Protests in Syria - Discussion Thread

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FYI both of this articles are propaganda. Just one is pro-Assad and another is anti-Assad. Both of them ignores some facts and tries to show their version of what did happen. First article tries to show that people were paid for doing this, second tries to show that they were innocent unarmed people. I dont believe neither of them.

Every person is bisased and journalists are just people too. However first article insults my intelligence and second does not. You think they are equally reliable - OK thats your right. Also Turkey has very good relationships with Syria in past 7 years, so its not in Turkish interests to invent lies against the Syrian regime.

[Alex G]

Every person is bisased and journalists are just people too. However first article insults my intelligence and second does not. You think they are equally reliable - OK thats your right. Also Turkey has very good relationships with Syria in past 7 years, so its not in Turkish interests to invent lies against the Syrian regime.

Oh we were unarmed, we did nothing bad!

Does it not insult you considering that they are very well armed and did indeed use violence against police before being shoot at?

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I don't know if it's the best place for this post, but it's related to the news about Syria.

Iran agrees to fund Syrian military base

By Con Coughlin

Iran has agreed to fund a new multi-million-dollar military base on the Syrian coast to make it easier to ship weapons and other military hardware between the two countries, according to Western intelligence reports.

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The Latakia deal was negotiated by Mr Kheirbek, who has been identified as one of the most powerful figures within Syria's security establishment. Mr Kheirbek, whose son also holds a senior post in Syria's internal security, is now the subject of US sanctions over his liaison role with Hizbollah in southern Lebanon. During his visit to Tehran, he met Ghasem Suleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Under the terms of the agreement, Iran plans to fly hundreds of tons of weapons to Latakia on freight planes which have a capacity of up to 40 tons each.
Teams of Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers are to be stationed at Latakia on a permanent basis, where they will co-ordinate the arms shipments with officials from Syria's Mukhabarat intelligence service.

MUCH MORE IN FULL STORY: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...tary-base.html

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Oh we were unarmed, we did nothing bad!

Firstly, what u are quoting here? Secondly yes, I see a peaceful demonstration here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwe_Kak78-M

Does it not insult you considering that they are very well armed and did indeed use violence against police before being shoot at?

I did not see any proof of very well armed militias in the city. All they could show is two guys with shotguns in city of 700,000. Just wow.

I'll repeat, when I read the Turkish article I feel that journalist is telling story as he see it. When I read Vesty article I feel I am reading North Korean propagana pamphlet.

[Alex G]

I did not see any proof of very well armed militias in the city. All they could show is two guys with shotguns in city of 700,000. Just wow.

I'll repeat, when I read the Turkish article I feel that journalist is telling story as he see it. When I read Vesty article I feel I am reading North Korean propagana pamphlet.

2? In videos that were posted here i could count more then just 2 people and they had not only shotguns. Or how did 2 guy with shotguns manage to kill syrian policeman and soldiers? And your peaceful demonstrators managed to kill, burn and destroy also. Oh how peaceful.

Telling story doesnt mean that it is no propaganda - as he ignores in his story the other side of what is happened. Same thing as in Lybia - all wester journalists are telling story how badly people suffer under Gaddafi - that rebels arent exactly better - who cares?

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In this last video is a rally in support of Assad?

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Turkey threatens to join international military action in Syria
Turkey has lost patience with Syria, according to Turkish officials quoted in the Hurriyet newspaper, and has issued an ultimatum to Assad.

By Zvi Bar'el

Turkey may consider cooperating with international powers in the event they decide to intervene militarily in Syria, according to a report in the Turkish "Hurriyet" newspaper on Saturday

Turkey has lost its patience with Syria, according to Turkish officials, and Turkish President Abdullah Gul has issued an ultimatum to Syrian President Bashar Assad via Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu who visited Syria on Tuesday.

CONTINUED: http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-e...syria-1.378427

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people so far in the last events.

Yemen:



Lebanon:





Spain:



Germany:



Turkey:


Norway:





Colombo:



Kenya:



Algeria:




Italy:



England:



All pics were taken from the same week or two. all but last 2 were posted on the photos forum.



Its really heart-warming to see how people all over the world protest against evil things when they happen, without being biased.

[Yu1980]

Prime Minister of Iraq Nuri Kamal al-Maliki urged protesters not to "sabotage" the state and hosting an official Syrian delegation.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=828029&f=20

[Hollis]

Fireball, looks like those protestors had a problem on how to spell Syria.

[IconOfEvi]

Oh dear

At least we know these protestors are either mind bogglingly stupid and somehow think its the Israelis who are killing them or dont actually care about the Syrians at all. Its a tough call between one and two.

[Broken Modem]

I don't know if it's the best place for this post, but it's related to the news about Syria.

Iran agrees to fund Syrian military base

By Con Coughlin

Iran has agreed to fund a new multi-million-dollar military base on the Syrian coast to make it easier to ship weapons and other military hardware between the two countries, according to Western intelligence reports.

(…)

The Latakia deal was negotiated by Mr Kheirbek, who has been identified as one of the most powerful figures within Syria's security establishment. Mr Kheirbek, whose son also holds a senior post in Syria's internal security, is now the subject of US sanctions over his liaison role with Hizbollah in southern Lebanon. During his visit to Tehran, he met Ghasem Suleimani, the commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Under the terms of the agreement, Iran plans to fly hundreds of tons of weapons to Latakia on freight planes which have a capacity of up to 40 tons each.
Teams of Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers are to be stationed at Latakia on a permanent basis, where they will co-ordinate the arms shipments with officials from Syria's Mukhabarat intelligence service.

MUCH MORE IN FULL STORY: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...tary-base.html

This gem deserves its own thread. So now Iran pretty much has a foreign military base on the Mediterranean?

[Broken Modem]

Oh dear

At least we know these protestors are either mind bogglingly stupid and somehow think its the Israelis who are killing them or dont actually care about the Syrians at all. Its a tough call between one and two.

Or they had absolutely nothing to do with Syria?

[potentialenemy.ru]

Iran has agreed to fund a new multi-million-dollar military base on the Syrian coast to make it easier to ship weapons and other military hardware between the two countries, according to Western intelligence reports.

Oh, yes, just remembered the story about nuclear weapons in Iraq as a reason to butt in. It was 'according to Western intelligence reports' too.

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As for WMD material...certain well placed sources do indeed state that Iraq's WMD material went to Syria. Any Intervention has to face that...unless of course, Iran has it now

In any case, Syria is producing and stockpiling huge quantities of chemical weapons since the 70s.