The Pita Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 The Israeli newspapers are accusing Iran of sending the drone, through Lebanon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAH Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Reports are that this is mortars being fired from the Syrian side so yes it's possible that it's the rebels trying to draw Turkey into the fray. It's probably rogue elements in the Syrian Army that have not officially defected to the rebels, hence the Syrian governments reluctance to denounce it as a rebel attack.Assad would have to be insane - gibberingly, droolingly insane - to order an unprovoked attack on Turkey.Whether it's "sleeper" rebel cells within the Syrian army, irate Alawites who wants Assad replaced by a more gung-ho leadership, some drunk Syrian officer deciding it's time to give the Turks a taste of war, or something else completely - impossible to say. But this was not ordered by Bashar, that much is certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 It's probably rogue elements in the Syrian Army that have not officially defected to the rebels, hence the Syrian governments reluctance to denounce it as a rebel attack.Assad would have to be insane - gibberingly, droolingly insane - to order an unprovoked attack on Turkey.Whether it's "sleeper" rebel cells within the Syrian army, irate Alawites who wants Assad replaced by a more gung-ho leadership, some drunk Syrian officer deciding it's time to give the Turks a taste of war, or something else completely - impossible to say. But this was not ordered by Bashar, that much is certain.You're probably right. Might well be a front line unit that's pissed at the fact that the Turks are arming the rebels and providing a safe haven for them when they need it.But Assad certainly doesn't want Turkey any more involved than they already are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saci Targaryen Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 The Syrian campaign is but a step towards the true target: Iran. Turkey is trying to bait Syria into a conflict, so they can call NATO in. Open your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darzin Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 The Syrian campaign is but a step towards the true target: Iran. Turkey is trying to bait Syria into a conflict, so they can call NATO in. Open your eyes. A step toward Iran for who because Turkey does not want a war with Iran also the "Syrian campaign" is a homegrown rebellion born out of tyranny and minority rule, unless of course you believe that font of truth and good governance Bashar Al-Assad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saci Targaryen Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 A step toward Iran for who because Turkey does not want a war with Iran also the "Syrian campaign" is a homegrown rebellion born out of tyranny and minority rule, unless of course you believe that font of truth and good governance Bashar Al-Assad.The problem is that these popular "arab spring" type of movements eventualy get hijacked by the CIA, as happened in Lybia. Egypt is a different story, I could be wrong but I belive their new administration will antagonize the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman of the North Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 So the CIA hijacked the Libyan revolt?Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All-for-Joffrey Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Keep it in your conspiracy thread Saci. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I'll admit, Pakistan is not in the Middle East, but I don't know where else to put this story. Very sad. Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year old Pakistani activist who won international acclaim for her work promoting peace, and two other young girls were shot and seriously injured Tuesday, police and hospital officials said.Malala was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize in 2011 for a blog she wrote under a pseudonym for the BBC. She also won the National Peace Prize in Pakistan, honored with a school named after her, and quickly became an outspoken critic of the Taliban in Pakistan and public advocate for peace.In it, she chronicled life in the Swat Valley under the brutal and oppressive rule of the local faction of the Pakistani Taliban, who carried out public floggings, hung dead bodies in the streets, and banned education for girls.In early 2011, the militants had added Malala to their hit list. "We wanted to kill her as she was pro-West, she was speaking against Taliban and more important she was calling President Obama as her ideal.Wars are always ugly, but when it crosses the line to sending soldiers to assassinate children on their way home from school...it seems to have crossed some unacceptable threshold of decency. Things are very bad in Pakistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Heard this on the radio not long ago. So very cruel.I will say the kid has courage and hopefully she will be ok.In Syrian news, it seems Turkey is sending more fighter jets to the border. How lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Seems the US has sent a "task force" to Lebanon while Turkey ratchets up the rhetoric. Perhaps a little overreacting on my part but I'm starting to get a funny feeling about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samalander Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 "This Land Is My Land" - an animated history of Palestine:http://www.blameitonthevoices.com/2012/10/this-land-is-my-land-animated-history.htmlI have a few minor detail niggles like the IDF doesn't use AK-47s, and the overall artist message is...troubling. However, one can't help but notice that one group that just keeps popping up throughout history, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Undead Martyr Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 "This Land Is My Land" - an animated history of Palestine:http://www.blameiton...ed-history.htmlI have a few minor detail niggles like the IDF doesn't use AK-47s, and the overall artist message is...troubling. However, one can't help but notice that one group that just keeps popping up throughout history, right?The overall message is "troubling" because it's true. For God's sake, it's a hunk of desert with cultural baggage and maybe a fifth of the world's oil...Greed and God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saci Targaryen Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 "This Land Is My Land" - an animated history of Palestine:http://www.blameiton...ed-history.htmlI have a few minor detail niggles like the IDF doesn't use AK-47s, and the overall artist message is...troubling. However, one can't help but notice that one group that just keeps popping up throughout history, right?I've been to Jerusalem and it sucks ass. No idea why God would give an insignificant strip of desert to the "chosen" people, whoever that might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Seems the US has sent a "task force" to Lebanon while Turkey ratchets up the rhetoric. Perhaps a little overreacting on my part but I'm starting to get a funny feeling about this.Dude, Jordan.Also doubt Bashar is quivering in his boots about a small contingent of military advisors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Undead Martyr Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I've been to Jerusalem and it sucks ass. No idea why God would give an insignificant strip of desert to the "chosen" people, whoever that might be.It wasn't insignificant in biblical times, which is really all that matters with religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Dude, Jordan.Also doubt Bashar is quivering in his boots about a small contingent of military advisors.Jordan it is. Heh.I would venture to guess that it makes him a lot more nervous than you would think. His only hope for survival is if the West stays out of it. Having US advisors next door assessing the situation is gonna make him very uncomfortable. Especially with what is going on with Turkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saci Targaryen Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 "Suspicious" plane gets grounded by Turkey, apparently gun smuglers runnning arms from Russia Syria: http://www.cbsnews.c...ne-intercepted/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horza Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Jordan it is. Heh.I would venture to guess that it makes him a lot more nervous than you would think. His only hope for survival is if the West stays out of it. Having US advisors next door assessing the situation is gonna make him very uncomfortable. Especially with what is going on with Turkey.I think it's safe to say the US not going to launch offensives from Jordan, and to the extent that this mission will provide support to rebels from the Jordanian side of the border that is simply assisting a process that was already happening. To me this looks like it has more to do with US concerns about Jordan than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 An interesting analysis on how the drums of war are beating louder. I predict the first bombs will fly this spring unless Iran capitulates before then. Look out then!!!Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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