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Two radical developments arising from the Syrian conflict are revealed by debkafile: In an astonishing about face, Turkey has just turned away from its 14-month support for the anti-Assad revolt alongside the West and made common cause with Russia, i.e. Bashar Assad. Further exacerbating fears of a “proxy war” involving Israel, Iran and Syria, the Lebanese Hizballah is getting ready to bring its Scud D missiles, which can reach any point in Israel, and other advanced weapons, including anti-air missiles, out of secret storage in Syria and transfer them across the border to Lebanon. Two ye
Originally posted by Juggernog
Syria has some of the most lax laws of any Mid East country regarding religious freedom, especially compared to our "ally" Saudi Arabia.
Isnt it funny how these countries that do have lax islamic laws are being targeted ,WITH our support.
Egypt, Libya and Tunisia all were loosely based on islamic law, no veils for women, etc..
Colonel Gadafy, had acknowledged the country had WMD and would seek to rid itself of them.
His decision to come clean over weapons and weapons programmes, admitting to a more advanced nuclear programme than Libya had been thought to possess, is the latest in a series of moves aimed to end his country's international isolation and reputation as a rogue state.
It could prompt the lifting of US sanctions and the return of US oil companies.
Libya's prime minister, Shukri Ghanem, said that the decision to scrap WMD would improve relations with Britain and the US, as well as boosting the country's economic fortunes.
He told the BBC that Libya wanted to "change [its] priorities and concentrate on our economic affairs and economic development".
"We think that, by the actions we are taking, we are just demonstrating how much we are interested in having a peaceful world and peaceful good relations with countries, including the United States," he said.
Originally posted by Juggernog
Syria has some of the most lax laws of any Mid East country regarding religious freedom, especially compared to our "ally" Saudi Arabia.
Isnt it funny how these countries that do have lax islamic laws are being targeted ,WITH our support.
Egypt, Libya and Tunisia all were loosely based on islamic law, no veils for women, etc..