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Did Asaad desert his country?

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cicerone imposter
 
Reply Thu 5 Jul, 2012 10:11 pm
According to the latest report, it seems that Asaad could have defected. Any more news on this issue?
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Ceili
 
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Reply Thu 5 Jul, 2012 10:44 pm
@cicerone imposter,
It looks like one of his top military aides has escaped to Turkey.
CalamityJane
 
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Reply Thu 5 Jul, 2012 11:06 pm
@Ceili,
Not only that, he was also a very old friend of Asaad - they've been friends since childhood.
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izzythepush
 
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Reply Fri 6 Jul, 2012 06:13 am
@cicerone imposter,
I've not heard anything about it, but do you remember when our prize pillock of as foreign minister William Haig said Gadaffi had fled to Venezuela? This sounds the same.

There has been a top level defection today though.

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A Syrian general from a powerful family close to President Bashar al-Assad has defected and is on his way to Paris, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said.

Mr Fabius said this showed Mr Assad's entourage was beginning to realise the regime was unsustainable.

Brig Gen Manaf Tlas fled Syria via Turkey, his family confirmed.

If confirmed, it would be the highest-level defection since the unrest began in Syria 16 months ago.

Pro-government website Syriasteps said earlier Gen Tlas had made an "escape", adding the move was "insignificant".

Earlier rumours about his possible defection in March proved to be false.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18734782
Joe Nation
 
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Reply Fri 6 Jul, 2012 06:43 am
It's about over......
Joe(Maybe by the end of summer)Nation
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Fri 6 Jul, 2012 10:33 am
@izzythepush,
Thanks; that's the best update so far. I'm just wondering if this is the beginning of the end for Asaad?
izzythepush
 
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Reply Fri 6 Jul, 2012 11:18 am
@cicerone imposter,
It could be, or like Churchill said, maybe just the end of the beginning. It could go either way, the BBC just said the defector had fallen out with Assad, and been under house arrest for about a year. So it's not like he's left a hole or anything.
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Foofie
 
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Reply Fri 6 Jul, 2012 08:30 pm
Nature abhors a vacuum! Can anyone guess what could fill any void? Do I hear a balalika playing?
cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Fri 6 Jul, 2012 10:19 pm
@Foofie,
That would depend on what fills the void. Many would venture to conclude it'll be much better than Asaad.
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