John Irish

Barack Obama, China, CIA, Crimes Against Humanity, Dictatorship, extrajudicial execution, France, Germany, International Law, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Mossad, NATO, Qatar, Russia, sanctions, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Togo, Torture, Tunisia, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Convention Against Torture, U.N. Security Council, U.N. Torture Convention, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, united arab emirates, United Kingdom, United States, use of force, war crimes September 7, 2012

Will France take the lead on Syria?—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #85 (September 7)

In March, 2011, as the Obama administration dragged its heels and made clear it had no intention of intervening in Libya, we wrote: For days,…

France, International Law, Lebanon, Middle East, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, syria, Turkey, U.N. Charter, U.N. Security Council, U.N. Torture Convention, United Kingdom, United States, use of force September 5, 2012

In Washington, new voices urging no-fly zones; France reportedly supports “liberated zones”, moves towards supply of weapons—Obama’s Debacle in Syria — Update #84 (September 5)

Recent News and Opinion on Syria James Traub, “The Obama administration has backed itself into a corner in Syria, a crisis with few good options;…