 Obama Plans Intervention Against Syria
Neocons infest his administration. They want Assad forcibly ousted. Manipulated to fail diplomacy may be pretext to do it. Two rounds of Geneva talks deadlocked. Expect no change going forward. US... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office) The People's Voice
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 Aleppo, Yabrud, and the end of the war on Syria
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 5:30 pm Article: Aleppo, Yabrud, and the end of the war on Syria by Michael Collins February 17, 2014 The Syrian Arab Army may be on the verge of another set of victories... (photo: AP / Aleppo Revolution Against Assad Regime) Scoop
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 Sinai attacks: Islamist claim tourist bus bomb attack
Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis has said it carried out a deadly bomb attack on a tourist bus in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Sunday. The group warned it was part of its "economic... (photo: AP / Nameer Galal) BBC News
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 Moderate Islamist picked to lead Syrian rebel forces
Beirut -- After losing ground to Syrian forces and Islamic extremists for months, the Western-backed rebel movement announced Monday it was replacing its military chief with an experienced field... (photo: AP / Narciso Contreras) San Francisco Chronicle
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 Hezbollah leader Nasrallah vows to keep fighters in Syria
The leader of the Lebanese Shia militant Hezbollah movement, Hassan Nasrallah, says his members will continue to fight alongside government forces in Syria's civil war. In a televised address on... (photo: AP / Bilal Hussein) BBC News
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 Mediator apologises to Syrians for lack of peace progress
International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi apologised to the Syrian people for the lack of progress at peace talks in Geneva after their second round ended on Saturday with little more than an agreement... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré) Stuff
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 Syrian Peace Process Pretense
Syrians genuinely want peace. Washington wants regime change. SNC stooges represent US interests. In January, talks convened in Geneva. Round one failed. So did round two. On February 14, UN/Arab... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) The People's Voice
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 Military ethics lapses are linked to lower standards, push for more troops
WASHINGTON • The number of U.S. soldiers forced out of the Army because of crimes or misconduct has soared in the past several years as the military emerges from a decade of war that put a greater... (photo: US DoD / Public Domain) STL Today
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 Syria death toll over 140,000 - report
Half of 140,000 killed in Syria since 2011 were civillians, according to Syrian Network for Human Rights. ISTANBUL - The number of deaths in Syria's three-year civil war has reached 140,041, according... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) Turkish Press
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 Misconduct in Army ranks forcing more soldiers out, data shows
WASHINGTON — The number of U.S. soldiers forced out of the Army because of crimes or misconduct has soared in the past several years as the military emerges from a decade of war that put a greater... (photo: US Army / David Devich) Stars and Stripes
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