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John Kerry Sells a War that Americans Aren`t Buying

If Congress approves military action in Syria, they will fail to represent the people who elected them.

(WASHINGTON DC) - It was September 19, 2002, and US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was scheduled to address the Senate Armed Services Committee about why it was necessary to invade a country that never attacked us: Iraq.

I was so concerned about the pending war that I flew to Washington DC from my home in San Francisco. It was the first congressional hearing I had ever witnessed.

Which Syrian Chemical Attack Account Is More Credible?

The U.S. government, of course, has a track record that will incline informed observers to approach its claims with skepticism–particularly when it's making charges about the proscribed weapons of official enemies.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Let's compare a couple of accounts of the mass deaths apparently caused by chemical weapons in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta on August 21.

One account comes from the U.S. government, introduced by Secretary of State John Kerry.

Contact your Rep on Syria

Warmongers in the Senate, McCain and Graham, promise the attack would be stronger and more destructive than originally described...

(PORTLAND, OR) - Obama’s decision to ask Congress to vote on his plan to attack Syria is a real opportunity to personally smoke out your own representative by name.

As their constituent, urge her or him to tell you if they intend to vote against war or explain why they won’t. This is probably more effective than signing petitions from organized groups.

Judgement Day

When you also know that the motto of Mossad is , ‘By Way Of Deception Thou Shalt Wage War’, then the picture becomes a little bit clearer.

(LONDON) - Every ‘heavenly’ religion warns us of the day we meet our maker and have to answer for our deeds. We call it Judgment Day.

What made me latch onto this word ‘judgment’ was because it was used many a time yesterday by our own Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, during the afternoon debate in the House of Commons, trying to justify direct military intervention in Syria.

Jumping the Gun on Syria

We are now hearing from the government’s media serfs on a regular basis that Syria has not signed up to the Chemical Weapons Convention, as if that settles the matter.

(LONDON) - British people woke for a second morning to the chilling realisation that the US and UK were not waiting for the results of the UN's enquiries in Syria before launching military intervention.

There's also a suggestion that the UN inspection team’s remit does not include determining blame for the chemical attack (if that's what it was).

Lebanon Offers Palestinians Syria Ramadan Greetings

'Eid Mubarak, Dear brothers and sisters! Yalla! Go back where you came from!'

( MASNAA, Syria/Lebanon border) - On 8/5/13 this observer decided, quite on the spur of the moment, to take a three day break from Damascus the next morning and make a quick trip to Beirut to do some errands because offices would be closed starting at dawn for Eid al Fitr celebrations (a day later for Shia Muslims).

The annual Eid al-Fitr, being the festival of the breaking of the month long Ramadan fast, which observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

Seven of Syria`s Thirteen Palestinian Camps Now Controlled by Salafi- Jihadists

“Syria’s Palestinian camps have become theaters of war,” - UNWRA Commissioner Filippo Grandi.

(HOMS Palestinian Refugee Camp, Syria) - Jihadists are entering Syria at an accelerating pace, according to Syrian, UNWRA, and Palestinian officials as well as residents in the refugee camps here.

For the now-estimated 7000 imported foreign fighters, Palestinian camps are seen as optimal locales for setting up bases across Syria.

Syrian National Council Says Hizbullah `Mass Graves` Unearthed in Syria

The conflict, pitting a Sunni-dominated rebel movement against Assad, has raised sectarian tensions in Lebanon and Lebanese Sunni fighters have also been killed while fighting alongside Syrian rebels.

(DAMASCUS) - The opposition Syrian National Council on Tuesday claimed that it has documented the presence of a number of mass graves containing the bodies of hundreds of Hizbullah fighters who were killed in Syria.

“We have discovered a number of mass graves in which Hizbullah used to bury its members after every battle on Syrian territory, instead of repatriating the bodies to Lebanon,” SNC spokesman Mouayyed Ghizlan told CNN.

NATO Data: Assad Winning the War for Syrians` Hearts and Minds

A report to NATO said Syrians have undergone a change of heart over the last six months. The change was seen most in the majority Sunni community, which was long thought to have supported the revolt.

(LONDON) - After two years of civil war, support for the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad was said to have sharply increased.

NATO has been studying data that told of a sharp rise in support for Assad.

Chemicals Seized from Area Held by US-Backed Syrian `Rebel` Terrorists

The Syrian army has found toxic chemical agents in Joubar after seizing a factory operated by foreign-backed militants fighting the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

(DAMASCUS Press TV) - The army says the chemical materials were found at the factory in the town of Joubar, which was used by militants before Syrian forces gained control of the area.

The Syrian army also claims that the materials were intended to be used for making mortar shells.