Inside find links to some interesting articles on the current situation in Syria and international opinion.
1. "Mainstream Media fails to report recent massacres and atrocities at the hands of western supported 'rebels'" by Eva Barlett http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article40131.htm#.VFnBsegnPXd.twitter
Eva Barlett is a Canadian activist, who has reported from Gaza for some years, and in recent times has written on Syria after interviewing many people in Syria and doing research work. She speaks Arabic.
2. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: "Stealing Palestine: Who dragged Palestinians into Syria's conflict?" by Sharmine Narwani, Nov 11 2014 http://rt.com/op-edge/203907-
Sharmine Narwani is an Oxford scholar, currently based in Beirut. She has made several trips to Syria since the crisis, and this article is based on interviews with Palestinians in Syria. In Feb 2013, Sharmine wrote an important article for the Guardian "What the Syrian death toll really tells us". Many of her articles on Syria are collected here. They are highly recommended.
3. "A frank look at America's interests, values, and mistakes in Syria", by Camille Otrakji
Camille is a Syrian Canadian activist. The article is on a blog he edits called "The Syria Page". This is some of his bio: Camille Alexandre Otrakji is a user-interface design specialist for
software and online content. He published his original research findings
in a number of peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is also the founder of a number of sites specialized in Syrian and Middle Eastern affairs. Creativesyria.com (2005) is Syria’s premiere culture, hirtory, arts, and current affairs site.
software and online content. He published his original research findings
in a number of peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is also the founder of a number of sites specialized in Syrian and Middle Eastern affairs. Creativesyria.com (2005) is Syria’s premiere culture, hirtory, arts, and current affairs site.
4. "In the Syria we don't know", by Charles Glass, New York Review of Books, Nov 6 issue http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/nov/06/syria-we-dont-know/
This is the conclusion of Glass' article:
There is fear, however, that a major onslaught by ISIS
and similar jihadist groups would put an end to these pockets of
ordinary life. It is hard for Syrians to accept that the countries in
the Gulf and elsewhere that supported ISIS with arms, financing, and fighters are now signing up to an American coalition to bring it down. Yet ISIS
may have gone too far, even for its backers. The caliphate that it
declared in parts of Syria and Iraq struck a strong chord with Islamist
fanatics in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and other states that had
facilitated the group’s rapid and rabid expansion. These states must
fear that the movement they brought to Syria will come to haunt them.
“It’s like the lion tamer,” an Arab diplomat in Damascus told me. “He
feeds and trains the lion, but the lion might kill him at the right
moment.”
and similar jihadist groups would put an end to these pockets of
ordinary life. It is hard for Syrians to accept that the countries in
the Gulf and elsewhere that supported ISIS with arms, financing, and fighters are now signing up to an American coalition to bring it down. Yet ISIS
may have gone too far, even for its backers. The caliphate that it
declared in parts of Syria and Iraq struck a strong chord with Islamist
fanatics in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and other states that had
facilitated the group’s rapid and rabid expansion. These states must
fear that the movement they brought to Syria will come to haunt them.
“It’s like the lion tamer,” an Arab diplomat in Damascus told me. “He
feeds and trains the lion, but the lion might kill him at the right
moment.”
5. "Syrian Foreign Minister: Our diplomatic priorities are to ensure resilience, secure more arms"
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-foreign-minister-muallem-our-diplomatic-priorities-are-ensure-resilience-secure-more-
http://english.al-akhbar.com/
This is a frank interview with Walid Muallem, the Syrian Foreign Minister, who is a highly regarded politician and diplomat.
6.."How a Libyan City joined the Islamic State", by Maggie Michael 9 Nov 2014 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
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