Letters to Editor

By MWC News

PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, fellow delegates, ladies and gentlemen:  Each year we come together to reaffirm the founding vision of this institution.  For most of recorded history, individual aspirations were subject to the whims of tyrants and empires.  Divisions of race and religion and tribe were settled through the sword and the clash of armies.  The idea that nations and peoples could come together in peace to solve their disputes and advance a common prosperity seemed unimaginable.

Read more: Obama in Address to the UN General Assembly

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OBAMA: My fellow Americans, tonight I want to talk to you about Syria -- why it matters, and where we go from here.

Over the past two years, what began as a series of peaceful protests against the repressive regime of Bashar al-Assad has turned into a brutal civil war. Over 100,000 people have been killed. Millions have fled the country. In that time, America has worked with allies to provide humanitarian support, to help the moderate opposition, and to shape a political settlement. But I have resisted calls for military action, because we cannot resolve someone else’s civil war through force, particularly after a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Read more: Full transcript: President Obama’s Sept. 10 speech on Syria

By MWC News

For more than two years John McNamer, an independent journalist and human rights activist has been investigating possible war crimes by Canadian officials.

Read more: Investigation into possible war crimes by Canadian officials

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The US senate Foreign Relations Committee has agreed on a draft resolution authorising President Barack Obama to use military force against Syria.

Read more: Full Text: Draft resolution on Syria action

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Al Jazeera correspondent Wayne Hay, cameraman Adil Bradlow, producers Russ Finn and Baher Mohammed are currently being detained by Egyptian authorities.

Read more: Al Jazeera journalists detained in Egypt

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The following is a transcript of the statement made by Pfc. Bradley Manning as read by David Coombs at a press conference on Wednesday after Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Read more: Bradley Manning: 'Sometimes You Have to Pay a Heavy Price to Live in a Free Society'