Provocations Starting : Turkey said it had shot down a Syrian helicopter close to its border. Deputy
Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said the aircraft was engaged by fighter jets after
violating Turkish air space. It came down in Syria and the fate of the crew is
unknown
Another view below – why Syria should not give up its Chemical Weapons has Israel its enemy has not, in fact it used them
Geiriau:
Safodd Glyndŵr ar fynyddoedd Meirionnydd
A chysgod y plygain yn drwm ar ei wedd
Clywodd riddfanau yn esgyn o’r cymoedd
Plygodd i wrando, a’i bwys ar ei gledd.
Safodd yn hir ar fynyddoedd Meirionnydd
A’i galon yn gwaedu dros gyflwr ei wlad.
Breuddwydiodd am uno ei genedl ranedig,
Chwifiodd ei gleddyf ym mhoethder y gad.
Plygodd i farw dan gysgod y creigiau,
Canodd wrth huno a
Geiriau:
Safodd Glyndŵr ar fynyddoedd MeirionnyddA chysgod y plygain yn drwm ar ei weddClywodd riddfanau yn esgyn o’r cymoeddPlygodd i wrando, a’i bwys ar ei gledd.Safodd yn hir ar fynyddoedd MeirionnyddA’i galon yn gwaedu dros gyflwr ei wlad.Breuddwydiodd am uno ei genedl ranedig,Chwifiodd ei gleddyf ym mhoethder y gad.Plygodd i farw dan gysgod y creigiau,Canodd wrth huno a gwenodd drwy’i
See Also : http://democracyandclasstruggle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/solidarity-with-g-n-saibaba-and-his.html
http://democracyandclasstruggle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/condemn-arbitrary-raid-of-house-of-prof.html
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
On the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the Oslo Accords, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine demanded to leave the path of Oslo and negotiations. On the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the Oslo Accords on the White House lawn in Washington, DC on September 13, 1993, which fell this year on Friday, the PFLP demanded that the Palestinian negotiating team immediately withdraw from the confidential, suspicious bilateral negotiations and instead return to the United Nations and its institutions and the implementation of relevant resolutions.
Furthermore, the Front demanded that the authority recognize and defer to the national consensus position and refuse pressure and external interventions that undermine the Palestinian position not to return to negotiations. Instead, all Palestinian political forces must prioritize confronting the occupier, building national unity, ending the division, as the method to change the balance of power in favor of the occupation, and achieve the rights of our people to freedom, independence and return.
The Front warned about the insistence of the United States and the occupation state to proceed with the confidential so-called “negotiations” and bilateral solutions away from international legitimacy, while they continue the Judaization of Jerusalem, attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque, uncontrolled settlement, state terrorism and settler terror and violence.
The occupation state supports negotiations as a mechanism to cover its acts undermining Palestinian rights, including independence, return and self-determination, recognized in international law, and the Palestinian right to Jerusalem. The negotiations serve the occupation state, and the U.S. strategy to continue to dominate the region, its people, and their wealth, while undermining the culture of resistance and national steadfastness, and containing democratic processes, struggles and transformation in Arab countries.
The Front demanded that Palestinian officials, the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference to uphold their responsibilities and call for the UN Security Council to condemn and stop the war crimes in Palestine, settlement and ethnic cleansing, and challenge the credibility of the U.S. administration regarding the illegal settlements. Further, the Front called for Israeli officials to be pursued and held accountable in international courts, and to reflect this orientation at the General Assembly of the United Nations in September, cutting the path of the Israeli government’s manipulation, deception and disinformation on the issue of Palestine. The US and Israel seek to replace the Palestinian struggle as the core conflict in the region with the so-called Sunni-Shia conflict and the “Iranian nuclear file,” said the Front.
Minneapolis, MN – More than 100 people rallied and marched here, Sept. 14, under the call of “No New Wars – No U.S. Military Intervention in Syria.” Protesters gathered in the busy Lake Street and Hiawatha Avenue area. Carrying signs and banners opposing an attack on Syria, they marched along Lake Street. There were many honks of support from passing cars.
Margaret Sarfehjooy of Women Against Military Madness stated, “We are here to say no more. No more wars. Not one more death in Syria in my name paid for with my tax dollars. Hands off Syria.”
The demonstration was initiated by Minnesota Peace Action Coalition and endorsed by Anti-War Committee, Twin Cities Peace Campaign, Veterans for Peace, Women Against Military Madness, Students for a Democratic Society and others.
Jess Sundin of the Anti War Committee told the crowd shortly before the march, “Syria and Russia called the White House’s bluff early this week and agreed to Secretary of State John Kerry’s demand that Syria turn over any chemical weapons to the international community. Syria is joining the Chemical Weapons Convention, and Russia is working on UN oversight.”
Sundin continued, “In spite of this progress, President Obama spoke to the country on Tuesday, and announced that U.S. warships would not withdraw. He told us all that they remain ready, waiting for his order to attack. If he honestly cared about chemical weapons, Obama might have used Tuesday’s speech to take credit for some fine diplomacy and maybe extended his commitment to rid the world of these weapons – starting with the Pentagon’s stockpiles, and then maybe moving onto Israel. Of course, that is not what happened.”
Speaking at the end of the protest Alan Dale, a member of the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition, said, “The U.S. has been at war continuously for the past 12 years: Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, the drone wars in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia. And now the Obama administration is proposing yet another military intervention. The people of the U.S. and people around the world say enough, enough, enough! No new wars! People need funds for jobs and housing, not another war.”
Organizers also announced plans for a protest in Minneapolis set for Oct. 5 that will mark 12 years of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. The protest is being organized to demand “U.S. Troops and Drones Out of Afghanistan – No New Wars – No Military Intervention in Syria.”
This is by far the most damaging information that Snowden has revealed
Democracy and Class Struggle says we have some concerns about this agreement especially those points previously voiced by Syrian Girl.
Also read Dan Glazebrook on why Britain did not bomb Syria here
Kerry says it could have been the Syrian Rebels who used the chemicals – what an admission after all the propaganda we have heard in the last few months from US Government.
Kim Chatillon-Meunier, a 24-year old Canadian student, is currently being detained in the Philippines by Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials at the BI detention center in Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig. According to immigration officials, Kim is placed in a “watchlist” and is being held for attending a rally held on May 22 during the traditional State of the Union Address …(SONA).
NEWS RELEASE
By ALAN JUANITO
Spokesperson, Julito Tiro Command NPA North Central Mindanao Regional Operations Command 13 September 2013
NPA harasses enemy troops 6 times in 4 days in central Mindanao
To frustrate the vicious Oplan Bayanihan and punish the corrupt Aquino regime for its anti-people and anti-peace rule, the New People’s Army in North Central Mindanao Region has