Assad says Britain bullying Syria

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accuses the UK government of bullying and naivety over the conflict in his country, in a rare British newspaper interview.

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Assad says Britain bullying Syria

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Has this IDIOT just noticed?

I hope he enjoys the rest of his life at the War Crimes Tribunal once they get the evidence against him, either that or make him live with Susan Boyle

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Next year's election should be interesting?

by Franklin Lamb
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO130...has-tipped.htm

"Rather, the momentum here has tipped in favor of the current regime due
to its capacity to maintain a slowly rising level of popular support, and
good relations with key foreign supporters during the current run up to next
year’s Presidential election. Then, it will be up to the Syrian voters to
decide who stays, goes, and/or joins in their next government.

I base my tentative conclusions, on among others, the following factors.
The Syrian population here is so tired, so exhausted and beaten down,
the killing has gone on for so long, and the Syrian people, like Iranians and
others I have observed, appear to exhibit a distinctly noticeable, profound
and almost moral and religious bond with their countrymen and they
personally feel acutely their country’s suffering. Such that people on the
streets are very shocked and incredulous at what is going on and many in
fact feel less strongly about either side in the conflict and just want the
slaughter to end and for life to return to ‘normal’ even without deep
revolutionary-across the board-changes for now.

Two days ago mortars hit the campus of Damascus University. By the
grace of God there were no casualties-this time. But students report that on
average about six mortars or explosive devices hit Damascus every week.
While unreported in the media, the attack on Damascus University where
the student body has pretty much stayed on the sidelines during the current
crisis, is an example of the nerve shattering recognition here that rebels can
more or less fire mortars or rockets at will into Damascus, from miles away.
And these terrorist attacks are very difficult to stop and constitute an ever
present danger for Damascenes. The relatively frequently used small US
M252 81mm mortar that can be carried in a deep pocket or under a shirt
when strapped, has a bit more than a one mile range (1609 meters). Larger
ones can travel several miles when set at between 45 and 85 degrees to the
ground according to military sources.

Also, according to students, about five days ago the Tishereen War Panorama
Museum was hit with four or five rebel projectiles. The military museum
was built to celebrate the October 1973 Yom Kippur War (“Tishreen” means
“October” in Arabic), and this main tourist attraction is only two miles
northeast of the Old City in Damascus.

One also experiences here an attitude that the Assad government is showing
signs of learning some serious lessons about the direction that Syria must
move in. While number estimates are difficult, increasing number of Syrians
appears to believe that the current regime is the best solution — at least for
now. For now, meaning, until next year’s election."