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Christians being slaughtered in Syria - nothing uncommon now
Associated Press ^

Posted on 08/17/2013 2:27:36 PM PDT by Altenkrug

Edited on 08/17/2013 2:38:33 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Aug 17, 2013 DAMASCUS (AP) - Gunmen shot dead 11 people, mostly Christians, in central Syria on Saturday, in an attack aimed at members of the religious minority.

The resident, citing eyewitnesses, told The Associated Press that the gunmen randomly opened fire on roadside restaurants in a drive-by shooting outside Ein al-Ajouz as Christians were celebrating a feast day.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: egypt; iran; israel; jordan; lebanon; randsconcerntrolls; russia; syria; waronterror
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Posted on 08/15/2013 5:44:10 PM PDT by Hoodat
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Sen. Rand Paul is hammering his fellow senators for keeping billions in financial aid flowing to Egypt’s military — even as Cairo’s security forces massacre anti-government activists.


21 posted on 08/18/2013 5:37:34 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's no coincidence that some "conservatives" echo the hard left.)
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A Mideast Arab genocide of Christians following the enormously successful of Jews in the 50s and 60s. No one should be surprised, we turn our backs on these things in the West.

22 posted on 08/19/2013 5:20:18 PM PDT by SJackson ( The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. BF)
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A Mideast Arab genocide of Christians following the enormously successful of Jews in the 50s and 60s. No one should be surprised, we turn our backs on these things in the West.

"First the Saturday People, then the Sunday People."

23 posted on 08/19/2013 8:48:45 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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