The US secretary of state spoke before the US Senate s Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, a day after the chamber decided to delay a vote on use of force, originally scheduled for Wednesday. He told the committee that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had responded to calls for diplomacy with violence, and that it was the Syrian regime, not the US government, that had chosen the current situation.
http://is.gd/HTvCI6
John Kerry accused of lying about being opposed to the Iraq War
Secretary of State John Kerry added to his public embarrassments as he was accused of lying today when he claimed that he and Secretary of State Chuck Hagel had 'opposed the president s decision to go into Iraq'.
http://is.gd/cK2ilH
Senate delays Syria vote as Obama loses momentum
President Obama s push for congressional approval for military airstrikes in Syria ran aground Monday, forcing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to delay a procedural vote as opposition builds among senators in both parties.
http://is.gd/fWxu3P
Pro-Israel groups in United States scramble to save Syria strike resolution
AIPAC, AJC, WJC lobby as over 150 House members signal they will oppose measure; Speaking to The Jerusalem Post, an American Israel Public Affairs Committee official acknowledged the difficulty of the task ahead, calling it a 'challenge well worth undertaking.' 'It s difficult, but it s doable,' the official said.
http://is.gd/QjDuoO
Leaked Iranian letter warned US that Syrian rebels have chemical weapons
According to leaked diplomatic correspondence, Iran has been warning Washington since July 2012 that Sunni rebel fighters have acquired chemical weapons, and called on the US to send 'an immediate and serious warning' to rebel groups not to use them.
http://is.gd/CrwSTO
'CIA fabricated evidence to lure US into war with Syria'
The intelligence gathered against Syria s Assad was manufactured by elements within the spy community in order to mislead the US President to take punitive action, Ray McGovern, a veteran CIA analyst, told RT.
http://is.gd/piRv3U
Sign the Peace Voter Pledge: Send a message to Congress that they will hear and understand
'I pledge that I will not vote to reelect any member of Congress who votes for the Authorization for the Use of Military Force against Syria.'
http://is.gd/KjpYra
NSA Spying Seen Risking Billions in U.S. Technology Sales
A congressional committee s effective blacklisting of Huawei Technologies Co. s products from the U.S. telecommunications market over allegations they can enable Chinese spying may come back to bite Silicon Valley.
http://is.gd/ukVeSI
The NSA machine: Too big for anyone to understand
Newly declassified documents released Tuesday tell a story of a surveillance apparatus so unwieldy and complex that nobody fully comprehended it, even as the government pointed it at the American people in the name of protecting them.
http://is.gd/QFE2ME
No More War for Israel?
By Jean Bricmont and Diana Johnstone
Let us not forget that Iraq and Libya also gave up their weapons of mass destruction, only to be attacked later. Those whose war plans have been interrupted can be expected to come up with new
maneuvers to regain the initiative.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36219.htm
Jews say no to AIPAC and say no to bombing Syria
In three days 100 Jews from around the world signed on to a statement sharply critical of AIPAC and other Jewish bodies lobbying for President Obama s war resolution against Syria.
http://is.gd/n3c2HA
From Information Clearing House
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Some in US Intel. Community Reject Obama Admin Case for Syria Attack
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/09/10-0
Obama s National Security Advisor Delivers Myth-Addled Speech on Waging War on Syria
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/09/10
Thousands Attend Anti-War Vigils in 165 Cities, Urge Congress to Oppose Syria Strikes
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2013/09/10-2
NSA Memo Shows US Gives Israel Access to 'Raw' Spy Data
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/09/11-3
Instead of 'Illegal' Threat to Syria, US Should Back Chemical Weapons Ban in All Nations
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/09/11-0
On Obama s Syria Address
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2013/09/11
Kerry, Kissinger and the Other Sept. 11
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/09/12-9
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How Syria Plays Into AIPAC Mythology
Megan Iorio, Just Foreign Policy: Why does AIPAC think that we should bomb Syria? To set an example for Iran.
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/18736-how-syria-plays-into-aipac-mythology
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America Says 'No!' to a Beltway War
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/09/patrick-j-buchanan/whos-stampeding-america-into-war/
Obama, Syria, and Interventionism: Ten Questions Worth Pondering
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/09/michael-scheuer/10-questions%E2%80%A8-for-warmongers/
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Syria
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=warmonger
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http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Megan+Iorio
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