Unfortunately, my final version here no longer has live links, which are one of the awesome attributes of Peter Clifford's post this time around. So maybe tomorrow, I can spend some time in trying to figure out how to insert the links back into the text.
The Syrian civil war seems slowly to be creaking out of its deadlocked situation. The Assad régime is going to fall (no I won't put a date on it, but mark my words). China and Russia have proven themselves to be a menace to humanity in their respective foreign policies, including their untimely support of the Assads, father and son, let their names by hissing sounds unto the generations for their genocidal misrule. May the Christians who remain in Assad's pocket now have the courage to break with him, as many already have, or let their names too be hissings. Now, the revolutionary forces, powers, jihadis, caliphate-delusionists — they must clean their houses, abandon their ideologies, and let the Syrian people rebuild a nation of pluralism and peace and justice. Of course, now the Sunni majority will lead the new government. In hope for that pluralism, peace and justice in the outcome,
— Politicarp, refWrite Frontpage politics newspotter, analyst, columnist
Update: Video (Jan23,2k13) -- you'll gave to copy and past this important video about the seesaw war in which the rebels are waging and winning in incremental setps.
Rebels learn urban warfare in fight against Assad
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Further, Peter Clifford's newsletter (Jan23,2k13) alerts us to "The Battle for Latakia - Part One" as that city is expected to be Bashar al-Assad's last stand.
