Thierry Meyssan

French intellectual, founder and chairman of Voltaire Network and the Axis for Peace Conference. Professor of International Relations at the Centre for Strategic Studies in Damascus. His columns specializing in international relations feature in daily newspapers and weekly magazines in Arabic, Spanish and Russian. His last two books published in English : 9/11 the Big Lie and Pentagate.

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"Before our very eyes"

The Boston Marathon Mysteries

by Thierry Meyssan

The Boston Marathon Mysteries

Damascus (Syria) | 28 April 2013
Two weeks after the attacks in Boston, the U.S. authorities continue to release piecemeal the clues they claim to have found. Everything revolves around the Chechen origin of the "guilty" parties and the conclusions to be drawn. Meanwhile, Internet users and the Russian press are depicting a different story, one in which the main "culprit" is a CIA agent.

"Before our very eyes"

Syria in Boston

by Thierry Meyssan

Syria in Boston

Damascus (Syria) | 25 April 2013
What has Syria got to do with the Boston bombing? Nothing at first glance, yet this event - and the clamor it has sparked - provides the key explanation for the Kerry-Lavrov plan deadlock. If nothing is happening in Syria, it is because Washington and Moscow have run into unforeseen difficulties, including the Chechen imbroglio.

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The Treaty on Arms Trade: supreme law of capitalism

by Thierry Meyssan

The Treaty on Arms Trade: supreme law of capitalism

Damascus (Syria) | 7 April 2013
When the British courts became aware of the kickbacks linked to the Al-Yamamah mega arms contracts, Tony Blair tried to hush up the affair by any means. Ultimately, leaks prevented from hiding any longer that hundreds of millions of pounds had been diverted to finance international terrorism. To save the reputation of the defense industry Tony Blair volunteered to write his own version of a draft treaty on the arms trade, which the UN has recently adopted after seven years of negotiations. Thierry Meyssan deciphers the final version of this deplorable document.

"Before our very eyes"

Syria seen from Russia

by Thierry Meyssan

Syria seen from Russia

Moscow (Russia) | 31 March 2013
In Moscow, the pro-western intelligentsia see the war in Syria as a distant conflict in which the Kremlin has aligned the country with the wrong side to maintain a useless naval base in Tartus.
Conversely, Putin sees the war as an episode of a conflict which, by virtue of the "Brzezinski doctrine", has pitted since 1978 the Western-Islamist grand coalition against the USSR and then Russia. For the Kremlin, there is no doubt that the jihadists, who learned the ropes in the Middle East, will (...)

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The Cypriot Pawn

by Thierry Meyssan

The Cypriot Pawn

Moscow (Russia) | 25 March 2013
Washington was quick to use the financial crisis in Cyprus to implement a strategy for capturing capital described three weeks ago in these columns . With the help of the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, US comprador Christine Lagarde, the American leadership challenged the inviolability of private property in the European Union and attempted to confiscate a tenth of bank deposits, supposedly to bail out the Cypriot national bank affected by the Greek crisis.
It (...)

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John Kerry’s murky game

by Thierry Meyssan

John Kerry's murky game

Damascus (Syria) | 10 March 2013
While the Syrian Arab army has lost Rakka, leaving de facto a northern part of the country under Turkish control, the United States has been sending contradictory signals. Have they have chosen to continue the war by proxy or are they gearing up to impose on their allies the peace agreement they have negotiated with the Russians?

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The NATO Economy, the solution to the U.S. crisis

by Thierry Meyssan

The NATO Economy, the solution to the U.S. crisis

Damascus (Syria) | 3 March 2013
New Secretary of State John Kerry’s first contacts were not devoted to the Asia pivot (transfer of U.S. forces to the Far East) or the partition plan for the Middle East, but to the creation of a NATO economy, without arousing the slightest concern in Europe. However, should it be implemented quickly, this project would solve the economic crisis in the United States at the expense of Europeans.

"Before our very eyes"

A popular anti-guerrilla force

by Thierry Meyssan

A popular anti-guerrilla force

Damascus (Syria) | 24 February 2013
In guerrilla warfare, the victory belongs to those who have the support of the population. This is why Syria has recently formed popular militias to hold back the Contras supported by the West and the Gulf monarchies. In three months, the result is spectacular: the areas where local militias are already operating have been stabilized.

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Ahmadinejad, the Unsinkable

by Thierry Meyssan

Ahmadinejad, the Unsinkable

Tehran (Iran) | 21 February 2013
Iranian democracy is thriving. Divisions in 2009 are now obsolete to the point that President Obama has admitted publicly that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had been elected at the time by a majority of his citizens. The green movement that had united the urban bourgeoisie and part of youth did not last long. As of now, Washington no longer hopes for the overthrow of the regime, but for its division. The U.S. would like to profit from the current crisis between the religious current of the Larijani clan and the nationalist current of the Ahmadinejad family.

"Before our very eyes"

In Washington, no one is responsible for the Syrian fiasco

by Thierry Meyssan

In Washington, no one is responsible for the Syrian fiasco

Damascus (Syria) | 11 February 2013
As she bowed out, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended her record in an interview granted to the New York Times . Incidentally, “off the record”, she shared a few secrets with journalists who slipped them into a separate article .
Concerned with keeping her options open for the presidential election of 2016, she sought to shift the blame for failure in Syria to President Barack Obama. After two years of secret war, the armed groups charged with justifying a NATO intervention (...)

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John Kerry enters the stage

by Thierry Meyssan

John Kerry enters the stage

Damascus (Syria) | 4 February 2013
Hillary Clinton’s departure was carefully orchestrated to preserve her chances of becoming the Democratic Party’s candidate for the next presidential election. The former first lady still contemplates returning to the White House and all the bets are on for a spectacular duel in 2016 between the two political dynasties, with Jeb Bush (GWB’s elder brother) as the other contestant.
Be that as it may, Clinton’s first headed for the Council on Foreign Relations where she presented her report to (...)

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Hollande is afraid of his armies

by Thierry Meyssan

Hollande is afraid of his armies

Damascus (Syria) | 28 January 2013
Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande use the French armies to pander to private or foreign interests. They sent men to their death to plunder Ivory Coast cocoa, Libya’s gold reserves, Syria’s gas, and Mali’s uranium. The trust has been broken between the military chiefs and the soldiers who joined the army to defend the homeland.

"Before our very eyes"

Mali: One war can hide another

by Thierry Meyssan

Mali: One war can hide another

Damascus (Syria) | 23 January 2013
A long time in the making and announced by François Hollande six months in advance, the French intervention in Mali was portrayed as an emergency decision in response to dramatic developments. This scheme aims not only at seizing Mali’s gold and uranium, but more especially at paving the way for the destabilization of Algeria.

"Before our very eyes"

Bashar al-Assad Appeals to the Syrian People

by Thierry Meyssan

Bashar al-Assad Appeals to the Syrian People

14 January 2013
France and the Gulf monarchies are bent on presenting Bashar al-Assad as a bloody tyrant and on blaming him for the 60 000 victims counted by the High Commissioner on Human Rights. Flipping this rhetoric, President al-Assad delivered a speech to the nation on January 6, 2012. He emerged as the leader of a country under attack from the outside and he pronounced the eulogy of the 60 000 martyrs. Symbolizing this claim, a Syrian flag composed of faces of the victims was deployed in the (...)

"Before our very eyes"

The FSA continues to shine like a dead star

by Thierry Meyssan

The FSA continues to shine like a dead star

29 December 2012
While the French press persists in announcing the "imminent fall" of Syria and the "flight of Bashar al-Assad," the reality on the ground has turned around completely. Even though chaos is plaguing most of the territory, the "liberated zones" have melted like snow in the sun. Deprived of its anchor points, the FSA has been left with no prospects in sight, while Washington and Moscow are poised to blow the whistle to end the game.

"Before our very eyes"

Israel is now just a paper tiger

by Thierry Meyssan

Israel is now just a paper tiger

Damascus (Syria) | 11 December 2012
The celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hamas coincided with the victory celebration following the recent Israeli attack. This short war has profoundly modified Israel’s strategic situation and reunited different factions of the Palestinian resistance.
Hamas authorized the partisans of Fatah to demonstrate in Gaza for the recognition by the UN of Palestine as an observer state, while Fatah authorized the militants of Hamas to demonstrate in the West Bank. Furthermore, the four internal (...)

Interview with the Serbian magazine Geopolitika

Thierry Meyssan: "Syrian terrorists were trained by the KLA in Kosovo"

by Thierry Meyssan

Thierry Meyssan: "Syrian terrorists were trained by the KLA in Kosovo"

10 December 2012
Thierry Meyssan replies to the questions of the Serbien news magazine Geopolitika. He reviews his interpretation of September 11, the events in Syria, and the current situation in Serbia.

"Before our very eyes"

A risky strategy for Palestine

by Thierry Meyssan

A risky strategy for Palestine

Damascus (Syria) | 5 December 2012
The United Nations’ General Assembly has awarded Palestine « the status of non-member observer state » with a view to contributing to « the solution which envisages two states, with an independent, sovereign, democratic, single and viable Palestinian state, to live in peace and security side by side with Israel on the basis of pre-1967 borders ».
The resolution was adopted by 138 votes for, 41 abstentions and 6 votes against, including the United States and Israel.
The vote, which was (...)

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Obama II – the purge and the pact

by Thierry Meyssan

Obama II – the purge and the pact

Damascus (Syria) | 28 November 2012
Photo: Mr. and Mrs. Kerry with Mr. and Mrs. Assad, during a private dinner at a restaurant in Damascus, 2009.
Enjoying a legitimacy reinforced by his reelection, President Barack Obama is preparing to launch a new foreign policy – drawing the conclusions from the relative economic weakening of the United States, he has renounced the idea of governing the world on his own. US forces continue their departure from Europe and their partial disengagement from the Middle East in order to take (...)

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Welcome to the "liberated zone" of Aleppo

by Thierry Meyssan

Welcome to the "liberated zone" of Aleppo

Damascus (Syria) | 28 November 2012
Thanks to logistical support from France, the new authorities of the "liberated zone" of Aleppo are currently setting up a religious dictatorship inspired by the Saudi model. The reality is very different from the soothing declarations of Presidents Sarkozy and Hollande concerning the defence of liberty and the promotion of democracy.

A lobbyist for Shell at the head of the Syrian National Coalition

The many faces of Sheikh Ahmad Moaz Al-Khatib

by Thierry Meyssan

The many faces of Sheikh Ahmad Moaz Al-Khatib

Damascus (Syria) | 23 November 2012
Completely unkown to the international public only a week ago, Sheikh Moaz al-Khatib has been catapulted to the presidency of the Syrian National Coalition, which represents pro-Western opposition in the Damascus government. Portrayed by an intense public relations campaign as a highly moral personality with no partisan or economic attachments, he is in truth a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and an executive of the Shell oil company.

"Before our very eyes"

François Hollande wants to sponsor Islamic emirates

by Thierry Meyssan

François Hollande wants to sponsor Islamic emirates

Damascus (Syria) | 21 November 2012
France claims to be at the forefront of the fight for freedom in Syria. In fact, she brazenly violates the basic principles of international law to fulfill her dream of re-colonization of a country she held from 1923 to 1944. This ambition has led her to support the creation of Islamic Emirates at the risk of opening the door to a world confrontation.

"Operation Pillar of Cloud"

Why a new war on Gaza?

by Thierry Meyssan

Why a new war on Gaza?

Damascus (Syria) | 19 November 2012
Once again Israël attacks Gaza, and the international media relays the images of desolation. But the outrage provoked by these daily horrors must not prevent us from analysing the situation and understanding its aims. Thierry Meyssan anwers the question.

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The U.S. Elections and Syria

by Thierry Meyssan

The U.S. Elections and Syria

Damascus (Syria) | 15 November 2012
The United States proclaims that it is a model for the rest of the world and wants to export by force its concept of democracy. Still, as with all empires, it is not itself a democracy. At the risk of sounding insolent, Thierry Meyssan compares its political system with that of Syria, the one it is attacking and attempting to overthrow.

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The Chinese solution

by Thierry Meyssan

The Chinese solution

Damascus (Syria) | 7 November 2012
There is a solution for peace in Syria. All we need is the will to implement it. Yang Jiechi has imagined a way of avoiding France’s hostility to the implementation of the Geneva agreement.

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The Sore Losers of the Syrian Crisis

by Thierry Meyssan

The Sore Losers of the Syrian Crisis

Beirut (Lebanon) | 1 November 2012
In 2010, France made the choice to breath new life into its colonial policy. This led her to instigate a regime change in the Ivory Coast and Libya, and to aim for the same result in Syria. But faced with the fiasco of the latter operation, Paris got carried away by the wave of events that she herself unleashed. After having armed and trained terrorist groups in Syria, the DGSE has now struck at the heart of the Lebanese capital.

"Before our very eyes"

Currently showing : the U.S. Election Spectacle

by Thierry Meyssan

Currently showing : the U.S. Election Spectacle

Damascus (Syria) | 22 October 2012
Over the last 30 years, no U.S. presidential election has signalled a change in Washington’s foreign policy of Washington. Important decisions have been made outside this timeframe. It is quite obvious that the president is the superintendent of a policy of which he is not the architect. Will Yankee imperialism perform better under Obama’s or Romney’s smile?

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NATO packs it in; Turkey on the verge of a nervous breakdown

by Thierry Meyssan

NATO packs it in; Turkey on the verge of a nervous breakdown

Damascus (Syria) | 16 October 2012
On October 8, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CTSO) began maneuvers dubbed "Inviolable Fraternity" ("НЕРУШИМОЕ БРАТСТВО"). The scenario focuses on the deployment of a peace force in an imaginary country where international jihadists and terrorist organizations operate against a backdrop of ethnic and confessional divisions. The accredited diplomatic corps, which was invited to attend the exercises, listened attentively to the opening address of the deputy secretary general of the organization. (...)

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Towards a Western retreat from Syria

by Thierry Meyssan

Towards a Western retreat from Syria

Damascus (Syria) | 9 October 2012
The Syria war drags on. Continuing it has become too expensive and too dangerous for its neighbors. Russia, which aims to re-establish itself in the Middle East, is trying to show the United States that it is in their best interest to allow Moscow to resolve the conflict.

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U.N. Monologues

by Thierry Meyssan

U.N. Monologues

Damascus (Syria) | 1 October 2012
Every year, for one week the world’s heads of state gather in New York to participate in the opening session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. The reunion has, however, lost its functionally constructive dimension and has become instead a televised spectacle whose significant moments are watched by an audience surpassed in size only by the Olympics or the World Cup.
The most-awaited speech is that of the U.S. president, invited to take the floor after the Brazilian president (...)

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