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File photo of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain brandishing the Munich Agreement on September 30, 1938.

Opinion: Is it time to forgive Neville Chamberlain?

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Sep 5, 2013 | Opinion

If we are to look at public opinion trends in the major Western countries, then the picture is clear: two thirds of the public in these countries, namely the US, UK and France, oppose intervention in Syria. Perhaps both US President Barack Obama, and before him...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to John Daniszewski, the Associated Press’s Senior Managing Editor for International News, unseen, during an AP interview at Putin’s Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Putin warns against Syria strike as US Congress debates authorization

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 4, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Russian president Vladimir Putin warned against international intervention in Syria in an interview broadcast on Wednesday, saying that plans for punitive action against the Syrian government could only be justified with UN backing. Speaking...

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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, during a ceremony to honor the 2013 NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion team, the University of Connecticut Huskies. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster.)

Opinion: How does Obama think?

by Hussein Shobokshi | Sep 4, 2013 | Opinion

The following lines will not be an attempt for me to tell somebody’s fortune or do the work of a psychologist. Yet, it is an attempt to rate US President Barack Obama’s character and the way he makes political decisions in general, including the decision...

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In this picture taken on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, anti-Syrian regime protesters carry a banner during a demonstration at Kafr Nabil town in Idlib province, northern Syria. (AP)

Opinion: A Wake-Up Call

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Sep 2, 2013 | Opinion

Obama continues to downplay the plans the US is making for strikes against Bashar Al-Assad’s troops, saying that they will be limited, and that it will neither be a full-scale war nor will it be intended to overthrow the regime. All that’s left for Obama...

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President Barack Obama stands with Vice President Joe Biden as he makes a statement about the crisis in Syria in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on Saturday, August 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama asks Congress to approve Syria strike

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 1, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a speech to the press Saturday afternoon, US President Barack Obama said he would ask Congress for approval before going ahead with a military operation in Syria. In the comments in Washington, he said he still believed the US military...