Joshua Landis, Director of the Centre for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma responds to her claims and helps put the upheaval in Syria in context. He says that there is a lot of fear in the country by both protesters and the government.
White House quiet after cross-border Syrian attack targets al-Qaida smuggler
U.S. officials are only speaking anonymously about why American military planes bombed the border of Syria on Sunday. Joshua Landis of the Center for Middle East Studies explains how the attack may affect U.S. – Syrian relations.
Over the past week opposition activists in Syria have gathered in small groups to pay homage to the protestors in Egypt, while a Facebook group, run mostly by Syrian expatriates, is trying to organize a “Day of Rage” in that country.