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Friday, September 23, 2011

Inside look at events in Syria from activists fleeing to Libya

According to this item, protestors from areas of Syria where things are getting too hot,  have crossed the borders and made it to Libya in their thousands looking for employment.  Let's not forget that the only employment available in Libya for the next few months? years? decades? ... will be the "killing" kind.
So, it's like  that phrase "birds of a feather flock together."  NATO has extended their mission by 90 days.  This extension will not be it's last.  This is Obama's 3rd war in muslim countries and Harper's 2nd.  Nice going, eh?!!  Are you proud yet ?!!!

Syrian activists fleeing persecution for taking part in the 6-month-old revolt against their government are flocking to Libya, where they face no visa requirements and can find work easily because of the exodus of foreign laborers during the uprising against Moammar Gadhafi.

With fresh bullet wounds, emotional trauma and little cash, the Syrians trade experiences with one another largely without fear of Syrian President Bashar Assad's security apparatus. They also are consulting with Libyan activists on the merit of armed rebellion, with many now convinced that taking up weapons is their only hope for toppling Assad, who remains firmly in place despite months of peaceful protests, tougher sanctions and calls from the United States and Europe for his ouster.

Several Syrians who hail from the flashpoint towns of Deraa, Homs and Hama, interviewed here this week, said a minority of protesters already had used weapons against Assad's forces. They described rogue attacks on checkpoints and convoys, and one told of his role in bombing a bus that was carrying militia members.

The only obstacles to wider violence, they said, are a scarcity of guns and the threat of regime airstrikes........

h/t: Irene

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