As conflict in Syria grows, stories of sexual violence and the violation of women’s rights finally surface.
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Syria’s Women
Tags: Civil War, CNN, humanitarian involvement, Syria, Syrian conflict, violence, women's rights, womens rights violations
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Dialogue between Putin and Syria
Here’s a look at Dan Nott’s latest editorial cartoon.
Tags: Editorial cartoons, Putin, Syria
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Numbers of the Syria Revolution
Zero. Zero. Zero. That was the first three days of the Syrian Revolution.
Tags: Syria
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Only the Syrians can liberate Syria
Collegian columnist Mike Tudoreanu questions whether US invasion into Syria would lead to a harmless liberation.
Tags: Civir War, Invasion, Syria, U.S.
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Save Syria from falling apart
Collegian columnist Claire Anderson speculates that an intervention in Syria might quell the country’s internal conflicts.
Tags: Civil War, Snipers, Syria
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The start of Syria’s troubles
This is part two of a two part column series. As the situation in Lebanon is brought to a head with incredible international pressure on Syria to comply with UNSC Resolution 1559, massive demonstrations by the people and car bombs exploding in Beirut, one is compelled to imagine how all of this began. The obvious [...]
Tags: Lebanon, Rafik Hariri, Syria, UNSC Resolution
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Progress in the Middle East
This is the first part of a two part series. “Mr. Hariri’s death should give, in fact it must give, renewed impetus to achieving a free, independent and sovereign Lebanon. What that means is the immediate and complete implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559. And what that also means is the complete and immediate [...]
Tags: Middle East, Syria, U.N. Security Council, William Burns
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