Israel may launch a pre-emptive military attack on Syria + The battle of Damascus has begun by Thierry Meyssan

Dandelion Salad

Image by Scalino / On The Road Again via Flickr

Jul 21, 2012 by PressTVGlobalNews

The failed bid for UN approval of military intervention in Syria and the failed use of terrorist gangs now sees Israel preparing to mount a military operation. Israeli Minister of Military Affairs, Ehud Barak stated that if Syria attempts to transfer chemical weapons or munitions systems specifically SA2 missiles across to Lebanon to Hezbollah this would be crossing a red line and Israel would launch a pre-emptive military attack on Damascus. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council has extended its Observer Mission inside Syria for an additional 30 days.

Press TV has conducted an interview with Mark Glenn, author and journalist, Idaho about threats made from Israel to declare war on Syria.

Goal is Regime Change – The Pretext of WMD in Syria by Finian Cunningham

Image by Eman Jueid for Aslan Media via Flickr

by Finian Cunningham
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
East Africa
May 22, 2012

NATO’s alleged “concerns” over Syria and its anticipated military intervention in that country seem to multiply and interchange like an alchemist’s brew. From human rights and democratic reforms, to the latest alleged concern of a takeover in Syria by Al Qaeda militants and the theft of chemical weapons of mass destruction.

15 year-old Sayed Hashim shot and killed by a teargas canister by Bahraini police by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
East Africa
2 January 2012

Bahrain: American and British Police Chiefs Step Up State Repression

Top Western appointments were allegedly aimed at improving human rights, but the real effect is to crush pro-democracy protests

Two former police chiefs from the US and Britain have brought discernible Western “expertise” to the Bahraini force only weeks following their appointments – a surge in repression and state terrorism.

Bahrain: Is Washington Preparing For ‘Regime Change’ in PR Disaster Kingdom? by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
18 September 2011

The persistence of pro-democracy protests in Bahrain in the face of brutal repression may be giving Washington second thoughts about its unwavering support for the royal rulers of the strategically important Persian Gulf kingdom. Are we about to witness a cosmetic ‘regime change’ – not so much for the genuine sake of democratic rights in Bahrain, but more to save Washington’s vital interests across the region?The tiny island situated between Saudi Arabia and Qatar serves as the base for the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet. The Fifth Fleet, comprising 16,000 personnel and 30 vessels, is a staging ground for US military projection across the Middle East and Central Asia. It also monitors the sealanes of the Persian Gulf through which some 30 per cent of the world’s total supply of traded oil passes every day.

Finian Cunningham Deported From Bahrain by Timothy V. Gatto and Finian Cunningham

by Timothy V. Gatto and Finian Cunningham
Featured Writers
Dandelion Salad
June 20, 2011

Image by malyousif via Flickr

Freelance journalist Finian Cunningham was ordered out of Bahrain on 18 June by the authorities as a result of his critical journalism covering the popular uprising and the subsequent, ongoing brutal repression of the peaceful pro-democracy movement. He had been living in Bahrain for three years, and was there at the outset of the recent uprising on 14 February.

Finian Cunningham: Protesters brutally beaten facing military courts, others disappeared, interviewed by Timothy V. Gatto

Updated: June 7, 2011 added another video and an Action Alert

with Timothy V. Gatto and Finian Cunningham
Featured Writers
Dandelion Salad
June 6, 2011

Liberalpro – Blog Talk Radio

The pro-democracy movement in Bahrain that was met with beatings and outright murder by the Bahraini monarchy has been declared “over, with a return to normalcy” by the government. Continuing with its autocratic ways, they continue to “disappear” people that led to pro-democracy movement.

Franklin Lamb: Int’l lawyers to file suit against Bahrain + Ralph Schoenman: Saudi, Bahrain torture medical staff

with Franklin Lamb
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
May 9, 2011

Warning

These videos may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience.

Image by Crethi Plethi via Flickr

PressTV
May 9, 2011

A group of international lawyers will file suit to force America to stop foreign aid to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia because of crimes against their people.

Press TV talks with Franklin Lamb, international lawyer in Beirut who is part of the external force acting in solidarity with the people of Bahrain being brutalized by the regime there. Following is a transcript of the interview.

Detained Bahraini Medics: Brutal Crackdown against Pro-democracy Movement by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
April 21, 2011
Manama, Bahrain

Prestigious college slammed for silence over detained Bahraini medics

The families of medics unlawfully detained in Bahrain have accused the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) of putting financial investment interests above human rights after the college refused to make a public statement concerning the fate of Bahraini members held incommunicado by the regime.

Resolution In Support Of The General Federation Of Trade Unions And The Civilian Population Of Bahrain

Sent by Ralph Schoenman
Guest Writer
Dandelion Salad
13 April, 2011

Whereas on March 14, 2011 the San Francisco Labor Council adopted a Resolution in which it was resolved that the SFLC “declares its full solidarity and support for the General Strike action taken by the General Federation of Workers Trade Unions of Bahrain.”(GFBTU);

Whereas on that date the San Francisco Labor Council condemned the invasion of Bahrain by Saudi Arabian and Gulf Cooporation Council (GCC) forces;

In the face of unbridled attack, a nationwide renewal of resistance in Bahrain by Ralph Schoenman

by Ralph Schoenman
Guest Writer
Dandelion Salad
28 March, 2011

Friday, March 25th dawned in Manama as F 16 fighter jets, rocket launchers exposed, soared low over Pearl Square, across Manama and out over villages and towns throughout the island kingdom of Bahrain.

The spectacle of super-sonic war planes, bearing rocket cannons, soaring over unarmed civilians protesting for democratic rights against an autocratic regime pointed to the real relation of forces on display. U.S. imperial reach in the entire region is present in the form of the Fifth Fleet with its attack aircraft carriers, missile arsenal and supersonic attack jets at the ready.