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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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August 17 2026

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#  WORLD WATCH

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### Syria: The Tyrant Gone; Another Tyrant Is Coming...

Written by Dimitris Eleas on December 12 2024.

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## [The Fall Of The Assad Regime: The Rebels’ Prospect For Success Or Failure](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30006:the-fall-of-the-assad-regime-the-rebels-prospect-for-success-or-failure&catid=332)

END OF DYNASTY - It is hard to exaggerate the jubilation of the Syrian people when they heard the news about the fall of Bashar al-Assad, which ended…

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Written by Jessica Corbett on December 10 2024.

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Written by Brett Wilkins on December 09 2024.

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Written by Jeffrey D. Sachs on November 21 2024.

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Written by Brett Wilkins on November 14 2024.

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Written by Olivia Rosane on November 04 2024.

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Written by Victor Rothman on October 31 2024.

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Written by Alon Ben-Meir on October 24 2024.

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Written by RALPH NADER on October 21 2024.

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Written by CityWatch on October 21 2024.

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Written by Richard Abrams on October 14 2024.

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Written by Ken Alpern on October 10 2024.

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Written by Olivia Rosane on October 10 2024.

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Written by Marcia Selz, Ph.D. on October 03 2024.

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Written by Brett Wilkins on September 30 2024.

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Written by Alon Ben-Meir on September 26 2024.

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Written by CityWatch on September 24 2024.

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