Syria All Wrong and Backwards

Syria All Wrong and Backwards

  By David Swanson April 12, 2018 In the park today I saw a teenager watching two little kids, one of whom apparently stole a piece of candy from the other. The teenager rushed up to the two of them, reprimanded one of them, and stole both of their bicycles. I felt like it was […]

Middle East Turmoil: Israeli Massacre, Palestinian Grievances

Middle East Turmoil: Israeli Massacre, Palestinian Grievances

      The Middle East is Heating Up Again: Richard Falk is interviewed by C.J. Polychroniou March 4, 2018 Intro This is a somewhat modified text of an interview of two weeks ago conducted by the Greek journalist and author, C.J Polychroniou. Since then several developments have occurred, none more significant than the Return Home […]

SPAR – The “Silk Peace Art Road” Project

SPAR – The “Silk Peace Art Road” Project

  By Jan Oberg Jan Oberg, Oberg PhotoGraphics and The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research, TFF, has been invited by the Global Art Affairs (GAA) Foundation and the European Cultural Center to exhibit at Palazzo Mora in Venice during the Biennale 2019. This exciting opportunity stimulated the development of a bigger idea that […]

TFF PressInfo # 446: Syria isn’t that simple

TFF PressInfo # 446: Syria isn’t that simple

    We are not only providing you with quality materials, we also try our best to make it easy for your to keep updated. Without feeling spammed… This is a TFF PressInfo and you can get it winging into you mailbox. Just send a mail to PI@transnational.org with PI in the subject field. As […]

Academic and cultural people tell “the world” to drop law and destroy Syria’s government

Academic and cultural people tell “the world” to drop law and destroy Syria’s government

  By Jan Oberg The New York Review of Books has published an Open Letter headlined “The World Must Act Now on Syria”  – and about 200 people from the world of culture and academia, from Syria and the rest of the world, have signed. It’s also published by PulseMedia here – on February 27, […]

Marcus Papadopoulos on what East Ghouta is really about

Marcus Papadopoulos on what East Ghouta is really about

  By Jan Oberg Right after the very heavy fighting about East Ghouta and the UN Security Council’s ceasefire resolution, Dr. Marcus Papadopoulos is given what must be perceived as a very rare opportunity by a mainstream media  – skyNews Australia – to present a completely different perspective. You do not have to agree with […]

The media are misleading the public on Syria

The media are misleading the public on Syria

  By Stephen Kinzer February 18, 2016 The coverage of the Syrian war will be remembered as one of the most shameful episodes in the history of the American press. Reporting about carnage in the ancient city of Aleppo is the latest reason why.   Originally published by the Boston Globe here   For three […]

Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke deltager i krigen i Syrien

Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke deltager i krigen i Syrien

Og igen på regimeforandringens og terroristernes side   Af Jan Øberg Ved sin nøje tilrettelagte Syrien-demonstration på Rådhuspladsen den 25. februar 2018 støtter Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke igen: • systematisk brud på folkeretten – herunder splittelsen af en stat med voldelige midler – international våbenhandel og vestlig interventionism og regeringsforandring; • terroristgrupper som med udenlandsk militær og […]

US Ambassador Confirms Billions Spent On Regime Change in Syria, Debunking ‘Obama Did Nothing’ Myth

US Ambassador Confirms Billions Spent On Regime Change in Syria, Debunking ‘Obama Did Nothing’ Myth

The United States spent at least $12 billion in Syria-related military and civilian expenses in the four years from 2014 through 2017, according to former U.S. ambassador Robert Ford, Ben Norton reports.   By Ben Norton The United States spent at least $12 billion in Syria-related military and civilian expenses in the four years from […]

Syria’s Wars: A New Dynamic

Syria’s Wars: A New Dynamic

  By Paul Rogers February 15, 2018 • The Israel-Iran antagonism risks fusing with the Russia-United States one.       Israel’s aerial strike against Iranian and regime targets in Syria on 10 February reinforces concern that a new front is opening in the Middle East’s many-sided conflicts.The risk of outright confrontation between Israel and […]