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Assad Looks For Workarounds
April 1, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui
Fridays are usually off days in Syria, but:
The Syrian government announced that today will be a working day for public offices and schools after a Facebook group ‘The Syria revolution 2011’ called for massive protests.
Because nothing makes your regime more popular than forcing your people to work on a weekend.