Syria and the 'Red Line' Nonsense

Peter Hart FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Most pundits are careful about not advocating for direct U.S. military intervention in Syria (that is left to the Republican politicians who appear on the Sunday shows). But their message boils down to a concern over the credibility of the president's threats of violence more important than the credibility of his evidence. The White House has been saying their reticence is informed by the Iraq debacle; many pundits don't seem to have learned a similar lesson.

The Politics of Kurdish-Palestinian Solidarity

Kerem Schamberger Jacobin
The Kurdish and Palestinian movements were forged in a common anti-colonial tradition. Their different political trajectories now reveal two competing models of liberation in the 21st century.

‘Buffer Zone’ Is Media’s Euphemism for Israeli Occupation

Gregory Shupak FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
US corporate media consistently muddy Israeli expansionism in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon through a combination of abstruse language and linguistic balms like “buffer zone” and “security zone.”
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