Tag / bashar al-assad
-
![]()
Western Inaction Rubs Salt into a Fresh Syrian Wound
Have we finally reached a tipping point? The most recent government massacre of civilians in Houla, Syria, has been perhaps the most audacious yet, leaving 108 dead–including 49 children. Eyewitness accounts are heart wrenching. How long will this state-sponsored violence go on with little more than a rap across the knuckles of Syrian President Bashar…
-
![]()
An Appeal from the People of Homs, Syria
Obituaries of fallen Syrians in Homs. On Tuesday, two Syrian activists working closely with those in the Red Crescent (Red Cross equivalent) and a Syrian-American student from the besieged city of Homs riveted a crowd of seventy five people for one hour through a three-way video call. Skirting severe media restrictions in the country,…
-
A Necessary Evil?
It would seem that after months of peaceful protests followed by brute attacks on civilians by the Syrian military, international pressure would be mounting against the Assad regime. But as the casualties grow, international pressure rarely yields more than a strong urge for Al-Assad to pursue reform. Most of the international community wants him gone,…
-
Western Opportunism
For the past 8 years, Muammar Qaddafi thought himself successfully rehabilitated. He had reset his relationships with the West, leaving him comfortably without enemies and invulnerable to West-approved regime change. Though his Libyan regime had comfortably played the role of international pariah for decades, in 2003 Qaddafi began to rethink the most anti-Western of his…
