Epstein Secrets

lims in Syria and throughout the region feel that Assad's Syria has unduly favored the Alawites, a sect o

ing how authority will be exercised while Egypt's Parliament and president are elected, which parts of the 197

A government spokeswoman has hinted that coming reforms will include greater freedom for the press and the right to form political parties. President Bashar al-Assad is due to address the country in the next 48 hours. His speech is eagerly awaited, but it remains to be seen whether it will be enough to defuse the

llenged the fundamentals of Syria's security state, a harsh system of controls over every aspect of society, put in place by the late Hafez al-Assad, Bashar's father, who ruled for 30 years from 1970 to his death in 2000. By all accounts, the debate HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030032 --- PAGE BREAK --- 4 about how

es been far from neutral, favoring one community over another in cynical power plays. Many Sunni Muslims in Syria and throughout the region feel that Assad's Syria has unduly favored the Alawites, a sect of Shiite Islam, who constitute some 12 percent of the population but control a vastly greater percen

tion!" And I say: Don't bet on it. Look at Syria. Assad has massacred 200,000 of his own people - with ta

apons - and that wasn't enough to get the British parliament and Prime Minister Cameron or the American Congre

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

enough to help Iraq. Iraqi’s are worried that an Assad exit will push Iran to double down on Iraq. JS:

NAM said he could do SOFA but couldn’t take it to Parliament. We insisted on going to Parliament beacause atty

untry together. MO: Iraq is most vulnerable to Iran when it is weak and divided and we haven’t done enough to help Iraq. Iraqi’s are worried that an Assad exit will push Iran to double down on Iraq. JS: limit Iran’s influence on Iraq by isolating Iran in region. Reducing Iran’s incluence in region 1s k