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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks at the Opera House in central Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA)


Syria: Tragicomic performance at Damascus opera

Syria: Tragicomic performance at Damascus opera

Since the start of the uprising in Syria in 2011, President Bashar al-Assad has responded to the challenge with three major speeches. Each time, the venue chosen had a perhaps unintended symbolic significance. The first venue was the ornate hall used for meetings of...