Shaping the Future of NYC

Things have not been getting any better since the ceasefire agreement.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/world/middleeast/damascus-syria-explosions-intelligence-headquarters.html

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ikFp-bkzlFMKslwxLGAf91a9DAtQ?docId=CNG.4068cc3958df4994bc6d71115552788f.7c1

Turkey’s prime minister claims that the collapse of Assad’s regime is inevitable

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9200957/UN-world-is-watching-Syria-with-sceptical-eyes.html

The artdiscusses uses the UN’s view on the likelihood of Syria maintaining the ceasefire and Secretary General Ban Kimoon’s call for UN solidarity

John McCain and Joe Lieberman visited a refugee camp as the situation continues to get worse in Syria. Clashes reached the Turkish border and Prime Minister Erdogan is now evaluating how best to respond.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303815404577335002038472414.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

This recent article delves into the broad array of Iran’s military and technological assistance to Syrian President Bashar Assad, and its attempt to help suppress the anti-government movement.

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/24/10842227-iranian-weapons-help-bashar-assad-put-down-syria-protests-officials-say

This is a recent article from the New York Times about the intensified Syrian uprising.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/world/middleeast/syria-reportedly-continues-drive-to-retake-rebel-strongholds.html

The manner in which America handles its conflict with Syria just got a lot more difficutl

The United States and Syria

US Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. gave a speech regarding the law which may allow the government to kill citizens whom they believe are a threat to the US. “It was notable for the nation’s top law enforcement official to declare that it is constitutional for the government to kill citizens without any judicial review under certain circumstances.”

“He focused on one situation in which someone could be killed without a trial: when a citizen who is believed to be an operational leader of Al Qaeda or its allies and who is plotting attacks; who is located in a country that either granted the United States permission to strike or that is unable or unwilling to suppress the threat on its own; and whose capture is not feasible.

Significantly, Mr. Holder did not say that such a situation is the only kind in which it would be lawful to kill a citizen. Rather, he said it would be lawful “at least” under those conditions. Later, he offered an example of another situation in which it would be lawful to kill a citizen even if all those requirements were not met: “operations that take place on traditional battlefields.””

“When the chips are down, I have Israel’s back”