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Boxers for Peace in Syria

Posted on June 6, 2024 by fatherdave

These light-hearted snippets from my TED Talk of 2019 recount stories from our trip to Syria earlier that year. Continue reading →

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Israel continues to attack Syria with impunity

Posted on June 6, 2024 by fatherdave

the Israeli government continues to stage violent assaults on Syria – and all such attacks go unreported in mainline Western media Continue reading →

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Is the US finally getting out of Syria?

Posted on February 7, 2024 by fatherdave

I’m pasting below an extract from Mk Bhadrakumar’s article in The Cradle,  “‘Swarming’ the US in West Asia, until it folds.” It’s the most encouraging analysis of the state in Syria that I’ve read for some years. Bhadrakumar sees US influence … Continue reading →

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Why Syria?

Posted on January 17, 2024 by fatherdave

It was great to catch up with Rev. Dr. Stephen Sizer while I was in the UK in September 2023. We did the interview in a pub – The Titanic – in Southhampton. Having made nine trips to Syria during … Continue reading →

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The White Helmets continue their deception in Syria

Posted on May 3, 2023 by fatherdave

It is hard to believe that the world continues to be fooled by these people. Of course, has been the pattern since the violence against Syria began more than ten years ago. Everyone gets their news on Syria from sources … Continue reading →

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SYRIA : THE PRICE OF RESISTANCE

Posted on March 27, 2021 by fatherdave

I commend to you this excellent article by my friend, Dr Chandra Muzaffar – the president of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) and a thoroughly decent human being. Dr Muzaffar tells it like it is. There never … Continue reading →

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Why sanction the First Lady of Syria?

Posted on January 11, 2021 by fatherdave

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 … Continue reading →

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Boxers for Peace Syria 2019 video archive

Posted on July 30, 2019 by fatherdave

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:

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The end of the War on Syria!

Posted on December 29, 2018 by fatherdave

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 … Continue reading →

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The Gassing Game in Syria: Regime Change and Beyond

Posted on April 19, 2017 by fatherdave

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 … Continue reading →

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