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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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Those who kill in the name of God do not know God

Posted on May 19, 2015 by fatherdave

Traditional wisdom says that a fish rots from the head down. In other words, when a government or other organisation is dysfunctional the problem can generally be traced back to those at the top. The opposite must also be true … Continue reading →

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Is the violence in Syria and Iraq really sectarian?

Posted on July 4, 2014 by fatherdave

We’ve been sold this line for a long time – that the violence raging across the Levant, most obviously in Syria and Iraq, is of a sectarian nature. It is Sunni against Shia, Muslims against fellow Muslims and non-Muslim minority … Continue reading →

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Why the Syrian rebellion may soon collapse like a house of cards!

Posted on April 25, 2014 by fatherdave

I have just returned from Syria. Over the space of a couple of days our group drove from Damascus to Lattakia to Homs and back to Damascus – all without harassment or signs of imminent violence. The contrast with my … Continue reading →

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The new media spin on terrorism in Syria

Posted on February 13, 2014 by fatherdave

Reprinted below is an extract from an excellent article by investigative journalist, Robert Parry. Parry begins by demonstrating the spin Western media put on the Iranian nuclear program. He notes that mainline media articles that refer to Israel’s fear of … Continue reading →

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Al Qaeda in Syria – first we kill the FSA then the Jews and Christians!

Posted on November 9, 2013 by fatherdave

There’s no way of knowing for sure whether this video is genuine. Even so, Al Qaeda is not an organisation run by theologians, and this is exactly sort of barbaric tribalism, posing as religion, that we would expect from the … Continue reading →

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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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Why the Saudis want to get rid of Assad

Posted on September 14, 2013 by fatherdave

Here’s an excellent interview with Toby Jones (professor of Middle East history at Rutgers University) shedding light on the role of the Saudis in Syria. Most of Assad’s other enemies have clear motives. Doha wants to put a natural gas pipeline … Continue reading →

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Galloway: chemical weapons in Syria were used by Al Qaeda, supplied by Israel!

Posted on August 23, 2013 by fatherdave

Questioning over the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria is serious business at the moment! Horrendous images of apparently infected persons have been plastered all over the world’s TV screens and, amazingly, this has happened just at the time … Continue reading →

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