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The self-righteous moralising of Saud al-Faisal

February 26, 2012by syriarevolts Leave a comment

Saud al-Faisal, the foreign minister of the Saudi monarchy, cited a moral imperative to denounce the Syrian regime for its repression and outrageous violence. Yet, the Saudi monarchy,  in coordination [...]

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The disingenuity of the SNC: when interference is not interference

February 19, 2012by syriarevolts 1 Comment

The Syrian National Council (SNC), on the anniversary of Rafiq al-Hariri’s assassination, have vowed to review all agreements/pacts between Syria and its Lebanese counterpart. For a coalition representing itself as [...]

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US, Saudis and Russia Vie for Influence in Post-Assad Syria

February 8, 2012by syriarevolts Leave a comment

Real News have published an insightful interview with Hamid Dabashi (see below), that focuses on the geopolitics of the Syria crisis. He correctly articulates the issue as not a humanitarian concern with the [...]

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Syria, alliances and a proxy war

February 7, 2012by syriarevolts Leave a comment

It is no secret that the Syrian National Council carries obsessions regarding Iran and this signifies the alliances they are seeking to build and endorse. In this message, they claim [...]

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Debased propaganda

February 4, 2012by syriarevolts 1 Comment

In probably one of the largest massacres commited by the Syrian regime, since the beginning the uprising, over 200 civillians were killed and with hundreds more injured. The massacre occurred [...]

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