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A Tale of Two Elections: Syria, Ukraine, and the West’s Double Take on Democracy

21/05/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 8 comments

Ukraine and Syria are both going to the polls in less than two weeks, but the election that is legitimate (Syria) is painted as a fraud by the West, and the actual fraudulent election (Ukraine) is promoted as legitimate. Comparing both of these cases back-to-back most strongly illustrates the hypocrisy […]

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Arab Spring in the UN

04/10/2012 by ORIENTAL REVIEW

Last week a massive and coordinated attack against Syria took place simultaneously in three major UN agencies – the Human Rights Council, the General Assembly and the Security Council. On September 26 the Syrian issue was tackled by Security Council at foreign ministers level. Formally the discussions were devoted to […]

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Why It Is Highly Unlikely the Syrian Regime Was Behind the Houla Massacre

28/05/2012 by ORIENTAL REVIEW

I am not saying any group is immune from committing war crimes or terrorism in times of war, and I am fully aware of the Syrian regime’s repressive tactics, but even the most horrific acts of violence are driven by a certain “logic” which strives to achieve concrete objectives. There […]

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Syrian Government Denies Involvement in Houla Massacre

28/05/2012 by ORIENTAL REVIEW

Damascus has refuted accusations of being behind a ruthless attack in Houla where over 90 civilians were killed. Political analyst Ibrahim Alloush told RT that those killed were actually Assad loyalists, and the timing is suspicious. Friday’s attack in the Governorate of Homs has risen already-high tensions in Syria, with […]

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