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2005-05-22 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syrian and Saudi Pro Democracy Reformers meet Sharansky

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Posted by mhw 2005-05-22 09:35|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 mhw: do these reform-minded arabs have any real clout?

Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan 2005-05-22 09:58|| 2005-05-22 09:58|| Front Page Top

#2 PlantDan

Right now they have not real clout. The one in Syrian is reasonably well organized and the well educated part of the population is favorably inclined. Also, the regime is not as vicious to dissent as, for example Saddam. My own impression of Mr. Ghadry was that he didn't seem 'tough' enough to compete in the Syrian arena.

The Arabians are probably even more marginalized. Among the issues they have on their side is resentment by the Western tribes (the ones in Mecca and Medina) against the regime because the regime is so corrupt and the issue that the regime is sponsoring various mosque and military building activities that are destroying cultural resources in their area. There is a lot of resentment against this but its just grumbling.

Posted by mhw 2005-05-22 10:07|| 2005-05-22 10:07|| Front Page Top

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