President Obama says the chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of Syrians was an “attack on human dignity.” Why is it worse to die from chemical weapons than by, say, a drone?
U.S. to Attack U.S. over Chemical Weapons
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The United States has repeatedly used chemical weapons, including against its own people. Will we act?
Credibility Counts
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Credibility counts. You can’t threaten someone with violence without carrying it out.
Committed
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The Obama Administration prepares to launch a military strike against the government of Syrian President Assad, but openly says it does not want the rebels in the civil war there to defeat him.
Rules of War
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If you’re a typical country like Syria, the “international community” (the United States) has gamed the arms control norms so that you can’t possibly win.
Generi-Face
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The Department of Homeland Security has developed BOSS (Biometric Optical Surveillance System) in order to track US citizens from surveillance cameras as they walk around. But maybe there’s a way to keep Homeland Security from following you.
Fact Terrorist
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We gave up our privacy to corporations. But that was voluntary. And it wasn’t to the government – the organization that runs concentration camps.
Crime and Punishment, c.f. Bradley Manning
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PFC Bradley Manning is sentenced to 35 years behind bars for exposing crimes committed by men who walk free.
Jersey Intafada
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Americans are complaining about illegal new Palestinian “settlements” on the West Bank of the Hudson River. But Palestinians point out that New Jersey is culturally undeveloped. Will throwing rocks help?
Uncle Sam, Dirty Old Man
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The NSA says we shouldn’t worry because they only “touch” 1.6% of Internet traffic on the Web. As it turns out, that really means all of it.
