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forces desecrating mosques, firing at EFTA_R1_00234074 EFTA01845128 worshipers, and ordering hapless captives to proclaim, "There is no God but Bashar," has written its own regional banishment. Hafez committed cruelties of his own, but he always managed to remain within the Arab fold. Bashar is di

t outgrew the Arabian Peninsula and before it slipped out of the hands of the Arabs into those of the Persians and the Turks. Yet decades earlier, Bashar al-Assad's father, Hafez -- a man of supreme cunning and political skill -- had ridden the military and the Baath Party to absolute power, creating a regime i

ns a chance. The Egyptian rulers had said that their country was not Tunisia. Qaddafi said that his republic was not Tunisia or Egypt. Eventually, Assad was saying that Syria was not Tunisia, Egypt, or Libya. Assad was young, not old; his regime had more legitimacy because it had confronted Israel r

Gideon Rachman Article 6. The Christian Science Monitor Can democracies thrive with financial §ystems that are out of control? An interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski Ankle I. Foreign Affairs The Arab Spring at One Fouad Ajami January 24, 2012 -- Throughout 2011, a rhythmic chant echoed across the Arab lands:

T hou• Shimon Post ) Piseilrol /meow 4 June, 2011 NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial Article 2. Article 1. The Washington Post Egypt's revolutionary justice Editorial Article 3. Al-Ahram Weekly Egypt: In

2 Article 1. NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial June 3, 2011 -- Syrians have shown extraordinary courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishmen

ry courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishment, he will keep turning his tanks and troops on his people. Human rights groups believe that more th

Defense had no place in it for the spread of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, peers of his EFTA_R1_02029445 EFTA02689796 23 and foreign policy "realists" who took the world as it is. They had styled t

T hou• Shimon Post ) Piseilrol /meow 4 June, 2011 NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial Article 2. Article 1. The Washington Post Egypt's revolutionary justice Editorial Article 3. Al-Ahram Weekly Egypt: In

2 Article 1. NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial June 3, 2011 -- Syrians have shown extraordinary courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishmen

ry courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishment, he will keep turning his tanks and troops on his people. Human rights groups believe that more th

Defense had no place in it for the spread of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, peers of his EFTA_R1_02029511 EFTA02689839 23 and foreign policy "realists" who took the world as it is. They had styled t

T hou• Shimon Post ) Piseilrol /meow 4 June, 2011 NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial Article 2. Article 1. The Washington Post Egypt's revolutionary justice Editorial Article 3. Al-Ahram Weekly Egypt: In

2 Article 1. NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial June 3, 2011 -- Syrians have shown extraordinary courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishmen

ry courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishment, he will keep turning his tanks and troops on his people. Human rights groups believe that more th

Defense had no place in it for the spread of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, peers of his EFTA_R1_02030851 EFTA02690497 23 and foreign policy "realists" who took the world as it is. They had styled t

Thet Simon Post Insannw Mrs tub., 4 June, 2011 Article 1. N y-r President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial Article 2. The Washington Post Egypt's revolutionary justice Editorial Article 3. Al-Ahram Weekly Egypt: In search of a

4764 AniCIC 1. NYT President Assad's Bloody Hands Editorial June 3, 2011 -- Syrians have shown extraordinary courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishmen

ry courage, standing up to President Bashar al-Assad's reign of terror. We wish we could say that about the international community. So long as Mr. Assad escapes strong condemnation and real punishment, he will keep turning his tanks and troops on his people. Human rights groups believe that more th

Defense had no place in it for the spread of democracy in Arab lands. Over a long career, Secretary Gates had shared the philosophical approach of Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, peers of his EFTA00584785 23 and foreign policy "realists" who took the world as it is. They had styled themselves as unill

nterviews with Syrians I met in Jordan or who talked with me from inside Syria by phone. My Syrian contacts described a bitter stalemate: President Bashar al-Assad holds on to power, but he has lost control of major parts of the country. The rebels fight bravely, but they lack the organization and heavy weapon

al-Qaeda extremists fester in the shadows. The opposition remains so fragmented that some rebels frankly admit they aren't ready to govern, even if Assad should fall. EFTA00718098 "We still need to find a leader," conceded one rebel commander. "We are headless inside the country." Rebel fighters s

a, or Imperial Germany and Edwardian Britain? Some observers, such as Graham Allison and Joseph Nye of Harvard University, and recently strategist Zbigniew Brzezinski, sense that the problem is all Greek. They turn to the Athenian general and historian Thucydides, and his history of the Peloponnesian conflict tha

ge P. Shultz Article 2. The Daily Beast Memo to Netanyahu: It's Time to Build an Arsenal of Awe Lloyd Green Article 3. Washington Post Ousting Assad may be only the beginning David Ignatius Article 4. Al-Monitor Allen mission key to Israeli-Palestinian security talks Geoffrey Aronson Article

ree to confidence-building measures such as a humanitarian relief corridor to besieged areas. Idriss didn't demand as a precondition that President Bashar al-Assad resign before negotiations begin. Instead, he said, Assad's departure should come "at the end of negotiations." This position was echoed by Monzer

1955. Bloomberg Middle East Mess Isn't About Settlements Jeffrey Goldberg Dec 2, 2013 -- In an interview with Charles Gati in Politico Magazine, Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as national security adviser to Jimmy Carter, proves once again that he is a man of profound religious faith. He worships at the Church

erests." The most obvious target is Syria, experts said, where President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia would be even less likely to abandon President Bashar al-Assad. Mr. Putin, most of the experts agreed, would probably follow through on the agreement with the United States to remove Mr. Assad's chemical weapon

esident Bashar al-Assad. Mr. Putin, most of the experts agreed, would probably follow through on the agreement with the United States to remove Mr. Assad's chemical weapons, if only to preserve Russia's national prestige. But the Russians would most likely drop any pretense of negotiating a politica

a AIPAC: American watchdog or Israel's attack-dog? Marwan Bishara Article 4. The Washington Post Putin's aggression in Ukraine needs a response Zbigniew Brzezinski Article 5. The Daily Star Jordanian jihadists are on the rise EFTA00659669 Mona Alami Article 6. Al Monitor Moscow foresees breakdown in Isr