Syria, pawn in power play by world’s major powers? Yes.
![As casualties mount in Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, the United States and Europe are considering seeking Mr. Assad’s indictment on charges of war crimes. (File photo) As casualties mount in Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, the United States and Europe are considering seeking Mr. Assad’s indictment on charges of war crimes. (File photo)](http://images.alarabiya.net/52/20/640x392_96953_153804.jpg)
As casualties mount in Syrian President Bashar Al Assad’s brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, the United States and Europe are considering seeking Mr. Assad’s indictment on charges of war crimes. (File photo)By JAMES M. DORSEY
AL ARABIYASyria is fast becoming a high stakes pawn in the jockeying for positions by the world’s major powers, the U…