During a visit to Washington, DC, Ammar Abdulhamid tells VOA protesters have broken the barrier of fear and that President Assad’s removal is only a matter of time.
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Ammar Abdulhamid Emerges as Face of the Syrian Revolution, according to Washington Times
Ammar Abdulhamid has emerged as the “unofficial spokesman” and most visible face of the Syrian revolutionary movement.
One of the great weaknesses of the protest movement sweeping Syria has been the absence of any recognizable leadership. Syrians have been asking, “Shoo al-Badiil? – What is the alternative [to Bashar al-Assad]?” Today, one of the faces behind the extraordinary revolutionary movement sweeping the Middle East and driving the social media protest movement has emerged in an extended profile by Eli Lake in the Washington Times. Continue reading “Ammar Abdulhamid Emerges as Face of the Syrian Revolution, according to Washington Times”
Syrian rebels don’t want U.S. aid, at least for now
By Eli Lake, The Washington Times
Syrian rebels who have shaken the regime in Damascus do not want U.S. assistance, at least for now, a Syrian dissident in close touch with the network of protesters told The Washington Times on Sunday.
Ammar Abdulhamid, who has emerged as an unofficial spokesman in the West for the activists organizing the Syrian protests, said, however, that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was wrong to refer to Syrian President Bashar Assad as a reformer on CBS News on Sunday. Continue reading “Syrian rebels don’t want U.S. aid, at least for now”
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s Corleone Correlations
After weeks of appearing immune to Arab world protests, Syria faces escalating unrest as soldiers opened fire on demonstrators. Jeffrey Brown discusses the protests with former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Theodore Kattouf and democracy activist and blogger Ammar Abdulhamid, who was exiled in 2005. Continue reading “Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s Corleone Correlations”
The Ammar Abdulhamid Archive 