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"that spark of the divine", human rights, Poetry, Russia, syria, vision of peace December 25, 2016

REPRISE—A prayer for the children of Syria

First published December 24, 2012 Prayer for an Alawite Child I understand, Just like me, you want to be happy, Just like me, you…

Barack Obama, CIA, coverage of foreign events, Crimes Against Humanity, Dimming Vision of World Affairs, Egypt, foreign correspondents, foreign news coverage, History, human rights, human rights reports, Intelligence, International Law, Iran, Poetry, Russia, State Department, syria, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, war crimes

REPRISE: Hommage à Homs (actualisé / updated)

Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, China, CIA, Crimes Against Humanity, Deutschland, Egypt, France, Germany, History, human rights, India, Intelligence, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Poetry, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, State Department, State Department Human Rights Country Reports, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Torture, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Security Council, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Military, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, war crimes

60,000 killed in Syria—REPRISE II: The Olympic Games, and the Battle for Aleppo, Begin—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #91 (January 2, 2013)

"that spark of the divine", Barack Obama, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, Lebanon, Middle East, Poetry, vision of peace

A prayer for the children of Syria

Barack Obama, China, Crimes Against Humanity, extrajudicial execution, France, human rights, International Law, Iran, NATO, Poetry, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, targeted assassinations, targeted killings, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, united arab emirates, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, war crimes

REPRISE: Hommage à Homs: Jacques Prévert, “Barbara” (with English translation); Paul Verlaine, “Ariette III” —Obama’s Debacle in Syria— Update #53 (June 19)

Barack Obama, China, Crimes Against Humanity, France, Germany, History, human rights, Poetry, Russia, syria, U.N. Security Council, United Kingdom, United States

Hommage à Homs: Jacques Prévert, “Barbara” (with English translation); Paul Verlaine, “Ariette III”