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"Before our very eyes"

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 15 November 2012

The United States proclaims that it is a model for the rest of the world and wants to export by force its concept of democracy. Still, as with all empires, it is not itself a democracy. At the risk of sounding insolent, Thierry Meyssan compares its political system with that of Syria, the one (…)

"Before our very eyes"

The Sore Losers of the Syrian Crisis

by Thierry Meyssan

Beirut (Lebanon) | 1 November 2012

In 2010, France made the choice to breath new life into its colonial policy. This led her to instigate a regime change in the Ivory Coast and Libya, and to aim for the same result in Syria. But faced with the fiasco of the latter operation, Paris got carried away by the wave of events that she (…)

"Before our very eyes"

Currently showing : the U.S. Election Spectacle

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 22 October 2012

Over the last 30 years, no U.S. presidential election has signalled a change in Washington’s foreign policy of Washington. Important decisions have been made outside this timeframe. It is quite obvious that the president is the superintendent of a policy of which he is not the architect. Will (…)

"Before our very eyes"

NATO packs it in; Turkey on the verge of a nervous breakdown

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 16 October 2012

On October 8, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CTSO) began maneuvers dubbed "Inviolable Fraternity" ("НЕРУШИМОЕ БРАТСТВО"). The scenario focuses on the deployment of a peace force in an imaginary country where international jihadists and terrorist organizations operate against a (…)

"Before our very eyes"

Towards a Western retreat from Syria

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 9 October 2012

The Syria war drags on. Continuing it has become too expensive and too dangerous for its neighbors. Russia, which aims to re-establish itself in the Middle East, is trying to show the United States that it is in their best interest to allow Moscow to resolve the conflict.

"Before our very eyes"

U.N. Monologues

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 1 October 2012

Every year, for one week the world’s heads of state gather in New York to participate in the opening session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The reunion has, however, lost its functionally constructive dimension and has become instead a televised spectacle whose significant (…)

"Before our very eyes"

The Powerplays behind "The Innocence of Muslims"

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 25 September 2012

Israel’s big ploy moves ahead in the shadow of the demonstrations and reactions to the film "The Innocence of Muslims." However, the appearance of Hezbollah on the scene has reversed the situation, which could prompt Tel Aviv to call off the operation.

"Before our very eyes"

Blasphemy as a tactic

by Thierry Meyssan

Tehran (Iran) | 17 September 2012

The dissemination of a video clip from the film "The Innocence of Muslims," depicting an offensive image of Islam, has sparked a wave of anger in the Arab world. For Thierry Meyssan, things are more complex than they might seem because the clip was first released in Arabic on YouTube and (…)

"Before our very eyes"

Washington’s double-take at the Non-Aligned Movement revival

by Thierry Meyssan

Tehran (Iran) | 12 September 2012

The 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM ) took place in Teheran, from August 26 to August 31. Most of the Western media ignored the event. In their view, the Movement is of no importance. Yet, 120 states participated, representing the majority of the world’s population as well as the (…)

"Before our very eyes"

The Brahimi Plan

by Thierry Meyssan

29 August 2012

The Western press is saluting the audacity of Lakhdar Brahimi for having picked up the gauntlet by accepting to replace Kofi Annan as Special Representative of the Secretary Generals of both the United Nations and the Arab League in Syria. However, according to Thierry Meyssan, the truth of the (…)

"Before our very eyes"

France Falls Victim to Its Allegiance to the U.S.

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 21 August 2012

Most French people are primarily concerned about the economy and don’t see international issues as something that affects them directly. They deplore the submissiveness of their leaders to the United States, but have learned to live with it. However, as argued by Thierry Meyssan, it is precisely (…)

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Syria is only a pretext

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 14 August 2012

The permanent representative of Russia, Vitaly I. Churkin, raises his hand to ban war against Syria (Security Council, July 19, 2012).
Over the past few weeks, the international diplomatic scene has been again taken over by the Syrian crisis. A double veto occurred in the U.N. (…)

France According to François Hollande

by Thierry Meyssan

4 August 2012

François Hollande’s slogan has been "Change is Now!" Two months after his election, while he has broken with the style of his predecessor, the new French President is bent on pursuing identical policies. For Thierry Meyssan, this repudiation is the product of an ideology clearly revealed in the (…)

"Before our very eyes"

The West and the glorification of terrorism

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 3 August 2012

This new column by Thierry Meyssan is devoted to the analysis and commentary of an official statement or of a topical issue. Paying attention to silence as much as to words, he has focused this week on the reversal of the Western doctrine toward terrorism.

Syrian Conflict Threatens to Degenerate into World War

Russian Warning Shots

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 11 June 2012

The nature of the Syrian crisis has changed. The process of destabilization that was to open the path for legal military intervention by the Atlantic Alliance has failed. Removing its mask, the United States has publicly announced the possibility of attacking Syria without the approval of the (…)

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