Syrian reform: What lies beneath

Middle East Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-70

  Ghadry, Fand N ^a  

^a Reform Party of Syria ^*  (Syrian Arab Republic)

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2. The New York Times, Sept. 20, 2004.
3. The Washington Times, Oct. 28, 2003.
4. U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559, United Nations, New York, Sept. 2, 2004.
5. This observation is based upon conversations with numerous Syrian dissidents.
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12. For example, see the publicity surrounding a traveling exhibit of Syrian antiquities, "Secret Syria," Philadelphia City Paper, July 12-19, 2001.
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14. I b i d.
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19. Robert Rabil, "Reform in Syria? Prospects and Assessments," The National Interest, Oct. 22, 2003.
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21. "Detainees and Missing Persons, Unlawful Detention Files," 2003 Annual Report, SHRC, p. 9.
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24. Letter from Kelly to Rep. Eliot Engel and provided to Reform Party of Syria, June 8, 2004.
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27. Syria blocks Yahoo and Hotmail, so Internet access is only available through two companies, SyriaTel and Syrian Computer Co., both government-controlled.
28. A Syrian dissident with Dutch citizenship has recently described the process based on his own experience.
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30. Time, June 7, 2004.
31. Radio Free Syria, 9.495MHz, every Sunday and Friday.
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