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Syrian Uprising (2011-12)

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    Jun 2, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Ambassador to Syria keeps profile low in Bolton Hill

    When the violence in Syria began spinning out of control last year, the Obama administration made the unusual decision to bring its ambassador to the troubled country home. And for Ambassador Robert Ford, coming home has long meant returning to...

    Tags: Bolton Hill, Egypt, U.S. Embassy, Benjamin L. Cardin, Oriole Park at Camden Yards

    2. Dec 12, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Assad: A dictator in denial

    You have to hand it to Syria's Bashar Assad; the man's got chutzpah. His interview in Damascus last week with ABC's Barbara Walters was either a case study in delusional thinking or unbounded cynicism. Mr. Assad's amazing performance, in which he denied any role in the killing of thousands of demonstrators protesting his rule, was an uninterrupted outpouring of absurd lies, obfuscations and evasions that would have embarrassed even his murderously deceitful father, the late former president Hafez Assad, from whom he inherited his position.
    You have to hand it to Syria's Bashar Assad; the man's got chutzpah. His interview in Damascus last week with ABC's Barbara Walters was either a case study in delusional thinking or unbounded cynicism. Mr. Assad's amazing performance, in which he denied...

    Tags: Syria, Armed Conflicts, United Nations, Demonstration, Bashar Assad

    3. May 11, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. U.S. should encourage regime change in Syria

    As the wave of revolution continues to sweep through the Arab world, the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad could be its next victim. While many in the United States and Israel appear hesitant to support Syria's anti-regime forces — basing their thinking on the old maxim that the devil you know is better than the one you don't — this viewpoint overlooks the major benefits both for the United States and for Israel if the Assad regime is ousted.
    As the wave of revolution continues to sweep through the Arab world, the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad could be its next victim. While many in the United States and Israel appear hesitant to support Syria's anti-regime forces — basing their thinking...

    Tags: Peace Negotiations, Social Sciences, Damascus (Syria), European Union, Treaties

    4. Jun 1, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  4. Obama's atrocities board keeps low profile on Syria crisis

    Reuters
    * Obama sticks to more passive approach to Syria than Libya * Raises questions for president who touts rights record By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama used the Holocaust Memorial Museum as a backdrop to...

    Tags: John McCain, U.S. Presidential Election (2008), Civil Rights, U.S. Military, Elie Wiesel

    5. Jun 1, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  5. Key US lawmaker doubts Russia will help ease out Assad

    Reuters
    * Ros-Lehtinen wishes Russia would "do the right thing" * Favors more US sanctions on Syria, including energy sector By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee expressed...

    Tags: Kofi Annan, John McCain, Iran, Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton

    6. Jun 1, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  6. Clinton says Russia stance on Syria seen as supporting Assad

    Reuters
    OSLO (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday Russia's stance on the conflict in Syria was seen as supporting the government of President Bashar al-Assad. "I repeat the appeal that I have made to Russia because their position of...

    Tags: Hillary Clinton, Bashar Assad, Russia

    7. May 31, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  7. UPDATE 1-INTERVIEW-EU drafting new Syria sanctions, Hague says

    Reuters
    (Adds quotes and background) By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL, May 31 (Reuters) - The European Union is drafting new sanctions against Syria and wants other nations to do the same to increase pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to comply with an...

    Tags: Kofi Annan, China, William Hague, International Organizations, European Union

    8. May 31, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  8. EU drafting new Syria sanctions, Hague says

    Reuters
    ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The European Union is drafting new sanctions against Syria and wants other nations to do the same to increase pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to comply with an international peace plan, British Foreign Secretary William Hague...

    Tags: Kofi Annan, China, William Hague, International Organizations, European Union

    9. May 31, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  9. INTERVIEW-EU drafting new Syria sanctions, Hague says

    Reuters
    ISTANBUL, May 31 (Reuters) - The European Union has begun drafting new sanctions against Syria and has called on other nations to take similar steps to ramp up pressure on President Bashar al-Assad to comply with a U.N./Arab League peace plan, British...

    Tags: William Hague, Bashar Assad, European Union

    10. May 30, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  10. CORRECTED-UPDATE 9-Oil hits 7-month low as risk aversion sweeps markets

    Reuters
    (Corrects monthly milestones throughout) * Euro zone fears hit single currency, commodities * U.S. oil heads for biggest monthly percentage drop since 2008 * U.S. crude breaks through key technical support * Coming up: EIA oil data 11 a.m. EDT...

    Tags: Europe, Finance, China, Spain, Thomson Corporation

    11. May 30, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  11. UPDATE 8-Oil hits 6-month low as risk aversion sweeps markets

    Reuters
    * Euro zone fears hit single currency, commodities * Brent, US oil head for biggest monthly drop since 2008 * U.S. crude breaks through key technical support * Coming up: API oil stocks data 4:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday (Recasts, updates prices through...

    Tags: Europe, Finance, China, Spain, Thomson Corporation

    12. May 30, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  12. U.S. hints at bypassing U.N. on Syria

    Reuters
    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - If the U.N. Security Council does not take swift action to pressure Syria to end its 14-month assault on the opposition, member nations may have no choice but to consider acting outside the United Nations, the U.S. envoy to...

    Tags: Kofi Annan, Weaponry, Murder, China, Beijing (China)

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