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S-2 · 05-01-2008, 18:00 PM

Forgotten here is that the Alawites, though a shia minority, are the controlling element of Syrian power and have been well-established since Hafaz al-Assad.

Nothing is easily understood here.

05-01-2008, 18:00 PM	#35 (permalink)
S-2 *Military Professional* Join Date: 09-11-06 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 2,110 Country:	Alawites Forgotten here is that the Alawites, though a shia minority, are the controlling element of Syrian power and have been well-established since Hafaz al-Assad. Nothing is easily understood here. __________________ "This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski