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By Gracy Howard

Obama should consider the implications of supporting a group also backed by one of the world s most notorious human-rights violators.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35867.htm



Islamist militants drive Free Syrian Army out of Raqqa

Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria clashed with members of the Free Syrian Army, driving them from the city of Raqqa Wednesday in a sign of a worsening feud among rebels.

http://is.gd/pMPQvH



Syria: Politics Not Theology

By Robin Yassin-Kassab

'I am a Muslim, but my first religion is humanity. I don t care about the religion of the president. But I ll fight to the death to not be ruled by a murderer.'

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35896.htm



Media Pushes Syrian Rebels Version Of Events Surrounding Possible Chemical Weapons Attack

By 21wire

Logically, it would make little sense for the Syrian government to employ chemical agents at such a time, particularly given the relatively close proximity of the targeted towns (to the U.N. team),' said Charles Lister, analysts at IHS Jane s Terrorism and Insurgency Center.'

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35925.htm



Is UK Defense Contractor Planning Syrian WMD False Flag?

Unconfirmed 'leaked' documents indicate Washington-approved, Qatari-funded false flag attack using Libyan chemical weapons in Homs, Syria.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article33748.htm



Dempsey: Syrian rebels wouldn t back US interests

The Obama administration is opposed to even limited U.S. military intervention in Syria because it believes rebels fighting the Assad regime wouldn t support American interests if they were to seize power right now, according to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

http://is.gd/vuB86v



Syria Live Updates

Reuters
http://live.reuters.com/Event/Syria_9?ss=1



American, Israeli And Jordanian Troops And CIA Agents Have Entered Syria, Le Figaro Reports

We have yet to see secondary confirmation of the following breaking news from the second largest French newspaper, Le Figaro, but if accurate, it means the Nobel Peace Prize winning president has just engaged in yet another unsanctioned by Congress war.

http://is.gd/abmVeY



Growing Calls For Attack On Syria Follow Chemical Weapons Claims

By Bill Van Auken

While the Assad regime has nothing to gain from carrying out such an attack, and a great deal to lose, this is not the case for the Free Syrian Army and the Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusra Front.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article35953.htm



Materials implicating Syrian govt in chemical attack prepared before incident: Russia

The Damascus chemical attack accusations indicate the launch of 'another anti-Syrian propaganda wave' and, in this context, the calls on the UN Security Council to immediately use force in Syria 'heard from some EU capitals' are 'unacceptable', Lukashevich said.

http://is.gd/8Snmug


From Information Clearing House

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Caution Against Intervention Amid Syria Chemical Weapons Fervor
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/08/22-5

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An Appeal to General Dempsey on Syria

Staff and Contributors, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity:

General Martin Dempsey has spoken soberly about the dangers from any military strike on Syria, but press reports indicate President Obama is still set on launching cruise missiles in the coming days, an action that former U.S. intelligence professionals say should prompt Dempsey s resignation.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/18509-an-appeal-to-general-dempsey-on-syria



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