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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 […]
Syria: The US is no Lone Ranger (Cole @ Truthdig)
My essay, “The US is no Lone Ranger,” on Syria, is out at Truthdig Excerpt: “The odd discourse in Washington around President Barack Obama’s determination […]
The US still Wants to be the Sole Superpower; but it Can’t (Engelhardt)
Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch.com In an increasingly phantasmagorical world, here’s my present fantasy of choice: someone from General Keith Alexander’s outfit, the National Security […]
Former Iranian President Slams Syria for Gassing own People: Sign of deep Divisions in Tehran
Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani has roiled Iranian politics by admitting that the Syrian government gassed its own people at Ghuta in the eastern suburbs […]
Israeli Press on Syria Delay: History will Mock Obama (OSC)
The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases passages from the Israeli Hebrew press on President Obama’s decision to seek Congressional advice and consent regarding […]
Iraqi Government Rejects US Strike on Syria, Fears Civil War
In his speech on Saturday on the Syria crisis, President Obama instanced Iraq among the countries that might suffer if the Baath regime were allowed […]
How America’s ‘Espionage Empire’ is Paid for: The ‘Black Budget’ (Queally)
Jon Queally writes at Commondreams.org: In the latest revelation made possible by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the Washington Post on Thursday published an investigative analysis […]
Obama goes to Congress on Syria as his International Support Collapses
People have been asking why President Obama did not go to Congress about Libya but is willing to do so with regard to a much […]
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