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Gary Ackerman: “Asking Syrian protestors to remain peaceful in the face of Assad's brutal crackdown is tantamount to asking them to…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2011
Asking Syrian protestors to remain peaceful in the face of Assad's brutal crackdown is tantamount to asking them to commit suicide and I fear that doing so may eventually pit us against a legitimate opposition instead of against an illegitimate regime.
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Gary Ackerman
New York

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Ackerman warns against urging Syrian protestors to remain peaceful amid violence.

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