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On the Fence About Syria? Read This!
A quick reader on why military intervention in Syria is a big mistake - and what we should be advocating instead.
Obama Reframes Syria: Metaphor and War Revisited
America will act, or act by not acting. There will be real-world consequences in either case. We need to keep track of the metaphors and scenarios that lead to …
Syria: Six Alternatives to Military Strikes
Many of the legal and diplomatic processes that led to peace in other times of conflict haven't even been tried yet in Syria.
As US Pushes For Syria Strike, Questions Loom over Obama Claims in Chemical Attack
During Tuesdayu2019s Senate hearing on Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry insisted the administration has irrefutable evidence showing the Assad regime was responsible for the deadly chemical attack in …
The Obama Deception On Syria: Debunking the Lies, Hubris, and Myopia In The March To War
While only 20% of the American people thought the US should take action in Syria when Obama spoke, that number was up from only 9% last week, indicating that …
It’s Not War, So Stop Saying That
William Rivers Pitt examines the doublespeak coming out of Washington on Syria.
Hope in a Time of Permanent War
Hope is a subversive, defiant practice that resists ideas that pose a threat to democracy.
Possible Consequences of a US military attack on Syria—Remembering the Marine Barracks destruction in Beirut, 1983
The long lasting affects of military attacks take their toll on service members and the families that love them.
The “Honest Broker” is Crooked
“The negotiations provide a cover for Israel’s takeover of the territories it wishes to control,” writes Chomsky on the recent peace talks.
Getting Syria-ous About Peace Talks
Robert Parry: The only way to stop the bloodshed in Syria is to get the various sides into peace talks - and it is the US-supported rebels who won't …