America, Israel Bracing for Violence From Syria
DICTATORIAL DEVOTION: A woman holds up a poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a demonstration last week in Damascus. Assad is facing trouble internationally as the United Nations investigates the role of his government in the assassination of a popular former Lebanese prime minister and businessman, Rafik Hariri.
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