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Comrade Grumpy

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7. Who is the FSA? The rebellion is a bunch of disjointed armed groups...

Reply to KG (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 24, 2013, 10:27 PM

Feb 2013

grubbing for money and weapons wherever they can find them. There are guys in the Gulf sending both, but they're mainly going to the jihadis.

There is an informative article in this week's issue of the London Review of Books. Check it out.

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US Scrambles To Salvage Syrian Opposition Talks Ahead Of Planned Kerry Meeting With Assad Foes [View all] Purveyor Feb 2013 OP

Assuming this refers to next months meeting in Rome dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #1

Aid? They don't need no steenkin' aid! Not if they can't bother to show up TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #2

I guess word leaked out . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #3

the strings are labeled.... dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #4

the FSA is winning w/o aid. KG Feb 2013 #5

What have we should they indeed 'win'? eom Purveyor Feb 2013 #6

Who is the FSA? The rebellion is a bunch of disjointed armed groups... Comrade Grumpy Feb 2013 #7

Kerry Has A Full Plate DallasNE Feb 2013 #8