American ‘left’ abets genocide in Syria

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Ruins of Aleppo after months of bombardment by Bashar Assad and his Russian allies. In the 1930s, the American left could claim solidarity with those who stood up to the authors of the Guernica terror in Spain. Today, in vivid contrast, it overwhelmingly stands on the side of fascism and genocide in Syria. In response to this accusation, most "leftists" will retort that they are just against US intervention. The facts demonstrate otherwise. Writing for the anarchist journal Fifth Estate, Bill Weinberg calls out Democracy Now, Counterpunch and Jill Stein for loaning propaganda support to the criminal regime of Bashar Assad.

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