Tag Archives: Bashar Al-Assad

The Discredited Peace Nobel Prize Committee

When the Nobel Prize committee in Oslo awarded the Peace Prize in 2009 to Barack Obama most observers were shocked about its inappropriate spontaneity. The Committee’s chairman Thorbjørn Jagland had apparently waived all 205 official nominations. Only the Committee can … Continue reading

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Does Putin Now Determine U.S. Foreign Policy?

In a remarkable op-ed today in the New York Times, Russian President Vladimir Putin made his American counterpart look like a fool. When Obama needlessly addressed the nation the other day explaining that a military strike on Syria is only … Continue reading

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A Government Assessment

You may or may not believe Gareth Porter’s claim that, on 30 August, President Obama has made public his own assessment (“with high confidence”) of what has happened in Damascus on 21 August in order to convince the public that … Continue reading

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“We Have Absolutely Nothing Invested in Him Remaining in Power”

According to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad has lost legitimacy and “is not indispensable”. Clinton’s angry remarks came after French and US American Embassies in Damascus had been attacked by loyal to the regime thugs yesterday. Well,  as … Continue reading

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