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So what do you get when a Jihadist, US Marine and a Syrian pro-democracy activist walk into a Turkish cafe? A really good article:
My Lunch with a Jihadi
It's a long read, but if you care, you'll find it time well spent.
My Lunch with a Jihadi
Abu Hassar’s forehead knotted. “There was no sentence,” he said. “I was only released because of him.” He pointed at Abed. “His Revolution freed me.”
Abed seemed at pains to translate this fact. The jihadists within Syria would never have ascended if it weren’t for the initial success of the secular and democratic-minded Revolution. As the Revolution gained momentum, Assad opened his prisons, unleashing the jihadists on himself. He wanted to create the perception abroad that he was under siege by Islamic fundamentalists. And now he was.
It's a long read, but if you care, you'll find it time well spent.