co-founder @deepcutnews - long time journo, formerly Guardian ... focus: west Asia
Melbourne, Victoria
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First column by @AmyRemeikis - a take on the declining standards of Australian political journalism.
"So much of our media is not fit for purpose. Journalists rarely get taught how to be fierce and fearless anymore."
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Nothing unites the Syrian minorities and majority of moderate Sunnis with the new Salafi/jihadi regime in Syria, nothing. We can’t coexist.
The new regime in Damascus and their zombies of followers are destroying the Syrian social fabric one minority at a time.
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Israel bombs Damascus while the US pushes Syria to join the Abraham Accords.
A tangible reminder that the Abraham Accords is the manifestation of capitulation to Israeli hegemony, prolongation of US military presence in the Mideast, and betrayal of Palestinian national rights.
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Three Israeli divisions would be sufficient to occupy southern Syria. Currently, Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the deployment of one, the 98th Division. Any move to mobilise additional forces would clearly be part of a broader strategy aimed at expanding Israel's borders, echoing the promises made by Donald Trump before his election—who openly suggested that Israel should achieve greater territorial control. This signals a potential plan for territorial enlargement under the guise of security, raising serious concerns about regional stability and sovereignty.
There is nothing more degrading for a nation than surrendering to a sectarian, tribal mindset. Yet that is exactly where Syria and Lebanon find themselves.
There is no force in either state - bound together through history - that provides a vision of unity, that upholds a collective Syrian/Lebanese identity. And that is precisely what is needed as both face an existential threat from the colony to the south.
I spoke to a Syrian Druze fighter, per below, who admits to accepting Israeli support but is also calling for other minorities in Syria - Kurds, Christians and Alawites - their allies against the "jihadist" regime.
We spoke to a Syrian Druze fighter in Suweyda, southern Syria, about the situation amid an assault by HTS regime forces aligned with Bedouin tribes.
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I'm not sure what people expected from an al-Qaeda regime? They pose a grave threat to Syrians, to Lebanese, and to Palestinians (prepared to throw them under the bus to secure their rule with a deal with Israel).
Tens of thousands rally in Melbourne again - six weeks into the war and the anti-war protests here showing no signs of slowing down. In fact they're getting louder and better organised than a few weeks ago.
There are unionists, Jewish activists, queer activists, Palestinian activists and people of all strides marching for an immediate ceasefire in Melbourne today. Thousands and thousands.
This is the third I've attended of these rallies since the war began, this is by far the largest (and loudest).
