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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Wed May 29, 2013, 04:36 AM May 2013

Syria crisis: rebels condemn opposition coalition [View all]

Source: BBC News

Rebels on the ground in Syria have launched a blistering attack on the Syrian opposition coalition outside the country.

A statement issued by the Revolutionary Movement in Syria said the coalition had failed to represent the Syrian revolution.

The criticism comes amid Russian and US efforts to arrange a conference on Syria in June.

An emergency UN debate on Syria is also due in Geneva on Wednesday.

The statement by grassroots opposition groups inside Syria says the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (SC) is unable to fulfil its obligations due to "ongoing discord".

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22698358

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Syria crisis: rebels condemn opposition coalition [View all] dipsydoodle May 2013 OP

Don't give a damn. Fuck them. Megalo_Man May 2013 #1

So you support the Assad regime, huh? SkyDaddy7 May 2013 #3

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #4

Wow oberliner May 2013 #6

The user name is a giveaway. nt geek tragedy May 2013 #8

Yes, I absolutely support the Assad regime if they are the alternative. Megalo_Man May 2013 #5

Seriously? oberliner May 2013 #7

Not to mention belowaveragenin May 2013 #9

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #12

How did you choose your screen name? oberliner May 2013 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #10

Right now the Islamic radicals are... SkyDaddy7 May 2013 #14

Aiding Islamists? nyabingi May 2013 #16

REALLY?!?! SkyDaddy7 Jun 2013 #37

Assad is a ruthless totalitarian dictator and a butcher. The Stranger May 2013 #17

That must explain why the Iraqi refugees rastaone May 2013 #18

Well, you sure have the bar set high. The Stranger May 2013 #29

That's funny, I don't recall seeing Assad eating human organs eissa May 2013 #19

How do you know that "the Syrians themselves" prefer a "brutal, secular dictatorship" over pampango May 2013 #20

I'll take the word of my family eissa May 2013 #21

My wife's family lives in the Philippines. I respect their political opinions but realize they pampango May 2013 #24

I'm not sure why this is so difficult to understand eissa May 2013 #32

Actually I agree with you for the most part. While the majority might prefer Assad gone, given pampango May 2013 #34

Who militarized the conflict first? eissa May 2013 #35

If you believe that the opposition militarized the conflict first, then we disagree on facts pampango May 2013 #36

When this first started... Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #22

"1/3 supported Assad, 1/3 supported the rebellion, 1/3 wanted political reform but not a civil war." pampango May 2013 #26

That's a false dichotomy. The Stranger May 2013 #27

"Eating human organs"? The Stranger May 2013 #28

The video has been spread widely eissa May 2013 #31

Perhaps more like the Shah than like Pinochet or Amin. pampango May 2013 #30

Your post is more polite, but just as objectionable to me as his - although both of you karynnj May 2013 #11

They aren't a unified Force. John2 May 2013 #2

So who will represent the opposition at a negotiating conference Adsos Letter May 2013 #15

How about the Emir of Qatar? He paid for the civil war. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #23

Obviously I support the progressive democratic liberal side of this conflict. jessie04 May 2013 #25

Please watch this on PBS eissa May 2013 #33