SYRIA POLICY

"Don McCullin believed the full horrors of war should be exposed, as a timely film on the photographer revealsA baby girl with half her skull hacked away; a young boy "with the back of his head lopped like a boiled egg"; a pretty girl with, "above her right eye, a large bloody bullet hole surrounded..."

"Arab leaders called for UN action on Saturday as at least 27 people were killed in Syria amid growing concern that Kofi Annan's peace plan is failing and the country descending into all-out civil war.Annan himself warned of sectarian warfare, singling out Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and..."

"With violence escalating and journalists barred from the country, it's becoming harder to know how far and fast Syria is slipping into chaos. Host Guy Raz speaks with Paul Wood, world affairs correspondent for the BBC and one of few western journalists to have visited in the country in recent..."

"Arab League leaders are trying to increase the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while their envoy to Syria warned "the specter of all-out war" in Syria grows by the day. Arab League members met Saturday in Doha for an emergency session with United Nations and Arab League envoy..."

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"WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - A U.S. government website on Friday published what it said was photographic evidence of mass graves and attacks on civilian areas by Syrian government forces. The website, operated by a bureau of the State Department, published a series of overhead photos, said to be..."

"Ambassador to Syria keeps profile low in Bolton HillBaltimore SunBy John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun When the violence in Syria began spinning out of control last year, the Obama administration made the unusual decision to bring its ambassador to the troubled country home. And for Ambassador..."

"The US, Europe and the Gulf states want regime change in Syria so they are starving the regime and feeding the opposition. They have sanctioned Syria to a fare-thee-well and are busy shoveling money and arms to the rebels. This will change the balance of power in favor of the revolution. Crudely..."

"دمشق (ا ف ب) - طالب المجلس الوزاري للجامعة العربية السبت مجلس الامن بتطبيق خطة كوفي انان عبر اللجوء الى الفصل السابع من ميثاق الامم المتحدة، من دون الاشارة الى عمل عسكري، فيما تواصلت العمليات الامنية والاشتباكات مع المنشقين في مناطق سورية عدة ما اسفر عن 38 قتيلا بينهم 15 مدنيا.في المقابل، اتهم الجنرال يحيى رحيم صفوي القائد السابق..."

"عكاظ«الوزاري» العربي يطالب بتطبيق خطة عنان تحت الفصل السابععكاظطالب المجلس الوزاري لجامعة الدول العربية في ختام اجتماعه في الدوحة أمس مجلس الأمن الدولي بتحمل مسئولياته واتخاذ الإجراءات اللازمة لضمان التطبيق الكامل والفوري لخطة مبعوث الجامعة والأمم المتحدة كوفي عنان في إطار زمني محدد، بما في ذلك فرض تطبيقها عبر اللجوء إلى..."

"لعلّ تدخّل حسن نصر الله، الأمين العام لـ"حزب الله"، على مستوى شخصي مباشر، في حادثة اختطاف اللبنانيين في سورية، كان الكاشف الأبرز، فضلاً عن أنه الأحدث، لما يعانيه الحزب من معضلات جسيمة في صياغة موقف متماسك، ضمن الحدود الدنيا، إزاء الانتفاضة السورية، والعلاقة مع النظام السوري استطراداً. وكانت الفقرات المسهبة التي خصصها نصر الله..."