Syria Attacked, US Doubles Down On Arming Saudis, Syria Chem Attack Ignored & Kratom Shops Raided

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSWelcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/02/18). Sadly, many Americans blindly trust the very government who lied to them about Read More…

With Shoe On Other Foot, Trump Admin Mum On Syria “Rebel” Chemical Attack In Aleppo

Despite the fact that chemical weapons were used by al Qaeda-linked militants in Idlib, the U.S. government and its allies have thus far been silent about the recent attack — a starkly different response from their bombing of Syria after its government was falsely alleged to have used chemicals in April. ALEPPO, SYRIA — On Saturday Read More…

Idlib’s Rebels Unite Under Al Qaeda Banner While Syria Prepares Offensive

The U.S. will likely do all it can to prevent an upcoming Syrian military offensive in Idlib, with the aim of protecting its own interests in Syria, even if it means backing a force of rebels united in their allegiance to al Qaeda. DAMASCUS, SYRIA – While the conflict in Syria has largely faded from the Read More…

Shipment Of Chemical Weapons Arrives Jisr Al-Shughur In Syria’s Idlib Province – Report

Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former branch of al-Qaeda in Syria, moved several chemical weapons containers from the town of Maarrat Misrin in northern Idlib to the city of Jisr al-Shughur in the northwestern part of the governorate, a local source revealed to the Russian news agency Sputnik. According to the source, the containers, which Read More…

ISIS Seizes Toxic Agents Intended To Be Used For Provocations In Idlib

ISIS terrorists have been able to seize toxic chemicals due to the irresponsible actions of the representatives of the Western countries, Lieutenant General Vladimir Savchenko, chief of the Russian center for the reconciliation of the conflicting sides in Syria, said on October 10. According to Savchenko, on October 9, a group of ISIS-linked militants attacked Read More…

Omidyar’s Intercept Teams Up with War-Propaganda Firm Bellingcat

Despite promoting itself as an “independent” and open-source investigation site, Bellingcat has received a significant portion of its funding from Google, which is also one of the most powerful U.S. military contractors and whose rise to prominence was directly aided by the CIA. NEW YORK — The Intercept, along with its parent company First Look Media, Read More…