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Eight Arguments Against Going to War With Syria
US military action against Syria would be illegal, strategically counterproductive, destructive and deeply unpopular.
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Response to Syria a Duplicitous Affair
Caution about war against Syria is more than warranted by knowledge of the history of US interventions in other countries' domestic quarrels.
And Then There Was One: Delusional Thinking in the Age of the Single Superpower
Only in Hollywood fantasies about evil super-enemies was u201cworld dominationu201d by a single power imaginable. No wonder that, more than two decades into our one-superpower present, we still …
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How Intelligence Was Twisted to Support an Attack on Syria
Gareth Porter: The intelligence summary on the alleged Syrian nerve gas attacks shows signs of deception.
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President Obama Should Listen to US and UK Public: Don’t Strike Syria
President Obama's proposed
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On United States Intervention in Syria: Remember a Few Things
To those who think the United States should intervene in Syria, remember this is the same United States which is still deeply involved in two failed wars of aggression …
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In Rush to Strike Syria, US Tried to Derail UN Probe
Hostility toward the investigation suggests that the administration sees the UN as hindering its attack.
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Lying About Syria, and the Lying Liars Who Lie About the Lying
"U.S. prepares for possible retaliatory strike against Syria," announces a Los Angeles Times headline, even though Syria has not attacked the United States or any of its occupied territories or imperial forces and …
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The Question Americans Can’t Ask About Egypt And Syria
What does the Obama administration really want in Egypt and Syria? "To reduce the risk to U.S. interests," writes Washington Post blogger Max Fisher. The administration wants "to play the middle …
Royals and Aristocrats Seek Big Gains From Fracking in Britain
The British government wants to be u201ca leader of the shale gas revolutionu201d and is offering massive tax breaks to the industry, despite its devastating ecological impact.