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inked with al-Qaeda, has set up checkpoints on some roads just north of the Jordanian border. Finally, Assad's forces have regained control of many Damascus suburbs, essentially by starving the residents into submission. With Ahmad al-Jarba , the political leader of the Syrian opposition, to visit Was

ave, all along, had the knowledge and the tools to restore full employment. But policy makers just keep finding reasons not to do the right thing. Article S. The Washington Post EFTA00718111 How U.S. billionaire Sheldon Adelson is b_u_ying up Israel's media Ruth Eglash May 1 -- Jerusalem — Las Vegas

rity — begin. As a result, most Alawites are rallying to Assad, as are some Sunnis who have benefitted from his regime, particularly in Aleppo and Damascus, the capital. These pro-regime Alawites and Sunnis see the chaos and soccer riots in Egypt and say to themselves: "Assad or chaos? We'll take Assad

ractured, the stronger Assad will be, the more some Syrians will cling to him out of fear of chaos and the more he will get away with Hama Rules. Article S. The Council for Foreign Relations The UN's Mideast Struggles Interview: William H. Luers February 14, 2012 -- Russia's and China's veto of a draf

ore than a year, Mr. Assad's government has been committing crimes a=ainst humanity in Syria. As it fights for survival on the streets of Alepp= and Damascus, the risk of unrestrained reprisals against Mr. Assad's Al=wite sect and Syria's other religious minorities is growing every day. Following the ris

hood would like Morsi to do, is a very bad investm=nt. Eric Trager is the Next Generation Fellow at the Washington Institute for N=ar East Policy. Article S. The Wall Street Journal The Return of a Nightmare Walter Russell Mead The Second Nuclear Age By Paul Bracken (Times Books, 306 pages, $29) Nov

ian point of view, this is a crisis. From a national-interest point of view, it is an opportunity to undermine enemies of the United States in both Damascus and E FTA_R 1 _02207 1 4 3 EFTA02722354 Tehran. But President Obama has treated the bloody turmoil, first and foremost, as an opportunity to str

editor at The Atlantic and the author, most recently, of The Evolution of God, a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Article S. Wall Street Journal Russia's Support for Assad Will Backfire Lazareva July 12, 2012 -- The common explanation for why Moscow continues to back