US Official: Bombing Oil Pipelines in Syria a ‘Viable Option’
Published on Thursday, October 23, 2014 by Common Dreams by Jon Queally, staff writer A top State...
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Obama Charged with ‘Imperial Hubris’ Unmatched Even by Bush
Published on Friday, September 12, 2014 by Common Dreams by Jon Queally, staff writer A day after...
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Snowden Reveals NSA Program Described as ‘Last Straw’ Before Leak
Published onWednesday, August 13, 2014 by Common Dreams by Lauren McCauley, staff writer In an...
Read MoreSyrian group hacks Skype
The Syrian Electronic Army hacker group set its sights on Skype’s social media accounts
Read More'Whose Sarin?' Investigative Bombshell Questions Obama's Case for Syria War
Seymour Hersh report asks serious questions about the president’s case for war
Read MoreFrom Russia With PR
Several opinion columns praising Russia and published in the last two years on CNBC’s web site and the Huffington Post placed on behalf of the Russian government by its public-relations firm, Ketchum.
Read MorePutin plays trump card in high-stakes Syria standoff
Putin took the unusual step Thursday of publishing an op-ed in The New York Times “to speak directly to the American people and their political leaders”.
Read MoreOn Syria, Putin's Anti-War Case Outshines Obama's Call for Bombs
Putin has positioned himself as a diplomat and peacekeeper, giving moral and political lectures to President Obama.
Read MoreJon Stewart frets over parallels between Syria and Iraq: ‘It’s like we’re the Bill Buckner of superpowers now’
“You needlessly invade one country based on false evidence, suddenly you’re bad at war” Stewart fretted. “Come on.
Read MoreSyrian FM welcomes Russia's chemical arms handover initiative
Syrian foreign minister on Monday welcomed Russia’s proposal that Damascus hand over control of its chemical weapons arsenal to international supervision to avoid US military action.
Read MoreRussia seizes initiative with plan to secure Syria chem arms
Russia seized the diplomatic initiative Monday with a plan for Syria to head off the threat of US military strikes by putting its chemical weapons under international control.
Read MoreForget Red Lines: Obama Should Eat His Words on Syria
All this will happen because a talkative president made “Assad must go,” “red-line,” and “game changer” part of his vocabulary. But sometimes it’s better to eat your words than repeat them.
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