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Graffiti of a Syrian opposition flag. (REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)


Opinion: Waiting for the Final Scene

Opinion: Waiting for the Final Scene

The amount of concern, fear, blood, damage and destruction in Syria seem to be commensurate with the gravity of the problem as well as with the price Syrians have paid over the last 40 years. Syrians have suffered badly from injustice, corruption, tyranny and the...
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US President Barack Obama leaves after making a statement in the East Room of the White House May 15, 2013 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKI)


Opinion: Obama’s Betrayal

Opinion: Obama’s Betrayal

It is obvious that the priorities of the Syrian rebels are different from those of the US president and the British prime minister. The Syrian issue is the main concern of the people who have suffered more than 100,000 deaths and the displacement of more than seven...
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Syrian Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Zuheir Salem. Source: Tam Hussein


The Brotherhood’s Man in London

The Brotherhood’s Man in London

Out of all the places to meet Zuheir Salem, the number two man of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood (SMB), a David Brent-style office in Alperton, north London, is probably the least expected. The office of the SMB is so elusive that even the security guard does not know...
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A picture of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad riddled with holes is seen on the facade of the police academy in Aleppo, after it was captured by Free Syrian Army fighters, March 4, 2013. (Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano)


Opinion: Assad’s Eureka Moment

Opinion: Assad’s Eureka Moment

In Bashar Al-Jaafari’s latest speech, Assad’s ambassador to the UN focused on the threat of extremism to Syria. He claimed that the Assad regime is a protector of tolerance and a bulwark against extremism. We are well aware of such false protestations, and I am...
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A picture of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad riddled with holes is seen on the facade of the police academy in Aleppo, after it was captured by Free Syrian Army fighters, March 4, 2013. (Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano)


Syria: Empty Statements Abound

Syria: Empty Statements Abound

The Syrian people have gotten used to hearing statements characterized by empty superficial rhetoric that seems say both everything and nothing. Many people have called on the Syrians to stop the violence and killing, but such statements are the purview of those who...