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A breakdown of religious groups in Syria. Approximately 70 percent of Syria's population is Sunni Muslim. About 3 percent are Shiite, but another 12.8 percent are Alawite, a Shiite offshoot that President Bashar al-Assad follows. Click on the map to see a larger version. Reuters
A breakdown of religious groups in Syria. Approximately 70 percent of Syria's population is Sunni Muslim. About 3 percent are Shiite, but another 12.8 percent are Alawite, a Shiite offshoot that President Bashar al-Assad follows. Click on the map to see a larger version. Reuters
The Arab Spring Is Dead -- And Syria Is Writing Its Obituary -- Richard Engel, NBC News
ISTANBUL — I called an old friend the other day, dialing the number somewhat sheepishly. He’s a senior adviser to the Iraq government and I knew what to expect when he answered.
First, he reprimanded me for not calling enough and hardly visiting. I’ve been away too long. You can’t do that, not to your friends. What’s so difficult about calling? he asked.
I apologized, asked about his children, his health, if he’s having success in quitting smoking, and offered the only excuse I could think of: "I’ve been busy with the Arab Spring."
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The Gang That Can't Shoot Straight: The Syrian National Council has failed to galvanize international support for the rebellion -- and it has only itself to blame. -- Malik Al-Abdeh, Foreign Policy
The World According to Syrian Kurdistan -- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs
Never Mind the Democrats’ Jerusalem Kerfuffle, Where’s the Peace Process? -- Tony Karon, Time
Clinton brush off marks new Sino-US rivalry -- Brendan O'Reilly, Asia Times
Is China 'buying' Egypt from the US? -- Erin Cunningham, Global Post
What's with the Left's conspiracy of silence over the ANC's brutal massacre of miners in Marikana? -- B
First, he reprimanded me for not calling enough and hardly visiting. I’ve been away too long. You can’t do that, not to your friends. What’s so difficult about calling? he asked.
I apologized, asked about his children, his health, if he’s having success in quitting smoking, and offered the only excuse I could think of: "I’ve been busy with the Arab Spring."
Read more ....
Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The Gang That Can't Shoot Straight: The Syrian National Council has failed to galvanize international support for the rebellion -- and it has only itself to blame. -- Malik Al-Abdeh, Foreign Policy
The World According to Syrian Kurdistan -- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs
Never Mind the Democrats’ Jerusalem Kerfuffle, Where’s the Peace Process? -- Tony Karon, Time
Clinton brush off marks new Sino-US rivalry -- Brendan O'Reilly, Asia Times
Is China 'buying' Egypt from the US? -- Erin Cunningham, Global Post
What's with the Left's conspiracy of silence over the ANC's brutal massacre of miners in Marikana? -- B
The Gang That Can't Shoot Straight: The Syrian National Council has failed to galvanize international support for the rebellion -- and it has only itself to blame. -- Malik Al-Abdeh, Foreign Policy
The World According to Syrian Kurdistan -- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs
Never Mind the Democrats’ Jerusalem Kerfuffle, Where’s the Peace Process? -- Tony Karon, Time
Clinton brush off marks new Sino-US rivalry -- Brendan O'Reilly, Asia Times
Is China 'buying' Egypt from the US? -- Erin Cunningham, Global Post
What's with the Left's conspiracy of silence over the ANC's brutal massacre of miners in Marikana? -- Brendan O'Neill, The Telegraph
Greece is being blown away by the Brussels and Berlin blunderbuss -- Costas Lapavitsas, The Guardian
The European Project is proving an epic failure – America should not back it -- Nile Gardiner, The Telegraph
A Referendum on Europe It's Time to Ask the People What They Think -- Dirk Kurbjuweit, Spiegel Online
Eastwood says his convention appearance was 'mission accomplished' -- Paul Miller, The Carmel Pine Cone
The World According to Syrian Kurdistan -- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs
Never Mind the Democrats’ Jerusalem Kerfuffle, Where’s the Peace Process? -- Tony Karon, Time
Clinton brush off marks new Sino-US rivalry -- Brendan O'Reilly, Asia Times
Is China 'buying' Egypt from the US? -- Erin Cunningham, Global Post
What's with the Left's conspiracy of silence over the ANC's brutal massacre of miners in Marikana? -- Brendan O'Neill, The Telegraph
Greece is being blown away by the Brussels and Berlin blunderbuss -- Costas Lapavitsas, The Guardian
The European Project is proving an epic failure – America should not back it -- Nile Gardiner, The Telegraph
A Referendum on Europe It's Time to Ask the People What They Think -- Dirk Kurbjuweit, Spiegel Online
Eastwood says his convention appearance was 'mission accomplished' -- Paul Miller, The Carmel Pine Cone