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Syria: Who Needs Annapolis?
Thought I would point out my article about the anti-Annapolis Palestinian conference held in Syria this past week, since it seems to have gotten lost in the mix stories coming out of the Middle East.
One thing that puzzled me as I sat uneasily in the smokey room filled with wanted men: why does Israel not bomb these gatherings? Not that I have a death wish, but clearly Israel has no problem violating Syrian airspace -- remember the strikes in September against what Israel claims was a nuclear development site. So what's holding them back?
--Andrew Lee Butters/Damascus
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