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Some Potential Clarity on U.S. Policy in Syria and Ukraine, For Better or Worse (Mostly Worse)
Reading the tea leaves about where Donald Trump is going in Syria and Ukraine.
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Kyle Orton
How Many Times Does HAMAS Have to Admit it is Lying About the Casualty Figures?
The terrorists keep saying their data is junk and nobody will listen.
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Kyle Orton
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Is Trump Preparing to Withdraw U.S. Troops From Syria?
On the current evidence, it seems so.
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Kyle Orton
Syria’s Political Transition Under the Shadow of the Alawi Massacres
Sectarian pogroms give post-Assad Syria its darkest moment so far.
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Kyle Orton
On the Road to Damascus
A dispatch from post-Asad Syria.
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Kyle Orton
Syria’s New Rulers Are on the Terrorism List. Should They Stay There?
Probably, for now.
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Kyle Orton
Syria is Free of Bashar al-Asad
It is finally over. Now what comes next?
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Kyle Orton
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Syria Enters Uncharted Territory, But The Core Truth of the Conflict Remains
There is no peace or stability while Bashar al-Assad is in office.
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Kyle Orton
The Eternal Quest To Blame Crime on Anyone But Criminals
Book Review: ‘The Knife Went In’ (2018), by Theodore Dalrymple
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Kyle Orton
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Why Does Northern Ireland Care So Much About the Israel-Palestine Dispute?
A conflict a long way away seems a lot closer in the Province.
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Kyle Orton
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Conspiracy Theories About Israel Do Not Come From the Fringes
The people we are supposed to be able to trust are the problem.
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Kyle Orton
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The Dangerous Fantasy of “International Law”
And why it is a particular problem for Jews.
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Kyle Orton
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