Posts Tagged ‘Bashar al-Assad’

New York Times op-ed on Syria is wrong about the Obama doctrine

How not to make the case for US intervention in Syria

In Syria, the sectarian atrocities will commence shortly

Atrocities are tactical, deployed to shore up loyalty. Moments like this are when they are used

The Syrian gun market as horoscope

New York Times reporter C. J. Chivers says weapons are expensive so bad things lie ahead


A ride through war-torn Homs

It looks a lot like downtown Beirut after the civil war in the 1970s

Looking at the war in Syria

Unlike Gaddafi, Assad has international allies who will protect him so this is likely to get worse

Did Bashar al-Assad pay for this photo?

In 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy brought Bashar al-Assad in from the cold. Why?


Al Jazeera goes undercover in Syria

Al Jazeera has become the essential media; even US networks that demonize it rely on its video feed

Syria jumps the shark

Syrian TV says Al Jazeera is building movie sets of Syrian cities to film fake rebel victories