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â–¶ Seymour Hersh: Obama “Cherry Picked” Intel on Syrian Chemical Attack to Justify U.S. Strike (2 of 2)

[youtube=http://youtu.be/dgdr2Bm5P-c] Published on Dec 9, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org - Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh joins us to discuss his new article casting doubt on the veracity of the Obama administration's claims that only the Assad regime could have carried out the chemical attacks in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta earlier this year. Writing in the London Review of Books, More

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Robert Perry: Treating Anti-Syria Charges as Flat-Fact

Exclusive: More than two months after the chemical weapons attack near Damascus, President Obama has still not released any proof to support his allegations blaming the Syrian government. But the New York Times has embraced the accusations as flat fact, a replay of the run-up to invading Iraq, reports Robert Parry.   §     By Robert Parry More

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Ray McGovern: How War on Syria Lost Its Way

Exclusive: What looked like another U.S. march to war in the Mideast has turned toward a peaceful accord that carries hope of getting Syria to relinquish its chemical weapons and achieving a cease-fire, maybe even an end to the civil war. But some want to resume the drive toward a U.S. attack, ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern says. By More

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Juan Cole On Syria: The U.S. Is No Lone Ranger and Should Put That Six Shooter Away

Now that we’re in the 21st century, moreover, it is time to cease using the supposedly macho language of violence in response to political challenges. By Juan Cole  Posted on Sep 2, 2013  truthdig.com AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais The odd discourse in Washington around President Barack Obama’s determination to bomb Syria over the country’s use of chemical weapons More

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Patrick L. Smith: Lapdog Media Beats War Drums Again

Remember how the media sold us their wars? (photo: Luke Frazza/AP) By Patrick L. Smith  31 August 13  Salon via Reader Supported News s of this writing, early Thursday morning, some Syrians are scheduled to pay with their lives for America's "credibility." The bombarding of an already war-ravaged country is acknowledged as "symbolic," intended simply to More

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Chalmers Johnson: Three Good Reasons To Liquidate Our Empire And Ten Steps to Take to Do So

 These massive concentrations of American military power outside the United States are not needed for our defense. They are, if anything, a prime contributor to our numerous conflicts with other countries. They are also unimaginably expensive.By Chalmers Johnson  August 22, 2013 Best of TomDispatch: Chalmers Johnson, Dismantling the EmpireClick here to read Tom Engelhardt's introduction on More

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Phyllis Bennis> Syria's Chemical Weapons…Iraq Redux?

The "democracy" that ten years of US war and occupation left behind in Iraq. Phyllis Bennis  Institute for Policy Studies  May 3, 2013  Posted by Portside on May 4, 2013 Phyllis Bennis Facebook News from the Middle East is growing more dire by the day. And unfortunately, most of the news from our own officials and influential More

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Phyllis Bennis> Syria’s Chemical Weapons…Iraq Redux?

The "democracy" that ten years of US war and occupation left behind in Iraq. Phyllis Bennis  Institute for Policy Studies  May 3, 2013  Posted by Portside on May 4, 2013 Phyllis Bennis Facebook News from the Middle East is growing more dire by the day. And unfortunately, most of the news from our own officials and influential More

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