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U.S. Neocon Hawks Take Flight Over Syria
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (IPS) - In an echo of the tactics they used to promote U.S. intervention in the Balkans, Iraq and Libya, a familiar clutch of neo-conservatives published a letter Tuesday urging President Barack Obama to go far beyond limited military strikes against Syria in retaliation for its government's alleged use last week of chemical weapons that reportedly killed hundreds of people.
In Rush to Strike Syria, U.S. Tried to Derail U.N. Probe
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (IPS) - After initially insisting that Syria give United Nations investigators unimpeded access to the site of an alleged nerve gas attack, the administration of President Barack Obama reversed its position on Sunday and tried unsuccessfully to get the U.N. to call off its investigation.
Peace No Longer Rests on the Palestinian Issue
- Inter Press Service
JERUSALEM, Aug 27 (IPS) - The end of the world's most enduring conflict was always regarded as the essential linchpin of Mideast security. As direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians resume following a three-year hiatus, it seems too late for peace between them - if the declared goal of a peace deal within nine months is achieved - to end the violence unleashed by the ‘Arab springs'.
Major U.S. Debate Over Wisdom of Syria Attack
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (IPS) - While some kind of U.S. military action against Syria in the coming days appears increasingly inevitable, the debate over both the why and how of such an attack has grown white hot here.
OP-ED: Obama Should "Resist the Call" to Intervene in Syria
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (IPS) - President Obama got it right. He was picked by U.S. voters to put the nation's interests first – not those of any ally, any member of Congress, or the media, even if they clamour for him to "do something" yet do not take responsibility for the consequences if things go wrong, as they have for some time in the Middle East.
Q&A: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Is Not Going Away
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (IPS) - Almost 1,000 Egyptians have died, according to official count, since Aug. 14 when Egypt's armed forces began cracking down on Muslim Brotherhood-led protests against the military ouster of President Mohamed Morsi. That number well exceeds the 846 people officials say died during the 18 days of protests that ended Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule in January 2011.
Brotherhood Cornered, Not Crushed
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 26 (IPS) - With the sun inching closer to the horizon on Friday afternoon in the Mohandiseen neighbourhood of Cairo, the call to prayer from Mostafa Mahmood mosque goes out over a street empty of all but a few soldiers lingering beside their tanks.
Opening Books Beneath Bombs
- Inter Press Service
DAMASCUS, Aug 25 (IPS) - The school system in Syria's largest Palestinian refugee camp Yarmouk, located in capital Damascus, has been shattered by the fighting that now bedevils the community and the siege that strangles the district. Some tenacious teachers are, however, refusing to leave the camp and are battling against odds to provide education to an ever-growing number of youngsters.
Noose Tightens Around Freedom in Egypt
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Aug 23 (IPS) - The ongoing crackdown on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi has prompted some analysts to warn of the apparent resurgence of the Mubarak-era police state.
U.S., UK, France Seek Wider U.N. Support for Syria Probe
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (IPS) - The United States, Britain and France, three veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council, are making a strong push for an "urgent" U.N. investigation of the alleged use of chemical weapons Wednesday in Syria.
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