U.S. Policy Shift on Syria: Edging Closer to Direct Military Intervention

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by Ben Schreiner

Though President Obama last year rejected a proposal from the State Department, Pentagon, and CIA to directly arm Syrian rebel fighters, his administration is once again edging closer to directly intervening in the Syrian war. 

Imperial Jockeying in Africa: U.S. Intervention Sets to Deepen

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by Ben Schreiner

As “the peril of guerrilla war looms” for the French in Mali, the United States prepares to step-up its intervention across Africa.

Israel Enters Syria: Targeting the Iranian Threat to “Stability”

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by Ben Schreiner

 Iran is undermining the world's stability.

Benjamin Netanyahu

With its air strikes against targets inside Syria last week, Israel announced its formal entry into the Syrian crisis.  The Israeli targeting of Iran has thus entered the Syrian theater.