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simply Hafez al-Assad's son. David W. Lesch, a professor of Middle East history at Trinity University, is the author of "The New Lion of Damascus: Bashar al- Asad and Modern Syria." SONY_GM_00078427 JPM-SDNY-00001554 EFTA_00188894 Confidential Treatment Requested by JPMorgan Chase EFTA01301050 9

conference at 6 pm on Thursday evening, in response to violent demonstrations in the southern town of Daraa near the border with Jordan. President Bashar al-Assad, she stressed, had given strict orders not to fire at demonstrators with live ammunition - and expressed his sorrow for the senseless loss of life

minority of the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ruled cruelly and bloodily. Indeed, the Assads have nursed a particular grudge against the Palestinians, almost all of them. They had little truck with Arafat and sided in the intra-Palestinian

94 Confidential Treatment Requested by JPMorgan Chase EFTA01301050 9 Article 3. Brookings The Syrian Rift Itamar Rabinovich March 27, 2011 - Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship is facing its biggest crisis since he inherited his father's position in June 2000. Not long ago, in a long, thrilling interview with

The Shimon Post 30 March, 201 1 Article 1. Asia Times A golden opportunity for Assad Sami Moubayed NYT The Syrian President I Know David W. Lesch Article 3.

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

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

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

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

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

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

n, Gadhafi used heavy weapons from the start, but Assad hasn't. SPIEGEL: Yet tanks have been deployed in

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a key position in the region. What happens there has a direct impact on Lebanon and Iraq. In addition, Gadhafi used heavy weapons from the start, but Assad hasn't. SPIEGEL: Yet tanks have been deployed in Hama, Homs and Latakia for some time. Elaraby: When I flew to Syria 10 days after taking office, t