World-News

Gareth Porter, Truthout: The Obama administration s intelligence summary on the alleged August 21, 2013, Syrian nerve gas attacks shows signs of using the same deceptive 'assessment' language that characterized the Iraqi WMD fiasco.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/18559-how-intelligence-was-twisted-to-support-an-attack-on-syria



Not in the National Interest

Eugene Robinson, Washington Post Writers Group: Are we really going to do this? Are we going to wade into a struggle we don t really want to fight? I am talking about the upcoming budget battles in Washington, of course. (What, you thought I meant something else?)

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/18557-not-in-the-national-interest



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By Glenn Greenwald

It s a potent sign of how low the American political bar is set that gratitude is expressed because a US president says he will ask Congress to vote before he starts bombing another country.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36062.htm



Obama Will Launch a Huge Propaganda Blitz, May Attack Syria Even If He Loses the Vote in Congress

By Norman Solomon

The official appeals for making war on yet another country will be ferocious.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36063.htm



Bomb Syria: The Case to Congress

By Emptywheel

Here s how the Obama Administration plans to sell this to Congress.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36057.htm



An Israeli View: Obama Shows Netanyahu That Israel is Truly Alone

By Avi Issacharoff

Obama will be perceived as one of the weakest presidents in American history.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36060.htm



Obama Has Decided That It Is Safer To Buy Congress Than To Go It Alone

By Paul Craig Roberts

The world will not be safe until the American house of cards collapses.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36069.htm



Tell Obama, Peace Not War in Syria!

Take Action Now!

Join us in telling Obama that violent intervention in Syria is not the answer to resolving the conflict.

http://is.gd/SBlNqj



The CIA s First Coup: Washington s Long History in Syria

By Ernesto J. Sanchez

Truman authorized the CIA s very first coup, which was to be led by Syrian army chief of staff General Husni al-Za'im.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36070.htm



Britain Sold Nerve Gas Chemicals to Syria 10 Months After War Began

By Russell Findlay

BRITAIN allowed firms to sell chemicals to Syria capable of being used to make nerve gas, the Sunday Mail.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36056.htm



US politicians skeptical as Obama administration puts case for Syria strike

Presented with the awkward scenario that Congress would not back Obama, Kerry stressed that the president had the power to act anyway. But Kerry said he was confident of a yes vote. 'We don t contemplate that the Congress is going to vote no,' Kerry told CNN.

http://is.gd/FOvHKs



The 5 ways that Congress is splitting on Syria

Based on our reporting and the statements issued by lawmakers in the last 24 hours, here s a general outline of how we believe lawmakers are dividing on the issue of military action in Syria.

http://is.gd/076qGX



All the Previous Declarations of War

Congress has formally declared war only 11 times in U.S. history, and authorized the use of military force 11 times. As we head into a period of vigorous congressional debate over whether to authorize the use of force against Syria, it s instructive to look back at America s history of congressional war declarations.

http://is.gd/sGG1bW



U.S. strike could kill Geneva-2 meet: Lavrov

'There are a lot of inconsistencies and absurdities in what our American, British and French partners have shown us before, as well as now. It does not convince us at all,' Mr Lavrov said on Monday.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/us-strike-could-kill-geneva2-meet-lavrov/article5086554.ece



China concerned about unilateral military action: FM spokesman

'Any action by the international community should respect the rules of the UN Charter and basic rules of international relations,' Hong said, adding that taking actions should avoid further complicating the Syria issue and avoid bringing more disaster to the Middle East.

http://is.gd/HFdvyK


From Information Clearing House

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John Kerry, Syria War Hawk
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/09/02-2

Which Syrian Chemical Attack Account Is More Credible?
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/09/02-3

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Why Syria?

Idaho Liberty
by Ted Dunlap

09/01/13

The 'rebellion' in Syria began to grow at the same time as the June 2011 agreement regarding the construction of a new Iran-Iraq-Syria gas pipeline with strong benefits also to Russia, China and others. This pipeline undermines a competing source of natural gas to the west involving Qatar, Turkey, Israel and benefiting Saudi Arabia and others. Hmmm. That sure looks an awful lot like the lineup on either side of this impending war...

http://www.idaholiberty.com/2013/09/01/why-syria/



A blank check for war

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

09/02/13

'In short, the proposed authorization is a blank check, one that could and will be used to justify a gradual escalation of the conflict into an all-out military campaign bent on regime change. This is already the announced goal of the US government: Hillary Clinton, during her tenure at the State Department, declared 'Assad must go,' and now Washington is making good on its implied threat...

http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2013/09/01/a-blank-check-for-war/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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How Will You Deal With $10 a Gallon Gas?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/09/eric-peters/the-war-blueprint-for-10-a-gallon-gas%E2%80%A8/

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The Rush to Bomb Syria: Undermining International Law and Risking Wider War
http://wslfweb.org/docs/wslfsyriabrief1.pdf

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Congressional leaders endorse Obama s strike on Syria, but members are hesitating
http://ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/11643/



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Der Ex-UN-Waffeninspekteur Jan van Aken von der Linkspartei über die von den USA vorgelegten Beweise, die Möglichkeit eines Militärschlags und die Notwendigkeit einer politischen Lösung.

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Paul Jay, The Real News Network: 'The notion that we have a right to act as the world s policeman?you would think we would have learned our lesson in Iraq or we would have learned our lesson in Afghanistan, but apparently we have not,' says Chris Hedges.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/18533-chris-hedges-on-obama-decision-to-attack-syria-and-give-congress-a-voice



Getting Syria-ous About Peace Talks

Robert Parry, Consortium News: Obama s decision to seek congressional approval before attacking Syria may slow Washington s stampede into another war, but the only way to stop the bloodshed is to get the various sides into peace talks and it is the US-supported rebels who won t go.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/18525-getting-syria-ous-about-peace-talks



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Die Entscheidung hängt nun bei US-Präsident Obama, auch alleine gegen Syrien vorzugehen, da auch die britische Resolution im UN-Sicherheitsrat keinen Anklang fand.

http://www.heise.de/tp/artikel/39/39801/1.html

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Syrien-Intervention: Amerikas Stunde der Wahrheit
http://web.de/magazine/nachrichten/ausland/konflikt-in-syrien/17792262-syrien-obama-militaerschlag-assad-kerry-chemiewaffen.html

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31. August 2013

Dünne Beweislage und fehlende Belege

'Kein Gericht der Welt würde auf der Grundlage einer so dünnen Beweislage eine Klage annehmen', kommentiert der stellvertretende Parteivorsitzende und Mitglied im Spitzenteam der LINKEN zur Bundestagswahl, Jan van Aken, den von der US-Regierung vorgelegten Bericht, dass das Assad-Regime den Chemiewaffen-Angriff bei Damaskus durchgeführt habe.

Der Bericht erinnert an den Report der USA, mit dem der Irakkrieg 2003 begonnen wurde. Die von Außenminister Kerry vorgetragenen Argumente sind fadenscheinig:
1. Assad verfüge über Chemiewaffen und die entsprechende Munition. Das ist richtig. Die These, dass die Rebellen darüber nicht verfügen, ist jedoch kaum haltbar. Sowohl durch Überläufer als auch bei der Eroberung von Armee-Stützpunkten können die Rebellen leicht an diese Waffen kommen können.
2. Assad habe bereits mehrfach in diesem Jahr chemische Waffen eingesetzt. Deshalb sei ihm zuzutrauen, dass er es wieder war. Dieses Argument ist erstens nicht belegt und zweitens ein Zirkelschluss.
3. Kurz vor dem Angriff mit chemischen Waffen seien Truppen des Regimes gesehen worden, die chemische Munition vorbereitet hätten. In der Nähe der möglichen Abschussorte seien Regimeangehörige mit Gasmasken gesehen worden. Auf den ersten Blick eines der gewichtigeren Argumente, allerdings bleibt die Quelle unklar. Falls dies auf Berichten von Geheimdienst-Informanten beruht, müssen diese Angaben allerdings mit größter Vorsicht betrachtet werden - auch der Verdacht auf mobile Biowaffen-Labore im Irak 2003 beruhte auf Geheimdienst-Informanten.
4. Nach dem Angriff mit Chemiewaffen seien Gespräche abgehört worden, unter anderem von einem höherrangigen Offiziellen (official, nicht officer), der den Einsatz von Chemiewaffen bestätigt habe und über eine Entdeckung durch die UN-Inspekteure besorgt gewesen sei. Mir ist unklar, warum die Mitschnitte dieser Gespräche nicht schon lange veröffentlicht wurden, wenn sie denn so eindeutig sind. Bei abgehörten Gesprächen kann Quellenschutz ja nicht das Problem sein. Insgesamt ist die Beweislage sehr viel dünner als im Jahre 2003. Ich fordere die Bundesregierung auf, ihr ganzes politisches Gewicht dafür einzusetzen, einen amerikanischen Bombenangriff zu verhindern. Bomben schaffen keinen Frieden. Die Menschen in Syrien brauchen dringend humanitäre Hilfe.

http://www.die-linke.de/nc/presse/presseerklaerungen/detail/artikel/duenne-beweislage-und-fehlende-belege/

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Syrien, der Krieg und das Öl

Was haben der Ölpreis und das Öl mit der Krise in Syrien zu tun? Warum zögern plötzlich auch Konservative mit dem zuvor forsch angekündigtem 'Militärschlag'. Gibt es eine Patentlösung für die Krise? Kommentar von Franz Alt

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/r/d87416819246ms388.html



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By Shamus Cooke

The rats are jumping ship. Obama s strongest allies can t stomach the stench of lies that are the foundation of the war effort against Syria.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36039.htm



Chemical Hallucinations

By William Bowles

The biggest lesson I learned from Vietnam is not to trust [our own] government statements.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36037.htm



America Totally Discredited

Paul Craig Roberts

If Obama goes it alone, he will be harassed for the rest of his life as a war criminal who dares not leave the US.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36036.htm



Cruise Missile Law Enforcement

By David Swanson

Of course, dropping missiles on people is a serious crime, just as kicking in your door at night with guns blazing is normally against the law. But if a policeman, global or normal, does it, well, then it s law enforcement, not law breaking.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36041.htm



Who Blocked Syrian Peace Talks?

By Robert Parry

Painful experiences of recent years should have taught the American people the danger that comes when the government and the mainstream press adopt a pleasing but false narrative, altering the facts to support a 'good guy v. bad guy' scenario.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36034.htm



Syrians In Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack

By Dale Gavlak and Yahya Ababneh

Rebels and local residents in Ghouta accuse Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan of providing chemical weapons to an al-Qaida linked rebel group.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36032.htm



The Vassal s Revolt

By Tariq Ali

Rejoice. Rejoice: For the first time in fifty years, the House of Commons has voted against participating in an imperial war.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36033.htm



A Call to Resist

By George Capaccio

What is the difference between a Syrian father cradling the lifeless body of his son, a victim of some dreadful neurotoxin, and a mother in Iraq delivering a horribly deformed baby?

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36038.htm



NO U.S. WAR ON SYRIA!

TAKE ACTION NOW

Click here for list of actions around the country to oppose war with Syria.
http://is.gd/Blw2R4



U.S. Had Intel on Chemical Strike Before It Was Launched

American intelligence agencies had indications three days beforehand that the Syrian regime was poised to launch a lethal chemical attack that killed more than a thousand people and has set the stage for a possible U.S. military strike on Syria.

http://is.gd/8VGQPZ



Washington s threats to attack Syria unacceptable: Russia

Washington s statements threatening to use military force against Syria unilaterally are unacceptable, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in a statement.

http://is.gd/rVqGOP



Pentagon Can t Afford Syria Operation; Must Seek Additional Funds

The U.S. military, struggling after defense cuts of tens of billions of dollars, will be unable to pay for attacks on Syria from current operating funds and must seek additional money from Congress, according to congressional aides.

http://is.gd/OxEce0



More than 150 members of Congress have signaled their opposition to airstrikes on Syria without a congressional vote

House members circulated two separate letters circulated that were sent to the White House demanding a congressional role before military action takes place.

http://is.gd/g8gEmQ



U.S. military officers have deep doubts about impact, wisdom of a U.S. strike on Syria

Marine Lt. Col. Gordon Miller, a fellow at the Center for a New American Security, warned this week of 'potentially devastating consequences, including a fresh round of chemical weapons attacks and a military response by Israel.'

http://is.gd/V39uSy



Syria: John Kerry slaps Britain in face as he calls France 'oldest allies'

John Kerry delivers diplomatic slap in the face to Britain, failing to mention them among list of supporters and referring to France as 'oldest allies'.

http://is.gd/OHiH2D



Scant foreign support for US strikes on Syria

Not since the 1983 invasion of Grenada has the US been so alone in pursuing major lethal military action.

http://is.gd/rvNR5Z



Peter King Says Obama Is 'Abdicating His Responsibility' on Syria

Rep. Peter T. King accused President Barack Obama of "undermining the authority of future presidents" to engage in military action in a scathing statement issued following Obama s Rose Garden speech Saturday.

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Saudis Fund New Rebel Force to Fight Own War on Assad

By UPI

Riyadh is forging a new alliance of Islamist rebels in Syria under a pro-Saudi warlord to supersede the U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36471.htm


From Information Clearing House

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As Kerry Makes Obama s Flimsy Case for War, Where Is Congress?
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/08/30-1

Will Obama Go Alone?
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/08/30

Fool Me Twice, Shame on US
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/08/30-0

Iran, Not Syria, Is the West s Real Target
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/30-3

While Cameron Defers to Parliament, Obama Locks into Warfare State of Mind
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/30

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The return of the dodgy dossier

Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

08/30/13

The UK government has released a dossier on the Houta incident which is remarkably free of science and big on supposition. We are told the Assad regime has engaged in chemical warfare on at least 14 previous occasions, and yet none of these are named and no evidence is cited. This Dodgy Dossier II avers that it s impossible for the rebels to have had anything to do with it in spite of the fact that they have conquered large portions of Syria and we don t know where the chemicals are stored...

http://tinyurl.com/q7x9dyg



John Kerry s tender sensibilities

Center for a Stateless Society
by Kevin Carson

08/29/13

The overall American policy arc in Iraq from the ?80s on seems to be: 1) Help Saddam to make war on his neighbors; 2) help Saddam use weapons of mass destruction against his neighbors; 3) encourage Saddam to invade Kuwait; 4) bomb the hell out of Saddam in 1991 for invading Kuwait and making war against his neighbors; 5) bomb the hell out of Saddam in 2003 for possibly still having weapons of mass destruction. In short, the United States simply does not give a rip about Saddam, Assad, or anyone else using chemical weapons or committing war crimes of any kind. The US routinely supports regimes that engage in war crimes, and then publicly condemns them for war crimes only when they stop taking orders from Washington or otherwise become a liability...

http://c4ss.org/content/21078



The bellicose Obama regime

CounterPunch
by John Grant

08/29/13

'We can t do a third war in 12 years!' This exasperated response was not from a lefty peace activist ready to do civil disobedience; it was from Colonel David Hunt on the Bill O?Reilly Show...Hunt was joined on the O?Reilly Show by the usually bloodthirsty right-wing militarist Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters. He agreed with Hunt that an attack on Syria was a terrible idea. 'In Syria now our enemies are killing each other,' he said. 'We should let them continue'...

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The president and the power to declare war

Tenth Amendment Center
by Michael Boldin

08/28/13

As they did in with the US war against Libya, those violating these strict constitutional limitations will likely refer to an attack on Syria as something other than 'war.' But, changing the words they use to describe their actions doesn t change the constitutional ramifications. Under the Constitution, a war is a war whether you call it a war or something else...

http://tinyurl.com/o6xllt3



Will Boehner stop our rogue president?

The American Conservative
by Patrick J. Buchanan

08/30/13

The next 72 hours will be decisive in the career of the speaker of the House. The alternatives he faces are these: John Boehner can, after 'consultation,' give his blessing to Barack Obama s decision to launch a war on Syria, a nation that has neither attacked nor threatened us. Or Boehner can instruct Obama that, under our Constitution, in the absence of an attack on the United States, Congress alone has the authority to decide whether the United States goes to war...

http://tinyurl.com/q3tguxw


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Remember US War Crimes
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/08/eric-margolis/remember-us-war-crimes/

Government Killing of Civilians by Gas
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/08/mike-holmes/the-us-uses-gas-to-kill-civilians/

Brzezinski: ?Global Political Awakening? Making Syrian War Difficult
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/08/mikael-thalen/brzezinski-global-political-awakening-making-war-difficult/

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Eleven Reasons Why We Should Not Attack Syria

Sarah van Gelder, Yes! Magazine: Sarah van Gelder gives eleven insightful reasons why an attack on Syria would be catastrophic for Americans and Syrians alike.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/18514-eleven-reasons-why-we-should-not-attack-syria

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Kerry cites proof of sarin in Syria but ignores evidence pointing to Saudi-supported rebels
http://ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/11635/



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http://web.de/magazine/nachrichten/ausland/konflikt-in-syrien/17788632-obama-syrien-alleingang-wagen.html


'Obama wird angreifen'
http://web.de/magazine/nachrichten/ausland/konflikt-in-syrien/17790850-obama-syrien-angriff-un-mandat.html

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Keine Militärintervention in Syrien!

'Gegen Waffenexporte und Rüstungsproduktion. Gewerkschaften und Friedensbewegung zum Antikriegstag. Zum bevorstehenden Antikriegstag gaben die Sprecher des Bundesausschusses Friedensratschlag eine Erklärung ab, in der die wesentlichen Anlässe und Themen für die Friedens- und Gewerkschaftsbewegung zusammengefasst sind...' Pressemitteilung des Bundesausschusses Friedensratschlag vom 28. August 2013 http://ag-friedensforschung.de/bewegung/antikriegstag2013-baf.html

Siehe dazu: Kein Krieg gegen Syrien, Keine Waffenexporte, Keine Kampfdrohnen, Keine Geheimdienstschnüffelei Erklärung des Bundesausschusses Friedensratschlag zum Antikriegstag 2013 (pdf) http://ag-friedensforschung.de/bewegung/antikriegstag2013.pdf


Stellvertretend für viele: Antikriegstagsdemo in Berlin am
01.09.2013 am U-Kottbusser Tor, um 16:00 Uhr. Siehe den Aufruf von ÜBERALL TAKSIM, ÜBERALL WIDERSTAND, Internationale Initiative Berlin (pdf) http://www.labournet.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/antikrieg13_berlin.pdf


Aus: LabourNet, 30. August 2013



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Op-Ed

The violence has already affected neighbouring states and strengthened the hand of jihadists

http://is.gd/KfdcpD



US, UK should show Syria chemical weapons intel to Russia: ex-British navy chief

As the western powers call for a military strike, Baron Alan West of Spithead, a former First Sea Lord and senior security adviser to the British government, warned that the conflict could spiral out of control and play into the hands of al-Qaeda-linked rebel groups operating in Syria.

http://is.gd/V1kWKf



Obama hits pause on U.S. action in face of crippling cyber strikes from Syria, Iran

Syria and its ally Iran have been building cyberattack capabilities for years and soon might have a chance to use their skills in a hot war for the first time.

http://is.gd/9lnKGd


From Information Clearing House

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Iraq Redux? Obama says 'Trust Us' as UN Retreats from Syria
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/08/29

US Prepares For Syria Intervention Without UN Approval
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/08/29-0

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As Strikes on Syria Loom, Is US Ignoring a Diplomatic Track That Could Prevent More Violence?

Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, Democracy Now!: Phyllis Bennis speaks with Democracy Now! about why military action in Syria is not the solution.

http://www.truth-out.org/video/item/18489-as-strikes-on-syria-loom-is-us-ignoring-a-diplomatic-track-that-could-prevent-more-violence

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Syria: Locals claim Saudis supplied rebels behind chemical attack
Mint Press News

08/29/13

Rebels and local residents in Ghouta accuse Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan of providing chemical weapons to an al-Qaida linked rebel group...

http://tinyurl.com/nbrykrr


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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22 Reasons Why Starting World War 3 In The Middle East Is A Really Bad Idea
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/08/michael-snyder/22-reasons-why-starting-ww3-in-syria/

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WILPF Statement on Syria, chemical weapons, and avoiding military intervention
http://www.wilpfinternational.org/syria-chemical-weapons-and-avoiding-military-intervention/

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Syria, financial scams and the destruction of your standard of living http://www.realecontv.com/videos/us/syria-financial-scamsand-the-destruction-of-your-standard-of-living.html



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