You are being lied to, this is about stopping/controlling the vast wealth of the future Paes pipeline and that is all.  Assad like any dictator/Baathist had vocal "Expat opponents in the US, Canada and other countries who wanted reform but they wanted democracy...freedom. ..opportunity etc. not this Saudi Qatari funded Salfist/Wahhabism/is lamic brother-hood.  When you look into it what this war is really about is controlling the wealth and possible the direction of the Northern Pars pipeline. Coincidental is the fact that in 2008 Israel discovered the largest off shore gas field ever 50miles form its coast in territorial waters which it will never share with another people looking for statehood.  At the same time Europe’s media has got the public in a frenzy to move to natural gas power generation and Syria (a country that already signed on to the PARS pipeline) happens to be a convenient route; hence the new relationship between the Saudi Royal Family and the Israeli government among others to make the new Israeli gas deposit  Europe’s main supply.  There is a writer named William Engdahl who has a great short essay on this.Additionally the US government seems bent on re-writing their laws to take freedoms away from individuals and the media.  New draconian rules that make it inevitable that people will die so an elite can continue to amass wealth.  However, in this new legislated future you won’t be able to question it and they won’t even have to try and lie to you e.g. WMD.

Some terrorists never learn their lessons. Only time will tell. Russia is NOT the Russia that went to Georgia. It is becoming more modern by the minute. And with the way their laws are getting set, a lot is emphasize in citizens well being abroad. Putin still not known under this pressures. As a man use to luxuries he may just let the government agencies established handle this sort of things.  Medeved in the other hand may had just initiate a strong response. Oh well different people. But you never know what a man may do with power. It is in the interest of CIA to get this men release. Attack Russians and another 2008 Georgia may be repeated. Obama will send humanitarian aid to some groups in a military plane.

Remember Russians...Italians, too..This is state sponsored terrorism..........J ust give your journalists AMERICAN passports, the CIA and their terrorist mercenaries will release them right away!