Category Archives: Article

Syria has won the war! (almost)

Posted on October 10, 2015 by fatherdave

Traditional wisdom tells us that we shouldn’t count our chickens before they hatch. Even so, it is hard to resist celebrating the most recent developments in the war on Syria. Thanks to a bit of help from mother Russia, it … Continue reading →

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Syrian crisis requires friendship, not aggression

Posted on August 28, 2015 by fatherdave

The following article was officially co-authored by Professor Tim Anderson and myself (though it was largely Tim’s work with some tweaking from me). Tim and I were together in Syria for the latter part of July though we had come with slightly … Continue reading →

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Declassified documents expose US support for ISIS and nobody cares!

Posted on June 6, 2015 by fatherdave

The Western narrative used to justify the destruction of Syria looks increasingly brittle and self-contradictory as it evolves with time. This latest batch of declassified documents expose US hypocrisy on two important issues: Firstly, contrary to all official US pronouncements, it … Continue reading →

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ISIS shows its true colours in Yarmouk! They are the enemy of the Palestinian people.

Posted on April 8, 2015 by fatherdave

ISIS has shown its true colours! They are the enemies of the Palestinian people! Commentators around the world are appalled at the ISIS take-over of Yarmouk refugee camp, still home to around 18,000 Palestinians, and supposedly only a ’10-minute bus … Continue reading →

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Video proof: NATO secretly supports and supplies Islamic State!

Posted on December 2, 2014 by fatherdave

The proof is in! Islamic State is being maintained via an ongoing convoy of supplies trucked across from Turkey on a daily basis! Germany’s international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle (DW), broke the news through the video report published below. Turkish trucking … Continue reading →

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Syria is like a hunted animal, being slowly killed one American arrow at a time

Posted on September 30, 2014 by fatherdave

The following article is written by my friend, Declan Hayes – a passionate Irishman. I was with Declan in Damascus in April of this year. He has been back to Syria twice since then and spent the bulk of his … Continue reading →

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Why are we worried about the Islamic State? Did I miss something?

Posted on August 29, 2014 by fatherdave

The war-drums are beating. Hysteria is spreading across the nation and reaching fever pitch! Al Baghdadi and his hordes of masked men are on their way to kill us all! Nobody is safe! First Syria, then Iraq, next … Australia? … Continue reading →

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Why it's OK to arm MODERATE jihadists in Syria

Posted on July 5, 2014 by fatherdave

Twas bryllyg, and ye slythy toves Did gyre and gymble in ye wabe: All mimsy were ye borogoves; And ye mome raths outgrabe. (from Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky’) I must admit that I was a little confused when I first heard … Continue reading →

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Iraq, ISIS and Syria – what’s going on?!

Posted on June 19, 2014 by fatherdave

So many crazy things are happening in the hell that is flowing from Syria into Iraq at the moment that it’s hard to know what is going on. As Christians we need to make a meaningful response to all this bloodshed … Continue reading →

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The Syrian people have spoken and they want to keep Assad!

Posted on June 19, 2014 by fatherdave

I did not vote for Bashar Al-Assad. I didn’t vote in the Syrian elections at all because I am not Syrian! If I had been Syrian I don’t know if I would have voted for Assad. I really didn’t take … Continue reading →

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