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Column: Negotiation is key for Qatar’s future

The Middle East is a controversial place for some. Most untapped resources and commodities like oil and natural gas originate here, causing a scramble...

Opinion: Increased refugee entry will help Syrian war victims

Last week, the world watched in horror as innocent Syrians, including children, were attacked with chemical weapons by their own government. This is not...

Syrian crisis should be above politics

I try to give Republicans the benefit of the doubt. Sometimes I try to believe that maybe — just maybe — congressional Republicans will rise above...

The ‘redlines’ are many, why this one in particular?

In discussing Syria with my American peers, I cannot help but notice that both sides of the issue, though coming from antithetical points of view, agree...

Assad’s motive

On Saturday, August 31, President Obama requested congressional approval for a limited strike on Syria in response to an alleged chemical attack carried...

President Obama’s proposed U.S. military intervention in Syria, based off of Bashar al-Assad’s usage of chemical weapons, would be equivalent to meekly swatting a hornet’s nest then climbing the tree in which it hangs. This comes as no surprise, as lately the president has been so busy trying to land on the right side of diplomatic history that he has done nothing...

Everyone’s Favorite Nanny

Remember the disastrous situation when Mrs. Doubtfire, aka Robert Williams, first started cleaning and cooking for his recently divorced wife and their...

Obama seeks congressional approval

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama worked on Monday to persuade skeptical lawmakers to endorse a U.S. military intervention in civil war-wracked...

Syria, the tip of the iceberg

The civil war in Syria is far more than just a conflict between a group of rebels and their government. It is a broader ideological battle in which many parties are involved. When the protesters in three Arab countries toppled their respective governments in just one year, Syrian opposition, who were oppressed by their government too, were inspired to follow suit. Yet...

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