Lebanon was battling Thursday to contain an eruption of violence triggered by events in neighbouring Syria after a spate of mass kidnappings that recalled the dark days of the country’s own civil war Several oil-rich Gulf countries have ordered their…
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Brahimi has ‘no illusions’ about ‘toughest yet’ Syria mission
One of the UN’s most experienced troubleshooters, Lakhdar Brahimi, has embarked on one of the world’s toughest jobs with a bleak warning it may be “nearly impossible” for him to succeed in ending the violence in Syria But the 78-year-old…
Obama’s Regime-Change Policy in Syria
The Pentagon, the State Department and the CIA are making war plans for Syria. And they’re pretty much announcing them Over the weekend, on a visit to Turkey, a NATO member, to meet with Syrian opposition leaders and Foreign Minister…