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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts) Mon Sep 2, 2013, 03:58 PM Sep 2013

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Take an hour out of your day when can for this

Excellent and concise history of Syria by the BBC. Very informative and goes up to early 2013. Explains pretty well the civil war and it's causes, etc. Beautifully shot and narrated.

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Take an hour out of your day when can for this (Original Post) The Straight Story Sep 2013 OP

Bookmarked, thanks. Scuba Sep 2013 #1

Worth the hour. Arctic Dave Sep 2013 #2

Very informative. Thanks for sharing it. nt Live and Learn Sep 2013 #3

Thank you! This was very informative. NutmegYankee Sep 2013 #4

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. Bookmarked, thanks.

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Mon Sep 2, 2013, 04:14 PM

Sep 2013

Arctic Dave

(13,812 posts)

2. Worth the hour.

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Mon Sep 2, 2013, 05:19 PM

Sep 2013

Makes a case why intervening would be futile.

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)

3. Very informative. Thanks for sharing it. nt

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Mon Sep 2, 2013, 08:03 PM

Sep 2013

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

4. Thank you! This was very informative.

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Mon Sep 2, 2013, 09:53 PM

Sep 2013

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