I stand corrected on the composition of the FSA. I reiterate that Robert was absolutely correct in calling a thug.
On Sunday, September 15, 2013, Louis Proyect wrote: > On 9/15/13 4:47 PM, Julio Huato wrote: > > You called me out on Syria? Are you this delusional? Maybe in your > > head you're being dead serious, in which case you need urgent help. > > > > I wish you wouldn't be so snippy. We are dealing with a serious > inability of generally bright people to understand Syrian reality. When > you wrote, "I don't know whether they [the FSA] are made up largely by > foreign fighters, but I do find the suspicion plausible", I really > marveled at the level of ignorance this demonstrated. Anybody who reads > the NY Times on a regular basis knows that the FSA is the armed group > made up exclusively of Syrians while al-Nusrah Front and the Al-Qaeda > affiliate are made up of many foreign fighters, the exact number it is > of course not easy to determine. It would be a little like me telling > PEN-L that the UAW is largely made up of Sudanese refugees or that the > planet Earth revolves around Mercury. But don't worry. Tomorrow I am > going to post a reading list to get people exactly like you up to speed > on Syria. You will be so grateful to me for making such a resource > available that you will kiss my hand the next time you see me. > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >
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