HAD to share. First 1260 days under the left shoe, a portion of the next 1260 under the right shoe until Ephraim loses her fortress and Syria finishes the deal. Did you know that Assad's real name in Arabic means "the Beast"?. Pretty interesting, huh? Here is a writeup from Wiki:
Origin
The Assad family originates from Sulayman al-Wahhish, Hafez Assad's
grandfather, who lived in the northern Syrian mountains in the village
of Qardaha.
The locals reportedly nicknamed him Wahhish, which means wild beast in
Arabic, because he was physically strong and a good fighter. Al-Wahhish
remained the family name until the 1920s when it was changed to al-Assad
which means lion in Arabic. Because of Sulayman's reported strength and
marksmanship, he was respected in his village. At the outbreak of the World War I, the Ottoman governor of the Aleppo Vilayet
sent troops to the area to collect taxes and round up recruits. The
troops reportedly were fought off by Sulayman and his friends who were
only armed with sabres and old muskets.
Because Sulayman was respected, he was a local mediator between
quarreling families. He was also one of the local chieftains who were
the de facto rulers of the area. The chieftains from the powerful
families would provide protection to their neighbours and in return they
gained loyalty and respect.
What deal does Syria have in finishing off the beast? I've been trying to see how this all works out, but honestly do not quite get that part.
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