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REALITY CHECK: Assad's Use Of Chemical Weapons Is Truly Depraved
"We categorically reject even the idea of using chemical weapons ... against our own people," Syrian deputy foreign minister Faisal Mekdad said this week. "This is crazy, morally this is absolutely...
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Fox News' Chris Wallace Absolutely Grilled John Kerry On Syria
Of all of the one-on-ones in Secretary of State John Kerry's tour of the Sunday morning shows, Fox News' Chris Wallace grilled him the hardest on the Obama administration's abrupt shift in strategy on...
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The New Crisis In Iraq In 2 Big Charts
Syria isn't the only hot flashpoint in the Middle East right now.The situation in Iraq is deteriorating.Per data from the U.N., deaths in the country have risen sharply over the course of the year.The...
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SOLDIERS SPEAK OUT ON SYRIA: 'We Are Stretched Thin, Tired, And Broke'
After President Obama said the United States "should" strike Syria during a Saturday speech in the Rose Garden, Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) took to Twitter to dispute that claim with comments from...
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Some US Troops Appear To Be Posting Photos In Protest Of Syrian Intervention
As the march to limited military intervention in Syria moves forward, some troops are making their views known — albeit anonymously — on social media.Photos of servicemembers have apparently popped up...
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LOVEINT: The Scariest Thing About NSA Analysts Spying On Their Lovers Is How...
Last week Siobhan Gorman of The Wall Street Journal reported that National Security Agency analysts have occasionally used vast surveillance tools to spy on love interests.NSA Chief Compliance Officer...
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In One Chart, Here's Why The Anti-War Movement Collapsed
There's been a lot of talk about the absence of a strong and visible anti-war movement, the way there was during the George W. Bush Presidency.While there are protests against intervention in Syria, in...
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After Lauren Drain Escaped The Extremely Homophobic Westboro Baptist Church,...
The Westboro Baptist Church is well-known for loudly making its hateful, virulently homophobic views known by protesting at high-profile funerals, including those of soldiers.But for family members who...
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46 Photos Of Life At A Japanese Internment Camp, Taken By Ansel Adams
While America celebrates Victory over Japan Day on September 2, let's not forget the suffering of about 110,000 Japanese Americans who were forced to live in internment camps.Even at the time, this...
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Obama Ramps Up His Push For Syrian Intervention To Skeptical Lawmakers
US President Barack Obama has launched an intense lobbying effort to sway skeptical lawmakers as they weigh whether to support military strikes against Syria, an official said Sunday.Obama, as well as...
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RETIRED GENERAL: A Limited Military Strike On Syria May Not Be An Effective...
A retired Marine Corps General expressed reservations over a limited military strike against Syria on ABC News' "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday, saying that limited strikes in the past...
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Three Ways That The West Could Make Life More Difficult For A Hostile Russia
FOR a time after Vladimir Putin first became Russia’s president almost 14 years ago, there were hopes that, though no liberal, he was moving in a pro-Western direction. But as he prepares to welcome...
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Britain Doesn't Care If Syria Affects Their 'Special Relationship' With The US
Britain doesn't think a failed vote on Syrian intervention will hurt its "special relationship" with the United States — and they don't really care if it does, either.A new BBC poll finds that a vast...
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SOLDIERS SPEAK OUT ON SYRIA: 'We Are Not A World Police'
With the president poised to strike in Syria and the Congress set to vote on the issue the week of Sept. 9, the debate about U.S. military intervention in the two-year-old civil war is already...
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These Powerful Visualizations Show The Scope Of The US Drone War
The use of weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles — often referred to as drones — has risen steadily in the decade after the 9/11 attacks.We see reports of the latest drone strike that may have killed a...
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Obama Already Has One Of His Most Important Meetings On Syria Today
President Barack Obama will meet with Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Syria — a meeting that could serve as one of the most significant in Obama's quest for Congressional...
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Even A Former Iranian President Blames Assad For Syria's Chemical Attack
DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian news agency quoted former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as saying Syria's government had attacked its own people with chemical weapons, but later replaced the report...
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JOHN MCCAIN: It Would Be 'Catastrophic' If Congress Blocked Obama On Syria
Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham came out of their meeting with President Barack Obama more optimistic and supportive of a plan of military intervention in Syria. It potentially lines...
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Syria's Assad Warns That The Middle East Is A 'Powder Keg'
Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, has challenged the west to come up with "a single piece" of evidence that he has used chemical weapons.He warned that any military intervention in Syria could spark...
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Markets Briefly Fall After Russian Headlines About Missile — Stocks Recover...
An incident this morning reveals how jittery the world is, in the midst of escalating geopolitical tensions surrounding Syria.Apparently it was a joint-U.S. Israel test of an "anchor" missile.Around 5...
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