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DAMASCUS: Syrian troops pushed towards the Lebanese border as they pressed a deadly crackdown in central towns ahead of Monday’s opposition meeting in Damascus on the country’s unrest, activists said.
The latest violence in Kseir, near the flashpoint city of Homs, forced “hundreds” of people to flee over the border into Lebanon, the activists said.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Sunday that Assad had passed the “point of no return
Real disruptions in world events begin with the destabilization of the West as a result of degrading US foreign policy and consistency. This becomes apparent around 2004 as civil unrest develops near the next presidential election. The Jewish population in Israel is not prepared for a true offensive war. They are prepared for the ultimate defense. Wavering western support for Israel is what gives Israel's neighbors the confidence to attack. The last resort for a defensive Israel and its offensive Arab neighbors is to use weapons of mass destruction. In the grand scheme of things, the war in the Middle East is a part of what's to come, not the cause.
Originally posted by Schkeptick
I know people from all of these countries. They are mostly really nice people. Just regular people who want good jobs, a decent house, a car to drive, safety in their daily lives, to create a life for their children.
It's very tragic that the leadership of these countries is so hell-bent on preventing these simple things.
But the world isn't divided up anymore. The internet means every person knows what they have now, and what they don't have. This won't end until the governments are overthrown, or the people are suppressed in a horrendous way.