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Can Assad hold Syria?

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François Picard's panel argues over what Syria's president must do to save his seat...or whether it's too late. Author Patrick Seale highlights how this alters the region's delicate balance of power.

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From London, Journalist Patrick SEALE, author of "The struggle for Arab independence"

Majd EID, Damascus Declaration opposition coalition

Attorney Elie HATEM, Free faculty of law and economics in Paris

From Damascus, Nabil of the France 24 Observers

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Produced by Charlotte Oberti, Yi Song, Anelise Borges, Louise McWatt

 

 

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a like to tell magd eid his

by Anonyme - 06/05/2011 - 10:46

a like to tell magd eid his wrong

Syrian protest

by Anonyme - 30/04/2011 - 00:00

No Prsident Bashar Assad can't hold Syria, he can't even make any reforms because he is under an iron hand of the security forces as well as the power of his brother's military violent control.

Syria

by Anonyme - 27/04/2011 - 05:12

Outside influences are interferring with a somewhat stable although autocratic system that the majority of Syrians are comfortabe with. Western influence and support of a monority factions are very detrimental to the stabilisation to the country.

Western forces should trust the current regime to over come the current unrest not undermine it and give this in power time to change. 40 years of autocratic rule cannot be done over night and if forced to do so could create a fiasco and greater blood shed.

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