For today, links to six reports: from National Public Radio, Reuters, the Cradle, and MintPress News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE. The two most recent 9/11 TRUTH entries, for Dec. 24 and Dec. 26, are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Turkey expected to play a major role in Syria following fall of the Assad regime. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi, Fatma Tanis and Sarah McCammon | NPR Turkey is expected to play a major role as the new government takes over ruling Syria. Turkey had shown tacit support for groups fighting the Assad dictatorship. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM DEC. 25 ‘Surrender or get buried’: Erdogan to U.S.-backed Kurds in Syria. From the Cradle. “Kurdish militants in Syria must either lay down their weapons or be buried in Syrian territory with their weapons,” Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. “We will confront all terrorist organizations that . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC. 26 Syria’s new rulers warn against incitement as tensions brew, by Riham Alkousaa and Timour Azhari | Reuters DAMASCUS — Syria’s new authorities on Thursday launched a security crackdown in a coastal region where 14 policemen were killed a day before, vowing to pursue “remnants” of the ousted Bashar al-Assad government accused of the attack, state media reported. The violence in Tartous province . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC. 26 Governor of Damascus tells NPR about the new Syrian government’s plans with Israel. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi | NPR The governor of Damascus — speaking for his direct boss Ahmed al-Sharaa, the newly installed leader of Syria — says the government wants to facilitate cordial relations between Israel and Syria. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM DEC. 26 Manufacturing rebels: How the UK and U.S. empowered HTS, by Kit Klarenberg | The Cradle Ample evidence indicates the UK and the U.S. maintained deliberate, long-standing ties with the dominant rebels of HTS. READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC. 26 How USAID paved the way for Syria’s militant takeover, by Alexander Rubinstein | MintPress News The United States, which spent two decades and $5.4 trillion overthrowing governments hostile to al-Qaeda, now finds itself in a paradoxical position. Modern al-Qaeda has carved out its own quasi-state in Syria, yet remains . . . READ MORE . . .