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Russia Sticks to Its Guns Against Heavy Hitters Castigating Syria by Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2, 2012 (IPS) – The political heavy hitters were all there at a key Security Council meeting early this week to decide on the future of beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The lineup included U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber bin Muhammad Al Thani, the Secretary-General of …

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