Micromanaging the Syrian Revolution
![]() | US Tries to Control Outcome of Syrian War | |
| Omar Dahi: US increases aid to select opposition groups to determine
winner of civil war | ||
![]() | Syrian Left Opposition Groups Propose Plan to End an Endless War | |
| Omar Dahi: Israel and US want to weaken Assad but don't trust opposition to take power creating conditions for a perpetual civil war | ||
![]() | Syria a Humanitarian Disaster - People Demand a Political Settlement Without Assad | |
| Omar Dahi: External powers are manipulating the struggle, Jihadist forces are increasingly prominent, but most Syrians believe a settlement is not possible with Assad in power | ||
![]() | US Tries to Control Outcome of Syrian Conflict; Russia Might Back Off Support for Assad | |
| Vijay Prashad: US recognizes Syrian National Coalition as Russia says Assad may
have to step down | ||
![]() | Minimal Western Aid for Syrian Refugees | |
| Vijay Prashad: Western countries bemoan intolerable conditions facing Syrian people but do little to
support UN refugee efforts | ||
![]() | Turkish Objectives in Syria | |
| Baris Karaagac: Turkish leadership dreams of a new Ottoman empire and looks to
control the Kurds | ||
![]() | Micromanaging the Syrian Revolution | |
| Hamid Dabashi: The brutality of the Assad regime created conditions for
the US, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to arm proxies forces and attempt
to control the outcome of the struggle | ||
![]() | Qatar Tries to Decouple Hamas from Iran | |
| Hamid Dabashi: Qatar and Saudi Arabia want to control the region, pushing Hamas towards a Muslim
Brotherhood led Egypt | ||
![]() | Tens of Thousands of Egyptians Protest Morsi's Power Grab | |
| Hamid Dabashi: On the heels of Israel's attack on Gaza, with support of Obama, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Morsi gives himself powers that rival Mubarak | ||