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Syria “Wag the Dog”. Towards a Major Mideast War?

Syria “Wag the Dog”. Towards a Major Mideast War?
Image courtesy Syrian Perspective
by Mark H. Gaffney
The United States is being manipulated into another even bigger Mideast War, and the only thing that can prevent it is an informed citizenry. The upcoming debate in Congress, scheduled to begin on September 9, will tell the tale.

Punishment for Syria, rewards for Syria’s neighbour Israel

Punishment for Syria, rewards for Syria’s neighbour Israel

 by Stuart Littlewood
US Secretary of State John Kerry accuses Syrian government forces of killing 1,429 people, including 426 children, in a chemical weapons attack in Damascus last week described as an “inconceivable horror” and “a crime against conscience”.
President Obama is considering lethal punitive strikes against the Assad regime, strikes that Britain, for one, will not take part in.

US Attack on Syria Would Circumvent Constitution, Intl Law

US Attack on Syria Would Circumvent Constitution, Intl Law
US Secretary of State John Kerry inferred Monday that those who favor “common humanity” should now come to support U.S./NATO airstrikes on Syria. (Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP)
 
 War drums grow louder as familiar tactics used to garner support for military action that only 9 percent of Americans support
 
by Jon Queally