I don’t know anything about her, either. But, 20 years in war zones, and among those savages - even after losing an eye? That’s what I call one VERY brave woman, may she rest in peace. Prayers for her family and friends, as well as the family and friends of the photojournalist who also lost his life. Prayers for healing for those wounded.
The Syrians who are currently attempting to rise up against Assad’s regime, as far as I have heard, are actual “Freedom Fighters” who, I believe, took Obama and the World’s rhetoric about the “Arab Spring” seriously - thinking that the world would come to their aid. Much like the Iranians (Persians) who keep trying to rise up against the Mullahs and their theocratic regime with no real hope of success. That these people keep trying when facing such horrible odds - basically unarmed against a pretty modern army/police force with more than enough power to crush them literally - should tell us something about their motives.
I’ve been praying for the innocent and righteous in all of these countries for some time now - it seems to be the only thing we can do at the moment.
Unfortunately, Russia (neo-Communists/Soviets and their friends) seems to be willing to let the Muslim Axis Powers and their “jihadists” do their dirty work - no doubt feeling assured that in the end they will ultimately be the last ones standing. North Korea (and consequently S. Korea, Taiwan, and Japan) will all be at risk of invasion due to China and Russia perhaps trying to take those areas while we are bogged down with war in Iran, Israel, Gaza, Egypt, Libya, Syria, etc...
I hope to God I am wrong, but that’s how I see this playing out. What role America will play will all depend on how long we can forestall the Muslim Axis’ advances - I don’t think Israel will (or should) wait much longer. Waiting for the first strikes may indeed be too late for the majority of those in Israel - even though I do believe in the Bible and do think perhaps this could be the war foretold many centuries ago...
Yes, we are seeing the convergence of the Communist and the Muslim worlds against the West. (Christians, Jews and some other faiths)
Is this Armageddon? God knows.
I do think the pact with the Totalitarian Left and the Muslim world is a pact with the Devil.
Our current Traitorous “leadership” do not speak well for our nation. We shall soon see what we are made of.
In the ME and countries you’ve mentioned (Syria & Iran), and generally the moslem world, the problem has been allowed to breed for too long. Am afraid there are no easy or gentle solutions.
Imo, the core of the problem is religious (Islam) & cultural. What we call “radical Islam” (which in fact is Islam) has tremendous support in the moslem world. We can’t change that by replacing one strongman in those countries w/ another. If the idea is to spread democracy, then as we’ve seen in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia, the majority will elect an Islamic gov’t. That’s the bulk of the mentality there.
Iran may be an exception because the majority of people have already experienced living under an Islamic regime, for the past 33 yrs. But that remains to be seen, once the mullahs & their minions (I mean ALL their thugs & goons) are exterminated, and the Iranians have a chance to vote in a fair & free referendum, which gives options, and the people are not manipulated through threats & intimidation as was the case soon after Khomeini returned to Iran in 1979.
For Iran at least, my point is that what we in the West call “Radical Islam” requires Radical Change to get rid of, before they can embark on building stability that will, hopefully, lead to prosperity in the long run.