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Spotlighting a terrorism risk, and profiting
WASHINGTON — Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he...
Tags: Vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Crime, Law and Justice, National Institutes of Health, Bioterrorism
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Pointing to threat, pulling in profit
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the government to counter what he called a...Tags: Vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Crime, Law and Justice, National Institutes of Health, Terrorism
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U.N. condemns Assad forces, but unease grows about rebels
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism among Syria's...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Iran
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Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and military options to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but insisted that U.S. action alone would not be enough to resolve the...Tags: Ankara (Turkey), Russia, International Military Interventions, Abdullah Gul, Washington, DC
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WRAPUP 2-Hold Syrian peace talks soon, says U.N. chief
Reuters(Adds Ban comment on chemical weapons inspections) * U.N. chief wants peace talks soon * Planned conference faces growing obstacles * Refugee numbers top 1.5 million. says U.N. By Darya Korsunskaya SOCHI, Russia, May 17 (Reuters) - A proposed...Tags: Russia, Ban Ki-moon, Wars and Interventions, White House, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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CORRECTED-WRAPUP 2-Hold Syrian peace talks soon, says U.N. chief
Reuters(Corrects dates of alleged chemical weapons incidents in paragraph 16. The Homs allegations date to December and the Aleppo reports date to March. A previous version of this story reversed the months of the two incidents.) * U.N. chief wants peace...Tags: Russia, Ban Ki-moon, Wars and Interventions, White House, Bashar Assad
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WRAPUP 3-France opposes Syria conference if Iran to attend
Reuters* U.N. chief wants peace talks soon * Planned conference faces growing obstacles * Refugee numbers top 1.5 million. says U.N. By Darya Korsunskaya SOCHI, Russia, May 17 (Reuters) - France spelled out on Friday that it would oppose a peace conference...Tags: Russia, Military Equipment, Weaponry, National Government, International Organizations
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WRAPUP 1-Obama: U.S. preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria
Reuters* U.S., Turkish leaders seek to project united front on Syria * Obama says U.S. action alone not enough to solve Syria crisis * Russia says Iran should be part of Syria conference By Nick Tattersall and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) -...Tags: Russia, Ankara (Turkey), International Military Interventions, Abdullah Gul, Washington, DC
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Obama says U.S. won't act alone on chemical weapons in Syria
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.WASHINGTON--President Obama on Thursday ruled out any unilateral U.S action in response to the alleged Syrian use of chemical weapons, further reducing the chance of any forceful response to the crossing of what Obama had described as a “red line.&...Tags: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Washington, DC, Palestinian National Authority, Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Obama says U.S. won't act alone on Syria
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Thursday ruled out unilateral U.S. military action in Syria even if proof emerges that Syrian forces have used lethal chemical weapons. "This is … an international problem," Obama said at a White House news...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Washington, DC, Television Industry, Wars and Interventions
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Ed Page On Facebook: Has Syria crossed a 'red line'? Should the U.S. intervene?
The following is an abridged comment thread from http://www.facebook.com/edpagecourant. Ryan Sullivan: We need to sit this one out. We're damned if we intervene and we're damned if we don't. I think the last 10-plus years have taught us an important...Tags: Massacres, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad
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Pink line over Damascus
WASHINGTON -- You know you're in trouble when you can't even get your walk-back story straight. Stung by the worldwide derision that met President Obama's fudging and fumbling of his chemical-weapons red line in Syria, the White House leaked to The New...
Tags: Religious Conflicts, Israel, Military Equipment, White House, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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May 10, 2013
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