Siria
March 19 2012 Why Syria Won’t Get the Libya Treatment from the West One year ago, on March 19, 2011, Western leaders, alarmed by the disaster unfolding in Libya, voted in the U.N. Security Council to intervene militarily with “all necessary means,” arguing that they could not stand by and watch civilians get massacred. As [...]
Leer mas... Why Syria Won’t Get the Libya Treatment from the West (VIVIENNE WALT – Time)
Princeton, N.J. February 23, 2012 How to Halt the Butchery in Syria FOREIGN military intervention in Syria offers the best hope for curtailing a long, bloody and destabilizing civil war. The mantra of those opposed to intervention is “Syria is not Libya.” In fact, Syria is far more strategically located than Libya, and a lengthy [...]
Leer mas... How to Halt the Butchery in Syria (ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER – NYT)
22 Feb 2012 How Nasser shaped the Arab Spring Similar tactics of oppression have been used by the leadership of Egypt and Syria to weaken the will of their people. Cairo, Egypt – Today marks the 54th anniversary of the foundation of the United Arab Republic (UAR), a unity between Egypt and Syria that was [...]
Leer mas... How Nasser shaped the Arab Spring (Sarah Mousa – Al Jazeera)
Miami | 17/02/2012 Los muchos cómplices de la masacre siria Gobiernos espurios apoyan el genocidio en Siria, temiendo a eventuales repercusiones en sus propios países No hace falta ser especialista en asuntos internacionales para entender lo que sucede en Siria. Basta repasar la lista de los muy “democráticos” gobiernos que apoyan a su dictadura incondicionalmente, [...]
Leer mas... Los muchos cómplices de la masacre siria (Eugenio Yáñez – Cubaencuentro)
La Habana – Damasco 13-01-2012 Dirigentes de la CTC viajan a Siria para apoyar la represión de Al-Assad Este viernes el régimen de Damasco mató a ocho personas y decenas de miles de manifestantes salieron a las calles. Ya suman 5.000 muertos, según la ONU. Dirigentes de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC) viajaron [...]
December 2, 2011 Syrians Say They Are Feeling the Grip of Economic Sanctions DAMASCUS, Syria — The walls are suddenly closing in around enterprising young Syrians who bought into the idea of a modernized economy promised by President Bashar al-Assad — their simplest money transfers are blocked, and their credit cards are useless outside Syria [...]
Leer mas... Syrians Say They Are Feeling the Grip of Economic Sanctions (NEIL MacFARQUHAR – NYT)
November 16, 2011 As Arab League Suspension Looms, Syria Faces New Assault BEIRUT, Lebanon — As regional diplomacy and maneuvering intensified, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria faced challenges on two fronts Wednesday, with army defectors reported to have attacked an intelligence headquarters near Damascus and Arab foreign ministers meeting in Morocco to endorse his country’s [...]
October 27, 2011 Slapping at Syria, Turkey Shelters Anti-Assad Fighters ANTAKYA, Turkey — Once one of Syria’s closest allies, Turkey is hosting an armed opposition group waging an insurgency against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, providing shelter to the commander and dozens of members of the group, the Free Syrian Army, and allowing them [...]
October 9, 2011 Syria Warns Countries Not to Recognize Opposition BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria warned foreign countries on Sunday not to recognize a newly formed opposition group, the Syrian National Council, and threatened to take “strict measures” against any country that does. Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem also responded to the attacks on several Syrian embassies [...]
Leer mas... Syria Warns Countries Not to Recognize Opposition (NADA BAKRI – New York Times)
Published: October 4, 2011 Facing Backlash, Syria Revokes Week-Old Ban on Imports of Consumer Goods The revocation was just one in a string of developments on a tumultuous day for Syria. The United Nations Security Council voted Tuesday on a resolution calling for an end to violence there and suggesting the possibility of sanctions; the [...]