Why Was Syria Attacked?
Stephen LendmanSyria
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Syria
Obama's War on Syria Imminent
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Bombing Syria Is An Act of War
• Lew Rockwell blogBombing Syria is an act of war, no matter what language Congress might devise to bomb and still avoid declaring war. Congress should debate the reasons for making or not making war against Syria, because that is what is involved in bombing Syria.
Washington's Long History in Syria
• http://nationalinterest.org, Ernesto J. SanchezAs they consider further intervention in Syria, Washington policymakers should be aware of the history of previous U.S. involvement there.
Obama's War on Syria: Dissent in the Ranks
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Ray McGovern: My Take
An Appeal to Gen. Dempsey on Syria
Ray McGovernGen. Martin Dempsey, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, has spoken soberly about the dangers from any military strike on Syria, but press reports indicate President Obama is still set on launching cruise missiles in the coming days, an action that form
Syria asks the United Nations to stop U.S. strike
• ReutersSyria has asked the United Nations to prevent "any aggression" against Syria following a call over the weekend by U.S. President Barack Obama for punitive strikes against the Syrian military for last month's chemical weapons attack.
Obama Intends Lawless Aggression on Syria
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Why Military Action Against Syria Shouldn’t Even Be Considered
• Lew Rockwell blogIt is another libertarian simple solution to a problem that liberals, conservatives, progressives, moderates, Republicans, and Democrats make complex: No matter what the government of country x does to its citizens, the USA should not intervene
Was A Rogue Syrian Officer Responsible For Chemical Weapons Attack?
• Jonathan TurleyThat intelligence consisted of captured phone call between an official of the Syrian Ministry of Defense and the leader of a chemical weapons unit. The phone calls were described as panicky with the official demanding answers.
Saudi Arabia backs US military intervention in Syria
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Keep Israel Out of It
• FresnoZionism.org WeblogOh, please. Don’t drag Israel ... into this!
France will not attack Syria alone, PM to meet parliament leaders
• ReutersFrance will not launch an assault on Syria alone and will wait for U.S. Congress to decide on whether to punish President Assad's government for a gas attack that killed hundreds of civilians, Interior Minister Manuel Valls said as pressure mounted
Saudi Prince Bandar behind chemical attack in Syria: Report
• Press TVThe article co-authored by a veteran AP reporter, said interviews with doctors, residents, anti-government forces and their families in Ghouta suggest the terrorists in question received chemical weapons via Saudi spymaster Saudi Arabia's intelligenc
US State Terror Targets Syria
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Reid: Senate to hold hearings on Syria next week (Video)
• The HillSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) late Saturday said the Senate next week will debate President Obama’s request for authorization for military strikes in Syria in retaliation for alleged chemical weapons use.
Lies, Damn Lies and John Kerry Lies
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Putin Speaks Out on Syria
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The U.S. Will Regret Intervention in Syria
Ivan ElandWhen pundits debate military options for any of the many U.S. foreign interventions, most of them buy into some version of the "America-as-World-Policeman" approach to foreign policy.
Duplicitous Anti-Syrian Editorials
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Please sign petition to the obama administration to: NO TO WAR IN SYRIA
• whitehouse.govThe American people do not want the United States to go to war in Syria. There are no American interests being threatened in Syria. Syria has not attacked the United States, nor American citizens, nor has Syria attacked United States armed forces per
Obama faces difficult timing over Syria strike
• bbc.co.ukThe US Secretary of State, John Kerry, did far more than just set out the intelligence against Syria. But he did do that.
Obama Invented Pretext for Lawless Aggression
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Obama's America: Gangsterism Writ Large
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I Am Curious About Why Vital Information Was Not Publicized
• Lew Rockwell blogThe government’s intelligence statement says they had information 3 days BEFORE the gas event: “We have intelligence that leads us to assess that Syrian chemical weapons personnel were preparing chemical munitions prior to the attack."
U.S. military officers have deep doubts about impact, wisdom of a U.S. strike on Syria
• Washington Post“If President [Bashar al-Assad] were to absorb the strikes and use chemical weapons again, this would be a significant blow to the United States’ credibility and it would be compelled to escalate the assault on Syria to achieve the original objective
John Kerry: Syrian regime killed 1,429 people in chemical attack
• Washington TimesThe Obama administration made its public case for retaliatory strikes on the Syrian regime of President Assad, saying there is no doubt that government troops fired chemical weapons on a Damascus suburb last week, killing 1,429 people.
UN's Syria samples to undergo meticulous scrutiny
• APAccording to the team's U.N. mandate, the analysis will establish if a chemical attack took place, but not who was responsible for a deadly Aug. 21 attack that Doctors Without Borders says killed 355 people and included the use of toxic gas.
Syrians In Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack
• Mint Press NewsThe U.S., Britain, and France as well as the Arab League have accused the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for carrying out the chemical weapons attack, which mainly targeted civilians. U.S. warships are stationed in the Mediterranean Sea t
Assad's 11 year old son takes on Obama on Facebook
• New York TimesA Facebook post written by the 11-year-old son of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, and “liked” or commented on by several people who appear to be the children and grandchildren of other senior members of Mr. Assad’s government,
