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How Putin Saved Obama, Congress and the European Union from Further Embarrassing themselves on Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry was asked at a press conference in London Monday morning if there was anything that could forestall a US missile […]
Johns Hopkins University Orders Cryptography Professor’s Blog Posting Removed for Classified NSA Links (Larson & Elliott)
Jeff Larson and Justin Elliott write at ProPublica Citing concerns about linking to classified material, Johns Hopkins University asked a professor this morning to remove […]
How US Grand Strategy in Syria led to the idea of Missile Strikes
Are there any grand strategy considerations behind the Obama administration’s desire to bomb Syria? Yes, though they rest on doubtful premises. The increasing importance of […]
Congress Could now Alter our Militarized approach to the Middle East– But likely Won’t (Bacevich)
Andrew J. Bacevich writes at Tomdispatch Sometimes history happens at the moment when no one is looking. On weekends in late August, the president of […]
Can you Pass the Qatar Quiz? (Rudolph)
CAN YOU PASS THE QATAR QUIZ? By Jeffrey Rudolph Qatar, once one of the poorest Persian Gulf states, has become one of the region’s wealthiest […]
When Syria was a US Ally (or at Least Helpful)
One of George Orwell’s keenest insights in 1984 is the kaleidoscopic character of modern state-to-state relations, wherein countries go from being allies to enemies and […]
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 […]
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