Trouble & Squeak

Tag: Bashar al-Assad

  • Assad’s Propaganda: Summer, Palmyra, and Mourinho

    What do Jose Mourinho, ancient artefacts, and tourism have in common? At first glance, not much, but on investigation we find that they all play a role in the continuous, if somewhat confused, campaign of propaganda by the Syrian regime leader Bashar al-Assad. A story that emerged recently, that immediately jumped out at me as somewhat strange, was…

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  • There Can Be No Peace in Syria Until There Is Justice

    Whilst the world’s major powers collectively pat themselves on the back for brokering a ceasefire in Syria, they fail to notice that the war, though diluted in its violence, is yet to stop. Despite the widely reported truce between Regime forces and those opposed to Bashar al-Assad, the death toll continues to rise in Syria.…

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  • Hezbollah, Assad and Syria’s Uncertain Future

    The recent decision from The White House to remove Hezbollah from the terror list, coupled with statements from John Kerry regarding possible future negotiations with Bashar al-Assad, should worry and enrage us all. In the world of geopolitics everything is connected, and nothing occurs in a vacuum. Israel’s recent presidential election, and US negotiations with…

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