Man, you just can’t trust ANYBODY these days....
So basically the awkward wording is due to the translation from the French. Basically it says that Assad was shot by an Iranian bodyguard and depending on who you believe or read, he’s either dead or close to it. Sounds like Damascus is locked down and in a state of siege and there will undoubtedly further developments to follow.
Whew!
Obama can relax now....
AQ will now be in charge and the perpetual mid-East turmoil he craves, will close that region to oil exports.
NO! I’m NOT talking about Syrian oil.
I’m talking about regional turmoil.
Syria was targeted by the OBL-led radicals because it stood by and maintained the status-quo when we invaded Iraq in ‘03-’04.
Same, same with Syria and Egypt and Tunisia.
Not that I’m sympathetic of the Assad family ...but they have kept the radicals in check...
...and by default, because BO is on the side of his killers and war without victory or end, I’m not.
So far BO is 4 up with the b.s. {{Arab Spring}} lie, but I’m still cheering for the losing team and that’s that.
Your best protector is you!
Apart from the skill factor, there is the matter of reliability. A man you hire to protect you can be hired by somebody else not to. It is nerve-wracking to be dogged about by armed men on your daily rounds, and it is also both conspicuous and un-private.
Some years ago, I undertook to train the personal guard of a certain chief of state in pistolcraft. When the course was completed, I was able to address my client thus:
"Your excellency, 24 of your 28 men are now distinctly more efficient with their sidearms than the generality of those who guard the President of the United States. They are very good, but I don't know who they are—I hope you do."
He knew what I meant. One of his predecessors in office had been murdered by one of his own guards. Of my students who previously employed bodyguards, most now do not, except as car watchers.
Your best protector is you!
Hey Zippy, do you trust your food-taster?
If this report is true then that makes three dictator thugs down so far, 4 counting Hugo Chavez but hopefully it won’t stop there.
Where is the uh....president?
Understand translation this can anyone?
I can't tell what they're talking about, but it's not funeral music and mourners. Looks more like a military equipment showcase.
Speaker Pelosi is very saddened to lose a trusted ally.
Another power vacuum that Obama will help fill.
The ides of March...
According to reports in Belgian press, the bodyguard was upset that President Assad wasn’t doing enough to stem global warming.
Do we know if Gen. franco is still dead. What about chavez and castro?
Saw this on FB but didn’t think it was true.
As gun guru Jeff Cooper commented upon completing the training of a Middle Eastern leader’s team of bodyguards (paraphrased): “I know they are well trained and capable, but how well do you know them?”