Anonymous Hacks Syrian Ministry Of Defense Website

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huaxiong90 said:

Soldiers generally just follow orders. They're either like kids/mercenaries, or are just afraid of repercussions. It's the high command that needs to be brought down.

Something you should know: The regime is dominated by Alawis. And most of their supporters are also Alawis. There are Alawis that disassociated themselves with the regime, but they haven't joined the protests. The people who are protesting are primarily Syrian Sunnis, with Kurds and some groups of Assyrians.

Now the military and police forces are dominated by Alawis: The army is Alawi majority, the elite Republican Army and 4th Mechanized Division is exclusive Alawi, and the only exception is the air force, which is Sunni majority.

I can bet you anything that the majority of the defected soldiers are Sunnis. The Alawis (with of course, the occasional corrupt Sunni) in the military are either truly a bunch of savages loyal to the regime, or are too afraid to leave either because of fear of execution, or being victims of Sunni hate crimes once Assad is gone.

If the people can just convince the Alawis to join the protests...Assad will be gone before we know it.

Edit: But if they succeed, they must NOT let America or Russia interfere

Sorry, I've never accepted the whole 'just following orders' argument. People have free will, so it's their own choice to do something (even an order from a military superior). Soldiers should be held accountable for whatever horrifc things they commit.

BTW, what is an Alawi?