Syrian uprising continues despite suppressionary efforts of Assad regime

Image by watchsmart via FlickrNY Times:Thousands of protesters in Syria defied a ferocious crackdown and returned to the streets Friday, even in towns that the military had besieged only days before, in a relentless contest of wills that a leading dissident described as an emerging stalemate. For successive weeks, Fridays have served as a weekly climax in the challenge to President Bashar