U.S. Intervention

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Opinion: Lying Republican Senators confirm lying Supreme Court nominee (Kavanaugh) nominated by lying president (Trump)

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50 Years Ago: The Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and its enduring significance

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REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

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North Korea crisis: The risks of accidental nuclear war

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After Tillerson’s trip to Moscow, will Trump lift sanctions against Russia, or ever criticize Putin?

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Europe’s shame: EU response to Russian war crimes in Aleppo and Syria

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War news from Syria

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Watch the ball move: Obama moves attention to Mosul, distracting from abject appeasement by Merkel, EU, and U.S. in response to ongoing Russian war crimes in Aleppo and Syria

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Personal Takes: Russian war crimes in Syria, appeasement, and disgust

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REPRISE — Civilization falters: Aleppo Burns; Obama looks the other way; Putin threatens, Petraeus underlines feasability of military options; U.S. government paralyzed by Obama’s obstinancy (Updated October 8, 2016)

Check back for further updates UPDATE: October 8, 2016 Russia has this afternoon vetoed a French-sponsored Security Council resolution aimed at halting the war crimes…

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