Syria: Red Cross distributes aid, Baba Amr not reached
Russia Today
March 4, 2012
Red Cross teams have begun handing out humanitarian aid near Syria’s war-ravaged city of Homs. The relief mission remains blocked from bringing supplies into the city’s devastated Baba Amr district.
International Commission of the Red Cross aid workers began delivering supplies to areas near Baba Amr, to areas people had fled to, the ICRC said.
ICRC said its workers had started to hand out humanitarian aid meant for Baba Amr, in the city of Adel, three kilometers away from Homs.
Homs and other cities will also get food, water, medical supplies and milk for children.
Meanwhile, the Red Cross continues negotiations with Syria’s government to get access to Baba Amr, which violent fights between Assad’s loyal forces and opposition have left in chaos.
Local infrastructure has been badly damaged, according eyewitness reports. There is no water, food or electricity. Shops and schools remain closed.
On Saturday the ICRC president slammed the delay as “unacceptable,” expressing his hope that the convoy would enter the area “in the very near future.”
On Thursday a Red Cross relief mission got the green light to enter the neighborhood, but was denied access on Friday when seven trucks loaded with humanitarian aid arrived to Homs from Damascus.
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source:
http://rt.com/news/syria-humanitarian-aid-homs-817/
3/5/2012 — 6.1 magnitude earthquake — Argentina South America + Global Earthquake Swarm [video included]
Dutchesinse
March 5, 2012
screenshot 230am CST March 5, 2012:
We are in the middle of a moderate GLOBAL earthquake swarm. A series of moderate to large sized earthquakes has struck around the Pacific ring of fire ….
Currently (230am CST 3/5/2012) this 6.1 magnitude in Argentina South America is the largest of the swarm — however the west pacific — Indonesia east to Vanuatu — is showing heavy activity.
All of Asia .. south to New Zealand.. northwest from Indonesia .. through India … into central Europe = BE ALERT of a possible sizable earthquake(s) over the next few DAYS…
West Coast USA — Baja .. north through Mono Lake CA — then northwest to Vancouver Island British Columbia — also along the edge of the north American Craton (laurentia) BE ALERT as well — the threat of a possible 5.0M+ earthquake in the near term exists.
Screenshot 230am CST March 5, 2012 — past 24 hours:
Monitor earthquakes globally:
http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/11302011-list-of-earthquake-links-for-global-monitoring/
Monitor volcanoes via webcam:
http://sincedutch.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/112012-all-the-volcano-webcams-of-the-world/
Third party candidate to save America’s political system? Madison Ruppert on RT [video]
End the Lie
March 2, 2012
Related posts:
- End the Lie Radio with Madison Ruppert – Episode 1
- Madison Ruppert of End the Lie on Truth Quest with Melodee
- WTF? 1-2-12 on Orion Talk Radio: NDAA, unexplained bird deaths and more with Madison Ruppert
- End the Lie Radio with Madison Ruppert – Episode 2
- End the Lie Radio with Madison Ruppert – Episode 4
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Canada’s Crappy Crime Bill, Crazy Weather in US, Black Libyans Force-Fed Flags (PN Blast #4)
by Amir Alwani
Potent News
March 4, 2012
Links to the articles and videos discussed in the video above:
China offers diplomatic solution to Syria and along with India rules out foreign intervention
by Madison Ruppert
Editor of End the Lie
March 4, 2012
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Image credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China)
China is now offering a proposal which they say could end all of the violence in Syria by calling for an immediate end to all violence on both sides and talks by all the parties.
However, they continue to stand strong in their opposition to foreign intervention like what we witnessed in Libya.
The proposal was released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry and is part of Beijing’s new effort to take an active diplomatic role in the Syrian crisis.
China has previously come under fire from the West for their veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution they said could open the door to a dangerous intervention.
Their new proposal reflects this concern, which is a very rational one. Instead of calling for foreign intervention like so many in the West and among the opposition have done (which would very likely become quite bloody, just like in Libya), the proposal opts to call for a multilateral cease-fire.
In addition to a total cease-fire, they are calling for negotiations to be mediated by the United Nations and the Arab League, which I seriously doubt would be productive.
China is also calling for humanitarian relief to be brought into Syria, something which I doubt many people would disagree on.
The proposal is clearly against outside interference which would attempt to oust Assad and replace him, according to the Associated Press.
The glaring issue with this proposal is that the opposition has repeatedly stated that they are completely and totally unwilling to engage in peaceful talks with the Assad government.
This kind of all-or-nothing approach taken by the rebels is nothing short of dangerous and clearly it is in no way conducive to a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
The question of how to deal with Syria has been one which is highly controversial and there is very little agreement outside of the Western powers who want to see Assad ousted post-haste.
India and the Arab League have recently been engaging in in-depth discussions on Syria, but they have not been able to come to an agreement on a common approach to end the crisis with India saying that it should be up to Syrians to internally decide how they want to resolve their own domestic problems.
This seems like a quite rational conclusion which not only respects the rights of Syrians to decide how their country is governed but also respects Syria’s national sovereignty.
The Arab League, on the other hand, has called for Assad to step down and give power to the Vice President and a national unity government. Who exactly would be involved in such a government and how they would be chosen is anyone’s guess.
However, if recent history is any indication, it is likely the case that they would seek to place individuals in power (undemocratically, of course) who are little more than Western puppets or individuals who will otherwise play along, unlike Assad.
India has said that foreign intervention of any kind is unnecessary and unhelpful, adding that it is not their decision whether Assad should stay or go.
For some reason, many nations are completely ignoring Syria’s sovereignty and demanding regime change, which they have absolutely no right to do.
Hopefully some of the Western powers will take note of these comments from China and India and thus start respecting Syrian sovereignty, the right of the Syrian people to decide their own domestic affairs and hopefully avoid what could become an even bloodier conflict with foreign intervention.
Did I miss anything? Would you like to tip me off to a story, share your analysis or submit some writing of your own? Email me at Admin@EndtheLie.com
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- Gulf Arabs push diplomatic assault on Syria
- Russia and China block UN resolution on Syria amidst fears it could mean another Libya-style intervention
- Friends of Syria: Peaceful resolution vs. intervention
- Foreign Syrian intervention and the Russian-Chinese opposition
- Obama vetoed military intervention in Syria?
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Libyan Revolution Update: Enjoying “Freedom” [video included]
Or, a look into Syria’s potential future after UN/NATO operations.
by Tony Cartalucci
Land Destroyer Report
March 4, 2012
Here we see Libyans enjoying their NATO-granted “freedom” – putting black men from the purged city of Tawergha in a zoo-like enclosure and feeding them green Libyan flags. The city of Tawergha was literally emptied out by Libya’s NATO-backed “revolutionaries” who vowed never to allow its residents to return to their property, claiming they had forfeited it by supporting Qaddafi during the 2011 NATO operation. Refugee camps containing the tens of thousands of exiled residents have been regularly attacked (another report can be found here, in The Globe & Mail).
Defenders of the degenerate foreign-backed revolution are quick to accuse any persecuted, tortured, or imprisoned man with a dark countenance as being “hired mercenaries,” but in the above video the men can be heard calling the imprisoned, humiliated men “Tawergian,” as in residents of the Libyan city of Tawergha – not foreign mercenaries.
This video comes amid reports, including those from Amnesty International, that Libya’s “freedom fighters” have predictably turned out to be the genocidal racists geopolitical analysts, including Dr. Webster Tarpley, had warned about since the onset of unrest in Libya over a year ago.
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[hat tip: Activist Post]
Horrors of Homs: ‘Killing, bloodshed, bodies on the streets’ [video]
Russia Today
February 3, 2012
Over a hundred foreign mercenaries have reportedly been captured by Syrian government troops after regaining control of rebel-held areas in the city of Homs.
Sources say the majority of them are French, with the rest from several Arab countries.
Syrian authorities claim that life in the city that’s been under siege for almost a month is getting back to normal, but, as RT’s Maria Finoshina reports, there are serious fears the fighting is far from over.
Residents of Homs and eyewitness say horrific scenes of carnage have become a part of everyday life there.
RT spoke to a Russian woman who spent over a week in the embattled city – who says the picture painted by the media does not always match the reality.
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