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	<title>Comments on: NYT: &#8220;Nowhere In Rebel-Controlled Syria is There a Secular Fighting Force&#8221;</title>
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		<title>By: Boetica</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Boetica]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It sounds like you have a very limited intellect.  Typical for an Obama supporter. This is a complex situation.  Obama&#039;s fault was supporting this so-called &#039;Arab Spring&#039;, which is really an attempt by the Muslim Brotherhood to establish a caliphate. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It sounds like you have a very limited intellect.  Typical for an Obama supporter. This is a complex situation.  Obama&#039;s fault was supporting this so-called &#039;Arab Spring&#039;, which is really an attempt by the Muslim Brotherhood to establish a caliphate. </p>
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		<title>By: warren raymond</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[warren raymond]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Western Military Aid For Syrian &#8220;Rebels&#8221; Is A Terrible Idea 
 
The &#8220;rebels&#8221; are the Saudi financed Muslim Brothers of course. Helping them to power will be deadly for Syria&#8217;s minorities. But the Christians are none of Obama&#8217;s concerns; and the EU doesn&#8217;t show much interest either. The latest hysterics about Assad&#8217;s chemical weapons use should not be used to manipulate those who reject western intervention. 
 
Why Western Military Aid For Syrian Rebels Is A Terrible Idea by Hugh Fitzgerald 
 
 
Instead of reacting to this or that news item &#8212; such as that someone in the Syrian Army &#8220;may&#8221; have used a &#8220;small quantity&#8221; of sarin gas, by accident or design, those who make or influence or attempt to influence policy (includijng the running-off-at-the-mouth McCain) might ask themselves: what is it, exactly, that would best fit American (and non-Muslim) interests in Syria? 
 
It would not be a victory over the Alawites. The Alawites, and the others &#8212; Christians, and many Kurds and many Druse, and many Sunnis too, afraid of the Ikhwan, with some coopted or compromised by the regime whose continued existence guarantees their survival &#8212; should hold on. Just. Not enough so that the regime would ever again get the idea it should prove itself plus royaliste que le roi by supporting Hamas and every other terrorist group &#8212; Hamas deserted it at once. And never again will the Alawites wish to prove themselves to be hyper-Arabs &#8212; by joining in a war against Israel, as Syria did in 1948, and 1967, and 1973 &#8212; as a way of deflecting attention from their being less than orthodox Muslims, and certainly not Sunni Muslims, which for most Sunni Muslims is required to be considered a full-fledged Muslim. 
 
There is more: 
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sheikyermami.com/2013/04/27/why-western-military-aid-for-syrian-rebels-is-a-terrible-idea/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sheikyermami.com/2013/04/27/why-western-mi...&lt;/a&gt; 
 
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why Western Military Aid For Syrian &ldquo;Rebels&rdquo; Is A Terrible Idea </p>
<p>The &ldquo;rebels&rdquo; are the Saudi financed Muslim Brothers of course. Helping them to power will be deadly for Syria&rsquo;s minorities. But the Christians are none of Obama&rsquo;s concerns; and the EU doesn&rsquo;t show much interest either. The latest hysterics about Assad&rsquo;s chemical weapons use should not be used to manipulate those who reject western intervention. </p>
<p>Why Western Military Aid For Syrian Rebels Is A Terrible Idea by Hugh Fitzgerald </p>
<p>Instead of reacting to this or that news item &mdash; such as that someone in the Syrian Army &ldquo;may&rdquo; have used a &ldquo;small quantity&rdquo; of sarin gas, by accident or design, those who make or influence or attempt to influence policy (includijng the running-off-at-the-mouth McCain) might ask themselves: what is it, exactly, that would best fit American (and non-Muslim) interests in Syria? </p>
<p>It would not be a victory over the Alawites. The Alawites, and the others &mdash; Christians, and many Kurds and many Druse, and many Sunnis too, afraid of the Ikhwan, with some coopted or compromised by the regime whose continued existence guarantees their survival &mdash; should hold on. Just. Not enough so that the regime would ever again get the idea it should prove itself plus royaliste que le roi by supporting Hamas and every other terrorist group &mdash; Hamas deserted it at once. And never again will the Alawites wish to prove themselves to be hyper-Arabs &mdash; by joining in a war against Israel, as Syria did in 1948, and 1967, and 1973 &mdash; as a way of deflecting attention from their being less than orthodox Muslims, and certainly not Sunni Muslims, which for most Sunni Muslims is required to be considered a full-fledged Muslim. </p>
<p>There is more:<br />
  <a href="http://sheikyermami.com/2013/04/27/why-western-military-aid-for-syrian-rebels-is-a-terrible-idea/" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://sheikyermami.com/2013/04/27/why-western-mi" rel="nofollow">http://sheikyermami.com/2013/04/27/why-western-mi</a>&#8230; </p>
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		<title>By: Passer by</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ba&#039;ath regimes in the Arab World are self described socialist regimes and were supported by the Communist Block. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Ba&#039;ath regimes in the Arab World are self described socialist regimes and were supported by the Communist Block. </p>
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		<title>By: Matt</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[War I know I don&#039;t need lessons had those. After 9/11 I researched two things I read the Koran and became a Hashish and understand Pashtun culture. A high standing in Afghan culture it is an actual trade, this was important so I could be adopted into a Pashtun family, as a son. People do not understand the Koran and the virgins, people see it in a bodily sense. It is all those orgasms at once, they sit on clouds with the look of ecstasy on their face floating over the Hindu Kush.  ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>War I know I don&#039;t need lessons had those. After 9/11 I researched two things I read the Koran and became a Hashish and understand Pashtun culture. A high standing in Afghan culture it is an actual trade, this was important so I could be adopted into a Pashtun family, as a son. People do not understand the Koran and the virgins, people see it in a bodily sense. It is all those orgasms at once, they sit on clouds with the look of ecstasy on their face floating over the Hindu Kush.  </p>
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		<title>By: Matt</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look at it this way Syria is Iraq and this is the 90&#039;s and now we do it Bin Laden&#039;s way, the way he wanted with Saddam the Mujaheddin. No infidels. If it had occurred that way he would not have got a bee in his bonnet. And there would have been no attacks on the US by al-Qaida. There would have been no al-Qaida.  ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look at it this way Syria is Iraq and this is the 90&#039;s and now we do it Bin Laden&#039;s way, the way he wanted with Saddam the Mujaheddin. No infidels. If it had occurred that way he would not have got a bee in his bonnet. And there would have been no attacks on the US by al-Qaida. There would have been no al-Qaida.  </p>
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		<title>By: Matt</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They are the only one&#039;s who will go to face death, it is their faith in Allah, kill one another 10 turn up. That is all they have an AK, RPG their body and their faith. Of course. They want to die, that is Jihad.  ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They are the only one&#039;s who will go to face death, it is their faith in Allah, kill one another 10 turn up. That is all they have an AK, RPG their body and their faith. Of course. They want to die, that is Jihad.  </p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reluctance to get involved is praiseworthy if it isn&#039;t preceded by empty threats.  ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reluctance to get involved is praiseworthy if it isn&#039;t preceded by empty threats.  </p>
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		<title>By: visitor</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[visitor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[But if Obama acts to aid the anti-Assad forces, you will criticize him for doing so, and if he does not act to aid the anti-Assad forces, you will criticize him for doing so. It&#039;s far from simple. Should we allow the fascist Ba&#039;ath regime to continue to massacre civilians, or do we act to topple Assad and bring to power jihadi forces who may prove even more antithetical to American interests than Assad ever was? It&#039;s easy to find fault, harder to come up with a coherent policy that protects our interests. You might say what course you think America ought to take rather than take potshots.  ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But if Obama acts to aid the anti-Assad forces, you will criticize him for doing so, and if he does not act to aid the anti-Assad forces, you will criticize him for doing so. It&#039;s far from simple. Should we allow the fascist Ba&#039;ath regime to continue to massacre civilians, or do we act to topple Assad and bring to power jihadi forces who may prove even more antithetical to American interests than Assad ever was? It&#039;s easy to find fault, harder to come up with a coherent policy that protects our interests. You might say what course you think America ought to take rather than take potshots.  </p>
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		<title>By: spark777</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liliana. true that Leslie`s article is impressive, last thursday I bought a top of the range Maserati after having made $4856 this last five weeks and in excess of 10/k last-munth. it&#039;s definitly the easiest-job Ive ever had. I started this four months/ago and practically straight away started bringing in over $82 per/hr. I work through this link,, kep2.com ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Liliana. true that Leslie`s article is impressive, last thursday I bought a top of the range Maserati after having made $4856 this last five weeks and in excess of 10/k last-munth. it&#039;s definitly the easiest-job Ive ever had. I started this four months/ago and practically straight away started bringing in over $82 per/hr. I work through this link,, kep2.com </p>
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		<title>By: SuicidePrevention</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuicidePrevention]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DG wrote, &quot;The issue here isn&#8217;t a sudden jab of conscience in Obama&#8217;s left shin, it&#8217;s cowardice. But to cover the cowardice, the New York Times is finally telling the truth and pretending that it had been telling it all along.&quot; 
Cowardice? I remember the meme going around after 9/11 that the terrorists were cowards. What 
horsesh-t. This is nonsensical playground chatter. In any case, reluctance to get involved in  
war is praiseworthy, particularly when we don&#039;t have a dog in the fight. It&#039;s not good that the 
Sunnis, Alawites and Shiites are ripping each other to shreds, but I certainly prefer they 
fight each other than unite to fight non-Muslims. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DG wrote, &quot;The issue here isn&rsquo;t a sudden jab of conscience in Obama&rsquo;s left shin, it&rsquo;s cowardice. But to cover the cowardice, the New York Times is finally telling the truth and pretending that it had been telling it all along.&quot;<br />
Cowardice? I remember the meme going around after 9/11 that the terrorists were cowards. What<br />
horsesh-t. This is nonsensical playground chatter. In any case, reluctance to get involved in<br />
war is praiseworthy, particularly when we don&#039;t have a dog in the fight. It&#039;s not good that the<br />
Sunnis, Alawites and Shiites are ripping each other to shreds, but I certainly prefer they<br />
fight each other than unite to fight non-Muslims. </p>
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		<title>By: Daniel Greenfield</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Greenfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#039;t accused him of aiding Assad ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I haven&#039;t accused him of aiding Assad </p>
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		<title>By: visitor</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[visitor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing is clear: If Obama acts to topple Assad, you will accuse him of aiding and abetting the Islamic extremists coming to power. But if Obama does not act to topple Assad, you will accuse him of aiding and abetting the regime of the butcher Assad and his henchmen. In short, no matter what Obama does or does not do, you will attack him and accuse him of incompetence or treason. Y&#039;all remind me of a song sung by Groucho Marx in the movie &quot;Horsefeathers&quot;: &quot;No matter who proposes or presents it, I&#039;m against it (chorus: &quot;whatever it is, he&#039;s against it).&quot; ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One thing is clear: If Obama acts to topple Assad, you will accuse him of aiding and abetting the Islamic extremists coming to power. But if Obama does not act to topple Assad, you will accuse him of aiding and abetting the regime of the butcher Assad and his henchmen. In short, no matter what Obama does or does not do, you will attack him and accuse him of incompetence or treason. Y&#039;all remind me of a song sung by Groucho Marx in the movie &quot;Horsefeathers&quot;: &quot;No matter who proposes or presents it, I&#039;m against it (chorus: &quot;whatever it is, he&#039;s against it).&quot; </p>
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		<title>By: AdinaK</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AdinaK]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, don&#039;t need the &quot;paper of record&quot; to tell me what&#039;s what in Syria, or anywhere else - &lt;a href=&quot;http://adinakutnicki.com/2013/03/31/al-qaeda-bellies-up-to-israels-northern-golan-border-war-drums-heating-up-how-did-this-happen-commentary-by-adina-kutnicki/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://adinakutnicki.com/2013/03/31/al-qaeda-bell...&lt;/a&gt; 
 
Adina Kutnicki, Israel &lt;a href=&quot;http://adinakutnicki.com/about/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://adinakutnicki.com/about/&lt;/a&gt; ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, don&#039;t need the &quot;paper of record&quot; to tell me what&#039;s what in Syria, or anywhere else &#8211; <a href="http://adinakutnicki.com/2013/03/31/al-qaeda-bellies-up-to-israels-northern-golan-border-war-drums-heating-up-how-did-this-happen-commentary-by-adina-kutnicki/" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://adinakutnicki.com/2013/03/31/al-qaeda-bell" rel="nofollow">http://adinakutnicki.com/2013/03/31/al-qaeda-bell</a>&#8230; </p>
<p>Adina Kutnicki, Israel <a href="http://adinakutnicki.com/about/" rel="nofollow">http://adinakutnicki.com/about/</a> </p>
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		<title>By: Roger</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any sharia control will be a force for evil. 
 
No wonder the media is desperate to redefine that word.   
 
And once more the US looks like a paper tiger with an ineffective administration. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Any sharia control will be a force for evil. </p>
<p>No wonder the media is desperate to redefine that word.   </p>
<p>And once more the US looks like a paper tiger with an ineffective administration. </p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Frontpage. 
 
I have been waiting for the Western media to say this stuff, finally they said the truth. So, I&#039;ll believe the next published articles will be all about &quot;establishing an Islamic state&quot; and they won&#039;t able to write more about Syrian National Council or creating a secular democrate country. Yes, they are re establishing a Muslim empire; a Greater Syria or Caliphate. Why do we care if we live in the West? I still believe there will be a backstabbing and fighting over politics in post Assad tho. I know the secular fighters are outnumbered but the longer the conflicts goes the more secular will abondon their position and join the effective Islamist fronts. So, yes the West should of intervened a year ago to avoid Islamist presence in the region. I also believe the West won&#039;t intervene because there 85% of Suuni&#039;s living in Syria and largely supported the Islamist while there are only 8% of Alawites living in Syria which are likely to be slaughtered, forced to leave or convert to Suunism in post Assad because they already had proven to be a traitorious Assad supporters. So is the West thinking to invade a land and plan to establish a secular state when 85% defending the Islamist? No, they are not stupid enough and these people had already lived under the fear of the baathist regime. The Gulf do send bulk of weapons to the Free Syrian Army and other factions but those army also captured dozens of military bases and captured weapons from dead enemies.  
 
This is a good chance to see what Syria will be like living under Sharia law in the 21st century and how the Islamist government will improve ties with the West and the Muslim world. We would like to see the result. We cannot watch propaganda and view &quot;Islamic State&quot; as evil, why not see the post Assad first? 
 
Peace ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Frontpage. </p>
<p>I have been waiting for the Western media to say this stuff, finally they said the truth. So, I&#039;ll believe the next published articles will be all about &quot;establishing an Islamic state&quot; and they won&#039;t able to write more about Syrian National Council or creating a secular democrate country. Yes, they are re establishing a Muslim empire; a Greater Syria or Caliphate. Why do we care if we live in the West? I still believe there will be a backstabbing and fighting over politics in post Assad tho. I know the secular fighters are outnumbered but the longer the conflicts goes the more secular will abondon their position and join the effective Islamist fronts. So, yes the West should of intervened a year ago to avoid Islamist presence in the region. I also believe the West won&#039;t intervene because there 85% of Suuni&#039;s living in Syria and largely supported the Islamist while there are only 8% of Alawites living in Syria which are likely to be slaughtered, forced to leave or convert to Suunism in post Assad because they already had proven to be a traitorious Assad supporters. So is the West thinking to invade a land and plan to establish a secular state when 85% defending the Islamist? No, they are not stupid enough and these people had already lived under the fear of the baathist regime. The Gulf do send bulk of weapons to the Free Syrian Army and other factions but those army also captured dozens of military bases and captured weapons from dead enemies.  </p>
<p>This is a good chance to see what Syria will be like living under Sharia law in the 21st century and how the Islamist government will improve ties with the West and the Muslim world. We would like to see the result. We cannot watch propaganda and view &quot;Islamic State&quot; as evil, why not see the post Assad first? </p>
<p>Peace </p>
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