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On to Damascus

On to Damascus

Feb. 14, 2004 On to Damascus By NIR BOMS & ERICK STAKELBECK Last month at the Free University of Brussels, just 200 meters from the Syrian Embassy, a group of Syrians gathered to discuss something that can only whispered about in their native land - freedom. The scene was the...

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May 11, 2008
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Free Damascus

Free Damascus

Nov. 27, 2003 Free Damascus By NIR BOMS & ERICK STAKELBECK 'The advance of freedom is the calling of our time; it is the calling of our country." With this statement, made in his November 6 speech calling for the establishment of democracy in the Middle East, President George W....

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May 11, 2008
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The Syrian-French Connection

The Syrian-French Connection

By Nir Boms FrontPageMagazine.com | September 29, 2003 While the media is busy focusing on the troubling story of the two American soldiers detained at Guantanamo Bay for alleged espionage, both of whom had Syrian connections, another Syria story has passed them by. The names of Ahmad al Halabi, an...

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May 11, 2008
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Deceptive Damascus

Deceptive Damascus

By Elliot Chodoff and Nir Boms June 15, 2007 The Syrian regime, which brooks no opposition at home, supports terrorists of all varieties abroad and eliminates foreign political leaders who have the temerity to oppose the subjugation of their country, continues to attempt to paint the face of democracy on...

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May 11, 2008
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A Syrian’s Struggle

A Syrian’s Struggle

  May 26, 2004 On May 11, in accordance with the Syria Accountability Act, President Bush imposed new political and economic sanctions on Syria. The Syrian government, not surprisingly, was quick to condemn this move, calling the sanctions "unjust and unjustified," and portraying Syria as a "democratic country that fights...

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May 11, 2008
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Bashar Assad Under Seige

Bashar Assad Under Seige

By Nir Boms Published October 13, 2005 Facing additional pressures at home and abroad, the schedule of Bashar Assad, Syria's president, is particularly busy these days. There is much to do and time is of the essence. Timing, however, does not seem to work.  For example, Mr. Assad had planned...

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May 11, 2008
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Axis or Not

Axis or Not

May 19, 2004 By Nir Boms As news of the Abu Ghraib scandal and Nicholas Berg's beheading dominates the headlines, American media have all but ignored one of the most significant developments since President Bush's now-famous 2002 "axis of evil" statement: the presidential signature on sanctions against Bashar al-Assad's regime...

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May 11, 2008
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Assad’s Glasnost?

Assad’s Glasnost?

By Elliot Chodoff and Nir Boms FrontPageMagazine.com | January 21, 2005 It was a busy week of hospitality for Bashar Al-Assad.  As visitors from America and China graced the halls of the presidential palace in Damascus, longer-staying guests continued to depend on Assad's welcome and shelter to make trouble across Syria's...

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May 11, 2008
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Assad on the Rocks

Assad on the Rocks

Oct. 9 2005, Nir Boms Facing additional pressures at home and abroad, the schedule of Bashar al-Assad, Syria's president, is particularly busy these days. There is much to do and time is of the essence. His timing, however, does not seem to work. For example, President Assad had planned to head...

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May 11, 2008
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Assad Is Speaking

Assad Is Speaking

  December 10, 2003 By Nir Boms and Erick Stakelbeck In his three and a half years as Syrian President, 38-year-old Bashar Al-Assad has been called many things by U.S. officials. Misunderstood is not one of them. Yet, if Assad's recent comments to the New York Times are any indication,...

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May 11, 2008
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