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As Syria heads to Annapolis forum, Damascus shows its true Face(book)
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Although it might be interesting to hear what "Syria- Girl Alaa" or "Syrian Guy" or "Syrian Damasine" have to say about the decision of their president, Bashar Assad, to send a delegation to the Annapolis conference, it's too late for that. A check of some of the more than 500-plus Facebook groups listed in connection with Syria sheds further light on the situation. It's unlikely that such groups as "Rugby in Syria," "Syria has the best schwarma" or "The most beautiful people come from Syria," are among those that so alarmed Assad's regime. And others - "God protects Syria," "Syria has the right to defend itself" and "Don't blame Syria for EVERYTHING that goes wrong in Lebanon" - not only sound like they have official approval, but perhaps were even set up by official sources. There are, though, plenty of other groups that do blame Syria for problems in Lebanon - including "Save the Lebanese detainees in Syria," "No Syria, no Bashar," and "Now that Syria is out of Lebanon, let's keep them out!" Of course, no Syrians are listed by name as belonging to these groups, or in others that object to Damascus's policies - or even in more benign-sounding groups, such as "The Peace Project Lebanon/Israel/Syria/Palestine." Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.
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