Syria: the labour movement must speak out!
The Assad dictatorship in Syria is going for endgame. It wants to crush the people's revolt now, with whatever violence it takes. Despite some small mutinies, the armed forces are standing with Assad, not splitting as in Libya or turning against the dictator as the Egyptian army turned against Mubarak and the Tunisian against Ben Ali. The big powers, while deploring the repression, are too anxious about their difficulties in Libya to want to get much involved. With most news from Syria blocked by the regime, media coverage is low-key. Too much of the left is more interested in repeating its...