Chomsky: The interests of US power and of the people of the United States are often quite different, as is commonly the case elsewhere as well. The official US interest is to eliminate Assad, and naturally Russian support for Assad poses a threat to that. And the confrontation not only is harmful, if not catastrophic, for Syria, but also carries a threat of accidental escalation that could be catastrophic far beyond.
"Today's Zaman": The purpose was to create the perception that, according to Şeker, “Assad killed his people with sarin and that requires a US military intervention in Syria.”
Access Skews Coverage of Syrian War By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Mar 8, 2013 truthdig.com A Free Syrian Army fighter displays a damaged ordinance in Aleppo, Syria. AP/Andoni Lubak The attacks are a reminder that the civil war in Syria is not a romantic democratic uprising, although one could get that More
Access Skews Coverage of Syrian War By Thomas Hedges, Center for Study of Responsive Law Mar 8, 2013 truthdig.com A Free Syrian Army fighter displays a damaged ordinance in Aleppo, Syria. AP/Andoni Lubak The attacks are a reminder that the civil war in Syria is not a romantic democratic uprising, although one could get that More
