<div dir="ltr">Dear 99%ers,<div> Don't forget, in trying to stop the strike on Syria, that the majority of the Syrian people want to get rid of the tyrant Assad who began the conflict by massacring 4500 unarmed protesters. After that, his soldiers began deserting and standing with the people--and shooting back. That's how the conflict began. No foreign intervention. But then Russia supported Assad, gave him weapons, which he used against his people, and prevented the UN from taking action. The US is a late-comer to the conflict. </div>
<div> What might work to bring the US and Russia to agreement, however, is to call for an immediate ceasefire AND IMMEDIATE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS so that the PEOPLE OF SYRIA can exercise their right under international law of self-determination and choose the leader they want. The UN could hold the election and include all the Syrian refugees in the camps in the nearby countries. It would be difficult but it could be done and should be done.</div>
<div> Don't leave the people of Syria in the power of the tyrant. Call for an immediate ceasefire and immediate presidential elections.</div><div> Peace and blessings, Ellen </div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 10:11 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:agnes@mcn.org" target="_blank">agnes@mcn.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
More info re trajectory to a regional war in M.East.<br>
AW<br>
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First Syria 'rebels' armed and trained by CIA 'on way to battlefield' 03<br>
Sep 2013 The first cell of Syrian 'rebels' trained and armed by the CIA is<br>
making its way to the battlefield, President Barack Obama has reportedly<br>
told senators. Mr Obama said that a 50-man [terrorist] cell, believed to<br>
have been trained by US special forces in Jordan, was making its way<br>
across the border into Syria, according to the New York Times. The<br>
deployment of the rebel unit seems to be the first tangible measure of<br>
support since Mr Obama announced in June that the US would begin providing<br>
the opposition with small arms.<br>
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Congress moves to approve Syria strike 03 Sep 2013 Obama's battle to get<br>
congressional approval for a military strike on Syria moved a step closer<br>
Tuesday, with leaders of both parties in Congress announcing that the<br>
United States should respond to Syrian President Assad's alleged use of<br>
chemical weapons. US President Barack Obama convinced leaders of both<br>
Democrats and Republicans in Congress to support his request for the<br>
authorization of a military strike on Syria. After a meeting with more<br>
than a dozen senior lawmakers this week, members of both parties went<br>
public, praising Obama's plan and pledging a 'yes' vote on the operation<br>
against the Syrian government.<br>
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US Navy deploys five warships, one amphibious ship to Mediterranean for<br>
Syria 02 Sep 2013 The US Navy has deployed an amphibious transport ship to<br>
the Mediterranean, where five destroyers are already in place for possible<br>
missile strikes on Syria, a defense official said Sunday. The USS San<br>
Antonio, with several helicopters and hundreds of Marines on board, is "on<br>
station in the Eastern Mediterranean" but "has received no specific<br>
tasking," said the defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.<br>
Unlike the destroyers deployed to the area, the San Antonio carries no<br>
Tomahawk cruise missiles but can ferry up to four helicopters and is<br>
designed to bring Marines ashore by chopper or landing craft.<br>
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U.S. positioning aircraft carrier for possible strike on Syria 02 Sep 2103<br>
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and other ships in its<br>
strike group are heading west toward the Red Sea to help support a limited<br>
[sic] U.S. strike on Syria, if 'needed,' defense officials said on Sunday.<br>
The Nimitz carrier strike group, which includes four destroyers and a<br>
cruiser, has no specific orders to move to the eastern Mediterranean at<br>
this point, but is moving west in the Arabian Sea so it can do so if<br>
asked. It was not immediately clear when the ships would enter the Red<br>
Sea, but they had not arrived by Sunday evening, said one official.<br>
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'IDF soldiers mass on Lebanese border' --Media reports claim Israeli<br>
forces have mobilized in the north ahead of a possible US attack on Syria<br>
31 Aug 2013 Lebanese media reported Saturday that the IDF has mobilized a<br>
large number of troops along the Israel-Lebanon border, ahead of a likely<br>
US attack on Syria following the alleged use of chemical weapons by regime<br>
forces last week. According to the reports, which were not confirmed by<br>
the IDF, Israeli soldiers were deployed in areas bordering the eastern<br>
areas of south Lebanon, namely the Upper Galilee, the Shebaa Farms and the<br>
Golan Heights.<br>
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US Marine website targeted by pro-Assad hackers 02 Sep 2013 Pro-Syrian<br>
regime hackers posted messages on a US Marine Corps recruiting website on<br>
Monday, urging troops to defy orders from President Barack Obama. The<br>
hackers showed photos of people in American uniforms holding hand-written<br>
signs saying they would not fight for 'al-Qaeda' in Syria. "Obama is a<br>
traitor who wants to put your lives in danger to rescue al-Qaeda<br>
insurgents," the message read, according to a screenshot from The Wall<br>
Street Journal.<br>
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