A recent report from Russia Today states: "Department of Justice is letting a contractor away with a fine despite it being charged with arms smuggling and other crimes. The group formerly known as Blackwater must now fork out over seven and a half million dollars to avoid criminal prosecution." Although the Russia Today report makes... Continue Reading →
Russia to host Assad’s opponents amid wrangling over his fate
[Russia is hosting a meeting of Assad's opponents. As in the Libyan conflict, Russia and China will not militarily confront the United States and its allies over Syria. Rather, they are positioning themselves as power brokers for a possible transition. They are playing both sides of the conflict. They do not want to lose influence... Continue Reading →
Turkey, NATO, prepare for conventional war against Syria
Turkey, NATO, prepare for conventional war against Syria (new-power.org) The conflict in Syria between so-called “rebels” and the Assad regime is a proxy war. On the one side stands the United States, Europe, Israel, the Gulf states, and Turkey. On the other side stands the Assad regime in Syria and Iran. In addition, Russia and... Continue Reading →
Israel wants airstrikes against Syria
Israel wants airstrikes against Syria (Press TV) The Israeli regime wants to “push the world, to push the international powers to launch airstrikes… against Syria,” said Maya Nasser, a Damascus-based political analyst, in an interview with Press TV on Monday. The analyst made the comments two days after Ayoob Kara, a senior member of the... Continue Reading →
Nasrallah demands release of Lebanese held in Syria
[The imperialists are trying to create sectarian chaos in Syria. - New Power] Nasrallah demands release of Lebanese held in Syria (Source: AP) Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called for the release of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims held in Syria in a televised speech on Friday. "The pilgrims should be returned to their families," Nasrallah said, during... Continue Reading →
A Global Crime Spree — What’s NATO Ever Done?
A Global Crime Spree What’s NATO Ever Done? by JOHN LaFORGE (Source: Counterpunch) Wondering why anyone would confront NATO’s summit in Chicago this month? A look at some of its more well-known crimes might spark some indignation. Desecration of corpses, indiscriminate attacks, bombing of allied troops, torture of prisoners and unaccountable drone war are a... Continue Reading →
Syria arms ship impounded, crew held for questioning
[The West toppled the Gaddafi regime over the past year in order to extend their power in Africa and the Middle East, in order to plunder Libya's resources, and restructure Libya's economy along neoliberal lines. The regime in Libya is dependent on the West. It shows its loyalty by exporting pro-Western regime change, especially in... Continue Reading →
CNN manufactures ‘news’ in Syria
Awhile back, CNN was caught with its pants down. CNN's "on the scene source Danny" in Syria was caught staging events. CNN's source and camera operator can be seen ordering gunfire and explosions in an area that is otherwise quiet. They are also heard discussing the script, which is clearly false. The Syrian government has... Continue Reading →
US says “Assad must go,” increases aid to the opposition.. Social imperialists agree
US says "Assad must go," increases aid to the opposition.. Social imperialists agree (new-power.org) At the recent so-called "Friends of Syria Conference," US and other foreign powers decided to increase their support for the Syrian opposition. "Assad must go," said Hillary Clinton: "Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that, despite a newly-brokered cease fire... Continue Reading →
Western and Gulf states admit funding anti-Assad forces
Western and Gulf states admit funding anti-Assad forces (new-power.org) A coalition of the Western imperialist powers and the Gulf states are engaged in a war against the Syrian and Iranian regimes. The Western imperialists have no interest in democracy in Syria or anywhere else. Their Gulf state allies, like Saudi Arabia, are the most anti-democratic... Continue Reading →
Hands off Syria!
Hands off Syria! (new-power.org) Syria is under attack by the imperialists and their agents. The Arab spring, which started out as a popular movement against comprador regimes that sell out to the imperialists, has been transformed and co-opted in many places by the imperialists themselves. The imperialists, especially the US and NATO, have sought to... Continue Reading →
Uphold the united front from attacks by fake leftists
Uphold the united front from attacks by fake leftists by cherokeetears (new-power.org) There are those who say that it is acceptable to support imperialism on some occasions. This opportunism has plagued revolutionary politics since their inception. From the anarchists of Marx, to the social-imperialists of Lenin, and through the capitalist roaders of Mao’s China, every... Continue Reading →
