Alternate facts: Syria, the Disney World of the Middle East


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"It's music to my ears," said Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), who was a member of Trump's transition team. "[Trump] doesn't wait very long. He's moving forward quickly, and I think Congress needs to begin to run instead of skipping." [on proposal of moving forward on infrastructure bill]

“If the world wanted to stop this, they would have done so by now,” a woman who gave her name as Om Ahmed [woman in Syria] said in a telephone interview. “One more chemical attack in a town the world hasn’t heard of won’t change anything.”  Then her voice cracked. “I’m sorry. My son died yesterday,” she said. “I have nothing left to say to the world.”

This is the only place in the world where Roma are organised politically and economically and fill their lives for themselves and one another.  --Sead Ismail, president of Shutka's municipal council








NOTE: The news sources here vary.  Not all sources have the same credibility, but in an effort to share some different perspectives, they are included here.  This compendium itself cannot claim to be unbiased.  Please take into consideration where these different perspectives originate in assessing their value.  Thank you.

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