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The Convergence of Glenn Greenwald and Rand Paul's "Southern Avenger"

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Gus8/24/2013 10:23:07 am PDT

re: #204 sattv4u2

heh

At least back then there was one clear ‘enemy’, Saddam and his loyalists

With this mess, we know Assad is a bad actor, but the “rebels” don’t appear to be squeaky clean either

The only losers (as usual) are those poor civilians in the middle

re: #204 sattv4u2

heh

At least back then there was one clear ‘enemy’, Saddam and his loyalists

With this mess, we know Assad is a bad actor, but the “rebels” don’t appear to be squeaky clean either

The only losers (as usual) are those poor civilians in the middle

In the right corner:

Syrian government:
Syrian Armed Forces
Jaysh al-Sha’bi
Shabiha
Al-Abbas brigade
National Defense Force
Lijan militias
Syrian Resistance (militia)

Iran:
Revolutionary Guards

Foreign militants:
Hezbollah
PFLP-GC

In the left corner:

Syrian opposition:
Free Syrian Army
Syrian Islamic Liberation Front
Al-Tawhid Brigade
Kurdish Salaheddine Battalion

Mujahideen:
Syrian Islamic Front
Al-Nusra Front
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Democratic Union Party (PYD):
Popular Protection Units (YPG)