After World War II, there was hope that core principles of international law and human rights would become universal, but increasingly these standards have suffered from selective application and propagandistic manipulation, causing a loss of credibility in these key precepts, as Lawrence…
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Eyes Finally Open to Syrian Realities
Exclusive: For the past three years, Official Washington has viewed the Syrian civil war as “white-hatted” rebels against “black-hatted” President Assad, but finally some of the “gray-hatted” reality is breaking through, though perhaps too late, Robert Parry reports.
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The Why of Obama’s Failed Hope
How Israel Out-Foxed US Presidents
Obama Does ‘Stupid Stuff’ in ISIS War
Official Washington’s Syrian ‘Fantasy’
Ellsberg Sees Vietnam-Like Risks in ISIS War
Neocons’ Noses Into the Syrian Tent
Exclusive: The neocons say the next step in President Obama’s bombing raids inside Syria must be to move from attacking the terrorist Islamic State to destroying Syria’s air force and air defenses, all the better to achieve the neocons’ long-sought “regime…