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Wow -- the language here REEKS of govt propaganda onwardsand upwards Jan 2013 #1
Assad is well into Stage 5 of his plan for repressing dissent in Syria. pampango Jan 2013 #2
Each successive Arab Spring revolution is weirder and more violent onwardsand upwards Jan 2013 #3
How would you describe the al Nusra Front? A humanitarian NGO? leveymg Jan 2013 #4
Revolutionaries onwardsand upwards Jan 2013 #11
Is a Jihadi from Benghazi paid by Saudis to kill in Syria really a "revolutionary"? Or a mercenary? leveymg Jan 2013 #14
Can a "Jihadi" be a "mercenary"? onwardsand upwards Jan 2013 #16
There are thousands of holy guns for hire out there - professional fighters (mercenaries) leveymg Jan 2013 #17
It depends on your definition of "mercenary" onwardsand upwards Jan 2013 #19
Okay. They're mercs who are also religious fanatics and only kill whoever G-d tells them to. leveymg Jan 2013 #20
Mixed nuts onwardsand upwards Jan 2013 #21
Nice try. The Stranger Jan 2013 #22
Who's baiting whom, here? leveymg Jan 2013 #23
That is sad and true. There are lots of reasons for this, to be sure. One is that in Libya and Syria pampango Jan 2013 #5
This reminds me of the Iraq war Jazzgirl Jan 2013 #6
Sounds like the article is stating that the side the West is backing is full of extremist. octothorpe Jan 2013 #7
There are lots of people who hate Assad ButterflyBlood Jan 2013 #8
I totally agree octothorpe Jan 2013 #9
Agreed! onwardsand upwards Jan 2013 #12
Who is saying all rebels are Islamic extremists? Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #13
The Syrian government refers to all rebels as 'terrorists'. They may differentiate pampango Jan 2013 #18
Payback. nt bemildred Jan 2013 #10
Watch who is allied with whom WITHIN Syria happyslug Jan 2013 #15
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