Category Archives: United Nations

Le Monde diplomatique on implications of US/ Iran’s thaw in relations

http://mondediplo.com/2013/12/01iran

US drone attacks met with little world concern

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/10/31/these_drones_attack_us_and_the

Dave Lindorf, Obamas grotesque hypocrisy over cluster bombs

Obama’s Grotesque Hypocrisy Over Cluster Munitions

Aaron Magid, Syria chemical attack underlines need for Israeli shift on non conventional weapons (from Jewish Daily Forward)

http://portside.org/2013-09-19/syria-chemical-attack-underlines-need-israel-shift-non-conventional-weapons-jewish-daily

Iara Lee, Accidental diplomacy in the devils’ playground

http://portside.org/2013-09-19/syria-accidental-diplomacy-devils-playground

UN reports that chemical weapons were used in Syria

While the Syrian government had the capacity to launch the chemical weapons were there no other parties capable of such an attack?

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/16/syrian-chemical-attack-sarin-says-un

Israel refuses to ratify treaty barring chemical weapons

http://www.apartheidexists.com/israel-refuses-to-ratify-treaty-barring-chemical-weapons/

Putin warns US not to attack

Whether one approves or disapproves of Putin as a politician, he has handled the US threat of strikes according to the norms of international law

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/12/putin-warns-us-not-to-attack-syria

Noam Chomsky, Instead of ‘illegal’ threat to Syria US should back Chemical weapons ban in all states

http://www.democracynow.org/2013/9/11/chomsky_instead_of_illegal_threat_to

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!

http://fpif.org/fence-syria-read/

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

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/

Matthew Yglesias, The case for not bombing Syria

http://portside.org/2013-08-31/case-not-bombing-syria

Jason Hirthler, The Banality of empire

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/08/30/the-banality-of-empire/