Gathering Sources: 04-12-13

Syria Media Roundup (April 11)
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/11163/syria-media-roundup-(april-11)

Al-Qaeda in the Levant Awaits its Emir
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/al-qaeda-levant-awaits-its-emir

Syrian LCC activists reject al-Qaeda; HRW accuses Assad of war crimes
http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-activists-reject-al-qaeda-hrw-accuses-assad-war-crimes

Syria's Jihadists Dismay the Opposition
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2013/04/syria-opposition-jihadists-jabhat-nusra.html

The Reasons Behind Hezbollah's Decision to Fight in Syria
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/reasons-hezbollah-decision-fight-syria-lebanon.html

Is Hezbollah Exaggerating Jabhat al-Nusra's Strength?
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/04/jabhat-al-nusra-lebanon-hezbollah-exaggeration.html

The petty-bourgeois "left" promotes the CIA war in Syria
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/04/12/isos-a12.html

America's Uncleared War: Nearly 20,000 Foreign Mercenaries Fight In Syria
http://www.globalresearch.ca/americas-uncleared-war-nearly-20000-foreign-mercenaries-fight-in-syria/5330977

How the West Fueled the Ever-Growing Carnage in Syria
http://www.alternet.org/world/peace-plan-nixed-how-west-fueled-ever-growing-carnage-syria

EXPOSED: Syrian Human Rights Front is EU-Funded Fraud
http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2013/04/exposed-syrian-human-rights-front-is-eu.html

Occupy Wall Street activist hired to lobby for Syrian opposition
http://rt.com/usa/occupy-carne-ross-syrian-768/

The Strange Case of the White Jihadist of Timbuktu
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/12/timbuktu_jihadist_gilles_leguen

Revolutions are Exclusionary!
http://english.al-akhbar.com/blogs/subaltern/revolutions-are-exclusionary

The Consensus Behind Militarism
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/15701-the-consensus-behind-militarism

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