From the Intercept, how the Assad regime tracked and killed Marie Colvin for reporting on war crimes in Syria. Americans feel a moral obligation to help humanitarian victims (like those in Syria) with military force. Trump might be about to attack Syria — again. Here’s how Trump could strike Syria. Trump’s military strike on Syria will be illegal. Jack Goldsmith and Oona Hathaway on the downsides of bombing Syria. American intervention in the Middle East has been a 4-decade disaster. Will Syrians pay for Trump’s anger at investigators? For Trump and Putin, Syria is a battle of competing realities. Syria gas attack conspiracy theories fueled by Tucker Carlson and far-right fringe.
