News at Eleven: "I was not surprised to see that the Syrian regime

was so cruel and shot at the people. But I was really surprised that the population was going for it from the beginning to the end."

He [Faraj Bayrakdar] said the Syrian people were "thankful" for support from European governments.

"But I think Europe could do more . . . to support its civil society to support the Syrian people."

from Reuters: Syria poet tells UK literati cost of opposing Assads

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