Armed Militias of Alawites emerging in Syria

Reports of armed groups of Alawite in the Latakia region reveal all the more the sectarian struggle between Sunna and non-Sunna; Review of the movie "Ted"; Are Kings getting a free pass this Arab Spring; and Arabs in the Iron Man.

The density of Alawites in Latakia has led to armed Alawi militas.

Syria Comment [2]

“The Formation of Alawite Militias in the Kassab region,” by Mohammad D.

"There are important new developments in Lattakia and its surrounding recently. The violence that started a few months back in the East and North of the city itself has not subsided. Yesterday a rumor spread that the FSA had shelled al-Qurdaha, something its leaders have been wishing to do from day one. I think it is just a rumor, but, the big news is that the Alawis have started to form armed groups in some of the villages which are in direct contact with the Sunni villages."

Z District [3]

Review: TED

As usual Seth MacFarlene comes through with raunchy and rude comedy with a lot of wit just using a Teddy Bear. Mark Walhberg plays the big kid with a live Teddy Bear, and they do the craziest things, just like big kids. It has its very funny moments and you can tell its got a touch of Family Guy humor in the movie, and I love how they bring Flash Gordon into the movie. Surprisingly the one thing that is off is Mark Walhberg.

eatbees blog [4]

Do Kings Have “Special Legitimacy”?

“What does it mean that no Kings have thus far fallen in the Arab uprisings while four non-monarchical rulers (Ben Ali, Mubarak, Qaddafi and Saleh) have toppled from their (non-royal) thrones and a fifth has plunged his country into a brutal civil war? Is there a monarchical exception in the Arab world?

248 AM [5]

Kuwait represented at Ironman

Some members of The 3 Club competed in Ironman Austria recently and they were featured in a short documentary of the event. Ironman is a brutal long-distance triathlon race that consists of a 3.86km swim, 180.25km bike ride followed by a 42.2km run. It’s insane!