This is becoming boooooring

Syrian WMD now.  Nevermind that the only case of use of chemical weapons "against his own people" was by Saddam under the high patronage of, what else, the USA.  Nevermind that it is also nonsense.  Nevermind that it would make no sense.

The US "patriotic crowd" seems to be buying this one too...

British propaganda reaches a new low

Latest BBC headline: "Syria: Assad regime 'ready to use chemical weapons'. It's not only the BBC, by the way, this story has spread like a wildfire:

I guess that this is how a total canard becomes a "newsflash" even though it is based on exactly nothing. Indeed, check out what some ex-Assadist turncoat actually said:

"Asked if he thought President Assad might use chemical weapons against the opposition, Mr Fares told BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner in an interview in Qatar that he would not rule it out, describing Mr Assad as "a wounded wolf and cornered".

"There is information, unconfirmed information of course, that chemical weapons have been used partially in the city of Homs," he said.

Mr Fares's claim that Sunni Muslim militants in al-Qaeda are collaborating with a regime dominated by those from the minority Allawite sect will surprise many.

Challenged on his view that al-Qaeda was collaborating with the regime despite this, Mr Fares said: "There is enough evidence in history that lots of enemies meet when their interests meet."

He added: "Al-Qaeda is searching for space to move and means of support, the regime is looking for ways to terrorise the Syrian people."

Does that ring a bell?  When is the last time that a dictator was accused to being "ready" to use WMD and working with al-Qaeda?  Saddam, of course.  And it was already a total lie even then.

Really, to speak of Assad allied with al-Qaeda at the very same time when the Assad regime is desperately trying to contain the al-Qaeda led insurgency is simply Orwellian in its dishonesty.

The Saker

PS: the Arab "blogosphere" now simply parrots the corporate media's bullshit:

 

Very candid statement from Israel's Deputy Prime Minister

In an interview with Russia Today Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor has called Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, the "Axis of Unholy Lands":

Syria is the only Arab country that is ally with Iran.  The axis that was built between Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, the Unholy Lands, should I call it. ­This is a very bad and dangerous axis against us and all the Arab countries. In that respect this alliance between Iran and Syria is broken – this is good for peace, not bad.

Well there we have it straight from the horse's mouth: the Shia are in the cross-hairs of US/Israeli Empire and the civil war in Syria is "good for peace" i.e., good for Israel.

You gotta give it to Dan, the expression "Axis of Unholy Lands" is neat.  First, the "Axis" will always elicit the correct response from the doubleplusgoodthinking folks who watch TV and have been thoroughly brainwashed by Zio-propaganda.  Say "Axis" and they see swastikas, SS skulls, Mussolini raising his chin to the sky, etc.

Then, "Unholy Lands" is a wonderful contrast with "Holy Land" which the Israelis, of course, conflate with their racist regime and a Palestinian-free "Jewish Homeland".

The achieved effect is perfect: the Shia are assimilated to the Nazis while Israel is "holy".  Very, very neat.

After Dubya's "Axis of Evil" (well, really David Frum's, of course) we now have Danny's "Unholy Axis".

Same old, same old.