Propaganda or a Proper Threat: the truth about Syria's chemical weapons

Published December 8th, 2012 - 22:25 GMT

Is Assad really planning to use WMDs or is he another victim of Western propaganda?

“Chemical Weapons in Syria: Fact, Fiction, and Fib,” by Aron Lund

My guess is that what’s happening is that some intelligence agencies are really picking up signals of WMD motion on the ground, but that the dramatic “mixing sarin and putting it into bombs” info is pure propaganda.

Source: Syria Comment

Q&A about Arab and American culture

Now that he has been stateside for a while, Jaraad has some profound answers to some tough questions.

See what he has to say about Westerners marrying Arabs.

Source: Jaraad

Why did the Brotherhood Protest at the Palace?

A blogger and writer asks if she's the only one seeing through smoke screen of the Muslim Brotherhood's presence at the protests at Heliopolis.

Source: A Sense of Belonging

Does Russia matter in Syria anymore?

I don’t want to think that Turkey naively believes that the UN Security Council will bomb Syria the next day after Russia changes its mind and votes for the Syria resolution. But there is no indication to think otherwise.