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US Focuses on Hands Off Toppling of Syrian Government
The Obama administration has for now abandoned efforts for a diplomatic settlement to the conflict in Syria, and instead it is increasing aid to the rebels and redoubling efforts …
Syrian Uprising Morphs Into Regional and Global Wars
A divided, balkanized Syria looms as a dangerous possibility as even UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon acknowledges the conflict has become a proxy war between world powers.
Back from Syria, Reporter David Enders Says Assad Regime Crumbling to “Grassroots Rebellion”
As the battle for Damascus rages on, weu2019re joined by reporter David Enders, special correspondent for McClatchy, based in Beirut, Lebanon.
Border Posts Fall Into the Hands of Syrian Rebels
Rebel fighters seized all four border crossings with Iraq and one into Turkey, while also claiming for the first time to have captured a pocket of Damascus after intense …
Netanyahu – Unlike Olmert – Refuses Explicit Iran Attack Threat
The perception that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to attack Iranu2019s nuclear facilities unless sanctions and diplomacy succeed in shutting them down has been the driving force …
The National Security Complex and You
Are you, for instance, worried about the safety of Americau2019s u201csecretsu201d? Then you should breathe a sigh of relief and consider this headline from a recent article on …
Guantanamo Judge’s Rulings, Comments Favor Prosecution in USS Cole Bombing Case
In the first of three days of military commissions this week at Guantanamo, Judge James Pohl made quick work of the defendant, accused terrorist Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiriu2019s motions.
Three Ploys the Department of Defense Uses When Their Budget Is at Risk
As soon as Leon Panetta became secretary of defense, he made it clear that he would not accept these levels of cuts in the DoD and go back to …
Minnesota Town Bans Signs in Yards Unless They’re Pro-War
At a festival called Peacestock in Wisconsin last weekend, I met a woman who lives in Little Falls, Minnesota. That city had forced her to take down signs …
For Barney Frank’s Legacy: Pass the Mulvaney Amendment to Freeze Military Spending
In the cause of working to rein in America's excessive, unnecessary, out-of-control military spending, Frank has stood out from his colleagues, both in terms of advancing the issue in …