Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Inside The World Of An Arab League Monitor In Syria



In Syria, Many Caught 'In The Middle' -- CNN

(CNN) -- It wasn't until I left Syria that I found the voice I'd been looking for.

I was only hours out of the capital, and it came by surprise, a chance meeting at an airport on my way back to London.

He was a Syrian Christian, a member of one of the country's larger minorities. They make up about 10% of the population. Many are businessmen; many have benefited from President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

His message was clear: We want change, but we don't want uncertainty. "The opposition need to reach out to us, tell us their vision of Syria." Then, he said, they'd have 60% to 70% support: "everyone in the middle ground, enough to overthrow the president."

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My Comment: Syria has extended the Arab League mission by another month .... but everyone is now bailing out of this mission.

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