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Why sanction the First Lady of Syria?
Phil Giraldi is spot on. It makes no sense to sanction Asma al-Assad. In truth though, none of the sanctions against Syria are justifiable. I remember when I was there last year, talking to a woman who worked with kids with cancer. She said that most of her work involved just sitting with the children
Read MoreBoxers for Peace Syria 2019 video archive
One way we remember events that are important to us is through video. Below is an archive of a dozen videos from our June/July trip to Syria. I have ordered the videos chronologically:The end of the War on Syria!
Credit where it is due – Donald Trump has done the right thing. He’s withdrawing US troops from Syria, which effectively ends the war! Today I notice that the UAE is re-opening its Syrian embassy – a sign that things will now slowly return to normal. Mind you, the response in the US has been howls of protest from both sides of government! Apparently, there’s no need for Congressional approval
Read MoreThe Gassing Game in Syria: Regime Change and Beyond
This excellent analysis of the latest crisis in Syria is penned by my friend, Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, President of the International Movement for a Just World. Father Dave THE GASSING GAME IN SYRIA: REGIME CHANGE AND BEYOND By Chandra Muzaffar The use of chemical weapons in Sheikhun, in the Idlib province of Syria on 4th
Read Morethe Syriac Orthodox Church – a light shining in the darkness!
January, 2017 – our Australian delegation had a wonderful time visiting the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate in Damascus. While there, I had the privilege of interviewing his grace, Ignatius Aphrem II – the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch. Three minutes into the interview all the lights went out and we sat in complete darkness. The Patriarch
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Tag Archives: Australia
Beyond tolerance – Syria as a model for religious integration and harmony
Father Dave has just returned from a moving visit to war-ravaged Syria. One of the hard lessons he learned is that, in the face of aggressive, ‘takfiri’ Islam, Australians might need to rethink their attitudes to religious tolerance. DIVINE Service … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Father Toufic, Grand Mufti, Greek Orthodox, Maaloula, religious tolerance, SAA, saudi arabia, syria, Syrian Arab Army, ta, tafkiri, takfiri, war
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Terror convoys descend on troubled city
TERRORISTS are driving Syrians out of their seventh-largest city as they prepare to make a last desperate stand at Deir Ezzor. Multiple sources, including the Wall St Journal, jihadi websites and American commanders, suggest the dire military situation facing DAESH … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, DAESH, Deir Ezzor, Deir Ezzour, Mosul, Raqqa
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Australia has Syrian blood on its hands!
Up till now Australia has been trying to keep a low profile in the Syrian conflict. We do what the US tells us to do but we stay out of the front lines as far as possible, presumably because the … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Father Dave, OK, Samantha Power, syria news, syria now, syrian civil war, Uncle Sam, USA
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Why are we worried about the Islamic State? Did I miss something?
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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Tagged Al Baghdadi, Australia, First Syria, Islamic State, Northern Iraq
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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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Tagged Australia, Father Dave, NATO, syria, US
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Australia cuts off support for Syrian rebels!
Not only does Australia have a new Prime Minister, but now it’s taken a new stance on the Syrian conflict by listing Jabhat al-Nusra as a terrorist organisation. This is a bold move by the Australian government, and one that puts … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Jabhat al-Nusra, President Bashar, syria, syrian civil war, syrian conflict, syrian rebels
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Don’t arm the rebels: Syrian nun brings her plea to Australia
Sydney, June 16: The international spokesperson for Syria’s multi-faith grassroots reconciliation movement, Mother Agnes from the Monastery of St James in Homs, is in Australia to beg for an end to foreign interference in Syria. As US President Barack Obama … Continue reading
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Tagged AMRIS, Australia, Mother Agnes, mother agnes mariam, mussalaha, syria, syrian civil war
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