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• Obama ready to go it alone on Syria
• British parliament rejects military action in Syria
• UK Prime Minister Cameron loses Syria war vote
• Obama makes case for Syria strike, British house votes no
• Has Iraq shackled American power
• Syria defiant as UN chemical probe nears end
• The U.S. Weighs Syria Strikes: How Military Action Could Make Things Worse
• US hints it could act alone on Syria
• Western doubts grow as Syria strike looms
• UNESCO urges Syrian belligerents to spare heritage
• Fervor for Syrian intervention cools in Britain and France
• War-weary Americans wary of US attacking Syria
• Syria's cultural heritage being looted, destroyed: UNESCO
• Slam dunks, weapons of mass destruction – and Syria
• Israel deploys Iron Dome defence system: Netanyahu
• Iraq market car bomb kills 16
• AP sources: Intelligence on weapons no 'slam dunk'
• 'Black budget' shows CIA swells in size: Snowden leak
• Iraq officials: 2 vehicle bomb blasts kill 24
• Chemical allegations in Syria haunt ally Iran
• Iraq officials: 2 vehicle bomb blasts kill 23
• UN: Syria's ancient history faces new threats
• White House: Syria response would be limited, not like Iraq
• White House says looking at limited response to Syria crisis
• In Congress, It's the Fresher Faces Pushing for Vote on Syria Strike
• Military strike: Syria decision must include us, Congress says
• Syria's ancient history faces new threats, UN says
• Commentary: Syrian Intervention Would Prevent an Escalation of Butchery
• First Person: U.S. Military Action in Syria is Warranted but Limited
• Man arrested for threats to Hawaii Congresswoman
• Car bomb in northern Iraqi city kills 11
• UK: Assad will repeat gas attacks if not punished
• British PM makes his case for Syria military action
• 'It seems like 2003 all over again': Iraq and Afghanistan veterans worry about war with Syria
• Has Russia done all it will for Syria?
• Ghosts of Iraq war force Britain to delay Syria strike
• US must take substantial military action in Syria now
• The Edge: The Presidential Option to Ignore Polls
• Does the U.N. ever actually go to war?

Obama ready to go it alone on Syria Posted: 29 Aug 2013 04:38 PM PDT The White House signaled Thursday that President Barack Obama is ready to go it alone to strike Syria despite the British parliament's rejection of military action and the lack of a UN mandate.

British parliament rejects military action in Syria Posted: 29 Aug 2013 04:02 PM PDT British lawmakers voted against military action in Syria on Thursday in a stunning defeat for Prime Minister David Cameron.

UK Prime Minister Cameron loses Syria war vote Posted: 29 Aug 2013 04:58 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron lost a vote endorsing military action against Syria by 13 votes Thursday, a stunning defeat that will almost guarantee that Britain plays no direct role in any U.S. attack on Bashar Assad's government.

Obama makes case for Syria strike, British house votes no Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:34 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Oliver Holmes WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - The British parliament on Thursday rejected a motion supporting military action in Syria, reflecting deep divisions about using force to punish President Bashar al-Assad for what Western governments believe was his use of chemical weapons against civilians. U.S. officials conceded on Thursday they lacked conclusive evidence that Assad personally ordered last week's poison gas attack, and some allies have warned that military action without U.N. Security Council authorization risks making the situation worse. ...

Has Iraq shackled American power Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:31 PM PDT By David Rohde In an extraordinary series of disclosures this week, Obama administration officials said that the United States will launch only cruise missile strikes in Syria. The attacks will last roughly two or three days. And the administration's goal will be to punish President Bashar al-Assad, not remove him from power. But those clear efforts to placate opponents of military action appear to be failing. Warnings of "another Iraq" are fueling opposition to the use of force on both sides of the Atlantic. ...

Syria defiant as UN chemical probe nears end Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:23 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Bashar Assad vowed Thursday that "Syria will defend itself" against Western military strikes over a suspected chemical weapons attack, and the U.N. said inspectors will leave within 48 hours carrying information that could be crucial to what happens next.

The U.S. Weighs Syria Strikes: How Military Action Could Make Things Worse Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:29 PM PDT As the United States considers a punitive strike on Syria over the government's alleged use of chemical weapons last week, the consequences of such an attack are already rippling throughout the region. Some ten thousand Syrians have have surged across the Lebanese border every day since the gas attack, according to Lebanese immigration, fleeing the anticipated American bombardment and fearful of subsequent chemical attacks, prompting a Lebanese immigration official to predict that by year's end Syrians will make up 40 percent of the country's population. ...

US hints it could act alone on Syria Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:12 PM PDT The United States hinted Thursday it could act alone to punish Syria for a chemical weapons attack, following hesitation by its closest ally Britain and a deadlock at the United Nations.

Western doubts grow as Syria strike looms Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:10 PM PDT As an initial wave of outrage over a chemical weapons attack in Syria subsides and planning for a military response proceeds, Western nations are increasingly gripped by doubt.

UNESCO urges Syrian belligerents to spare heritage Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:05 PM PDT The UN's cultural organisation on Thursday urged Syria's regime and rebels to spare multi-millennial heritage that is being ravaged by shelling, theft and illegal digs.

Fervor for Syrian intervention cools in Britain and France Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:42 PM PDT France's defense minister may have said today that his military is ready to commit forces in Syria as soon as the OK is given, but it appears increasingly unlikely that a call to act will be imminent.

War-weary Americans wary of US attacking Syria Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:35 PM PDT For months, polls have shown that most Americans do not favor US military involvement in Syria's civil war. Even with news of last week's chemical attack – presumably by the Assad regime – that killed hundreds of civilians, the percentage of those favoring an aggressive US response increases only slightly, according to the most recent survey.

Syria's cultural heritage being looted, destroyed: UNESCO Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:23 PM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - As the world argues over how to prevent more civilian deaths in Syria, UNESCO warned on Thursday that a rich cultural heritage was being devastated by the conflict now in its third year. Clashes have damaged historical sites and buildings throughout the country, from Aleppo's Umayyad Mosque to the Crac des Chevaliers castle dating from the 13th century Crusades. But the most irreversible damage comes from the illegal looting of artefacts from archaeological sites for export, said the U.N. cultural arm's assistant director-general for culture, Francesco Bandarin. ...

Slam dunks, weapons of mass destruction – and Syria Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:59 PM PDT Before the Iraq war began in March 2003, the elected representatives of the American people, the US intelligence community, and large portions of the American press were in lockstep with the Bush administration: Iraq had weapons of mass destruction in large quantities and something had to be done.

Israel deploys Iron Dome defence system: Netanyahu Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:49 PM PDT Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said Israel deployed its Iron Dome missile defence system to bolster its security as the West weighed military strikes on neighbouring Syria.

Iraq market car bomb kills 16 Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT A car bomb ripped through a popular fruit and vegetable market north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 16 people as Iraqis searched for cut-price groceries.

AP sources: Intelligence on weapons no 'slam dunk' Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical weapons attack is no "slam dunk," with questions remaining about who actually controls some of Syria's chemical weapons stores and doubts about whether Assad himself ordered the strike, U.S. intelligence officials say.

'Black budget' shows CIA swells in size: Snowden leak Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:28 PM PDT The CIA has mushroomed into the largest US spy agency with a nearly $15 billion budget as it expands intelligence, cyber sabotage and overseas covert operations, secret leaked documents showed Thursday.

Iraq officials: 2 vehicle bomb blasts kill 24 Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:20 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A bomb hidden inside a pickup truck loaded with vegetables exploded in a market north of Baghdad, the deadlier of two vehicle bombings that killed 24 people in Iraq on Thursday.

Chemical allegations in Syria haunt ally Iran Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:15 PM PDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For more than a generation, Iranian papers have regularly posted the announcements: Another veteran from the 1980s war with Iraq has died of complications blamed on exposure to chemical weapons from Saddam Hussein's arsenal. Each one is buried with a hero's honors.

Iraq officials: 2 vehicle bomb blasts kill 23 Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:11 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say bomb blasts at a market north of Baghdad and another on the outskirts of the capital have killed 23 people.

UN: Syria's ancient history faces new threats Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Looted artifacts turning up on the black market, plundered archaeological sites and the collapse of the minaret of an 11th century mosque that was the ancient heart of Aleppo's walled Old City.

White House: Syria response would be limited, not like Iraq Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:43 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday said any Washington response to chemical weapons use in Syria would be limited and rejected comparisons with the U.S.-led war in Iraq. White House spokesman Josh Earnest reiterated that President Barack Obama would make his decision on a response based on national security interests and noted comments by a top British official that Washington could make foreign policy decisions on its own. (Reporting by Jeff Mason and Steve Holland; Editing by Philip Barbara)

White House says looking at limited response to Syria crisis Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:41 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is looking at a response to Syrian use of chemical weapons that is "very discrete and limited" and not open-ended, the White House said on Thursday, as President Barack Obama consulted German Chancellor Angela Merkel by phone. The Obama White House rejected any attempt to compare U.S. plans for Syria to Republican President George W. Bush's long-running war in Iraq that was justified on claims that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, which were never found. ...

In Congress, It's the Fresher Faces Pushing for Vote on Syria Strike Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:34 AM PDT The push for a congressional vote ahead of any military strike in Syria is being spearheaded largely by lawmakers who were not in Congress during the run-up to the war in Iraq.

Military strike: Syria decision must include us, Congress says Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:21 AM PDT Congress wants in on the decisionmaking about Syria.

Syria's ancient history faces new threats, UN says Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:17 AM PDT PARIS (AP) — The U.N. is trying to come up with a plan to protect Syria's cultural history, including hundreds of archaeological sites, ancient mosques and churches and artifacts that are being sold on the black market.

Commentary: Syrian Intervention Would Prevent an Escalation of Butchery Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:06 AM PDT As the United States considers its military options against the Syrian government, Yahoo News invited service members, veterans and others who were involved in the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns to share whether they believe American action in Syria is appropriate. Here's one perspective.

First Person: U.S. Military Action in Syria is Warranted but Limited Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:06 AM PDT As the United States considers its military options against the Syrian government, Yahoo News invited service members and veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns to share whether they believe American action in Syria is appropriate. Here's one perspective.

Man arrested for threats to Hawaii Congresswoman Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:57 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A man with a history of harassing and threatening Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been arrested after he allegedly sent an email to the FBI and media threatening to decapitate the first-term congresswoman.

Car bomb in northern Iraqi city kills 11 Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:55 AM PDT TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 11 people and wounded 27 in the Iraqi city of Samarra on Thursday, police and medical sources said, in the latest of an intensifying series of attacks. The parked vehicle blew up in a busy market in the city, 100 km (60 miles) north of Baghdad. More than 1,000 Iraqis were killed in attacks in July, the highest monthly toll since 2008, according to United Nations statistics. ...

UK: Assad will repeat gas attacks if not punished Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:25 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Britain's leader said Thursday it is legal and just to launch a military strike against Syria even without authorization from the United Nations Security Council, arguing that Syria could repeat its alleged use of poison gas if the international community fails to act.

British PM makes his case for Syria military action Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:16 AM PDT British Prime Minister David Cameron made his case on Thursday for military action against Syria in the face of strong resistance from the opposition and public scepticism.

'It seems like 2003 all over again': Iraq and Afghanistan veterans worry about war with Syria Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:06 AM PDT Like many Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who shared their thoughts with Yahoo News on Wednesday, Camwell believes the prelude to strikes against Bashar al-Assad for alleged chemical weapons use on Damascus residents on Aug. 21 mirrors America's rush to war against Saddam Hussein a decade ago.

Has Russia done all it will for Syria? Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT As the clock ticks down to what many in Moscow believe is imminent US-led military action against the Kremlin's client, Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad, few here appear to believe that Russia can do much more to help Mr. Assad.

Ghosts of Iraq war force Britain to delay Syria strike Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:59 AM PDT By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's plans for joining a looming military strike on Syria were in disarray on Thursday after a revolt by lawmakers warning him to heed the "lessons of Iraq". After imploring the world not to stand idly by over Syria's suspected use of chemical weapons, Cameron was forced into an awkward climbdown on Wednesday when the opposition Labour party as well as lawmakers in his own Conservative party said they wanted more evidence before voting for military action. ...

US must take substantial military action in Syria now Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:49 AM PDT There is no more time to waste. The United States must take severe and sustained military action in Syria now. To wait any longer threatens the legal and moral prohibitions against mass murder that have been erected since the horrors of the Holocaust and blatantly ignores the tens of thousands of dead Syrians and the millions who have been uprooted.

The Edge: The Presidential Option to Ignore Polls Posted: 29 Aug 2013 08:58 AM PDT The Edge is National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day -- and always a few surprises. To subscribe, click here.

Does the U.N. ever actually go to war? Posted: 29 Aug 2013 08:20 AM PDT According to the international community's obscure, often-ignored rules of war, countries are — broadly — only supposed to attack one another in self-defense, when they themselves have come under attack. Any other threat or use of force requires the approval of the United Nations Security Council.

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