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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian Opposition Pledges to Attend Rome Summit
2013-02-26
[VOA News] Syrian opposition leaders say they will now attend an international conference in Rome this week, after they had considered a boycott over what they deemed inaction by other nations to end the violence in their country.

In a statement on his Facebook page late Monday, Syrian National Coalition head Ahmed al-Khatib said his fellow opposition leaders had decided after consultations together to stop their suspension of any visit to the Friends of Syria conference set for Thursday.

The announcement follows U.S. Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat, conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
's call earlier in the day for the opposition to attend the talks.

Speaking in London following a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron
... has stated that he is certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite, which means he's not. Since he is not deeply ideological he lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger, but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ...
and Foreign Secretary William Hague, Kerry said the continued violence plaguing Syria is further evidence that Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Terror of Aleppo ...
needs to leave office. He also condemned what he called the "indiscriminate killing" in "the strongest terms."
Posted by:Fred

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