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| Syria Pardons 190 Political Prisoners |
| 2005-11-03 |
 Syrian President Bashar Assad gave amnesty to 190 political prisoners Wednesday to mark the Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr, the official Syrian Arab News Agency said. SANA said that the amnesty was intended to bolster national unity and that similar measures would follow. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Ironically, if this *was* a Mossad or CIA operation to destabilize the Assad regime, it is working very well indeed. But as a Syrian operation to remove a political enemy and cement Syrian control of Lebanon to better threaten Israel, it has backfired and failed miserably. Be careful what you wish for... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-11-03 11:07 |
| #2 The Syrian domestic press (repeated in a number of Al Jazeera editorials) is still trying to say the Hariri assasination was the work of Israel or the US. |
| Posted by: mhw 2005-11-03 10:59 |
| #1 hes running scared, Dr. Assad is, I think. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2005-11-03 10:33 |