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• Russia opposes use of force in resolution on Syria
• Analysis: Harsher U.S. sanctions on Iran oil sales may have little effect
• Navy Yard shooting victims had long careers there
• Wave of car bombs, other attacks kill 31 in Iraq
• Who are Syria's rebels?
• Baghdad Shiites hit as Iraq attacks kill 34
• Wave of car bombs, other attacks kill 33 in Iraq
• Bulgaria asks for EU help with Syrian refugees
• Wave of car bombs kills 23 in Baghdad
• Wave of car bombs kills 20 in Baghdad
• At least 32 killed in attacks across Iraq: police
• Iraqi Sunnis say sect targeted in southern city
• Russia against use of force in Syria resolution
• Arab States Revive Anti-Israeli Nukes Measure, as Tensions Simmer Over WMD Ban
• The cops at Ohio State have an armored fighting vehicle now
• Column: Arms inspection stalling, runaway healthcare costs, and why Snowden revealed himself
• Syria Can't Be Trusted to Give Up Chemical Weapons, Security Insiders Say
• Special Report: Syria - A chemical crime, a complex reaction
• Why is France pushing so hard on Syria?
• Lindsey's Plan for War on Iran
• Kenya cases stir African backlash against ICC

Russia opposes use of force in resolution on Syria Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:19 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russia insisted Tuesday that a U.N. Security Council resolution governing Syria's handling of its chemical weapons not allow the use of force, but it suggested that could change if Damascus reneges on the deal to give up its stockpile.

Analysis: Harsher U.S. sanctions on Iran oil sales may have little effect Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:04 PM PDT By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress could soon pass a bill to further squeeze Iran's oil exports - and its nuclear program - but new sanctions may fail to cut the country's crude sales much more than existing ones already have. The Senate Banking Committee this month is expected to begin debating its version of a package of sanctions that easily passed in the House of Representatives in late July. The House bill would cut Iran's exports to global customers by an additional 1 million barrels per day in a year, on top of U.S. ...

Navy Yard shooting victims had long careers there Posted: 17 Sep 2013 03:48 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A dozen people died in a shooting rampage Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. The shooter also was killed.

Wave of car bombs, other attacks kill 31 in Iraq Posted: 17 Sep 2013 01:38 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A new wave of car bombs rocked commercial streets in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, part of a series of attacks across the country that left 31 people and four attackers dead.

Who are Syria's rebels? Posted: 17 Sep 2013 12:15 PM PDT How many of Syria's rebels have a world view that views the United States as a global scourge and are inspired by ideologies akin to those espoused by Al Qaeda? Lots. How many is "lots"? Well, that's uncertain, depends on definitions, and is the subject of hot debate.

Baghdad Shiites hit as Iraq attacks kill 34 Posted: 17 Sep 2013 11:11 AM PDT A series of Baghdad car bombings mostly targeting Shiite neighbourhoods were the deadliest in a spate of attacks that killed 34 people in Iraq Tuesday, security and medical officials said.

Wave of car bombs, other attacks kill 33 in Iraq Posted: 17 Sep 2013 11:01 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A new wave of car bombs rocked commercial streets in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, part of a series of attacks across the country that left 33 dead.

Bulgaria asks for EU help with Syrian refugees Posted: 17 Sep 2013 10:33 AM PDT The European Union's poorest country Bulgaria launched an appeal on Tuesday for financial support from the bloc to help it cope with an influx of people fleeing Syria's civil war.

Wave of car bombs kills 23 in Baghdad Posted: 17 Sep 2013 10:32 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A new wave of car bombs rocked commercial streets in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing 23 in the latest apparent attack by hard-line Sunni insurgents aiming to undermine confidence in the Shiite-led government.

Wave of car bombs kills 20 in Baghdad Posted: 17 Sep 2013 10:07 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A new wave of car bombs rocked commercial streets in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing 20 in the latest apparent attack by hard-line Sunni insurgents aiming to undermine confidence in the Shiite-led government.

At least 32 killed in attacks across Iraq: police Posted: 17 Sep 2013 09:59 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of attacks across Iraq killed at least 32 people on Tuesday, police and medical sources said. The deadliest attack took place in the predominantly Sunni Muslim city of Fallujah in western Iraq, where three suicide bombers attacked a police station killing at least eight people, police said. Sunni Muslim insurgents, including those affiliated to al Qaeda, have significantly increased their attacks since the beginning of the year, killing more than 800 people in August alone, according to the United Nations. ...

Iraqi Sunnis say sect targeted in southern city Posted: 17 Sep 2013 09:45 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen have shot dead 17 Sunnis in Iraq's Shiite-majority city of Basra over the past two weeks, following threats to retaliate against them for attacks on Shiites in other parts of Iraq, police and a Sunni community leader say.

Russia against use of force in Syria resolution Posted: 17 Sep 2013 07:49 AM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Moscow insisted on Tuesday that a new Security Council resolution on Syria not allow the use of force, while the Arab country's main opposition group demanded a swift international response following the U.N. report that confirmed chemical weapons were used outside Damascus last month.

Arab States Revive Anti-Israeli Nukes Measure, as Tensions Simmer Over WMD Ban Posted: 17 Sep 2013 07:02 AM PDT WASHINGTON -- Arab nations at a meeting of a key U.N. body this week have reintroduced a measure opposing Israeli nuclear weapons, a move fueled by growing acrimony over the failure thus far to convene talks over a proposed ban on weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.The draft resolution is the latest salvo in a war of words over who in the region is most committed to WMD disarmament and who might be to blame if ongoing efforts to achieve that long-term goal fall apart. ...

The cops at Ohio State have an armored fighting vehicle now Posted: 17 Sep 2013 06:02 AM PDT The Ohio State University Department of Public Safety has acquired an armored military vehicle that looks like it belongs in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Column: Arms inspection stalling, runaway healthcare costs, and why Snowden revealed himself Posted: 17 Sep 2013 05:16 AM PDT By Steven Brill 1. Reality check on arms inspection stalling: This New York Times article published last Sunday provides good detail on the challenges associated with implementing an arms inspection deal with Syria. However, someone this week ought to do a comprehensive recap of the years of stalling done by North Korea, Iraq and Iran to stave off and otherwise jerk around U.N. arms inspectors. ...

Syria Can't Be Trusted to Give Up Chemical Weapons, Security Insiders Say Posted: 17 Sep 2013 04:02 AM PDT Three-quarters of National Journal's National Security Insiders say Syria cannot be trusted to give up its chemical weapons, despite the plan to transfer Syria's massive chemical stockpile to international control, where it can be destroyed.

Special Report: Syria - A chemical crime, a complex reaction Posted: 17 Sep 2013 02:05 AM PDT By John Irish and Warren Strobel PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In early spring France's ambassador to the United Nations dined with a Russian colleague and discussed the crisis in Syria. Ambassador Gerard Araud told the Russian diplomat France was going to go public with proof from its intelligence services that Syria's government was using chemical weapons against its own people. The Russian diplomat laughed, according to a source familiar with the meeting. "Gerard," he told his counterpart, "don't embarrass the Americans." It was a revealing exchange. ...

Why is France pushing so hard on Syria? Posted: 17 Sep 2013 12:07 AM PDT CREIL, France (AP) — In a secretive compound north of Paris, colored blips and blotches on a computer-screen map of Damascus depict an armored vehicle at a highway, tanks, a blown-up building in a suburban field. An unusual glimpse at France's military intelligence headquarters demonstrates how closely the French are watching what's happening in Syria — and how involved the French government is in ending Syria's civil war.

Lindsey's Plan for War on Iran Posted: 17 Sep 2013 12:00 AM PDT This summer produced a triumph of American patriotism.

Kenya cases stir African backlash against ICC Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:41 PM PDT By Pascal Fletcher and Edmund Blair JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya is canvassing support for a possible walk-out by African states from the International Criminal Court, whose prosecution of elected Kenyan leaders has revived accusations on the continent that the court unfairly targets Africans. ...

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