Assad seeks asylum in Venezuela as Syrian FM heads to Moscow for talks

#Syria's Military Police chief defects. al-Shallal accuses regime of poison gas attack on Homs on Xmas Eve.

[link to english.alarabiya.net]

Assad said to be stocking up on artillery

"Assad's current artillery acquisitions are the highest since 1973," a top military source told Ynet Wednesday, as war-ravaged Syria seems to be sinking deeper into civil war.

The nearly two-year conflict between Syrian President Bashar Assad and the pro-democracy opposition has claimed the lives of over 40,000 people.

According to the IDF, the escalating clashes between Assad's army and rebel forces have prompted the Syrian president to increase his artillery and anti-aircraft missile purchases; which Israel believes amounted to $2-$3 billion over the past two years – more than in the past 40 years combined.

IAF Chief Maj.-Gen. Amir Eshel said last week that "Syria has various weapon systems, including a vast arsenal of unconventional warfare. We have to be prepared for multiple scenarios."

[link to www.ynetnews.com]

Israeli reporter (with major balls) is snuck into Syrian battlefront by FSA, here's his report

[link to www.mako.co.il]

Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng 2h#BreakingNews: 20 people killed including eight children in north #Syria shelling: NGO

JacobWolinsky: RT @haaretzcom: Report: #Netanyahu met #Jordan king for secret talks on #Syria chemical weapons


[link to www.haaretz.com]

RawStory: Over 45,000 killed in Syria conflict, says watchdog

[link to www.rawstory.com]

hmmm, things are heating up there. Is Assad's giving up good or bad? It can be both at the same time. It will give TPTB, free path to Iran and start the party. But it will also make the "FSA", access to chemical weapons and God only knows what would they do with it...

Not easy to see how this is going to play out. The world will be lucky if this conflict resolves itself without spreading beyond the borders of Syria IMO.

Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell 17s
Syria's wounded interior minister supposedly back in Damascus now after Beirut hospital stint

[link to www.nytimes.com]

Rubbish western media would be all over it if true Assad will not give in now and turn his back on Syria

Blake Hounshell @blakehounshell 3m
RT @Brian_Whit: Syria -- defected military police chief had been secretly co-operating with the rebels

[link to www.bbc.co.uk]

UN envoy to Syria to visit Russia this weekend - The international envoy on Syria will visit Moscow this weekend for peace talks

Wed Dec 26 - 10:29:07 am

[link to news.yahoo.com]

Turkey opposed US-approved al-Assad transition in Syria


Turkey opposed a U.S.-Russia joint plan overseeing a possible transition process with Bashar al-Assad in charge, according to daily Hürriyet.

Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi recently proposed a plan jointly prepared by Russian and U.S. officials with two options, one of which outlined a transition process to democratic elections with al-Assad in charge. The option, however, requires al-Assad not to run as a candidate in the elections.

The second option called for al-Assad to leave the country and allow a mixed opposition-government team to lead the country to the next election.

Al-Assad's response to such plans remains unknown, but Turkish sources have told daily Hürriyet that no such plans would receive Turkey's approval.

Turkey believes a transition process with al-Assad is no longer possible, diplomatic sources said.



[link to www.hurriyetdailynews.com]

the jew.s wish



How stupid do you think assad is? dont you think he know the shithole venezuela is?

great, now try to find something that isnt israeli propaganda