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| Assad bumps off an Alawite General | |
| 2011-08-10 | |
It is in that context that the death of the man who was an Assad intimate and his Defense Minister [former Lt General], Ali Habib, is so striking other reports were that he is not dead but in confinement There were reports that he had objected to the use of the military in Hama. And according to news reports, after being fired Monday Habib was found dead in his home Tuesday. The official news agency noted that he had been suffering from a deterioration in his health. As we are talking about Assad's Syria, that deterioration may have been very rapid indeed: it may have occurred immediately after he was shot. | |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #8 I thought Ukraine would be a good place for Daffy. He could move in with his nurse there. As for the others, maybe Vladimir could offer them a place in Siberia. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-08-10 11:53 |
| #7 "Maybe we need an international theme park for retired ratbag dictators, someplace that provides an exit strategy and a soft landing." We have one, it's called Saudi Arabia. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-08-10 10:30 |
| #6 Yet Libya was CRUCIAL to interfere in. If Assad flee's, I expect Hezbollah to make a play at taking over Syria. They'll fail, but I still expect it. |
| Posted by: Charles 2011-08-10 09:42 |
| #5 I thought that was Soddy - see: Amin, Idi |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-08-10 07:15 |
| #4 Who first dead/gone or neither.... Where can you go when the bullet hits the bone? Sure, it would be nice to spend your days lounging by the pool in Bahrain or Saudi, enjoying the fruits of your rotten dictatorship, but you can't just check into a Motel 6. You need a state sponsor who can fade the heat from your esteemed presence. And you certainly don't want to worry about all the pissant revolutionaries, revenge seekers or god forbid, the SEALs who might show up unannounced. Maybe we need an international theme park for retired ratbag dictators, someplace that provides an exit strategy and a soft landing. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-08-10 01:59 |
| #3 apparently, clan loyalty is dead. Out in the Near East, the traditional punishment for treason against the sovereign is death. I'm surprised that Assad had to use subterfuge. Saddam used to pull people into a side room and just shoot them. No mucking around there. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2011-08-09 23:31 |
| #2 Damn, the commodores got the pulse of the Syrian Disco... but yeah, this is serious shit damn shit. Hay fire in the barn. Who first dead/gone or neither.... Pencilneck or TheDuck? TheDuck is making a bold move on the inside... |
| Posted by: S 2011-08-09 20:33 |
| #1 apparently, clan loyalty is dead. Think Assad will live this rebellion out in Syria? I see him exiting in a hasty flight with as much boodle as he can cobble together as a "best scenario" for him. My preference? Stretching that pencil neck from a Damascus streetlight and letting the populace play piñata |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-08-09 19:20 |