The reckless bombing by Israel near Damascus in early May has provoked a sharp response. Syrian state media quoted President Bashar al-Assad as saying he would turn the Golan Heights into a “resistance front,” allowing combatants to attack Israel from the area. (Reuters, May 11) The Golan is Syrian territory that was seized by Israel [...]
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Imperialists are behind escalated attacks on Syria
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David Sole May 13, 2013 » Add the second comment.
Israeli bombing of Syria threatens wider war
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David Sole May 5, 2013 » Add the first comment.
On May 3, and again on May 5, the Israeli air force bombed Syria’s capital of Damascus. According to Syria’s Sana news agency, the targets hit on May 5 included the military research center at Jamraya, an airport at al-Dimas and a site at Maysalom, all to the northwest of the capital. Other reports claim [...]
U.S. prepares public for direct attack on Syria
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David Sole May 1, 2013 » Add the first comment.
The United States government took a major step toward direct military intervention against Syria with a White House letter to Congress on April 25 stating that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons. President Obama stated earlier that such a determination would mean U.S. military action. Anti-war activists in the U.S. and around the world, [...]
Washington promotes war on Syria
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David Sole April 28, 2013 » Add the first comment.
The U.S. government is increasing its leading role in the war to topple the government of Syria. At the April 20 meeting of the 11 member “Friends of Syria” held in Istanbul, Turkey, Secretary of State John Kerry announced a doubling of U.S. aid to the Syrian rebels. An additional $123 million in “nonlethal” aid [...]
Syrian counteroffensive challenges imperialists’ plans
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David Sole April 15, 2013 » Add the first comment.
The Syrian government has launched vigorous counteroffensives against recent gains by the imperialist-backed rebels across that country. Intense fighting has been reported in neighborhoods of Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, in the north. In the south, near the Jordanian border, the Syrian army has moved to push back the contra rebels while sharp fighting goes on [...]
Judge stops eviction of homeowner with disabilities
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David Sole April 4, 2013 » Add more comments.
Detroit — S. Baxter Jones appeared before U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Walter Shapero on April 4 in a desperate attempt to stop his eviction from his home. Shapero, in a move that stunned many attorneys, gave Jones a 30-day adjournment, thus keeping the homeowner with disabilities from becoming another victim of Wells Fargo Bank and the [...]
Bankers provoked Cyprus crisis
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David Sole April 1, 2013 » Add the first comment.
The European economic crisis has crashed down upon the small nation of Cyprus. A second “bailout” was announced on March 25 after mass protests shook Cyprus over the terms of a first proposal only eight days earlier. The revised austerity terms, however, are bound to result in further protests as unemployment, service cuts and recession [...]
Obama targets Palestinian goals & Syria’s sovereignty
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David Sole March 28, 2013 » Add the first comment.
President Barack Obama’s four-day visit to Israel, the first since his first election in 2008, began March 20. Worldwide media attention was focused on what the powerful U.S. leader would tell its client regime and settler state. Overall, reports indicated worse news for the beleaguered Palestinian people and for sovereign Syria. Obama took the gravest [...]
Imperialism increases its hand in Syrian war
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David Sole March 20, 2013 » Add the first comment.
The hand of Western imperialism in the war against Syria becomes clearer every day. French President François Hollande called for an end of the European Union’s embargo on arms shipments to Syria just prior to an EU summit meeting in Brussels on March 14. Britain also has taken this position. Both countries are considering directly [...]
As imperialists pour in more funds, fighting intensifies in Syria
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David Sole March 10, 2013 » Add the first comment.
Ferocious fighting continues in many parts of Syria. Part of the Khan al-Assal police academy in Aleppo appears to have fallen into “rebel” hands after an eight-day battle in which over 200 combatants have died. Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, has seen street-by-street fighting since last July in a contest that has demolished much of the [...]
