Category Archives: Article

Middle East Turmoil and the Disintegration of a Nation State

Posted on October 9, 2013 by fatherdave

The following paper by Professor Bill Stanley is as comprehensive as it is informative.  Bill covers everything from the tragedy in Syrian to the refugee problem in Lebanon to the history of Western intervention in Iran! Reading it, I am … Continue reading →

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The Grand Mufti of Syria forgives those who killed his son!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by fatherdave

Dr Hassoun is one of the most impressive men I have ever met. Certainly no one has ever made a ‘first impression’ on me like this man did. I had the privilege of being Dr Hassoun’s guest at the Umayyad Mosque … Continue reading →

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The Syria Deal: Dangers and Opportunities

Posted on September 19, 2013 by fatherdave

An excellent analysis by my friend, Dr Chandra Muzaffar THE SYRIA DEAL:  DANGERS AND OPPORTUNITIES by Chandra Muzaffar Commentators tell us that there is a palpable sense of relief in Damascus and in other parts of Syria in the wake … Continue reading →

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How Obama Lost the First Battle for Damascus

Posted on September 16, 2013 by fatherdave

How Obama lost the first battle for Damascus by Father Dave Smith A good propaganda system aims at controlling the public dialogue, and in the marketing of war one technique that has proven very successful in recent years has been … Continue reading →

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Human Shields gather in Damascus

Posted on September 9, 2013 by fatherdave

It may be that human shields are the last hope of preventing World War III. Certainly I am seriously looking into joining the faithful in Damascus. According to my friend, Franklin Lamb, it’s become a race against the clock. Which … Continue reading →

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Iran – the real target of the US attack on Syria

Posted on September 5, 2013 by fatherdave

Another frank and common-sense analysis by Robert Fisk. Fisk is surely right about Iran being the real target of US aggression. It is Iran that threatens US/Israeli control of the region and not it’s allies – Syria and Lebanon – … Continue reading →

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12 Reasons why the US should NOT attack Syria

Posted on September 4, 2013 by fatherdave

This is an excellent and well-argued offering from my friend, Dr Chandra Muzaffar.  Is is any coincidence that church leaders (from the Pope on down) and human-rights activists worldwide are united in their stance opposing US military intervention in Syria?  … Continue reading →

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Church leaders say NO to any US attack on Syria

Posted on September 2, 2013 by fatherdave

While the US President ponders whether he should initiate targeted strikes on Syria, church leaders worldwide are united in their opposition to violent foreign intervention. As far as I can see the number of Christian leaders on the planet who support … Continue reading →

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Are the Saudis behind the Syrian Chemical Weapons attacks?

Posted on September 1, 2013 by fatherdave

This is an important piece of investigative journalism by Dale Gavlak and Yahya Ababneh. Whereas so many of the explanations that have been offered to explain the chemical attacks in Ghouta have been put forward by armchair theorists if not propagandists, … Continue reading →

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The US fails to make the case against Assad

Posted on September 1, 2013 by fatherdave

This is an important article by Virginia Tilley, doing a serious, line by line, analysis of the US document that is being used to justify intervention in Syria.  Tilley is a political scientist of great renown. She is well known … Continue reading →

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