Children beware: the Wicked White Widow is back!

Ever eager to prove that whatever commitment to truth they had left is now entirely replaced with contempt for their readers’ I.Q., Mainstream Media #presstitutes happily resurrect the cartoon character known as “The White Widow”, a.k.a. Samantha Lewthwaite, at regular intervals, whenever the time is right. Today, for example. Because we all need a good laugh on Sundays. And also … Continue reading

Dr. Declan Hayes: Hand in Glove

The document below is, to my knowledge, the most in-depth investigation into the many contradictions and falsehoods surrounding the not-so-transparent organisation called Hand in Hand for Syria. Dr. Hayes has carried out a painstakingly thorough study on several dubious aspects related to this opaque so-called charity, raising a number of pertinent questions over its legitimacy. The original document is available … Continue reading

Susan Dirgham: how the BBC breaches its own code of accuracy, impartiality, fairness, conflicts of interest and accountability to promote a political agenda

What you see below is a letter of complaint sent to the BBC by National Coordinator of “Australians for Mussalaha (Reconciliation) in Syria” Ms Susan Susan Dirgham in relation to the many omissions and distortions the BBC has worked into two of its reports on Syria, Saving Syria’s Children and Homs: Journey into Hell. The YouTube versions of these two … Continue reading

Apophenia Digest #1 – 26 June 2014

Remember when the Obama administration was urging the Egyptian government to restrain the security forces against peaceful protesters® and their fundamental freedom of protest, association and assembly? Well, that was January 2011, when former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was beginning to look an inadequate leader, failing to meet the Egyptian people’s aspirations, yearning for democracy and all that beautiful human … Continue reading

UN Working Group on Mercenaries: are you ever going to investigate the influx of paid fighters into Syria?

In its report on 1 July 2013, the UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination published the findings from its visits to Botswana, Ghana, the Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda and Zimbabwe. The Working … Continue reading

Massacre in Hama and outrageous lies by the SOHR

On Sunday, 9 February, a new massacre has been perpetrated by the jihadi terrorists in Syria - by Bahar Kimyongür The terrorist groups have targeted Maan this time, an Alawite village located in the central province of Hama. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a pro-insurgency office, has published an outrageously distorted report on the massacre [1]. The ‘NGO’ claims … Continue reading