Bashar al-Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma visit an environmental garden during the opening of the Jasmine Festival, in central Damascus, in 2007. - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma visit an environmental garden during the opening of the Jasmine Festival, in central Damascus, in 2007. | Bassem Tallawi/Associated Press
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It is not possible to allow Bashar al-Assad's regime to massacre its own people
We also have to find a solution that would not be strictly military. Pressure must be applied now to get rid of the regime of Bashar al-Assad
If Bashar al-Assad falls, who will replace him? We need to find a credible political transition involving the departure of Bashar al-Assad while avoiding any 'Iraqisation' of the countryMore quotes »
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Clinton: Russia inaction keeps Assad in power
refusal to support constructive action by the U.N. Security Council on the crisis in Syria is keeping its President Bashar al-Assad in power.Clinton said when foreign ministers of the G-8 meet in Washington Wednesday, the U.S. would again try to persuade Russia, Read more »
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Walt: Slippery slope in Syria
critique in themonkeycage.org, is that it ignores basic military realities. The rebels are trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad ; once we commit ourselves to arming and protecting them, how are we going to stop them from doing whatever they can to Read more »
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Assessing Russia’s policy in Syria
into intervention in other countries’ internal affairs. Therefore, if Iran and Russia aim to reconcile Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with his opposition as a practical approach to establishing stability and security in this country, their measures cannot 9:52 PM from Press TV Read more »
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All eyes turn to Russia to end the Syrian bloodbath
those calls. In the United States, Republican challenger Mitt Romney, attacked Barack Obama for allowing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to “slaughter 10,000 individuals” and called for a plan to arm Syria’s opposition forces. More related to this story It’s 9:41 PM from Globe and Mail Read more »
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UN finds another 13 corpses in east Syria
Homs province, which killed more than 100 people and prompted global condemnation against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian government denied its troops were behind the killings and blamed "armed terrorists". The killings apparently happened 9:27 PM from Irish Examiner Read more »
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Syria intervention isn’t a slam dunk
is not a video game. Americans need to understand that. President Bashar al-Assad and his regime, fighting to stay in power , are using increasingly brutal force against their own people. It is becoming a civil war, with both political and religious elements 9:24 PM from The Washington Post Read more »
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News Analysis: For the White House, a Wary Wait as Syria Boils
to intervene with air power to protect civilians. It took us 31 days.” Yet while the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad has brutalized its citizens for more than a year, Mr. Obama now shows no signs of intervening with force, an option his White 9:16 PM from The New York Times Read more »
