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Mother Agnes highlights problems in the official videos of the Ghouta gas attacks

As Mother Agnes says in the interview, these videos became quite an obsession for her. Apparently she locked herself in a hotel room and studied them for days on end, highlighting inconsistencies and other signs of fabrication. The responses to … Continue reading

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Archbishop of Russia tells Obama to get his hands off Syria!

While the media focuses its attention on tensions between Obama and Putin and the other key political players in the Syrian drama, the role of the church continues to be ignored! Never before in the history of the world, so … Continue reading

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The Syria Deal: Dangers and Opportunities

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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Why I am reconsidering destroying Syria – a draft speech by Barack Obama

Thank you to Barbara Weir for this gorgeous piece of satire. 🙂 www.deliberation.info…… The following, which was delivered to me by a confidential source, is an apparent draft of a speech to be delivered by U.S. President Barack Obama to … Continue reading

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Iran – the real target of the US attack on Syria

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

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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The persecution of Christians in Syria continues

Christians are not the only minority group in Syria being persecuted, of course. I was speaking to a friend in Damascus last night and she told me that there had been massacres in seven Alawite villages. She knew personally of … Continue reading

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Divide and Conquer – the future of Syria?

More insights from Sharmine Narwani that highlight the complexity of Syria’s position. When George Galloway spoke recently at the Sydney Town Hall he reminded us that the ‘divide and conquer’ strategy that seems to be at the heart of US’ Middle … Continue reading

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Australia gives humanitarian assistance to Syria instead of weapons!

This is indeed encouraging news. While the US and NATO focus on adding more weapons to the Syrian conflict, Australia is committing itself to supporting the victims! It’s not often that I have a reason to feel proud to be … Continue reading

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US Bishops call for peace in Syria

It seems extraordinary to me that there is not a greater outcry from the church against the carnage in Syria. We might have hoped that followers of Jesus Christ across the US in particular might have rallied to oppose their … Continue reading

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