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BOOKS | Charles Glass’s ‘Syria Burning: A Short History of a Catastrophe’
As civil wars go, this one is especially unforgiving and brutal, made worse by bitter historic ethnic, religious, and tribal rivalries and proxy wars. By Murray Polner | The Rag Blog | May 25, 2016 [Syria Burning: A Short History … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Charles Glass, Middle East History, Murray Polner, Rag Bloggers, Syria, Syria Burning, Syrian Civil War
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Hey, ISIL! Here’s some unsolicited advice
By Roy Casagranda | The Rag Blog | December 16, 2015 Leer este artículo en español My advice to all the pro-ISIL forces in the United States: Keep bombing Iraq and Syria. This is how ISIL came into being in … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq Intervention, ISIL, ISIS, Middle East, Rag Bloggers, Roy Casagranda, Syria
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What is to be done in the Middle East (as soon
as pigs fly)
Creating an actual anti-Islamic State alliance would require thinking entirely outside the currently existing conceptual boxes. By David P. Hamilton | The Rag Blog | November 25, 2015 “In the name of realism, men are quite mad, and precisely what … Continue reading
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Tagged Bashar al-Assad, David P. Hamilton, Islamic State, Middle East, Rag Bloggers, Syria, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Stopping an American jihad
It comes down to what Colin Powell used to call ‘the Pottery Barn theory.’ We will own what we break and we don’t want to own the Sunni and Shi’a argument. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | July … Continue reading
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Tagged Iraq, ISIS, Islamic Caliphate, Kurdistan, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Rag Bloggers, Steve Russell, Sunni-Shi'a Conflict, Syria
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Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Masters of War’ Target Syria
“Masters of War.” Art from Society of Wood Engravers. U.S. foreign policy: The ‘Masters of War’ are firmly in control Diplomacy and fairly negotiated economic agreements have taken a back seat to violent military action as the primary way to … Continue reading
Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Drop Gas Masks, Not Bombs
Think out of the box. Digital art by Neho / deviantART. Act out of the box: Drop gas masks, not bombs Use the power of the U.S. in nonviolent, non-military, nonlethal ways to counter Assad’s (or the rebels’) possible use … Continue reading
Ron Jacobs : Cruise Missile Morality
Tomahawk cruise missile launched from the Navy destroyer USS Halsey during a 2007 test. Image from U.S. Navy / NBC News. Here they go again: Cruise missile morality If one examines the overall policy of Washington towards Syria over the … Continue reading
Ron Jacobs : Onward, Through the Fog of War
Syrian refugees in Arsaal, Lebanon, on the Syrian border. Photo by Ed Ou / NYT. Enter Obama:Onward, through the fog of war There will be no progressive secular government in Syria after the bloodshed ends. Indeed, there may not even … Continue reading
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Tagged Middle East, Ron Jacobs, Syria, Syrian Civil War, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Imperialism, U.S. Military
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Harry Targ : Waist Deep in the Big Muddy, Again!
Smoke from fighting in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, December 1, 2012. Photo by Javier Manzano / AFP / Getty Images. One more time:Waist deep in the Big Muddy The case is clear that increasing the United States’ military … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Spring, Harry Targ, Libyan Intervention, Middle East, Syria, Syrian Civil War, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Military
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Ron Jacobs : Turkey Plays Chicken for NATO
Turkish soldiers stand guard in Akcakale by the Turkish-Syria border. Photo by Bulent Kilic / AFP.A page from Washington’s book:Turkey plays chicken for NATO They manipulated an incident into an act of war much like the U.S. used questionable incidents … Continue reading
Harry Targ : Syrian Policy Looks Familiar to Cubans
Members of UN General Assembly vote on Saudi Arabian-sponsored draft resolution against Syria. Photo by Kathy Willens / AP.Syrian policy looks familiar to Cubans Those who sponsored the resolution condemning violence were the same nations that had ‘played a major … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Harry Targ, Syria, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
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