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From:
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Subject:
September 27 update
September, 2013
Article 1.
NYT
Some Progress on Syria
Editorial
Article 2.
NYT
Rouhani, Blunt and Charming, Pitches a Moderate Iran
Somini Sengupta <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/somini_sengupta/index.html>
Article 3.
The Washington Post
The Iranian 'moderate'
Charles Krauthammer <http://www.washingtonpost.com/charles-krauthammer/2011/02/24/ADJkW7B_page.html>
Article 4.
The Washington Post
Obama's myopic worldview
Jackson Diehl <http://www.washingtonpost.com/jackson-diehl/2011/02/24/ABccMXN_page.html>
Article 5.
The Economist
AI-Qaeda returns:The new face of terror
Article 6.
Daily Star
Refugees stretch Jordan to its limits
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Nikita Malik <http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Nikita-Malik.ashx>
Article 7.
Al-Ahram Weekly
Arab myths of American policy
James Zogby
Article 8.
World Affairs Journal
China's Leaders Ignore Dissent at their Peril
Gordon G. Chang
Article 1.
NYT
Some Progress on Syria
Editorial
September 26, 2013 -- The resolution to rid Syria of its chemical weapons, agreed to by the five permanent members
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/27/world/middleeast/security-counci I -agrees-on-resolution-to-rid-syria-of-
chemical-arms.html> of the United Nations Security Council, is a useful, if imperfect, step toward a credible
international response to a bloody war that has killed more than 100,000 Syrians.
The resolution would legally obligate Syria to give up its stockpile of poison gas, estimated at 1,000 tons. While it does
not threaten the use of force if Syria fails to comply, it says in that event the Security Council will reconvene to address
the issue and impose unspecified measures under Chapter VII, a provision of the United Nations Charter that is used to
authorize sanctions or the use of force.
Russia received a lot of credit for the recent deal with the United States that delayed American military action by
requiring Syria to surrender its chemical weapons by the middle of next year. But, in recent weeks, as the major powers
haggled over a resolution that would enforce the deal, it seemed as if Russia might revert to a more familiar, obstructive
role by shielding President Bashar al-Assad of Syria from punishment if he fails to comply.
Since October 2011, Russia has blocked three attempts to condemn or punish Mr. Assad for brutality against civilians,
leaving the Security Council looking feckless in the face of slaughter. It took the Aug. 21 poison gas attack that killed
hundreds of civilians outside Damascus to provoke a long-overdue unified diplomatic response.
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Absurdly, the resolution does not name the party responsible for the gas attack, but Western governments and most
independent groups say it could only have been committed by Syrian government forces. Russia blames Syrian
insurgents but has never offered any proof.
Russia had made it clear that it would not accept an initial resolution threatening action under Chapter VII and that any
punitive measures would be considered only after Syrian noncompliance was clearly proved. The United States and
France wanted tougher language putting the resolution directly under Chapter VII, but the two-step enforcement
process, which gives Russia a chance to veto any punishment, appears to be the best they could get.
There are huge challenges ahead, including devising a plan to get rid of the chemical weapons and trying to reach a
broader deal that could end the fighting and put a transitional government in place. That was made even harder on
Wednesday when some Syrian rebel groups abandoned their Western-backed political leaders in exile
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/26/world/middleeast/syria-crisis.html> and cast their lot with an affiliate of Al
Qaeda.
If there is any hope of a peaceful solution, it will take unity among the major powers to push it forward. The chemical
weapons resolution moves toward that goal.
Article 2.
NYT
Rouhani, Blunt and Charming, Pitches a Moderate Iran