Friday, February 10, 2012

#Syria Powerful car bombs kill at least 25 in Syria’s Aleppo


Susan Stone

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Susan Stone  -  12:09 PM  -    -  Public
Two powerful car bombs targeting security posts ripped through Syria’s second city of Aleppo on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 175, even as tanks surged into battered protest hub Homs. State television said “armed terrorist groups” carried out the attacks, the...
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Morio Murase  -  Okay, who are we going to believe, a well-armed military already using artillery on civilians, including high explosives, or a ragtag opposition movement with some AK47s, RPGs, and maybe a rusted mortar tube?

Are we to seriously believe the latter has enough ANFO to set up two car bombs?
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Susan Stone  -  That was the thought that went through my head first!
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Christopher Keeler  -  12:08 PM  -  Public
All of this, and yet people are still thinking that arming the opposition in Syria is a good idea. (it isn't.)
http://notesfromamedinah.com/2012/02/10/arming-the-fsa-in-syria/
A relatively large debate has been launched over whether the west should be providing arms to the Free Syrian Army (FSA) after Dan Drezner and Marc Lynch  published pieces arguing the point. Drezn...
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Syrian state television says 28 people were killed in two explosions that targeted security compounds in the northern city of Aleppo. (Feb. 10) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, timely comments about Washington area sports and ...
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