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Subscribe to RSSISTANBUL, Turkey - Two Syrian brigadier-generals fled to Turkey overnight, part of a group of about 10 people that included colonels and other military officers, a Turkish official told Reuters on Saturday.
The latest defections would bring the number of Syrian generals taking refuge in Turkey to 24.
A 16-month uprising in Syria has unleashed a refugee crisis in Turkey and its other neighbors. More than 43,000 Syrian refugees are registered as living in Turkey.
Meanwhile, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday that he is sending an envoy to Syria to assess the situation as Syrian government forces and rebels battle for control of the country.
"I am sending my Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations (Hervé Ladsous) to Syria to assess the situation as well as the top U.N. military advisor to lead UNSMIS (mission) in this critical phase," Ban said after meeting top Croatian officials in the Adriatic resort of Brijuni.
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Ban's remarks came a day after the U.N. Security Council approved a 30-day extension for an unarmed observer mission, the only international military mission on the ground, and after Russia and China vetoed a resolution to impose further sanctions on the government of Syrian president Bashar Assad.
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21st century;
Production technology has changed by digital technology to change the whole classical system of human life style; demanding for an appropriate governans tecnololgy change.
Arap Spring is the end result.
I do not understand why Assad insists on not to change.
What an interesting and telling statement from the head of the UN.
"I am sending my Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations (Hervé Ladsous) to Syria to assess the situation as well as the top U.N. military advisor to lead UNSMIS (mission) in this critical phase," Ban said after meeting top Croatian officials in the Adriatic resort of Brijuni. (chilling at a posh resort with some buds)
Seems to me Hervé Ladsous and top U.N. military advisor have been pathetically ineffective in UNSMIS (United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria)
The UN is as useless as teets on a boar hog!
You all keep dreaming and try to run the world , Bush started this BS Syria is a sovereign country and the people in Syria do not need people like you , that do not even know where Syria is located for years , and now all of the sudden you worry about the people in Syria , start from the top , Worry about the poor people in Suadia and Africa and first the people in the US , before you worry about Syria , Syrians were getting killed by the Israelis and the US bombs for years , nobody ran to help them , Oh boy now every body loves Syria , and Israel wants to go in and secure the chemical weapons and have control of them , Wow the truth comes out now , Its all about Israel and their hate for Syria and Iran , why don't all good all loving people of Syria contact Hillary and McCain and all these hawks here in the US , they will manage for you to go Syria and fight , they are doing it for all these Alqaida thugs from Saudis and Qataris army of thugs , they even will pay you to join these freedom fighters that destroying every thing comes in their way , I THOUGHT THEY LOVE SYRIA , WHY IN THE HELL EVERY TIME OUR HONEST MEDIA SHOWS THEM , THEY ARE DESTROYING THAT COUNTRY AND HOW COME THEY ALL LOOK LIKE BIN LADIN AND EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT THEM THEY HAVE SIGNS IN ENGLISH , WOW !!! WHO ARE THEY TRYING TO TALK TO AND SEND A MESSAGE TO , MOST PEOPLE IN SYRIA DO NOT SPEAK IN ENGLISH AND THEY CAN READ THEIR SIGNS , IS IT BECAUSE THEY ARE SPEAKING TO THESE BUSH AND SARAH AND MCCAIN , LIEBERMAN AND ALL THESE HAWKS AND TELLING THEM THAT THEY ARE DOING WHAT THEY WERE TOLD TO , YOU FELL FOR IT BACK IN IRAQ WAR AND THE WMD'S BUT , I GUESS YOU ALL HAVE NOT LEARNED ANYTHING .
My turn, you are funny. You really need to go outside for fresh air. You give Israel alot of credit. They are good!! According to you, they control the world!!! it's their world , and your just living in it. Now turn off the TV in your head, and go outside. Oh wait, Israel made it rain, and the heat, well you know who did that. Your just not good at misdirection. Weak
This all part of in the Last days of Prophecy
Jeremiah said in Ch 49
Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized
on her: anguish and sorrows have taken
her, as a woman in travail.How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of
war (not just a few) shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
There is still time to prepare for the Big Big day ............ but not alot.
Russia has a much much bigger prize in mind. Only to be eventually thwarted and destroyed when they enter the valley of Megido.
FYI next weekend is "the Nineth of Av" Tisha B'Av
Fleeing like rats from a sinking ship. Instead of remaining to provide leadership to the revolutionists. Hope they took enough loot to live comfortably in Turkey. TIC
will the last general to leave please turn off the lights at the military complex
Who cam blame them? Wouldn't want to kill or maim my own countrymen. Christians don't stand a chance in a muslim country.
The UN and this Kofi Annan character need to quit wasting thier time. Stay out of that country. Syria is now the epicenter of sectarian conflict. Syria has been a perfect storm brewing for a long time. Sunni militants are flocking to this place from all over the ME to destabilize the alawite gov and make Syria even more of a safe haven for militancy.
I also think Secretary Clinton needs to quit blabbing her mouth to the world like we're the frikin world police. Anyone seen her lately? How can anyone respect that woman and her words? She makes if perfectly clear that she represents the puppet master.
God bless The USA because we're going to need a blessing.
CVODude where you been man , I am getting tired try to explain things to these people here, they falling for the same old BS just like they did for the WMD story . and you are right Hillary just serving the will of the Saudis and Qataris , her and McCain and Lieberman and all these hawks in our government , they only care about one thing , MONEY , the hell with the American people and our troops , they want to send our troops to fight for these kings and no good countries that keep us in wars and trouble , some body need to stop these people and investigate why they are so crazy about getting us in wars that we have no bus. getting into . these thugs in Syria are nothing but Alqaida and Muslim brother hood thugs that are coming from every rat hole in the ME and every terrorist country there is ,
You can't stop an avalanche. The horse left the barn long ago..
Hillary needs a makeover. She's beginning to look a little like Keith Richards.
Those people being murdered in Syria need the US's guns that are being used on the streets to kill US citizens and children.I don't want to see the bloodshed that is going to come about when they try to take our guns away from us but we don't need so many guns that gangs use them just for killing.Everybody that wants to stop killing,send your guns to the people of Syria that need them.Another thing,would you trust one of those generals that defected?I bet a few of them have blood on their hands to.
If there is one thing consistent about the culture of the Middle East is that they will turn on one another in a flash. Playing both sides is an inbred trait. These generals who defected, and were part of this regime for decades probably hope to get a free pass if the government falls and return as heroes in a new government run by Islamists.
Honor, loyalty, trust, have no meaning in this part of the world or has it for four thousand years. Someone new for Obama to bow to but he best make it quick. His time isalso running out.
United Nations-----Turn off lights-------lock doors--------GO HOME. You NEVER do ANYTHING worth a crap because you have NO POWER., so get out.
Bashar Assad looks like a real punkass. You live by the sword..you know the rest. Problem is 'ol Bashie never pulled a trigger. He orders others to kill 4 him. He will get wats comin..hell, we all got it comin'..karma is a mo fo.
Yeah they'll go there to hide and then they be starting trouble in Turkey,and try to take over Turkey.If I were Turkey government I would deport their butts back and say get the HELL out of our country you don't belong here.
so, another dictator will fall,and someone worse will come to power. there will never be peace in this part of the world.
Assad is an idiot. He could go into exile in Paris and live in luxury for the rest of his life as so many political leaders have done in the past. But no, it is all or nothing for psychopaths.
Sounds like the Obama Administration has been copied in Syria. We have one government employee for every 100 Americans....They have one general for every 100 citizens. Maybe Obama, could advise him on "Executive Privelge" so Asaad, could work like Obama and Holder do, when they try and hide the facts about running guns to Mexico. One looks like the other. The big difference, in Syria, the people want Asaad out, and I hope we do the same with Obama, after the election.
Now the UN want's to step in?? Why? Because the Rebels are starting to win and Assad might Fall? seems to me the UN want's to save assad's ass.
Stick a grenade up Assad's rectum and pull the pin. Time to take the bastard out, on e way or another.
The UN is useless; always has been. It is nothing more than a committee ; and what is a committee? A hundred bellies without a brain.
Assad is wacko from having too much sex with male camels in the mosque on Friday afternoons.
freedman1 I hear exactly what you are saying. I don't think that it is a big conspiracy though. The middle east is an absolutely difficult region of the world to deal with. The middle east is of vital economic importance perhaps not to the U.S. directly but to our allies. We certainly need friends over their yet the unrelenting hold over society that radical islam has is unbearable. I do see Sunni Islam has some very radical elements but it seems most in the middle east are Sunni! Then you have the Israeli question as well. I can only imagine how hard it is to deal with folks if your Israel. It seems no peace will be excepted by the muslim community in the middle east unless Israel is destroyed. Well I can tell you no nation will stand by willingly and allow their nation to be destroyed so thats not going to happen. In short it's a mess and until the Arab world recognizes Israel and modernizes Islam nothing will change. Good Day, Joe.
Good day to you too, Joe.
There is also Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Turkish leader has also been a repeated critic of Israel. Relations between the two states have been spiraling downward since last year, when Israeli commandos raided a Turkish aid flotilla headed for the Gaza Strip, killing nine Turkish citizens. Turkey downgraded relations, and Erdogan says ties will not improve until Israel apologizes and meets other demands.
In addition, Erdogan has been a strong supporter of the Palestinians. He is currently so popular in the Palestinian territories that his photo is prominently displayed in many public places.
He sees the U.S. as standing in the way of the Palestinian people and their attempt to achieve statehood at the U.N. He says he has "no doubt" that the U.S. image in the region has been harmed by the Obama administration's opposition to the Palestinian's U.N. bid.
Friekman, Nine Turk citizens , Good one, you would almost think by that comment , that they were on a cruise ship, and the israeli's jumped them , and pushed them off the deck, like Mr Klighoffer. Come on, the misdirection is getting Old. Nobody falls for the bit about Israel, and that's why policy BS. Palestines belong in Jordon, just ask King Hussein. He agrees. Man, you guys make no sense in your ditribes against Israel, You would think they rule the world. Sorry, clarify..your world
Critcal time hard to deal with, will be here. Man dominating man to his injury.
Well this saysit all about how pathetically ineffective the UN is. He is sending a French diplomat to report back that there is a civil war in Syria; the top UN military advisor doesn't seem to be having much success. What will the UNSMIS (United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria) be doing; looking for better hiding places for the 300 members stationed there.
"I am sending my Undersecretary General for Peacekeeping Operations (Hervé Ladsous) to Syria to assess the situation as well as the top U.N. military advisor to lead UNSMIS (mission) in this critical phase," Ban said after meeting top Croatian officials in the Adriatic resort of Brijuni.
And there is Uncle Ben chilling at a posh resort with his buds.
The Un is as useless as teets on a boar hog.
Hold on a second here. They aren't fleeing the country because they fear their government. These generals are fleeing because they don't want to be around when Syria falls to the rebels. They will be drug in the streets behind a small pick up truck for the crimes they committed. This is a coup of the highest order. What did they say when they arrived in Turkey? We are innocent, Assad made us do it? Islamofacistnazis, all of them.
Send them back. The cowards should face the consequences.
Perhaps it's conscience instead of cowardice...ever consider that?
Deserters.. not defectors..
In our military.. a summary execution would be the course.. as well it should be.
These pukes ran when the bullets started landing around them.. cowards.
Plain and simple..
conscience.. typical political and military leadership response to having to face culpability..
Run and hide.
sickening
Exodus...perhaps you need to clean your glasses...the article is about high ranking officers who DEFECTED!!! Secondly, you are obviously not (nor have ever) worn the US uniform, but summary executions are a thing of the past. LOL! JESUS that was a stupid statement!!
Leave the comments regarding battle to those who have lived it first hand.
DSP - CAPT/USNR - Desert Storm combat veteran
Oilman, this "defection" has less validity than a Mexican national that just crossed the border illegally telling border patrol "I defect! I defect!".
I wonder what they will do to Asma? Will they cut off her head too and parade it around on a pike?
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=asma+assad+pictures&id=FEE438D8E2F122B586899564DD619EF7F8C442D3&FORM=IQFRBA
Or will she soon flee to France?
Jello heads!