MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Obama takes a Syrian gamble
By artappraiser on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 1:08am |By Sami Moubayed from Damascus, Asia Times Online, January 5, 2011
United States President Barack Obama's decision to bypass the senate and appoint Robert Ford as ambassador to Syria has bigger implications for the US than its Syrian interests in the Middle East. While Republicans say the appointment sends "the wrong message", Damascus has the ear of top Iranian and Iraqi officials, and clear influence in Lebanon, making it a significant broker in the Middle East peace process.
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