Analysis: Violence sidelines Syrian moderates  BASSEM MROUE
Associated Press Published:  BEIRUT (AP) -- The militarization
of Syria's uprising has strengthened the most radical elements
on both sides of the bloody, 13-month-old conflict, sidelining
the moderate voices that many see as the best hope for Syria's
future.  The shift is clear in the images pouring out of the
country: Gunmen prowling the streets, tanks rolling through
cities and hails of mortar fire are more common scenes than
protesters carrying olive branches and chanting for peaceful
democratic change.  Members of the Syrian opposition want
nothing less than the removal of the Baath party regime, while
the government appears determined to crush the uprising no
matter how many Syrians lose their lives. This could make it
even more difficult for the already faltering peace plan of
international Arab envoy Kofi Annan, which calls for a dialogue
over Syria's future.  "Activists who have wider visions, open
minds and represent the revolution's democr