Posted on 08/07/2013 1:08:28 PM PDT by Cronos
The Syrian Army attacked a large group of antigovernment insurgents near the capital, Damascus, on Wednesday, killing more than 60, according to monitors and state media.
The rebels killed near Damascus belonged to the Nusra Front, and some were foreigners, SANA said. It published a series of photographs showing bloodstained bodies in olive drab uniforms lying on what seemed to be open sandy, desert ground. The Nusra Front is an extremist group that the United States has designated a terrorist organization.
In recent months, government forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been seeking to clear areas around Damascus of rebels threatening the capital, the center of Mr. Assads power.
..Mohammed Saeed, an activist based near Damascus, told The Associated Press that 65 rebels were walking along what they thought was a secure, hidden road.
The regime forces riddled them with heavy machine-gun fire, Mr. Saeed said, speaking via Skype, The A.P. reported. It seems that the regime discovered the secret road that the rebels were using.
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>>>Possible new TV reality show for NBC in the making. :>)<<<
Won’t fly on NBC. It is pro-Assad and too graphic.
You are 100% correct on both Trotsky and Assad.
Trotsky was a military genius, but I think the chance of his conquering Europe if not stopped at Warsaw ranged from zero to less than that.
There was very little support among “the proletariat” of the nations of Europe for a Russian-led socialist revolution, and his invasion of Poland collapsed largely because of his distance from his base.
his failure in Poland was due to Stalin actively working against him with Budyonny
What a wasted opportunity
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