
THE WAR OF THE CYNICS
by Kenan Malik
There are two wars being fought over Syria. There is a civil war on the streets of Homs and Aleppo and Ma’loula and Damascus, a war played out in the currency of bombs and bullets and (possibly) sarin. The consequences of this war are, so far, 100,000 dead, seven million displaced and a nation turned to rubble. Then there is the war on the global stage between outside players, a war played out in the grand halls of the UN, […]
Categories: International • Tags: chemical weapons, imperialism, russia, syria, war on terror, western policy