Talk:Zahran Alloush

Just saw this in a comment:
 * There exists a report on prior knowledge of the chemical attack on the rebel side.


 * http://consortiumnews.com/2013/09/06/obama-warned-on-syrian-intel/


 * "... we have learned that on August 13-14, 2013, Western-sponsored opposition forces in Turkey started advance preparations for a major, irregular military surge. Initial meetings between senior opposition military commanders and Qatari, Turkish and U.S. intelligence officials took place at the converted Turkish military garrison in Antakya, Hatay Province, now used as the command center and headquarters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and their foreign sponsors. Senior opposition commanders who came from Istanbul pre-briefed the regional commanders on an imminent escalation in the fighting due to “a war-changing development,” which, in turn, would lead to a U.S.-led bombing of Syria. ..."


 * ''That report of prior knwledge fits quite well with a facebook post of Zahran Alloush from August 13 where he announces "final steps" for a "surprise" of (for) the regime are prepared. Screenshot here:


 * http://urs1798.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/zahran-mit-c3bcberraschung.jpg --Caustic Logic (talk) 14:15, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Someone should ask him "hey, what was the surprise? Did we miss it? I think you flaked out and didn't do anything, Zahran. You're such a loser. No? Prove it. What was this "surprise?"" --Caustic Logic (talk) 14:15, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

The timing of the new Islamic alliance is interesting in this context. One month and a few days after the Ghouta attack. It's as if the Islamists decided "okay, one final test. We cross Obama's redline right on its birthday, report thousands dead, hundreds of children, show a lot of genuine gassed bodies, get it inspected by the inspectors, and the first verified CW attack - if there are still no NATO bombs falling one month after that, we break off. No more efforts to even act moderate in the vain hope of help. We just do our thing, al-Qaeda style." A few days to finalize talks and terms and bam, Aloush/Alwash might be the most powerful man in Syria. He probably deserves a whole page, not just a picture. --Caustic Logic (talk) 14:15, 30 September 2013 (UTC)


 * For what its worth, I believe the US invasion was imminent. It was only stopped by Russian nuclear deterrence. (and of course, our work here.) I still do not know how much above or below the Cuban Missile Crisis levels of tension and danger the world was. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 15:10, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure of that. These kind of clues say that was someone's plan, so maybe. But OTH, air defenses are the same as they have been - the main deterrent. Why escalate? Part of some bigger drama show with lots of tough posturing. I don't know.--Caustic Logic (talk) 23:22, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm just reading through Robert Fisk's reporting from the last two weeks. Fascinating. In this piece I just finished he tries to puzzle together the events that led to the CW destruction deal from his Syrian and Russian sources. I still think Kerry didn't "slip" with his "offer" to spare Syria a carpet of bombs, but that would likely not be known to Fisk's sources. According to him, the story ends like this: Afterwards, Muallem told Lavrov that the agreement took from Syria its “No 1” weapon. And Lavrov replied: “Your best weapon is us.” And that was it. Syria’s strategic deterrent had become Moscow. Kremlin rules. --CE (talk) 23:46, 30 September 2013 (UTC)