September 2013

Articles

1 September 2013, by Bradley Castelli
Syria and Western Intervention

The alleged August 21 chemical attack near Damascus might very well serve as the tipping point in the debate over Western intervention in Syria. The use of chemical weapons has justified the (…)
1 September 2013, by Peter Certo
The Suffering Grasses: Remembering the Other Syria

Iara Lee’s "The Suffering Grasses" beautifully captures Syrians explaining their struggle in their own words, giving a place of privilege to those nonviolent activists whose voices have long been (…)
1 September 2013, by Conn Hallinan
The Kurdish Moment: Opportunity and Peril

Turmoil in Iraq and Syria, along with political developments in Turkey, has created unprecedented opportunity for the Middle East’s long-suffering Kurds. For almost a century, the Kurds—one of (…)
1 September 2013, by Uri Avnery
Poor Obama

POOR OBAMA. I pity him. Right at the start of his meeting with history, he made The Speech in Cairo. A great speech. An uplifting speech. An edifying speech. He talked to the educated youth (…)
1 September 2013, by Rob Prince and Ibrahim Kazerooni
An Obama Attack on Syria Will Backfire

False Flag Operations for Dummies. While the US, UK and France (the old and the new colonial powers) debate their response to the suspected chemical weapons use in Syria, the Syrian government (…)
1 September 2013, by Hans Blix
Even if Asad Used Chemical Weapons, the Wset has no Mandate to Act as a Global Policeman

George Bush, the then US president, waves to US navy personnel at Mayport Naval Station, in Jacksonville, Florida, 13 February 2003, after urging the United Nations to uphold its relevance by (…)
1 September 2013, by Patrick Cockburn
Only a Peace Conference, Not Air Strikes, Can Stop Further Bloodshed

Governments in Washington, London and Paris should realise that in one respect the slaughter by chemical weapons of hundreds of people in Damascus on 21 August is an opportunity as well as a (…)