Islamic militants are few there and came very late. The Syrian rebel army came after Assad continually attacked innocent people.
Very conscientious retelling of articles from US media.
Unfortunately for you, I have a good access to information and from Syria, and from Libya.
And one more point:
Apr 26, 2011
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (I hope, you know who and what he is):
We want to overthrow Gaddafi and Assad in Syria because we want to clear China and Russia out of the Mediterranean...
... Gaddafi in Libya controls an important part of the Mediterranean coast; as does Syria.
So I think those two countries are just in the way of American hegemony in the Mediterranean and certainly the Americans don't want a powerful Russian fleet stationed there and they certainly don't want China drawing energy resources.
...
the Syrian and Libya affairs have American hands in them, organizing the demonstrations, providing money and so forth. There are always discontented people that can be bought and promises given."
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...q3RcnKxeXh5TWEZ3w&sig2=E3do6pNpzwAktq47-BSZaQ