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2011-08-05 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2011-08-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Against all local doubters, young Pencil-Neck is growing into the job.

Posted by S 2011-08-05 10:58|| 2011-08-05 10:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Relative to his father, Assad Jr is being remarkably restrained in his suppression of the insurrection. It's becoming clear that his control of the security apparatus is nowhere near as secure as that of his father.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2011-08-05 11:36|| 2011-08-05 11:36|| Front Page Top

#3 cutting phone lines, Internet and electricity

If you want people to stay inside and not do anything, you leave the electricity (for the AC) and the internet ON.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-08-05 15:57|| 2011-08-05 15:57|| Front Page Top

#4 As per the boffins at Shire Network News.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-08-05 15:58|| 2011-08-05 15:58|| Front Page Top

#5 The sequesterization of Hama means that Syria may use some Hezbollah and Iran republican guard types as part of its ops and still minimize the chance that this would be reported.

Posted by Lord Garth 2011-08-05 17:50|| 2011-08-05 17:50|| Front Page Top

#6 They want them out in the streets, the better to kill more of them.

Posted by gromky 2011-08-05 20:51|| 2011-08-05 20:51|| Front Page Top

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