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Syria’s Chemical Weapons: The UN Can Save Us!
The Russian proposal to put Syria’s chemical weapons under the control of international monitors and then destroy them, raises many difficult questions on implementation. But it offers the best means to ensure Syria’s arsenal of nerve agents do not end up in al Qaeda’s hands.
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Syria speech: What's next on Obama's to-do list
If you take the long view - and by "long view" we're talking 10 days - there have been three distinct paths the United States could have taken on Syria.
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Putin issues plea to US people over Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a direct personal appeal to the American people over the Syrian crisis.
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China chooses restraint in Syrian conflict
China has adopted a 'wait and see' approach on the Syrian conflict. Beijing's actions are determined by strategic interests and the 'principle' of non-interference.
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Putin jabs U.S., Obama in op-ed, says Syria strike would be 'act of aggression'
Hours before the top diplomats from his nation and the United States begin a high-stakes meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin took to The New York Times to argue against military intervention in Syria and jab his U.S. counterpart.
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Did Bashar al-Assad's PR blitz pay off?
President Obama's decision to delay military action in favor of diplomacy comes in the wake of Syria's aggressive charm offensive
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Why Assad probably won't face war crimes charges
U.N. weapons inspectors are reportedly convinced that Syria's president used chemical weapons on his own people. That doesn't mean he'll be punished.
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Dining with Al Qaeda
An American reporter in Syria sits down to talk to four Western-educated, radical jihadists about the war and what they think Washington should do.
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If History Is Any Measure, the Clock Is Ticking
When Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi had to convince the world 10 years ago that he was serious about giving up his chemical weapons, he dragged warheads and bombs into the desert and flattened them with bulldozers.
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So Putin Wants to Make a Difference in Syria? Here's How He Can Do It
Russian President Vladimir Putin's dulcet editorial in the New York Times this week sounded like the opening aria in a charm offensive aimed not just at preempting the use of U.S. military force in Syria but also at winning a Nobel Peace prize. Already, a Russian educational foundation has written the Norwegian Nobel Committee to suggest Putin as a nominee.
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Assad Regime Hails Chemical Weapons Deal As 'Victory' For Syria
One day after the United States and Russia announced a deal to rid Syria of its chemical weapons, the first official reaction has emerged from the Syrian regime, which calls it a "victory." Syria's rebels are criticizing the plan, saying it doesn't punish President Bashar Assad.
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Domenico Quirico: My 150-day ordeal as a hostage of Syria's rebels
The Italian journalist was taken prisoner by an anti-Assad revolutionary brigade. The horror that followed led him to rename the country 'the land of evil'
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Kerry and McCain’s favorite Syria ‘expert’ fired for faking credentials
A prominent pro-Syrian intervention expert, cited by both Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sec. of State John Kerry, lied about her academic credentials and failed to disclose her ties to rebel groups in the embattled republic. According to Buzzfeed, the Institute for the Study of War, a non-partisan Washington think tank, fired Elizabeth O’Bagy on Tuesday after finding out she lied about earning a Ph.D. from Georgetown, University in Washington.
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Russia Says It Will Implicate Syria's Rebels In Chemical Attack
Russia's top diplomat says his nation will give the U.N. Security Council evidence that implicates Syria's rebel forces in the Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack near Damascus, the BBC reports. Word of what Syrian President Bashar Assad's strongest ally on the Security Council plans comes from Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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Why the Syrian uprising is the first social media war
This is how we see war in 2013: next to like buttons and view counters. As a battle flared just west of Idlib, a contested city in northwest Syria, a camera was mounted on an old Kalashnikov rifle so the audience would have nearly the exact same perspective that a video game player has in blockbuster first-person shooters like Call of Duty or Counter-Strike.
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The 3 most terrible villains on social media right now
Even terrorists are on Twitter these days
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Syria's al-Assad says he welcomes return of U.N. inspectors
Syria's president says he'll welcome the return of U.N. investigators to follow up on more allegations of chemical weapons use in his country.
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Putin's letter to America regarding Syria
Putin's letter to America regarding Syria
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Putin is winning on Snowden, Syria and Sochi… but so what?
Russiaâs prize for conquering the summer isnât power -- itâs constriction. In defending Assad, harboring Snowden, and preparing for the Sochi Olympics, Putin is actually just inviting more complications.
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Putin 'confident' on Syria plan
Russia's President Vladimir Putin says he is "confident" Syria's chemical weapons can be destroyed under a US-Russian plan, but not "100% sure".
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