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Subscribe to RSSIf Syria's rising had an epicenter, Homs would be it. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from the besieged city, where brutal shelling and attacks have made life harrowing and for those who try to flee, perilous.
Just getting in to see opposition-held area is dangerous. Those living there say they have been shot at, and many no longer have electricity and water. Sounds of gunfire punctuate the day.
And in a neighborhood where some resistance remains, the population continues to bury its dead.
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Remember what the British did to American Civilians; what Sherman did to American civilians; Lincoln authorizing the extinction of the Tennessee legislature and the WWI vets shot in DC by the Army.
How is this different?
Hello folks. we're not only broke we are bankrupt and yet we want to get involved in another war, that is insane!
We have been a country for almost 236 years and have been at war for 215 years! Enough is enough!
War, what is it good for, absolutely nothing!
The Revolutionary War – 1775 – 1783
The Whiskey Rebellion – 1789 - 1794
The War of 1812 – 1812 – 1814
The Mexican American War – 1846 – 1848
The American Civil War – 1861 – 1865
The Spanish American War – 1897 – 1898
The Indian American Wars – 1775 – 1918
World War I – 1914 – 1918
World War II – 1941 – 1945
Cold War 1945 – 1992
The Vietnam War - 1962 – 1973
The Invasion of Grenada – 1983 – 1984
The Invasion of Panama – 1989
Operation Desert Storm – 1991 – 1992 (Kuwait)
Operation United Shield – 1992 – 1995 (Somalia)
Operation Determined Falcon – 1998 – 1999 (Kosovo, Albania)
Operation Enduring Freedom – 2001 – 2012 (Afghanistan)
Operation Iraqi Freedom – 2003 – 2011 (Iraq)
Operation Freedom Falcon – 2011 - ? (Libya)
Syrian rebels are helped by highly autocratic, corrupt, bigoted, despotic and barbaric Sunni Saudi and co inventions like al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood and other agents.
These rebels are so bigoted Isalmic religious Nazis that they can't tolerate Assad, one of the best ME rulers. His only problem is that he belongs to a different Islamic sect.
With so many bigoted Islamic religious mad people involved, it is diffcult to guess who is the culprit.
Worse are going on in places where Muslims form more than five percent.
Let them enjoy what they like most!
Like father like son.
The real question is who actually did the killing. A month or two ago, Hillary said we were paying salaries for foreign fighters (AKA : Mercenaries) to go to Syria to fight the established Syrian government. Was it the government there, or the opposition? There is so much questionable information and reporting about this that nothing makes any sense. And why, after what is happening in Egypt, and other countries in the Middle East, are we not being extremely careful about dealing with the so-called rebels? Or is it American policy to support the rise of Islamic fundamentalist governments across the world?
74% is Sunnis and minority of Muslim is Alswrite which is the leading government; 90% is Arab; 10% is Christians. Are Christians safe there?
Saddam Hussein, the former Iraq leader, is Sunnis. Are they killing their own brothers/sisters of Muslim or killing Christians?
There is a lot of fear to those who are Christians there. Negeria burned Christian churches and killing Christians. Egypt right after the revolt back in 2011 they burned Christian churches and killed Christians.
Hope that they do not take advantage this time to kill Christians there.
Identify the dead and locate their family and friends and their homes, including their religions. Prepare the forensic evidences, such as where the killing occurred, any witnesses, any weapons, such as knife, guns, axe.
Assad, one of the best and secular rulers in the ME, should be the last to qualify for a rebellion!
If any rulers in the world qualify to be thrown out, they are the most despotic, autocratic and bigoted Sunni Saudi (a ruler with 5000 princes and princesses and more captive slave girls and women to enjoy), Kuwaiti, UAE and other Arab League Sunni rulers.
They invented Iraqi wars, high oil price manipulations and made themselves rich.
They gave back their Sunni extremist versions of hate preaching and killers training centers, mosques all over the world and worst economic mess in the US, Europe and many nations. They are backers of the Islamic killers, al-Qaeda and other label terrorist organizations.
These barbarians and beasts are responsible for 80 percent of world problems.
Now Saudis, oil companies and their lobbyists again are outsourcing their dirty jobs in Syria and Iran to the US, Britain and European nations.
So there are sanctions on Iranian oil!
Just watch oil prices jumping to $200 and Saudis, oil companies, lobbyists and the politicians’ political contributions making windfalls.
There will be more economic turmoils.
Why not Saudi Arabia and Arabia League do their own jobs in Syria and Iran?
They sent their forces to Bahrain to crush similar or worse Shiites rebellions!
Assad is one of the best and secular rulers in ME. His rule should be last to qualify for rebellions!
If any rulers in the world qualify to be thrown out, they are the most despotic, autocratic and bigoted Sunni Saudi (a ruler with 5000 princes and princesses and more captive slave girls and women to enjoy), Kuwaiti, UAE and other Arab League Sunni rulers.
They invented Iraqi wars, high oil price manipulations and made themselves rich.
They gave back their Sunni extremist versions of hate preaching and killers training centers, mosques all over the world and worst economic mess in the US, Europe and many nations. They are backers of the Islamic killers, al-Qaeda and other label terrorist organizations.
These barbarians and beasts are responsible for 80 percent of world problems.
Now Saudis, oil companies and their lobbyists again are outsourcing their dirty jobs in Syria and Iran to the US, Britain and European nations.
So there are sanctions on Iranian oil!
Just watch oil prices jumping to $200 and Saudis, oil companies, lobbyists and the politicians’ political contributions making windfalls.
There will be more economic turmoils.
Why not Saudi Arabia and Arabia League do their own jobs in Syria and Iran?
They sent their forces to Bahrain to crush similar or worse Shiites rebellions!
I am of the opinion that it benefits the opposition to have massacres as such. If they can blame what happens on the regime they can get the sympathy they desire. No one is interested in going to war in Syria, so grandiose things must happen. It does not benefit the Syrian government from killing civilians. What benefits the Syrian government is the Kofi Annan Peace plan. Many people have been sabotaging peace from day one. The media has been defaming it, and Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been arming the opposition with weapons, and many others. The enemies of Syria are having a new meeting to discuss ways in which they can sabotage the Annan peace plan, and start a civil war in Syria. The violence needs to end by both sides. It is selfish to only ask one side to end the violence, while arming the other side. Peace is the only option yet many are inciting war. It is a shame.