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Shields and Brooks Debate Need for National Consensus Over Syria…
World Aug 27

While the White House worked to lay out the legal groundwork for a possible military strike in Syria, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that U.S. forces are "ready to go" when a decision is made. Meanwhile, Syrian officials countered saying…
World Aug 21

Will Latest Attack Confirm Chemical Weapon Use by Syrian Regime?…
World Aug 21

Amateur videos show scores of Syrian civilians suffering after what opposition leaders say was a deadly, poisonous gas attack by government forces outside the capital city of Damascus. As in past accusations, Syrian government officials are denying any use of…
On Syria, U.S. Must Weigh Risks of Involvement, National Interest, Moral Values…
Weighing Options for U.S. Response if Syria Chemical Weapon Use Is Confirmed…
Reports indicate that Russia, once allied to the Syrian government, may be shifting toward persuading President Assad to step down. Judy Woodruff talks to Dimitri Simes of the Center for the National Interest and U.S. Institute of Peace's Steven Heydemann…
Independent estimates say 20,000 have died since the Syrian uprising began. Now, U.N. monitors have left, failing to stop the violence. Jeffrey Brown reports. Then Margaret Warner talks to the Guardian's Ghaith Adbul-Ahad, who has been following Syrian rebels on…
President Bashar al-Assad's regime and the Free Syrian Army battled for control over Syria's two largest cities, Damascus and Aleppo. Independent Television News' John Irvine and Alex Thomson report on the violence that continues between rebels and government troops.
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