The contradictions of foreign policy in Syria.

Often, while reading about the war in Syria, I start to wonder about the various nations and factions involved. Just who is on whose side anyway? There are too many perceived contradictions, including the obvious ones, but also less obvious, like between the Russians and the Syrian government. Here, within the Syria War Update Blog, is a post that explains what i mean better than I could.

The UN and Syria

According to Thierry Meyssan, just as many had believed, the plan to overthrow the Syrian government goes back several years. This article from Voltiarenet.org also has some interesting (yet perhaps unverifiable) claims about the events surrounding the case of Rafic Hariri. Who could say what the truth is at this stage in history?