Yet more speculation and paranoia out of Pravda’s Sergei Balmasov. I love Pravda for its conspiratorial stance on issues and its typically different take on events from most Western papers. In this interesting piece, Balmasov claims that the 11th August Statement of the UN Security Council regarding Syria is a ‘carte blanche’ for the enemies […]
Read MoreIn a further continuation of the Arab Spring developments aka history unrolling before our very eyes, clerics in Syria are now speaking out against the regime. Sariya al-Rifai, a pillar of the orthodox clerical establishment, has broken ranks with the government and is openly warning President al-Assad to stop the crackdown, citing its being an […]
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