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joshcryer

(62,269 posts)
22. Not directly.
Wed Sep 4, 2013, 02:32 AM
Sep 2013

I tend to ignore Assad propaganda sites and posters and they don't come up on my radar.

But here's an article about his attempt to use a western PR firm to clean his image up: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/world/middleeast/syrian-conflict-cracks-carefully-polished-image-of-assad.html

Here's a more recent article I just found (sort of unrelated but interesting): http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/08/bashar-al-assads-family/68915/

Question about Syria [View all] BainsBane Sep 2013 OP
Lots of people said we should stay the hell out of Libya, too LibAsHell Sep 2013 #1
The Libya Operation had UN approval. reformist2 Sep 2013 #2
Did it? Yes, that makes a difference. BainsBane Sep 2013 #3
The U.S. Senate passed a resolution urging the UN to take action & impose the no-fly zone March 2011 Tx4obama Sep 2013 #6
Here it is, from the Guardian BainsBane Sep 2013 #9
Yep, that is the U.N. resolution. That came a couple weeks after the U.S. Senate resolution Tx4obama Sep 2013 #12
It was really amazing to see how the 'facts' necessary for a bloody intervention were polly7 Sep 2013 #13
Your question should be, where's the proof against Assad? leftstreet Sep 2013 #4
The video was proof BainsBane Sep 2013 #5
LOL the video that was released before the attack happened? leftstreet Sep 2013 #10
You obviously have decided to believe what you want BainsBane Sep 2013 #11
Many of us were completely outraged over Libya and said so - for all the same reasons. polly7 Sep 2013 #7
As I remember it: DU, the American people, and the news folks were not 'outraged' about Libya Tx4obama Sep 2013 #8
It was completely different, Waiting For Everyman Sep 2013 #14
The point about the international community is well taken BainsBane Sep 2013 #15
Some DUers called for Obama's impeachment. joshcryer Sep 2013 #16
banned for saying what? BainsBane Sep 2013 #17
Well, the ones that got banned were bad. joshcryer Sep 2013 #19
Wow. BainsBane Sep 2013 #21
Not directly. joshcryer Sep 2013 #22
Interesting articles. Thanks BainsBane Sep 2013 #23
thanks for the link BainsBane Sep 2013 #18
It is very long, book-level. joshcryer Sep 2013 #20
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