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‘Robin Hood Brigades’: Syria’s Islamist Rebels Threaten to Conquer Israel and Recapture Muslim Caliphate in Spain

Dec. 6, 2012 7:17am Sharona Schwartz

In a revealing on-camera interview, Islamist militants in Aleppo, Syria, are offering a glimpse into their grander goals after they rid themselves of President Bashar Assad’s rule.

In the interview translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), one fighter says that “Allah willing,” the next goals are to invade Israel, Turkey, Iran, Iraq and – most intriguingly – Spain.

Tellingly, they refer to Spain as Andalusia, the once heartland of Muslim rule in Spain after Muslim forces invaded in the year 711. They also express a desire to capture Cordoba in Spain, the site of an Islamic Caliphate during the Middle Ages. This will likely raise further concerns about what Syria may look like post-Assad.

As is typical of Islamist extremists, they never say the word “Israel,” instead referring to sites in the Jewish state including Jerusalem. Here’s part of the transcript:

Syrian mujahid: We will move on. When, Allah willing, we cleanse Syria, we won’t stop there. We will continue to the Shebaa Farms and Kafr Shuba, and we will pass through the Golan Heights all the way to Jerusalem. And then…

Other Syrian mujahid: All the way to Persia.

Syrian mujahid: Then we will make an about-turn, cleanse Iraq, where there is still some filth. After we are done with Iraq, we will move on to Constantinople, and then Cordoba and Andalusia. That’s it. Now that we have weapons, we don’t intend to ever lay them down.

By Persia, they mean Iran, while Constantinople refers to modern day Istanbul in Turkey, the once Muslim capital of the Ottoman Empire.

It’s not the first time militant Islamists have expressed the dream of reasserting a Muslim caliphate in Europe. After the 2004 Madrid train bombings which killed 191 commuters, Spanish police found a videotape in the terrorists’ lair in which the bombers – like the Syrian rebels – also referred to Spain as “Andalusia.”

In an interview with Fox News after the bombing, then Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said, “In the eyes of Islamic terrorism, it looks at the West, and Spain is a very special part of this parcel, because they feel that to recover Spain is to get back some of their territory.”

Sitting on the ground next to their weapons and wearing ammunition vests, the militant Islamists readily call themselves “terrorists” and dub their group the “Robin Hood Brigades.” More of the transcript:

Syrian mujahid: The West, Bashar, and America should be happy. This is what you get for supporting the Bashar regime. We told you that we wanted freedom. If you had removed him, you’d never have heard from us again. You have brought this upon yourselves. We have become Islamists. We have become terrorists. You forced this situation upon us. You could have called him up and said: “Bashar, get out.” He would have left. But instead, you supported and financed him. Why? Because he serves as [Israel’s] border guard. Not a bullet has been fired there in the past 48 years.

Other Syrian mujahid: What do you say? Should we change the name of our unit?

Syrian mujahid off camera: We should call ourselves the Al-Rahman Brigade.

Syrian mujahid: No, we should call ourselves the Robin Hood Brigades.

The video was first broadcast in October, but translated and posted by MEMRI this week. Watch the full clip via MEMRI:

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WillG
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:12am
I am looking forward to the day that all these Sub-Human,Gutless,Godless,Child Molesting POS’s are wiped from the face of the Earth. Their end simply can not come soon enough. **** Mohammed,**** Allah,**** all Muslims. Die slow and Painfully.

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- Godschosenones
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:29am
  Don’t forget McCain in all the other Republicans who want this to happen as well.
  
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- Robert Hawk
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:40am
  Don’t rush prophecy it occurs… it just occurs later. According to the prophecy of Daniel (8 & 11), the West will move against these folks in the future and destroy them. Historically it was Alexander who defeated Persia, however the world was not quite as developed then as it is now. Its expected that Yavan (hot and active) refers to the brothers of Judah from the tribes of Israel (British, Americans, … etc). The tribes of Israel will naturally migrate together and support one another. The Ishmaelite eventually will be defeated.
  
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- WillG
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:50am
  GodsChosenOnes member since 11/27/12. Occupation-Troll.
  
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- Armed Patriot
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 9:26am
  The good news is that Syria has loaded chemical weapons for deployment, and this dirt bag has probably been gassed already. I have more than a few firearms, with more than a few rounds for each. All ammunition has been dipped in bacon grease, for the day when the balloon goes up. Bring it on you sons of Satan. Every round I fire denies you your version of Heaven and your virgins (we really know your going to hell in the first place). We will steam roll your attempts because behind every blade of grass, we have a rifle. Your allah (Lucifer) is no match for the one true living God, Jehovah, I Am That I Am. Bring it.
  
  We are a peace loving people. We will stand and fight if need be. We will defeat any enemy that nobama doesnt surrender to first. What we need to do is to fire up our B52′s and remind the world of their value.
  
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spfoam1
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:04am
No matter how unrealistic their plans seem to be, they will try to carry them out, and many will die in the process. These are the “folks” Obama has been sending weapons to. These are the “folks” who were more important than the lives of 4 Americans. Obama is using these “folks” to overthrow existing governments in the region, and leave them in a position to attack Israel. These are the “folks” Obama calls the 99%, while he calls the American public the 1%.

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- Godschosenones
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:33am
  You have to remember how are government cause this the Syrian rebel forces supported by Democrats and Republicans alike….. and we want to supply these people with more guns and weapons keep in mind this is with the blaze and all the conservitive website havee been pushing.
  
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- ksdvm86
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:54am
  you are absolutely correct- gun running thru Benghazi 4 dead Americans- and so now we will be aiding and abetting those that want to destroy Israel- Everyday more of the pieces come together regarding the true agenda of this administration
  
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dont_drive_slow_in_the_left_lane_obliviot
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:45am
Good luck with that. Spain will be your easiest conquest.

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Frederick_Douglass_Republican
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:42am
They will have no problem taking Spain down. I’ll never forget that the spanish rushed to the polls to vote against some bill right after the muslims blew up a train and killed a bunch of people and then delivered a message telling the spanish to vote against the bill. The spanish are cowards.

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- spfoam1
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:10am
  The muslims will get more than they bargained for in spain. The spanish will give allah these butthumpers STDs, just like they did to the indiginous populations of north and south America.
  
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universalphilos
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:38am
A prophecy, October 9, 1973: “We should also tell unto you these words. The fuse has been lit. War is upon the land. And yet, it should go unto the battle of Armageddon. Beware of, therefore, that of the Anti-Christ, for the name should be before you often now….
“But beware — should the Eagle [U.S.A.] not spread its wings and give protection, then the Anti-Christ shall reign upon the earth, and the time of famine shall be upon your doorsteps. We have prepared that, as we have said before, to give you warning before each of these that should happen. But the nation of Israel shall stand, and the nation of the eagle shall stand, for they stand before God. And where once before the eagle nation [Rome] destroyed and scattered among the nations those of the servants of God, now the karmic action stands forth again. Therefore, place your minds in unisance.”
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BzyT3fgGxb4-Mnp5THVvU0tNMFU
Let us pray that The U.S. protects Israel. May God bless and protect Israel and America.

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Coyote1953
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:38am
Fook politics and Obama :)

Nuke the crazies

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thibx
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:26am
when all hell breaks out over there we will be in trouble. we can’t get the oil out. they refuse to drill here. these muslims countries are ruled by the devil. if you know nothing about the word of God or you don’t know Jesus Christ you can’t see it. the previous post who can’t see it needs to know Jesus and study the word of God. we fight not against flesh and blood but principalities and powers. the devil’s army is set up like military by ranks.

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NOBALONEY
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:15am
Obama, and Clinton are picking and choosing which rebels to support. No matter, all Syrians like all Islamists have a deep seated hatred for Israel. Once the sectarian battles are over the Khilafah will be the Islam’s only goal.

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Mandors
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:11am
We are about to start a war, people. We need to wake up.

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/51515

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NONCENTS
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:08am
One thing the islamist said that is correct, – we have brought this on ourselves. My God help us.

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- Mandors
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:13am
  That’s not all we are about to bring on ourselves:
  
  http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/51515
  
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deadend
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:47am
I live in the Midwest, even hear we have these kooks, one of the guys I work with was continuously talking about the caliphates and trying to convert people to Islam and saying who they were going to get rid of. He did get deported but these kooks are very real.

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chicago76
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:21am
Europe is the goal of the Muslim extremists. People can hide their head in the sand all they want but should Israel fall that will signal the beginning of a much larger war for all of the middle east, western asia, Africa, and Europe. It will even begin here. In other words, Israel’s fall will begin WWIIl.

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- Armed Patriot
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 9:33am
  Israel will not fall. It will be the start of Armageddon.
  
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sy212
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:11am
Ahhhh, more Jew bashers. Can someone explain to me why Jews voted for the Jew hater Obama? Just curious.

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vaman
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:02am
Oh no! The caliphate has returned! LOL. More caliphate nonsense from the blaze.

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- RLTW
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:31am
  So reporting on what appears to be a prominent mind set in the Middle East is now nonsense? I should no longer ponder why progressives are so ignorant.
  
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- deadend
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:42am
  you will probably still be in denial when they lead you out to behead you as an infidel, or you will be so spineless that you convert.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:51am
  VAMAN is like the girl who rescued the rattlesnake only to be shocked that, when healed, it gave her a fatal bite. DUH.
  
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- ofass
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 1:19pm
  I wondered where all the trolls gone…well here is one arrived…:)
  
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ares338
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:48am
I could give a crap less about anything that happens in Syria or anywhere in that disgusting sand pit of the world. We have our own dictator problems in the US.

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GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:43am
Oh yes, and everybody said Beck was crazy 2 years ago. The good news is all these loons want to restore the Caliphate by themselves, and then to be the rulers of the conquered loons.

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- ksdvm86
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:56am
  Ditto that
  
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:17am
So the Caliphate is again spoken of and the MSM of the USA ignores the truth that is before their very eyes. Obama is supporting these radicals and terrorists who want the Caliphate back, and will seek to make it happen one way or another.

How much more of Obama’s madness and treason with his supporting them will we tolerate? Look at Benghazi and see how he cares for his terrorist allies above American lives.

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:14am
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I know I get in trouble when I say “Kill Them All” (Muslims), but what other choice are they giving us? And I hear alot about the Good Muslim’s but I have yet to see one step up and cut the head off one of the Bad Muslim’s and put a stop to this madness…….

So KTA seems to be the way to go…………

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- sy212
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:13am
  You’re spot on, where ARE all these good Muslims? Not a peep…… Celebrating 9/11 in their basements?
  
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- enzomedici
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:33am
  The good Muslims are in the streets of Cairo protesting now. But, the bad Muslims move in tanks and bring guns and tell the good Muslims to leave and they do. The good Muslims were in Iran protesting a few years ago in the Green Revolution which the US did not support. The bad Muslim Iranian government cracked down and started killing and beating the good Muslims and crushed their democracy movement. It is easy to say where are the good Muslims? But if they rise up, they get crushed. Where are the good Americans? How many Americans are out protesting in the streets after the Wall St. crooks & government stole $16 trillion of your money? Were you part of Occupy Wall St or did you laugh at and condemn them? If you won’t get mad about $16 trillion being stolen, then you won’t rise up against anything. Where were you when they passed the Patriot Act and the NDAA? Did you say a word? Did you go protest in the street? Where are the good Americans”?
  
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- Armed Patriot
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 9:59am
  enzomedici… We DID protest the Patriot Act. We DID call our Senators and Assemblymen. We DID stand up… and Nancy Pelosi walked through us with her HUGE gavel in defiance of the American will.
  
  We have a government out of control, acting in defiance of the American will. We have a government (Barak Obama, Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder, Janet Napolotano) that is arming Al Queda and and atttacking law abiding American citizens.
  
  Your occupy movement was a movement of socialists, communists, and anarchists out to destroy America. They were not patriotic Americans. They were drug addicts, rapists, murders, and petty thieves who were demanding more freebies and shieting on police cars. They were threatening little girls on their way to school. They were vandalizing the areas that allowed them to stay. They were committing crimes. They were destroying, intimidating, and shutting down business. They were criminals.
  
  Where were you on election day? Who did you vote for? OBAMA???
  
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- Armed Patriot
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 10:04am
  TROLL ALERT!!!
  
  enzomedici Is just another Godless, God bashing, GOP hater out to spew filth and hatred. Read his other posts. Simply foul and disgusting.
  
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toomuchgovt
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:11am
Drip, Drip, Drip. Just like the EU “crisis. This situation is yet another “rumors of war”, always our fault for their ailing. Our troops should be on our border. Our troops should be helping Israel. Our troops should not be arming anyone in these barbaric countries. Our country should have been drilling long ago, Our country should be more self sufficient. We are their B****s. We are slaves to their oil, we are slaves to our debt to China. It is what it is and American don’t even know it.

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jackact
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 7:58am
Has it occurred to the western world that just the simple mention of ‘commencing oil exploration in the USA’ will turn this nation building catastrophe around immediately?
This escalation of Islamic totalitinarianism, especially in Syria and Egypt, is the last desperation of the oil rich middle east.
Let’s be smart and ‘Drill Baby Drill’ employ hundreds of thousands of Americans, shake off the shackles of destructive federal government crony environmentalism and bury the middle east forever.

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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 7:57am
Since BHO took office 4 years ago, and won re-election, these people have become bolder and bolder. They have no fear of American intervention into their plans. They have a friend in the White House who lets them run amuck like spoiled children. God help us.

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justangry
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 7:34am
I knew by the headline which Blaze staffer wrote this article. Gotta love the Schwartz war propaganda stories on the Blaze.

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- tzion
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:04am
  I don’t see how reporting on facts that were reported elsewhere qualifies as propaganda. It’s not as though anyone is insinuating that Hezbollah is being sent to Mexico with all that Sarin gas. I define propaganda as intentionally ignoring, misrepresenting, or inventing facts to support a predetermined narrative or making ludicrous assumptions to the same end. For example, using that recent murder-suicide as an anti-gun front involved making the ludicrous assumption that banning guns would have prevented the incident and is therefore pure propaganda.
  
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- welloddyfriggindah
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:13am
  Did you check into the content? Don’t bother replying.
  
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- AUsername
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:17am
  that traitor wants our troops to die for her country she loves more than America.
  
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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:42am
  TZION. Forgive JUST ANGRY… he liked war before he was against it. He liked our Military before he was against them. I’m sure he even liked our country before he worked in tandem with the left to help enable Obama again.
  
  JUST ANGRY is not unlike John Kerry in many respects. He’s a “Pink” Vet… who seems to take up with and makes excuses for America’s enemies every chance he gets. If JUST had the opportunity… I’m pretty sure he’d sit on an NVA, er, Radical Islamist’s anti-aircraft gun JUST ’cause he’s Fonda’vit…
  
  He’s on a misson…and dogging Ms Schwartz and her article here is JUST a ruse…
  
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- justangry
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:04am
  Time2, Yup I’m on a mission to end these BS wars. Caught me. Collectivist trash.
  
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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:35am
  JUST. LOL… The ol’ collectivist slap’a'ruse…
  
  You subscribe to an ideology that has racist and anti-semitic cancers strewn all throughout it’s diseased body, but those and those like you (Paultards) blew this off simpley by saying…. racism and anti-semitism is “collectivist” so how can WE be racist and anti-semitic? Must be those other guys like me eh?
  
  The”draft” was / is considered “collectivist” by Ron Paul’s standards. I “volunteered” for ‘Nam and Paul let himelf be drafted. Why didn’t he just volunteer? Or why didn’t he pull an Ali and stand up for his beliefs? Coward collectivist…
  
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- RLTW
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:45am
  By nature in high % conservatives have a personal relationship with God first, which makes being a collectivist difficult.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:50am
  Time2, You exposed yourself yesterday then ran like a bitch when you realized I wasn’t going to let you deflect attention from it.
  
  @Tzion, The moderators are not going let me discuss how this is propaganda, which is propaganda in itself. The site that actually contains intercepted communications and hacked information (the truth) is apparently taboo here. However leaving out that pertinent information from that site is what constitutes propaganda.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:52am
  @RLTW, Religious altruism is a form of collectivism.
  
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- RLTW
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:01am
  I will agree Religion reduced to a creed has its problems, but that is not the same as a personal relationship.
  
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- Mandors
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:09am
  Just, you won’t like the source but focus on the story
  
  http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/51515
  
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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:35am
  JUST… taken in total… over the many months of you and I posting here along with reading what many, many “others” have written in response to you. I’m feeling pretty well clothed and I see you getting stripped down to your tightie whities a little more as each day goes by. Soon you’ll be totally nekkid. Hide the kiddies.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 12:27pm
  @Mandors, Interesting. Two insider whistle blowers, Karen Kwaitkowski and and a General (I forget the name) have both spoken out about the 7 countries in 5 years plan put together by the neoconservative murdering trash during the Bush admin. We’ve already invaded 5 of the 7 countries listed with Syria and Iran being the last two remaining. Hearing about that plan established over a decade ago, seeing what has happen since, and the media lapdogs putting out more BS fed to them by the state department without researching Jack… Throw in the legislation passed making it legal to use propaganda on us… Only a fool would believe this isn’t propaganda to get us involved in another war in the Middle East.
  
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- justangry
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 1:45pm
  @RLTW, You’re right.
  
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- tzion
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 2:55pm
  @Just
  So you can’t tell us your proof and you know its propaganda because there’s supposedly some plan to invade Syria. Regardless of whether there was a plan or not that doesn’t in any way affect the reliability of the information. Is the video genuine or not? Does the source that provided it have a history of providing false information? I asked for proof and all you give me are excuses.
  
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dublinthewagons
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 7:27am
Can we just call them “the Obama brigade”

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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:52am
  Som stories on the internet have the story captioned as… “stoned FSA terrorist…”
  
  Obama styled choom gang…
  
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- barber2
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:55am
  TIME: Interesting because the crazed Islamic “Assassins ” of the Middle Ages / Crusades also used “hash” to embolden themselves. The word origins remain . Ignorant barbarians.
  
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Lord_Frostwind
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 7:24am
Some rather grandiose goals for men who are struggling to deal with one petty dictator. I hope you boys were sure to bring your hazmat suits, cause those arms won’t help you if Assad breaks out the chemical stockpile (also, beards and respirators do not work well together).

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blanco5
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 7:23am
Israel’s only method of survival is total annihilation of these savages.

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- GuruMeditation
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 8:22am
  and not just Israel’s, but our own.
  
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- revelation2012
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:39am
  It’s the EDUCATED SAVAGES that want this EVIL radical Islamist
  
  they COVET the POWER!
  
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- revelation2012
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:41am
  THEY have been allowed in WHITE HOUSE and PENTAGON
  
  only GOD knows where else they have established “roots” in our country,,,
  
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