Time for change in Syria; U.S. should help the opposition to Bashar...

The Washington Times;  June 1, 2005 ;     682 words ......the elites. In Syria today, the elites...supported the Assad regime and, in return...backing of the Assad regime because of Syria's policies in...the fall of the Assad regime, take immediate...human rights in Syria and to call for...

ISRAEL'S DILEMMA OVER SYRIA.(Editorial)(Column)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  January 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Reportedly, the Assad regime is even prepared...their cars through Syria all the way to...Department believes Syria wants a deal, but...they focus on the Assad regime's intentions and...constitute 75 percent of Syria's population, Alawis...the backdrop for Syria's ...

The problem with Syria

Jerusalem Post;  January 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......The problem with Syria Byline: AMOTZ ASA-...Reportedly, the Assad regime is even prepared...Department believes Syria wants a deal, but...they focus on the Assad regime's intentions and...the backdrop for Syria's alliance with...light in which the Assad regime's ...

Syria, Lebanon and terrorism; Repeating the story of 1998.(OPED)

The Washington Times;  February 24, 2005 ;     700+ words ......joke circulated about the Assad regime. Whereas, under Hafez, the...involvement in Lebanon. For the Assad regime, terrorism is a modus operandi...Besides, Lebanon allowed Syria to intervene in Palestinian...crucial potential danger to Syria's own stability, because of...religious ...

Bush: Syria shouldn't harbor Iraqi fugitives

Post-Tribune (IN);  April 14, 2003 ;     700+ words ......since even before the war started," Imad Moustapha, Syria's deputy ambassador to Washington, added Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." Syria would "warmly" welcome "the most rigid inspection regime...dollars in dual-use equipment it says crossed from Syria into Iraq that may have helped Baghdad develop ...

Israeli DM urges for US pressure against Syria's Assad regime

Xinhua News Agency;  October 4, 2005 ;     129 words ......for US pressure against Syria's Assad regime JERUSALEM, Oct. 4 (Xinhua...Radio, Mofaz said that Syria's involvement in the assassination...may overthrow the Bashar Assad regime. Washington will take actions against Syria, beginning with economic...

Syria and jihadists; Do all roads lead to Damascus?(OPED)

The Washington Times;  October 10, 2003 ;     674 words ......implacable dictator of Syria, has bypassed all opportunities...can claim for him - i.e., Syria's own territorial losses...Ba'athist government of Syria was the first regime to...Israeli punishments. So, Syria is strategically committed...fund-raising and planning. In Syria, Hamas, the PIJ ...

IRAQ - A Race With Syria's Ba'thist Dictatorship.

APS Diplomat Redrawing the Islamic Map;  November 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......in a race for control over Syria with the Ba'thist regime of Bashar al-Assad, an Alawite dictatorship in...Rafiq Hariri, in which the Assad regime appears to be implicated...Bashar's brother Maher al-Assad and brother-in-law Asef Shawkat...UN charter, warned that if Syria did not ...

Experts: Assad regime not about to collapse

Jerusalem Post;  October 16, 2005 ;     700+ words ......10-16-2005 Headline: Experts: Assad regime not about to collapse Byline...ratcheting up the rhetoric of Syria's imminent demise, experts...Syria. It also accuses Syria of supporting terrorist...said Friday in Paris that Syria must demonstrate "full...with the US in pressuring ...

U.S. must put pressure on Assad regime in Syria

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  April 3, 2005 ;     700+ words ......diversity. Today the immediate objective of this Iran-Syria-Hezbollah-Hamas- Islamic Jihad axis is to destabilize Syria's neighbors (Iraq, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian...confronted directly. The terror groups are too shadowy. But Syria is different. Being a state, it has an address. ...

As pressure mounts on Syria, Israel weighs risks and benefits

Jewish Telegraphic Agency;  October 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......with a supposedly reformed Syria. Making peace with Syria once would have been a top...enthusiastic. They know peace with Syria would mean giving back most...international sanctions on Syria, which the already-wobbly Assad regime wouldn't survive. Even more...may succeed in drawing ...

UNCOMFORTABLY, US AND SYRIA BECOME CLOSER REALPOLITIK OBSCURES RIGHTS,...

The Boston Globe;  September 17, 1990 ;     700+ words ......against occupying forces. Syria's internal political situation...issued a report accusing Syria of routinely terrorizing...citizens. By most estimates, Syria is second only to Iraq...report also accused the Assad regime of assassinating opponents...military has been since 1976. ...

Sanctions on Businessman Target Syria's Inner Sanctum; U.S. Action Alleges...

The Washington Post;  February 22, 2008 ;     698 words ......player in the Assad dynasty and is the force behind Syria's effort to privatize state-owned enterprises. However...monopolies has helped the government retain control over Syria's most important economic assets, according to U.S...experts. "Once you hit Rami Makhluf, you're at war with Syria," ...

Hudson Institute's Center for Middle East Policy HostsForeign Policy...

U.S. Newswire;  May 5, 2005 ;     225 words ......THE CRISIS IN SYRIA: WILL THE ASSAD REGIME FALL? A Dissident...dissident living in Syria willing to speak openly about the Assad regime. Dr. Nabil Fayyad...imprisoned by the Assad regime for his beliefs...Reform Party of Syria and a strong advocate...

Syria's stealth strategy. (Terrorism).

Insight on the News;  June 21, 1999 ;     700+ words ......programs underground. What has Syria wrought, exactly? Sources...North Korea also is helping Syria to develop the Scud D missile...700 km). In addition, Syria has produced nonconventional...Under the new agreement, Syria will convert spare parts...terrorism has allowed the Assad ...