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Tag Archives: Syrian National Council
The Obama regime to work with Russia
It appears Russia’s direct hint that it may accept a transition from Bashar al-Assad, has indeed been synchronised with the Obama regime’s statement on supporting a ‘Yemen solution’ for Syria. The New York Times covers the meeting between Obama and … Continue reading
Is there a US policy shift to arm the uprising?
One of the few documented large shipment of arms to Syrian rebels, from Libya, was intercepted by the Lebanese navy. So far, there is little evidence that Qatar or Saudi-Arabia have sent in large shipments, as there still remains significant … Continue reading
Burhan Ghalioun’s leaked emails confirms the already known
A group of pro-Syrian regime hackers have hacked into the email account of Burhan Ghalioun (head of the SNC). This is not the first major hack of the ‘Electronic Syrian Army’ – previously they were successful in hacking the emails … Continue reading
Armed groups and human rights violations
Human Rights Watch has produced a report that documents violations comitted by anti-regime armed groups. The report states the following: Abuses include kidnapping, detention, and torture of security force members, government supporters, and people identified as members of pro-government militias, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News items
Tagged Free Syrian Army, Human Rights Watch, Syrian National Council
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Covering Syria: the logic of alliances
There are similarities between the current largest opposition coalition (the ‘Syrian National Council’ [SNC]) and Syrian opposition coalitions from the past. Returning to the early 1980s, the Muslim Brotherhood formed a broad alliance (a ‘salvation’ front) with other opposition factions, against Hafeth … Continue reading
Forsaken uprisings
‘Syrian National Council’ (SNC) spokespersons often describe the Syrian uprising as the forlorn uprising, with citizens left to the monstorous machine of the regime’s repressive security apparatus. However, when like spokespersons describe the Syrian uprising as forlorn, they partly intend … Continue reading
The disingenuity of the SNC: when interference is not interference
The Syrian National Council (SNC), on the anniversary of Rafiq al-Hariri’s assassination, have vowed to review all agreements/pacts between Syria and its Lebanese counterpart. For a coalition representing itself as a transitional body, it is novel that it should dictate … Continue reading
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Tagged imperialism, Lebanon, March 14, Redwan Ziadeh, Syrian National Council, Syrian opposition, US imperialism, Zionism
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Syria, alliances and a proxy war
It is no secret that the Syrian National Council carries obsessions regarding Iran and this signifies the alliances they are seeking to build and endorse. In this message, they claim Bashar al-Assad is running an operations room with five key … Continue reading
The Syrian National Council and the Saudi monarchy
Below is a Syrian National Council advertisement published in the Saudi monarchy owned Al-Hayat newspaper. It is signed by the Syrian National Council, Association of Syrian Scholars, Conference of Muslim Scholars in support of the Syrian people and the Syrian … Continue reading
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Tagged Obama administration, Saudi Arabia, Syrian National Council, US Administration
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Syria & blanket thinkers
Robin Yassin-Kassab has written an article on what he describes as ‘infantile leftists’ and their blanket judgements on the Syria crisis. I agree with the idea that blanket statements should be avoided, as this does not capture the nuances of … Continue reading →
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