As members of the Syrian National Council (SNC), the main opposition group in exile, continue to bicker, security forces rounded up a handful of moderate dissidents from two home-grown opposition groups which had hitherto been tolerated.
Honório Hermeto was prompted to lead the conservative Moderate dissidents to secede from the party when Feijó successfully ran for the position of sole regent in early 1835.
But if a McCain victory here is to have truly significant meaning, the senator must not only beat Mr. Bush but demonstrate in beating him that he can pull large numbers of conservative Republican votes -- the ultimate key to the party's nomination -- not just the votes of Republican moderates, dissident Democrats and independents, his victory mix so far.
Maine's Susan Collins, one of the moderate Republican dissidents, also indicated that she was likely to vote against the motion.
He claimed a "solid victory", arguing that the 3.2% of the vote won by a party of moderate chavista dissidents (whom he had earlier denounced as "traitors") should not be counted with the opposition.
On September 24th eleven of Syria's strongest rebel brigades jointly announced their rejection of the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC), the quarrelsome but broadly moderate Istanbul-based dissident leadership that is recognised by Western and Gulf governments.
Here's how moderate Republicans, independents and dissident Democrats can get over this week's decisive defeat of John McCain by George W. Bush.
They include: Voice of the Nation, a moderate conservative tendency which includes dissident deputies campaigning on a more reformist platform, stressing the rights of the people and freedom of speech within the constitution.
Mousavi's remarks coincided with a gathering by moderates to commemorate the killing of a dissident nationalist couple, stabbed to death by "rogue" agents in 1998.
The first meeting of this wide spectrum that I was mentioning, from Plevza to the dissidents, was moderated by four people.
