Nadene Goldfoot
Rebel in Homs, Syria
Out of about 100,000 rebels fighting in Syria's 22,505,000 populated country which had about 296,000 active military troops at their disposal, 10,000 are jihadists. This includes foreign fighters that are linked directly to terrorist organizations like al Qaeda. Add to that another 30,000 to 35,000 hardline Islamists who share the same philosophy as al Qaeda, but are focused on war in Syria. The aim of many jihadists is to create a worldwide Islamic Caliphate. Another 30,000 in the mix that also share their brother's Islamic character are more moderate than the rest . The downside of this is that strictly nationalist groups wanting a piece of the Arab Spring, meaning a more democratic state, are a small minority of the rebels. Secular groups are not in any leadership capacity.
"While many non-Muslims are now aware that there is a sectarian divide in Islam between Sunnis and Shiites, it is less commonly known that Syria is ruled largely by members of an esoteric Islamic sect, the Alawites, whose belief in the divinity of Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law, is just one of the reasons that they were oppressed as infidels for centuries by other Muslims." Syria has Lebanon and Iraq as neighbors who have gone through civil war. Assad has warned that if he loses power, the country would be in a civil war. That's quite ironic being he is now the cause of it in trying to hold on.
Al Qaeda is the prevalent group. It is a "global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in Peshawar, Pakistan, at some point between August 1988 and late 1989, with its origins being traceable to the Soviet War in Afghanistan. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad and a strict interpretation of sharia law."
So, ignoring these facts, our president of the USA, Obama, has waived two laws that were designed to prevent arming terrorists and our government has already started doing just this before his signing was even completed, meaning that Congress doesn't even get their 15 day warning about it. We have already sent over weapons, vehicles, advanced communications equipment and advanced medical kits.
McCain, our warrior, is all for it, probably thinking this is being most humanitarian. His strategy is to provide "meaningful lethal assistance to moderate opposition forces." Al Qaeda was lead by Osama bin Lauden who engineered the 9/11 attacks that downed the Twin Towers 12 years ago. They are far from being moderate.
Last month it was al Qaeda who launched 4 rockets from Lebanon into Israel on the trumped up charges that Israel was plotting with Hezbollah to fight against the Syrian rebels. What a cock-a may-mee story this one is, and believe me, they will all believe it. The Abdullah Azzam Brigade is not an honorable group. They are the al Qaeda members who are spreading this propaganda.
Hezbollah is a big Shi'a terrorist group out of Lebanon. They are also political, so there is competition here between Hezbollah and al Qaeda in who has the power, similar to Hamas and Fatah in Gaza and Judea/Samaria. Hezbollah has a big hatred for Jews. ""The anti-Semitism of Hezbollah leaders and spokesmen combines the image of seemingly invincible Jewish power ... and cunning with the contempt normally reserved for weak and cowardly enemies."
Our Arab Israelis have been joining the Syrian rebels lately. " There is a possibility that Arab Israelis who are being trained in Syria may use their knowledge against Israel – both by spreading ideologies and by using intel and military capabilities they've learned there." These men are not forced into Israel's IDF and usually don't opt to join. Actually, this hurts their opportunities to get better jobs, as an IDF service on one's resume is highly desirable. Arab Israeli women have been reported to feel more nationalistic about Israel and have been joining up in the IDF.
Lost in this morass of fighters is the honest nationalistic Syrian who wants to live a democratic life. He is surrounded by other fighters who want something quite different. Assad was a tyrant without a heart, but was able as an Alawite to keep control with his whip. He was detestable to the Jewish community of Aleppo and Damascus and drove them all out, the last leaving in 1994 with Israel's help.
Barack Hussein Obama II, our American president, is daring to take a very large step in overlooking the necessary steps in this recent enterprise of aiding and abetting the rebels. The rebels are not all of one mind. It's almost impossible for the USA to vet them. He has waived the prohibitions set up to arm these rebels. At the rate they are warring each other like Syria is warring against its own people, it won't take long for the arms to get into the hands that are the strongest, and that will be the large terrorist groups of al Qaeda and Hezbollah, who probably do a little recruiting on the side.
Last year Israel announced that they knew of 200,000 missiles pointed in their direction. Though they are ready for them, Israel realizes that there are "growing threats Israel was facing: "a more hostile, more Islamic, more sensitive Middle East, one more attune to public sentiment, less controlled by the regimes, and less susceptible to international influence." I guess we can thank the Arab Spring for a lot of this turmoil. With a supreme take -over- all- the- land -attitude and force everyone to convert, Democracy just doesn't stand a chance. The Muslim Brotherhood, who is all for sharia law, seems to work against any democratic values.
The Brotherhood calls for jihad against “the Muslim’s real enemies, not onlyIsrael but also the United States
Reference: http://frontpagemag.com/2013/arnold-ahlert/obamas-move-to-arm-al-qaeda-in-syria/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=f071ead496-Mailchimp_FrontPageMag&utm_term=0_57e32c1dad-f071ead496-156514682
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda
http://freebeacon.com/al-qaeda-affiliated-group-claims-responsibility-for-rocket-attack-on-israel/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4431574,00.html
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/some-200-000-missiles-aimed-consistently-at-israel-top-idf-officer-says-1.410584
https://www.standwithus.com/news/article.asp?id=1757#.Ujx5_dKOTqE on Muslim Brotherhood Charter
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/syrias-ruling-alawite-sect/?_r=0
Rebel in Homs, Syria
Out of about 100,000 rebels fighting in Syria's 22,505,000 populated country which had about 296,000 active military troops at their disposal, 10,000 are jihadists. This includes foreign fighters that are linked directly to terrorist organizations like al Qaeda. Add to that another 30,000 to 35,000 hardline Islamists who share the same philosophy as al Qaeda, but are focused on war in Syria. The aim of many jihadists is to create a worldwide Islamic Caliphate. Another 30,000 in the mix that also share their brother's Islamic character are more moderate than the rest . The downside of this is that strictly nationalist groups wanting a piece of the Arab Spring, meaning a more democratic state, are a small minority of the rebels. Secular groups are not in any leadership capacity.
"While many non-Muslims are now aware that there is a sectarian divide in Islam between Sunnis and Shiites, it is less commonly known that Syria is ruled largely by members of an esoteric Islamic sect, the Alawites, whose belief in the divinity of Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law, is just one of the reasons that they were oppressed as infidels for centuries by other Muslims." Syria has Lebanon and Iraq as neighbors who have gone through civil war. Assad has warned that if he loses power, the country would be in a civil war. That's quite ironic being he is now the cause of it in trying to hold on.
Al Qaeda is the prevalent group. It is a "global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in Peshawar, Pakistan, at some point between August 1988 and late 1989, with its origins being traceable to the Soviet War in Afghanistan. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad and a strict interpretation of sharia law."
So, ignoring these facts, our president of the USA, Obama, has waived two laws that were designed to prevent arming terrorists and our government has already started doing just this before his signing was even completed, meaning that Congress doesn't even get their 15 day warning about it. We have already sent over weapons, vehicles, advanced communications equipment and advanced medical kits.
McCain, our warrior, is all for it, probably thinking this is being most humanitarian. His strategy is to provide "meaningful lethal assistance to moderate opposition forces." Al Qaeda was lead by Osama bin Lauden who engineered the 9/11 attacks that downed the Twin Towers 12 years ago. They are far from being moderate.
Last month it was al Qaeda who launched 4 rockets from Lebanon into Israel on the trumped up charges that Israel was plotting with Hezbollah to fight against the Syrian rebels. What a cock-a may-mee story this one is, and believe me, they will all believe it. The Abdullah Azzam Brigade is not an honorable group. They are the al Qaeda members who are spreading this propaganda.
Hezbollah is a big Shi'a terrorist group out of Lebanon. They are also political, so there is competition here between Hezbollah and al Qaeda in who has the power, similar to Hamas and Fatah in Gaza and Judea/Samaria. Hezbollah has a big hatred for Jews. ""The anti-Semitism of Hezbollah leaders and spokesmen combines the image of seemingly invincible Jewish power ... and cunning with the contempt normally reserved for weak and cowardly enemies."
Our Arab Israelis have been joining the Syrian rebels lately. " There is a possibility that Arab Israelis who are being trained in Syria may use their knowledge against Israel – both by spreading ideologies and by using intel and military capabilities they've learned there." These men are not forced into Israel's IDF and usually don't opt to join. Actually, this hurts their opportunities to get better jobs, as an IDF service on one's resume is highly desirable. Arab Israeli women have been reported to feel more nationalistic about Israel and have been joining up in the IDF.
Lost in this morass of fighters is the honest nationalistic Syrian who wants to live a democratic life. He is surrounded by other fighters who want something quite different. Assad was a tyrant without a heart, but was able as an Alawite to keep control with his whip. He was detestable to the Jewish community of Aleppo and Damascus and drove them all out, the last leaving in 1994 with Israel's help.
Barack Hussein Obama II, our American president, is daring to take a very large step in overlooking the necessary steps in this recent enterprise of aiding and abetting the rebels. The rebels are not all of one mind. It's almost impossible for the USA to vet them. He has waived the prohibitions set up to arm these rebels. At the rate they are warring each other like Syria is warring against its own people, it won't take long for the arms to get into the hands that are the strongest, and that will be the large terrorist groups of al Qaeda and Hezbollah, who probably do a little recruiting on the side.
Last year Israel announced that they knew of 200,000 missiles pointed in their direction. Though they are ready for them, Israel realizes that there are "growing threats Israel was facing: "a more hostile, more Islamic, more sensitive Middle East, one more attune to public sentiment, less controlled by the regimes, and less susceptible to international influence." I guess we can thank the Arab Spring for a lot of this turmoil. With a supreme take -over- all- the- land -attitude and force everyone to convert, Democracy just doesn't stand a chance. The Muslim Brotherhood, who is all for sharia law, seems to work against any democratic values.
The Brotherhood calls for jihad against “the Muslim’s real enemies, not only
Reference: http://frontpagemag.com/2013/arnold-ahlert/obamas-move-to-arm-al-qaeda-in-syria/?utm_source=FrontPage+Magazine&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=f071ead496-Mailchimp_FrontPageMag&utm_term=0_57e32c1dad-f071ead496-156514682
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda
http://freebeacon.com/al-qaeda-affiliated-group-claims-responsibility-for-rocket-attack-on-israel/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4431574,00.html
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/some-200-000-missiles-aimed-consistently-at-israel-top-idf-officer-says-1.410584
https://www.standwithus.com/news/article.asp?id=1757#.Ujx5_dKOTqE on Muslim Brotherhood Charter
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/syrias-ruling-alawite-sect/?_r=0
Comments from some jihadists in Syria as they look forward to death: "They also talked about a future in Paradise, as martyred suicide bombers. "It is a dream," said Mohammed, his eyes glazing over as he spoke. The 24-year-old Kuwaiti engineering graduate explained that the selection process for suicide missions is very competitive. (Daily Beast)"
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