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The Syrian government agrees to Russia’s proposal to hand its chemical arsenal over to international control in a bid to avert a possible strike by the US-led coalition, Interfax reported citing the Syrian Foreign Minister.
“I will be voting against this resolution — a vital national security risk is clearly not at play,” McConnell said in a speech for delivery on the Senate floor that painted the White House strategy as muddled and rife with “unintended consequences.”
Key senators are recasting — not abandoning — legislation that could set the stage for war with Syria, sources familiar with the process said Tuesday, meaning Congress may still have to vote on the deeply unpopular issue. And it could still easily
Syria's main opposition bloc is urging the West to strike Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime despite Russia's initiative to have Damascus surrender its chemical weapons to international control.
A few hours after announcing that the Senate would take a procedural vote Wednesday to approve a U.S. military strike on Syria, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid changed course and chose not to file for cloture on the resolution, a move that could de
This should end the crisis. Unless the U.S. believes in punishment for punishment’s sake, this undercuts the use of bombing. It shifts the scale dramatically. It also provides Obama with an exit from a very difficult position for him.
A two day campaign of airstrikes by Egyptian military helicopters continued on Sunday in the norther Sinai Peninsula.
Belgian hostage held with Italian war reporter Domenico Quirico by Syrian rebels said captors denied Assad involvement
Stefan Molyneux discuses the rush to war, chemical weapon attacks, red line hypocrisy, endless violence, the military industrial complex and blood soaked economic illusions. (Publisher Recommended)
Ron Paul said that he thinks the US is already at war with Syria, and Obama is just trying to make it official now, he also said "I think it is a false flag"
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad - Charlie Rose Interview - September 9, 2013
US Refuses To Admit Checkmate By Russia And Syria, Redirects Purpose Of Military Incursion: Admits Regime Change Intention
A quick reader on why military intervention in Syria is a big mistake–and what we should be advocating instead
Even if everything Secretary of State John Kerry says about chemical weapons in Syria were true, the evidence would prove only that Bashar al-Assad committed crimes against civilians. It would not prove that the U.S. government has either the moral
So far, no convincing evidence has been made public proving that Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons to kill hundreds of Syrian people. That has left the door open to alternate scenarios and conspiracy theories.
Strikes to Be Much Less 'Limited' than Advertised
Gregory Hicks, the former deputy chief of mission in Libya who testified before Congress about the 9/11 attacks on an American diplomatic facility earlier this year, believes he has been “punished” for speaking out about the Obama administration’s re
Across the West Bank, Israel’s occupation has given rise in recent years to a nonviolent “popular resistance” movement that should be an inspiration to people across the globe. This unarmed resistance has persisted in the face of Israeli state viole
Dear Representative Kennedy: I am a resident of Brookline, Massachusetts, and I voted for you with enthusiasm during your election campaign last year.
Russia has urged Syria to put its chemical weapons under international control for subsequent destruction to avert a possible military strike.
“We’re not going to war,” Mr. Kerry told reporters after meeting with British Foreign Secretary William Hague in London. “We will be able to hold [Syrian President] Bashar al-Assad accountable without engaging troops on the ground or any
The interview, Assad's first with an American television network in nearly two years, will air on PBS's "Charlie Rose" show on Monday, the same day that President Obama sits down with six television networks for recorded interviews.
Lawmakers debating the merits of a punitive strike on Syria have been shown video taken immediately after the attack of apparent sarin gas victims. CNN has aired several minutes of the very graphic and disturbing videos, preceded by viewer discretion
The Pentagon is preparing for a longer bombardment of Syria than it originally had planned, with a heavy barrage of missile strikes followed soon after by more attacks on targets that the opening salvos missed or failed to destroy, officials said.
Syria’s top leaders amassed one of the world’s largest stockpiles of chemical weapons with help from the Soviet Union and Iran, as well as Western European suppliers and even a handful of American companies, according to American
Contrary to the claims of your administration, the most reliable intelligence shows that Bashar al-Assad was NOT responsible for the chemical incident that killed and injured Syrian civilians, and that British intelligence officials also know this.
A must read open letter from a Vietnam Veteran to Barack Obama that explains in a way that even this President can understand why it is that his vacillating performance and unclear strategy concerning Syria are so incredibly dangerous!
In a culture of the oppression and abuse of women, Sushmita Banerjee stood out. An Indian married to an Afghan businessman, Banerjee wrote of the rule of the Taliban and her effort to flee the medieval Islamic rules placed on women.
This first appeared in The Libertarian Forum, Volume XII, NO.5, September-October, 1979
Three Russian naval ships were sailing toward Syria in the eastern Mediterranean on Friday and a fourth was on its way, the Interfax news agency reported, citing a source at navy headquarters.
