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UN calls for Security Council approval before any military strike in Syria
Al-Akhbar | August 28, 2013
Any US military action taken in response to suspected chemical weapons attacks in Syria would need to be approved by the UN Security Council, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said on Wednesday.
The NYT’s Evolving Drive to War on Syria
By Michael McGehee · NYTX · August 27, 2013
In George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel 1984, Winston Smith, the protagonist, is a clerk for the Records Department at the Ministry of Truth. Winston’s job is to rewrite Oceania’s history, news article by news article, as official party policy changes. The idiom “down the memory hole” comes from this portion of Orwell’s book and refers to the destruction of Winston’s efforts, after making revisions.
Pentagon Shepherding Bosnia Into NATO
United States European Command
May 17, 2013
Firm support for NATO and EU integration efforts
Military sexual assault prevention officer accused of running prostitution ring
RT | May 15, 2013
The US military officer overseeing sexual assault prevention at the Fort Hood base in Texas is now under investigation for sexual assault, including allegations of maltreatment of subordinates and running a prostitution ring.
The United States Is Fighting How Many Wars?
By Kevin Gosztola | Fire Dog Lake | May 6, 2013
With neoconservatives and neoliberals amplifying calls for US military intervention in Syria, it is worthwhile to take a moment and consider all the places in the world, where the US currently has forces engaged in daily operations.
US/Russia meeting. Israel bombings & FSA goes to US meets Hagel & AIPAC
With two updates! One for the Canadians...............Israel bombs Syria with depleted uranium bombs, which would be a war crime if it was anyone else..Unless something changes..it appears we are looking at an expansion of war.So it begins.....going long read to the end!Hoping everyone noticed that immediately after Israel struck Damascus, aiding the NATO Islamic army of terrorists, the news fell off the proverbial front page?Strike anyone as odd? Israel didn’t gloat, which they usually do.In fact Israel went to lengths to downplay what had happened??
The US and Chemical Weapons: No Leg to Stand On
If, as alleged, the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons, it would indeed be a serious development, constituting a breach of the Geneva Protocol of 1925, one of the world’s most important disarmament treaties, which banned the use of chemical weapons.
US/European Missile Shield cancelled because of Russian Opposition?
No. Non. Nahi. Na. Ne. Nai. Nyet.No in any other language is still no. The so called missile shield was not cancelled due to Russian opposition