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In 2002 Washington deported an innocent man to Syria, where he was tortured. Why can’t we apologize?

As the Syrian government clings to repressive tactics it knows best, the conflict becomes ever more intractable.

It doesn't actually matter if the Coop boycotts Israel or not. Just having the debate is a symbolic victory for the pro-boycott camp. 

A new report has found the Assad regime responsible for crimes against humanity. Will it do anything to stop the bloodshed?

The most gifted foreign correspondent in a generation reported with authority and empathy.

It would intensify the civil conflict and provoke a dangerous proxy war with Russia.

Following the money in the Iran crisis.

Andrew Tabler’s In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle With Syria; Steven Cook’s The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square.

A letter of thanks to Mohammed Bouazizi, the young man whose death set off a year of revolutions.

The Wall Street protesters have created the template for an ambitious new occupation in the nation’s capital.