A close up of the 'monster'-men who carried out Houla massacre
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A British newspaper today revealed pictures of Assad’s Shabiha militia for the first time. The loyalist thugs are shown bragging about their muscles and tattoos and posing with guns and machetes.
These are the same men who are blamed for the massacres of dozens of women and children in Houla, Qusayr and Qubair. Dr Mousab Azzawi, head of the Syrian Network for Human Rights recently treated some of the Shabiha in Latakia, and according to the Daily Mail's report, diagnosed them as deficient:
“They were like monsters. They had huge muscles, and big bellies and beards. They took steroids to pump up their bodies. I had to talk to them like children as they like people with low intelligence”, he said.
The Shabiha, meaning ‘ghosts’ in English, are paid around $200 a day, an excellent salary in war-torn Syria and are fanatically loyal to Assad's Alawite sect. “That is what makes them so terrifying — the combination of strength and blind allegiance to the regime,” said Azzawi.
British foreign secretary, William Hague, said yesterday that his country may send troops to Syria if the massacres continue. Many people have compared the downward spiral to the early stages of the Bosnian war.
What do you think about Assad using the Shabiha militia in Syria? Tell us your opinions below.
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The last thing Assad needs is to have supporters murdering children, as this gives excuse for Zionist-US-led NATO invasion. Look to Mossad and CIA for false flag massacres. Syria is the conduit through which Irans weapons flow to Israel's victims in Lebanon and Gaza. This is a major reason why Syria and Iran are being undermined by the Zionist-controlled West.. The other major reason is power plays by empires. (Russia-Iran vs West.); The continuing Great Game.
The Shabiha Syrian militia are sub-human species, or just assassins, if you will, that thoughtlessly kill civilians to terrorize the population, and snuff out any opposition to the government. The U.S. has also used them in Central and South America, known then as "right-wing death squads," as well as in Vietnam, and their mission was to wipe out any suspected opponents on pro-U.S. puppet regimes.
Shabiha will not save the Assad regime in Syria. I have no doubt that when the Assad regime collapses, Shabiha assassins will become the hunted themselves from the majority of Sunis.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar, that currently fund and arm the Syrian opposition, would certainly fund the formation and arming of special Syrian units to hunt down and exterminate Shabiha members. And I am sure the Saudis and the Qataris have plenty of $$$$$ to buy informers and locate the Shabihas - even those that may move to neighboring states, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.
My take on the Shabihas? They are the hunters now, but they will soon become the hunted, and they would have the same fate as their victims! Nikos Retsos, retired professor, USA