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Ambassador to Syria keeps profile low in Bolton Hill
When the violence in Syria began spinning out of control last year, the Obama administration made the unusual decision to bring its ambassador to the troubled country home.
And for Ambassador Robert Ford, coming home has long meant returning to...Tags: Bolton Hill, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Bashar Assad, Mount Vernon
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Mitt Romney to Talk About Arming Syrian Rebels in Speech
CNNMitt Romney will seek to bolster his foreign policy credentials in a major speech Monday, two weeks before the GOP presidential nominee takes part in a presidential debate focused on security. In his remarks, set to take place at the Virginia Military...Tags: Benghazi, U.S. Elections, Ethics, Wars and Interventions, Elections
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Obama Confronts Iran, Syria in U.N. Address
CNNUnited Nations -- Embroiled in his campaign for re-election, President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in a sweeping speech meant to honor slain Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, confront Iran and Syria, and...Tags: Benghazi, Political Systems, Kabul (Afghanistan), Wars and Interventions, Piers Morgan Tonight (tv program)
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U.N. Team Inspects Site Of Reported Syrian Massacre
CNNFor the first time since a reported massacre there, U.N. observers on Saturday entered the Syrian town of Tremseh, where opposition activists say more than 200 people were killed. The violence took place Thursday, on what may have been the single...Tags: Political Dissent, Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, Human Rights, United Nations
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Sources: Obama Authorized Secret Support for Syrian Rebels
CNNWASHINGTON, DC -- President Barack Obama has signed a covert directive authorizing U.S. support for Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad's forces, U.S. officials told CNN on Wednesday. The secret order, referred to as an intelligence...Tags: George W. Bush, Jihad, Wars and Interventions, Central Intelligence Agency, Injuries and Wounds
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Poor neighborhood in Aleppo is focus of battle for Syria
ALEPPO, Syria — The car slams to a halt in front of the rebel field hospital on Shariyeh Street in the Salahuddin neighborhood, and a young man, his white pants drenched with blood, is carried haphazardly inside. But there is no doctor here....
Tags: Blood, Free Syrian Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Blood Transfusion, Rebellions
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WikiLeaks Releases 2.4 Million Syria E-mails
CNNLONDON -- WikiLeaks said Thursday it has begun publishing some 2.4 million e-mails from Syrian politicians, government ministries and companies dating back to 2006. The e-mails, which are in a range of languages including Arabic and Russian, come from...Tags: U.S. Military, CNN (tv network), Bradley Manning, Sweden, Sex Crimes
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Syrian Opposition Denounces U.N. Decision to Suspend Observer Mission
![DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian opposition activists slammed the United Nations on Sunday for suspending its observer mission in the nation, saying it is "unjustifiable and unacceptable" for the international community to fail to protect civilians from attacks.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-06/70498258-16072016.jpg "DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian opposition activists slammed the United Nations on Sunday for suspending its observer mission in the nation, saying it is "unjustifiable and unacceptable\" for the international community to fail to protect civilians from attacks.")
CNNDAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian opposition activists slammed the United Nations on Sunday for suspending its observer mission in the nation, saying it is "unjustifiable and unacceptable" for the international community to fail to protect civilians from attacks....Tags: The Pentagon, Wars and Interventions, Feminism, Human Rights, News Agency
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Stop searching for an Obama Doctrine
Every few months, commentators find a new grand strategy that animates Barack Obama. First he was the antiwar candidate, because his rise in the Democratic primaries had much to do with his early and consistent opposition to the Iraq war. But even some on...Tags: Egyptian Revolution (2011-12), Elections, United Nations, Fareed Zakaria, Petroleum Industry
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While Syria burns, Obama stands idly by
WASHINGTON — Last year President Barack Obama ordered U.S. intervention in Libya under the grand new doctrine of "Responsibility to Protect." Moammar Gadhafi was threatening a massacre in Benghazi. To stand by and do nothing "would have been a...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Serbia, Bill Clinton
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McManus: A deal with the Khartoum devil?
How do you deal with a genocidal dictator who says he wants to reform? For more than a decade, Sudan has been the quintessential pariah state. Its armed forces carried out a campaign of genocide in Darfur, killing more than 300,000; its president, Omar...Tags: Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, National Security, George Clooney, Elections
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Romney's Russia remarks and the dangers of dumbing down
Last week, Mitt Romney described Russia as America's "No. 1 geopolitical foe," prompting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to respond: "I think it's somewhat dated to be looking backwards instead of being realistic about where we agree, where we don't...
Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, Hillary Clinton, Entertainment Events, Russia, Nicolas Sarkozy
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