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NSA Spying: Indian Gov’t Bans Employee Google Use as Euro Parliament Weighs Law Fining Cooperative Firms
The rest of the world is much more appalled at the spying of the National Security Agency on telephone, email, web browsers and other personal […]
American Jews Divided on Syria Strike, Many Oppose AIPAC
That the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is pushing Congress toward attacking Syria is no secret. As usual, however, AIPAC is out of touch […]
On Obama’s attack on Syria: Donohue/ Bacevich
At Bill Moyers’ site, Phil Donohue interviews military historian Andrew Bacevich about President Obama’s plans to attack Syria: From the transcript: “PHIL DONAHUE: Welcome. I’m […]
A New Red-Green Alliance: Why Workers should Join the Climate Fight (Klein)
The following remarks were delivered by Naomi Klein on September 1, 2013 at the founding convention of UNIFOR, a new mega union created by the […]
Obama Isolated at G20 on Syria, No ‘Coalition of the Willing’
President Obama found himself isolated on the Syria issue at the G20 conference in St. Petersburg on Thursday. Among the world’s largest 20 economies, only […]
In Shadow of Syria Strike: August US Drone Strikes in Yemen highest in 16 Months (Searle)
Jack Searle writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism One strike in Pakistan ends 34-day stretch without an attack. Yemen sees more strikes in a […]
Syrian and Middle Eastern Christians Condemn US Strike Plans
Syria and Lebanon are multicultural societies, but the American discourse about Syria tends to focus on the Muslim majority and to ignore the substantial Christian […]
Obama’s Syria Strike Part of ‘Broader Strategy’ (Germanos)
Andrea Germanos writes at Commondreams As the Obama administration continues its "flood the zone" campaign to win congressional support for military force against Syria, a […]
A US attack on Syria will Prolong the War
The struggle in Syria began peacefully in spring of 2011, but after about half a year it turned violent when the regime deployed tanks and […]
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