Monday, November 12, 2012

The token Christian is gone: Syrian opposition politics

So days after Western media hailed the selection (they call selections by clients of the US "elections") of George Sabra as head of the Syrian National Council a historic event and a sign of broadening the appeal of the exile opposition.  So the tenure of Mr. Sabra lasted only days: he was replaced with a Muslim preacher, if you have not heard already.