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What Are the Russians Up To in Syria?
How the Russians are adapting to Bashar al-Asad’s fall.
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Kyle Orton
The Gray Lady and Gaza
The New York Times Has Not Had a Good War
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Kyle Orton
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Ensuring the Israeli Hostages in Gaza Are Not Forgotten
Omer Shem Tov, after surviving 505 days in HAMAS captivity, works to free those who remain.
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Kyle Orton
The Alawi Massacres and the Question of Syrian State Responsibility
A Reuters investigation traces the chain of command to Damascus.
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Kyle Orton
The “Peter Bergmann” Mystery
An Anglo-Irish Somerton Man, Except Nobody Seems to Be Interested
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Kyle Orton
Trump Puts Iran in its Place
Treating the Islamic Revolution as the surmountable challenge it is.
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Kyle Orton
Israel Seems to Be Serious About Disarming Iran
The first wave of the long-awaited Israeli strikes are encouragingly broad.
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Kyle Orton
Meeting the Protestants of Ukraine
A report on Christians at war and one of the ideological battlegrounds between Ukraine, Russia, and America.
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Kyle Orton
Liverpool Football Victory Parade Turns From Jubilance to Horror
What we know, and don't know, about the 26 May car ramming in Liverpool.
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Kyle Orton
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
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