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“We should not trust, and we must verify”, said Senator McCain in regard to Russian deal on Syria’s destruction of its chemical weapon stockpiles

| News, Politics

The following is a letter I received from Senator John McCain recently regarding the situation in Syria. The letter is completely unedited and in its entirety – except for my current address and location, which has been intentionally removed  for security reasons. October 7, 2013    Mr. Robert Tilford (Address removed for security reasons)    […]

Senator John McCain’s letter to Robert Tilford regarding Syria

| News, Politics

The following is a letter I received from Senator John McCain recently regarding the situation in Syria. The letter is completely unedited and in its entirety – except for my current address and location, which has been intentionally removed  for security reasons. October 7, 2013    Mr. Robert Tilford (Address removed for security reasons)    […]

Homs Activist Pessimistic About UN Observers

| Opinion, Politics

Rate of shelling has fallen since United Nations team arrived in the area, but locals fear government forces will hit back with a vengeance when monitors leave. By Daniella Peled   United Nations monitors have arrived in the central Syrian province of Homs as part of the deal brokered by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. IWPR […]

Syrian Opposition Sceptical About Ceasefire

| Politics, World

Critics of peace plan warn it might give President Bashar al-Assad breathing space to consolidate control. By William Shaw Syrian opposition sources say they fear the fragile ceasefire – part of a joint United Nations and Arab League peace plan led by former UN chief Kofi Annan – could serve as a figleaf for the regime, […]

Whirlwind in Sonoma and Marin

| Health & Science, Politics

(Originally published at DailyCensored.org for Project Censored). A few months ago, I was lying in bed enjoying the morning sunrise over the mountain range. Out my window the coastal fog had settled upon the open field next to the apple orchard. A gentle breeze was blowing in from the Pacific Ocean. From a distance, I […]

Indian Navy Did Again The Dirty Work On The Sea

| Politics, World

Spanish FV VEGA 5 liberated – Half the Crew Missing – 61 Somalis Arrested (ecop-marine) The Indian navy has captured 61 suspected Somali pirates and rescued 13 fishermen after a brief fire-fight in the Arabian Sea, an Indian navy spokesman said Monday. “At 2100 hours on March 12, INS Kalpeni intercepted a pirate mother vessel […]