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[snip] The flashpoints of the uprising have been the poorest parts of the country. It began in March 2011 in the impoverished southern province of Daraa... The gap between rich and poor across Syria grew in the more than a decade of free market economic policies initiated by the late Hafez Assad and accelerated by his son, Bashar...benefited a tiny segment... particularly a clique of regime-linked businessmen and the mostly Sunni merchant class in Aleppo and Damascus... also triggered steep price increases... [/snip] -- Revolt of the underclass: Syria rebels carry fury born of marginalization -- Associated Press [Photo credit:...

What You Can Do About Bush VIEW FROM THE LEFT Harley Sorensen, Special to SF Gate Monday, June 23, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From our 1776 Declaration of Independence: "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the...