Updated from my March post:
According to Pravda
"There is an ongoing sabotage scheme against the country"
The Political Secretary of Communications for the president of Syria, Bouthaina Shaaban, said on Saturday (26) that "it is clear that there is an ongoing plan of sabotage against Syria, whose main target is the model of coexistence in the country.
This scheme is not new," said Bouthaina, adding that "Syrians are aware of these plans of sabotage and will overcome them."
Bouthaina stressed that Syria will stand firm against those that violate the security and stability of the country, saying that most Syrians "jubilantly welcomed the announcement of reforms ... We keep close to the people and will carry out their wishes as a government," he concluded.(end snip)
UPDATE 1: Assad blames conspirators for Syrian protests
Assad said "conspirators" were pushing an "Israeli agenda", but offered no further details. "There is chaos in the country under the pretext of reform," he said. end Snip) End Update 1:
Another update from 27th April we see that the US and European powers are calling for tougher action to force the Syrian government to stop the violence that has now cost the lives of around 450 civilians in the past month.
(those "sniper attacks are pretty well obvious it's not the "Syrians" who are doing the shooting)

Britain, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain are summoning Syria's respective ambassadors, as the death toll mounts.
The United States is also considering sanctions and the United Nations has scheduled a special session tomorrow to consider other possible action.
Unlike in Egypt or Tunisia - the Syrian army is staunchly loyal to president Bashar al Assad's regime and Syria also has strong support from neighbouring Iran and Lebanon's powerful Shiite militia, Hezbollah.
As an international pariah already, isolated from the western world, the Syrian regime no doubt feels it has little to lose but all to gain by crushing any threat to its hold on power.
And Syria's ambassador to the UN, Bashar Jaafari, rejects outright any calls for international intervention.
"We have our national investigation commission that has already undertaken a full investigation about what happened. We don't need help from anybody," he said.
Then we see that Israel sees "opportunity" with this unrest;
http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/03/29/3086621/unrest-in-syria-presents-israel-with-potential-dangers-and-opportunities
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- With the turmoil rocking the Middle East now threatening the regime in Syria, Israeli faces potentially grave dangers and huge opportunities.
a huge opportunity is opening up for positive regional change if Syria's incumbent president or a more moderate successor regime is spurred by this unrest to turn to the West with a program of democratic reforms and a call for economic aid to make it work.
That would mean a severe weakening of the Iranian axis and an opening for peacemaking with Israel.
Itamar Rabinovich, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States and one of Israel’s leading experts on Syria, says that if Assad falls, the big losers will be Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas.
Iran’s rival in Egypt was toppled from power; Shiite allies have staged an uprising in Bahrain; the pressure on rival Saudi Arabia’s regime is growing -- and it’s all deflecting world attention away from Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.
"If he remains in power, he might take a more pragmatic approach, looking for Western economic aid and for negotiations with Israel to get back the Golan, which is important to him for strategic and emotional reasons," Maoz said
Unlike in the cases of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak or Libya's Muammar Gadhafi, the United States has not exerted any pressure on Assad to leave. That makes all the difference, Liel says: If Assad survives, he might feel beholden to the West and see in it the answer to his domestic troubles.
In Liel's view, in the most likely alternative scenario, Assad will be ousted by others in the close-knit leadership group, made a scapegoat for all Syria's woes, and replaced by someone like his estranged brother-in-law Assef Shawqat, a hardliner who is closer to Iran. (end snip)
Who's causing this unrest?
who will benefit?
What do we see here, spies, sectarian divide and conquer strategy..hallmarks of who's kind of mode of operation?
This news has been a bit quiet..especially in the "western" media.
Syria arrests US national 'for spying for Israel'
Syria arrested an American national for inciting protests against the regime and spying for the State of Israel, official media reported Sunday.
State-run television ran footage of a young man it said was an Egyptian engineer carrying a United States passport, who had been working in Syria after a secret visit to Israel.
The man said on camera that he had "received foreign money for transmitting images and videos about Syria".
He said he had been contacted by a Colombian national and had received 100 Egyptian pounds (17 dollars, 12 euros) for each photo sent, and more per video.
He added that he had received "e-mails sent from abroad asking if it was possible to transmit video on the (situation) in Syria", where unprecedented protests against the regime have been spreading across the country since March 15. (end snip)
Tuesday 29th March, the Syrian Cabinet resigned.
The resignation of the cabinet is a tell tale sign that concerted destabilisation has occurred.
Syrian cabinet resigns amid unrest
State TV said Tuesday Assad accepted the resignation of the 32-member Cabinet headed by Naji al-Otari, who has been in place since September 23.
The Cabinet will continue running the country's affairs until the formation of a new government.
The resignations will not affect Assad,
(end snip)
BUT the People don't seem unhappy with Assad: plus;
Syria is also friends with Iran and Lebanons hezbollah
"Sectarianism was never an issue before, this is a conspiracy targeting Syria," said Jinane Adra, a 36-year-old Syrian who came from Saudi Arabia to express support for Assad.
Mohammed Ali, 40, said Assad was in touch with the Syrian people and aware of their need for reforms.
"This dirty conspiracy will be short-lived, we are all behind him," he said, cradling an Assad poster on his chest.
The unrest in the strategically important country could have implications well beyond the country's borders given its role as Iran's top Arab ally and as a front line state against Israel.
Syria has long been viewed by the US as a potentially destabilizing force in the Mideast. An ally of Iran and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon, it has also provided a home for some radical Palestinian groups. (end snip)
The Golan Heights is a Very Important area for Israel:

The Golan Heights are the northwestern most area of Israel and border Lebanon and Syria.
Israel obtained them after the Six Day War in 1967 and officially annexed them in 1981 with the passage of the Golan Heights Law.
The plateau and mountainous region is viewed as extremely strategic location and therefore remain as an interest to both Syria and Israel.(end snip)
And again here from same article in 2010:
In February 2010, tensions spiked between Israel and its northern neighbors. First, Syrian and Israeli officials engaged in a war of words, complete with dueling threats of regime change and targeting civilian populations. Weeks later, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah pledged to go toe-to-toe with Israel in the next war.
Then, toward the end of the month, Israel began military maneuvers in the north. Finally, on February 26, Syrian President Bashar Assad hosted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Nasrallah for an unprecedented dinner meeting in Damascus.
It's easy to see how the situation could deteriorate. Hizbullah retaliation against Israel for the 2008 assassination of its military leader Imad Mugniyyeh could spark a war.
So could Hizbullah firing missiles in retribution for an Israeli strike against Iranian nuclear facilities.
The transfer of sensitive Syrian technology to the Shiite militia could also prompt an Israeli strike.
Regrettably, even if Israel continues to try and diffuse tensions in the north, given the central role Tehran has in determining Hizbullah policy, a third Lebanon war may be inevitable.
(end snip)
Yes Regrettably:

So obviouisly Syria is yet another area where we must keep our eyes open, the whole situation and instability in the middle east, spilling over and over from one country to the next is so obviously orchestrated, for one benefit only, that is for the war and violence loving powers that are headed in Israel and the USA..
And the coalition of the idiots that follow them into every theatre of violence and attrition they decide to create.
In conclusion, I will insert this quote from Ehud Barak from Feb 2010:
"In early February, Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak told the IDF: "In the absence of an arrangement with Syria, we are liable to enter a belligerent clash with it that could reach the point of an all-out, regional war."
Regrettably, regardless of what happens between Syria and Israel in the coming months, the decision of war or peace with Hizbullah may be out of Israel's hands."
Really?
Regrettably.
A13
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