Syrian men walk through damaged shops in the old souk of Homs in the northern city of Syria August 30, 2012. (photo by REUTERS/Yazan Homsy)
Syria's Disintegration: How Far Will it Spread? -- Mohammad Yaghi, Al-Monitor
It no longer matters whether what is happening in Syria is a revolution or a conspiracy that preempted a potential revolution — or even a conspiracy targeting the “non-aligned” countries. The substance of the matter is: Is it possible to save Syria from imminent disintegration?
Today, there are 6,000 jihadist combatants from all across the Arab and Islamic worlds — even from Chechnya — taking part in the revolution. Last week in the Jordanian city of Maan, Salafi jihadist groups broadcast a video of one of their members blowing himself up at Syrian checkpoint. The Salafist movement declared that 100 of its jihadists are stationed in Syria.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Syria's War Spills Into Lebanon -- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs
Tehran slapdown: Mursi shocks the mullahs -- Amir Taheri, New York Post
The Silver Lining on Iran’s Nukes -- Eli Lake, Daily Beast
Iran at the brink -- Washington Post editorial
Yemen's water woes -- Peter Salisbury, Foreign Policy
Viewpoint: South Africa shoots itself in the foot -- Ralph Mathekga, BBC
Modern China: A tale of luxury villas and displaced villagers -- Tom Lasseter, McClatchy Newspapers
East Asia's Free for All -- Frank Ching, Real Clear World
The centrifuge that is Bosnia -- Michael Haltzel, Washington Post
Obama's justice department grants final immunity to Bush's CIA torturers -- Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian
What the Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich verdict means for Russian Oligarchs -- Professor Richard Sakwa, The Independent