The people of the Syrian Arab Republic are politically very sophisticated and amazingly well informed about the details of the current crisis, including its external players and their plans.
One can only wish the Syrian people well, and join with them and all people of good will--as many Christians and, reportedly, more Muslims, will do--for the day of fasting and prayer that his Holiness Pope Francis has called to be observed on September 7, 2013.
*Note: Richard Falk, a Professor of International Law at Princeton, is widely known for his peace activism and his controversial reports as a UN appointee on the the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories.
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