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e human rights violations in Arab countries and Iran. But then follow less justifiable motives. The war in Libya, for all the indignation over the Gaddafi regime's outrages, was a classical "small victorious war," at least for Paris and London at the time. However, the stake on it did not work. EFTA00
ing" riots. EFTA00701867 It is quite obvious that the uprising in Syria largely rests on Sunni petrodollars and a desire to undermine the secular al-Assad regime, which gravitates towards Shiites and which is an ally of Iran, although there are also many internal reasons for the discontent in Syria. A
ed to meet the demands of its people for far reaching reforms. Arguably, the same reversal of outlook in Ankara occurred in relation to Libya after Muammar Gaddafi threatened to massacre his opposition, leading even to extending some Turkish support to the UN-backed NATO intervention in Libya in 2011 that shap
ic today. What happened was necessary and inevitable because the situation had reached a deadlock. The scenes we are watching now in Syria, and the al-Assad regime clinging to power even at the expense of the deaths of thousands of martyrs, is evidence that whatever change is desired will always have a
d to meet the demands of its people for far reaching reforms. Arguably, the same reversal of outlook in Ankara occurred in relation to Libya after Muammar Gaddafi threatened to massacre his opposition, leading even to extending some Turkish support to the UN- EFTA_R1_00228271 EFTA01841735 backed NATO interv
c today. What happened was necessary and inevitable because the situation had reached a deadlock. The scenes we are watching now in Syria, and the al-Assad regime clinging to power even at the expense of the deaths of thousands of martyrs, is evidence EFTA_R1_00228279 EFTA01841743 that whatever chan
Entities connected to both Muammar Gaddafi and al-Assad

Barack Obama
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Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
United States
LOCATION
Tehran
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Bill Clinton
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George W. Bush
PERSON
Lebanon
LOCATION
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Saddam Hussein
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Yemen
LOCATION
Damascus
LOCATION
Cairo
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Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON
Marc Rich
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Bahrain
LOCATION
Donald Trump
PERSON
Terje Rod-Larsen
PERSON
Middle East
LOCATION
the Persian Gulf
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
PERSON