bashar al-assad

It's too early to make a lot of sense out of the gruesome chemical attack in Syria that killed a number of children. Assad denies Syrian forces are responsible. What I see (sorry to sound so cynical) does not have the staged look of other child casualties. Anyone can put up pictures of bloody...

I don't need to detail this much: it has been openly in the news that the US is critical of Russian support for Assad and is actively trying to thwart military aid to Assad, as well as passively by letting stooges within EU governments act on its behalf: Google: "France attempts to block...

Reading the recent thread about Syria I noticed a lot of bickering back and forth about the responsibilities of this war. To me it seems that all parties involved are guilty. Assad as he kills his own citizens Iran , China, Russia as they support Assad The rebels as they are refusing any kind of...

But on which side? According to the UN it's the rebels who may have been using poison gas. Fancy that. So, since they crossed the red line we should pile in on Assad's side, right? The US is having none of it: 'Highly likely' huh? Well, how would they know? They didn't know...

Bickering for a percentage in the new Parliament when Syrian citizens die under the bombs. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20121105_Divisions_among_Syrian_opposition.html "However, the main opposition group, the Syrian National Council, is sharply critical of Seif's plan. The...

I'm trying to understand why China and Russia would block the Security Council Decision to sanction Syria see Russia and China Block U.N. Action on Crisis in Syria. It doesn't seem they would offend anyone in the Arab world since the Arab league has already spoken out against Syria and Syria...

http://news.yahoo.com/syria-violence-kills-over-40-002807470.html ...................... Why is Russia an ally with Assad?

Probably watching the fate of Gaddafi with open eyes, Assad tries to frighten the West with the same techniques all Arab dictators had perfected: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15508630

Syrian deaths rise to 350. Thousands arrested in Damascus DEBKAfile Special Report April 24, 2011, 8:29 AM (GMT+02:00) Tags: Syria Syrian uprising Bashar Assad Syria plunged in bloodbath Saturday, April 23 saw the mounting uprising against the Assad regime finally reaching the...

.... In the real world, most evil men aren't geniuses. Instead, the real danger, more often than not, comes from evil morons. Take Bashar Assad. Has there been a more disastrous geopolitical move in recent years than the 38-year-old Syrian president's decision to cast his lot with Saddam just...