Syrian opponent says AL not able to suspend Syria's membership
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-10/17/c_131194876.htm
English.news.cn 2011-10-17 02:25:58
by Gong Zhenxi, Hummam Sheikh Ali
SYRIA-DAMASCUS-QADRI JAMIL-INTERVIEW
Qadri Jamil, member of the opposing Popular Front for Change and Liberation and leader of a Syrian Communist Party, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Damascus, Syria, Oct. 16, 2011. It's unlikely that the Arab League (AL) would succeed in suspending Syria's membership as there wouldn't be a consensus on this issue, Qadri Jamil told Xinhua in an interview on Sunday. (Xinhua/Gong Zhenxi)
DAMASCUS, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- It's unlikely that the Arab League (AL) would succeed in suspending Syria's membership as there wouldn't be a consensus on this issue, Qadri Jamil, member of the opposing Popular Front for Change and Liberation and leader of a Syrian Communist party told Xinhua in an interview on Sunday.
Meanwhile, he called on friendly countries to help Syria overcome the current crisis through constructive dialogue.
The AL has called for an emergency meeting Sunday, upon the request of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), to discuss whether to suspend Syria's membership, in an attempt to step up pressure on the Syrian leadership to end its alleged crackdown on anti- government protesters.
The Lebanese foreign minister has already announced that his country would support Syria in the exceptional meeting of the AL.
Jamil, however, expressed fears that Syria's file might be sent to the UN Security Council by the name of the AL, warning that any military action would "push the region to the brink of an explosion with unpredictable consequences."
Jamil was one of a seven-man delegation from the moderate Syrian opposition that headed to the Russian capital of Moscow last week to promote for the demands of the Syrian opposition that favors dialogue over any other solution to the seven-month-old crisis in the country.
He said solution to the crisis should come from inside Syria, adding that both the exaggerated slogans shouted by protesters demanding the downfall of the leadership and the "cruel" security crackdown by the government have proven to be of no avail.
Protests in Syria erupted in mid March and were initially peaceful with calls for sweeping reforms. They however turned into violent acts with mutual accusations and blame for almost daily killings both among civilians and army members.
Jamil suggested that the crisis in Syria has entered the stage of intensive political activity, adding that the popular movement is a long-term phenomenon and should be dealt with seriously and respectfully "because its development and progress would be the basic guarantee for national unity in the long run."
Jamil said neither the leadership nor the protesters, whom he said have shown extremist and adamant stances, have achieved their goals after seven months of clashes. Therefore, he said dialogue, and only dialogue is the sole outlet for the Syrians.
"We should resort to the sound of logic and I do believe that this sound would triumph and will push all parties to the negotiations table to learn how to make compromises for the interest of the country," he said.
He said that some extremist opposition parties absolutely refuse dialogue, while the popular movement wants dialogue that is conditional mainly on the need to release all detainees captured against the backdrop of recent protests and stopping mutual violence.
Jamil praised Russia and China for vetoing a recent UN resolution meant to impose sanctions on Syria, saying "the veto ushers in a full turnabout in the international climates towards breaking the U.S. hegemony and the unipolar project which the Americans have tried to impose on the entire world since 1991."
"We went to Moscow to thank the Russians because preventing foreign intervention is the best way to protect the civilians," he said.
Jamil acknowledged that there are armed sectarian militia in the country that "want to push Syria to an abyss of a sectarian rift and call for foreign intervention."
He said there are two kinds of opposition in Syria, a national one that rejects foreign intervention and has its weight on the street, saying this kind of opposition opposes to the government's security crackdown.
The second kind of opposition, Jamil said, is the "non-patriotic" one that "has no roots inside Syria ... it can be found only outside Syria and is dependent on foreign powers to change the leadership and to come to Syria later aboard U.S. tanks."
Jamil said the leadership should help moderate opposition preserve Syria and should "move seriously and quickly in the process of reforms ... It shouldn't use dialogue as a decorative and cosmetic tool but rather as a tool for radical change."
He expressed deep belief in the presence of "honest" parties inside the leadership that wants to achieve genuine reforms. But, on the other hand, he said, there are other powers that hinder reforms "because they are capitalizing on the previous situation."
Jamil said he brought up the issue of dialogue with Russian officials, imploring both the Russians and the Chinese to pressure the leadership to carry out speedy reforms and embark on serious dialogue, as well as to bear down on opposition parties to get indulged in the proposed dialogue sessions.
He said that the West is trying to turn the Syrian National Council that has been recently formed in Turkey's Istanbul into an alternative authority, accusing the council of being non-patriotic for demanding foreign intervention.
Jamil said urgent measures by the leadership, including halting all acts of violence against protesters and committing itself to hold accountable all those who had killed civilians or army members, "could be conducive to create appropriate climates for dialogue."
"The sound of logic would eventually triumph if our friends help us," he said.
Homeland Tent in Al-Raml al-Janoubi Suburb in Lattakia to Support Syria's National Stances
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/10/16/375972.htm
Oct 16, 2011
LATTAKIA, (SANA) – A homeland tent was set up on Sunday in al-Raml al-Janoubi suburb in Lattakia city in support of Syria's national stances and rejection of foreign interference in the internal affairs of Syria.
Participants stressed that the activity aims at assembling all citizens under the ceiling of the homeland and changing the atrocious image promoted by instigative channels about al-Raml al-Janoubi suburb.
They also asserted that the activity is a message to the whole world that the Syrian people is united in face of foreign interference and support the national dialogue process and Syria's national stances.
Several army and security members who restored stability and security to the suburb were honored during the activity.
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