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Iran, Saudi Arabia key to Syria peace conference

The Islamic Front snubs US Ambassador Robert Ford; Turkey rocked by scandal; reactions to the American Studies Association vote to boycott academic exchanges with Israel.
Arab League-United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi gestures while answering journalists' questions at the end of a news conference after a meeting on Syria at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva December 20, 2013.   REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX16PPL

Islamic Front snubs US ambassador

This column warned last week that the rise of the Islamic Front at the expense of moderate, secular forces was a disaster for Syria.

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