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Abdo Hussameldin, Syria’s deputy oil and mineral wealth minister, declared in a video uploaded to YouTube yesterday his defection from president Bashar al-Assad’s regime, and announced his decision to “join the revolution of this dignified people.” “I am joining the revolution of the people who reject injustice and the brutal campaign of the regime,” Hussameldin, 58, said in … [Read more...] about Syrian Deputy Oil and Mineral Wealth Minister Defects, Joins Revolution

The San Diego-based nonprofit organization Invisible Children uploaded the above video to YouTube on Monday. By late Tuesday night, it had been viewed just over 165, times. Now, some 15 hours later, it is swiftly approaching 11 million views. A 3-minute video, gone wildly viral thanks to modern social media. So, what is it about? Kony 2012 is the latest of a number of video … [Read more...] about Examining Invisible Children’s Social Media Video Campaign — KONY 2012

A French photojournalist going by the name of “Mani” provided London’s Channel 4 News with rattling footage this week from the clashes in Homs, Syria, which the station aired on Wednesday. Channel 4 followed up with the story on Friday , saying that the response to the Homs footage has been “huge.” The British station included a note from U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert … [Read more...] about Astounding Footage from Homs