Posted on Thu, April 21, 2011 at 00:11 am CEST
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Assad’s Bloody Crackdown Protest Threatens Sectarian War

President Bashar Assad, while abrogating Syria’s detested 48-year old emergency laws Tuesday, April 19, immediately replaced them with… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Arab Spring • Democracy • Kurdish People • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Sun, April 17, 2011 at 21:35 pm CEST
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Hamas’ Difficult Position on the Syrian Revolt

Hamas has found itself in a predicament over the clash between its solidarity with Muslim Brotherhood elements in Syria interested in toppling… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Hamas • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Wed, April 13, 2011 at 19:10 pm CEST
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Syrian Revolt Spreads to Ruling Alawite Tribes

The popular uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad is still spreading… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Arab Spring • Democracy • Syria • Syrian Revolution • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, April 5, 2011 at 19:26 pm CEST
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The Syrian Revolution 2011: First Protest Shooting in Damascus

The Syrian uprising took a new turn Tuesday, April 5, when armed protesters opened fire for the first time on security forces… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Muslim Brotherhood • Syrian Revolution 
Posted on Fri, April 1, 2011 at 17:43 pm CEST
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The Alawi Capture of Power in Syria

For many centuries, the ‘Alawis were the weakest, poorest, most rural, most despised, and most backward people of Syria… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syria • The Middle East 
Posted on Thu, March 31, 2011 at 17:33 pm CEST
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Syriana

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in his Damascus speech on Wednesday that foreign conspirators are responsible for the ongoing… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, March 31, 2011 at 00:39 am CEST
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Syria: Bashar al-Assad to Demonstrators: Surrender or Die

Nowadays, Western officials and journalists seem to think nowadays that if you are a Middle East dictator and people start demonstrating… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Egyptian Revolution • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, March 28, 2011 at 17:16 pm CEST
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The Obama Administration Will Do Zero to Criticize or Undermine the Syrian Dictatorship

It’s official. The Obama Administration won’t do anything at all to help the Syrian people against the Bashar al-Asad dictatorship… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Democracy • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, March 25, 2011 at 21:08 pm CET
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Urges Syria Regime Overthrow Against White House Policy

As I’ve reported, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is horrified by White House policies in the Middle East. Indeed, he has an extra reason for… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Shia Islam • Sunni Islam • Syria • U.S. Middle East Policy