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Assad talks, Russia walks And NATO Partners with Al Qaeda

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Way beyond the Western obsession with regime change, what the already troubled Geneva conference could yield is a deal following the Syrian constitution -- which, by the way, is absolutely legitimate, adopted in 2012 by a majority of votes of the real, suffering, "Syrian people." This could even lead to Assad not running for president in elections scheduled for 2014. Regime change, yes. But by peaceful means. Will NATO-GCC-Israel let it happen? No. 

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1.  Insight: Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al Qaeda , Reuters, May 17, 2013. 
2. North Atlantic Treaty Organization-Gulf Cooperation Council-Israel. 
3.  EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions boosts jihadist groups , Guardian, May 19, 2013.
4.  Russia says Iran must take part in proposed Syria talks , Reuters, May 16, 2013. 

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