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Russia Condemns Syria Over Massacre Of 108

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and LYNN BERRY | Posted 05.29.2012

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By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and LYNN BERRY, Associated Press BEIRUT -- A weekend massacre of more than 100 people emerged as a potential turning point ...

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Journalist Recounts Fleeing Syrian City Under Fire

AP | RODRIGO ABD | Posted 05.13.2012

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ANTAKYA, Turkey — Explosions illuminated the night as we ran, hoping to escape Syria after nearly three weeks of covering a conflict that the go...

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Backing Into World War III?

Sean Stone | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: General Dempsey, Obama Iran, Vladimir Putin, Ba'ath Party, Sectarian Violence, Israel Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Non-Proliferation Treaty, World News

In the process of such diplomatic engagement, is it not possible that we make peace with the Iranian regime through a commonality of purpose and an exchanging of ideas?

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Senators Say U.S. Should Arm Syria Rebels

nytimes.com | ALISSA J. RUBIN | Posted 02.19.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — With the Syrian government continuing its deadly crackdown on its citizens, two senior American senators who were on their way ...

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Syria's New Constitution: Too Little, Too Late

Sami Moubayed | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Syria Spring, Syrian President, Arab Spring, Syria Uprising, Syrian Constitution, Bashar Al-Assasd, Ba'ath Party, Syrian Regime, Syria Constitution, Syria, World News

The new constitution will not solve the country's political, security and economic problems. It does, however, lay the groundwork for a democratic platform that can be used to stage upcoming parliamentary elections -- and possibly -- early presidential ones.

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Writing a New Syrian Constitution

Sami Moubayed | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Syria, Baath Party, Arab Spring, Bashar Al-Assad, World News

Ask anybody in the Syrian opposition or intelligentsia about political change in Syria, and they would say that Article 8 of the constitution needs to be removed immediately in order for people to start taking the government's reform promises seriously.

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When the Baathists Read Their History

Sami Moubayed | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Baath Party, Adib Al-Shishakli, Hashem Al-Atasi, Ba'ath Party, Shukri Al-Quwatli, Arab Spring, Syria, World News

The pre-Baath era in Syria is generally acknowledged by most people as the "golden era" of Syrian democracy. Even radical Baathists who refused to admit that in the past now nod affirmatively when such a bold statement is made.

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The Road to Syrian Democracy

Sami Moubayed | Posted 08.23.2011

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The new political party law in Syria is very important, but has been overshadowed by news of street demonstrations, violence, refugees fleeing to Turkey, and military intervention in different Syrian cities.

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Watch: Suspicion in the Case of Missing Syrian Blogger

Posted 08.08.2011

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Syrians Flee Town Where Scores Of Security Men Died As Troops Approach

Posted 08.08.2011

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(Reuters) - Syrians fled a restive town toward the Turkish border, fearing bloodshed as troops with tanks approached, under orders to hit back aft...

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Syrian Forces Reportedly Open Fire On Protesters

Reuters | Khaled Yacoub Oweis | Posted 06.18.2011

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April 19, 2011 12:34:33 AM By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN, April 19 (Reuters) - Syrian forces fired shots at hundreds of protesters who had ga...

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Averting a Damascene Blood Bath

James Denselow | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Baath Party, Syria, Damascus, Tahrir Square, Deraa, Baniyas, Syria Protests, Bashar Al-Assad, Hafez Assad, World News

Syria has spent much of the past six years trying to escape the international isolation led by the US and will be loath to face a fresh European-led economic/diplomatic boycott that is supported by all the main players in the EU.

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Syria-Sly Mr. President, Turn the Heat Up on Assad

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 06.10.2011

Read More: Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Robert Ford, Deraa, Bashar Al Assad, Iraq, Lebanon, Aleppo, Baath Party, Damascus, Nato, Shimon Peres, Libya, Israel, Latakia, World News

If Obama could declare it was time for Gaddafi and Mubarak to go, the latest violence throughout Syria compels the White House to issue the same demand on Assad, with policy prescriptions to back that demand up.

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Keep Your Eyes on Syria

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Damascus, Golan Heights, Hizbullah, Deraa, Iran, Ba'ath Party, Israel, Syria, Hafez Assad, Bashar Al-Assad, Politics News

While world attention was fixed on the crusading drama in relatively unimportant Libya, the biggest, and most ominous bang last week came from Syria, ...

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Security Forces In Syria Kill At Least 6 People

Reuters | Khaled Yacoub Oweis | Posted 05.25.2011

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March 23, 2011 2:33:28 AM By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS, March 23 (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed at least six people on Wednesday in an ...

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The Fracas in Caracas

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Feeling a clear and present danger from Team Obama's new bases designed to contain the FARC, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is threatening retaliation and cutting off oil exports to his top customer, the U.S.

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Without National Reconciliation, Iraqi Democracy is a Mirage

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Iraqi elections prove only that the country is at a critical crossroads and that sectarianism continues to be a major threat.

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Iraqi Canadian Charged With Spying For Saddam While In US

Theglobeandmail.com | KATE HAMMER | Posted 05.25.2011

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An Iraqi-born Canadian citizen who was detained on Christmas Eve as he tried to enter the United States has been charged with conspiring to spy for Sa...

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Iraqi Baath Revivalists Freed

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities released without charge the nearly two dozen security officials who had been accused this week of conspiring to revi...

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Iraqi Baath Arrests "A Big Lie," Interior Minister Says

Washington Post | Sudarsan Raghavan | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD, Dec. 19 -- Iraq's interior minister on Friday angrily dismissed reports that a group of officials from his ministry was plotting to overthrow...

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Iraq: Baath Party Plot Security Officials Freed From Custody

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities released without charge the nearly two dozen security officials who had been accused this week of conspiring to revi...

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Up to 25 Iraqi Officials Arrested For Plotting To Revive Baath Party

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — The arrests of more than 20 security officials for allegedly trying to revive Saddam Hussein's banned political party show how the Shi...

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Top Marine In Iraq Warily Optimistic About Anbar Province, Critical Of Post-Invasion Planning

LA Times | Tony Perry | Posted 05.25.2011

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As he prepares to leave Iraq after a year as the top Marine, Maj. Gen. Walter E. Gaskin is upbeat about the future of Anbar province but candid about ...

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Iraq Parliament Reinstates Baathists

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iraq's parliament passed a benchmark law Saturday allowing lower-ranking former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to reclaim government jobs, th...

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New Iraq Legislation Might Further Exclude Baathists

NY Times | Solomon Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Baath Party, Iraq War, Justice and Accountability Law, Iraq Surge, Warwire, Saddam Hussein, Iraq Parliment, War in Iraq, Iraq Baathists, Politics News

A day after the Iraqi Parliament passed legislation billed as the first significant political step forward in Iraq after months of deadlock, there wer...

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