Fact Checking the WaPo’s ‘Fact Checker’ on the DIA ISIS Memo
The Washington Post's "Fact Checker" Glenn Kessler responds to Donald Trump's remarks about how ISIS came to be. How does his own version hold up?
How the CIA Helped Fuel the Rise of ISIS
The New York Times tosses previously reported facts down the memory hole, whitewashing the US's role in Syria leading ultimately to the rise of ISIS.
The Fictional MSM Narrative of Obama’s ‘Reluctance’ to Intervene in Syria
Reuters presents the standard fictional narrative that the Obama administration has been reluctant to intervene in Syria.
NYT Whitewashes US Support for Syrian Armed Rebels (Again)
The New York Times, in keeping with its standard propaganda narrative, once again whitewashes the US support for Syrian armed rebels in a recent editorial.
Who Launched the Aug. 21 Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria?
The New York Times admits that its earlier claim that Assad was responsible for the Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria was baseless.
The Obama Administration’s Manufactured Pretext to Bomb Syria
The great Seymour M. Hersh has an article in the London Review of Books about the Obama administrations efforts to manufacture a pretext to bomb Syria by blaming the Augst 21 chemical weapons attack in Damascus on the Bashar al-Assad regime despite knowing that rebel forces were capable of producing the nerve agent.
U.S. Policy Is To Prolong the Violence in Syria
The US government aims to prolong the violence in Syria by supporting extremist groups against the Assad regime.
White House: No Irrefutable Evidence Assad Used CW, But Our ‘Sense’ He is Guilty Will Suffice to Bomb Syria
In order for someone to be convicted in court, evidence of guilt "beyond a reasonable doubt" must be presented. But for the U.S. government to drop bombs on another country on the pretext that its government has committed some crime, the bar is much lower.
As With Iraq, New York Times Propagates Demonstrable Lies About Syrian WMD
Once again, it is evident that America’s “newspaper of record” is serving as a mouthpiece for the U.S. government.
Recalling Neocon Plans to Overthrow the Syrian Government
The so-called neoconservatives planned to implement regime change in seven countries, starting with Iraq and including Libya and Syria and, ultimately, Iran.
Nicholas D. Kristof Repeats the Standard Propaganda Narrative for War With Syria
Now, once again, we see the argument that the U.S. must bomb to "save lives" even while, as Kristof himself outlines, it can be expected that doing so would serve only to escalate the violence
Syria and Lessons Unlearned from the U.S./NATO Bombing of Kosovo
The case of the U.S./NATO bombing of Kosovo is indeed a useful model for Syria, if the right lesson is drawn from it.
NYT Cites Questionable Study of Sarin Attack in Syria by Pentagon Contractor
The crudeness of the rockets ostensibly strengthens the argument made by Syria and its allies that insurgents are responsible for any CW attacks.
US Intervention in Syria ‘Could’ Strengthen Islamic Extremists? ‘Could’?
As though the U.S. hadn't already long since intervened in Syria, with the CIA coordinating the flow of arms to and training the rebels, with most of the arms ending up in the hands of the Islamic extremists.
How the Media Tried to Downplay the UN’s Finding of Evidence that Rebels Used Chemical Weapons
Now the U.N. is again investigating another chemical weapons attack, but the U.S. government has already dismissed its findings before the investigation is even complete
The U.S.: Trying to Solve the Terrorist Threat in Syria by Doing More of the Same That Created It
According to this, the official narrative, it is the U.S.'s inaction that has led to this threat emerging. Thus, by this account, what the U.S. should do now is to act, which invariably means backing the rebels, including by directly arming them.
The Propaganda Narrative to Manufacture Consent for U.S. Arms to Syrian Rebels
The obvious purpose of the propaganda narrative is to manufacture consent for this U.S. policy. To recall the above previously-reported facts would make this policy look like not such a wise idea. Hence, down the memory hole with them.
The Audacity of Syria Seeking a Capability of Defending Itself Against Foreign Aggression
We see once again how Syria acquiring better means to defend itself against foreign military attack is used as a pretext to escalate military attacks against Syria.
The Ever Louder Banging of Drums for War on Syria (to Send a Message to Iran)
There has been a growing narrative in the media that it is necessary for the U.S. to act with a full-scale military intervention in Syria to topple the government of President Bashar al-Assad, with the usual myopic and willfully dishonest arguments.
The Great Peacemaker U.S. and Its Benevolent Effort to Bring Peace to Syria
The U.S. is working “to end the fighting”. That is all you need to know.
U.N. Casts Doubts on U.S. Claims About Assad Regime’s Use of Chemical Weapons
The U.S. media is in full propaganda mode manufacturing consent for increasing intervention in the Syrian conflict
NYT’s Bill Keller’s Propaganda Case for War with Syria
New York Times columnist and former executive editor Bill Keller offers Americans a concise version of the propaganda case for war with Syria in a recent article.
The Continued Amnesia of the NYT on the US Arming of Syrian Rebels
Once again, let me remind that the CIA has already been coordinating the flow of arms to rebel forces
NYT Editors Whitewash Role of U.S. in Syrian Violence and Refugee Crisis
If more is required of Russia and China to assist the plight of refugees from the conflict in Syria, a great deal less, it would seem, is required of the U.S.
Robert Fisk Enters Daraya; Residents’ Testimonies Belie NYT’s Version of Latest Massacre in Syria
Robert Fisk is the first journalist to enter Daraya since the massacre occurred, and what he reports confirms once again that there is plenty of reason to be skeptical of mainstream media reports that simply parrot opposition claims without independent verification.
The New York Times Lies About the Houla Massacre in Report on Latest Alleged Atrocity in Syria
But it’s one of those acceptable lies for our media to report, since it serves the interests of the establishment and the necessity to manufacture consent for the U.S.’s foreign policy.
The Ignorant American: Matt Johnson on Ron Paul and U.S. Foreign Policy
Matt Johnson continues to make clear that Ron Paul’s true sin is that he isn’t an obedient practitioner of the state religion across a broad range of foreign policy issues.
Resurrecting the Iraqi WMD to Syria Myth
The ludicrous claims that Iraq shipped WMD to Syria in 2003 are unlikely to rest until people like Harvey Morris get a clue and stop trying to repeat claims for which there is not only absolutely no evidence, but for which all evidence shows to be false.
On the ‘indisputable evidence’ of the latest alleged regime massacre of civilians in Syria
Of course, as I also observed in my previous post on this regime “massacre”, the actual facts don’t matter one little bit to the Obama administration.
On the Syrian Rebel Claims of Yet Another Regime Massacre of Civilians
Once again, as members of the international community came together to discuss means by which to get both sides of the Syrian conflict to end their violence and to negotiate a peaceful way forward, anti-regime forces propagated a claim of yet another massacre immediately repeated by U.S. government officials calling for regime change.
The Houla Massacre and U.S. Effort to Foment Civil War in Syria
The Houla Masscre and U.S. Effort to Foment Civil War in Syria
How the U.S. Is Fomenting Civil War in Syria
With the U.S. acting to escalate the conflict in Syria in order to implement its policy of regime change, increasing atrocities by both sides can be expected.
Propaganda Is the Name of the Game in Media Reports of Atrocities in Syria
Dutiful and highly self-disciplined so-called “journalists” will continue to parrot the narrative preferred by Western government officials and to propagate pretexts in order to manufacture consent for yet another U.S.-managed regime change operation.
Eyewitnesses Corroborate Syrian Government Account of Houla Massacre
Unfortunately, with the corporate establishment media touting the official U.S. line that the Syrian government was responsible for the massacre, increasing foreign intervention is what may be expected to come of this atrocity.
Dissecting U.S. Mainstream Media Reports on the Houla Massacre
The U.S. government and media have already made up their minds without waiting for the circumstances of the executions of civilians in Houla to be determined.
The Houla Massacre as Pretext for Regime Change in Syria
The atrocity will likely be cited as a pretext in increasing calls for military intervention to overthrow the Assad regime on “humanitarian” grounds.
The Reasons for Regime Change in Iraq
Many analysts argue that the 2003 US war for regime change in Iraq was waged for Israel, but its neocon architects viewed benefits for Israel as incidental.
Accusing Syria
The drums of war have again been beating at an ever-increasing tempo. In the crosshairs are Iran and Syria. Syria has been taking the heat since the murder of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The U.S. was quick to point the finger at Syria, and a recent UN...
