Syria's Civil War

Syria [is now] in civil war, says UN official Herve Ladsous

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18417952

[ASND is not the least bit surprised that no one in the Kremlin or at the U.N. reads us. This particular Update category has been active for nearly a year, "now".]

So, what, then, should Barack Obama do about it?

Stay out of the Syrian morass

West has more to lose than gain by intervening

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jun/12/stay-out-of-the-syrian-morass/

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[2011] The U.S. Will Eventually Aid Syria’s Rebels:

For those who don’t know, President Obama’s next Iraq — sorry, I mean Libya — will be Syria.

Obama Administration Does it Again!

Empowers Largely Islamist Leadership for Syrian Revolution

http://pajamasmedia.com/barryrubin/2011/10/22/scoop-obama-administration-does-it-again/?print=1

[BTW, while we’re taking about President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, how many of you heard about this ?]

and…

[2012] We told ya so.

US focuses on bringing down Assad regime

http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-focuses-on-bringing-down-assad-regime-20120722-22i57.html

and…

Obama authorizes secret U.S. support for Syrian rebels

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/01/us-usa-syria-obama-order-idUSBRE8701OK20120801

and…

“… there have been numerous indications before this that the resistance to the Assad regime is not made up of the democratic pluralists of mainstream media myth. Not surprisingly, that hasn’t stopped Barack Obama [from sending them weapons and other material bought with your money].”

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/robert-spencer/dealing-with-the-devil-in-syria/print/

and…

Arming Our Enemies

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/joseph-klein/arming-our-enemies/print/

and…

“Turkey is facilitating the transport of thousands more Islamist militants into Syria… [and] the U.S. [President is] fully aware…”

http://www.wnd.com/2012/12/u-s-turning-blind-eye-to-jihadists/print/

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American Support?:

Syrian Rebels Pledge Allegiance to Al-Qaeda Group That Killed U.S. Troops

http://www.infowars.com/syrian-rebels-pledge-allegiance-to-al-qaeda-group-that-killed-u-s-troops/

[ASND wonders how President Obama responded to that news.]

[Actually, no. ASND never wondered any such thing.]

and…

“Our enemies align because of a shared belief that Islam commands them to fight us — something that would not disappear with Iran’s defeat. Iran is not the reason the United States is despised in the region, including in places where Iran is also despised. Iran is not the reason Afghan trainees shoot their American mentors. The reason is the interpretation of Islam predominant in the Middle East…

Commonsense statecraft would at least tacitly acknowledge that Islam is a problem. Our regnant bipartisan approach holds that Islam is the solution and that its sharia law must be enshrined in new constitutions. That this arrangement inevitably results in the persecution of religious minorities, apostates, and homosexuals never seems to provoke any rethinking of the arrangement — only the slandering of anyone who inconveniently points out that the arrangement is lunatic…

Nation-building in Islamic lands does not make us safer, its costs in blood and treasure are prohibitive, and it does not work because they don’t want what we’re offering. Our security does not hinge on their freedom; it hinges on their knowing that we are not to be trifled with. If they square off against each other, the best thing for us to do is stay out of the way. I am not going to worry about freedom and security in Syria when freedom and security in America are being stripped away. That is a direct consequence of enmeshing ourselves ever deeper in the Muslim morass. We should stop.“

http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/293103

and…

Top Pentagon Officials Stress Risks in Syria

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/world/middleeast/un-official-scheduled-to-arrive-in-syria.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=print

and…

The Bad-Good Idea of Removing Assad

http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/300856

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Russian Support:

Report: Russia to deliver combat jets to Syria

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/report-russia-deliver-combat-jets-syria

and…

Russia helping Syria quell insurgency

Moscow’s aid comes amid calls for U.S.-NATO to deploy in Arab country

http://www.wnd.com/2012/01/russia-helping-syria-quell-insurgency/print/

and…

“Russia Is Ready to Use Military Power to Defend Iran and Syria“

http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6057.htm

and…

State Dept.: Russia and Iran still arming Bashar al-Assad

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/02/15/state_dept_russia_and_iran_still_arming_bashar_al_assad

and…

“Russia… has serious equities in protecting the al-Assad regime through its two major naval bases in Syria. In addition, Moscow has sold considerable arms to the Syrian regime.“

http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/russia-resuming-nuclear-armed-missions/print/

and…

“In docking at Tartous in Syria, the Iranian warships also were at a port where the Russians recently have expanded facilities to accommodate their warships under an agreement with the al-Assad regime.“

http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/iranian-navy-showing-support-for-assad/print/

and…

Russian special forces arrive in Syria

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/03/russian_special_forces_arrive_in_syria.html

and…

Syria forces hit rebels, Russia scorns opposition

http://news.yahoo.com/fierce-clashes-syria-regime-reinforces-055445930.html

and…

Report: Russia delivers anti-ship missiles to Syria

http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=247811

and…

Senator rebukes Pentagon for contract with Russian firm ‘arming the Assad regime’

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06/11/senator-slams-pentagon-for-contract-with-russian-firm-arming-assad-regime/

and…

Russia warns war is coming [to Syria]

http://www.wnd.com/2012/06/russia-warns-war-is-coming/print/

and…

Britain stops Russian ship carrying attack helicopters for Syria

West a step closer to Syria Intervention

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9339933/Britain-stops-Russian-ship-carrying-attack-helicopters-for-Syria.html

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Irananian Support:

Iran violating arms embargo with shipments to Syria

http://www.expatica.com/fr/news/french-news/iran-violating-arms-embargo-with-shipments-to-syria-france_201453.html

and…

Iran gave Syria $1 billion to aid regime against sanctions, documents reveal

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/14/iran-gave-syria-1-billion-to-aid-regime-against-sanctions-documents-reveal/

and…

“… the rebels insisted that their captives were members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards…“

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/06/world/middleeast/syrian-rebels-say-hostages-are-iranian-guards.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&pagewanted=print

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Syria’s WsMD:

“This is Part I of a two-part examination of Syria’s chemical and biological weapons — how Syria built them [&] configure[d] them…“

http://www.meforum.org/493/guile-gas-and-germs-syrias-ultimate-weapons

and…

“Whatever happened to the just war doctrine? While it may be good politics to want to go after the bad guy, but folks are acting as if the past decade never happened… Once again, our leaders and opinion elites are urging the use of military force without thinking about what happens after the ‘bad guy’ is gone.“

http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/18842

[Well, Chuck, back in 2002 you were among the many people who told us that going to war in Iraq WAS just — because, you said, Saddam Hussein had WsMD .]

and…

“Syria is believed to have a substantial chemical weapons program, which includes mustard gas and sophisticated nerve agents, such as sarin gas, as well as biological weapons. Syria has also refused IAEA requests to make available facilities that were part of its nuclear weapons program and may still be in operation.“

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/02/24/exclusive_state_department_quietly_warning_region_on_syrian_wmds

[Hmm, ASND wonders where Syria got all those WsMD .]

and…

Syria moves chemical weapons

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/07/syria_moves_chemical_weapons.html

[Once again, ASND wonders, " Whence did Syria obtain WsMD ?"]

and…

Syria confirms it has chemical weapons

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83da4c76-d4c2-11e1-bb88-00144feabdc0.html#axzz21UUAh9SS

and…

Syria loads chemical weapons into bombs; military awaits Assad’s order

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/05/15706380-syria-loads-chemical-weapons-into-bombs-military-awaits-assads-order?lite

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Obama’s Responses:

U.S. military beginning review of Syria options

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/07/us-military-beginning-review-of-syria-options/

[This, ladies and gentlemen, was inevitable, it is only the first of many more inevitable steps and it is exactly why we started publishing the Syrian Updates several months ago. We've seen it all before.]

and…

Reports of Coming Military Action in Syria

http://frontpagemag.com/2011/11/25/reports-of-coming-military-action-in-syria/print/

and…

Obama administration opens door to aid for Syrian rebels

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/21/obama-administration-opens-door-to-aid-for-syrian-rebels/

[How do you spell, " We told you so ."]

and…

Obama administration moves to aid Syrian opposition

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/03/06/obama_administration_moves_to_aid_syrian_opposition

[Once again, ASND simply says, "We told ya so."]

and…

Helping Islamists Take Syria

http://frontpagemag.com/2011/09/27/helping-islamists-take-syria/print/

and…

The Folly of Supporting the Syrian Rebels

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/02/20/the-unwisdom-of-supporting-the-syrian-rebels/print/

and…

“A senior Syrian military defector said President Bashar al-Assad’s forces were moving chemical weapons across the country for possible use…“

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/21/us-syria-defector-chemical-idUSBRE86K09F20120721

and…

US to announce aerial blockade on Syria

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4194506,00.htm

[Once again, ASND has been predicting this for several months now.]

and…

“The Obama administration and its allies and international partners have begun ‘serious discussions’ about possible military action in Syria...”

http://www.wnd.com/2012/03/u-s-seriously-considers-strike-on-syria/print/

and…

Syrian Options

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/03/syrian_options.html

and…

“… Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pointed to the possibility of NATO involvement.“

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/possible-nato-role-eyed-syria-conflict

[Yet again, how do you spell "ASND told ya so"?]

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The Real Story on Syria, and Why It Matters

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/02/the_real_story_on_syria_and_why_it_matters.html

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Al-Qaeda & Islamism:

Al-Qaeda in Rebel Syria

http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/292904

and…

Al-Qaeda, Islamists Seek Sharia State in Syria

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/ryan-mauro/al-qaeda-islamists-seek-sharia-state-in-syria/print/

and…

U.S. officials: Al Qaida behind Syria bombings

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/02/10/138593/us-officials-al-qaida-behind-syria.html

[Which is another good reason -- in addition to the reasons Hillary Clinton has already alliterated -- for U.S. taxpayers to start arming and funding those rebels.]

[Isn't it?]

and…

Islamists Rising in Syria

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/04/02/islamists-rising-in-syria/print/

and…

Jihadists Arrive in Syria

http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/blog/michael-j-totten/jihadists-arrive-syria

and…

“At a meeting of Syria’s opposition, Muslim Brotherhood officials gather round Marxists colleagues, nudging them to produce policy statements for the Syrian National Council, the main political group challenging President Bashar al-Assad.“

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/06/us-syria-brotherhood-idUSBRE84504R20120506

and…

Deadly attacks in Syria the work of new jihadist group, watchdog says

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/07/04/group-says-jihadists-claiming-responsibility-for-deadly-attacks-in-syria/

and…

Al-Qaida turns tide for rebels in battle for eastern Syria

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/30/al-qaida-rebels-battle-syria

and…

“One of the more loathsome horrors of Syria’s civil war has been the deliberate targeting of Syrian children by both pro-government and rebel forces, barbarity which includes imprisonment, rape, torture, sexual abuse, murder, and use as human shields.“

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/frank-crimi/syrian-children-targeted-for-death/print/

and…

Rebel Arms Flow Is Said to Benefit Jihadists in Syria

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/world/middleeast/jihadists-receiving-most-arms-sent-to-syrian-rebels.html?pagewanted=all&_r=2&&pagewanted=print

and…

Syrian Rebels Tied to Al Qaeda Play Key Role in War

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/world/middleeast/syrian-rebels-tied-to-al-qaeda-play-key-role-in-war.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0&pagewanted=print

and…

“… light is not waiting at the end of the [Syrian civil war] tunnel. Islamist hordes are.“

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/ryan-mauro/assad-if-i-go-none-of-syria-remains/print/

and…

[Islamist] Syrian Rebels Now Have Chemical Weapons

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/theodore-and-walid-shoebat/syrian-rebels-now-have-chemical-weapons/print/

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Syrian Opposition Council Meets with Extremist Cleric

http://frontpagemag.com/2011/11/11/syrian-opposition-council-means-with-extremist-cleric/print/

[Ooh, that sounds encouraging.]

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“Something may be brewing in the Middle East. The US embassy in Damascus is urging all Americans to leave the country “immediately.”

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/11/us_urges_citizens_to_leave_syria_immediately.html

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Torture Reports:

Reports of Child Torture in Syria

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/11/25/un-panel-cites-reports-child-torture-in-syria/

and…

Activists Accuse Syria of ‘Torture Chambers’

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/01/05/activists-accuse-syria-torture-chambers/?test=latestnews

and…

Activists: Syrian hospitals are torture chamber

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57392885/activists-syrian-hospitals-are-torture-chamber/?tag=nl.e875

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Syria troops have killed more than 250 children, UN report finds

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/28/syria-troops-kill-children-un-report

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Syria death toll hits 5,000

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/12/syria_death_toll_hits_5000.html

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Israeli officials say Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is doomed

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israeli-officials-say-assad-is-doomed/2011/12/14/gIQAYBuEuO_story.html

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“There’s no endgame in sight yet, but the fat lady is warming up in the wings.“

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/12/syrian_crackdown_enters_new_phase.html

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Activists say 111 killed in Syria’s “bloodiest day”

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/21/us-syria-arabs-idUSTRE7BI0H520111221

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Syria: The Forgotten — Including by the Obama Administration — Revolution

http://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2011/12/19/syria-the-forgotten-revolution/?print=1

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Syria: Twin Suicide Bombs Shake Capital, 40 Dead

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/12/23/two-explosions-targeted-at-syrian-security-services-bases-in-damascus/

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More Die In ‘Biggest Protest So Far’

http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16139588

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Syrian security forces resort to nail bombs

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/8985263/Syrian-security-forces-resort-to-nail-bombs.html

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Obama administration secretly preparing options for aiding the Syrian opposition

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/12/28/obama_administration_secretly_preparing_options_for_aiding_the_syrian_opposition

[Regular readers of ASND know that we predicted exactly that a couple of months ago.]

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Rights group accuses Syria of hiding detainees from monitors

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/27/world/meast/syria-unrest/

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Syrians Fire on Protesters Despite Presence of Monitors

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/12/29/syrians-fire-on-protesters-kill-at-least-4/

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Syrian opposition groups unite against Assad

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j-G3IjNJhU3WX4FkniVHCFXfaPtg?docId=d9ccfff6a2ba4f268176c5ec4c11d5f1

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Rebels capture Syrian troops in north

http://in.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=INDEE80108K20120102

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Syria opposition claims Assad behind deadly Damascus terrorist attack

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/syria-opposition-claims-assad-behind-deadly-damascus-terrorist-attack-1.406008

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Syria’s Assad vows “iron fist”, mocks Arab League

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/10/us-syria-idUSTRE8041A820120110

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Slaughter in Syria

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/01/13/arab-league-attempts-to-contain-syria-collapse/print/

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In Syria, world inaction fuels armed revolt

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/in-syria-world-inaction-fuels-armed-revolt/2012/01/18/gIQA8JaM9P_print.html

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Syria suffers series of embarrassing defections

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9018589/Syria-suffers-series-of-embarrassing-defections.html

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Syrian Christians:

Christians Between a Rock and a Hard Place Amid Syrian Protests?

http://www.christianpost.com/news/christians-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-amid-syrian-protests-67366/print.html

and…

“A regime change in Syria would almost certainly have negative effects on Christians, according to observers of the country’s political situation. The Syrian uprising is ‘not about ‘democracy’ as the West knows it,’ wrote Elisabeth Kendal in the Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin. ‘It is about restoring [Sunni Muslim domination], Arab hegemony and the Islamic order to Syria.’”

https://www.vomgroups.com/qry/forum/td_index.taf?_function=topic&tdttopc_uid1=101

and…

“Syrian President Basher Assad isn’t the only target of Syrian rebels as Syria’s Orthodox Christian Church reports ‘ongoing ethnic cleansing of Christians’ by al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militant groups in the embattled Syrian city of Homs.“

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/03/29/ethnic-cleansing-of-syrian-christians/print/

Yet, despite all that…

Syrian Christians Rise, Unite to Oust Assad

http://pjmedia.com/blog/syrian-christians-rise-unite-to-oust-assad/?print=1

and…

Christians are fleeing Syria in record numbers.

http://www.wnd.com/2012/07/thousands-of-christians-run-for-their-lives/print/

and…

The Syrian Revolution’s Dire Threat to Christians

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/theodore-shoebat/the-syrian-revolutions-dire-threat-to-christians/print/

and…

Syria rebels ‘beheaded a Christian and fed him to the dogs’ as fears grow over Islamist atrocities

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255103/Syria-rebels-beheaded-Christian-fed-dogs-fears-grow-Islamist-atrocities.html?printingPage=true

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Syrian revolt creeps closer to Damascus

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b6dba16c-483e-11e1-a4e5-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1kc11PZmU

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Syria violence kills 37, U.N. Security Council to meet

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/27/us-syria-idUSTRE8041A820120127

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The Uncertain Fate of Syria’s Chemical Weapons

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/01/27/the-uncertain-fate-of-syria%e2%80%99s-chemical-weapons-2/print/

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“Street battles raged at the gates of the Syrian capital on Monday as President Bashar al-Assad’s troops sought to consolidate their grip on suburbs that rebel fighters had taken only a few miles from the centre of government power.“

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/30/us-syria-idUSTRE80S08620120130

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Clinton urges Security Council to act on Syria

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.2661efe4e896bbf306cf348809b420c2.141&show_article=1

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Homs:

“… the Syrian military attacked the ravaged city of Homs in what opposition leaders described as the bloodiest government assault in the nearly 11-month-old uprising.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/world/middleeast/syria-homs-death-toll-said-to-rise.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print

and…

Homs under ‘heaviest’ shelling yet

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16941399

and…

Assad’s gunmen ‘murder three entire families in Homs’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9068574/Syria-Bashar-al-Assads-gunmen-murder-three-entire-families-in-Homs.html

and…

“Opposition figures claim government stockpiling chemical weapons and distributing gas masks to soldiers near Homs; 130 people reportedly killed on Thursday as government intensifies crackdown.“

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/assad-forces-mull-use-of-chemical-weapons-in-homs-opposition-says-1.411954

[Hmm... ASND wonders where Bashar Assad managed to come up with WsMD .]

and…

‘Syria crackdown is mass destruction’

Member of Arab League’s monitoring mission says Assad regime is perpetrating act of revenge against civilians; meanwhile, security forces kill 23 in Homs

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4167186,00.html

and…

At least 137 reported killed as Syrian attacks escalate

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/09/world/meast/syria-unrest/?hpt=hp_t1

and…

Syrian army reinforcements head to Homs ahead of suspected offensive

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/20/syrian-army-reinforcements-head-to-homs-ahead-suspected-offensive/?test=latestnews

and…

“Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, trying to hammer the city of Homs into submission, on Wednesday killed 19 more people including two Western journalists in an onslaught that has caused an international outcry for intervention to end the bloodshed.“

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/22/us-syria-idUSL5E8DB0BH20120222

and…

Syrian troops reportedly launch ground assault on Homs

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/syrian-troops-reportedly-launch-ground-assault-on-homs/2012/02/29/gIQAZ9DDiR_print.html

and…

“Defeated Syrian rebels left their shattered stronghold in Homs on Thursday after a bloody 26-day army siege aimed at crushing a symbol of the year-long revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.“

http://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USL5E8DB0BH20120301

and…

“The Red Cross has been refused permission to deliver aid to the Baba Amr district of the bombed-out Syrian city of Homs, despite earlier getting the go-ahead from the authorities… The delay has given rise to opposition allegations that government forces were trying to get rid of evidence of summary killings.“

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17238220

and…

Syrian forces pound Homs again, block aid convoy

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/03/us-syria-idUSTRE8220CI20120303

and…

“…Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and torturing people in the battle-scarred city of Homs after rebel fighters had fled.“

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/03/us-syria-idUSL5E8DB0BH20120303

and…

“More than 40 soldiers trying to defect from an army unit in Idlib province were executed by government troops…“

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/03/world/meast/syria-unrest/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

and…

Pro-government gunmen massacre dozens in Homs

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/03/12/6-year-old-virginia-spelling-bee-champ-poised-to-compete-in-national-contest/?test=latestnews

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US closes embassy in Syria, pulls out diplomats

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/06/us-closes-embassy-in-syria-pulls-out-diplomats/

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“The violence continued Wednesday. Activists said an oil pipeline in the central city of Homs was attacked. Amateur video posted online showed thick black smoke billowing from what appeared to be a residential area.“

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-02-15/syria-pipeline-attack/53099626/1

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Syrian troops attack Deraa, cradle of uprising

http://news.yahoo.com/assad-proposes-referendum-strifetorn-syria-042229266.html

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Syrian officials killed in shootings, while government blames ‘terrorists’ for uprising

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/19/syrian-officials-killed-in-shootings-while-government-blames-terrorists-for/?test=latestnews

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“At least 31 Syrian civilians and soldiers were killed on Sunday in bloodshed that coincided with a vote on a new constitution that could keep President Bashar al-Assad in power until 2028.“

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/26/us-syria-idUSL5E8DB0BH20120226

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“NATO countries are strongly considering the possibility of an international deployment to Syria if the Syrian opposition does not make major advances in the next few weeks…“

http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/mideast-war-in-march/print/

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Senior Syrian official defects to protest Assad’s crackdown

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-03-08/syria-official-defects/53409600/1

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Syrian forces push new assault amid UN diplomacy efforts

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/03/10/kofi-annan-in-syria-to-press-for-end-to-violence/

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Syrian forces target doctors and patients

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-03-12/syria-doctors-patients-hospital-attacked/53504614/1

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Emboldened Syrian Army Now Moves to Quell Southern City

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/world/middleeast/syria-torture-report-military-maintains-assaults.html?_r=2&pagewanted=print

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‘Heavy fighting’ reported in Damascus neighborhood

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/03/heavy_fighting_reported_in_damscus_neighborhood.html

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Assad says revolt is over but the army keeps shooting

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/03/assad_says_revolt_is_over_but_the_army_keeps_shooting.html

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‘Friends of Syria’ move to arm, pay rebels

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/04/friends_of_syria_move_to_arm_pay_rebels.html

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Syrian army still targeting civilians despite cease fire deadline looming

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/04/syrian_army_still_targeting_civilians_despite_cease_fire_deadline_looming.html

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‘Annan, this is your ceasefire’

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/04/annan_this_is_your_ceasefire.html

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Syrian forces shoot dead protesters despite ceasefire

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/9202926/Syrian-forces-shoot-dead-protesters-despite-ceasefire.html

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The weekend report of a German-owned, Ukrainian-chartered ship carrying weapons to Syria should raise questions and alarm bells.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/04/mystery_ship_to_syria_raises_questions.html

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Syrian troops storm Damascus suburb

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/04/22/syrian-troops-storm-damascus-suburb-activists-report/

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Video Shows Syrian Soldiers Burying Rebel Alive

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/155180#.T5oDTtUpAnE

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“… the diplomatic initiative to end the violence in Syria, led by U.N. Special Envoy Kofi Annan, ‘is failing.’“

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/04/26/obama_officials_annan_plan_failing

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At Least 10 Dead After Explosions Rock Syrian Capital

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/At-Least-5-Dead-After-Explosions-Rock-Syrian-Capital-149218345.html

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“The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights – a source generally acknowledged as accurate – puts the death toll since the ‘cease fire’ began last month at more than 1,000.“

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/05/hama_shelled_again_23_dead_across_syria.html

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Syrian opposition implodes as army fires into massive protest

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/05/syrian_opposition_implodes_as_army_fires_into_massive_protest.html

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U.N. says over 92 killed in Syria, 32 of them children

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/26/us-syria-killings-idUSBRE84O14Q20120526

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“Syrian forces Thursday shelled the central region of Houla where more than 100 people were massacred last week as a Syrian rebel commander says his forces will abandon a cease-fire agreement by Friday if government attacks do not stop.“

http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/05/31/syrian-troops-shell-massacre-town/

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“U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said United Nations observers were shot at while trying to reach the site of a new mass killing where the opposition claims regime forces slaughtered at least 78 people including women and children.“

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57448722/u.n.-syria-troops-blocking-monitors-from-alleged-massacre-site-in-hama/

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Facing the Brutal Reality of American Syrian Policy

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/06/facing_the_brutal_reality_of_american_syrian_policy.html

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U.N. observers in Syria suspended their activities and patrols Saturday because of escalating violence in the country.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/06/16/syrian-troops-shell-damascus-suburbs-12-killed/

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Fast and Furious II: Syria Edition

http://frontpagemag.com/2012/06/25/fast-and-furious-ii-syria-edition/print/

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Syria’s bloodiest day

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/06/syrias_bloodiest_day.html

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Human Rights Watch report outlines torture in Syrian detention centers

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/07/03/human-rights-watch-report-outlines-torture-in-syrian-detention-centers/

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Violence in Syria at ‘unprecedented’ levels says UN monitor chief

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/07/violence_in_syria_at_unprecedented_levels_says_un_monitor_chief.html

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Syria’s conflict spilled further into Lebanon

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/07/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8610SH20120707

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Assad’s Forces Massacre Hundreds in Hama

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/157797#.UACgR_XpX4w

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Fiercest fighting yet reported inside Damascus

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/15/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8610SH20120715

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Aleppo:

“Fighting raged in the Syrian city of Aleppo as rebels prepared for a head-on confrontation with regime forces and pro-government media warned of a looming ‘mother of all battles.’“

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-26/rebels-in-aleppo-brace-for-27mother-of-all-battles27/4157874?section=world

and…

“A massive counteroffensive by the Syrian government over the weekend has forced an estimated 200,000 people to flee Aleppo while the opposition continues what is effectively a guerilla war.“

http://mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/07/30/critical_fight_over_aleppo_continues_forcing_200000_people_to_flee

and…

Syria’s Aleppo rattled by ‘unprecedented’ fighting

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2012/Sep-28/189487-unprecedented-fighting-in-syrias-aleppo-residents-activists.ashx#axzz27mGvFalX

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Islamic Bloc Moves to Expel Syria, Leaving Iran Isolated

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/islamic-bloc-moves-expel-syria-leaving-iran-isolated

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Fierce fighting in Syria swells refugee exodus [to over 200,000]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/24/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8610SH20120824

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More than 40,000 killed since start of Syria conflict