He’s fighting
against Al-Qaed’a, the Americans, the Israelis, the French, the Saudis, Alien
invaders, zombies, vampires, shadows, windmills, voices in his mind… Indeed, Assad
is already a legend in his own mind, and had his madness not resulted in so
much bloodshed, his life story might have made good material for a mediocre high-school
comedy. But the bloodshed, and the fact that the fate of millions is at stake
and that a country is coming undone… to describe his war as tragic will be the understatement
of the century.
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Monday July 09, 2012
Today’s Death toll: 82. The Breakdown:
23 in Deir Ezzor, 18 in Idlib, 8 in Aleppo, 8 in Hama, 7 in Daraa, 7 in Homs
and 6 in Damascus Suburbs.
News
Op-Eds
& Special Reports
Abrams
says he hopes the US is doing more for the opposition than it is claiming
publicly, if only for the role the US will want to play in a post-Assad Syria. “If
it’s the Saudis and the Qataris giving money and guns to the opposition, then
it’s the Saudis and Qataris who are going to have influence when that
opposition is in power,” he says, “and the US won’t have the influence it
could’ve had.”
Turkey
remains widely admired in the Middle East, but the excitement at Erdogan's
tough talk against Israel that made him so popular in the Arab world a couple
of years ago has cooled. And for all their military might and economic muscle,
the Turks now find themselves with almost no leverage in Damascus.
Gen
Tlas's defection is therefore significant for two reasons. First, although his
absence will not in itself be a major blow, the signal it sends to other
non-Alawite elites could be important. Other generals may not have Gen Tlas's
wealth and connections; some might still be tempted to leave while they can.
Video Highlights
The
pounding of Tal Kalakh, Homs Province http://youtu.be/a0PlBSi0l_Q Sounds of
war http://youtu.be/mcZe5ubGJoQ The town
nearby of Ghonto gets pounded as well http://youtu.be/jyUFWndey_g , http://youtu.be/jSaSjVdmBTs , http://youtu.be/MwjwSQ54QTc Homes catch
fire http://youtu.be/C8xCemFkmgw Rastan
is also pounded http://youtu.be/pGsAKWwpup4
Some martyrs http://youtu.be/u46TwHm1ueU
And of
course, the pounding of Old Homs continues: Jouret Al-Shayah http://youtu.be/TShYJ6dLGGM , http://youtu.be/5OJJ9AYCKMs , http://youtu.be/wB204DT-Of4 , http://youtu.be/TtBgMZRJWYY , http://youtu.be/s3Fii88vGJY Al-Qarabis
http://youtu.be/ld_EQFGpZVQ Tanks
venture in http://youtu.be/fzgc5pAnt1c
BMPs and armored vehicles patrol and pound the neighborhood http://youtu.be/OVT6BG1s_IU , http://youtu.be/K_aSU0eDw7A Khaldiyeh
http://youtu.be/rppu_-9VTzc , http://youtu.be/QoJEtXTWhkA
The pounding
of Basr Al-Harir http://youtu.be/oEbxtI4dFpY
, http://youtu.be/IW32lNdk2js the
farmland around the town has been minded by pro-Assad militias, which led to
the death of these two workers when their tractor hit a mine http://youtu.be/VLjyFRunxCM
The pounding
of Na’eemah, Daraa Province http://youtu.be/kUERJx4dkwY
The pounding of Daraa City http://youtu.be/8uas4pDEMKY
The pounding of Bosra, Daraa Province http://youtu.be/maJrQP504Mg The pounding
of Khirbet Ghazaleh http://youtu.be/idCBbROUojc
The pounding
of Ariha, Idlib http://youtu.be/TdX-hq2z5uI
The pounding leaves many dead lying in the streets http://youtu.be/IKTOYCA6lk8 Some of
today’s martyrs http://youtu.be/5yM9T2C9nfo
, http://youtu.be/DGXuvflya8Q The
wounded http://youtu.be/w8XrkuVAqn4 ,
http://youtu.be/d6JLXV1XDn4
The pounding
of Eizaz, Aleppo Province http://youtu.be/uvv_OC_epgg
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