Syria 2012


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New York Times Ignoring the Turkey An-Nusra Connection The Mideast Wire Blog

Aleppo's Cold Winter - Glen Johnson La Monde Diplomatique - Jan. 4, 2013

Syria Rebels Gain Socialist Action U.S. January 1, 2013

Patrick Cockburn - "Syria is Many Conflicts Rolled Into One" - Dec. 30

How Long Can the Regime keep its Grip? Yusuf Khalil

Syria's Long Civil War - Glenn E. Robinson

The False Equation of Supporting Resistance and Authoritarianism in Syria - Issa Khalaf - Dec. 21

Head of new U.S.-backed Syrian coalition endorses al Qaida-linked rebel faction

Stalemate Stokes Anger at Rebels in Aleppo

Socialist Action (Britain) Imperialism steps up the offensive against Syria

International Viewpoint Sees "Deep Popular Revolution"

"When we Finish with Assad, We'll Fight the U.S." In Syria, Top Rebel Group Sounds Like Al-Qaeda

Syrian LCC Withdraws from Syrian National Council

Position Regarding al-Nusra - Syria Freedom Forever - November

Stop the War: There is no hypocrisy in our stance on Syria Lindsey German - Nov. 1

We condemn Israel. So why the silence on Syria? Jonathan Freedland - Oct. 19

Interview with member of the "National Unity Brigades"

Call for a Syrian Women's National Council - Oct. 16

A Way Out of Syria's Catastrophe - Jonathan Steele - Oct. 10

Imperialism Against the Syrian People - Fourth International Position Sept. 2012

Among the Alawites - Nir Rosen

Most Western Arms going to Jihadists (New York Times)

Secret Israel-Syria Peace Talks Involved Golan Heights Exit (New York Times)

“It is illusory to believe that Syria can be broken” Syrian CP via Granma

Daily Updates - Local Coordination Committees - Revolutionary Opposition

Syrian Arab News Agency - Official Syrian Government

Tyrant, son of Tyrant - As'ad AbuKhalil Sept. 24

Tariq Ali Give a Full Account of His Views - He Supports the Popular Uprising

Syria's Revolutionary Resilience

Jadaliyya article on Syria - Sept. 2012

Scorpion Gets in Among the Good Guys - Robert Fisk (blowback from Libya to Syria)

It's a Sunni Revolt against a Shi'a President - Najib Saliba

Build Networks of Popular Resistance - Gilbert Achcar August 25

Grassroots Mobilization in Syria - Andrew Pollack - August 7

U.S. Policymakers Think Syria Needs Al-Qaeda

An Answer to Richard Seymour - John Rees (August 1)

Richard Seymour on Syria's Rebellion

Support Syria Against U.S.-NATO - International Action Center

Response to Tariq Ali - Syria Freedom Forever - July 18

Video- Tariq Ali: What is really happening in Syria July 2012

Divided They Stand - May

Human Rights Watch - Syria