Daily Archives: December 22, 2020

2020-12-22: News Headlines

South Front (2020-12-22). Video: Turkish Attack on Ain Issa Turns into Failure. globalresearch.ca The last few days in Syria was marked by a serious military escalation in the north of the country. | Members of pro-Turkish militant groups, supported by Turkish combat drones and artillery, launched an attack on the town of Ain Issa, …

Peoples Dispatch (2020-12-22). In Lebanon, students take to the streets against fee hike. peoplesdispatch.org The American University of Beirut and the Lebanese American University have reportedly decided to reset their fee structure based on the new US dollar exchange rate of 3,900 Lebanese pounds to the dollar instead of the old rate of 1,500 Lebanese pounds…

Janice Kortkamp (2020-12-22). "Walk the Streets of Damascus, and Listen to the People Concerning US Sanctions and Aggression Against Syria" globalresearch.ca The Syrian crisis which began in 2011 has left many wondering what it was really about. Most western news observers may be confused, disinterested, or have bought-in to the lies they were told by the media. However, there is an …

Mehr News Agency (2020-12-22). Lifting of sanctions, core of JCPOA: EU envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — European Union Ambassador to the United Nations called lifting of sanctions 'the core of JCPOA', emphasizing that Islamic Republic of Iran should benefit from economic interests of the agreement.

Online News Editor (2020-12-22). After escaping civil war, Syrian families forced to flee attacks in Lebanon. laprensalatina.com By Anna Maria Guzelian Beirut, Dec 22 (efe-epa).- Years after fleeing Syria's war, Ahmad and his wife Noor have had to leave their home in Lebanon after they were attacked in retaliation for a crime allegedly committed by a Syrian refugee who they don't even know. The couple and their five children are one of …

_____ (2020-12-21). Ex-UK Ambassador On Syria And Propaganda. popularresistance.org Former UK ambassador to Syria Peter Ford on how the US and its allies continue to wage war on Syria via sadistic sanctions, an illegal US military occupation, the OPCW cover-up, and media propaganda that masks the brutality. | Syria and its allies prevented regime change, but the US and its allies are continuing to squeeze Syria's population with crippling sanctions on all aspects of civilian life and a US military occupation in Syria's northeast breadbasket. Peter Ford, the former UK Ambassador to Syria, analyzes the state of the Syria proxy war and the ongoing propaganda campaign to whitewash it.

Aaron Maté (2020-12-20). Ex-UK Ambassador: war on Syria continues with US occupation, sanctions, propaganda. thegrayzone.com Peter Ford, the former UK Ambassador to Syria, on how the US and its allies continue to wage war on Syria via sadistic sanctions, an illegal US military occupation, the OPCW cover-up, and media propaganda that masks the brutality. Syria and its allies prevented regime change, but the US and its allies are continuing to squeeze Syria's population with crippling sanctions on all aspects of civilian life and a US military occupation in Syria's northeast breadbasket. Peter Ford, the former …

Rod Driver (2020-12-19). Scary 'R' Us 3 — The Exaggerated Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction. zcomm.org The term WMD is propaganda to confuse chemical weapons with nuclear weapons, in order to exaggerate a threat…