Parts of Capital Damascus, Border Posts Captured by Advancing Arab Spring Rebels: Syria’s Assad the Butcher
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China, Russia Stand With Assad Against Opposition
Democratic World Useless as Regime Begins to Topple Despite China and Russia Stand With Assad
Syrian Capital Violence as Democratic World Impotent
Russia and Chinese Dictatorships Throw Support to Assad as Syrian Capital Violence Growing Worse
Bahrain Dictatorship Continues Arrests of Shiite Democracy Activists
Bahrain Dictatorship Clampdown on Democracy Protests Continues as Religious Minority Fights For its Very Survival
Iran Warned Against Hormuz Strait Block by US and UK
United States and Britain will not tolerate Iranian Hormuz Strait block attempts in strategic area
Syria Civil War Enters New Phase of Damascus Violence
Defections Point to Weakening of Assad as Rebels Change Tactics in New Phase of Damascus Violence
Russia Dictatorship Stands by Assad’s Killing Syrians
Russia Dictatorship See No Problem With Assad’s Killing Syrians and Civilian Population Butchering
Syrian Civil War Rages as World Looks On
Death Count Continues to Rise as Syrian Civil War Rages and Rebels Gain Increasing Support of Democratic World
Violence Spikes as Democratic World Mulls Syria Response
Massacre at Treimsa Highlight Collapse of Peace Effort and Barbarity as World Mulls Syria Response
Mass Arrests After Democracy Protests in Sudan
Dictatorship Responds to Democracy Demonstrations and Protests in Sudan With Brutal Violence