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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The I Have a Dream Speech – full text USConstitution.net. 50 years ago.
The I Have a Dream Speech – full text USConstitution.net. 50 years ago.http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html
Syria News Commentary Update 8/28
* Limited Attack on Syria Imminent
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
* Japan: Internet Addiction Camp for Kids
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
* China on Receiving End of Record Breaking Cyber Attack
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
* Allies Tell Syrian Opposition: Expect a Strike Within Days
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
* Israel Delivers Stern Warning to Syria Against Retaliation
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
* Saudi Arabia Openly Bribes Russia to Abandon Syria
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
* While U.S., UK Prepare to Strike Warning from Russia Falls on Deaf Ears
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
Shadows of Snowden Over the Atlantic Alliance
Shadows of Snowden Over the Atlantic Alliance
Beyond betrayal of trust, what about the NSA scandal worries
Europe most?
33 lawmakers: Congress must approve Syria action - Jake Sherman - POLITICO.com
33 lawmakers: Congress must approve Syria action - Jake Sherman - POLITICO.c
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/syria-congress-95965.html
CFR Daily News Brief 8/28 UK Drafts Resolution for UN Action on Syria
| Daily News Brief August 28, 2013 |
Top of the Agenda: UK Drafts Resolution for UN Action on Syria
The United Kingdom is set to submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council on Wednesday condemning the alleged chemical weapons attack near Damascus last week and requesting authorization to "protect civilians" (FT), while the Obama administration said it is considering limited strikes to "deter and degrade" President Bashar al-Assad's ability to use such weapons (NYT). The UN's special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, urged for any military intervention to be sanctioned by the Security Council (AP). Emerging market currencies and stocks declined on Wednesday and oil prices spiked (WSJ) on concerns of possible U.S. military strikes against Syria.
Analysis
"Obama never needed to go searching for coalition of the willing
for Syria; one comes pre-assembled for him and has been knocking, in
fact, at the door to the Oval Office for quite some time. Israel,
Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab
Emirates, all see Syria as a grave short-term threat to their national
security," writes Michael Weiss in Foreign Affairs.
"Assad's plan this week is fourfold:
hunker down, survive whatever attack is materializing on the horizon,
emerge from his bunker declaring victory over the perfidious Americans
(no matter how many of his army bases and command posts and aircraft are
on fire), and privately internalize the lesson of the American strike,
which is to lay off the gas," writes Jeffrey Goldberg for Bloomberg.
"Of
course ethics, not only laws, should guide policy decisions. Since the
Rwandan genocide and the Balkan mass killings of the 1990s, a movement
has emerged in support of adding humanitarian intervention as a third
category of lawful war, under the concept of the 'responsibility to
protect.' It is widely accepted by the United Nations and most
governments. It is not, however, in the charter, and it lacks the force of law," writes Ian Hurd for the New York Times.
The Cable: Exclusive: Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Say
The Cable: Exclusive: Intercepted Calls Prove Syrian Army Used Nerve Gas, U.S. Spies Sayhttp://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/
Snipers Fire on UN Chemical Inspectors In Syria
Snipers Fire on UN Chemical Inspectors In Syria
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
Unidentified snipers have opened fire on a convoy of UN experts investigating
suspected chemical weapons attacks in Syria's capital, the UN has said.
One car was shot at "multiple times", forcing the convoy to turn back.
Syrian state media blamed opposition "terrorists" for the attack, though the
claim could not be verified.
The UN team later resumed its [...]
Syria Threatens Israel in event Of Allied Attack
Syria Threatens Israel in event Of Allied Attack
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
Mac Slavo
Syria is guilty of war crimes. According to the U.S., Israel and other Western
nations, it was Syrian President Bashar al-Assed who was behind the chemical
attack that left hundreds dead last week.
All signs point to armed intervention in Syria this week, even though UN
inspectors (who incidentally came under sniper fire today) have yet to
conclude their [...]
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
Mac Slavo
Syria is guilty of war crimes. According to the U.S., Israel and other Western
nations, it was Syrian President Bashar al-Assed who was behind the chemical
attack that left hundreds dead last week.
All signs point to armed intervention in Syria this week, even though UN
inspectors (who incidentally came under sniper fire today) have yet to
conclude their [...]
Hans Blix: Obama refusal to wait for UN inspectors echoes Bush/Iraq
Hans Blix: Obama refusal to wait for UN inspectors echoes Bush/Iraq
http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Global-Viewpoint/2013/0827/America-is-not-the-world-s-policeman-in-Syria-or-Iraq
Col Macgregor says striking Syria a bad move - World - CBC Player
Col Macgregor says striking Syria a bad move - World - CBC Player
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/ID/2403112856/
Architect of Syria War Plan Doubts Surgical Strikes Will Work
thecable.foreignpolicy.com
Architect of Syria War Plan Doubts Surgical Strikes Will Work
- Aug. 26, 2013
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The Kosovo Precedent Syria in the Crosshair by FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY
The Kosovo
Precedent
Syria
in the Crosshair
by FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY,
Counterpunch, 27 August 2013
I found it truly scary to
read that some high officials in the Obama Administration are so disconnected
from reality that they consider the 1999 war in Kosovo to be a precedent
for justifying limited cruise missile strikes in Syria.
Syria crisis: US signals intent to take action against Assad regime guardian.co.uk
Syria crisis: US signals intent to take action against Assad regime
guardian.co.uk
Read more at http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/74vzerxii/Syria-crisis-US-signals-intent-to-take-action.htm#ZqYG7VbxW9uyxeZY.99
Read more at http://www.onenewspage.com/n/US/74vzerxii/Syria-crisis-US-signals-intent-to-take-action.htm#ZqYG7VbxW9uyxeZY.99
Syria crisis: US signals intent to take action against Assad regime guardian.co.uk
http://www.onenewspage.us/n/US/74vzerxii/Syria-crisis-US-signals-intent-to-take-action.htm
US Set to Launch 'Iraq, The Sequel', in Syria
Daniel McAdams, Ron Paul
Institute, saturday august 24, 2013
Gangs of Latakia: The Militiafication of the Assad Regime
Gangs of Latakia: The Militiafication of the Assad Regime
Posted by Aron Lund on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013
http://www.joshualandis.com/blog/the-militiafication-of-the-assad-regime/
U.S. No Longer Seeking U.N., NATO Permission to Strike Syria - Defense One
U.S. No Longer Seeking U.N., NATO Permission to Strike Syria - Defense One
http://www.defenseone.com/politics/2013/08/us-no-longer-seeking-un-nato-permission-strike-syria/69446/
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