Decision to arm Syrian rebels was reached weeks ago, U.S. officials say
President Obama’s decision to begin arming the Syrian rebels followed more than a year of internal debate over whether it was worth the dual risks of ...
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Facing the Syrian Dilemma
It’s painful to watch President Obama stretched over the Syrian rack. His basic dilemma is that with Russia’s entry onto the scene he can’t afford to ...
Human Rights, State Power And The Internet: A Chinese Take On PRISM
Worldcrunch.com / CAIXINMEDIA -OpEd- BEIJING - On June 6, the Guardian newspaper in Britain and the Washington Post in the United States revealed the ...
Australian Spy HQ Allegedly Compromised By Chinese Hackers
REUTERS, BBC NEWS (UK), SBS, ABC (Australia) Worldcrunch CANBERRA – Australia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Chinese Hackers allegedly stole ...
Putin dashes G8 hopes for Syria breakthrough
Russian leader insists he cannot support peace talks convened on the assumption that Bashar al-Assad will step down Hopes that the G8 summit in Lough ...
It’s a Matter of Distrust By Alan Caruba
“If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and to promote their common welfare – all else is ...
Google Ideas head warns of a ‘balkanization of the web’
Jared Cohen foresees a time when states will have two foreign and domestic policies: one for the physical world and one for ...
Jennifer Rubin: Syria aid: Unconscionably late and an object lesson
The Post reports: "The United States has concluded that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in its fight against opposition forces, and ...
Private money pours into Syrian conflict as rich donors pick sides
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Syrian tanks were closing in on the rebel-held town of Qusair last month when a Kuwaiti sheik named Hajjaj al-Ajmi and ...