World-News

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/05/07-5

Mindlessness over Syria
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/05/07-8

'No' to US Military Action in Syria
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/05/07-7

What the US Media Won t Tell You About the ''Good'' Syrian Rebels
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/05/09-6

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The West and its Allies Cynically Bleed Syria to Weaken Iran

By Seumas Milne

If western politicians were really interested in saving lives, they would use their leverage to negotiate a settlement.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34872.htm



Syrian ''Rebel'' Leader Admits Difficulty In Unifying Fighters

By David Enders

The defected Syrian general whom the United States has tapped as its conduit for aid to the ''rebels'' has acknowledged that his movement lacks the military skill needed to topple the government of President Bashar Assad.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34868.htm



Will the U.S. Violate Its Own Laws by Arming Rebels in Syria?

By Chris Ernesto

The administration appears to be gambling that people won t recognize the double standard of the U.S. being on the same side as al-Qaeda in the struggle to overthrow Syria s president Bashar al-Assad.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34870.htm



Syria, US Wars of Aggression, and the Wrong 'Red Lines'

By Richard Falk

What is missing from the debate on Syria, namely, the prohibition of the use of international force by states other than in cases of self-defence against a prior armed attack.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34878.htm

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Every Television Newscast Is a Staged Event
http://lewrockwell.com/rappoport/rappoport27.1.html

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Hold the Front Page! We Need Free Media, Not an Order of Mates

John Pilger, Truthout: When the rich and powerful own the means of popular enlightenment and dress it up as a "free press," bestowing a false respectability called the "mainstream," the opposite is usually true.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/16270-hold-the-front-page-we-need-free-media-not-an-order-of-mates



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