Daily Archives: March 22, 2021

2021-03-22: News Headlines

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2021-03-22). Ten years on, Syria is almost destroyed. Who's to blame? mronline.org In George Orwell's novel Animal Farm, the ruling pigs led by Napoleon constantly rewrote history in order to justify and reinforce their own continuing power. The rewriting by the western powers of the history of the ongoing conflict in Syria leaps out of Orwell. | Newswire…

Louis Proyect (2021-03-22). Shattered Lands: A Short History of the Syrian Conflict. counterpunch.org When the Arab Spring came to the Middle East ten years ago, most on the left welcomed the protests, except in Libya and Syria largely out of geopolitical concerns. If the world was made up of opposing camps, you had to support Washington's enemies even if their secret police were torturers and their governments little

Dr. Chandra Muzaffar (2021-03-22). Syria: The Price of Resistance. globalresearch.ca Few nations in recent decades have been targeted by a superpower …

MEE staff (2021-03-22). UN experts call for 'effective investigation' into Hezbollah critic's murder. middleeasteye.net UN experts call for 'effective investigation' into Hezbollah critic's murder | UN officials say government should seek international technical assistance in probe into killing of Lokman Slim | Mon, 03/22/2021 – 19: 35 | A memorial ceremony for Lokman Slim in garden of family residence in Beirut, 11 February (AFP) | UN human rights experts have raised concerns over the integrity of the Lebanese government's pro…

John Nichols (2021-03-22). Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden's Air Strike in Syria. thenation.com Representative Ro Khanna Explains Why He Called Out Biden's Air Strike in Syria…

A Guest Author (2021-03-22). Statement on the 10th anniversary of the U.S. war on Syria. workers.org The following slightly edited statement was released on March 12, 2021 by the Syria Solidarity Movement — including the International Action Center — on the 10th anniversary of the continuing U.S. war on Syria. Workers World Party has participated in three solidarity delegations to Syria during this 10-year period. Contact . . . |