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 10, 2013 - 11:25 PM EDT
Obama Speech Still Pushes Idea of Syria War
Syria to Sign Chemical Treaty, Reveal Arsenal
Despite Obama Claims, War Vote Delay Is a Defeat
 
  Syrian Chemical Weapons Handover Proposal Wins Support
  Obama: I Might Lose Congressional Vote on Syria
6 Polls Agree: Americans Oppose Attacking Syria
 
  Obama: Even Michelle's Answer on War 'Is No'
Obama Syria Case Didn't Reflect Intel Consensus
 
  German Intercepts: Assad Rejected Requests to Use Chemical Weapons
  UN Inspection a Figleaf To Justify Air Strike on Syria
  Assad Not Responsible for Gas Attack, Says Freed Belgian Hostage
  Syria Aims to Oust al-Qaeda From Christian Village
  Russia Urges IAEA to Assess Risks of US Attack on Nuclear Program
NSA to Release FISA Court Opinions to ACLU
 
  Industrial Espionage: NSA Spied of Brazilian Oil Company
  New Details in How the Feds Take Laptops at Border
NATO Airstrike Kills Civilians in Afghanistan, Says Karzai
FBI Continues to Probe Hastings for 'Controversial Reporting'
Viewpoints
The Cost of Striking Syria: Lessons From Iraq and Afghanistan  by Linda J. Bilmes
Washington's Weak Case for War in Syria  by Justin Logan
As With Iraq, NYT Propagates Lies About Syrian WMDs  by Jeremy Hammond
America Says 'No!' to a Beltway War  by Patrick J. Buchanan
Narcissists Are Ruining America  by David Sarota
Congress: Your Guide to the Syria Vote  by Robert W. Merry

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Frontline
Rice: Russian Opposition to Syria War 'Shameful'
War Powers Act Co-Author Against Strike
Pakistan Swears in New President, May Open Talks With Taliban
Iran's President Urges Government on Facebook
 
Spying on Everyone
Yahoo Files Lawsuit Against NSA Over User Data Requests
NSA Evidence May Be Key to Hammarskjold Mystery
How to Foil NSA Sabotage: Use a Dead Man's Switch
'Project 6': CIA Spies Operating in the Heart of Germany
Johns Hopkins University Falls Victim to the NSA Chilling Effect
NSA Affair: Germans Conduct Helicopter Flyover of US Consulate
Iraq
Iraq Security Forces Focus of Attacks That Leave 25 Dead
Britain Advises Citizens to Avoid Protests in Kurdish Region of Iraq
UK Soldier Says He May Have Shot Iraqis Who Were Already Seriously Injured
Yemen
Yemen's Sectarian Clashes Kill 42 in 10 Days
Saudi Diplomat Kidnapped in Yemen Asks Family to Stage Protests
Turkey
Kurdish Militants Stop Withdrawing From Turkey
Is Turkey's Peace Process With the Kurds Collapsing?
Middle East
1967 Border Is a Source of Strain in the Israeli-Palestinian Talks
UNIFIL Not to Leave Lebanon: Spokesman
Egypt
Egypt Tightens Sinai Security, Assesses Militant Threat
El-Arish, Egypt: Egyptian Tanks, Helicopters Push Through Sinai
Egypt Military Seizes Gaza-Linked Weapons in Sinai
Visiting Egypt in Political Crisis Means Fewer Crowds but More Uncertainty
North Africa
US Marines Moved Closer to Libya as 9/11 Anniversaries Approach
Tunisia Arrests Senior Islamist Militant Leader in Raid
Nigeria
Nigerian Boko Haram and Vigilantes 'in Deadly Clashes'
Archbishop Ignatius Kattey: Nigeria Police Seek Kidnappers
Africa
Central African Republic Says Scores Killed in New Clashes
Kenya's William Ruto Flies to Hague for ICC Trial
Afghanistan
US Returns Looted Artifacts to Afghanistan
Two Held in Afghanistan in Indian Writer's Murder
Afghanistan Policewomen Numbers Need to Rise Sharply, Says Oxfam
China
China Issues New Internet Rules That Include Jail Time
China's Guangzhou to Empty Labour Camps 'By Year End'
School Blast Leaves Two Dead and 17 Injured
Chile
Allende's Legacy Strong 40 Years After Chile Coup
 
Target Syria
Some US Military Officers Not Happy With Syrian War Prep
Russian Report: Syrian Rebels Planning Chemical Attack on Israel
Rebels Accuse Assad, Russia of Deceit in Chemical Plan
UN Chief Urges Syria to Transfer Chemical Weapons
Unit Experienced in Chemical Weapon Destruction Stands Ready to Help
Church Leaders Urge Release of Abducted Syrian Bishops
Assad's Interview With Charlie Rose Shows He Knows Obama's Weak Spots
Jokes and Laughter Mask the Fear That Stalks Damascus
Americans Against War
CNN Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Against Syria Strike Resolution
USA Today Poll: Opposition to Syrian Airstrikes Surges
Pew Poll: Opposition to Syrian Airstrikes Grows
NY Times Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Syria Strike, Want Obama to Back Down
AP Poll: Most Americans Oppose Strike on Syria
ABC News: Opposition to Striking Syria Advances With Nearly Two-Thirds Now Opposed
Syria and Congress
Senators Manchin and Heitkamp Float Syria Alternative
On Syria, a Sharp Test of Democrats' Loyalty to Pelosi
John Kerry Under Fire for 'Unbelievably Small' Comment
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Won't Support Syria Resolution
King: White House Asks GOP Members for Ways 'To Move the Needle' on Syria
Tulsi Gabbard, Iraq War Veteran, Opposes Syria Strike
John McCain: John Kerry 'Unbelievably Unhelpful'
Hillary Clinton Calls Sens. Mark Pryor, Chuck Schumer on Syria
Obama to Visit Senate Democrats on Tuesday
Syria and the World
Coalition of the Willing on Syria Includes Such Superpowers as Albania, Estonia, Honduras
Russia Reprimands US, Israel Over Missile Test Launch
Israeli Report Maps Assad's Chemical Arsenal
British Jets in Cyprus Scrambled to Chase Syrian Planes That Crossed Into Int'l Airspace
Cyprus Rules Out Role in Any US-Led Strike on Syria
Jordanian Activists Protest Against Potential US Strike on Syria
Zebari: Iraq Will Not Be a Springboard for Any Aggression Against Syria
Europe
Center-Right Bloc Takes Power in Norway
Abkhazia: Russian Envoy in Rebel Enclave Is Killed
British PM David Cameron Forgets Secret Documents on Public Train
 
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