U.S. weighed military strikes in Syria, Newsweek reports:

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice successfully opposed the idea at a meeting of senior American officials held on Oct 1, the magazine reported.

http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=8&id=351697



Syria 'fed up' with US's public bashing :

Syria has expressed willingness to cooperate with the United States in matters of security and intelligence information sharing, if America stops its public tongue-lashing of Damascus.

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200510101116.htm



Dangers in Damascus:

If the United States turns up the heat, it risks getting burned.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10576.htm



A toy called Assad :

Since the beginning of the war against Iraq, Assad has become Bush's toy - until he succeeded in building him up to an enemy on the scale of Saddam Hussein, or at least the president of Iran.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10577.htm



O'Reilly endorsed assassinating Syrian leader if he "doesn't help us out"

http://mediamatters.org/items/200510040005


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