Despite a recent clamor within Washington policy circles and troublesome commentary in the U.S. media regarding further military intervention in Syria’s unrest, a new survey of U.S. opinion shows little appetite for another war of choice in a region far from home. The poll, conducted by CBS News and the New York Times, shows 62 percent of Americans believe “the U.S. does not have a responsibility... 

Timing of the recent escalation in tension between Israel and Gaza is not coincidental. It is a calculated move, Phyllis Bennis, director of the Institute for Policy Studies has told RT. “The Israelis launched their attack shortly after the US elections and shortly before the US was about to swear in a president at the inauguration in January and just before Israeli elections were scheduled as well....