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rtunity the regime once possessed is being jeopardised by its actions. Brutal repression has overshadowed belated, half-hearted reform suggestions; Bashar has squandered credibility; his regime has lost much of the legitimacy derived from its foreign policy. The international community, largely from
t did not have to be so. The protest movement is strong and getting stronger but yet to reach critical mass. Unlike toppled Arab leaders, President Bashar Assad enjoyed some genuine popularity. Many Syrians dread chaos and their nation's fragmentation. But whatever opportunity the regime once possessed is
ss. Unlike toppled Arab leaders, President Bashar Assad enjoyed some genuine popularity. Many Syrians dr
e Mumbai underworld to an as-yet-undefined grouping called "Indian Mujahideen" to the much more organized and deadly Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, whom Indian and U.S. authorities blame for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. In separate statements, both U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Congress P
tion!" And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own people - with ta
e're talking about ALQ, Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria, Lashkar-e- Taiba in India, the Houthis in Yemen, the Shabab i
something really grave happens (Iran for example) - the US will not stand by. The world will take action!" And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own people - with tanks, artillery, fighter jets, even chemical weapons - and the world did not lift a finger. HOUSE _OV
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029359 →an anyone had predicted, and with potentially cataclysmic consequences nobody dares imagine. This Friday, the shock came in Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad runs one of the Middle East's most repressive regimes. Across the country, protesters have grown ever more emboldened in recent weeks, and on Frida
e grown ever more emboldened in recent weeks, and on Friday they poured into the streets by the tens of thousands to face the deadly fusillades of Assad's security forces. More than 70 died. What did the White House have to say? From Air Force One: "We call on all sides to cease and desist from the
yed by Pakistan's sheltering of the Afghan Taliban. In fact, the United States should accept and even welcome continued Pakistani military links to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the terrorist group alleged to be behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks, while holding to the absolute condition that the Pakistani military uses t
hing really grave happens (Iran for example) — the US will not stand by. The world will take action!" And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own people — with tanks, artillery, fighter jets, even chemical weapons — and the world did not lift a finger. And t
d demonstrates operational flexibility, survivability and a fanatic adherence to the goal. We're talking about ALQ, Jabhat • al-Nusra in Syria, Lashkar-e-Taiba in India, the Houthis in Yemen, the Shabab in Sumali, Boko Haram in Nigeria and many more — all across the Muslim strip, from Marrakesh to Bangl
tion!" And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own people - with ta
something really grave happens (Iran for example) - the US will not stand by. The world will take action!" And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own people - with tanks, artillery, fighter jets, even chemical weapons - and the world did not lift a finger. And the o
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028889 →- and demonstrates operational flexibility, survivability and a fanatic adherence to the goal. • We're talking about ALQ, Jabhat al- Nusra in Syria, Lashkar-e-Taiba in India, the Houthis in Yemen, the Shabab in Sumali, Boko Haram in Nigeria and many more - all across the Muslim strip, from Marrakesh to Bangladesh
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_028895 →Entities connected to both Bashar al-Assad and Lashkar-e-Taiba

Barack Obama
PERSON
George W. Bush
PERSON
Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
Tehran
LOCATION
Bill Clinton
PERSON
Hosni Mubarak
PERSON
Middle East
LOCATION
Tunisia
LOCATION
Yemen
LOCATION
Cairo
LOCATION
Marc Rich
PERSON
Vladimir Putin
PERSON
Joe Biden
PERSONMediterranean
LOCATION
John Kerry
PERSON
North Korea
LOCATIONthe Soviet Union
LOCATION
Stephen Hawking
PERSON
Muslim Brotherhood
ORGANIZATION
European Parliament
ORGANIZATION