Chats with Joshua Landis

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You have never answer these question …. You have never explained Joshua Landis …. if he is evil as you have portrayed ….
-How come Assad released him from jail in June of 2011 with Abboud and Issa al-Sheikh? Soon after his release …he also released one of the founders of al-Qaeda …. Abu Khalid al-Souri? Here is a picture of them soon after their release from sydnaya prison …
– How come Assad released them from jail ….. while the teenager girl …. Tall al-Mallohi … she was and still in jail?
– how promoting leaving Assad in power isn’t more evil?
– why you think they are more evil?

For fairness sake … I assume you will make a profile for assad soon?

The article is accurate but it is half the truth dear …. Therefore it is incomplete and I call it falt out propaganda …. Especialy when you don’t carry his most recent statements and he he got out of jail and why…. Therefore I ask you to show us all you know dear …. As is …this is promoting Assad
http://www.naameshaam.org/the-tale-of-three-islamist-leaders-who-were-released-from-prison-by-the-syrian-regime/

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Dear Joshua Landis..... Sorry buddy .... But I have never heard you saying so many things that are not connected to facts and at best they exaggeration ..... Plz accept me criticism in an open mind ..... You know me..... I am not shy to complement as you know and I have been a real fan..... Without any further introduction .... Here is my take ....
- on many occuations .... you have promoted Lebanon as THE example for the solution ...... That is wrong on all front ..... In Lebanon .... Clearly there was a winner .... And I object to calling it .... It is working out ....you and I know the parliament has no real power and Iran has a vito on all goverment decisions ...the rest if any belong to SA stooges.... Actually that was worked out after Hezbollah coupe in either 2006 or 2007 ....that is flat wrong ... And I believe you know it ...
- Starting from minute 39:00 .... You clearly stated the case for paritioning the country ..... Frankly you have made the case for it ....the real problem ... That you keep bring up Lebanon as THE example ..... There was/is a clear winner in Lebanon and the country isn't divide .... Therefore that is a flat wrong analogy ....
- you especially know that Assad buys most of his energy supplies from ISIS .... Actually he is the largest buyer and second to him are the rebels as you ..... And that is based on need .... And calling Turkey supporting ISIS without providing a proof is way out of line .... I urge you dear to take it back ....yes ....yes turkey with the knowledge of Nato allowed Jihadist in early on .... And many went to ISIS and nusra .... However that has been stopped mostly .... You can though say ..... they are neither enemy nor friend .....actually Julani hit it on the head in his last interview .... Turkey fears Kurds far more than they fear ISIS .... That I can buy ....it should be noted that ISIS injured many Turkish soldiers north of Mosul just yesterday .... Also you know that Assad released many of from jail early on ....here is a picture of them taken soon after their release in june of 2011
https://m.facebook.com/Therepublicgs/posts/533563883403987
Same goes fro release Abu Khalid al-Suri in december of 2011
- it should be noted that the regime and ISIS have been enemies only on few fronts, the fight with them only esculated lately with Russian help just to take Quwaris airport ... Else the front is quite dear Landis .... And most of the fighting betweet the regime, iran and russia on one side was against the Syrian opposition
- you spoke of 40 thousand kurds killed by the Syrian opposition .... I never heard that .... And I question the figure ... I need the source and weather u think it is credible ..... Actually it does not makes sense .... You have said 200,000 kurds ethnically cleansed and 40,000 killed ...then the would be injuredat least 100,000 ..... Also you have not spoken of Kurdish crimes against Arabs of al-Jazeera ....which human watch disclosed lately and on many occasions in the last few years .....
-I am sorry Joshua .... in your introduction.. you really distorted the facts ..... First you state that the government held areas are not yet destroyed which is a fact.... Then you say ...the Syrian opposition killed so many of the regime's troops and national defense units .... If the numbers are correct .... Those were killed while trying to destroyed the opposition areas which with you admission destroyed by Assad .... Also calling THE opposition murders as Assad you cannot substantiate .... How did you come up with that? Yes many crimes are here and there .... But based on what facts you state such statement? ....
- the christians of Qaryatyn-homs still live under isis control .... Where did you get the facts that Druze where killed by nusra and driven out? Yes twenty or so killed in one village but it was not because they are druze .... They were settling scores with regime people .... And later the case was settled .... As you know more crimes happened against sunni muslim ..... Btw ....christians are still in idlib city
- you make the mistake many do .... Democracy does imply minority rights or justice .... Do you think blacks have justice here in america? .... No it implies the majority rules .... No one want THE majority to rule in the middle east ... Actually in one old interview i think youhave said something similar ... That is why you are promoting partitioning the county .... Therefore pls don't call that a solution or democracy .... As Slim said .... That is more like Sykes–Picot and that has been no solution .. Actually it fuels the problem and I call it the tyrany of the minorities .... Sadly the ME was never ruled by the majority ....

The main problem with what you are saying ..... That you expect a cease fire .... By cutting arms flow to the rebels in the face of increasing support for Assad..... This implies opposition to capitulate to Assad . since his support won't stop .... One side can't tango therfore that is no solution .... But at the same time you proposing partitioning the country ...... Dear Landis....that is no solution for Assad in Syria since syria will be divide ..... The Russians and Iranians are in this fight for the whole regime ....they may compromose for partition... Even that I am not sure about it ... ....but I doubt that is a solution .... Also there are many powerful players on the ground who are self financing and arming ..... And they can keep this for ever .... With very little outside help .....

The central flaw in the logic you have presented that you think that Russia and Iran will compromise and will de- escalate ... i believe they want victory and if they smell weakness from the opposition ... They want to crush the spirit of the revolution dear to make examples to others ..... Especially their own people ......
Without real enforcement of the cease fire .... guranteed by boots on the ground by neighbouring countries in the region and the USA..... Exactly like what happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ...... No way there will be a cease fire ......
Plz accept my pointed criticism in an open mind ... As you know I have a lot of respect for you Joshua ...