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as Mr Assad defies the west with ease. As elsewhere in the Middle East

the ruler of Syria is in deep trouble. It may be only a matter of time before Assad falls

they are extremely vulnerable and at the mercy of Assad’s tanks and security forces

short of bombing Damascus or sending arms. That all eyes are currently on Assad is certainly bad news for the dictator.

and given his likely belief that the United States will not intervene militarily due to its commitments elsewhere -- including its politically unpopular and still opaque involvement in Libya -- U.S. warnings may have little deterrent effect.

no point in striking ISIS unless you also set a goal to take down Assad, and act to achieve it. The Turks are right in their call for a "humanitarian strip" — 25-30 km into Syrian territory along the borders, and declare it a “no fly zone’’, a place for refugees (there are sever...

a top aide to President Assad who had been working with

the United States and Europe imposed sanctions — mostly travel bans and asset freezes — on certain key regime officials while exempting Mr. Assad. Only later did they add his name to the list. The rhetoric is stiffening. On Thursday Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton decla...

a top aide to President Bashar al- Assad

which means Assad is equally likely to kill any number of

Article 2. Le Monde diplomatique Is This the End of the Assad Dynasty? Patrick Seale 2011-05-06 -- The disturbances started in mid-March in Daraa, a southern city on the border with Jordan, when a dozen children were manhandled, arrested and carried off to Damascus for scribb...

Presidential News Bulleti 24 August, 2011 Arce’ The Daily Beast Obama’s True Claim to Fame Michael Tomasky Article 2. | Stratfor Israeli-Arab Crisis Approaching George Friedman AnicleS-’ The Financial Times Why Assad need not fear Gaddafi’s fate Ed Husain ancl’ 4.) The Chr...

From: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]] Sent: 2/15/2013 4:52:58 PM To: Larry Summers take-it-or-leave-it deal by the U.S. on the nuclear issue is the wrong strategy Ray Takeyh February 14, 2013 -- On Feb. 26, the United States and Iran will once more resume their diplomatic...

because we were people with whom Rabin felt comfortable — a counterpoint, I suspect, to the old Labor Party rival whom he had made Foreign Minister, Shimon Peres. Though the two men had grown to respect each another over the years, Rabin neither trusted, nor much liked, Shimon. I...

30 The rise and possible fall of the Assad dynasty would provide a perfect illustration of the Khaldunian paradigm under recent postcolonial conditions. Under Ottoman rule the Nusayris were impoverished outsiders struggling on the social margins. In addition to feuding among the...