Gathering Sources: 04-11-13

US Steps Up Syria Rebel Training in Jordan
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/04/02/us-steps-up-syria-rebel-training-in-jordan/

Syria says Jordan 'playing with fire' over assistance to rebels
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/05/syria-jordan-fire-assistance-rebels

Syrian Opposition: Assad's Overthrow Wouldn't End Violence
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/04/syria-violence-assad-departure.html

France wants talks on listing Al-Nusra as 'terrorists'
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Apr-09/213148-france-wants-talks-on-listing-al-nusra-as-terrorists.ashx

UN, Syria keep wrangling about chemical weapons probe
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-04/10/content_16389231.htm

Syria's al-Nusra Front pledges allegiance to al-Qaeda
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrias-al-nusra-front-pledges-allegiance-al-qaeda

Jabhat al-Nusra Declares Allegiance to Al-Qaeda
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/al-qaeda-jabhat-al-nusra-merge.html

Does A Rebel Group's Allegiance To Al Qaeda Change Obama's Choices In Syria?
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/04/10/1843141/al-qaeda-syria-aumf/?mobile=nc

Welcome to the Islamic State of Syria
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/10/welcome_islamic_state_syria_al_qaeda

UN-Syria talks on chemical weapons at impasse
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-04/12/content_16395056.htm

Syria calls on UN to list al-Nusra Front as terrorist
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-04/12/c_124570434.htm

West aims to strengthen 'moderate' rebels, as Islamists take center stage in fight against Assad
http://rt.com/news/syria-hague-al-nusra-summit-london-717/

'North Korea has good reason to be afraid of US barbarism'
http://rt.com/op-edge/north-korea-reasons-us-barbarism-725/

N. Korean nuclear missile capability? Pentagon says no, intel report says maybe
http://rt.com/news/north-korea-nuclear-capability-726/

A Brief History of Kurdish Genocide

Since the Armenian genocide, Turkey has done very well to hide and disguise its dark history from the international community
— Radical Kurd (@ChasingRose) April 10, 2013

Turkey does not recognise Kurds and so often labels them as terrorists, providing a convenient scapegoat for military uprisings.
— Radical Kurd (@ChasingRose) April 10, 2013

Thus “terrorist” becomes a synonym for Kurds. The scale of the suffering &destruction of Kurdish homeland does not fit into “terrorist” def
— Radical Kurd (@ChasingRose) April 10, 2013

After the fall of the Ottoman: 1924 Turkey suppresses the Kurdish revolt in Hakkari leading to thousands of death & destruction of villages
— Radical Kurd (@ChasingRose) April 10, 2013

1925, February – 30,000 Kurds are killed during a revolt against the Turkish authorities.
— Radical Kurd (@ChasingRose) April 10, 2013

Gathering Sources: 04-09-13

Syrian Rebel Faction Merges With al-Qaeda in Iraq
http://news.antiwar.com/2013/04/09/syrian-rebel-faction-merges-with-al-qaeda-in-iraq/

Al-Qaeda in Iraq announces merger with Syrian rebel group
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/al-qaeda-iraq-announces-merger-syrian-rebel-group

Iraq's Al-Qaeda confirms ties with Syrian rebel Nusra Front – reports
http://rt.com/news/nusra-front-qaeda-branch-558/

Jabhat al-Nusra Is Growing Menace To Mideast and Beyond
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/jabhat-al-nusra-jihadist-al-qaeda-syria.html

Al-Qaeda in Maghreb Recruits Locals for Jihad
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2013/04/al-qaeda-maghreb-jihadists-syria.html

Tunisia Now Exporting 'Jihadis' to Syria
http://original.antiwar.com/giuliana-sgrena/2013/04/08/tunisia-now-exporting-jihadis-to-syria/

The Bombing of Damascus: America's Undeclared War against Syria
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-bombing-of-damascus-americas-undeclared-war-against-syria/5330626

The interview given by the President Bashar al-Assad To the turkish Ulusal TV station and Aydinlik newspaper.
http://www.voltairenet.org/article178069.html

Kurdish Peace Process Has Regional Implications
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/04/peace-process-turkey-kurds-regional-implications.html

"The Kissinger Cables": Three Years After "Collateral Murder," WikiLeaks Explores US Diplomacy
http://truth-out.org/video/item/15618-the-kissinger-cables-three-years-after-collateral-murder-wikileaks-explores-us-diplomacy

US rebalance 'not in jeopardy' by budget cuts
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/us/2013-04/10/content_16387938.htm

South Korea prepares for war amid US-China stand-off
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/04/09/skor-a09.html

Obama’s dangerous "counter-provocation" plan against North Korea
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/04/09/kore-a09.html

"Global Warfare" and Military Escalation: The Risk of a US Pre-emptive Nuclear Attack directed against North Korea
http://www.globalresearch.ca/us-pre-emptive-action-against-korea-would-be-prelude-to-global-warfare/5330520

Gathering Sources: 03-23-13

US Sponsored Terror: Syria Teeters on Obama's "Red Line"
http://www.globalresearch.ca/syria-teeters-on-obamas-red-line/5328173

Drones, A New Alawite Opposition, Obama in Israel
http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/?p=18282

CIA passing info to Syrian rebels: report
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/cia-passing-info-syrian-rebels-report

Differences Deepen Between Iraqi Kurdish Parties
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/03/difference-iraq-kurdish-parties.html

Leader of PKK in northern Iraq declares cease-fire
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/leader-of-pkk-in-northern-iraq-declares-cease-fire.aspx?pageID=238&nid=43509

Muqtada al-Sadr: Staying In Iraqi Government a 'Sin'
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/03/sadr-letter-against-maliki.html#ixzz2OQEk4LA4

Real Liars go to Tehran
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MID-01-210313.html

The Drums of War are Beating: Iran’s Nuclear Program, Pretext to Justify Further Military Intervention
http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-drums-of-war-are-beating-irans-nuclear-program-pretext-to-justify-further-military-intervention/5328167

Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Negotiations with the West
http://www.globalresearch.ca/irans-nuclear-program-tehrans-negotiations-with-the-west/5328162

Aung San Suu Kyi's "Saffron Monks" Stalk Streets With Machetes - Mass Slaughtering Refugees
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2013/03/aung-san-suu-kyis-saffron-monks-stalk.html

Burmese Bin Laden: Is Buddhist Monk Wirathu Behind Violence in Myanmar?
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/449323/20130322/myanmar-clashes-wirathu-buddhists-muslims.htm

Gathering Sources: 03-04-13

Khatib visits Aleppo villages as Syria opponents vote for council
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/03/03/269434.html

US should focus aid on Syrian refugees
http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/03/04/focuses-syrian-rebels-but-what-about-refugees/ZJCGgT5cE6oRJebXUTiuGL/story.html

Western Aid: EU May Provide Training to Syrian Rebels
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-eu-is-set-to-support-syrian-rebels-with-military-training-a-886794.html

John Kerry's Syria File
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/03/john-kerry-secretary-state-syria-assad-exit-russia.html

UK Seeks to Further Fund, Arm Al Qaeda Collaborator Moaz al-Khatib
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2013/03/uk-seeks-to-further-fund-arm-al-qaeda.html

Syria crisis: Border town shows conflict's patchwork forces
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21627499

Syria's industry body sues Turkey for 'terrorism, looting': report
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/syrias-industry-body-sues-turkey-for-terrorism-looting-report.aspx?pageID=238&nid=42284

Syria Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (February 2013)
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/10445/syria-monthly-edition-on-jadaliyya-(february-2013)

Hezbollah's Evolution, Challenges
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/03/hezbollah-progress-challenges.html

Russian arms supplies to Iraq to begin by summer - Iraqi Foreign Minister
http://english.ruvr.ru/2013_03_04/Russian-arms-supplies-to-Iraq-to-begin-by-summer-Iraqi-Foreign-Minister/

Iraq to Get Russian Weapons by June - Minister
http://en.rian.ru/world/20130304/179805890.html

Ocalan Peace Plan Irks PKK Militant Leaders
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/03/ocalan-pkk-akp-peace-process-turkey-kurds.html

German parliament approves military operations in Mali
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/03/04/mali-m04.html

Al-Qaeda confirms Abou Zeid killed in Mali after France’s doubt
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/03/04/269539.html

Gathering Sources: 03-03-13

President Al-Assad's Interview with The Sunday Times
http://www.sana-syria.com/eng/21/2013/03/03/470326.htm

Assad accuses Britain of escalating conflict
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/03/2013335225921338.html

'Tradition of bullying and hegemony': Assad lashes at UK's 'shallow and immature rhetoric' towards Syria
http://rss.russiatoday.ru/news/assad-uk-policy-syria-rebels-738/

Assad to West: stop backing terrorists
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/assad-west-stop-backing-terrorists

Friends of Syria Group 'Encourages Extremists' - Moscow
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20130301/179758497.html

Syrian rebels hang two 'collaborators'
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-rebels-hang-two-collaborators

Gathering Sources: 03-02-13

Iraqi army helped Syrian government retake border checkpoint - reports
http://rss.russiatoday.ru/news/syria-iraq-border-checkpoint-706/

Syria fighting sparks tension on Iraq border
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/03/201332194615596756.html

Syrian Violence Spills Into Lebanon's Border Regions
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2013/03/syria-violence-lebanon-border.html

Assad "legitimate president" until 2014: Iran
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syria-ready-talk-rebel-fighters-fm

Obama's Agenda: Direct Military Intervention and the Relentless Destruction of Syria as a Nation State
http://www.globalresearch.ca/obamas-agenda-direct-military-intervention-and-the-relentless-destruction-of-syria-as-nation-state

Friends of Syria’s decisions herald direct Western intervention - analyst
http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/665068.html

The Syrian Back Door to War With Iran
http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2013/02/28/the-syrian-back-door-to-war-with-iran/

Al-Qaeda leader behind Algeria gas plant hostage massacre killed in Mali – Chadian army
http://rt.com/news/al-qaeda-leader-mali-735/

Chadian troops 'kill' militant leader in Mali
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNHgvTDuhf8