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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15546-2005Mar7.html
The Autocrats' Answer
(Washington Post) Editorial - The resistance of Arab dictators to the swelling popular movement for democratic change in the Middle East remains formidable. Both Syrian leader Bashar Assad and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hope their maneuvering will serve to deflect pressure from the outside world and their own people while preserving their tottering autocracies. Real change will require more pressure on them, both from inside and out.