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| Two blasts hit Syrian security sites in Damascus | |
| 2011-12-23 | |
| Two booby-trapped cars blew up at Syrian security sites in Damascus on Friday, killing several civilians and soldiers,state television said. Witnesses reported hearing large blasts rock the capital. Finally, it becomes serious.
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| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #13 Here is pencilneck's reaction. |
| Posted by: newc 2011-12-23 20:06 |
| #12 Not sure that the Turks really want Syria Well, Erdogan needs to conquer something after all the noise he's been making lately. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-12-23 15:49 |
| #11 Not sure that the Turks really want Syria; they just want their southern border to be quiet and for Syria not to be a source of trouble, particularly the Syrian Kurds. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-12-23 12:29 |
| #10 Hey maybe this gets Erdogan the excuse he's looking for to re-establish Turkish hegemony, errr... I meant "aid the people of Syria against civil disorder and terrorism" Dunno what Tehran might do about that. It could get interesting. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-12-23 11:57 |
| #9 If they are smart, they have closed out all of the foreign bank accounts and transferred those funds to gold, platinoids, and bearer bonds now. The 'secret' bank account route for dictators is no longer secure like it used to be, while the metals and the bearer bonds can be transported in secure aircraft to just about anywhere in the world. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2011-12-23 11:53 |
| #8 Given they have a need to suppress and dominate after conquering, no surprise that some do prefer the "Turkish option" for ripping Syria apart. And by doing this, Lebanon changes massively - logistics nightmare for the terrs there. Jordan all of a sudden becomes a key power regarding the Bekkah valley, and Israel in the Golan - not to mention Iraq looking at some of Syria's far eastern and northeastern border area (via the Kurds) to help "provide security" and maybe even reclaim stolen weapons sent there during the last days of the Hussein regime. It will be very interesting to watch what they find in those dug-in bunkers and underground storage facilities. The terrorists in Lebanon are going to get awfully hungry and low on supplies without the Syrian routes to Iran open. It certainly will be interesting to watch the Alewites and Baathist run for their lives (and wonder how much loot they can take with them). |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2011-12-23 11:28 |
| #7 Hey maybe this gets Erdogan the excuse he's looking for to re-establish Turkish hegemony, errr... I meant "aid the people of Syria against civil disorder and terrorism" This is a great idea, given how the Turks have traditionally mellowed out after winning large chunks of territory in battle. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2011-12-23 10:33 |
| #6 This is a perfect time for me to don my tinfoil hat. |
| Posted by: Whatt Hesaid 2011-12-23 10:31 |
| #5 Hey maybe this gets Erdogan the excuse he's looking for to re-establish Turkish hegemony, errr... I meant "aid the people of Syria against civil disorder and terrorism" |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2011-12-23 10:29 |
| #4 Agreed, European Conservative, but they certainly will have less in the way of military supplies, including WMD. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-12-23 10:13 |
| #3 The annoying thing is that whatever comes after Pencilneck won't be any better |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-12-23 09:18 |
| #2 see: Chickens - Roost |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-12-23 08:07 |
| #1 Update |
| Posted by: tipper 2011-12-23 07:13 |