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US saw yearlong rise in chemical weapons use by Syria - Los Angeles Times Sat, 07 Sep 2013 02:19:07 GMT

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US saw yearlong rise in chemical weapons use by Syria
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It was still a month before President Obama warned that the use of chemical weapons would cross a "red line" and "change his calculus" about taking action in Syria. But it was the beginning of a stream of intelligence documenting what U.S. officials ...
Obama Fails in Bid for Wide Backing for Syria AttackNew York Times
White House asks Pentagon for expanded Syria target list, officials sayNBCNews.com (blog)
Syria crisis: Obama plans 'full-court press' to sway CongressChicago Tribune
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Kerry in Europe to boost support for Syria action - CBS News Sat, 07 Sep 2013 00:46:35 GMT

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Kerry in Europe to boost support for Syria action
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VILNIUS, Lithuania U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will try to get European and Arab countries to support and participate in a military action led by the U.S. to deter the use of chemical weapons by Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime. Over the ...
Kerry Courts World Support for Syria StrikeABC News
Syria, Egypt turmoil nudges Israel, Palestinians toward peaceReuters
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Analysis: France's hawkish stand on Syria a pattern - USA TODAY Sat, 07 Sep 2013 01:03:34 GMT

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Analysis: France's hawkish stand on Syria a pattern
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PARIS – As divisions over striking Syria dominated the G-20 meeting of world leaders in Russia, French Socialist President Francois Hollande emerged as one of the most hawkish proponents of military action. He met with President Obama on Friday, the ...
For France, US delay on Syria fuels doubtsWashington Post
France to await UN inspector report before Syria action: HollandeReuters
France Will Wait For UN Inspectors' Syria Report Before Deciding On Strike ...Huffington Post
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Report: Iran message orders Iraqi militias to retaliate if US strikes Syria - CBS News Sat, 07 Sep 2013 01:06:58 GMT

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Report: Iran message orders Iraqi militias to retaliate if US strikes Syria
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An Iranian order intercepted by the United States instructs Shiite militia groups in Iraq to attack the American Embassy in Baghdad should the U.S. strike Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The intercepted message reportedly came from the ...
Israel Backs Limited Strike Against SyriaNew York Times
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US broadens target list for Syria strike - CBS News Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:20:07 GMT

US broadens target list for Syria strike
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(CBS News) The Pentagon has expanded the list of potential targets for a U.S. military strike on Syria, based on intelligence indicating that the Assad regime has moved around equipment used to deploy chemical weapons in anticipation of a potential attack.

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Obama faces showdown with Putin at G-20 summit over Syria - NBCNews.com (blog) Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:21:11 GMT

Obama faces showdown with Putin at G-20 summit over Syria
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President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged a tense handshake Thursday to open a summit of the Group of 20 countries — a meeting meant to focus on economic issues but overshadowed by the crisis in Syria. The meeting ...

Envoy Says Syria Inaction Would Give 'Green Light to Outrages' - New York Times Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:03:00 GMT

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Envoy Says Syria Inaction Would Give 'Green Light to Outrages'
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WASHINGTON — Warning that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has barely put a dent in his chemical weapons stockpile, President Obama's new envoy to the United Nations said on Friday that a failure to intervene in Syria would “give a green light to ...
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The Right Questions on Syria - New York Times Fri, 06 Sep 2013 17:51:58 GMT

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The Right Questions on Syria
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It's all very well to urge the United Nations and Arab League to do more, but that means that Syrians will continue to be killed at a rate of 5,000 every month. Involving the International Criminal Court sounds wonderful but would make it more ...
Striking Syria Fight this war, not the last oneThe Economist
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Skepticism and Wariness in Talk of Syria Attack - New York Times Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:02:02 GMT

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Skepticism and Wariness in Talk of Syria Attack
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WAYNESBURG, Pa. — From his bar-side perch at Hot Rod's House of Barbeque here, 57-year-old Wolf Tripp argued that President George W. Bush had ample cause a decade ago to dispatch troops and armor into Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein. “Look at ...

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Syria resolution likely to fail, Lindsey Graham says - USA TODAY Sat, 07 Sep 2013 01:01:26 GMT

Syria resolution likely to fail, Lindsey Graham says
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GREENVILLE, S.C. — South Carolina's senior senator continued to argue for U.S. military intervention in Syria in a speech to 300 Chamber of Commerce members here while acknowledging his position is unpopular with voters. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.

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