tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post7834171537772626104..comments2024-03-29T07:30:30.121-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Kamal Alam — Why Assad’s army did not defectmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-20526200127755009482016-09-21T16:06:19.718-04:002016-09-21T16:06:19.718-04:00Superb article, I thought this was interesting:
T...Superb article, I thought this was interesting:<br /><br />The Syrian Arab Army is also the only Arab army with multiple Christians serving as generals. The most famous of these was Daoud Rajha, the Greek Orthodox army chief of staff. The two most influential Lebanese Christian leaders, now on the verge of becoming the next president of Lebanon, are Michel Aoun and Suleiman Franjieh, who are also allies of the Syrian Arab Army and President Assad. Deir al-Zour is an entirely Sunni city which has held out against ISIS encirclement for two years—and is commanded by the Druze General Issam Zahreddine. Kaiveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195639305785321786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-2406244693669116012016-09-21T06:39:01.964-04:002016-09-21T06:39:01.964-04:00No, not always.No, not always.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-58987254134611974652016-09-21T03:07:19.741-04:002016-09-21T03:07:19.741-04:00The western media is a disgrace. It probably alwa...The western media is a disgrace. It probably always has been.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952210635254985221noreply@blogger.com