Syria must heed its people, says Iran

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    Here's a new twist... like the Madhatter's Tea Party.

    http://www.smh.com.au/world/syria-must-heed-its-people-says-iran-20110828-1jgjb.html

    Syria must heed its people, says Iran

    Nada Bakri
    August 29, 2011 - 12:03AM
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    BEIRUT: Syria's closest ally, Iran, has called on the government in Damascus to recognise its people's ''legitimate'' demands, in the first such remarks to come from Tehran since the five-month-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began.

    The Assad regime also came under increasing pressure from the Arab League as its chief, Nabil al-Arabi, announced he would head to Damascus bearing ''an initiative to solve the crisis'' in Syria.

    While the remarks by Iran's Foreign Minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, were broad and did not call for Mr Assad to step down, they were the first public sign of growing unease with the crisis in Syria.

    But Mr Salehi warned against toppling the Syrian regime. ''A vacuum in the Syrian regime would have an unpredictable impact for the region and its neighbours,'' he said, referring to calls by the US and European leaders for Mr Assad to step down.

    Other governments in the region are increasingly worried that the crisis could spill beyond Syria's borders, especially given Mr Assad's seeming determination to snuff out a resilient demonstration movement despite the cost in sectarian and social tensions. That violence continued at the weekend, as Syrian security forces opened fire on hundreds of demonstrators across the country, killing at least three people, activists said.

    ''The government should answer to the demands of its people, be it Syria, Yemen or other countries,'' Mr Salehi was quoted by the ISNA news agency as saying. ''The people of these nations have legitimate demands, and the governments should answer these demands as soon as possible.''

    But Mr Salehi warned of dangerous regional implications if the crisis in Syria was not solved peacefully.

    In Cairo, the Arab foreign ministers ''asked the secretary-general of the Arab League to carry out an urgent mission to Damascus and transmit the Arab initiative to resolve the crisis to the Syrian leadership'', a statement said.

    The ministers called to ''end the spilling of blood and follow the way of reason before it is too late''.

    The New York Times, Agence France-Presse
     
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    FYI.............

    Something is changing.. I just don't know what.
     
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    Hey, yer on yer own...
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    U.S. to Syrians: 'Don't Expect Another Libya'
    Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 - Ambassador Robert Ford tells TIME that while the Assad regime is creating a violent showdown, it's vital that the opposition refrain from turning to arms
     
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    Neighboring Turkey down on Assad's case, says stop the bloodshed...
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    World must 'hear screams' from Syria
    17 Nov 2011 - The world must urgently 'hear the screams" from Syria and do something to stop the bloodshed, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister has said.
     
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    I had read that Russia was not happy with Syria..

     
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    Assad brings out the tanks...
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    23 killed as Syrian tanks fire at protesters
    December 27, 2011 - At least 23 people were killed as Syrian tank forces battled opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in Homs on Monday, residents said, ahead of a planned visit by Arab League monitors to verify whether he is ending a violent crackdown on unrest.
     
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    I think it is statistically impossible for most Americans to be less interested in Sandland except for the 1st world country of Israel. G-d Bless Israel and the Evanglicals who support the Jews.:bump::bump::bump:
    Along with most of AMerica, I am anxious for the day that the pipeline and fracking of our own Oil enables us to put those Muslim women abusers out of our lives.
     
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    Indeed - the fascist regime in Iran should heed its own words...
     
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    Assad's forces killin' women an' children...
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    Report: Syria bombing women, children
    Sept. 19,`12 (UPI) -- Women and children were killed and injured by indiscriminate bombing carried out by Syrian forces in Damascus neighborhoods Wednesday, human rights groups said.
     
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    ROFL!!!

    Iran who has 30% forcing hardcore radical Islam on 70%.... actually had the audacity to chime in.
     
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    We're sure that has nothing ot do with the fact that Iran is ALL SHIA, and Syria is ALMOST all Sunni....der...Iran wants Assad to fall,as he is an obstacle to their becoming the STRONGEST MUSLIM NATION in the region....
     
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    That is the last thing Iran wants......... They want Assad to stay and control Syria... and Russia wants the Syrian port Tartus.

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    We should stay out of this.
     
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    After the anti-US riots in Libya and Egypt they are probably thinking a Muslim brotherhood takeover is not necessarily bad for them. Previously they may have seen the entire Arab spring as a CIA operation to make these nation pro-US. Yes I think they are that paranoid.
     
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    Syrian death toll keeps rising, American journalist missing...
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    UN says more than 60,000 dead in Syrian civil war
    Jan 2,`13 -- The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months - far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists.
    See also:

    American journalist missing in Syria
    Jan 2,`13 -- An American journalist has been missing in Syria since he was kidnapped more than one month ago, his family said Wednesday, less than two years after he was held by government forces in Libya while covering that country's civil war.
     
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    Gee great advice Iran. Listen to the people.

    I wonder how the Iranian people feel about living under the specter of sanctions, imposed by the world on their nuclear seeking regime. Doubt they are getting the same consideration that Iran is preaching to Syria.
     
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    Granny says bomb `em both...
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    Attack on Syria considered attack on Iran: official
    Sun, Jan 27, 2013 - ASSERTIVE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received a boost yesterday from Iran, who said that it regards Syria as playing a key role in ‘promoting resistance’
     
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    It sounds to me like Iran now realizes their ally Assad is likely to fall and be replaced by some sort of rebel government. It also sounds to me as if they have had secret talks with at least one rebel group and have obtained an unofficial ally.
     
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    Syria is having a civil war, its none of our business. Let them fight it out and then deal with whoever wins. We should not be picking winners and losers in civil wars-------because the current president will pick the wrong ones--------Egypt, Libya------muslim brotherhood now in control because of obama's stupidity-------or did he want the MB in power?
     
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    ... and the beat goes on, and the beat goes on...
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    UN chief says over 100,000 people killed in Syria
    Jul 25,`13 > Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says more than 100,000 people have been killed in the escalating conflict in Syria.
     
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    Assad is Iran's puppet...
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    Iran Threatens to Mobilize 130,000 Troops in Syria
    5/13/2014, Revolutionary Guard leader makes revealing statement on Iranian control in Syria, says Assad acting as Iran's 'deputy'.
     

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