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| Baath Party Flags being removed from Public Bldgs in Syria |
| 2006-01-08 |
| Prof Landis reporting from Syria. He has been basically pro Assad for many months previous to this report because he fears post Assad instability. However, the anti Assad forces, e.g., democrats, moslem brotherhood, kurds, Sunni businessmen who've had kin murdered are beginning to talk to each other The blog Hunna Syria remarks on how the Baath Party flag has been taken down in front of some ministries, leaving only the Syria flag flying. Flying the Syrian flag without other embellishments has become the norm during the past several months. Even posters and images of the President are surprisingly absent. In Hafiz's day, it would have been the "struggling leader" whose image would have been brandished and displayed throughout Syria in times of crisis. No longer. The Syrian flag is accompanied by the words: "God protect Syria." Bashar has decided to go with "God and Country," rather than the cult of personal or party leadership. Asadism is out. Patriotism is in.... |
| Posted by:Omunter Flomoth2857 |