On Suspension of Nonlethal Aid to Syrian Opposition

by Anna Borshchevskaya The U.S. decision to suspend nonlethal aid to opposition fighters in Syria on Friday after Islamic militants seized warehouses which contained aid for moderate fighters reflects, as CNN aptly put it, that the Obama administration policy in Syria “is falling apart at the seams.” This decision is a serious blow to the…

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Obama Panel Said to Urge N.S.A. Curbs

WASHINGTON — A presidential advisory committee charged with examining the operations of the National Security Agency has concluded that a program to collect data on every phone call made in the United States should continue, though under broad new restraints that would be intended to increase privacy protections, according to officials with knowledge of the…

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