According to the Washington Times, the success of demonstrations in Lebanon in bringing down the Syrian imposed govenment has encouraged dissent in Syria itself.
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Demonstrations that brought down the government of neighboring Lebanon on Monday inspired Syria's intellectuals and activists to issue new calls yesterday for greater political participation in their own country -- a nation known for its strict limits on dissent.
"What happened [in Lebanon] was a huge victory not only for the Lebanese people, but for the people of this region," said Wael Sawah, a Syrian political analyst and activist. "This is the first time a Cabinet resigns under popular pressure."
In other news at a conference hosted by Tony Blair, world leaders have pledged to assist reform in Palestine.
LONDON — More than two dozen world leaders yesterday pledged to support Palestinian leaders in creating and reforming the institutions that will serve as the foundation of a future state.
The Palestinians, in turn, promised to take specific administrative, security and economic measures that would make those institutions effective and accountable...
The leaders and senior officials — including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — praised Mr. Abbas' leadership and welcomed his commitment to ending all Palestinian violence against Israelis.
Just imagine how all this would be going if John Kerry had gotten elected. This is definitely not the Kerry vision, nor is it the vision of Democratic luminaries like Ted Kennedy or Carl Levin.
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