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2005-10-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Syria's govt prepares for looming UN report

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Posted by DanNY 2005-10-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Dennis Ross, a former US Middle East mediator, said the Bush administration's response will depend on whether the blame goes to the top of the regime, or to less-senior Syrian officials who acted on their own.

Despite dealing with M.E. shit for all this time, it's good to see that Ross has kept his sense of humor. It's obviously indispensible in maintaining one's sanity.

Posted by .com 2005-10-13 04:54|| 2005-10-13 04:54|| Front Page Top

#2 I have some questions that all the knowledgable RB's may know, as everything I read seems to conflict some. Some bios' on Bin Laden paint him as an outcast among his own half-brothers, as his mother was an Alawite from Latakia. Saudi Arabs are the superior race and no one would play with him on the playground. He went to the coast every summer with her to visit family and his first wife, a cousin, also from there. What happened to her when he went to Afghanistan? Who are all the relatives? He also apparently inquired once about living on a nearby lake he enjoyed. The familial ties are political, so wouldn't that give him potential allies within the ruling government in Syria? Hariri wouldn't fit into UBL's austere vision and would need to be disposed of before extending into Iraq's neighbors. Zawahiri and son Saad, apparently in Iran, would be another connection to Syria besides Hezbollah. Also, Bin Laden apparently spent time as a young man in Beirut, as did Imad Mugniyeh, where he sowed a few wild oats before becoming disgusted with their decadence. If this all true, I hope they probe a lot deeper into Syrian affairs.

Posted by Danielle 2005-10-13 11:56|| 2005-10-13 11:56|| Front Page Top

#3 I hope we let the USMC probe a lot deeper into Syria, period.

Posted by Ominesh Phereque6086 2005-10-13 11:59|| 2005-10-13 11:59|| Front Page Top

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