How Washington is positioning Syrian Al-Qaeda’s founder as its ‘asset’
Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal·
A PBS Frontline special is the latest vehicle in a PR campaign to legitimize rebranded Syrian al-Qaeda, HTS,... Read More
Al-Qaeda
Former hostage responds to top diplomat calling Al Qaeda a US ‘asset’ in Syria
Lindsey Snell, a journalist who escaped Al Qaeda captivity in Syria, responds to a top US diplomat calling... Read More
Did the CIA pressure Yemen to release al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki?
Recordings released by the Houthi government of Yemen raise new questions about Washington’s support for the same jihadist... Read More
US backs al-Qaeda in Yemen while dubbing its Houthi enemies ‘terrorists’
The US State Department designated Yemen’s Houthi movement — the most effective force in fighting al-Qaeda — as... Read More
How a US and Qatari regime-change deception produced ‘Caesar’ sanctions driving Syria towards famine
Like the mysterious figure it is named for, the Caesar sanctions bill is the product of an elaborate... Read More
Washington’s tall tale of Iranian-Al Qaeda alliance based on questionably sourced book ‘The Exile’
A disinformation campaign aimed to justify the assassination of Qassem Soleimani by painting him and Iran as willing... Read More
Coronavirus stimulus bill funds State Dept/USAID operations that once helped trigger polio outbreak in Syria
A look at recent USAID schemes from Pakistan to Syria shows US empire can be very hazardous to... Read More
Syria war update: Turkey’s Erdogan invades Idlib, invokes re-establishment of Ottoman Empire
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Mohammad Marandi, a professor at the University of Tehran. He discusses... Read More
Syrian journalist corrects the record on mainstream media’s absurd Idlib coverage
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Syrian journalist Bashar Bazari, who works as a correspondent for HispanTV... Read More
Turkey, US protect Al Qaeda in Idlib and worsen Syria’s suffering
Why is Turkey, with US backing, protecting Al-Qaeda’s largest affiliate in Idlib, Syria?... Read More
Max Blumenthal on Baghdadi’s death and Trump’s fake withdrawal in Syria
Max Blumenthal explains how the US-backed proxy war in Syria helped create the al-Qaeda safe haven where US... Read More
By protecting Syria’s Idlib, the US created a safe haven for Baghdadi and ISIS
With the killing of self-proclaimed ISIS “caliph” Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shoddy narrative pushed by US government officials... Read More