Forced by a public outcry to back down from his threat to bomb Syria without congressional authorization, President Obama is calling for a vote of our elected representatives. You can help stop the rush to war, but you've got to act fast. It is urgently necessary for you to call your congressional representatives and tell them to vote no on the authorization of the use of military force – because we don't want to be lied into war again. (Go here for the contact information for your congressional rep.)

The call you make today could stop the disastrous war of tomorrow – so make it asap.

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News
Updated September 8, 2013 - 11:18 PM EDT
Obama May Defy Congress on Syria Attack
 
  Syria Vote May Be Delayed in House as Leaders Fear Major Defeat
  Poll: Potential US Military Strike Most Unpopular in Decades
  Obama Is Going on a Furious Media Push to Sell Syria Strikes
  Congress Members Unconvinced by Classified Evidence on Syria
EU Says Wait Until After UN Report to Attack Syria
 
  Direct Link Between Assad and Gas Attack Elusive for US
  Vatican: 100,000 Attend Syria Peace Vigil
Syria Video Turns the Debate on US Intervention
 
  AIPAC, Defense Contractors to Go 'All-Out' Pushing Syria War
  Inside the Syrian Opposition's DC Spin Machine
Ten Afghan Civilians Killed in NATO Airstrike
 
  Pakistan Militants Prepare for War in Afghanistan
Obama Secretly Had Restrictions on NSA Reversed in 2011
 
  The NSA Never Takes 'No' for an Answer
  Privacy Scandal: NSA Can Spy on Smart Phone Data
  Glenn Greenwald on NSA Encryption Story, Latin American Fallout
Viewpoints
Kerry Sells a War That Americans Aren't Buying  by Medea Benjamin
Top 10 Unproven Claims for War Against Syria  by Dennis J. Kucinich
Senate Syria Resolution Has a Huge Secret Giveaway to Obama  by Garrett Epps
The Rise of the Antiwar Libertarians  by Nick Gillespie
Syria: Where I Stand  by Chris Hayes
We Can't Trust White House Syria Claims  by James Bovard

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Frontline
Syria: The Administration's Attribution Failure
Ed Asner Explains Hollywood Silence on Obama, Syria
World Public Opinion Sharply Opposed to Syria Strikes
Arab Press Pans President Obama on Syria
French Oppose Syria Action by Two-Thirds Margin: Poll
Americans Lining Up to Shoot Down Drones
 
Spying on Everyone
NSA Revelations Cast Doubt on the Entire Tech Industry
Yahoo Says US Sought Data on 40,332 User Accounts in 2013
Yahoo! Transparency Report to Users
NSA Decryption Revelations 'Provide Roadmap' to Adversaries, US Warns
Australian Spies and Police Will Not Intimidate Journalists, Says Attorney General
President Obama Says He Learns What NSA Is Doing From the Press, Then Goes to NSA for Details
Israel/Palestine
Kerry Urges EU to Postpone Funding Ban in Israeli-Occupied Territories
Palestinian 'Confesses' to Israel-Backed Plot to Oust Hamas, Return PA to Gaza
More Than 30 Palestinians Detained After Firebombing of Israeli Tower
EU Funding Ban Proposal Angers Israel
Kampala Denies Israel Refugee Deal
Netanyahu Unimpressed by Iranian Greetings for Jewish New Year
Iraq
Thirteen Killed in Iraq Attacks
Iraq Finds Mass Grave in Kurdistan
Iraqi Oil Pipeline Blown Up
UN Says Iraq Plans to Move Remaining Iranian Exiles Out of Camp Ashraf, Where 52 Were Killed
Middle East
World Powers to Lay Off Iran at IAEA
Police Fire Tear Gas at Ankara Protesters
Egypt
Egypt Launches Offensive Against Sinai Militants
30 Militants Killed or Injured in Egypt's Sinai Raid: Source
In Egypt, a Welcome for Syrian Refugees Turns Bitter
Morsi Faces New Charges
Egypt's Prosecutor Begins Probe Into Political Activists
Africa
Twin Blasts Kill 18 in Somali Capital
Tens of Thousands of Demonstrators March in Tunisian Capital Calling for Government to Resign
Congo's Kabila Opens National Dialogue Boycotted by Opposition Leader
Gbagbo's Release Key to Ivory Coast Peace: Spokesman
Europe
Italy Rescues 700 Migrants Off Sicilian Coast, Many Syrian or Egyptian
More Than 160 Anti-Islamist and Rival Protesters Arrested in London
Australia
Conservative Leader Abbott Wins Landslide Australia Election Victory
Julian Assange Bid for Australia Senate Seat Fails
Weekend Reviews
The Limits of US Financial Warfare
Delusion Challenges US Claims About Nuclear Iran
'Mexico's War on Drugs Is One Big Lie'
Wrong Turn: America's Deadly Embrace of Counterinsurgency
Counterinsurgency Has Been Calamitous Doctrine for US
'Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here': Muslim Artists Battle Fundamentalism
Movie Review: Dirty Wars
 
Target Syria
Rebels Claim Killing Hama Governor
Syrian Shelling Near Damascus Kills 16
Syria's Rebels and Soldiers Agree: Military Strikes Will Change Nothing
Ukrainian Port Eyed as Analysts Seek Syria's Arms Source
Syria Conflict Attracts Canadian Jihadis to Fight on Front Line
Congress and Syria
Sen. Mark Pryor Joins Dem 'No' Vote on Syria
Congressional Veterans Line Up Against Military Action in Syria
AIPAC to Deploy Hundreds of Lobbyists to Push for Syria Action
Rep. Rangel Denies Black Caucus Was Told to Be Quiet on Syria
Veteran Congressman Gets Earful Over Syrian Strikes
Sen. Graham: if We Don't Attack Syria, Iran Could Nuke Us
Sen. Harry Reid Predicts Syria Senate Win
Senate Intelligence Panel Posts Videos of Sarin Gas Victims
Sens. Feinstein, Boxer Buck Constituents on Syria Strike
Petraeus Calls on Congress to Back White House on Syria
Syria and Lebanon
New Demo Near US Embassy in Lebanon Over Syria Strike Talk
The Syrian War Is Creating a Massive Kidnapping Crisis in Lebanon
Sleiman: Don't Let Syria Strike Hurt Lebanon
UN Aid Chief: Lebanon Needs More Support for Refugees
Syria and Britain
No Attack on Syria, No Matter What, Say UK Voters
Obama Envoy Insists Special Relationship With UK Intact
Kashmir
Four Killed as Zubin Mehta's Concert Begins in Srinagar
Hundreds Protest Deadly Police Shooting in Kashmir
Nine Injured in Kashmir Grenade Explosion
Pakistan
Firing Leaves at Least Eight Dead in Peshawar
Eight Most Violent Flashpoints in Karachi
Pakistan Frees Seven Taliban Prisoners
Afghanistan
Afghan Policewomen Tout Gains, but Live in Fear of Losing It All
Afghan Woman MP Released After Three Weeks in Taliban Captivity
Cambodia
Cambodia Opposition Holds Rally Against 'Poll Fraud'
US Military
Marine Corps Retreats on Court-Martial Charges in Taliban Urination Case
Small Explosion Forces Lockdown at US Base in Japan; No Injuries
More Than 350 US Airmen Take Early Retirement Route
Storied US Barracks in Germany Closes With Little Fanfare
Off-Campus Houses a Long-Standing Problem for Naval Academy
Americas
Brazil Protesters Storm Military Parade
Farmers Reach Agreement With Colombia to End Protest
Americans Still Dying
New York City Soldier From Staten Island Killed by Afghan Rebels
Airborne Sergeant From Rosston (Ark) Killed in Afghanistan Ambush
'An Unbelievable Good Kid' Serving With the USAF Killed in Afghanistan (CT)
 
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Columnists

Justin Raimondo
9/06/2013
The Lies Behind This War

Philip Giraldi
9/05/2013
Have You Heard the One About the Middle East Peace Talks?

Ivan Eland
9/04/2013
The U.S. Will Regret Intervention in Syria

Kelley B. Vlahos
9/03/2013
'Surgical Strikes' an Orwellian Dream

Nebojsa Malic
8/31/2013
Yet Another Evil Little War

David R. Henderson
3/13/2013
Rand’s Stand

Ran HaCohen
3/04/2013
Purim and Genocidal Phantasies

Charles V. Peña
6/15/2012
Cyberwar for Me but Not for Thee

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