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2012-03-17 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Bombings in Damascus herald beginnings of a bloody new stage of Syrian insurgency
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Posted by tipper 2012-03-17 14:09|| || Front Page|| [336093 views ]  Top

#1 the same type bombs Syria helped shuttle into Iraq. Karma - she's a bitch, no?
Posted by Frank G 2012-03-17 15:08||   2012-03-17 15:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Watch it become a trend.
Posted by newc 2012-03-17 17:15||   2012-03-17 17:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Possibley they were car bombs. Also,
 
A Syrian official said there were reports of a third blast targeting a military bus at the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus, but there were no details. He asked that his name not be used because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
Posted by trailing wife 2012-03-17 18:19||   2012-03-17 18:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Debka sez the bus was carrying pro-Iranian Paleos.
Posted by Phil_B 2012-03-17 20:53||   2012-03-17 20:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Are there any other kind, Phil B?
Posted by Barbara 2012-03-17 21:33||   2012-03-17 21:33|| Front Page Top

#6 The Paleos are pretty much guns for hire. Saddam had his paid for Paleo goons.

But Syria is a Sunni Shiia fight and the Paleos are almost all Sunni. So I'd say the only pro-Iranian Paleos are the ones getting a paycheck from Tehran. Which could be quite a lot.
Posted by Phil_B 2012-03-17 21:56||   2012-03-17 21:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Remember the proverb,

You can't buy an Arab's loyalty. You only rent it.
Posted by Phil_B 2012-03-17 21:58||   2012-03-17 21:58|| Front Page Top

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