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  • Hang the Bastard

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    Tunis, Tunisia — World powers are convening in Tunisia, mapping out a plan for a political solution in Syria and a “tsunami wave” of pressure that would peel away internal support for the embattled regime. The Friends of Syria group which includes the United States, Arab nations, Turkey is working on a plan to deliver…

  • Syrians reportedly fight for their lives as killings rise

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    By Karine Barzegar, and Sumi Somaskanda WADI KHALED, Lebanon – As Western nations increasingly push to end the violence in Syria, dissidents on Tuesday said the killings are escalating in the city of Homs — a flash point for the uprising — where residents are fighting furiously to prevent their own annihilation. Troops under President…

  • Why China, Russia won’t condemn Syrian regime

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    By Holly Yan, CNN Updated 8:57 AM EST, Sun February 5, 2012 (CNN) — As international leaders express outrage over mass killings in Syria — and lament the inability to pass a U.N. Security Council resolution denouncing the Syrian regime — questions linger about the two countries behind the impasse. On Saturday, China and Russia…