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The Ghost of Jimmy Carter

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, January 8, 2025 Hagiography is inevitable when presidents and other prominent people die. The unwillingness to ‘speak ill of the dead’ and the propaganda that would have us believe in American exceptionalism must be rejected. Jimmy Carter was always devoted to protecting the interests of the U.S. state. “All US Presidents, Living[…]

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Israel’s Holiday Village in Gaza: The Grotesque Reality behind the Genocide

by Jeremy Salt, published on Palestine Chronicles, January 1, 2024 Israel’s latest actions in Gaza, from setting up a holiday village for soldiers to the destruction of hospitals, highlight a grotesque disconnection from human suffering. The real news of the day is not that the Israeli army has set up a holiday village for tired soldiers on the coast of[…]

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How the U.S. and Its Allies Destroyed a Sovereign State

by Bronx Antiwar Coalition, published on Workers World, December 30, 2024 The Bronx Anti-War Coalition posted the following article on its website on Dec. 27, 2024. A version of this article was presented on a webinar on Syria organized by the United National Antiwar Coalition. The fall of Syria as a sovereign state and the chaos engulfing the country are[…]

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Will Anybody Stop Israel’s Invasion of Syria?

by Nicolas Davies, published on LA Progressive, December 25, 2024 The United States, Turkey, and Israel all responded to the fall of the Assad government in Damascus by launching bombing campaigns on Syria. Israel also attacked and destroyed most of the Syrian Navy in port at Latakia, and invaded Syria from the long-occupied Golan Heights, advancing to within 16 miles[…]

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Has the Resistance in West Asia Been Defeated?

By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein, published on Workers World,  December 20, 2024 A Venezuelan international relations expert, Rodriguez Gelfenstein was previously Director of the International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country’s ambassador to Nicaragua and an adviser for international politics for TeleSUR. Translation: John Catalinotto. Dec. 18 – The situation in Syria has generated more[…]

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The Fall of the Keystone in the Axis of Resistance

by Paul Larudee, published on Dissident Voice, December 16, 2024 For most of the time since its 1946 independence from France, Syria has resisted all attempts to make it a vassal state. It has paid dearly, as a target of subversion, war, occupation and the most onerous economic sanctions in the world, for its anti-imperialism and anti-Zionism, its support for[…]

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The Worth of Palestinian Lives

by Susan Abulhawa, published on Workers World, December 6, 2024 The following remarks by Palestinian-American writer and activist Susan Abulhawa were delivered during a debate sponsored by the Oxford Union, Nov. 28, 2024, on the motion: “This house believes Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide.” The motion was carried by an overwhelming majority of 278-59. Most members of[…]

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UNAC Response to the Overthrow of the Syrian Government

UNAC Statement, December 10, 2024 This is a moment to salute and remember the martyrs and resistance fighters in Syria, who for decades and against all odds held firm against U.S. imperialist domination. Because imperialism has no solutions the struggle will regroup and break forth again and each time at a higher level. After the U.S. backed surge of mercenaries[…]

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A Surprise Assault on Syria, But Can It Last? A Surprise Assault on Syria, But Can It Last?

by Haidar Mustafa, published on Syria Support Movement, November 30, 2024 In his speech announcing Israel’s agreement to a ceasefire with Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a direct threat to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning him of “playing with fire.” Those words came mere hours before armed terrorist factions from Idlib launched a shock offensive on Syrian army positions[…]

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