Check out: War with Syria Postponed -- for Now, and Remembering the Night Diana Died

Obama's Speech: War With Syria Postponed – For Now

by Christopher Dickey Aug 31, 2013 3:26 PM EDT

Obama has taken a page out of the Bush playbook by threatening war to win Congressional and international support, says Christopher Dickey.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/31/obama-s-speech-war-with-syria-postponed-for-now.html

AND

The Night Princess Diana Died

by Christopher Dickey Aug 31, 2013 4:45 AM EDT

Christopher Dickey recalls his long, lonely August night in Paris in 1997—at the horrific accident scene and Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. At dawn, the news came and mourning began.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/31/the-night-princess-diana-died.html

A Pointed Exchange with Fouad Ajami about Syria on Anderson Cooper on Thursday Night

Talking Syria with Anderson Cooper on CNN on Friday night

The Logic of War, and the latest Better World column

The Daily Beast: The Logic of War, 30 August 2013
An Open Letter to President Obama: Syria Is Not Our War.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/30/an-open-letter-to-president-obama-syria-is-not-our-war.html

This week's Better World column: Reinventing the Globe in Five Ideas

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/08/30/issue/betterworld.html

My latest on Syria

Let It Bleed: No American Action Can Resolve the Syrian Conflict

Punishing the Assad regime will sink the United States more deeply than ever into the epicenter of a widening regional conflict. No American action can resolve this, writes Christopher Dickey.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/28/let-it-bleed-no-american-action-can-resolve-the-syrian-conflict.html

Mubarak Redux ... And this week's Five Ideas from Around the World

My latest with @mike_giglio: Forget Mubarak http://t.co/OxSuuoUt9j via @thedailybeast
— csdickey (@csdickey) August 22, 2013

World’s Deadliest Kitten http://t.co/dWa2a30041 via @newsweek
— csdickey (@csdickey) August 23, 2013

Also see ... http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=228881

From my latest ideas column: An end to sunburn pain? A Bright Idea http://t.co/mKFAFxTmT1 via @newsweek
— csdickey (@csdickey) August 23, 2013

Also see ... http://today.duke.edu/2013/08/pnaswhy-sunburn-urtsrelease

Giving resettled refugees "New Roots" http://t.co/yOS1LP2dlg via @newsweek
— csdickey (@csdickey) August 23, 2013

Also see ... http://www.rescue.org/new-roots

Fires in the Sky - studying cataclysms of the past to prevent those that are to come http://t.co/Svl4f3Gdst via @newsweek
— csdickey (@csdickey) August 23, 2013

Also see ... http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/07/17/1303924110

Guarding the 1 percent http://t.co/k61RNKRSXW via @newsweek
— csdickey (@csdickey) August 23, 2013

Also see ... http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/examiner-bowles-elysium-economics/

Audio: Getting to Know the General

We discussed the background and ambitions of Egypt's new strongman, Gen. Abdel-Fatah Al-Sisi, on ...

WBUR/NPR "Here and Now"

http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/08/19/egypt-el-sissi

and on 

PRI's The World

http://www.theworld.org/2013/08/egypt-al-sisi/

based on our Newsweek cover story, "The Quiet General":

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/08/16/general-al-sisi-the-man-who-now-runs-egypt.html

Check out our Egypt coverage from Newsweek and The Daily Beast, plus five ideas for a Better World

Newsweek Cover Story: 

The Quiet General

What Does Egypt's Ruler Really Want?

16 August 2013

Written with Mike Giglio and with contributions from Sophia Jones and Maged Atef

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/08/16/general-al-sisi-the-man-who-now-runs-egypt.html

The Day of the Massacres, our Cairo Team on the Front Lines:

1. Egypt's Thugs Beat Me

   by Mike Giglio August 14, 2013 09:24 AM EDT
   Hundreds are dead after a day of violence in Cairo. Mike Giglio was arrested and beaten. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/14/egypt-s-government-thugs-beat-me-up-at-the-rabaa-sit-in.html
   
   
   Also:

Robert Ford: Troubleshooter

1. by Christopher Dickey August 06, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
   Christopher Dickey on Robert Ford, possibly the next U.S. ambassador to Cairo. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/06/robert-ford-troubleshooter.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/06/robert-ford-troubleshooter.html
   
   
   
   

And our weekly roundup of Better World ideas:

1. NEWSWEEK

   Merchants of Death

   by Christopher Dickey August 16, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
   Cracking down on violence south of the border. http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/08/16/cracking-down-on-mexico-s-merchants-of-death.html
2. NEWSWEEK

   Venture Capitol

   by Christopher Dickey August 16, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
   For innovative technology, thank the government. http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/08/16/thank-the-government-for-innovative-technology.html
3. NEWSWEEK

   Climate of Violence

   by Christopher Dickey August 16, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
   As the planet heats up, so do our tempers. http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/08/16/violence-linked-to-higher-temperatures.html
4. NEWSWEEK

   Sunny Side Up

   by Christopher Dickey August 16, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
   To reset your internal clock, sleep outdoors. http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/08/16/to-reset-your-internal-clock-sleep-outdoors.html
5. NEWSWEEK

   Spoofing Is No Joke

   by Christopher Dickey August 16, 2013 04:45 AM EDT
   Contrary to claims, tricking enemy technology is getting easier. http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/08/16/spoofing-the-enemy-s-technology-is-getting-easier.html
   
   
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