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CIA director nominee Gina Haspel raises her right hand as she is sworn in to testify at her Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation, May 9, 2018.
Conflict & Justice
For some, Haspel for CIA head ‘would be promoting a torturer’
Syria
Conflict
If Assad stayed, could Syria ever rebuild from war?
Global Politics
Obama’s inauguration speech
Top of the Hour: US Withdraws Ambassador to Syria, Morning Headlines
Global Politics
Ambassador Robert Ford on Syrian opposition
The role of ambassadors in the new Arab world
Top of the Hour: US Ambassador Attacked in Syria, Morning Headlines
Conflict & Justice
US Ambassador Robert Ford’s Visit to Hama
Global Politics
US Ambassador’s visit garners mixed response in Syria
Conflict & Justice
US Ambassador visits flashpoint city in Syrian uprising
Conflict & Justice
US considers sanctions against Assad