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REALITY CHECK: Assad's Use Of Chemical Weapons Is Truly Depraved
"We categorically reject even the idea of using chemical weapons ... against our own people," Syrian deputy foreign minister Faisal Mekdad said this week. "This is crazy, morally this is absolutely...
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Fox News' Chris Wallace Absolutely Grilled John Kerry On Syria
Of all of the one-on-ones in Secretary of State John Kerry's tour of the Sunday morning shows, Fox News' Chris Wallace grilled him the hardest on the Obama administration's abrupt shift in strategy on...
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Oil And Gold Are Tumbling
Evening trading has opened for some commodities, and oil and gold prices are both collapsing.Brent is off -0.87 percent (and counting) to $113.05. NYMEX-traded WTI is down -1.39% to $106.16.Here's the...
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Obama Ramps Up His Push For Syrian Intervention To Skeptical Lawmakers
US President Barack Obama has launched an intense lobbying effort to sway skeptical lawmakers as they weigh whether to support military strikes against Syria, an official said Sunday.Obama, as well as...
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RETIRED GENERAL: A Limited Military Strike On Syria May Not Be An Effective...
A retired Marine Corps General expressed reservations over a limited military strike against Syria on ABC News' "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday, saying that limited strikes in the past...
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Syrian Electronic Army Hacks US Marines Site, Calls Them 'Brothers' In Fight...
The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has been highly active over the last six months targeting media outlets it believes are reporting untruths about what is happening in Syria. The group, which supports...
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Britain Doesn't Care If Syria Affects Their 'Special Relationship' With The US
Britain doesn't think a failed vote on Syrian intervention will hurt its "special relationship" with the United States — and they don't really care if it does, either.A new BBC poll finds that a vast...
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SOLDIERS SPEAK OUT ON SYRIA: 'We Are Not A World Police'
With the president poised to strike in Syria and the Congress set to vote on the issue the week of Sept. 9, the debate about U.S. military intervention in the two-year-old civil war is already...
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Obama Already Has One Of His Most Important Meetings On Syria Today
President Barack Obama will meet with Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Syria — a meeting that could serve as one of the most significant in Obama's quest for Congressional...
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Even A Former Iranian President Blames Assad For Syria's Chemical Attack
DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian news agency quoted former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as saying Syria's government had attacked its own people with chemical weapons, but later replaced the report...
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More Than 10 Ships Near Syria As USS Nimitz Carrier Group Moves Into The Red Sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and four other ships in its strike group moved into the Red Sea early on Monday, U.S. defense officials said, describing the move as "prudent...
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JOHN MCCAIN: It Would Be 'Catastrophic' If Congress Blocked Obama On Syria
Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham came out of their meeting with President Barack Obama more optimistic and supportive of a plan of military intervention in Syria. It potentially lines...
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Syrian Army Forces Move Away From Potential Target Sites Into Schools And...
Syrian military commanders are continuing to redeploy forces away from sensitive sites ahead of a postponed US air strike that many in Damascus believe is still likely.Residents of the Syrian capital...
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Syria's Assad Warns That The Middle East Is A 'Powder Keg'
Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, has challenged the west to come up with "a single piece" of evidence that he has used chemical weapons.He warned that any military intervention in Syria could spark...
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Assad Taunts Obama As 'Weak' For Flipping On Syria Strikes
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad taunted U.S. President Barack Obama as a "weak" leader who had no proof Assad had used chemical weapons on his country's own people, and warned that U.S. airstrikes...
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DEM SENATOR: Nightmarish 'Disaster' Could Come With Congressional...
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) warned on Tuesday that it could be a "recipe for disaster" if Congress tries to "micromanage" authorization for military action in Syria.Kaine made the statements on "Morning...
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Actually, The US Has A Strategy In Syria — And It's Starting To Work
One of the primary criticisms of U.S. President Barack Obama's plan for a limited attack on Syria is that there is no long-term strategy in place for what happens after bombs fall on Damascus.But...
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Boehner Will Support Obama's Syria Plan — 'This Is Something The Country...
Both House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that they would support President Barack Obama's plan for limited military action in Syria, with Boehner saying that it's...
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Groups Of CIA-Trained Syrian Rebels Are Well-Armed And 'On Way To Battlefield'
The first cell of Syrian rebels trained and armed by the CIA is making its way to the battlefield, President Barack Obama has reportedly told senators.During a meeting at the White House, the president...
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Watch John McCain Rip A Fox News Host For His Criticism Of A Syrian Rebel's...
In his media tour Tuesday morning, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) ripped into Fox News host Brian Kilmeade for his criticism of a Syrian rebel's chanting of "Allahu Akbar."On "Fox & Friends," Kilmeade...
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