terrorism Hamas terrorists used synthetic amphetamine to "suppress fear and anxiety" during attack, says IDF and US Mark Frauenfelder

Ukraine U.S. seizes $300 million superyacht owned by "Russian Warren Buffett" Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction A True Story, the 2nd century space opera you'll likely never read Gareth Branwyn

trump Turkey attacks Syria, UN Security Council to meet in northern Syria on Thursday Xeni Jardin

syria American tourist released from Syria Xeni Jardin

politics 'Donald's Right.' Putin praises Trump Syria withdrawal tweet as 'the right decision' Xeni Jardin

russia United Nations: ISIS is regrouping Séamus Bellamy

usausausa Bombing makes great propaganda, but not for the side that's doing the bombing Cory Doctorow

trumpism For the first time, a US president has classified the legal justification for taking publicly acknowledged actions Cory Doctorow

News US AIR STRIKES HIT DAMASCUS – Trump announces Syria air strikes in response to chemical attack Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Meshing, rugged, free/open wifi routers for refugee camps Cory Doctorow

uk RIP Anna Campbell, a British woman who joined an all-woman Kurdish Protection Unit in Syria Cory Doctorow

Business The fashion boutiques that line the "Champs-Élysées" of a massive Syrian refugee camp are a fascinating lens on the crisis Cory Doctorow

war American fighting ISIS returns home to have gunshot wound patched up in Chicago Séamus Bellamy

floss The brilliant life and brutal death of Bassel Khartabil, killed by Assad for writing free software Cory Doctorow

human rights RIP, Bassel Khartabil, Syrian free culture activist executed by the Assad regime Cory Doctorow

trump Leaked transcript: US soldier and security advisor aghast at Trump's reckless Syrian strike Cory Doctorow

picks Sassy Trump Remembers Cake He Ate While Bombing Iraq Or Syria or Something Xeni Jardin

syria A primer on the war in Syria Caroline Siede

trump Dan Rather: The number of press praising Trump's Syria air strikes "as 'presidential' is concerning" Xeni Jardin