Syria

Bashar Ja’afari, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the UN, addresses the Assembly on May 15. Credit: UN Photo/Evan Schneider UNITED NATIONS, May 15 2013 (IPS) – When the 193-member General Assembly voted Wednesday to condemn the beleaguered government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, there was an increase in the number of sceptics who neither supported nor opposed the …

  “One day peace will come to Syria and when it does the Graffiti Boys should be remembered and their names should go up on another wall in Dar’a – a wall where their names can be carved with pride.”     “Ashaab yureed isqat annidham.” This phrase is ringing in the ears of tyrants and despots around the Arab world and …

The West, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia all have their own angles in the conflict—but Salafism and anarchy may be the big winners. "The American Conservative" —  The tale of what is going on in Syria reads something like this: an insurgency active since March 2011 has been funded and armed by Saudi Arabia and Qatar and allowed to operate out …

  Weapons industry flourishing in human misery Weapons manufacturers and their associates including politicians flourish on the misery of millions.  This is how one could describe the ongoing carnage in Syria-an ancient country of great historic and religious importance where the oppressed   people suffered for   decades under  President Bashar al Assad and his late father Hafiz Al Assad. Following the Arab Uprising which swept …

Iskanders carry 1,500-pound warhead at 1.3 miles per second Reza Kahlili served in CIA Directorate of Operations, as a spy in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, counterterrorism expert; currently serves on the Task Force on National and Homeland Security, an advisory board authorized by Congress. He is the author of the award winning book "A Time to Betray" and regularly appears …