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Military Humanitarian Intervention: the Shock Doctrine Applied to Syria
What's needed in Syria is not military intervention, but a global peace offensive.(Note: Rob Prince teaches at the Korbel School of International Studies. Although tangentially, he has been associated...
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Calls for U.S. Military Intervention in Syria Re-surfacing
Once again, R2P - responsibility to protect - is being used as a pretext for attacking Syria. The propaganda that continues to flourish for war on Syria shows many Americans fail to understand the...
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Seymour Hersh Gasses Turkey
In 2011 Barack Obama led an allied military intervention in Libya without consulting the US Congress. Last August, after the sarin attack on the Damascus suburb of Ghouta, he was ready to launch an...
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5 Concrete Steps the US Can Take to End the Syria Crisis
We in civil society must sharpen our demands. We must stand with those struggling for equality, dignity and human rights for all Syrians, and on the principle that there is no military solution to the...
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Tidbits - May 29, 2014
Reader Comments - Cecily McMillan; Prison Labor; William Worthy; Syria; Timothy Geithner and Wall Street's Bailout; College Debt; U.S. Subversion in Latin America; Venezuela; Announcements - This...
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ISIS: The Spoils of the ‘Great Loot’ in the Middle East
As Iraq tumbles into yet another civil war, it is important to remember how all this came about, and why adding yet more warfare to the current crisis will perpetuate exactly what the “Great Loot” set...
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Women and the War In Syria
Meet five women who are bearing the burden of conflict in Syria and persevering in spite of it.From the initial uprisings against the government of Bashar al-Assad in spring 2011, women in Syria have...
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Tidbits - July 24, 2014
Reader Comments - Woody Guthrie; On the Waterfront; McCarthyism; Screenwriters and the Blacklist; Third Party politics; Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Israeli peace movement and War Crimes; Zionism and the...
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Should Syria’s Future Be Decided by Men With Guns?
“When we talk about women at the table, the men see them as the tablecloth,” said Hibaaq Osman, an NGO leader who has been working with Syrian women and pushing for their inclusion. “The future of...
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Military Humanitarian Intervention: the Shock Doctrine Applied to Syria
What's needed in Syria is not military intervention, but a global peace offensive.(Note: Rob Prince teaches at the Korbel School of International Studies. Although tangentially, he has been associated...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Calls for U.S. Military Intervention in Syria Re-surfacing
Once again, R2P - responsibility to protect - is being used as a pretext for attacking Syria. The propaganda that continues to flourish for war on Syria shows many Americans fail to understand the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seymour Hersh Gasses Turkey
In 2011 Barack Obama led an allied military intervention in Libya without consulting the US Congress. Last August, after the sarin attack on the Damascus suburb of Ghouta, he was ready to launch an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
5 Concrete Steps the US Can Take to End the Syria Crisis
We in civil society must sharpen our demands. We must stand with those struggling for equality, dignity and human rights for all Syrians, and on the principle that there is no military solution to the...
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Tidbits - May 29, 2014
Reader Comments - Cecily McMillan; Prison Labor; William Worthy; Syria; Timothy Geithner and Wall Street's Bailout; College Debt; U.S. Subversion in Latin America; Venezuela; Announcements - This...
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ISIS: The Spoils of the ‘Great Loot’ in the Middle East
As Iraq tumbles into yet another civil war, it is important to remember how all this came about, and why adding yet more warfare to the current crisis will perpetuate exactly what the “Great Loot” set...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Women and the War In Syria
Meet five women who are bearing the burden of conflict in Syria and persevering in spite of it.From the initial uprisings against the government of Bashar al-Assad in spring 2011, women in Syria have...
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Tidbits - July 24, 2014
Reader Comments - Woody Guthrie; On the Waterfront; McCarthyism; Screenwriters and the Blacklist; Third Party politics; Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Israeli peace movement and War Crimes; Zionism and the...
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Syria and the 'Red Line' Nonsense
Most pundits are careful about not advocating for direct U.S. military intervention in Syria (that is left to the Republican politicians who appear on the Sunday shows). But their message boils down to...
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How to Combat ISIS Without War
Weakening ISIS requires eroding the support it relies on from tribal leaders, military figures, and ordinary Iraqi Sunnis. Here's how to do it without bombs. As has been the case with so many...
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The Demise of a US Group Backing Moderate Syrian Rebels Is a Bad Sign for...
Working with the rebels in Syria will be a daunting task for the Obama administration. There are hundreds of anti-Assad militias, each with its own agenda. Neither the FSA nor the Syrian National...
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