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Participating the Assad regime in a political transition

The Obama regime seem to be pushing for a negotiated solution between itself and Russia and other regional powers. While the House of Saud view the Syrian crisis as a proxy war for it to curtail Iran’s influence and vainly … Continue reading

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An opposition that can be vouched for

The idea behind a new coalition led by Riyad al-Seif, bypassing the Syrian National Council, has been something proposed by Western diplomats for some time. Muhammad al-Abdallah bitterly describes ongoing attempts by Robert Ford and other diplomats to implement a … Continue reading

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When is a massacre newsworthy?

Channel 4 has broadcast another Dispatches documentary on Syria, hashing information obtained from a questionable collection of hacked emails and testimonies that are already known and published in both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reports. The producer questions “what … Continue reading

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The Obama regime to work with Russia

It appears Russia’s direct hint that it may accept a transition from Bashar al-Assad, has indeed been synchronised with the Obama regime’s statement on supporting a ‘Yemen solution’ for Syria. The New York Times covers the meeting between Obama and … Continue reading

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Russia and a post Bashar al-Assad Syria

For months Russia has declared the need for dialogue between the opposition and the regime, while keeping some ambiguity if it envisages or tolerates a post-Bashar al-Assad Syria. There was talk of a national unity government headed by Qadri Jamil … Continue reading

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