Saturday, June 11, 2011

What if Qirdahah falls?

A Syrian comrade, Dirar, sent me this (I use with his permission):  "that will be the day when the regime will definitely fall.    according to my brother, some people on facebook and it seems through fliers, asked people to go the na'esah mosque to commemorate hafez al-assasd's death anniversary tomorrow (6/10). as a precaution (suspecting it could be a plot to have people gather there to start  something) the ministry of interior issued that statement. that would be a really dumb thing to try, as you wouldn't need any army or security forces; i'm sure the people there will more than "take care" of anyone who tries to start any sort of protest. i was telling bassam the other day, my parents are living in qirdaha  now, and for the time being, it's probably the safest place in syria, but could turn into the most dangerous place if things escalate beyond a certain point. i'll be calling them tomorrow, and if i find out anything
 news worthy, i'll send you and email."