Syria

2008

From Palmyra to Obama

Alexander Cockburn : Politics

Is it conceivable that Obama, Clinton or McCain could be as bad or worse than Bush?

Syria's Dangerous Gambits

Mohamad Bazzi : US Foreign Policy

Ostracized by the Bush Administration, Syria is flirting with rogue status. But if Washington restarts dialogue, there is plenty of room for common ground.

Render Unto Syria

Robert Scheer : US Intelligence/Covert Ops

Will anyone in the somnambulant White House press corps dare ask the President why he would "render" a Canadian to Syria to be tortured and imprisoned without charges?
Wind From the Mideast

Stuart Klawans : Film Reviews

"The Road to Damascus" explores the strange, the beautiful and the uncanny in Syrian cinema.

From Beirut to Damascus

Charles Glass : Lebanon

Four works trace the intertwined history of Lebanon and Syria and the interplay of political radicalism, military strength and miseries of war and murderous political intrigue.
Assad on the Brink

David Hirst : Lebanon

The Baathist regime is the most opaque on earth, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must develop a strategy to save himself and his regime, as the UN investigation of the assasination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri unfolds.
The Principle of Hope

Adam Shatz : Journalists & Journalism

The death of Lebanese journalist Samir Kassir is a terrible blow to the cause of Arab freedom.
The Syrian Dilemma

David Hirst : Lebanon

The retreat from Lebanon threatens the survival of the regime in Damascus.
George W. Bush, the Lion of Baghdad, Demands That Syria Withdraw From Lebanon

Calvin Trillin : George W. Bush