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tabatha

(18,795 posts) Sun Jan 15, 2012, 08:22 PM Jan 2012

Video: Fareed Zakaria interviews Nic Robertson on Syria - like Tiananmen Square

http://mar15.info/2012/01/video-fareed-zakaria-interviews-nic-robertson-on-syria/

Will repression work for Assad in Syria? What does life feel like in Damascus? Can the military maintain power? How can it fund its activities? Is civil war on the horizon?

Nic Robertson got into Syria and talks to Fareed Zakaria from Damascus about what he sees.

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Video: Fareed Zakaria interviews Nic Robertson on Syria - like Tiananmen Square (Original Post) tabatha Jan 2012 OP

Sorry. Nobody's coming to their rescue. leveymg Jan 2012 #1

There have been no promises of rescue. tabatha Jan 2012 #2

Yeah, those fools, believing fellow humans would be decent. joshcryer Jan 2012 #3

Is he in there with the blessing from Syria? joshcryer Jan 2012 #4

Yes, he is pinboy3niner Jan 2012 #5

Some journalists were allowed in. tabatha Jan 2012 #6

Thanks pinboy3niner and tabatha. joshcryer Jan 2012 #7

leveymg

(36,418 posts)

1. Sorry. Nobody's coming to their rescue.

Reply to tabatha (Original post)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 08:36 PM

Jan 2012

We shouldn't have led them to believe we would.

tabatha

(18,795 posts)

2. There have been no promises of rescue.

Reply to leveymg (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 09:36 PM

Jan 2012

joshcryer

(62,270 posts)

3. Yeah, those fools, believing fellow humans would be decent.

Reply to leveymg (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 09:39 PM

Jan 2012

Shame on them for thinking that without anyone ever saying they'd help!

joshcryer

(62,270 posts)

4. Is he in there with the blessing from Syria?

Reply to tabatha (Original post)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 09:40 PM

Jan 2012

It sounds like no, which is very troubling.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

5. Yes, he is

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 09:49 PM

Jan 2012

Allowing journalists in was one of the conditions of the Arab League's monitoring agreement with Syria.

tabatha

(18,795 posts)

6. Some journalists were allowed in.

Reply to joshcryer (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 09:50 PM

Jan 2012

Remember a French journalist was killed, and a Dutch injured. The Dutch journalist says that all circumstances point to the Syrian forces faking a "terrorist" attack.

joshcryer

(62,270 posts)

7. Thanks pinboy3niner and tabatha.

Reply to tabatha (Reply #6)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 09:55 PM

Jan 2012

Glad he at least has permission, I know that was an issue with Libya. RIP Tim and Chris...

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