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Jul. 12th, 2012 03:44 amSyria's ambassador to Iraq has defected, saying (and I paraphrase) "Fuck this noise."
Hrm... a Brigadier General last week. An ambassador this week. I think we're only going to see an uptick in defections and general unassing of the area.
Hrm... a Brigadier General last week. An ambassador this week. I think we're only going to see an uptick in defections and general unassing of the area.
Even without Assange managing things...
Jul. 5th, 2012 09:19 amWikileaks releases 2.5 MILLION Syria e-mails (from various ministries - presidential affairs, finance, etc.).
It's sure to contain some non-Syrian embarrassing shit as well.
It's sure to contain some non-Syrian embarrassing shit as well.
Interesting
Mar. 15th, 2012 10:23 amSo, in the midst of all the bloodshed and violence in Syria, 20,000 troops have said "Fuck this." and fled to Turkey in the last month. This is in addition to 40,000 reported deserters before February 20th.
Of course, the Syrian armed forces (active and reserve) number around 650,000, so Assad's still got shitloads of guys to fuck over his own people.
Of course, the Syrian armed forces (active and reserve) number around 650,000, so Assad's still got shitloads of guys to fuck over his own people.
200 quit Syria's ruling party as a protest against the recent crackdowns.
The recent crackdowns, by the way, have included armed forces going door to door in some cities, shooting protesters, shooting people who try to retrieve the bodies of protesters, and cutting off supplies to certain parts of Syria.
Oh yes, in at least one case, they arrested doctors who dared to treat wounded protesters.
The protests started over asking for modest reforms in the Syrian government. That was obviously the signal to send in the armed thugs. It's gotten much worse since then.
The recent crackdowns, by the way, have included armed forces going door to door in some cities, shooting protesters, shooting people who try to retrieve the bodies of protesters, and cutting off supplies to certain parts of Syria.
Oh yes, in at least one case, they arrested doctors who dared to treat wounded protesters.
The protests started over asking for modest reforms in the Syrian government. That was obviously the signal to send in the armed thugs. It's gotten much worse since then.