Shock waves

Neil MacFarquhar of the New York Times has a long story on the impact in Syria of the fall of Saddam Hussein: “Hussein’s fall leads Syrians to test government limits.” Below is the photo depicting how pictures of Bashar al-Assad dominate most city streets, including this one in the seaside town of Jibla.
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