(Taking Damascus, One, Two, Three | Advancing a Free Society) Saudi Arabia and Qatar—the two Wahhabi states that are vying with each other for prominence among burgeoning Sunni Arab fundamentalist movements—appear ready to deliver weaponry to the Syrian opposition. They both know how devastating to Shiite Iran the loss of Syria will be. The Turkish-Syrian border is porous. Masoud Barzani, the Kurdish chief of western Iraqi Kurdistan, has already signaled that he’s willing to help his rebellious Kurdish cousins in neighboring Syria.
(National Post)Israel is making preparations for the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a flood of refugees from his minority Alawite sect into the Golan Heights, Israel’s military chief told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday.(MORE)
Huh? What? These guys been trying to kill you for years... and you want to bring them into your home? This is stupid. I'm hoping it is just a public relations stunt, but the world will hold Israel accountable for it's false claims if it is bullshit. I'm not sure why Israel needed to have it's own state if every time there is a minority bullied in the Arab world... Israel brings home the losing party. Why is Israel responsible for the Alawite? Their allies are the Iranians. Let A'jad take them in.
