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News

Updated August 28, 2013 - 11:09 PM EDT

Obama Sends Mixed Signals on Eve of Syria War

		*West: Attacks Will 'Punish' Syria, Not About Regime Change*
		*US Marine Units Positioned Near Syria*
		*No Apparent Endgame Strategy for US War on Syria*
		*Neocon Hawks Take Flight Over Syria*
		*By Attacking Syria, US Bolsters al-Qaeda-Dominated Rebels*

UN Tells US to Wait, Arab League Opposes Attack

		*In Rush to Hit Syria, US Tried to Derail UN Probe*
		Obama Downplays Role for Congress or UN in Syria Strike
		White House Contradicts Past Statements on War Powers, Syria
		No UN, No NATO: US and Britain Mull Legal Justification for War
		PR Push: Obama Plans Syria 'Report' to Be Released Ahead of War

Quietly, Israel Drives US Attack on Syria

		Plenty of Time, But US Opposes Syria Inspections
		Oil and Terror: Saudis Trying to Buy Off Russia on Syria
		*John Kerry Statement on Syria Polarizes World Leaders*
		Global Markets in Turmoil on Syria Strike Fears

NSA: Listening to Everyone – Except Oversight

		*NSA Phone Data Collection Is Illegal, ACLU Says*
		*Fidel Castro Angry at Accusations That Cuba Snubbed Snowden*

Fort Hood Shooter Hasan Sentenced to Death

CIA Files: US Helped Saddam as He Gassed Iran

Iran Debates Whether to Sue US for '53 Coup

Iraq Bombings, House Raid Kill at Least 86

Viewpoints

	Only a Peace Conference, Not Air Strikes, Can Stop Bloodshed by Patrick Cockburn
	Obama's War of Choice in Syria Isn't Defensive or Humanitarian by John Glaser
	The Progressive Response to Suspected Syria Chemical Attack by Kevin Gosztola

	Before We Bomb Syria, Shouldn't We Seek Proof of Guilt? by Peter Hitchens
	Spiderman Explains the Coming US War in Syria by Greg Scoblete
	War With Syria and Its Repercussions by Shamus Cooke
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The Neocon March on Damascus
by Jacob Heilbrunn

Frontline

	Ellsberg: Jeffrey Toobin a Government Tool
	China Hit by 'Biggest Ever' Cyber-Attack
	Hans Blix: US Has 'Poor Excuse' for Syria Incursion
	Vatican Blasts Possible Armed Intervention in Syria
	Poll: Syria Intervention Even Less Popular Than Congress
	Arab League Rejects Attack Against Syria
	NYT Website Down After Suspected Hacking

Rebels Cut Regime's Only Supply Line to Aleppo

Spying on Everyone

	Botched Court Doc Outs Google as Respondent in National Security Flap
	Author of UK's Terrorism Act Says It Was Never Meant for Situations Like David Miranda
	Facebook: Governments Demanded Data on 38,000 Users
	UK Lord Blair: We Need Laws to Stop 'Principled' Leaking of State Secrets
	King Address That Stirred World Led to FBI Surveillance
	Obama Administration Asks Court to Force NYT Reporter to Reveal Source

Israel/Palestine

	Netanyahu Is Reportedly Losing Trust in Israel's Chief Negotiator Tzipi Livni
	Soldiers Break Silence on Israeli Tactics
	Palestinian Home Demolished, Family Moves to Cave
	Interior Minister Says Talks Won't Stymie Settlement Construction
	Activists Say Arrests at Progressive Tel Aviv Cafe Politically Motivated
	Vandals Strike Arab Neighborhood in Jerusalem
	Israel Forcing Jailed Africans to Accept 'Voluntary' Deportation Despite UN Policy: Rights Groups
	Gaza Court Sentences Man to Death for 'Collaborating' With Israel

Iran

	The Craziest Detail About the CIA's 1953 Coup in Iran
	New Foreign Minister Signals Potential for Iran to Improve Relations With the West
	Iran to Appoint First Female Ambassador and Spokeswoman
	Tehran Names New Ambassador to IAEA
	US Official: Washington Opposes New Erbil Oil Exports Through Iran

Iraq

	25 Iraqis Killed in Raids, Gunfire and Blasts
	Iraq Court Blocks Term Limits for Prime Minister
	Colin Powell Worried US Got Steamrolled Into Iraq War, Calls Out Dick Cheney

Turkey

PKK's New Commander Issues Ultimatum to Ankara

Afghanistan

	Six Afghan Development Workers Executed by Taliban
	Taliban Kill 12 Afghan Civilians
	Afghan President Extends Pakistan Visit
	Karzai Condemns Afghan Attacks

Pakistan/India/Kashmir

	Taliban Attack Pakistani Army Camp Near Afghan Border
	Hundreds of Pakistanis Flee Indian Fire in Kashmir
	Violence Claims Nine More Lives in Karachi
	Malala Yousafzai to Receive Children's Peace Prize

Asia

	Buddhists Torch Muslim Homes in Myanmar
	US Envoy to Visit North Korea Over Jailed American
	Son of Chinese General Faces Rape Trial; Raises Anger Over Top Families

Colombia

	Colombia's Santos Open to Talks With FARC Leader Timochenko
	Canadian Freed by Colombia ELN Rebels
	As Farmers' Strike Paralyzes Colombia, President Questions Its Existence

Mexico

	'Self-Defence' Vigilantes Beat Local Police Officers, Steal Their Rifles in Southern Mexico
	US Officials Return to Pursuit of 1985 Killer of American Agent

Target Syria

	Security Concerns Force UN Chemical Weapons Inspectors to Delay Second Site Visit
	Limited Strikes Against Assad Could Backfire and Drag US Into Syria Conflict
	Interview With Syria's Assad by Russian Newspaper
	Thin Veneer of Normalcy in Syria's Wartime Capital
	Proposal Calls for Sending Czech Peacekeepers to Golan Heights

US and Syria

	33 Lawmakers: Congress Must Approve Syria Action
	Imminent US Strike on Syria Could Draw Nation Into Civil War
	Biden Threatened to Impeach President if He Launched Attack Without Congressional Authority
	Does Obama Need Congress to Approve Syria Strike?
	Kucinich: Syria Strike Would Turn US Into 'al-Qaeda's Air Force'
	Obama Pushes for Attack on Syria, but US Media 'Beats the Drums of War'
	Peter King: Obama Has 'Right' to Attack Syria Without Asking Congress
	Israel Lobby Silent on Syria
	McCain Says Obama Gave 'Green Light' to Syria to Use Chemical Weapons

Syria and the World

	Netanyahu: Israel Will Respond Forcefully if Syria Attacks
	Remember Bogus US Excuses for Iraq War Before Attacking Syria: China's Xinhua
	Russia and China Step Up Warning Over Strike
	France 'Ready to Punish' Syria Over Gas Attack
	Italy Insists on UN Mandate for Any Syria Strikes
	UK Parliament Recalled Over Response to Syria Attack
	Russia Says West Acting in Muslim World Like 'Monkey With a Grenade'
	Russia Evacuates Citizens Ahead of Military Strikes in the 'Next Few Days'
	Lebanon FM Calls for Cabinet Meeting Over Syria War
	Political Wrangling Must Not Shield Assad: Hague

Egypt

	New Egyptian Constitution May Clamp Down on Parties
	In Egypt's Sinai, Rising Militancy Threatens Peacekeeping Force
	Fugitive Leader of Muslim Brotherhood Denies Egypt 'Terror' Charges
	Cairo Nightmare Curfew Sparks Defiance and Boredom
	Helsinki: Nordic Tour Groups Cancel Over 60,000 Egypt Trips

Tunisia

	Tunisia Calls Conservative Islamic Group Terrorist
	PM Says State Must Stay Strong Amid Jihadi Threat

Libya

	How Militias Took Control of Post-Gadhafi Libya
	Gadhafi Son and Spy Chief to Stand Trial in Libya Next Month

Africa

	Suspected Islamic Sect Attacks on Young Vigilantes Kills at Least 20 in North Nigeria
	Gunfire and Looting Shake Central African Capital
	Conflicting Versions of Death Tolls in Recent Spate of Congo Fighting
	Tsvangirai Aide Pleads Not Guilty to Zimbabwe Vote Fraud