Category Archives: International

Raymond Suttner, Let us hope the US strike against Syria is no more

If a regional war through US strikes against Syria is averted, paradoxically, it will not be because of restraint on the side of the US, Continue reading →

Andrew Bacevich, Drama from Obama -debate in Congress over US military strike in Syria

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175744/tomgram%3A_andrew_bacevich%2C_drama_from_obama/

Peter Certo, On the fence about Syria? Read this!

On the Fence about Syria? Read This!

Patrick Cockburn, We all thought Libya had moved on, but it has turned into lawlessness and ruin

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/special-report-we-all-thought-libya-had-moved-on–it-has-but-into-lawlessness-and-ruin-8797041.html

Democracy Now: As US pushes for Syria strike, questions around claims of use of chemical weapons by Syrian regime

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/9/4/as_us_pushes_for_syria_strike

Gareth Porter, How intelligence was twisted to support attack on Syria

http://portside.org/2013-09-03/how-intelligence-was-twisted-support-attack-syria

The case against military intervention in Syria

http://www.thenation.com/article/175964/case-against-military-intervention-syria#axzz2dw1Seqep

Raymond Suttner, The campaign against apartheid Israel and the slogan ‘kill the Jew’

Amongst the components of any serious campaign is the use of slogans.  Continue reading →

Mark Weisbrot, Obama increasingly isolated as opposition to war on Syria mounts

http://portside.org/2013-08-31/obama-increasingly-isolated-syria-opposition-mounts-home-and-abroad

Richard Falk, US warmaking in Syria at expense of democracy

http://richardfalk.wordpress.com/2013/08/31/syria-u-s-war-making-at-the-expense-of-democracy/

Jason Hirthler, The Banality of empire

The Banality of Empire

Tariq Ali, The vassals revolt

http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2013/08/30/tariq-ali/the-vassals-revolt/

US prepares unilateral strike in Syria

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/8/30/us_prepares_to_strike_syria_over

Gareth Porter In rush to strike Syria, US tried to derail UN probe

In Rush to Strike Syria, U.S. Tried to Derail U.N. Probe

Tariq Ali, On intervening in Syria

http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2013/08/28/tariq-ali/on-intervening-in-syria/

Does US have evidence that Syrian government used chemical weapons?

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/8/29/syria_debate_does_us_have_the

Robert Fisk, On imminent war against Syria

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/we-should-have-been-traumatised-into-action-by-this-war-in-2011and-2012but-now-8789506.html

Ariel Dorfman, Martin Luther King jr and the two 9/11s

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175741/tomgram%3A_ariel_dorfman%2C_martin_luther_king_and_the_two_9_11s/

Jeffrey St. Clair, The CIA came at night

One example of rendition, in the wake of 9/11 US lawlessness

The CIA Came at Night

Vijay Prashad, Bradley Manning, Crimes against humanity and the values of international law

Bradley Manning, Crimes Against Humanity and the Values of International Law