Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. A “hostile act” is how Russia is now describing a contentious provision slipped into the 2017 NDAA allowing the arming of Syrian rebels with shoulder-fired, anti-aircraft missiles — theoretically providing the means for fighters aligned with the U.S. to shoot Russian jets …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Neoconservatives are in a state of desperation over the meltdown of their latest attempt at regime change. Having failed to initiate all-out war in Syria before the 2016 election, neocons and liberal interventionists are watching in horror as their so-called “moderate rebels” …

The war could be over in Syria. A peace is being negotiated on Putin’s terms, signaling a drastic shift away from American hegemony and unipolar world order. Assad’s forces, fully backed by Russia, finally secured a decisive defeat in Aleppo, turning the tide for the factions of “moderate rebels” and …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Revealing exactly how moderate the U.S.-backed rebel opposition in Syria is, often called the “moderate rebels” in western corporate media, these Islamist terrorists showed the world how they have held the city of Aleppo captive for the past 4-years – with violence, …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Syria — Amid a blackout by U.S. corporate media — who are now unironically waging a war against ‘fake news’ — Syria handed over evidence to an international watchdog organization reportedly proving rebels used chemical weapons against civilians. Syrian authorities gave documents …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Aleppo, Syria – Although mainstream western media is reporting rumors of mass civilian killings in Syria, with some going so far as to call it a genocide, sources on the ground in Aleppo have pushed back against that false narrative regarding the …

There have been more than a few times that the veracity of Syrian children used in photo ops has come into question. The truth is always the first casualty of war. Really, we have virtually no idea what is really going on in Syria. Everything we know about the conflict …

Earlier this month, just after the elections, the House of Representatives quietly met to pass a resolution that seeks to assess the effectiveness and establishment of a no-fly zone in Syria, setting up what would be considered a possible act of aggression and possibly provoking a war with Russia. And …

Nearly a year ago, Luke Rudkowski of We Are Change reminded us that it had been a year since journalist for Press TV Serena Shim was apparently murdered for exposing the Turkish government’s assistance of ISIS.  However, what Shim had been reporting on concerning Turkey and Syria was dubbed as …

Article first appeared at The Free Thought Project. Moscow, Russia – Yesterday, Russia’s flagship, and only aircraft carrier — the Admiral Kuznetsov — left the port of Severomorsk en route to the eastern Mediterranean – off the Syrian coast, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The carrier will bolster …