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  • Syrian Army Now Planting Landmines Along Borders

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    In recent weeks Syrian forces and months, have placed land-mines of Soviet and Russian origin near the borders of Lebanon and Turkey. Civilian casualties have already resulted. The use of antipersonnel internationally banned land-mines will hurt Syrians for years to come. Antipersonnel mines are militarily ineffective weapons that mostly kill and injure civilians. A total…

  • Hang the Bastard, The Final Chapter

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    Unlike Libya, Syria, both politically and geographically, is a central player in the Arab world, and sectarianism and instability there could threaten both Lebanon and Iraq and since the outset of the Syria crisis in March 2011 there has been little appetite for outside military intervention. This has been based on two assessments. Firstly, that…

  • Hang the Bastard part Six

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    WASHINGTON — On the one-year anniversary of the uprisings in Syria, U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that the armed resistance is not able to mount a credible military threat to the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The powerful, Russian-armed Syrian army remains firmly in control behind the Assad regime. That assessment underlies the Obama administration’s reluctance…

  • Hang the Bastard Part Five

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    Exclusive: secret Assad emails lift lid on life of leader’s inner circle By Robert Booth, Mona Mahmood and Luke Harding guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 14 March 2012 • Messages show Bashar al-Assad took advice from Iran • Leader made light of promised reforms • Wife spent thousands on jewellery and furniture Bashar al-Assad took advice from Iran…

  • Hang the Bastard Part Four

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    The Guardian –Syrian activists have been gunned down, families massacred and revolution is still rocking Syria, but leaked emails apparently show the country’s president and his wife living an opulent lifestyle. Some of the emails highlight President Bashar al-Assad as a fan of America’s Got Talent, and U.S. country singer Blake Shelton. Asma al-Assad appears…

  • Bashar al-Assad’s Licence to Kill Must Be Withdrawn

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    Splits among the international community have provided the al-Assad government with a licence to kill. This licence must be withdrawn. The Assad government’s continued use of lethal force against its people is among the worst cases of deliberate violence against a civilian population that we have seen in recent years. There can be no excuse…

  • The Arsehole of the Month: Bashar al-Assad or Hang the Bastard Part Two

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    Annan to meet again with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in hopes of a peace agreement! What the hell is wrong with this guy? After laying out plans aimed at halting the bloodshed in Syria, Kofi Annan, will have to meet again with Bashar al-Assad, the Arsehole of the month President of Syria, in hopes of…

  • Syria: Kofi Annan’s Wishful Thinking

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    Syria – With the fighting now raging in the northern region of Idlib, in an attempt to stop the ongoing carnage, United Nations envoy, Kofi Annan, is meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to mediate an end to the country’s yearlong conflict. Today, in negotiations aimed at pushing the Syrian leader to order a ceasefire…

  • The first probable step toward an U.N. aid access Plan to Syria

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    Valerie Amos, the U.N. humanitarian chief, tackled the Syrian humanitarian today by proposing an aid relief plan for civilians devastated by fighting. Valerie Amos completed a two-day visit to Syria that focused on urging “all parties to agree on arrangements for humanitarian organizations to reach people in areas affected by fighting and violence.” She met…

  • Syrians desperate for help

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    As the death toll grows in Syria, so do the desperate pleas for help. The United States, the European Union, the Arab League and Turkey are all enforcing sanctions against Bashar Al-Assad’s Syrian regime, but the violence has only worsened in recent weeks and there is hesitancy for the U.N. Security Council and the Nations…