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Arab civilization, which is part of human heritage, has faced through its long history great challenges aimed at breaking its will and subjecting it to colonial domination, but it has always rose through its own creative abilities to exercise its role in building human civilization. The Syrian Arab Republic is proud of its Arab identity and the fact that its people are an integral part of the Arab nation. The Syrian Arab Republic embodies this belonging in its national and pan-Arab project and the work to support Arab cooperation in order to promote integration and achieve the unity of the Arab nation. The Syrian Arab Republic considers international peace and security a key objective and a strategic choice, and it works on achieving both of them under the International Law and the values of right and justice. http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/43064-draft-constitution-for-the-syrian-arab-republic-damascus-referendum-day-photo-essayArab civilization, which is part of human heritage, has faced through its long history... more
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“Western politicians and media are not yet fighting World War III, but they are talking themselves into it.” What if pollsters put this question to citizens of the United States and the European Union : “Which is more important, ensuring disgruntled Islamists freedom to overthrow the secular regime in Syria, or avoiding World War Three?” ----------- I’ll bet that there might be a majority for avoiding World War III. ----------- But of course, the question is never framed like that. ------------ Who are Obama&Clinton's advisers? US&allies trying to destroy Syria&create a failed state.Whose interests do they repr?--- Media tends to depersonalize Syrians, unless they're opponents of "brutal Assad regime". Hope my images correct this. Know faces of Syrian people being targeted by militia,Al-Qaeda,Brit & Qatari forces http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/43055-road-to-damascus-and-on-to-armageddon-know-faces-of-syrian-people-being-targeted-by-imperialists-“Western politicians and media are not yet fighting World War III, but they are... more
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Despite the Arab League observers’ report verifying the threat that the Free Syrian Army (or the “Free Army” (FA) as critics prefer to call it in reference to the fact that many of the organisation’s members are of non-Syrian origin) the European Union responded to the clearly defensive military operation by threatening further sanctions against the Syrian people. Predictably, the NATO and GCC media, in perfect unison with the warmongering stance of their states, published unsubstantiated claims from unverifiable sources that the Syrian government was committing a massacre against Homs’ civilian population. Arab League observers in Syria Ahmed Manaï in Tunisian publication Nawaat where he stressed that the same media who accused the government of a massacre of 200 in Homs on February 4th (the day of the vote on the United Nations Security Council Resolution that if passed would have paved the way for military intervention in Syria) “were making fun of our intelligence”. http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/43059-how-russias-support-for-syria-is-qdefending-the-whole-world-from-fascismq-
video ----- Now we will see a service in which NATO propaganda (Al Jazeera) accuses the Syrian Army, of killing the Syrian child Sari Saoud. In the service, Al Jazeera shows the mother crying, while she embraces her child. Then you'll see the interview released by the very same woman, who reveals that the baby was not killed by the Army, but by the very same entities that the Army is fighting.Despite the Arab League observers’ report verifying the threat that the Free... more
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In a questionable move and without offering a valid response to the Press TV CEO's letters, the British Office of Communications (Ofcom) has revoked Press TV's broadcasting license and finally removed the channel from the Sky platform. Press TV has interviewed Lizzie Phelan, freelance journalist, Damascus about Britain's hypocrisy in condemning other countries over freedoms of expression while abusing those freedoms at home and how actions by British state institution OFCOM reflects the demands of the one percent. What follows is an approximate transcription of the interview. --------------- Meanwhile in Syria ------------ About four days ago I visited Zabadani late at night after watching an Al-Arabiya report that stated thousands of so-called "Free Syrian Army" officers had taken the city. Later the channel showed footage of a convoy of approximately 10 cars filled with armed fighters apparently in the city. When I drove into the city, there was just one checkpoint on the way in. The legitimate Syrian Army soldiers there who were busy building a fire to keep warm in light snow waved us through. We drove for about ten minutes into the city and the streets were completely dead, nno gunshots no "Free Syrian Army" checkpoints, nothing. http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/43053-freelance-journalist-lizzie-phelan-talking-about-the-brits-crackdown-on-iranian-freedom-of-speechIn a questionable move and without offering a valid response to the Press TV... more
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HOMS, (SANA) - An armed terrorist group on Thursday opened fire on a crude oil transfer pipeline in al-Soltaniyeh area to the northwest of the Refinery of Homs, causing a huge fire. About CIA propaganda video one Sirian said - The narrator should learn how to communicate and to speak the Arabic language properly - what a clown! How much was he paid to use his thoraia line in order to broadcast his idiotic ideas. There have been excesses, but nothing at all like what is being propagated to the world - who, naively soak up whatever unverified garbage is sent their way. A vast majority of the Syrian people want evolution – not revolution ------------ read all http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/43039-syrian-oil-pipeline-blown-up-syrian-people-want-evolution-not-revolutionHOMS, (SANA) - An armed terrorist group on Thursday opened fire on a crude oil... more
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What is happening in Syria feels like one of the last gasps of the age of the military dictators. An old way of running the world is still desperately trying to cling to power, but the underlying feeling in the west is that somehow Assad's archaic and cruel military rule will inevitably collapse and Syrians will move forward into a democratic age. That may, or may not, happen, but what is extraordinary is that we have been here before. Between 1947 and 1949 an odd group of idealists and hard realists in the American government set out to intervene in Syria. Their aim was to liberate the Syrian people from a corrupt autocratic elite - and allow true democracy to flourish. They did this because they were convinced that "the Syrian people are naturally democratic" and that all that was neccessary was to get rid of the elites - and a new world of "peace and progress" would inevitably emerge. What resulted was a disaster, and the consequences of that disaster then led, through a weird series of bloody twists and turns, to the rise to power of the Assad family and the widescale repression in Syria today. I thought I would tell that story. http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/43026-syria-bloody-travel-from-of-first-american-democratic-experiment-from-1947-2011What is happening in Syria feels like one of the last gasps of the age of the military... more
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told UN chief Ban Ki-moon that military operations against protesters have "stopped", a UN spokesman said.
Link : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14569087Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told UN chief Ban Ki-moon that military... more
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The UN Security Council has condemned the Syrian government for a deadly crackdown on protesters.It is the first clear condemnation issued by the Security Council, which includes longstanding allies of Syria such as Russia.
Link : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-14396341The UN Security Council has condemned the Syrian government for a deadly crackdown on... more
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CAIRO — For years, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has nourished a reputation as a youthful and forward-looking leader in a region full of aging autocrats, a man who might yet reform the repressive police state he inherited from his father, given time and opportunity.
His country’s worsening crisis — a bloody battle between the police and protesters that is being closely watched around the world — would seem to be a chance to stave off the violence with restraint or even bold reforms, a path his father never took. But as the death toll mounts, and the ominous disappearances of dissident figures increase, his time appears to be running out. International pressure is growing, and so is the outrage his violent crackdown has inspired.
Mr. Assad could still succeed in quelling the unrest, diplomats and analysts say. But to do so he would have to realize the hopes once placed in him when he inherited power from his father 11 years ago and confront his own family, which controls Syria’s thuggish security apparatus and appears to be pushing hard for a continued crackdown. At least 120 people have been killed since Friday, the bloodiest day of the five-week-old uprising.
In the past day or two, mixed signals have emerged about which path he will take. On the one hand, Mr. Assad has hinted at a willingness to enact greater reforms than those announced last week, when he officially lifted Syria’s draconian emergency powers law. But there have been dark warnings of harsher repression as well. In Syria’s notoriously opaque political environment, it is impossible to tell which way the president is leaning.
“This is the moment of truth for Bashar al-Assad,” said Jean-Pierre Filiu, a visiting professor at Columbia University who has written extensively on Syria. “He has potentially the ability to impose reforms on his own Baath Party, but has he the will to do so?”
The consequences of his decision could be momentous, perhaps more so than in any of the other revolts yet seen in the Middle East. Unlike Egypt and Tunisia, Syria is home to a checkerboard of defensive religious and ethnic minorities, and many fear that the end of the Assad family’s 40-year dynasty could unleash brutal revenge killings and struggles for power. The chaos could easily spill over Syria’s borders, to neighboring Lebanon and beyond.
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http://nyti.ms/gjFUHDCAIRO — For years, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has nourished a reputation... more
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Syrian police early Tuesday reportedly opened fire on thousands of protesters who’d occupied a key square in the Syrian city of HomsSyrian police early Tuesday reportedly opened fire on thousands of protesters... more
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In his second television appearance since the protest movement began in Syria one month ago, president Bashar al-Assad said Saturday that he expects the government to lift a "state of emergency" that has been in effect for nearly 50 years, the Associated Press reports.
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The "state of emergency" has enabled the Syrian government to enact "emergency laws" since the 1960s that give the regime carte blanche to arrest people without charge and extend state authority into virtually every aspect of Syrians’ lives. Assad said the repeal will come "before the end of next week," reports the New York Times. He also promised to fight unemployment and study the legalization of political parties (which are banned), as well as laws guaranteeing the right to peacefully assemble.
Over the past four weeks, Syrian protesters have challenged the country's authoritarian regime, despite the government's crackdown, which has claimed 200 lives, according to rights groups. Friday was the largest gathering of protesters to date as tens of thousands marched towards Damascus.
Assad's pledge to lift the "emergency law" seems like a turning point as it's one of the first real signs the regime is showing of responding to the will of the Syrian people. Prior to this, the president made largely symbolic gestures such as forming committees and firing his cabinet, which had little power to begin with.
Nonetheless, despite making this concession, the president told the newly formed cabinet on Saturday that, "After that we will not tolerate any attempt at sabotage,” causing critics to believe that this would not be enough to satisfy protesters. Even if the law changes, it appears that Assad continues to believe in imposing order. “The Syrian people are civilized and orderly: they love order and they do not like chaos,” AssadIn his second television appearance since the protest movement began in Syria one... more
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The leader of the Brotherhood, Mohammad Riad Shaqfa, who is in exile in Saudi Arabia, told Reuters that his group was not directly involved with the unrest sweeping across Syria, but that he endorsed the movement and supports demands for increased liberties in the country. data and anlaysis .The leader of the Brotherhood, Mohammad Riad Shaqfa, who is in exile in Saudi Arabia,... more
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