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2012-03-03 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syria's desperate rebels flee new northern offensive by Assad's army

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Posted by tipper 2012-03-03 17:12|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Test

Posted by Zhang Fei 2012-03-03 18:49|| 2012-03-03 18:49|| Front Page Top

#2 "We've never seen them fight like that before, they were crazed," said Jamal, a rebel commander, on Saturday. "You shot them and they didn't drop. They must have been drugged or something."

The Islamists are merely fighting for the right to liquidate non-Sunnis at their whim. The Alawites, Christians and other religious minorities who are the core of Assad's military are fighting for their lives. I would expect their motivational levels to be somewhat different.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2012-03-03 18:50|| 2012-03-03 18:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes - Islamists claim to love offing themselves as we love life, but the reality is that the number who actually believe that is probably zero - just about every Islamist who has conducted a self-immolation has required major monetary payments to his family members by sponsoring terror groups/Muslim governments.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2012-03-03 18:52|| 2012-03-03 18:52|| Front Page Top

#4 If they really believed checking out while slaughtering infidels would be rewarded by Allah with places in heaven for them and 72 other favored friends and family, why the need for earthly compensation? Not to mention major narcotics-binging prior to the attacks?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2012-03-03 18:54|| 2012-03-03 18:54|| Front Page Top

#5 "Sl0ts" spelled with an "o" is apparently a banned word, so I replaced it with "places".

Posted by Zhang Fei 2012-03-03 18:56|| 2012-03-03 18:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Drugs have been used in the past. Super warrior. I have heard of this being done many times in history. "they were crazed", this will put fear into any opposition. Biting wind is because it has been snowing and cold.
Some were saying the rebels cause had been lost last week.

Posted by Dale 2012-03-03 20:59|| 2012-03-03 20:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Zhang Fei, Muslims are not above holding mutually contradictory thoughts. 9/11 hijackers went to a strip club before going on their holy mission.

Posted by gromky 2012-03-03 22:50|| 2012-03-03 22:50|| Front Page Top

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