tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post6605769538235071621..comments2024-03-28T08:21:30.796-04:00Comments on War News Updates: World News Briefs -- November 2, 2016War News Updates Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034101783150523332noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-3548147945199531352016-11-03T18:01:46.701-04:002016-11-03T18:01:46.701-04:00RRH,
More or less along the lines you state. I wil...RRH,<br />More or less along the lines you state. I will add that combined with the long historical record of the area it has to be understood that these people by and large reject all western ideology from the wing that you espouse to the wing that I stand on and every single one in between. Theirs is a very different world which so many in the west in their conceit have misunderstood............... badly. They are not all angels neither are they a brood of devils, but simply people with a very different world perception than we have.<br />Have you ever noticed that the majority of suicide bombers come from and grew up in the west?<br />Never trust conventional wisdom, yourself when you think it's obvious, and especially Russians who wear shorts. It isn't the shorts so much as they usually wear sandals with the shorts and that is frightening!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-71228821445510473832016-11-03T08:01:02.060-04:002016-11-03T08:01:02.060-04:00James, I can see what you mean.
One of the reason...James, I can see what you mean.<br /><br />One of the reasons this whole Salafist/Wahhabi project has not been victorious is who Syrians are historically. Syrians (and Egyptians) by and large are much more sophisticated and bound by shared history than "our" leaders and media would have us believe. <br /><br />For instance, I have a Syrian friend who is a Christian and laughs at the idea that Syrians (let alone Arabs) can be separated based on religion. He calls that a Saudi project, backed by the U.S. -and Israel- and believes it's ridiculous. "Nobody with a brain wants that shit" is his constant refrain. And yes, we have seen the rise of individuals/groups across the spectrum who "believe what they believe" defending what Syria "is". <br /><br />All that being said, I don't discount the impact the formation of post colonial modern states with a pan Arab outlook has had on Syrians, Egyptians and others. Further to that, the "globalizers" with their neo-liberal trash culture just may have won the day in Syria if their neoconservative/Wahhabi/Zio attack dogs had been kept on the leash. Now, more Syrians, especially, most importantly, the youth, are re-discovering their history and identity. A new generation is forming with an outlook that will reject the monoculture dictats of "the west" or the Saudis/GCC.<br /><br />I sometimes wonder if the neolibs (e.g. Canadian Gov) understand the above and open the doors to refugees in order to build a new cadre of ex pats in waiting to undermine what will be a renewed Syrian/Arab project. I just don't believe they are taking people in out of the goodness of their hearts. Besides the fact that they don't have any goodness in their hearts, their past actions plainly show they do not mean the Syrians (or Arab/ME people not going along with the agenda) any good.RRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110767228447006154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-85782588565676870522016-11-03T06:13:10.039-04:002016-11-03T06:13:10.039-04:00RRH,
Instead of thinking in the term "histori...RRH,<br />Instead of thinking in the term "historical ties between Egypt and Syria" think instead of the historical relationships and historical definitions of Egypt and Syria. What "is" Syria historically? This not meant to disregard external influences in the region, which "dramatically" exist, but rather to get at what are these people, their groupings, nations, in the sense of what the everyday Syrian, Egyptian, etc, feel and react. I say this because we seeing the rise of the effectiveness on the scene of the everyday person and the decline of the nation/state in the area. This may seem counter intuitive, but I believe it's true. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-27263311286032352032016-11-02T21:06:54.679-04:002016-11-02T21:06:54.679-04:00I agree.
It seems a lot of people have been ignor...I agree.<br /><br />It seems a lot of people have been ignoring a quite a few things. For instance, the historical ties between Egypt and Syria; the loud Egyptian disdain for Turkish (Erdogan's) machinations in Syria; the re-emergence of Russo-Egyptian military cooperation; the tension between the Saudis and Egyptians; the U.S./Egypt funk (as you mentioned) the fact that Egypt is still widely seen as "the Mother of all Arabs" with all that entails -including the legacy of Nasser.<br /><br />It may be presumptious on my part, but I've had the feeling some time now that the agenda to break down and bust up Arab states through invasions, no fly zones, sanctions, fueling sectarianism and proxy forces would result in the re-emergence of a pan Arabism backed by Russia and not unfriendly to Iran. <br /><br />Regardless "something" is definitely "up" and I don't feel like we're going to have to wait long to find out what.<br /><br />My Arab/Syrian buddies with relatives in the SAA have said that it was "just a matter of time" before Egypt showed up. <br /><br />RRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110767228447006154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-64976899515949858002016-11-02T16:21:38.080-04:002016-11-02T16:21:38.080-04:00"yet, but feel something in the air."
Yo..."yet, but feel something in the air."<br />You'd better believe it.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-16898154973513355292016-11-02T15:25:41.116-04:002016-11-02T15:25:41.116-04:00RRH:
The Egyptian relationship changes with the U...RRH:<br /><br />The Egyptian relationship changes with the US and Russia are not getting the attention it's deserve. Maybe I just overreact the changes, but the relationship between Egypt and the US just getting tenser, and a few weeks ago Russia sent some forces to Egypt, for a joint training/exercise with their Egyptian counterparts, and now this Syrian deployment, something is stinks here to me. I do not call this another Philippines, yet, but feel something in the air.efFlh43https://www.blogger.com/profile/17589489070675971899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8519488391496270073.post-61068661437228886452016-11-02T13:44:38.329-04:002016-11-02T13:44:38.329-04:00
It appears the Egyptians may have arrived in S...<br /><br /><br /><br />It appears the Egyptians may have arrived in Syria.<br /><br /><br />https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/egyptian-soldiers-arrive-syria-reports/RRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110767228447006154noreply@blogger.com