“The idea of Montreux” – the idea of engaging in a peace process and national dialog in Syria under international mediation – died before it could be born. A nasty intrigue, involving the UN Secretary-General and the employment of such petty chicaneries as delaying the airplane carrying the Syrian delegation […]
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Syria after Geneva 2: more ‘dirty war’ but also some hope
While little of substance seemed to come from the Geneva 2 peace conference and the dirty war against Syria seems set to continue, this does not mean the process has not advanced. John Kerry still mouths the 2011 mantra ‘Assad must go’, but it is much less convincing. Remember, Washington […]
CNN Censors Interview of the Russian UN Envoy on Syria
On Tuesday the Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin was interviewed by the CNN host Christiane Amanpour on the Syrian and Iranian issues. The full text of the interview was published on the web-site of the Russian mission to the UN. Surprisingly, several key Q&As were merely cut […]
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