There are at least five key reasons why American military intervention in Syria s civil war could go nuclear.
http://is.gd/6gmWKq
Syria Presence Costing The Pentagon About $27 Million A Week
The Pentagon is spending about $27 million a week to maintain the increased U.S. Navy presence in the Mediterranean Sea and Middle East region to keep watch over Syria and be prepared to strike if needed.
http://is.gd/gI8Ry8
Syria strike or no, the last thing we need is a bigger US military budget
Some in Congress are using Syria to push for more money for the Pentagon. They ignore the facts on military spending.
http://is.gd/9qm8PK
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2013
The following list reviews hundreds of instances in which the United States has utilized military forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict to protect U.S. citizens or promote U.S. interests.
http://is.gd/qzi7Fg
Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri calls for U.S. attacks and economic boycott
'We should bleed America economically by provoking it to continue in its massive expenditure on its security, for the weak point of America is its economy, which has already begun to stagger due to the military and security expenditure,' Zawahiri said.
http://is.gd/VkpGFg
Preempting The Next Round of Lies Against Syria
By Tony Cartalucci
What the UN report on Syria will say and what the liars in the West will claim it says.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36237.htm
Israel has 80 nuclear warheads, report says
Possesses enough fissile material for up to 190 warheads.
http://is.gd/t4n8nr
Many Americans See Syria as Sign of Bible s End Times
Almost one in three Americans see Syria s recent conflict as part of the Bible s plan for the end times. One in four think that a U.S. military strike in Syria could lead to Armageddon. One in five believes the world will end in their lifetime.
http://is.gd/fYofap
Syria deal seems to have just postponed US-led war
By Finian Cunningham
Western aggression towards that country is even more emboldened and, bizarrely, has also now gained a veneer of legitimacy.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36260.htm
What is the Obama-backed Free Syrian Army?
By Alex Newman
Thanks to the Obama administration s brazen support for the rebellion, the responsibility for the bloody fruits of Syria s civil war will be at least partly shouldered by the American people.
http://is.gd/EOJ1d4
Next Step for Peace in Syria: Stop the 'Lethal Aid'
By Norman Solomon
Now that public pressure has foiled U.S. plans to bomb Syria, the next urgent step is to build public pressure for stopping the deluge of weapons into that country.
http://is.gd/8Pmisp
George Galloway Vs Neville-Jones, Dealing With The Prestitutes: Syria and Chemical Weapons
Video BBC
George Galloway and Conservative peer Baroness Neville-Jones debated the role of the Russians and claims about who used chemical weapons in Syria.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36255.htm
Israel Wants Syria and Iran, Crushed
By Jonathan Cook
It looks as though Israel, while remaining largely mute about its interests in the civil war raging there, has been doing a great deal to pressure the White House into direct involvement in Syria.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36267.htm
Talented Mr Kerry Backslides on Russian Deal over Syrian Chemicals
By Finian Cunningham
The obvious point is that US Secretary of State John Kerry is not a man whose word can be trusted.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36273.htm
New York Times on Syria: All The Propaganda Fit to Print
By Bill Van Auken
The story s headline, 'UN implicates Syria in using chemical weapons,' is a cynical distortion of reality tailored to meet the needs of the US government for war propaganda.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36271.htm
Unverified Videos Allegedly Show Syria Rebels Using Chemical Weapons
Video
Video, allegedly shows Syrian rebels using chemical weapons on 21st of August.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36264.htm
The 'Indispensable Nation' Threatens Another War Against Children
By Felicity Arbuthnot
Considering the barely imaginable oceans of dollars US war departments spend on selling their newest illegal, manufactured war of aggression, they certainly spend little on wordsmiths.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36270.htm
Russia demands 'immediate return' of UN inspectors to Syria
Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said the UN inspection mission should also investigate 'the incident on March 19 near Aleppo as well as incidents of intoxication of Syrian government troops on August 22 and 24-25.'
http://is.gd/rFccJO
Chemical Weapons Expert: U.S. Deadline for Syrian Chemical Weapons Is Contrary to International Law
By WashingtonsBlog
The deadline of 2014 might be desired, but it s not necessarily going to be a reality.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36283.htm
Let s Be Honest About Israel s Nukes
Op-Ed
If Washington wants negotiations over weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East to work, or even just to avoid making America appear ridiculous, Mr. Obama should begin by being candid. He cannot expect the countries participating in a conference to take America seriously if the White House continues to pretend that we don t know whether Israel has nuclear weapons.
http://is.gd/ZClEEx
From Information Clearing House
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The Threat to Attack Syria Is STILL Illegal
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/09/13-3
The Syria Strike Debate: A Political Scorecard
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/09/16-0
Syria s New Game: The Russian Factor
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/09/18-4
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US Military Intervention in Syria is not off the Table
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/09/russia-today/obamas-itchy-trigger-finger/
5 Lies Invented to Spin UN Report on Syria
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2013/09/tony-cartalucci/5-lies/
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American opposition to war on Syria
Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G. Hornberger
09/13/13
It s of course impossible to know what motivated each person to oppose the president s plan. It would be far too optimistic to think that people are actually beginning to question the entire concept of the national-security state apparatus, i.e., the military industrial complex, the CIA, and the NSA, and to recognize that it is at the root of America s woes. But I do think there is a good chance that people are finally starting to see that the military adventurism is not a fun-and-games, cost-free exercise...
http://tinyurl.com/mmsxv3e
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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A second look at the 'Good War'
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/howard-zinn/a-second-look-at-the-good-war.html
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How the People Pushed Back on Syria and Won (for Now)
Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine: In an extraordinarily short time, the people petitioned, called their representatives in Congress, held rallies, and used social media to demand a nonviolent approach to the Syrian crisis. The march toward war slowed.
http://truth-out.org/news/item/18891-how-the-people-pushed-back-on-syria-and-won-for-now
Let Us Now Praise Common Sense
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: The White House, Congress and the punditry of the Beltway ultimately may be grateful to a public that weighed in on a potential military strike in Syria in that the collective common sense of everyday people became a force so powerful it could not be ignored.
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/18882-bill-moyers-let-us-now-praise-common-sense
Civil Society Statement to the UN High-Level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament
Dr. Joseph Gerson, Truthout: Nuclear weapons do not and cannot bring security. Nuclear weapons abolition, essential for human survival, should be pursued with the same sense of urgency and dedication as Syrian chemical weapons disarmament, Dr. Joseph Gerson tells a UN meeting.
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19096-civil-society-statement-to-the-un-high-level-meeting-on-nuclear-disarmament
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Proxy war 'set to intensify,' Obama s goal is eventual partition of Syria
http://ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/11668/
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