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Syria One Year On

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OOne year on, as Syria's uprising descends into full-blown civil war, François Picard's panel looks at the Assad regime's military superiority and the possible steps to breaking a grim impasse that's left nearly 10 000 dead.

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  • Rahaf HARFOUSH. Information Technology strategist;
  • Muhieddine LADKANI. Member, Syrian National Council - from London;
  • Hisham JABER. Head, Middle East Center for Studies & Political Affairs - from Beirut;
  • Anna NEISTAT. Associate Director for Emergencies, Human Rights Watch;
  • Matthieu MABIN. France 24 Senior Correspondent.

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Wassim Nasr.

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FRANCE24 terrible mentality

by Anonyme - 16/03/2012 - 13:07

Trying to communicate with anyone at FRANCE24 is impossible.
No telephone calls accepted. The mentality is a disgrace.
But not as much a disgrace as your whitewashing of the genocide France did in Algeria 50 years ago. Who the hell are you bastards to point the figure at Turkey when you cannot face up to your own record of genocide.

Howard Simon Marks
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