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Syria's Crackdown Continues
Is Syria's Assad regime deceiving Arab League monitors and using them as cover for continued attacks on political protesters?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenIs Syria's Assad regime deceiving Arab League monitors and using them as cover for continued attacks on political protesters? Also, the Obama Administration has unveiled its much-awaited new defense strategy. We hear about the military and political consequences in an election year.
Banner image: Screen grab from Syria's Torture Machine, Britain's Channel 4 investigation into the detention and torture of Syrian civilians.
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President Obama today outlined the results of his national security review, calling for leaner forces to meet new threats in the 21st Century. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, despite reductions mandated by Congress, the US will still be able to conduct more than one action at the same time.
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The United Nations estimates that more than 5000 people have been killed by the government of Syria in the past ten months. After the Assad regime agreed to pull tanks and troops out of cities and talk to the opposition, the Arab League sent a task force to the country last week to monitor progress.
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