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    US, UN and Middle East Weigh Syria Strikes

    The Obama Administration claims that there is undeniable evidence that Syria used chemical weapons against its own people. The next step to military action is an international coalition. British Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking to the BBC, said of Syria's use of chemical weapons , "their use is wrong and the world shouldn't stand idly by."

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

    The Obama Administration claims that there is undeniable evidence that Syria used chemical weapons against its own people. The next step to military action is an international coalition. British Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking to the BBC, said of Syria's use of chemical weapons, "their use is wrong and the world shouldn't stand idly by." Anne Gearan is diplomacy correspondent at the Washington Post.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Kerry Cavanaugh

      editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Anne Gearan

      Washington Post

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
    1. 0:00US, UN and Middle East Weigh Syria StrikesYou’re reading this
    2. 8:06The March on Washington: Myths and Realities
    3. 42:54The FBI’s War on Martin Luther King
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