You are mistaken in that supporting western intervention (you do read the articles you send don't you?) you can't even state what you think is wrong, you simply issue personal attacks.
So that brings me to finally stating, since you obviously don't read all of my posts before responding ad hominem, do you read all of the posts from the Marxist site you forward from constantly? What it winds up looking like on my end reading your posts, your only responsible to forward their agenda, not understand anything apparently. You've taken a good score of opportunities to discuss and make even more transparent what is going on in Syria and squandered it on personal attacks. It simply looks like you do not want the articles you forward along from your Marxist groups, to be discussed. If I missed something, if anything was misunderstood, you have had a hundred opportunities in the last 6 weeks or so, to have a discussion instead of personal attacks. Scott > You are mistaken in your analysis about the writer and the site but what > can we expect from a fucking dumb ass... > > Cort > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 5:56 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, the writer is supportive of Foreign intervention by the US, Saudi >> Arabia and Israel. >> >> I've been trying to point that out, to have a discussion on this from >> your >> initial posts about Assad and Regime change in Syria and who should be >> responsible for this, who it is that is being co-opted so that >> subversive >> murderous terrorists influences by the three mentioned can be normalized >> as being necessary. >> >> Through all of your reply's being ad hominem attacks and or altering >> what >> I wrote and straw man attacks for that, I can only assume a few things. >> >> A) You send articles. >> >> B) You cannot (or refuse to) discuss the content of any of your posts. >> >> C) You support Authoritarians whether they've said they are, or you have >> appointed them in your mind as such, and like the good Corporate Party >> and >> the bad Corporate Party, the only choices are between your Authoritarian >> stance and the opposition. >> >> D) Authoritarians will not tolerate discussion, they are authorities, >> all >> questioners and knowledge seekers must be discredited and attacked, and >> this is your manner of dealing with any discussion. >> >> Thank you for this opportunity for a free and open discussion. >> >> Scott >> >> > Fuck off Scot >> > >> > The writer and the website speaks for itself. >> > >> > You fucking dumb ass... >> > >> > Cort >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 5:27 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> So your saying that your writing a Shrooms as a Ghost writers name? I >> >> was >> >> discussing the article, not issuing an ad hominem comment (unless you >> >> are >> >> Shrroms? It appears this might be another of your names), when you >> >> respond >> >> with a personal attack. Of course, those who read my initial post >> would >> >> understand that as I took a direct quote of Shrooms and that was the >> >> mention to PNAC about it. >> >> >> >> You decline to discuss any of the issues, you simply ask that people >> >> repeat what you are repeating. >> >> >> >> You keep selling, and enemy of Assad is a friend of ours, and have >> never >> >> stated in the whole Syria Assad series of posts since the gas attacks >> >> started, nearly immediately after Obama started saying if gas was >> used >> >> he'd have to do something, that the USA, the Saud's or Israel aren't >> as >> >> likely to do the same thing. >> >> >> >> Your posts, that is the stuff you send out, you've declined to make >> >> personal statements that aren't ad hominem, defend using terrorists >> as >> >> any method to remove Assad, and yet historically speaking, everyone >> that >> >> has been freed by US Sponsored terrorism either via proxy or >> directly, >> >> have suffered 100 to thousands of time worse. >> >> >> >> You, writing as Shrooms, (apparent from your reply as you took the >> PNAC >> >> comment as personal) are advocating controlling what happens in the >> >> Middle >> >> East. the only people shoe agenda that is are the International >> Bankers, >> >> the Corporatists, and the Western Imperialists that are the economic >> and >> >> violent enforcers of the International bankers and Cortporationists. >> >> >> >> By the way, if your purposeful misspelling my name, that is assuming >> you >> >> have read as far as my personal signature at the end of everyone of >> my >> >> posts, is in an attempt to get me to reply as emotionally as you are, >> it >> >> isn't working. Your research once again shows nothing in common with >> >> what >> >> your stating personally about me, and your misspelling of my name. >> >> >> >> Scott >> >> >> >> > *And Scot, I know about the PNAC and wrote a little note on them in >> >> > 2004...Stop inferring I am one of them...Dumb ass Scot * >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > http://pittsburgh.indymedia.org/news/2004/04/13810.php >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Venezuela: The Coup Makers- The Invisible U.S. Hands >> >> > >> >> > By Cort Greene >> >> > >> >> > April 20, 2004 >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > With rumors of a new coup swirling through Venezuela daily, some >> with >> >> > merit, others just the wishful thinking of the fractured but still >> >> > dangerous "opposition", it is useful to review just who the real >> >> puppet >> >> > masters behind the last coup were, and the possibility and the >> reasons >> >> > that >> >> > they will try another one. >> >> > >> >> > Removing President Chavez and destroying the Bolivarian >> Revolutionary >> >> > Process has been a primary concern of the U.S. government since >> 1998. >> >> Why >> >> > else would it dedicate such resources to this effort? So far they >> have >> >> > spent over 4 million dollars in known covert funds, and the actual >> >> figure >> >> > is probably twice that amount if we take in account that there are >> >> over >> >> > 500 >> >> > U.S. corporations in Venezuela, some of which are CIA fronts. Dick >> >> > Cheney's >> >> > pals at Halliburton have 21 offices in Venezuela. >> >> > >> >> > These folks have a vested interest in bringing about a change of >> >> > government >> >> > â i.e. trampling on the democratic will of the majority of >> >> Venezuelans >> >> > if >> >> > it will bring them higher profits and greater access to the >> region's >> >> > natural resources. >> >> > >> >> > With the quagmire in Iraq, gaining control over the Venezuelan >> >> petroleum >> >> > industry is of particular importance, due to the prospect of an >> energy >> >> > crisis and the economic problems that will ensue from it. >> >> > >> >> > This could be a catalyst for a greater worldwide crisis than is >> taking >> >> > place now, and could be the greatest seen since the 1930s. >> >> > >> >> > President Chavez and Bolivarian Revolution are a threat because >> they >> >> > provide an example that goes not only against the imperialist plan >> of >> >> the >> >> > Free Trade Agreement of the America's, but shows the potential for >> a >> >> > revival of the working class struggle and socialism across the >> entire >> >> > region. >> >> > >> >> > The usual suspects for another coup attempt in Venezuela include >> U.S. >> >> > Ambassador to Venezuela Charles Shapiro (whom it is alleged played >> a >> >> part >> >> > in the spilling of the blood of the working class in Chile and >> >> Venezuela). >> >> > And of course there is the CIA, the National Endowment for >> Democracy, >> >> and >> >> > a >> >> > myriad of other organizations. >> >> > >> >> > But there is another, more insidious, and less heard of group that >> has >> >> > binds together all these other groups and officials together - the >> >> > "Project >> >> > for the New American Century" â which played a leading role in >> >> > developing >> >> > the US invasion of Iraq. PNAC's board of directors is a "who's who" >> of >> >> > government and business, which has representatives in Venezuela >> either >> >> > directly or through inter-locking boards of directors. >> >> > >> >> > The stated goals of this right-wing think-tank are a bold foreign >> >> policy, >> >> > the need to increase defense spending, and to challenge regimes >> >> hostile >> >> to >> >> > the vital interests and values of American capitalism. >> >> > >> >> > Some PNAC members include: >> >> > >> >> > · Donald Rumsfeld >> >> > >> >> > · Paul Wolfowitz >> >> > >> >> > · Frank Gaffney >> >> > >> >> > · Dan Quayle >> >> > >> >> > · Gary Bauer >> >> > >> >> > · Elliott Abrams >> >> > >> >> > · Steve Forbes >> >> > >> >> > · Zalmay Khalilzad >> >> > >> >> > · Paula Dobrainsky, Under Secretary for Global affairs >> >> > >> >> > · Jeb Bush >> >> > >> >> > · William Bennett >> >> > >> >> > · Vice President Dick Cheney >> >> > >> >> > These are just some of the puppet masters who will do anything to >> >> ensure >> >> > the continued U.S. dominance of Latin America and the world. If >> they >> >> had >> >> > their way, they would do to Venezuela what they did to Iraq. >> >> > >> >> > But they have fallen into more than a bit of trouble in Iraq, and >> >> already >> >> > the world working class is rallying to the defense of the >> Venezuelan >> >> > revolution. We must step up the pressure and end the imperialist >> >> > predations >> >> > of the U.S. ruling class once and for all! >> >> > >> >> > No to U.S. intervention in Venezuela! >> >> > >> >> > Defend the Venezuelan Revolution! >> >> > >> >> > Forward to Socialism! >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 3:40 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Educators do not use ad hominem attacks and strawman arguments. >> Only >> >> >> those >> >> >> supporting agendas and using the little back book of >> disinformation >> >> rely >> >> >> on those tactics to distract people from the questions at hand, >> which >> >> >> was >> >> >> in this instance, seriosuly, it reads like it came right off a >> PNAC >> >> >> funded >> >> >> site; >> >> >> *** >> >> >> Who, pray tell, is Shrooms, much less who is this person (or >> >> >> organization) >> >> >> working for? >> >> >> >> >> >> And why does this sound like I'm reading something on the PNAC >> site? >> >> >> *** >> >> >> >> >> >> I dare say this ID your using is the same as another I that sues >> the >> >> >> same >> >> >> tactics, partial because of your refusal to duplicate simple >> things >> >> like >> >> >> spelling of my name, or that you never read further then you can >> >> create >> >> >> an >> >> >> ad hominem attack for response to. >> >> >> >> >> >> Seriously, I thought you and your Marxist people were not on the >> side >> >> of >> >> >> the Imperialists. You send stuff that appears to be from >> Anarchists, >> >> >> that >> >> >> also do naught but support the Imperialists desires. >> >> >> >> >> >> Seriously, this is something I must take the opportunity to point >> out >> >> to >> >> >> others, especially on a list that is suppose to be for alternate >> >> media >> >> >> instead of shadowy propaganda wearing the cloak of the >> International >> >> >> Corporate Oppositionists. >> >> >> >> >> >> It's what your articles support, You on the other hand have never >> >> taken >> >> >> the opportunities presented to discuss anything, you just revert >> to >> >> >> personal attacks. >> >> >> >> >> >> Scott >> >> >> >> >> >> "Therefore strategies for dealing with, and opposing, the Muslim >> >> >> Brotherhood should be fundamentally different from our approach to >> >> >> militant-Jihadi groups" >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Scott >> >> >> >> >> >> > *Oh Scot* >> >> >> > * >> >> >> > * >> >> >> > *Your ignorance is showing or is it that the pole from the caber >> >> toss >> >> >> hit >> >> >> > you in the head too many times at the Highland games... [?]* >> >> >> > * >> >> >> > * >> >> >> > *Rojo Rojito* >> >> >> > * >> >> >> > * >> >> >> > *Cort* >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 2:56 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Who, pray tell, is Shrooms, much less who is this person (or >> >> >> >> organization) >> >> >> >> working for? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> And why does this sound like I'm reading something on the PNAC >> >> site? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Scott >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "Therefore strategies for dealing with, and opposing, the >> Muslim >> >> >> >> Brotherhood should be fundamentally different from our approach >> to >> >> >> >> militant-Jihadi groups" >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > *Remembering Sabra and Shatila massacre 16-18 September 1982 >> >> >> >> > #Lebanon<http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Lebanon> >> >> >> >> > * >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://tahriricn.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/syria-the-rise-of-al-qaeda-in-syria-separating-fact-from-mythology/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > â SYRIA/PALESTINE: Palestinians and the Syrian Revolution: >> >> >> Lessons >> >> >> >> from >> >> >> >> > the >> >> >> >> > fight against >> >> >> >> > fascism< >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://tahriricn.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/syriapalestine-palestinians-and-the-syrian-revolution-lessons-from-the-fight-against-fascism/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > â< >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://tahriricn.wordpress.com/2013/09/15/uk-anti-fascist-network-statement-on-saturday-7th-september-edl-demonstration/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > SYRIA: The Rise of Al Qaeda in Syria: Separating Fact from >> >> >> Mythology >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > SEP >> >> >> >> > 12< >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://tahriricn.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/syria-the-rise-of-al-qaeda-in-syria-separating-fact-from-mythology/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Posted by tahriricn >> >> >> <http://tahriricn.wordpress.com/author/tahriricn/ >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > By Leila Shrooms for Tahrir-ICN[image: >> >> >> >> > ED-AR204_obagy_D_20130830164816]< >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://tahriricn.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/ed-ar204_obagy_d_20130830164816.jpg >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > One of the most worrying developments during the trajectory >> of >> >> >> >> Syriaâs >> >> >> >> > revolution has been the rise of militant Jihadi groups. The >> >> danger >> >> >> >> that >> >> >> >> > the >> >> >> >> > increasing strength of such groups poses to both Syria and >> the >> >> >> region >> >> >> >> > should not be underestimated. Yet a lot of misunderstandings >> >> exist >> >> >> >> about >> >> >> >> > the nature and dominance of such groups which this article >> >> attempts >> >> >> to >> >> >> >> > address. Only when fact is separated from mythology are we >> able >> >> to >> >> >> >> move >> >> >> >> > forward collectively towards a strategy that addresses the >> >> threat >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > counter-revolutionary forces and have a better understanding >> of >> >> who >> >> >> is >> >> >> >> > working for the original goals of the revolution so that they >> >> can >> >> >> be >> >> >> >> given >> >> >> >> > the solidarity they deserve. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > *Al Qaeda ideology* >> >> >> >> > Al Qaeda or militant Jihadi groups[1] have an >> internationalist >> >> >> >> perspective >> >> >> >> > and want to establish a global Islamic caliphate based on a >> >> strict >> >> >> >> > interpretation of Sharia law. The ideology of Al Qaeda groups >> is >> >> >> >> closely >> >> >> >> > related to Salafi/Wahabi ideology (the totalitarian political >> >> >> doctrine >> >> >> >> > which is practiced in Saudi Arabia). Whilst Salafism is an >> >> >> extremely >> >> >> >> > repressive, puritanical ideology which follows a literal >> >> >> >> interpretation >> >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > the Quran, it is important to note that not all Salafists >> >> believe >> >> >> in >> >> >> >> > violent means to establish their goals and that some >> Salafists >> >> are >> >> >> >> > prepared >> >> >> >> > to work within a democratic system. By contrast, militant >> Jihadi >> >> >> >> groups >> >> >> >> > reject the concept of democracy holding that their >> >> interpretation >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> Islam >> >> >> >> > is mandated by God. They believe that it is a religious duty >> to >> >> >> defend >> >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > Muslim community against enemies of Islam and are prepared to >> >> die >> >> >> as >> >> >> >> > martyrs for that cause. They regard anyone who does not >> >> subscribe >> >> >> to >> >> >> >> their >> >> >> >> > ideology (including liberal Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims) >> as >> >> >> >> > heretics/Kafir. Some, known as Takfiris, believe that they >> have >> >> the >> >> >> >> right >> >> >> >> > to kill heretics. Al Qaeda affiliated groups in the region >> >> include >> >> >> >> > Egyptian >> >> >> >> > Islamic Jihad, Al Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula in Yemen and >> >> Saudi >> >> >> >> > Arabia, >> >> >> >> > Jund Ansar Allah in Palestine, Fatah Al Islam in Lebanon and >> Al >> >> >> Qaeda >> >> >> >> in >> >> >> >> > the Islamic Maghreb in Algeria and Morocco. [2]These groups >> do >> >> not >> >> >> >> have a >> >> >> >> > broad popular support base, primarily due to their use of >> >> terrorist >> >> >> >> means >> >> >> >> > targeting civilians in countries in which they operate and >> their >> >> >> >> following >> >> >> >> > of an interpretation of Islam which is alien to almost >> everyone. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > *Mainstream political Islam* >> >> >> >> > It is important not to confuse militant Jihadis with >> mainstream >> >> >> >> political >> >> >> >> > Islamist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood. Whilst the >> >> Muslim >> >> >> >> > Brotherhood is undoubtably conservative and reactionary, they >> >> have >> >> >> >> broad >> >> >> >> > based popular support across the Middle East and North Africa >> >> and >> >> >> have >> >> >> >> won >> >> >> >> > democratic elections in Palestine, Tunisia and Egypt. They >> >> gained >> >> >> >> > prominence during the Islamic revival of the 1970s, as a >> direct >> >> >> >> response >> >> >> >> > to >> >> >> >> > western imperialism. They work to reinstate Islamic laws and >> >> >> believe >> >> >> >> in >> >> >> >> > the >> >> >> >> > concept of Islamic unity and the return of the caliphate >> >> abolished >> >> >> by >> >> >> >> > Ataturk in 1924 although they primarily struggle on the >> national >> >> >> >> level. >> >> >> >> > They advocate that political Islam is compatible with the >> >> >> >> establishment >> >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > a modern, democratic, multi-party state that respects human >> >> rights, >> >> >> >> > including the rights of religious minorities.[3] Pursuing >> social >> >> >> >> justice >> >> >> >> > and particularly reducing the gap between rich and poor has >> been >> >> a >> >> >> key >> >> >> >> > tenet of their ideology and to this end they established a >> vast >> >> >> >> network >> >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > social services which gained them the support of the urban >> and >> >> >> rural >> >> >> >> > poor.[4] Although they have been known to use violent means >> to >> >> >> achieve >> >> >> >> > their goals, the Muslim Brotherhood officially rejects the >> use >> >> of >> >> >> >> > violence.[5] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > The experience of countries that have been governed by the >> >> Muslim >> >> >> >> > Brotherhood show a wide gap between their rhetoric and >> reality. >> >> >> Highly >> >> >> >> > authoritarian and repressive regimes have been established >> where >> >> >> they >> >> >> >> have >> >> >> >> > come to power. Yet we should not regard the Muslim >> Brotherhood >> >> as a >> >> >> >> > violent >> >> >> >> > terrorist organization or overlook the support the >> organization >> >> has >> >> >> >> > amongst >> >> >> >> > broad sections of a religiously conservative population. >> >> Therefore >> >> >> >> > strategies for dealing with, and opposing, the Muslim >> >> Brotherhood >> >> >> >> should >> >> >> >> > be >> >> >> >> > fundamentally different from our approach to militant-Jihadi >> >> >> groups. >> >> >> >> The >> >> >> >> > Muslim Brotherhood is prominent in the Syrian National >> Coalition >> >> >> (the >> >> >> >> > bourgeois opposition in exile which is backed by the West, >> Gulf >> >> >> States >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > Turkey and influenced by foreign agendas). The Syrian >> National >> >> >> >> Coalition >> >> >> >> > also includes secular and leftist opposition groups >> (including >> >> >> >> Christian >> >> >> >> > and Kurdish parties), the Free Syrian Army, grass-roots >> >> opposition >> >> >> >> groups >> >> >> >> > and independents. It advocates establishing a civil, >> democratic >> >> >> >> Syria.[6] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Between the âmoderateâ political Islamists and Al Qaeda >> >> there >> >> >> >> exists a >> >> >> >> > broad spectrum of other Salafist groups which subscribe to >> >> >> puritanical >> >> >> >> > versions of Islam some of which are militant. They include Al >> >> Nour >> >> >> >> party >> >> >> >> > in >> >> >> >> > Egypt, Islamic Jihad and Jaysh al Islam in Palestine, and >> Ansar >> >> Al >> >> >> >> Islam >> >> >> >> > and Ahrar Al Sham in Syria. Further, although the >> overwhelming >> >> >> >> majority >> >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > people in the region are Muslim, many are also secularists, >> >> >> including >> >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > vast majority of Syriaâs grassroots civil opposition. >> >> Socialist >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > anti-authoritarian/anarchist currents also exist within Islam >> >> with >> >> >> >> roots >> >> >> >> > that can be traced back to the ninth century.[7] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > *Al Qaeda groups in Syria* >> >> >> >> > The two Al Qaeda affiliated groups operating in Syria are >> Jabhat >> >> Al >> >> >> >> Nusra >> >> >> >> > (Al Nusra Front â JAN) and the Islamic State of Iraq and >> Sham >> >> >> >> (ISIS). >> >> >> >> > Both >> >> >> >> > can be traced back to groups established to fight against the >> >> >> American >> >> >> >> > occupation of Iraq and grew in strength due to the >> sponsorship >> >> of >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > Syrian government. This is important to note because whilst >> the >> >> >> >> origins >> >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > Al Qaeda globally go back to Afghanistan, where they were >> >> supported >> >> >> by >> >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > CIA to fight against the Soviets in the 70s and 80s, this is >> not >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > experience of Al Qaeda groups operating in Syria or Iraq >> today >> >> >> which >> >> >> >> fight >> >> >> >> > against US imperialism, Zionism and all western influence. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Some of JANâs members are Syrians that returned from >> fighting >> >> in >> >> >> >> Iraq >> >> >> >> > when >> >> >> >> > the uprising broke out in 2011, but many foreigners also >> joined >> >> >> their >> >> >> >> > ranks. Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq >> >> claimed >> >> >> >> that >> >> >> >> > JAN was its branch in Syria. However, JANâs leader, Abu >> >> Mohammed >> >> >> Al >> >> >> >> > Golani, >> >> >> >> > has rejected this claim whilst simultaneously pledging >> >> allegiance >> >> >> to >> >> >> >> Al >> >> >> >> > Qaeda globally. ISIS is a part of the Al Qaeda network and >> the >> >> >> >> majority >> >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > its members are foreigners. Whilst exact numbers are not >> known >> >> it >> >> >> is >> >> >> >> > estimated that together JAN and ISIS have around10,000 >> members, >> >> >> less >> >> >> >> than >> >> >> >> > 10 per cent of estimated armed opposition fighters.[8] Both >> aim >> >> to >> >> >> >> > overthrow the government of Bashar Al Assad, establish and >> >> Islamic >> >> >> >> > caliphate and a strict interpretation of Islamic law, are >> >> opposed >> >> >> to >> >> >> >> > Western intervention and are opposed to the US and Israel. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > The numbers of JAN and ISIS are relatively small, yet they >> have >> >> a >> >> >> >> > disproportionate strength compared to other armed opposition >> >> >> groups. >> >> >> >> They >> >> >> >> > have battle-experience from Iraq and have received a lot of >> >> >> military >> >> >> >> > support from Gulf countries, particularly Saudi Arabia and >> >> Qatar, >> >> >> >> which >> >> >> >> > aim >> >> >> >> > to destabilize Syria through sectarian conflict in order to >> >> prevent >> >> >> a >> >> >> >> > popular revolution from succeeding. By contrast other armed >> >> groups >> >> >> are >> >> >> >> > still mainly dependent on light weapons and what they can >> seize >> >> >> from >> >> >> >> > Syrian >> >> >> >> > army bases they have captured. JAN and ISIS are concentrated >> in >> >> the >> >> >> >> north >> >> >> >> > of the country, along the Turkish border in Aleppo and Idlib >> >> >> >> governorates, >> >> >> >> > in Al Raqqa governorate, and in the east in Deir Al Zour >> >> >> governorate >> >> >> >> along >> >> >> >> > the border with Iraq. They have attempted to set up Islamic >> >> >> emirates >> >> >> >> in >> >> >> >> > areas under their control, established Sharia courts and >> placed >> >> >> >> > restrictions on the rights of women and minorities. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Both groups have been responsible for carrying out attacks >> >> against >> >> >> >> > civilians, including suicide bombings, the arrest of >> opposition >> >> >> >> activists, >> >> >> >> > the torture and extrajudicial killing of Syrian army soldiers >> >> they >> >> >> >> have >> >> >> >> > captured, and sectarian killings. Most recently they have >> been >> >> >> >> responsible >> >> >> >> > for atrocities carried out against the Kurdish population, >> >> causing >> >> >> >> over >> >> >> >> > 20,000 Kurds to flee to Iraq in August. The extremism and >> >> violence >> >> >> >> > practiced by such groups is an increasing trend and major >> cause >> >> for >> >> >> >> > concern. Yet, it must be borne in mind that the overwhelming >> >> >> majority >> >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > the estimated 120,000 deaths and vast majority of cases of >> >> torture >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > brutality in Syria over the past 2.5 years have been carried >> out >> >> by >> >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > Syrian regime.[9] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Al Qaeda affiliated groups have the potential to cause chaos >> and >> >> >> >> violence >> >> >> >> > in Syria and the region for many years to come. However, >> their >> >> >> ability >> >> >> >> to >> >> >> >> > impose their vision on a future Syria is grossly >> over-estimated. >> >> >> They >> >> >> >> are >> >> >> >> > small in number, they do not have a popular support base, and >> >> the >> >> >> >> majority >> >> >> >> > of their ranks are foreigners. After 10 years of causing >> turmoil >> >> in >> >> >> >> Iraq, >> >> >> >> > including the massacre of thousands of civilians, they did >> not >> >> >> manage >> >> >> >> to >> >> >> >> > win the support of the local population or create an Islamic >> >> state. >> >> >> >> > According to a Syrian rebel from a secular brigade in >> Salamiyah; >> >> >> âAl >> >> >> >> > Qaida >> >> >> >> > is the one thing that will unite Syrian people after the >> >> >> revolution, >> >> >> >> > because all of the Syrians will want them out â those who >> are >> >> now >> >> >> >> with >> >> >> >> > the >> >> >> >> > regime and those who are against the regime. Nobody likes >> these >> >> >> people >> >> >> >> ⦠>> >> >> >> > After the regime falls there will have to be a new military >> >> >> formation >> >> >> >> to >> >> >> >> > confront these radical movements.â[10] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > *Relationship of militant Jihadi groups to the Free Syrian >> Army >> >> >> (FSA)* >> >> >> >> > The Free Syrian Army is the main, and by far the largest, >> armed >> >> >> >> opposition >> >> >> >> > group in Syria. Itâs leadership is linked to the SNC. The >> FSA >> >> is >> >> >> >> > comprised >> >> >> >> > of officers and soldiers that have defected from the regime >> as >> >> well >> >> >> as >> >> >> >> > anti-regime elements of the civilian population. It is >> committed >> >> to >> >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > overthrow of Assad and the establishment of a plural, civil, >> >> >> >> democratic >> >> >> >> > Syria. The FSA is comprised of many battalions. The leader of >> >> the >> >> >> FSA, >> >> >> >> > Salmin Idriss has stated he is committed to secularism, yet >> some >> >> >> >> > battalions >> >> >> >> > are Islamist (mainly Muslim Brotherhood affiliated), some are >> >> >> secular >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > some are comprised of Christians, Kurds and Alawites. There >> are >> >> >> even >> >> >> >> women >> >> >> >> > only brigades. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Whilst serious human rights abuses have been carried out by >> >> >> elements >> >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > the >> >> >> >> > FSA, these appear to be mainly isolated incidents rather than >> >> >> >> wide-spread >> >> >> >> > and systematic attacks on civilians and civilian areas. Human >> >> >> Rights >> >> >> >> Watch >> >> >> >> > has noted that âmany of the antigovernment groups reported >> to >> >> be >> >> >> >> > carrying >> >> >> >> > out abuses do not appear to belong to an organized command >> >> >> structure >> >> >> >> or >> >> >> >> to >> >> >> >> > be following Syrian National Council ordersâ.[11] When such >> >> >> >> incidents >> >> >> >> > have >> >> >> >> > come to light the SNC and FSA have condemned them and called >> for >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > arrest >> >> >> >> > and prosecution of those responsible, something that has >> never >> >> been >> >> >> >> seen >> >> >> >> > from the Assad regime.[12] The FSA is generally held in high >> >> regard >> >> >> by >> >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > civilian population and seen as protector and defender of the >> >> >> >> people.[13] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > ISIS and JAN operate outside of the FSA chain of command and >> >> reject >> >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > leadership of the SNC. Yet, due to their advanced military >> >> capacity >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > military successes against the Assad regime, some FSA >> battalions >> >> >> have >> >> >> >> > cooperated with them. The majority refuse to do so, and as >> >> militant >> >> >> >> Jihadi >> >> >> >> > groups have grown in strength and carried out increasing >> attacks >> >> on >> >> >> >> > civilians, particularly sectarian violence, the FSA >> leadership >> >> has >> >> >> >> sought >> >> >> >> > to distance themselves and condemned their actions.[14] The >> FSA >> >> has >> >> >> >> also >> >> >> >> > been engaged in fierce battles with JAN and ISIS (as was seen >> >> >> recently >> >> >> >> in >> >> >> >> > Bustan Al Qasr) and militant Jihadi groups have expelled FSA >> >> >> >> battalions >> >> >> >> > from some areas under their control and even assassinated FSA >> >> >> >> leaders.[15] >> >> >> >> > It is also interesting to note, that increasingly JAN and >> ISIS >> >> have >> >> >> >> > refused >> >> >> >> > to fight against the government on front lines and instead >> >> focused >> >> >> on >> >> >> >> > consolidating their power in areas under their control.[16] >> This >> >> is >> >> >> a >> >> >> >> > clear >> >> >> >> > testimony that they are not working for the goals of the >> >> revolution >> >> >> >> but >> >> >> >> > rather to further their own extremist religious agenda. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > There are other battalions that operate outside of the FSA >> chain >> >> of >> >> >> >> > command >> >> >> >> > and are openly critical of the SNC and FSA leadership >> >> abroad.[17] >> >> >> >> These >> >> >> >> > include both secularists and Islamists. One of the largest >> >> Islamist >> >> >> >> > coalitions is The Syrian Islamic Front, comprised mainly of >> >> >> Salafist >> >> >> >> > battalions such as Ahrar Al Sham. Their aim is to establish >> an >> >> >> Islamic >> >> >> >> > state governed by Sharia Law although they are Syrian >> >> nationalists >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> not >> >> >> >> > working for a global caliphate or linked to Al Qaeda.[18] >> They >> >> >> reject >> >> >> >> > western notions of democracy.[19] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > *Syrian government strategy towards militant Jihadis* >> >> >> >> > When the peaceful popular uprising began in Syria in early >> 2011, >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > Syrian >> >> >> >> > government falsely claimed it was fighting Sunni Islamic >> >> militant >> >> >> >> > terrorists. This was an attempt to discredit the legitimate >> >> demands >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > Syrian people for freedom, social justice and dignity and >> >> justify >> >> >> its >> >> >> >> > terrifying crackdown. As we have seen, to some extent it was >> to >> >> >> turn >> >> >> >> into >> >> >> >> > a >> >> >> >> > self-fulfilling prophecy. The government sent Shabiha (armed >> >> >> Alawite >> >> >> >> > militias) to arrest and shoot protesters and terrorize the >> >> civilian >> >> >> >> > population, thereby introducing sectarianism into the >> uprising, >> >> >> >> despite >> >> >> >> > minority groups such as Alawite, Christians and Kurds playing >> an >> >> >> >> active >> >> >> >> > role in the opposition. In the first five months alone, when >> >> >> protests >> >> >> >> were >> >> >> >> > still peaceful, the UN estimates that hundreds of people were >> >> >> >> killed.[20] >> >> >> >> > Many more were imprisoned and brutally tortured. Assad also >> >> >> released a >> >> >> >> > large number of militant Jihadi prisoners from jail in the >> early >> >> >> days >> >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > the revolution.[21] The Assad regime has made deals with >> Jabhat >> >> Al >> >> >> >> Nusra, >> >> >> >> > such as paying them 150 million Syrian Lira [$1.15 million] >> >> monthly >> >> >> to >> >> >> >> > keep >> >> >> >> > oil flowing through two major pipelines in Banias and >> >> Latakia.[22] >> >> >> It >> >> >> >> is >> >> >> >> > also clear that the vast majority of attacks carried out by >> the >> >> >> regime >> >> >> >> > have >> >> >> >> > not been on JAN or ISIS strongholds but rather in areas where >> >> >> secular >> >> >> >> or >> >> >> >> > âmoderateâ Islamist brigades are concentrated such as >> Homs, >> >> >> Deraa >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > FSA >> >> >> >> > controlled parts of Aleppo. All these factors point to a >> >> concerted >> >> >> >> > strategy >> >> >> >> > by the Syrian regime to allow the uprising to be taken over >> by >> >> >> Islamic >> >> >> >> > extremism and sectarianism which would allow the regime to >> gain >> >> >> more >> >> >> >> > popular support. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > *Opposition to militant-Jihadism in Syria* >> >> >> >> > Whilst the focus of this article has been armed groups >> operating >> >> in >> >> >> >> Syria, >> >> >> >> > it is important to note that the grass roots civilian >> resistance >> >> in >> >> >> >> Syria >> >> >> >> > remains dynamic and strong and stands against both the Assad >> >> regime >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > counter-revolutionary militant Jihadi groups (and is often >> >> highly >> >> >> >> critical >> >> >> >> > of the SNC leadership in exile). The overwhelming majority of >> >> the >> >> >> >> civil >> >> >> >> > resistance movements are secular, none-affiliated to >> traditional >> >> >> >> political >> >> >> >> > ideologies and motivated by desires for freedom, social >> justice >> >> and >> >> >> >> > dignity. Major grass roots opposition groupings such as the >> >> Local >> >> >> >> > Coordination Committees have released statements condemning >> the >> >> >> >> actions >> >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > JAN and ISIS and have stressed that they are committed to a >> >> >> âcivil, >> >> >> >> > democratic and pluralist stateâ that respects the rights of >> >> all >> >> >> >> citizens >> >> >> >> > regardless of religious or ethnic identity.[23] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > There have been increasing protests against JAN and ISIS >> >> >> particularly >> >> >> >> in >> >> >> >> > areas where they are dominant, rejecting their authoritarian >> >> >> practices >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > condemning their sectarian ideology and abuses.[24] For >> example, >> >> in >> >> >> Al >> >> >> >> > Raqqa, the first provincial capital to be liberated from the >> >> >> regime, >> >> >> >> > militant Jihadi groups took over the civilian local council. >> >> Where >> >> >> >> they >> >> >> >> > tried to put up the black Jihadi flag, local activists pulled >> it >> >> >> down >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > replaced it with the revolutionary flag. ISIS also tried to >> >> impose >> >> >> >> fasting >> >> >> >> > on the population during the month of Ramadan and have >> arrested >> >> >> many >> >> >> >> > civilians from the city. The people of Al Raqqa have been >> >> holding >> >> >> >> > continuous protests against ISIS and the Islamic court they >> >> >> >> established, >> >> >> >> > calling on them to leave.[25] Likewise protesters in Idlib >> and >> >> >> Aleppo >> >> >> >> have >> >> >> >> > held demonstrations against the Sharia Committee and >> >> >> extremist/Takfiri >> >> >> >> > killings.[26] As sectarianism has increased, there have been >> >> >> protests >> >> >> >> > calling for national unity in which different religious and >> >> ethnic >> >> >> >> groups >> >> >> >> > have participated.[27] On 1 August in Aleppo a joint protest >> was >> >> >> held >> >> >> >> by >> >> >> >> > Arabs and Kurds in which hundreds took part, condemning >> recent >> >> >> >> atrocities >> >> >> >> > carried out against the Kurdish population by militant Jihadi >> >> >> >> groups.[28] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Civil society organizations such as Nabd have been >> established >> >> to >> >> >> >> promote >> >> >> >> > co-existence and an end to sectarianism.[29] Likewise, >> >> non-violent >> >> >> >> > organizations such as the Freedom Days coalition, which >> >> comprises a >> >> >> >> large >> >> >> >> > number of groups, promote peaceful struggle and coexistence >> >> across >> >> >> >> ethnic >> >> >> >> > and religious lines.[30] In recent days a campaign called >> >> Goodbye >> >> >> >> Da3esh >> >> >> >> > has been established to oppose the wide-spread arrests of >> >> >> civilians, >> >> >> >> > including opposition activists, carried out by ISIS.[31] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Such initiatives and struggles need to be highlighted and >> >> >> supported. >> >> >> >> It >> >> >> >> is >> >> >> >> > too easy to adopt the simplistic binary narrative promoted by >> >> >> states >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > blanket thinkers that the choice the Syrian people face is >> >> between >> >> >> a >> >> >> >> > secular fascist dictatorship or Al Qaeda. As Spanish >> >> >> revolutionaries >> >> >> >> in >> >> >> >> > the >> >> >> >> > 1930s fought on two fronts against both the fascists and the >> >> >> >> communists, >> >> >> >> > Syrian revolutionaries have to fight against both the Assad >> >> regime >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > counter-revolutionary militant Jihadi groups. It is clear >> that >> >> >> >> militant >> >> >> >> > Jihadism is gaining a foothold in Syria and that as the >> struggle >> >> >> >> continues >> >> >> >> > without resolution they will continue to grow in strength. >> The >> >> >> answer >> >> >> >> is >> >> >> >> > not to support a regime that holds responsibility for >> creating >> >> this >> >> >> >> > problem >> >> >> >> > in the first place. The answer is to stand in solidarity with >> >> those >> >> >> >> who >> >> >> >> > struggle against it, in the hope that their voices will not >> be >> >> lost >> >> >> >> for >> >> >> >> > ever. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > *Endnotes:* >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 1 I emphasis the word militant because the concept of Jihad >> is >> >> >> often >> >> >> >> > misunderstood. Jihad is a religious duty for Muslims and >> means >> >> >> >> > âstruggleâ. >> >> >> >> > This can be interpreted as a struggle against oppression or >> the >> >> >> >> internal >> >> >> >> > struggles of ones own personal life. In the contemporary use >> >> >> Jihad(i) >> >> >> >> > refers to those who find it a religious obligation to defend >> >> Muslim >> >> >> >> land >> >> >> >> > against the Kafir (non believer). >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 2 For some reports on militant Jihadi groups in the region >> see, >> >> >> >> > International Crisis Group, Radical Islam in Gaza, (2011), >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/Middle%20East%20North%20Africa/Israel%20Palestine/104%20Radical%20Islam%20in%20Gaza.ashx >> >> >> >> , >> >> >> >> > < >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/Middle%20East%20North%20Africa/Israel%20Palestine/104%20Radical%20Islam%20in%20Gaza.ashx,%C2%A0 >> >> >> >> >Institute >> >> >> >> > for the Study of War, Jihad in Syria, (2012), >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Jihad-In-Syria-17SEPT.pdf >> >> >> >> , >> >> >> >> > Omayma Abdel-Latif, âCedar Jihadisâ[Lebanon] Al Ahram, >> >> >> >> > http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/895/re2.htm >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 3 For the pledge and charter of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood >> >> >> (2012) >> >> >> >> see: >> >> >> >> > http://www.memri.org/report/en/print6250.htm >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 4 For an excellent introduction to the Islamic revival (from >> an >> >> >> Arab >> >> >> >> > feminist perspective) see: Leila Ahmed, A Quiet Revolution: >> The >> >> >> >> Veilâs >> >> >> >> > Resurgence, from the Middle East to America, (2011) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 5 See âA Declaration to the Peopleâ (2011) >> >> >> >> > http://asharqalarabi.org.uk/english/at-3.htm & âThe pledge >> and >> >> >> >> charter >> >> >> >> > of >> >> >> >> > the Syrian Muslim Brotherhoodâ (2012) >> >> >> >> > http://www.memri.org/report/en/print6250.htm >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 6 See âSyrian Coalition Principlesâ, >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.etilaf.org/en/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&layout=item&id=35&Itemid=584 >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 7 See for example, Mohammed Jean Veneuse, Anarca Islam, >> (2009) >> >> >> >> > http://tahriricn.wordpress.com/2013/07/05/anarca-islam/ and >> >> David >> >> >> >> Baker, >> >> >> >> > Ninth-Century Muslim Anarchists, (2011) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://tahriricn.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/ninth-century-muslim-anarchists/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 8 See Aljazeera âInteractive: Mapping Syriaâs >> rebellionâ, >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2013/07/20137188552345899.html >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> >> > Whilst these figures vary according to reports from usually >> from >> >> >> >> > 6,000-10,000, Syrian grass-roots opposition groups repeatedly >> >> >> affirm >> >> >> >> that >> >> >> >> > militant Jihadi groups have a small presence amongst >> opposition >> >> >> armed >> >> >> >> > groups. For example see âOur Revolution: A popular >> revolution >> >> for >> >> >> >> > freedom, >> >> >> >> > equality and social justice and against every kind of >> >> >> absolutismâ, >> >> >> >> > (August >> >> >> >> > 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/our-revolution-a-popular-revolution-for-freedom-equality-and-social-justice-and-against-every-kind-of-absolutism/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 9 See for example: Amnesty International, âAnnual Report >> 2013: >> >> >> >> Syriaâ >> >> >> >> > (2013) http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/syria/report-2013 >> Human >> >> >> >> Rights >> >> >> >> > Watch âSyria: Government Likely Culprit in Chemical >> Attackâ, >> >> >> >> > (September >> >> >> >> > 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/09/10/syria-government-likely-culprit-chemical-attack >> >> >> >> > and >> >> >> >> > The Revolting Syrian âDoes this not outrage you?â >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.therevoltingsyrian.com/post/50495350134/does-this-not-outrage-you >> >> >> >> > [WARNING: >> >> >> >> > the videos in the last link are extremely graphic] >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 10 Cited in Syria Deeply, âThe State of a Secular Rebel >> >> Fighting >> >> >> >> > Forceâ, >> >> >> >> > (September 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://beta.syriadeeply.org/2013/09/state-secular-rebel-fighting-force/#.UjF5pmQ-u2p >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 11 Human Rights Watch, âSyria: Armed Opposition Groups >> >> >> Committing >> >> >> >> > Abusesâ, >> >> >> >> > (March 2012) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/03/20/syria-armed-opposition-groups-committing-abuses >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 12 See for example: âStatement by the General Staff of the >> >> Free >> >> >> >> Syrian >> >> >> >> > Armyâ (May 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=482097828528873&set=a.458923474179642.1073741828.458106567594666&type=1 >> >> >> >> > and >> >> >> >> > âJoint Statement from the FSA and Kurdish Frontâ (July >> 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/translation-of-the-joint-statement-from-the-fsa-and-the-kurdish-front/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 13 This is evident in chants of support for the FSA seen at >> >> weekly >> >> >> >> > protests >> >> >> >> > across Syria and also based on my own discussion with Syrian >> >> >> refugees >> >> >> >> in >> >> >> >> > camps across Lebanon and Jordan. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 14 âJoint Statement from the FSA and Kurdish Frontâ (July >> >> 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/translation-of-the-joint-statement-from-the-fsa-and-the-kurdish-front/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 15 Martin Chulov, âFree Syrian Army clashes with jihadists >> in >> >> >> wake >> >> >> >> of >> >> >> >> > commanderâs assassinationâ, (July 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/14/free-syrian-army-jihadists-clashes-aleppo >> >> >> >> > & >> >> >> >> > Syria Freedom Forever, âSyria: the Kurdish question, the >> >> >> Islamists >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > the >> >> >> >> > FSAâ, (July 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2013/07/22/syria-the-kurdish-question-the-islamists-and-the-fsa/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 16 Syrian Freedom Forever, âYou can jail a revolutionary >> but >> >> you >> >> >> >> canât >> >> >> >> > jail >> >> >> >> > the revolutionâ, (August 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/you-can-jail-revolutionaries-but-you-cannot-kill-the-revolution-the-syrian-people-will-not-kneel/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 17 For an overview of Syriaâs armed opposition see: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_armed_groups_in_the_Syrian_civil_war >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 18 See the Charter of the Syrian Islamic Front (2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://abujamajem.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/the-charter-of-the-syrian-islamic-front/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 19 Aron Lund, âSyriaâs Salafi Insurgents: The Rise of the >> >> >> Syrian >> >> >> >> > Islamic >> >> >> >> > Frontâ, (2012) http://www.ui.se/eng/upl/files/86861.pdf >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 20 United Nations, âSyria: Security Council condemns rights >> >> >> abuses >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > use >> >> >> >> > of force against civiliansâ, (August 2011) >> >> >> >> > >> >> http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?newsid=39229&cr1=#.UjHzH2Q-u2p >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 21 âBashar released Al Qaeda prisoners to cover his >> crimesâ, >> >> Al >> >> >> >> Ahram, >> >> >> >> > (March 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/66953/World/Region/Bashar-released-AlQaeda-prisoners-to-cover-his-cri.aspx >> >> >> >> > & >> >> >> >> > Misbah Al Ali, âRival Islamists loom large over Syriaâ, >> The >> >> >> Daily >> >> >> >> Star >> >> >> >> > (March 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-19/210649-rival-islamists-loom-large-over-syria.ashx#axzz2egSa7ZD9 >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 22 Syrian Freedom Forever, âSyria or elsewhere, there are >> no >> >> pure >> >> >> >> > revolutions, just revolutions,â >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/syriaor-elsewhere-there-are-no-pure-revolutions-just-revolutions/ >> >> >> >> > also >> >> >> >> > Yasser Munif âThe revolution and the warâ, >> >> >> >> > >> http://socialistworker.org/2013/09/11/the-revolution-and-the-war. >> >> >> The >> >> >> >> > conversion is based on exchange rate of 11 September 2013. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 23 LCC statement (April 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/condemnation-of-zawahris-statements-regarding-his-intervention-in-the-internal-affairs-of-syria/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 24 See, Syrian Freedom Forever, âSelf Organization of the >> >> popular >> >> >> >> > struggles >> >> >> >> > in Syria against the regime and Islamist groups? Yes, it >> >> exists!â >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/self-organization-of-the-popular-struggles-in-syria-against-the-regime-and-islamist-groups-yes-it-exists/ >> >> >> >> > and >> >> >> >> > Bassam Haddad, âThe Growing Challenge to the Syrian regime >> and >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> > Syrian >> >> >> >> > Uprisingâ, Jadaliyya, (June 2013) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/12556/the-growing-challenge-to-the-syrian-regime-and-the >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 25 For example see: >> >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hOsyH7zasw&sns=em >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 26 For example see: >> >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8edfgXT61A(Idlib) >> >> >> >> and >> >> >> >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5WqJ6Y2eQ8 (Aleppo) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 27 For example see: >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaDFddXsJ3w >> >> >> >> (English >> >> >> >> > subtitles) >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 28 See, Syrian Freedom Forever, âSelf Organization of the >> >> popular >> >> >> >> > struggles >> >> >> >> > in Syria against the regime and Islamist groups? Yes, it >> >> exists!â >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://syriafreedomforever.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/self-organization-of-the-popular-struggles-in-syria-against-the-regime-and-islamist-groups-yes-it-exists/ >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 29 See their facebook page here: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nabd-Gathering-for-Syrian-Civil-Youth/361274777254185 >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 30 See their facebook page here: >> >> >> >> > https://en-gb.facebook.com/Freedom.Days.Syria >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > 31 See their facebook page here: >> >> >> >> https://www.facebook.com/goodbyeda3esh >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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