Syria's President Bashar al-Asad was an outspoken opponent of the US and Israel. In March 2001 when Arab Spring came to Syria, Bashar reasoned that his support among Syrians was deep and wide because,
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In order to understand the changes he encountered in the Syria of 2001, a Seattle-based freelance writer retraces his ten-week 1987 trek through the security state meeting a diverse cross-section of S
