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Hints of Syrian Chemical Push Set Off Global Effort to Stop It - New York Times Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:15:38 GMT

New York Times

Hints of Syrian Chemical Push Set Off Global Effort to Stop It
New York Times
WASHINGTON — In the last days of November, Israel's top military commanders called the Pentagon to discuss troubling intelligence that was showing up on satellite imagery: Syrian troops appeared to be mixing chemicals at two storage sites, probably ...
Assad and the US are blind to reality in SyriaWashington Post
Fighting in Syria as World Slams Assad SpeechABC News
Domestic Syria opposition rejects Assad offerAljazeera.com
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Syria: Another Bloody Year - Huffington Post (blog) Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:12:14 GMT

Syria: Another Bloody Year
Huffington Post (blog)
Thirty years ago, a famous Syrian author, Mohammed Al Maghout, wrote a film titled The Borders. The film portrayed a taxi driver, who was stuck in the middle of his war torn nation without a passport; the dilemma prompted him to build a coffee shop ...


Syria's president breaks his silence - Washington Post Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:51:47 GMT

Syria's president breaks his silence
Washington Post
Amid increased violence, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad spoke to the public for the first time in months. Middle East expert and Woodrow Wilson Center Vice President Aaron David Miller discusses how we can interpret the speech and what we can expect ...

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UN's Ban says Syria's Assad has no real plan to end Syria's “terrible suffering” - Washington Post Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:14:13 GMT

Washington Post

UN's Ban says Syria's Assad has no real plan to end Syria's “terrible suffering”
Washington Post
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that Syrian President Bashar Assad's rejection of the most important elements in an international roadmap to end the country's civil war means Assad has no real plan to end Syrians' ...


Syria violence rages on after Assad shrugs off pressure, remains defiant - CBS News Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:18:04 GMT

CBS News

Syria violence rages on after Assad shrugs off pressure, remains defiant
CBS News
BEIRUT Syria's state media said Monday that government troops had repulsed a rebel attack on a police school in the northern city of Aleppo, one day after President Bashar Assad called on Syrians to fight an opposition that he characterized as ...


To deter extremists in Syria, Obama must heed lessons of Kosovo intervention - Christian Science Monitor Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:30:11 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

To deter extremists in Syria, Obama must heed lessons of Kosovo intervention
Christian Science Monitor
As President Obama watches Islamic extremists gain power in the chaos of the Syrian uprising against the Bashar al-Assad regime, he should consider the precedent of the US intervention in Kosovo – where extremists have been kept at bay and democracy ...


UN estimate of Syria death toll highlights discrepancies in casualty reporting - Christian Science Monitor Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:50:39 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

UN estimate of Syria death toll highlights discrepancies in casualty reporting
Christian Science Monitor
A new United Nations-sponsored report that estimates more than 60,000 people have died in Syria's political violence has touched off a new dispute that underscores how little is truly known about the toll from a civil war just weeks from beginning its ...
On My Mind: Syria's body countJerusalem Post
Foreign Terrorists Wage War on SyriaCenter for Research on Globalization
Data Analysis Suggests Over 60000 People Killed In Syria CoScoop.co.nz (press release)
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Russian banks should beware blacklisted Syria banks: US official - Reuters Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:01:30 GMT

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Russian banks should beware blacklisted Syria banks: US official
Reuters
The U.S. Treasury believes Russian banks continue to deal with Syria's central bank and with the Commercial Bank of Syria, a state-owned Syrian financial institution, both of which have been blacklisted by the United States, the official said. The ...
Are America and Russia Set for a Showdown in Syria?FrontPage Magazine

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Stop war in Syria before it becomes "field of ruins": pope - Reuters Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:43:33 GMT

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Stop war in Syria before it becomes "field of ruins": pope
Reuters
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict urged the world on Monday to end what he called the endless slaughter in Syria before the entire country becomes a "a field of ruins". Speaking in his yearly "state of the world" address to diplomats from nearly ...
Pope Benedict: Stop Syria's 'Endless Slaughter'Voice of America
Pope Benedict Calls For Urgent Aid For Civilians In SyriaHuffington Post
Pope Benedict XVI calls for ceasefire in SyriaPress TV
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Dutch send Patriots to guard Turkey from Syria missile threat - Yahoo! News (blog) Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:49:14 GMT

Dutch send Patriots to guard Turkey from Syria missile threat
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VREDEPEEL, The Netherlands (Reuters) - Dozens of camouflaged military trucks streamed out of an army base in the southern Netherlands on Monday carrying Patriot missiles to defend Turkey from what the Dutch defense chief called the real threat of ...