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Stop Reducing Syria`s Victims Into Political Bargaining Chips for Israel

Americans are being fooled again; rooting for war in Syria is the last thing we should do

(SALEM) - Americans preach peace and instantly jump on the war bandwagon as soon as the media tells them they should.

We all know why the war drums are beating, but most Americans aren't willing to admit it.

Expelling Diplomats Undermines Vienna Convention, Endangers Americans

The gratuitous chest thumping political theater led by Washington undermines international treaty law...

(BEIRUT Press TV) - The Houla massacre has whipped up a new wave of outrage at the claimed brutality of Syria’s government.

Syrian envoys were kicked out of Western capitals, Damascus received more financial sanctions, and more furious demands are being made for a regime change toppling Bashar al-Assad and more calls for military intervention issued.

Compare Responses to Israeli Massacres and Syrian Massacres

The Israeli human-rights organization B’Tselem filed a complaint, and the Israeli military opened an inquiry into the attack on the Samouni family.

(RICHMOND, R.I.) - The U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned the massacre of more than 100 people in Houla, Syria.

But no Security Council resolution condemned Israel’s killing of 1,417 Palestinians, including 313 children, in Gaza in 2008/2009.

Israel Formulates Tripartite Plot to Destroy Syria

"What happened in Houla and elsewhere (in Syria) are brutal massacres which even monsters would not have carried out" - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

(TEHRAN) - A politically incorrect wave of labyrinthine madness is casting its heavy shadow over Syria as the country is being surrounded left and right by Zionist plots thickening beyond control.

The complicated situation in Syria is ever more obfuscated by myriad forces at work to destroy the friend of Iran and the foe of Israel.

ANNA News Journalist Marat Musin about Houla Massacre

The town was attacked from the north-east by groups of bandits and mercenaries, numbering up to 700 people.

(ROME / DAMASCUS) - In the weekend of May 25, 2012, at about 2 PM, big groups of fighters attacked and captured the town of Al – Hula of the Homs province.

Al-Hula is made up of three regions: the village of Taldou, Kafr Laha and Taldahab, each of which had previously been home for 25-30 thousand people.

Houla Massacre Victims `Were Supporters of Syrian Government`

A UN spokesman refused to confirm that the Houla victims were killed by Syrian government forces.

(LONDON) - BBC's Newsnight last night interviewed a London based Syrian businessman who stated that the families murdered by terrorists in Houla were supporters of the Syrian government, not the opposition.

Why War is Marching on the Road to Damascus

City on the edge of becoming the victim of the same sort of hatred, fear and destruction that have convulsed Beirut, Baghdad and Belfast over the past 50 years.

(DAMASCUS ) - Damascus feels like a city expecting the worst to happen and seeing no way to avoid it.

War is spreading across the country and is unlikely to spare the capital.

The Appalling Truth About the UN Observers in Syria

We are in a catch 22. With a mission that is not only a joke; it is even counterproductive.

(CAIRO) - Today a UN diplomat told me the appalling truth about the UN Observation Mission in Syria. The facts are based on direct information from observers on the ground.

Full text of Dr Bashar Al-Ja`afari`s Press Conference at the UN

In response to the UN statement regarding al-Houla massacre Full text of Dr Bashar Al-Ja’afari’s Press Conference at the UN

(ROME) - In Syria is an appalling, horrific, unjustified, and unjustifiable crime. This massacre was condemned by my government in the strongest terms possible.

And here my government’s version of the condemnation has joined exactly the wording adopted a few minutes ago by the Security Council.

Lebanon On the Brink (II of II)

The plan of sectarian agitation by Sunnis against the Shia was the product of a US-Saudi plan to isolate Iran and Hezbollah, and to divert the attention (and hostility) of Arabs away from Israel toward Iran.

(BEIRUT) - The current crisis in Lebanon – like all crises in Lebanese contemporary history – has domestic and foreign dimensions.