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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.

A small detachment of U.S. troops won’t protect the Kurds from Turkish aggression, but putting conditions on arms transfers might

“[A]s American military forces are set to draw down, the role of the Central Intelligence Agency is only likely to grow in importance,” according to The New York Times.

Daniel Falcone interviews Richard Falk, noted professor, author and activist attorney in international law, on the global and domestic implications of President Trump’s surprise announcement that the U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Syria.

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Rovaja and US Troops, New South Africa Party, Brexit Blues, Albanian Students, Sudan Insurgency, Repression in Colombia and Brazil

The U.S. aerial bombardment of the city of Raqqa, Syria, similar to its bombardment of Mosul, Iraq, was itself terror in the extreme, causing the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians. These are huge war crimes.

Women's Worldwide Protest, G20 in Argentina, Thai Left, Migrants and Natives, Catalonia Debate, Syrian Martyrs, UK Breakthrough

Google Walkout, Revolutionary Rojava, Brazil Left Unites, Italy's Dilemma, Left Populist Path in Canada, Africa's Marxist Era, Latin Pink Tide Aftermath

Reader Comments: GOTV Phonebanks for People of Color Voters; Voter Suppression, 2018 elections; Trump Conspiracy with Saudis; Migrant Caravan; Syrian Civil War; Marx in Music; Solidarity with Cuba; Announcements - New York and Berkeley; and more ...