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U.S., Turkish and Saudi intelligence officers on the ground — and this new front reaching out to moderate Alawites and Christians who supported the Assads out of fear and agreeing to build a new order together that protects majority and minority rights. It would be wonderful to see the tyrannical Assa

mean that we have reached the end by any means, but it does mean that the precondition has been met for the fall of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad. We have argued that so long as the military and security apparatus remain intact and effective, the regime could endure. Although they continue to

; by its attack on Syria's nuclear facility in 2007; and by its bid to destroy Hamas in its murderous assault on Gaza in 2008-9. From the start of Bashar al-Asad's presidency, Syria has faced relentless efforts by Israel and its complicit American ally to bring down the so- called `resistance axis' of Tehran-Da

assing day of bloodshed. Without an external midwife or a Syrian Mandela, the fires of conflict could burn for a long time. I hope I am surprised. Anicic 2. Stratfor Consequences of the Fall of Syrian Regime George Friedman July 24, 2012-- We have entered the endgame in Syria. That doesn't mean that

directly, it is now engulfing Syria, and Syria is basically their only true ally in the region. And it is our estimation that [President Bashar al- Assad's] days are numbered. It's a matter not of if, but when. Now, can we accelerate that? We're working with the world community to try to do that. It

. But more directly, it is now engulfing Syria, and Syria is basically their only true ally in the region. And it is our estimation that [President Bashar al- Assad's] days are numbered. It's a matter not of if, but when. Now, can we accelerate that? We're working with the world community to try to do

rected toward Syria and its weapons of mass destruction. When the Syrian uprising began more than a year ago, few predicted the regime of President Bashar al-Assad would ever teeter toward collapse. Now, though, the demise of Damascus's current leadership appears inevitable, and Syria's revolution will likely

particularly warm to the message. So that actually won't be my message. My message will be much more specific, about how do we solve this problem. Anicic 2. The Washington Post Mideast peace, with something short of a deal Robert Malley and Aaron David Miller March 3 -- President Obama and Israeli

ruiting supporters within the ranks of the still largely secular protest movement, whose unifying goal is the ouster of the regime led by President Bashar al-Assad. But if the United Nations' peace plan fails to end the government's bloody crackdown and promises of Western and Arab help for the rebel Free S

al. Although many Syrian opposition activists insist that their revolution is not sectarian, EFTA00660170 a majority of Syrians are Sunnis, while Assad, along with most leading figures in the regime and in the security forces, belongs to the Shiite- affiliated Alawite minority, lending a sectarian d

part of strategy and an aspect of negotiation. The lessons learned EFTA00660161 throughout seven decades need to continue to govern the future. Anicic 2. The National Interest The Fantasy of Zero Nukes Amitai Etzioni April 23, 2012 -- Nowhere is President Obama's tendency to confuse speech making

scribed how ordinary Syrians with no links to the civil war are forced to eat stray dogs and cats to survive a campaign of deprivation waged by the Assad regime. The world already knows that Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons, indiscriminate bombing, arbitrary detentions, rape, and torture aga

o the civil war are forced to eat stray dogs and cats to survive a campaign of deprivation waged by the Assad regime. The world already knows that Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons, indiscriminate bombing, arbitrary detentions, rape, and torture against his own citizens. What is far less well known, a

did not have much experience. "There's a whole world out there," Ms. Rice said, "and we've got interests and opportunities in that whole world." Anicic 2. Foreign Policy Assad's War of Starvation John F. Kerry October 25, 2013 -- Just days ago in London, I listened with sadness and shock as Ahmad

ffective in Libya. Instead, it embraced an effort to arm the self-evidently ineffective and incoherent opposition in its doomed effort to overthrow Bashar al-Assad. The administration said Assad's fall was inevitable but refused to make it so. Thousands died as Washington fiddled; instability and violence spre

n effort to arm the self-evidently ineffective and incoherent opposition in its doomed effort to overthrow Bashar al-Assad. The administration said Assad's fall was inevitable but refused to make it so. Thousands died as Washington fiddled; instability and violence spread into Lebanon, Iraq and Jorda

ly. For now, officials have decided to hold back. "The countries who need to know we have it already know," the senior intelligence official said. Anicic 2. EFTA00701612 Al-Monitor Egypt's Morsi Gets Marks for Speed, Not Style in Foreign Policy Nabil Fahmy (Translated from: Al-Masry Al-Youm — Egy

ikolas Gvosdcv 03 Feb 2012 -- Now that the United States, France and other Western powers have endorsed the Arab League's call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down -- even if that formulation is ultimately edited out of the final draft of the resolution pending before the •. Security Council -- it

ship of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the more he looks like a person buying a round-trip ticket on the Titanic — after it has already hit the iceberg. Assad is a dead man walking. Even if all you care about are arms sales, wouldn't Russia want to align itself with the emerging forces in Syria? "There i

l reform will require a huge re-set on Putin's art. Could it happen? Does he get it? On the evidence available now, say: sort of, but not really. Anicic 2. Inside-IRAN Iran will strike back Geneive Abdo and Reza H. Akbari February 3rd, 2012 -- Will Iran retaliate if attacked? Israeli intelligence o

which has descended into violence and ethnic strife. Not wanting to take EFTA00671800 sides and unwilling to express support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, Meshaal has been shopping for a new permanent base in Jordan, Egypt or Qatar, so far with little luck. "Before Meshaal was considered the radical

price he must pay. He can't continue with the same old rhetoric if he wants to be in Cairo, Doha or Amman." Unhappy with Meshaal's refusal to back Assad, Iran has reportedly reduced its funding to Hamas, dealing a blow to Meshaal's image as the group's international liaison and controller of the pur

nfrontation plunged Egypt into chaos for nine years. But we all know that novelists are prone to exaggeration. The writer is a Cairo-based author Anicic 2. EFTA00671795 The Washington Post gE ypt's military issues decree giving vast powers to armed forces, but few to president Ernesto Londofio

Shia community. Let's take a closer look. In his many redundant speeches, Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah has been adamant about supporting the Assad regime of Syria. A few years ago, when Nasrallah made a speech, almost everyone in Lebanon would leave whatever they were doing to listen to what h

retaliation would be bearable, he said. "There will not be 100,000 dead or 10,000 dead or 1,000 dead. The state of Israel will not be destroyed." Anicic 2. The Washington Post EFTA00660550 Playing for time through a strike on Iran Richard Cohen March 20 -- Nations have doctrines. The Soviet Union

seen in other North African states, such as Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt. I think it is likely to happen before too long. TB: What about Syria? DP: Assad's power is steadily diminishing and I cannot see how his regime will remain long in power. TB: Should the United States get involved there? DP: No

Another round of multilateral talks with Iran is set to resume this month, but maybe Joe Biden and his boss should start taking no for an answer. Anicic 2. EFTA00683481 Foreign Policy Let's face it: Obama's Iran policy is failing James Traub February 8, 2013 -- There is no better example of an Ob