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Syria: Dozens Reported Dead in Fighting Near Lebanon Border

The Syrian government and opposition rebels are in the midst of intense clashes in the city of Qusayr near the Lebanese border. Activists are claiming dozens of Syrian government and Hezbollah fighters...

May 20, 2013 | Headline
Russia Sends Advanced Missiles to Syria

The United States says Russia has stepped up its support for the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with a shipment of advanced missiles. At the Pentagon, Army General Martin Dempsey, the chair...

May 20, 2013 | Headline
"Astoundingly Disturbing": Obama Administration Claims Power to Wage Endless War Across the Globe

A Pentagon official predicted Thursday the war against al-Qaeda and its affiliates could last up to 20 more years. The comment came during a Senate hearing revisiting the Authorization for Use of Military...

May 17, 2013 | Story
Obama: U.S. Won't Take Unilateral Action Against Assad

President Obama addressed the crisis in Syria Thursday after meeting with Turkey’s prime minister in Washington. He said the United States would not take unilateral action to address claims the...

May 17, 2013 | Headline
Number of Syrian Refugees Tops 1.5 Million

The United Nations refugee agency says the number of people fleeing the conflict in Syria has topped 1.5 million. That is an increase of half a million over the past 10 weeks alone. Turkey and Jordan...

May 17, 2013 | Headline
VIDEO: From Boston to Pakistan, Pentagon Officials Claim Entire World is a Battlefield

In a Senate hearing today, Pentagon officials claimed President Obama and future presidents have the power to send troops anywhere in the world to fight groups linked to al-Qaeda, based in part on...

May 16, 2013 | Blog Post
U.N. General Assembly Condemns Syrian Gov't as Toll Passes 80,000

The United Nations says the death toll from Syria’s two-year civil war has reached 80,000 — an increase of around 20,000 since January. The figure was released as the U.N. General Assembly...

May 16, 2013 | Headline
Obama, Cameron Vow to Increase Pressure on Syrian Gov’t

President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron are pledging to work together to ramp up pressure against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Obama spoke after a meeting with Cameron during...

May 14, 2013 | Headline
With Father and Sister Imprisoned, Exiled Bahraini Activist Maryam Alkhawaja Condemns Ongoing Abuses

The Bahraini government continues its crackdown on opposition protesters, with demonstrations repressed and scores of dissidents held behind bars. We’re joined by Maryam Alkhawaja, a leading...

May 10, 2013 | Story
U.S., Russia Plan New International Conference on Syria

The United States and Russia have announced plans to convene a new international conference on the crisis in Syria. Speaking during a visit to Moscow, Secretary of State John Kerry suggested the ouster...

May 08, 2013 | Headline
Report: Pentagon Plans for Breakup of Syria

The Wall Street Journal reports the Pentagon has drawn up new contingency plans based on the scenario that Syria breaks apart. The proposals include a buffer zone in Jordan for handling refugees and...

May 08, 2013 | Headline
Syria Cut Off from Global Internet

The web giant Google reports Syria has again been cut off from the global Internet. The move appears to be the work of the Syrian government. The last shutdown on a similar scale in Syria took place...

May 08, 2013 | Headline
Robert Fisk on Syria’s Civil War, Chemical Weapons "Theater" & Obama’s Backing of Israeli Strikes

As the United States moves toward increased intervention in Syria, we’re joined by Robert Fisk, the longtime Middle East correspondent of the British newspaper The Independent. Just back from...

May 07, 2013 | Story
Report: 196 Died Each Day in Syria Last Month

The rate of killing in Syria’s bloody conflict has reached a new high. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said an average of 196 people died each day in April, up from 190 per...

May 07, 2013 | Headline
U.N. Panel: No Conclusive Findings Yet on Chemical Weapons in Syria

Details remain murky about potential chemical weapons attacks inside Syria, which have been described by President Obama as a possible trigger for direct U.S. intervention. A U.N. commission investigating...

May 07, 2013 | Headline
U.S. Senator Menendez Introduces Bill to Arm Syrian Rebels

U.S. Democratic Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey has introduced a bill to arm some Syrian rebels groups. The move comes as a series of Israeli strikes inside Syria have heightened debate over...

May 07, 2013 | Headline
Syria Calls Apparent Israeli Strikes "An Act of War"

Israel appears to be escalating military attacks on Syria after two bombings over a three-day span. A series of large explosions were seen around the Syrian capital of Damascus on Sunday, by all accounts...

May 06, 2013 | Headline
Report: U.S., Allies Discussed Syria Strikes

The New York Times reports the United States had already been discussing the launch of strikes on Syria in the days before the Israeli attack. The talks were held with Britain and France, with a proposed...

May 06, 2013 | Headline
U.N. Investigator: Syrian Rebels Likely Using Nerve Gas

Although speculation on chemical weaponry has centered around the Syrian government, at least one U.N. investigator is singling out Syrian rebels. Speaking to Swiss-Italian television, Carla Del Ponte,...

May 06, 2013 | Headline
Pro-Assad Forces Accused of Killing up to 100 in Raid

In Syria, forces loyal to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad are being accused of killing up to 100 people, including many civilians. Opposition activists say the killings occurred when government...

May 03, 2013 | Headline

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The Three Heroines of Guatemala: The Judge, the Attorney General and the Nobel Peace Laureate

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan

Former Guatemalan President Efraín Ríos Montt was hauled off to prison last Friday. It was a historic moment, the first time in history that a former leader of a country was tried for genocide in a national court. More than three decades after he seized power in a coup in Guatemala, unleashing a U.S.-backed campaign of slaughter against his own people, the 86-year-old stood trial, charged with genocide and crimes against humanity. He was given an 80-year prison sentence. The case was inspired and pursued by three brave Guatemalan women: the judge, the attorney general and the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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