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El G.

Syrian Air Force Commander Is Reported Killed

Syria’s state television said Tuesday that insurgents had assassinated an air force commander in Damascus, as news accounts from antigovernment activists reported an intensified aerial bombing campaign against rebel targets, including the first warplane attack inside the Syrian capital since the conflict began 20 months ago..............

An announcement carried on state television said the air force commander, Gen. Abdullah Mahmud al-Khalidi, was killed in the Damascus district of Rukn al-Din on Monday by armed terrorist groups, the government’s categorical term for its adversaries.

The announcement did not specify how the commander had been killed, but it described him as one of the country’s top aviation experts. Agence France-Presse, in a report from Damascus, quoted an unidentified security source as saying the commander had been shot to death while leaving a friend’s home.

The news agency also said that the Free Syrian Army, the main group of armed insurgents in Syria, had claimed responsibility for the assassination. But other unconfirmed reports from Syria raised the possibility the general had been killed by government agents to prevent him from defecting. Al Jazeera quoted unidentified activists as saying “the regime got rid of him before he does that.” ............

SAS: no, I didn't vote for him, but I nearly did.

Well, I've waited 24 hours and no-one has popped up and said:

"Poor guy, never stood a chance"

Why not? Anyone able to explain the difference?

Lone....you scared me there for a bit.

I would gladly volunteer to be the Officer in a Firing Party for Kerry and Fonda....remembering said Officer gets to put the Pistol shot into the head after the Firing Squad does their thing.

What Kerry did in Paris and afterwards in support of the North Vietnamese while he was a Naval Officer are something I can never forgive. I see it as being a clear act of Treason.

There were many ways to protest the War and still hold faith with those being held POW by the North Vietnamese....he went far beyond the line in his conduct.

If there is anyone else out there who is disturbed by the 'kill them all and let god (sic) sort them out' brigade then let me put in my two cents. Don't turn away from the military you respect and the legacy of the people who have served before you in good faith. The forces need a mix of the heartless gunslingers and the contemplative types. Hang in there and the balance will, ultimately, be restored. If you stay your hand or turn away... we are doomed.