US is Stirring Up the Syrian Cauldron

M. K. Bhadakumar A convoy of US armoured vehicles patrolling the occupied territories of northeastern Syria bordering Turkiye  (File photo)  The circumstances surrounding the flare-up in Syria between the US occupation forces and pro-Iranian militia groups remain murky. President Biden claims that the US is reacting, but there are signs that it is likely being proactive to…

Iraq and Other Wars: Genocide as a ‘Mistake’

Jeremy Salt This is not slipshod reporting or an aberration, or somehow ‘getting it wrong,’ but rather, just the latest examples of press/media complicity in subversion and the aggressive wars launched by the US and/or its ‘Western’ allies in Latin America,  Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East for the past two centuries. Writing in…

Iraq and Syria Survived the U.S.-NATO Attack and the Destruction

Steven Sahiounie The 20th anniversary of the US attack on Iraq for regime change coincides with the 12th anniversary of the US attack on Syria for regime change. March 2003 and March 2011 have a great deal in common, but that is not where the story begins. The destruction of two nations, sitting side by side in…

The Collapse of US Policy in the Middle East

Valery Kulikov Now, it is abundantly clear that the United States’ dishonest and aggressive Middle East strategy, which is at odds with the aspirations of the Arab world, has utterly failed. The establishment of a multipolar world by Russia, China, and Iran was a significant milestone in this process. The convergence of these three nations and the…

Iran International: Inside the “Saudi-Funded” Network Promoting Regime Change in Iran

ALAN MACLEOD As part of the historic, Chinese-led Iran Saudi Arabia détente deal, multiple outlets have reported that Riyadh has agreed to stop funding or “tone down critical coverage of Iran” in Iran International, a high-profile English and Persian language outlet. Tehran accuses Iran International of supporting terrorism and engineering the 2022 anti-government protests. Israeli prime minister Benjamin…

US Attack on Syrian Army Leaves Several Dead, Occupation Base Bombed in Response

The Cradle The US airstrikes came in response to a drone attack that killed a US contractor and injured several other troops The US occupation base in northeastern Syria’s Al-Omar oilfield was attacked with rockets on 24 March, just hours after the US army bombed several locations in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor on…

Iraq War 20 Years On: Collective Western Amnesia Over Anglo-American Crime of Century

Strategic Culture Foundation Editorial The morally bankrupt Western media lied to start the Iraq War as they did dutifully about starting other wars for their imperial masters. Twenty years after, the Western media are at it again. This week, March 20, saw the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-British war launched on Iraq. The war resulted…

Chopper Crash in Iraq Exposes ‘Secret Air Corridor’ of US-backed Kurdish Groups

The Cradle According to Turkish sources, these unregistered flights between Iraq and Syria have been ongoing for the past two years The Prime Minister of the Kurdish government in northern Iraq’s Erbil region, Masrour Barzani, claimed during a gathering on 18 March that the unidentified helicopters, one of which crashed in Dohuk province on 15 March, had…

What Kind of Hackers Will the USA Use in the Turkish Elections?

Valery Kulikov Everyone is now aware of the fact that the United States aggressively meddles in practically all political movements and elections that take place in different nations. In fact, the US publicly touts its “successes” in this area, making no secret of the fact. It is sufficient to read Scott Shane’s article in the New York…

The United States’ New Yemen Strategy

Viktor Mikhin The US appears to be pursuing an old policy of plundering natural resources in Yemen, where the same Americans have been responsible for the civil war for over a year. This is what the commander of the United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), the United States Fifth Fleet, and the Combined Maritime…

Multipolarity Was Triggered by the 2003 US Invasion of Iraq

Karin Kneissl Twenty years after the unlawful and destabilizing US-led invasion of Iraq, Washington must face the ultimate consequence of that war: UNSC powers China and Russia laying the foundation for a genuine, UN Charter-based system of multipolarism. On the night of 19-20 March, 2003, the US air force began bombing the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The…

Sergey Naryshkin: Pentagon Plans to Sow Chaos in Syria

The Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, has warned that the US occupation army is concocting a plan to sow chaos in quake-struck Syria by training and arming members of ISIS and other extremist groups. “[The US army plans] to form several groups of radicals with a total number of about 300…