Syria unrest
- ‘Russia will continue to send troops home in body bags’: US warns Moscow if Syria violence goes on
Unless Russia “stops the violence” in Syria, extremists would “exploit the vacuum” to attack Russian interests and even cities, the US State Department has said.America - Moscow says US failed to separate rebels from terrorists in response to US ultimatum over Syria
The US holds Russia responsible for the violence in Aleppo and is threatening to break off all cooperation with Moscow in Syria, the State Department said. Russia is asking the US to live up to its obligation to separate US-backed opposition from terrorists.America - ‘Pentagon sniping at Obama’s strategy of cooperation with Russia’
The Pentagon has its own bureaucratic self-interest in the so-called new Cold War with Russia, which differs from President Obama’s strategy, as it is getting a lot of Congressional money based on that confrontation, investigative journalist Gareth Porter told RT. - US not arming Nusra, but our allies might – State Dept
Al-Nusra Front is a terrorist group and the US will never provide it with any aid, said the State Department, reacting to revelations in a German newspaper – while admitting that unnamed US allies might be backing the jihadist militants in Syria.America - ‘Samantha Power scared of RT because it gets truth across’
US mainstream media are stenographers for the White House and State Department and don’t cover some crucial issues. With a sizable readership and viewership RT reports news they don’t cover, and gets the truth across to as many people as possible, analysts say. - US wants to distract attention from coalition strike on Syria troops – Lavrov
The US and its Western partners are trying to steer the world’s attention away from their airstrikes on the Syrian Army by accusing Russia of attacking a UN humanitarian convoy outside Aleppo, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russian television.News
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