Feb 8, 2012
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 Los Angeles Times | Aleppo, Syria, long loyal to the government, appears to waver Los Angeles Times The nation's second-largest city looks increasingly divided over the uprising. Major unrest there would be a significant blow to President Bashar Assad. A supporter of Syrian President Bashar Assad holds a portrait of him near the Turkish-Syrian border ... Syria's Homs bombarded again, Turks push for solution Activists Say Syrian Troops Kill 50 in Homs US not considering arming Syrian opposition |
 BBC News | UN Chief: Arab League Mission to Return to Syria Voice of America February 08, 2012 UN Chief: Arab League Mission to Return to Syria Margaret Besheer | United Nations The UN Secretary-General said Wednesday that the Arab League has asked for UN help in sending its observer mission back to Syria, where the bloody ... UN's Ban says Arab League mission to Syria may resume UN's Ban says Arab League to revive Syria mission Ban condemns Syrian 'brutality' in Homs, warns worse may come |
 USA TODAY | At the Pentagon and in Israel, plans show the difficulties of an Iran strike Washington Post If you are not prepared to go to war, you cannot threaten that “nothing is off the table” as you search for diplomatic solutions. Thus there are completed plans, updated daily, at Israeli military headquarters in Tel Aviv and at the Pentagon for ... U.S. and Israel are split over ways to deter Iran Summary Box: West checks South Africa ties to Iran Israel's president sends message of peace to Iran |
 The Guardian | Egypt's Premier Vows Not to Yield in Prosecuting 19 Americans New York Times CAIRO — The military-appointed prime minister vowed Wednesday that Egypt would defy Washington's pressure to halt criminal prosecutions of 19 Americans as investigating judges accused them of manipulating the Egyptian political process and improperly ... Egypt Triggers Worst U.S. Rift in Decades by Charging Americans Egypt will not be swayed by aid threat in NGO case: PM Egyptian army preparing for crackdown? |
 The Guardian | Maldives president: I was forced to resign at gunpoint The Guardian Fighting broke out between police and protesters in the Maldives after ousted president Mohamed Nasheed claimed he had been forced to give up his office at gunpoint. His supporters clashed with officers in the capital, Male, after a protest against his ... Clashes Continue in Maldives as the Former President Takes Part in a March Protests Rock Maldives After Coup Amnesty urges Maldives forces to stop violence |
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Blown Away
by Steve Steigman
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