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Kofi Annan © AFP/VIOLAINE MARTIN L'émissaire de l'ONU et de la Ligue arabe pour la Syrie, Kofi Annan, soutient qu'il faut empêcher le pays de sombrer dans la guerre civile. Le cri d'alarme de M. http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/International/2012/05/08/005-syrie-kofi-annan-conseilsecurite.shtml

Syrie : le plan de paix est la dernière chance d'éviter la guerre civile, dit Kofi Annan | International

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/08/world/middleeast/syrians-vote-in-parliamentary-elections.html Organized under the slogan “Your future is in your hand,” the regime of President described the vote as a sign that it was listening to the people’s demands. Adnan Mahmoud, the information minister, issued a statement via state-run media saying the national vote was being made in atmosphere of “democracy and political pluralism.” The election was not expected to change anything in the sustained standoff between the government and the opposition, with some 10,000 civilians killed along with hundreds of soldiers.

Syrians Vote in Parliamentary Elections

http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/syrian-chemical-arsenal-alarming-opcw-chief-says/

Syrian Chemical Arsenal "Alarming": OPCW Chief

The head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons voiced concern about the security of Syria's presumed chemical arsenal amid continued conflict in the nation, Reuters reported on Thursday (see GSN , April 16). Syria is believed to hold significant amounts of nerve and blister agents that could be delivered by missiles. The uprising against the Assad regime has elevated fears that Damascus might use the materials against its enemies or prove unable to maintain oversight of its chemical stockpiles.
http://sana.sy/fra/51/2012/02/26/402798.htm Damas/ Le président Bachar al-Assad et son épouse ont participé aujourd'hui au référendum sur le projet de nouvelle constitution de la Syrie au siège de la Radio et de la télévision à Damas. Dans une déclaration faites à cette occasion, le président al-Assadl a affirmé que l'information syrienne procède à de grands efforts pour évoluer, mettant l'accent sur le développement réalisé par la télévision et l'information syriennes en général.

Le président al-Assad et son épouse prennent part au référendum sur la nouvelle constitution… L'offensive contre la Syrie est médiatique - SANA, Syrie

http://russiamil.wordpress.com/2012/02/10/russian-interests-in-syria/ February 10, 2012 by Dmitry Gorenburg

Russian interests in Syria « Russian Military Reform

http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2012/02/14/la-revolution-syrienne-menacee-par-les-djihadistes_1643166_3232.html Cette adresse e-mail n'est pas valide ou ne correspond pas à celle de votre abonnement et / ou de votre inscription au Monde.fr.

La révolution syrienne menacée par les djihadistes - LeMonde.fr

http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/haaretz-exclusive-the-clinton-assad-meeting-that-never-happened-1.411776

exclusive: U.S. official sought Clinton-Assad meeting in 2009 - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Former American Ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk, who currently serves as Vice President and Director for Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C., attempted to set up a meeting between Syrian President Bashar Assad and former President Bill Clinton, as well as Israeli-American businessman Haim Saban and other senior American officials during the summer of 2009 in Damascus. Between July and October 2009, Indyk corresponded with Political and Media Advisor to Assad, Bouthaina Shaaban, in order to organize the visit. A series of emails reached Haaretz after the hacker group “Anonymous” broke into the email accounts of 78 of Assad’s associates.
The organizer of one of the flotillas to the Gaza Strip sought assistance from the office of Syrian President Bashar Assad, requesting it facilitates their departure from the Syrian port at Latakia. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/haaretz-exclusive-organizer-of-gaza-flotilla-sought-assistance-from-assad-s-office-1.411556

exclusive: Organizer of Gaza flotilla sought assistance from Assad's office - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Bashar Assad emails leaked, tips for ABC interview revealed - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Hundreds of emails from Syrian President Bashar Assad's office were leaked on Monday after an attack by the hacker group Anonymous. One of the email files, which Haaretz has obtained, was a document preparing Assad for his December 2011 interview with ABC's Barbara Walters . The attack took place overnight Sunday and the target was the mail server of the Syrian Ministry of Presidential Affairs. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/bashar-assad-emails-leaked-tips-for-abc-interview-revealed-1.411445
The assessments of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following his interview with Barbara Walters in early December all strike a common theme.

Is Assad Crazy? - By Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith | Foreign Policy

One Step Closer: Lieberman Calls for No-Fly Zone Over Syria | Focal Points, the Blog of FPIF

Cross-posted with Right Web's Militarist Monitor , a weekly column on trending topics in the neoconservative discourse.

Is R2P really O2P?

Imagine two Arab cities of approximately 700,000 people, each surrounded by the military forces of autocratic regimes intent on crushing rebellions against its rule. In one case, the West mounts an argument based on the concept of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the UN authorises 'all necessary measures' to protect civilians in the city.

Syria: Hama is hit again | The Economist

AT LEAST 80 and perhaps more than 100 people were killed in Syria on Sunday as the regime of President Bashar Assad launched a series of co-ordinated attacks, unprecedented in their brutality, on protest hubs around the country. The western city of Hama bore the worst of the attacks on the eve of Ramadan as tanks rolled in at dawn, opening fire at men manning civilian checkpoints and apartment buildings.
Syria - Cablegate

C. Reiss, le président syrien s'implique

Amusant à revoir ici depuis les cablegate by alcide Dec 13