. government.

The United States' own military actions kill far more civilians than combatants. The United States facilitates and tolerates governments' abuses of their own people in nations around the world and around Western Asia, notably in Bahrain -- not to mention in Syria, to which the United States has in recent years sent victims to have them tortured. The world does not believe U.S. motivations for intervention in Syria are humanitarian. The motivation has been too openly advertised as the overthrow of a government too friendly with the government of Iran and insufficiently subservient to NATO. Syria has been on a Pentagon list for regime change since at least 2001.

The threat of war, like the use of war, is a violation of the U.N. Charter, to which both the United States and Syria are parties. War without Congressional declaration is a violation of the U.S. Constitution.

Another U.S. war will not only breed hostility. It will directly arm and supply those already hostile to the U.S. government.

How many times must we watch the same mistakes repeated?

The options are not limited to doing nothing or escalating warfare. Nonviolent resistance to tyranny has proven far more likely to succeed, and the successes far longer lasting. Nations and individuals outside of Syria should do what they can to facilitate the nonviolent pursuit of justice.

But Syria's struggles should be controlled by the Syrian people without military intervention. The first step is a cease-fire and de-escalation. The U.S. military and NATO can assist only by departing.

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Syria News - Dec 13

'Friends of Syria' Recognize Syrian Opposition, Assad Fires Scud Missiles at Rebels - VOA

Russia Criticizes U.S. Recognition of Syrian Opposition - NationalJournal.com

France says not ready to arm Syrian opposition - Yahoo! News

Canada tells Syrian opposition it won’t be recognized until it rejects extremism despite U.S. acceptance - National Post

US Stops Short of Legal Recognition of Syrian Rebels - RIA Novosti

$ 100 m new Saudi aid to bolster Syrian revolution - ArabNews

Sources: Syrian Rebels Training On Anti-Aircraft Weapons In Jordan - NPR

Kurdish Council Agrees to Join Syrian Opposition Coalition - Rudaw.net

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Syrian opposition chief urges review of al-Nusra blacklisting, U.S. urges him to "take a firm stand against extremists" - Reuters

West Seeks to Isolate Jihadists In Supporting Syrian Opposition - As-Safir Newspaper

Three blasts strike Syrian Interior Ministry in Damascus — RT

Journalist held in Syria faces execution by her FSA kidnappers - guardian.co.uk

Syrian rebels in Aleppo ‘exclusively’ America-hating jihadists - WND

Syrian jihadists, including al Qaeda's Al Nusrah Front, form Mujahideen Shura Council - The Long War Journal

Highlights from the interview with Syrian rebel leader Moaz al-Khatib - CBS News

VIDEO: Bloody aftermath of Damascus bomb aired on Syrian TV - Telegraph

VIDEO: Moaz AL Khatib speech in Friends of Syria - YALLA SOURIYA

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Syria: Tightening the Noose

Syria: Tightening the Noose

by Stephen Lendman

Since conflict erupted last year, Washington, other NATO states, and regional allies recruited, armed, funded, trained and directed Syrian insurgents.