Middle East & North Africa

IMPLOSION OF THE MIDDLE EAST: Destabilizing Iraq and Syria, Recalibrating America's War Plans directed against Iran

The crippling devastation of Iraq overwhelms all else. It is difficult, given the facts on the ground, to recapture the imperial vision that was to make Iraq an exemplar of US sponsored democracy and a model for the American remaking of the Middle East.

"Operation Libya" and the Battle for Oil: Redrawing the Map of Africa

Libya is among the World’s largest oil economies with approximately 3.5% of global oil reserves, more than twice those of the US.

Egypt Referendum

President Morsi created a new constitution in December following massive street protests to rescind an executive decree that granted him sweeping presidential powers. His opponents called it an empty gesture as Morsi’s government brought out the Egyptian military from their barracks into the streets.

Muslim Clerics

We now see who really pays lip service to Palestinian liberation and who does not. Moreover, the foreign supporters of the Syrian National Coalition, a rehash of the Syrian National Council, are ironically all supporters of Israel.

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Bashar al-Assad Interview: Israel Supports Al Qaeda Terrorists By Global Research News, May 19, 2013
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Israel Mulling Plot to Assassinate Syrian President Bashar Al Assad By Global Research News, May 19, 2013
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Syria : One Year After the Houla Massacre. New Report on Official vs. Real Truth By Adam Larson, May 18, 2013
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Ten Years After Invasion, Iraq Continues to Import Oil Products By Global Research News, May 18, 2013
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The CIA, Qatar, and the Creation of Syria’s Jabhat al Nusra By Phil Greaves, May 17, 2013
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Israel Threatens More Attacks against Syria By Stephen Lendman, May 17, 2013
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Nakba Survivor: “If You Wanted to Die in Palestine You Stayed. If You Wanted to Live, You Left.” By Maan Independent News Agency, May 16, 2013
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Benghazi and the Deepening Crisis of the Obama Administration By Bill Van Auken, May 16, 2013
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Why Obama’s ‘Red Line’ in Syria has turned Pink By Patrick Henningsen, May 15, 2013
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Findings of the Mussalaha Peace Mission to Syria By Global Research News, May 14, 2013
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Canada Contributes to Illegal Occupation of Palestine: Harper’s Conservatives Promote Military Ties to Israel By Yves Engler, May 14, 2013
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Obama, Cameron Hold Syria War Summit in Washington: “More Weapons for Al Qaeda” By Alex Lantier and Chris Marsden, May 14, 2013
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Will the US and its NATO Partners Establish a Permanent Military Presence in Libya? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 14, 2013
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America’s War on Syria: Another Anti-Assad False Flag? By Stephen Lendman, May 13, 2013
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Syria: The Next Domino to Fall? Is a Major US-NATO Military Intervention Looming? Global Research News Hour Episode 26 By Michael Welch, Prof Michel Chossudovsky, and Rick Rozoff, May 13, 2013
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Bombings in Turkish Border City: “False Flag” Pretext to “Retaliate” against Syria? By Thomas Gaist, May 13, 2013
Brutal Treatment of Christian Clergy by Israeli Security Forces By Global Research News, May 13, 2013
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Libya’s “Water Wars” and Gaddafi`s Great Man-Made River Project By Mathaba, May 13, 2013
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Syria Endgame Approaching Fast By Shamus Cooke, May 13, 2013
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Good-bye Dubai? Bombing Iran’s Nuclear Facilities would leave the Entire Gulf States Region virtually Uninhabitable By Wade Stone, May 11, 2013
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Western Backed Al Qaeda “Opposition” Rebels Decimated By Syrian Government Forces: SANA By Global Research News, May 11, 2013
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US Prepares War with Syria as Washington backed Al Qaeda Rebels Lose Ground By Thomas Gaist, May 10, 2013
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“Syria to Respond immediately to any New Israeli Attack”: Syria deputy FM. Tel Aviv Supports Al Nusra Terrorists By Press TV, May 10, 2013
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U.S. Marines Train German and Moroccan Troops on How to Operate Drones in North Africa By Timothy Alexander Guzman, May 10, 2013
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The Samson Complex: Israel again Rebuffs Peace with the Arab world By Jonathan Cook, May 10, 2013
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John Kerry in Moscow: The Syria Chemical Weapons Saga and the Israeli Air Strikes By Stephen Lendman, May 09, 2013
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Pentagon Contractors Have Trained the Terrorists in the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 08, 2013
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Israel Supports Al Qaeda Operatives in Syria By Dmitriy Sedov, May 08, 2013
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Media Theatrics and the Syria Chemical Weapons Saga By David Edwards, May 08, 2013
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Syrian army regains control of strategic town in south By Press TV, May 08, 2013
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US Presses for War on Syria, Dismisses Al Qaeda Rebels Use of Chemical Weapons By Thomas Gaist, May 08, 2013
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Syrian Government Likely Did Not Use Chemical Weapons: Who Should You Believe … The UN Investigator or the U.S.? By Washington's Blog, May 08, 2013
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Non-Aligned Movement urges UN Action against Israel for Syria Raids By Global Research News, May 08, 2013
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War and Moral Expediency: US and Israel Support Salafist-Jihadist Terrorists in Syria By Phil Greaves, May 08, 2013
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Redlines and Other Double Standards: “Israel has the Right to Defend itself” By Stephen Gowans, May 08, 2013
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UN says US-backed Opposition, not Syrian Regime, used Poison Gas By Alex Lantier, May 07, 2013
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The Israeli Attack on Syria and the History of War: Profile of Lawless Aggression By Stephen Lendman, May 07, 2013
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The Syria Chemical Weapons Saga: The Staging of a US-NATO Sponsored Humanitarian Disaster? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, May 07, 2013
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US-Israeli Military Escalation Points toward Wider Intervention By Richard Becker, May 07, 2013
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UN: Rebels – Not Syrian Government – Used Chemical Weapons By Washington's Blog, May 06, 2013
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The US-NATO-Israel Military Alliance: Israeli Warplanes Attack Syria By Stephen Lendman, May 06, 2013
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The Israeli strikes on Syria By Alex Lantier, May 06, 2013
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In Wake of US-Israeli Attack on Syria, UN Reveals Terrorists Not Government Used Sarin Gas By Tony Cartalucci, May 06, 2013
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The Hypocrisy of Ban Ki-moon about Israel’s Attacks on Syria By Global Research News, May 05, 2013
Depleted Uranium Contamination: A Crime against Humanity
Israel Used Depleted Uranium on Syria By Global Research News, May 05, 2013
The Syria-Iran-Turkey Triangle: A New War Scenario in the Middle East
Turkish Officials are using Syrians for Organ Harvesting By Global Research News, May 05, 2013
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Syria’s Iranian and Russian Allies may Openly Intervene if Crisis Escalates By Russia Today, May 05, 2013
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A Crass Apology for imperialist intervention in Syria by members of the Left By Bill Van Auken, May 05, 2013
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Beirut condemns Israel’s repeated violations of international law, use of Lebanon’s airspace to strike Syria By Global Research News, May 05, 2013
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Iran: Obama Approved the Israeli Attack on Syria By Press TV, May 05, 2013
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The Iranian Armed Forces are ready to aid and train the Syrian Military By Press TV, May 05, 2013
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Israel Bombs Syria: Drumbeats of the Start of a Regional War? By Russia Today, May 05, 2013
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US supportive of Israeli airstrikes on Syria By Russia Today, May 05, 2013
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Israel fuels Regional Crisis by attacking Syria: Syrian Cabinet calls Urgent Meeting to Discuss Retaliation By Global Research News, May 05, 2013
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Ex-Bush II Administration Official: Israel could have used Chemical Weapons in Syria By Global Research News, May 05, 2013
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The European Union and the McJihad in Syria By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, May 05, 2013
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American “Media Objectivity”: “Israel Bombs Syria” Becomes “Israel Is Only Defending Itself” By Danny Schechter, May 05, 2013
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America and Israel: Imperial Partners in War against Syria By Stephen Lendman, May 05, 2013
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Unprovoked Israeli Acts of Aggression against Syria, Prelude to a Broader War? By Global Research News, May 05, 2013
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Desperate Acts to Provoke Syria and Iran: Israel’s “Air Strikes” against Syria By Tony Cartalucci, May 04, 2013
Energy Hegemony: Israel Eyes Lebanon’s Offshore Gas Reserves
Israelis Attempted to kidnap another Lebanese shepherd By Global Research News, May 04, 2013
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US Backed Rebels in Syria Destroy Christian Monastery By Global Research News, May 04, 2013
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Indian FM to Discuss IP Gas Pipeline in Tehran By Global Research News, May 04, 2013
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Bush Official: Syria Chemical Weapons Attack Could Be “Israeli False Flag Operation” By Washington's Blog, May 03, 2013
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US Defense Secretary Says Washington Weighs Arming of Syrian Insurgency By Bill Van Auken, May 03, 2013
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Tiptoeing Toward War on Syria By Stephen Lendman, May 02, 2013
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Hawija: War Crimes, Iraqi Resistance and America’s Weapons of Mass Destruction By Dirk Adriaensens, May 02, 2013
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EU Lifts Oil Embargo on Syria – Buys Directly from Al Qaeda By Tony Cartalucci, May 02, 2013
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War on Syria: US Pledges to Arm Jihadist “Opposition” as New Terror Bombing hits Damascus By Alex Lantier, May 01, 2013
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West’s WMD Lies Fray as Syrian Army Overruns Terrorist Proxies By Tony Cartalucci, April 30, 2013
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SYRIA: NATO's "Humanitarian" War? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, April 30, 2013
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Syria: Upping the Stakes. Edging Closer to Full-scale US-NATO Military Intervention By Stephen Lendman, April 30, 2013
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The Fall of Libya: A Study in Hypocrisy By Max Ajl, April 29, 2013
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Israel’s War against Palestine on Fishing Rights By Stephen Lendman, April 29, 2013
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Should We Invade Syria? Obama and U.S. Military Divided Over Syria By Shamus Cooke, April 29, 2013
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Israeli Police State: Solidarity with Palestinians is a “Crime”, Over 4,500 Palestinian Political Prisoners By Frank Barat, April 29, 2013
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NATO Backed Al Qaeda Terrorists Target Syrian Prime Minister in Damascus By Arabi Souri, April 29, 2013
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Crimes against Humanity: Who is Behind the Iraq Al-Hawija Massacre? By Global Research News, April 29, 2013
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George W. Bush and the Bin Laden Family, Meeting At Ritz Carlton Hotel, NYC, One Day Before 9/11 By CBC, April 28, 2013
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Chemical Weapons Inspection in Syria stalled: UN Team Takes Orders from Washington, “Cannot be Trusted” By Russia Today, April 28, 2013