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    The Syrian War and Secret U.S. Support

    As crisis grows more dangerous by the day, nobody yet knows what the Obama Administration is doing to help Syrian rebels against the al-Assad regime.  It's more dangerous to smuggle medical supplies than weapons and there are vast stores of chemical weapons.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    As crisis grows more dangerous by the day, nobody yet knows what the Obama Administration is doing to help Syrian rebels against the al-Assad regime. It's more dangerous to smuggle medical supplies than weapons and there are vast stores of chemical weapons. The struggle between Shiites and Sunnis creates the threat of regional instability, even a new Cold War, and the UN has become a non-factor.

    Is it time for the Obama Administration to get directly involved in helping Syrian rebels against the al-Assad regime?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Daniel Rothberg

      Nevada Independent

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Vivienne Walt

      Time magazine

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      Jon Lee Anderson

      Staff writer for the New Yorker magazine

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      Steven A. Cook

      senior fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations

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    2 of 3
    The Syrian War and Secret U.S. Support
    1. 0:00Bo Xilai’s Wife Reportedly Confesses to Murder Charges
    2. 7:14The Syrian War and Secret U.S. SupportYou’re reading this
    3. 42:21Who Gets What in Public Tragedies
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