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Re:Internet cut off across Syria amid widespread protests by btilly on Friday June 03, 2011 @01:45PM (#2617265)
Libya did that and has not fallen yet. In fact, despite a significant intervention from Europe (which is unlikely to be repeated in Syria), Libya seems to be in some sort of stalemate right now.

The lesson that the Syrian's seem to have taken is that the way to stay in power is to double down on repression.

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Re:Internet cut off across Syria amid widespread protests by stcredzero on Friday June 03, 2011 @02:08PM (#2617369)
The lesson that the Syrian's seem to have taken is that the way to stay in power is to double down on repression.

Hopefully, they don't become another data-point indicating this is a workable strategy.

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