Rick Sterling

Rick Sterling is a journalist and member of the Syria Solidarity Movement based in the San Fransico Bay area. He can be reached at [email protected]

The Escalating War On Syria And Need For International Law

America’s attacks on Syria mark an escalation in the war of aggression and violation of international law against Syria. This could lead to WW3 unless there is sufficient outcry and opposition.

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Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations Sacha Sergio Llorenti Soliz holds a photo of former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell holding up a vial that he described as one that could contain anthrax, during a Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria, Friday, April 7, 2017 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

On Tuesday 4 April there were reports of children and other civilians killed by chemical poisoning in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, Syria. There were contradictory reports, some saying they smelled the gas; others claiming it caused immediate death like odorless sarin. On Wednesday 5 April, President Trump blamed the Syrian government despite

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Amnesty International’s Kangaroo Report On Syria

Amnesty International has previously published false information or “corroboration” which justified western aggression against Iraq and Libya. This seems to be the same role they are playing now in Syria.

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Screenshot of the coverage of Amnesty's report on alleged abuses at the Saydnaya Prison in Syria.

(OPINION) --- Amnesty International (AI) has done some good investigations and reports over the years. This has won them widespread support.  However, less well recognized, Amnesty International has also carried out faulty investigations contributing to bloody and disastrous actions. One prominent example is in Iraq, where AI “corroborated” the

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The Establishment Snarls A Warning To Bernie Sanders

Paul Krugman over the top.

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US economist Paul Krugman, shown here after his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, recently unleashed a no holds barred tirade against Bernie Sanders. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)

When Republicans are in the White House, Paul Krugman and the New York Times sometimes sound pretty good. But when someone starts seriously and effectively challenging core assumptions and values of our political economic system, the progressive veneer quickly vanishes.  This is demonstrated in Paul Krugman’s verbal attack on the Bernie Sanders

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