Russia Reiterates Rejection of Imposing Sanctions and Exerting Pressures on Syria
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/11/25/384109.htm
Nov 25, 2011
MOSCOW, (SANA) – Russia reiterated Friday its rejection of foreign interference in the internal affairs of Syria and the policy of imposing sanctions on it.
At a press conference, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Alexander Lukashevich, said the situation in Syria entails national dialogue not imposition of sanctions, announcing his county's rejection of using the pretext of "human rights" issues to interfere in the internal affairs of countries, meaning Syria.
He stressed that it is the Syrian people who determine their destiny without any interference or guardianships and that the scenario of interference by force in Syria's internal affairs is absolutely rejected by Russia.
Lukashevich underscored Russia's principled stance that there is no need for resolutions or sanctions or pressures, stressing what is required is an internal Syrian dialogue to be the basis for reaching a political settlement, and ensuring search for means of national accord.
The Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman asserted that the call for end of violence in Syria by all parties is also directed to the extremist opposition, which has been trying, backed by foreign sides, to boycott any form of dialogue or talk with the Syrian leadership.
On Russia's stance on the resolution on Syria of the UN General Assembly's Human Rights Committee, Lukashevich said his country abstained from voting on the resolution because of humanitarian character of the draft resolution.
باحثة روسية:الجامعة لا تسهم أبدا بإيجاد حلول للأزمة في سورية
Russian researcher: the Arab League does not contribute at all to find solutions to the crisis in Syria
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/11/25/384160.htm
November 25, 2011
Moscow - Montreal - SANA
Emphasized the political researcher at the University of International Relations of the Russian Foreign Ministry Marina Sabronova that the Arab League, which took upon itself the task of settling the crisis in Syria is working today to impose a political and diplomatic isolation it does not contribute at all in finding solutions to the crisis.
The Sabronova told SANA correspondent in Moscow today that when he is going to talk about the process to settle the crisis, it should work with all parties to this crisis and what we see today in Syria is limited primarily to provide warnings to the Syrian government, without pressure on the opposition, which continues its armed attacks on government institutions and private.
The Sabronova that the Syrian opposition multifaceted and includes among its ranks of armed groups have sophisticated weapons and said that the induction of the armed opposition by third parties not to lay down their arms and refused any dialogue with the government, is the work of a very serious warning at the same time the risk of smuggling weapons to the Syria.
The Russian researcher confirmed that Syria remains a pivotal state in the Middle East depend upon resolving regional issues including the Palestinian issue and many others, and therefore, any destabilization of the situation in Syria is threatening negative consequences goes on all the countries of the region.
Levesque: Media fabrications used to destabilize Syria
For her part, Julie Levesque researcher and analyst at the Global Research Global Research, the Canadian media lies and fabrications against Syria used as a pretext to strike the stability and security to achieve the objectives of the planned long ago several foreign powers including the United States and Israel.
She Levesque in the analysis, published by the organization here today that the media transmitted human rights groups and activists and coordinating committees unknown identity and connections abroad by matching numbers is accurate about the number of dead and transferred by channels Al-Jazeera and centers of research and studies, international organizations and raises, in turn constantly.
The researcher added that reliance on anonymous sources to determine the number of dead is biased against Syria and a misunderstanding of what is happening and in particular that the media and international organizations are racing to make sure and without snapped and the adoption of these figures.
And reviewed the researcher contradiction contained in the said number of deaths of demonstrators, as contained for example in the U.S. media and al-Jazeerah and the reports of Amnesty International said that this contradiction raises doubts that the goal is to increase the numbers in order to incite public opinion and stirring up resentment against Syria and wondered how the coordinating committees claim as a reliable source to determine the number of dead and how it can be confirmed from these figures is uncertain.
She was also amazed at the researcher for the media to ignore the documented number is announced by the Syrian government for the martyrs and wounded among the troops and maintain order while the adoption is uncertain numbers issued by non-elected bodies and informal as a reliable source.
خلال لقائه وزير الأوقاف في طرطوس.. الوفد الروسي: ما يعرض على بعض الفضائيات حول سورية يدخل في اطار التزييف والتضليل
During a meeting with the Minister of Awqaf in Tartous .. The Russian delegation: what's on some satellite channels on Syria as part of fraud and deception.
http://www.sana.sy/ara/349/2011/11/25/384167.htm
November 25, 2011
Tartous - SANA
China insists Syria crisis be resolved under AL: FM spokesman
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-11/25/c_131269921.htm
English.news.cn 2011-11-25 17:44:39
BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has again called for an immediate stop to violence in Syria and a resolution to the crisis under the Arab League (AL), a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
The Syrian crisis should be resolved under the AL, as this method is in accordance with the common interests of Syria, Arab countries and the international community as a whole, spokesman Liu Weimin said at a daily press briefing.
"China has paid close attention to the current situation in Syria and calls on Syria to initiate a tolerant and balanced political process to ease the situation," he said.
Liu said China expects the AL and Syria to strengthen their communication and coordination in order to properly resolve relevant issues from the perspective of the fundamental interests of the Syrian people as well as the peace and stability of the Middle East.
The international community should also provide help, he added.
AL foreign ministers on Thursday gave the Syrian government a 48-hour deadline to sign a protocol for an AL observers' mission to the country.
The AL said that if Syria refuses to sign the protocol, the Arab Economic and Social Council will convene on Saturday to discuss economic sanctions against Syria.
Greek Committee for International Détente and Peace Condemn Attempts for Foreign Interference in Syrian Affairs
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/11/23/383759.htm
Nov 23, 2011
ATHENS, (SANA)_The Greek Committee for International Détente and Peace condemned the fierce campaign targeting Syria and attempts for foreign interference in its internal affairs, warning that any foreign interference in Syria will hinder the struggle of the Palestinian people and the anti-imperialist powers in the region.
The committee condemned in a statement on Wednesday the regional and Western stances against Syria, indicating that NATO, the EU and imperialism are the butchers of peoples in Yugoslavia, Iraq and Libya, and have no right to preach democracy and freedom.
The Committee hailed the anti-imperialist stances in support of Syria, especially the Russian and Chinese stances, adding that the latest developments proved that the imperialist powers seek to guarantee control on the region's sources and trade routes.
The Committee asked the Greek government to ensure that Greece won't become a launch pad for targeting Syria or committing new massacres against the countries of the region, and requested that Greece repeal the military cooperation agreement with Israel.
ليفسك: الفبركات الإعلامية تستخدم لضرب استقرار سورية
Julie Levesque : Media Lies Used to Provide a Pretext for Another "Humanitarian War"
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/11/25/384091.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/11/25/384097.htm
Nov 25, 2011 (For the original, refer to the next article.)
MONTREAL/PRAGUE, (SANA)_ Julie Levesque, researcher and analyst of the Centre for Research on Globalization in Canada(CRG), wrote here today that according to numerous reports from the Western media, human rights organizations, as well as the UN, countless peaceful civilians have been killed since the beginning of the unrest in the country in mid March. But where do the numbers come from?
Levesque added ''many media reports on the alleged deadly repression fail to mention the sources of their information, which are very often referred to solely as "human rights groups" or "activists".
The researcher cited some examples disseminated by media outlets, organizations which have made 'blatant distortions' including al-Jazeera, Voice of America, September 4, 2011, Amnesty International, April 22, 2011.
"Although the necessity to remain "anonymous" where dissent is said to be life threatening may under certain circumstances be understandable, this stance inevitably raises suspicions: The "'numbers" can be used to demonize the government, as part of covert operations by any state or organization looking for regime change in Damascus. It is no secret that the overthrow of the Syrian regime has been a long-sought goal by several foreign powers, including the U.S. and Israel." underscored Levesque.
''The reliance of the mainstream media on information emanating from anonymous groups provides a biased understanding of the Syrian protests," which in turn supports the broader objective of destabilizing Syria, added Levesque.
" When information from unknown sources pertaining to the death toll is published either by a mainstream media or a recognized human rights group, it is invariably picked up and considered a "factual evidence" by other news sources or think tanks, without further verification. Moreover, in the process the information is subject to further distortion.'' added the researcher.
Levesque questioned the identity of the so-called '' Local Coordination Committees (LCC('' saying that The LCC are somewhat "anonymous". They refused a telephone interview, but agreed to answer some questions by email….Basically, the LCC wants regime change in Syria and it seems to be the major source of information for the western mainstream media and human rights organizations. This opposition group claims to provide "credible facts", however there is no way to verify these facts.
"The so-called facts could well be propaganda intended to discredit the actual regime and galvanize public opinion in favour of the regime change the group aspires to implement'' wrote Levesque.
''The mainstream press has once again one principal source of information – the opposition groups,'' asserted Levesque, concluding ''The media neglects military casualties and fails to report that armed gunmen… a non-elected body, the SNC, ironically is upheld as a democratic movement and is offered "credibility" as well as extensive mainstream media coverage.''
Czech Journalist: Foreign Conspiracy against Syria Planned for Long Time by Western Intelligence and NGOs
Czech journalist Karl Klaus stressed that the wide foreign conspiracy hatched against Syria has been prepared for a long time by western intelligence apparatuses with the participation of NGOs, including the Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
In an article published on Friday on the Czech Communist Youth Union website, Klaus said the goal of the armed terrorist groups in Syria is not confined to targeting the law enforcement forces and the peaceful protesters, to blame it on the Syrian army and security forces, but also to spread fear and chaos in an attempt to repeat the Libyan scenario in Syria.
The Czech journalist pointed out that those terrorist groups are equipped with modern weapons transferred to them from Turkey and Lebanon, financed by Israel, the US and the NATO states and managed by Arab intelligence apparatuses.
Media Lies Used to Provide a Pretext for Another "Humanitarian War": Protest in Syria: Who Counts the Dead?
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=27785
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by Julie Lévesque
Global Research, November 25, 2011
According to numerous reports from the Western media, human rights organisation, as well as the UN, countless peaceful civilians have been killed by the Syrian forces since the beginning of the unrest in the country in mid March. But where do the numbers come from?
Many media reports on the alleged deadly repression by the Syrian government fail to mention the sources of their information, which are very often referred to solely as "human rights groups" or "activists":
"Rights groups said Sunday that troops cracking down on pro-democracy protesters killed eight people in northern Idlib province and four more in central areas near Hama. (Syrian Forces Kill 12 as ICRC Head Visits Damascus, Voice of America, September 4, 2011.)
These protests are an unprecedented challenge to President Bashar al-Assad — and his family, which has ruled the country for more than 40 years. The cost has been high: at least 200 dead, according to human rights groups, and many cyber activists have been jailed. (Deborah Amos, Syrian Activist In Hiding Presses Mission From Abroad, NPR, April 22, 2011.)
At least 75 people have been killed today in Syria during mass protests, local human rights activists told Amnesty International [...]
Thirty were killed in the southern town of Izzra', 22 in Damascus, 18 in the Homs area and the rest in other towns and villages, activists said [...] (Scores killed in Syria as 'Great Friday' protests are attacked, Amnesty International, April 22, 2011.)
Although the necessity to remain "anonymous" where dissent is said to be life threatening may under certain circumnstances be understandable, this stance inevitably raises suspicions: The "'numbers" can be used to demonize the government, as part of covert operations by any state or organisation looking for regime change in Damascus. It is no secret that the overthrow of the Syrian regime has been a long-sought goal by several foreign powers, including the U.S. and Israel.
The reliance of the mainstream media on information emanating from anonymous groups provides a biased understanding of the Syrian protests, which in turn supports the broader objective of destabilizing the Syrian regime.
When information from unknown sources pertaining to the death toll is published either by a mainstream media or a recognized human rights group, it is invariably picked up and considered as "factual evidence" by other news sources or think tanks, without further verification. Moreover, intghe process the information is subject to further distortion. Here is an example of this phenomenon:
Rights group Amnesty International said on Friday that it has recorded the names of 171 people killed since the first protesters died in Daraa on March 18.
The group based its tally on information received from rights activists, lawyers and other sources and said the majority appeared to have been killed by live ammunition fired by the security forces. (Protesters killed in southern Syria, Al Jazeera, April 9, 2011.)
The above news article is based on trhe following statenment by Amnesty International:
At least 171 people are believed to have been killed during three weeks of unrest in Syria, Amnesty International said today after at least eight more fatalities during protests.
The death toll from today's clashes could rise significantly, according to reports from human rights activists in the country.
Amnesty International has recorded the names, via information received from sources including human rights activists and lawyers, of 171 people killed. (Death toll rises amid fresh Syrian protests, Amnesty International, April 8, 2011.)
The original information from Amnesty international (AI) is that "171 people are believed to have been killed", a statement showing that although "it has recorded the names of 171 people killed", this information could not be confirmed. Al Jazeera fails to report this "uncertainty" and by doing so makes it a fact rather than an assumption, that 171 people were killed.
Here is another example of blatant distortion:
Despite a pledge to end its crackdown, Syrian security forces continued to suppress anti-regime protestors, killing at least eighteen on Thursday in the city of Homs (al-Jazeera). (Jonathan Masters, Assad's Broken Promises, Council on Foreign Relations, November 3, 2011.)
This is an analysis from the Council on Foreign Relations, the famous and extremely powerful U.S. foreign policy think tank [1]. It is based on the following article from Al Jazeera where the information related to the killing is markedly different:
"Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in the flashpoint city of Homs, as Syrian security forces bombarded residential areas with tanks.
The reported deaths occurred in the Bab Amro district of Homs on Thursday, the Local Coordination Committees of Syria, an activist group monitoring the country's uprising, said. (Syria "violence defies peace deal"," Al Jazeera, November 4, 2011.)
Al Jazeera's wording "reportedly been killed" and "reported deaths" shows the deaths have not been confirmed. The Qatari media also mentions that these claims come from one source only, namely from an activist group called Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCC). The article from the CFR changed Al Jazeera's allegations into concrete facts.
When it comes to counting the dead, the LCC is very often cited in the mainstream media as a source for reports on killings committed by the Syrian authorities, as we can see in the examples below:
Another opposition group, the Local Coordination Committees, said it could not corroborate the Syrian Observatory's account of the military casualties, though it also called Monday one of the uprising's bloodier days, with at least 51 civilians killed. "We don't have any confirmation of what they're claiming," said Omar Idlibi, a spokesman for the Local Coordination Committees. (Nada Bakri and Rick Gladstone, Syria Faces New Threats as Opposition Seeks Allies, The New York Times, November 15, 2011.)
According to the opposition network, the Local Coordination Committees, at least five people were killed during the military offensives -- three in the central province of Homs, one in the eastern border town of Tal Kalakh and one in Idlib along the Syrian-Turkish border. (Roula Hajjar, Syria: Activists report manhunt for defectors and protesters, Los Angeles Times, September 5, 2011.)
Secret police opened fire and shot teargas to disperse more than 10,000 protesters in Deir Ezzour, in Syria's tribal east, an activist from the Syrian Revolution Coordinators Union (SRCU) told Al Jazeera. Ten protesters were wounded and around 40 were arrested, he said.
The SRCU is the name given this week to one of Syria's grassroots opposition networks. The SRCU works alongside the Local Coordinating Committees (LCC), another grassroots opposition network. (Al Jazeera Live Blog – Syria, June 3, 2011.)
At least 2,200 people have been killed in Syria since the beginning of the unrest, by the United Nations' count. An activist group, the Syrian Revolution Coordinating Union, said on Tuesday that 551 people were killed during Ramadan alone. The group said 130 others were killed on July 31, the eve of Ramadan, in an attack on the city of Hama, which was also the scene of a ferocious crackdown in 1982.
On Tuesday, four people were killed in Hara and two others in Inkil, two towns in Dara'a Province, according to the Local Coordination Committees, another group of activists who document demonstrations. (Nada Bakri, Syrian Security Forces Fire on Worshipers as Ramadan Ends, The New York Times, August 30, 2011.)
The above article mentions a "UN count" as if it were an independent source of information. However, according to one of its reports, the UN also relies on the same sources of information, the LCC, and it mentions in a note that it is unable to confirm if the information given by the LCC is true:
"At the time of writing, the mission had received more than 1,900 names and details of persons killed in the Syrian Arab Republic since mid-March 2011; all are said to be civilians [26]
26. This information is compiled by local coordinating committees active within the Syrian Arab Republic in documenting the names and details of victims. The mission is unable to verify independently this information." (United Nations, Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic - A/HRC/18/53, September 15, 2011.)
What are the Local Coordination Committees (LCC)?
According to the Christian Science Monitor, the LCC is part of the non-elected Syrian National Council (SNC). Even though most of its members are in exile and its members in Syria are unknown, the SNC is presented as the legitimate Syrian authority, and has been recognized by the National Transitional Council of Libya, another non-elected body recognized by Western powers as a "pro-democracy" representative of the Libyan people.
"Syrian opposition leaders meeting Sunday in Turkey formally created the Syrian National Council, bringing together most of the disparate groups seeking to unseat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The council includes the Local Coordination Committees, which has organized most of the protests across the country; the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood; and Kurdish groups; among others, the Associated Press reports. Almost half the members are from inside the country, according to the Washington Post, overcoming a key concern that the council would rely to (sic) heavily on exiles. (Ariel Zirulnick, Syrian oppositon groups formally unify, overcoming key hurdle, October 3, 2011.)
The LCC are somewhat "anonymous". They refused a telephone interview, but agreed to answer some questions by email. They stated that for security reasons they could not reveal how many members the LCC includes, but claim 13 members of the LCC are in the SNC. "We have enough people to run demonstrations on ground, for media and relief action."
The members allegedly come from different backgrounds and are from all age groups; some are active inside Syria, the others outside the country. The LCC says that their members, in and outside Syria, have been threatened, arrested and tortured by the Syrian authorities. When asked how they became a source of information for the foreign media, the LCC says it is because they provide credible facts.
And what is the ultimate goal of the LCC? "Our goal is to change the regime in Syria, and as the first step, to end the mandate of the current President, who is now politically and legally responsible for the crimes committed by his regime against the Syrian people and a safe transfer of power in the country."
Basically, the LCC wants regime change in Syria and it seems to be the major source of information for the western mainstream media and human rights organizations. This opposition group claims to provide "credible facts", however there is no way to verify these facts. The so-called facts could well be propaganda intended to discredit the actual regime and galvanize public opinion in favour of the regime change the group aspires to implement.
Although the LCC spokesperson refused to disclose the names of its members, some have appeared in the mainstream media. One of their members, or collaborator, is Rami Nakhle, a cyberactivist living in exile in Beirut, Lebanon.
"Today, after 98 days of protests, he is living in denial," says Rami Nakhle, a Syrian working in Beirut with the Local Coordination Committees, a clearinghouse for Syrian opposition protests and activities "It has become clear to everybody that Bashar al-Assad cannot change. He doesn't realize that Syria has changed forever but he's still the same president we heard last time, in April." (Nicholas Blanford, Assad's speech may buy time, but not survival, The Christian Science Monitor, June 20, 2011)
The activist has a privileged relationship with Al Jazeera, according to NPR:
When the Arabic channel Al-Jazeera broadcasts the latest news, the images come from Nakhle's network. (Deborah Amos, Syrian Activist In Hiding Presses Mission From Abroad, April 22, 2011.)
It should be noted that Al Jazeera played a key role in promoting the regime change in Libya.
CyberDissidents.org, a website presented by the Bush Center as a "Voice of Freedom Online", offers a brief portrait of Nakhle, which is not unlike the other portraits found in the mainstream press, which describe him solely as a cyber-dissident, as if he never had any other occupation:
"Rami Nakhle is a 27 year cyber-dissident. His use of social media to spread information about the Syrian Revolution caught the attention of Syrian authorities, causing him to flee to Lebanon in January 2011. For the past three years, he has been working under the pseudonym Malath Aumran. Although the Syrian secret police have discovered his real identity, he continues to use this pseudonym to retain recognition from his online followers.
Despite these threats from the Syrian government, Nakhle continues to work in hiding, continuing his campaign for freedom through Facebook, Twitter, and full-access interviews with prominent news sources like BBC and The New York Times. (CyberDissident Database)
The U.S. government and NGOs doing CIA work, such as Freedom House, are major sponsors of cyber-dissidence:
"Political dissidents from China, Iran, Russia, Egypt, Syria, Venezuela and Cuba will travel to Dallas to join with Fellows of the George W. Bush Institute, experts from Freedom House, Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, the U.S. Government and other leaders in the field to discuss the successes and challenges of Internet-based political dissident movements around the world.
The George W. Bush Institute today [March 30, 2010] announced it will co-host a conference on cyber dissidents with the human rights organization Freedom House on April 19, 2010. (George W. Bush Institute and Freedom House to Convene Freedom Activists, Human Rights and Internet Experts to Assess Global Cyber Dissident Movement," Business Wire, March 30, 2011)
Rami Nakhle doesn't hide his interests in American organisations. On his Facebook page, he lists the following as "interests": National Democratic Institute (NDI), chaired by Madeleine Albright, Human Rights Watch and the U.S. Embassy Damascus.
Nakhle's interest in these organisations clearly shows which side he's on, just like SCN member Radwan Ziadeh, former fellow of the National Endowment for Democracy, another organization well-known for its links with the CIA.
In an interview with the Guardian, the cyberactivist claims to be harassed by the Syrian secret police, on his Facebook wall. It might be true, but it would be a rather unusual tactic for a secret police, which usually, as its name says, acts secretly. Such harassment is more likely to be black propaganda -- people opposed to the regime trying to make the Syrian authorities look bad. A kind of "cyber false flag" on Facebook, for everyone to see.
The "Syrian uprising" seems to be a copy and paste of the "protest movement" in Libya, which was conducive to a NATO invasion and regime change. The mainstream press has once again one principal source of information – the opposition groups. The media neglects military casualties and fails to report that armed gunmen, 17 000 according to a report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, are among the protesters. A non-elected body, the SNC, ironically is upheld as a democratic movement and is offered "credibility" as well as extensive mainstream media coverage.
بالتفاصيل الكاملة .. سيناريو "الممرات الإنسانية" الفرنسي لتقسيم الأراضي السورية!
Full details .. Scenario of "humanitarian corridors" for the French division of the Syrian territory!
http://www.syriandays.com/?page=show_det&select_page=73&id=29003
Friday 11/25/2011
20:51:30
Handled the media of various kinds remarks French official, who spoke about the desire of France to the point required to establish what they called a label humanitarian corridors inside Syria, what is the truth of the statements the new French, and what is the nature of humanitarian corridors referred to, and is limited to the human dimension, or they will be the European Union as a gateway to the internationalization of the Syrian file events? Starting from here, has leaked to media reports the detailed plan as announced by France, called "humanitarian corridors" According to information leaked to the following:
* Western European intentions towards the new Syrian file: characterization of current information
I spoke of many Western European Parties High-level day and throw yesterday's intentions about the new European deal about the potential crisis of a Syrian political protests, and in this regard, we refer to the following:
• French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaking, saying that France would seek a point of view, the possibility that the EU is seeking to establish a humanitarian corridor for the protection of Syrian civilians.
• French Foreign Minister Alain Jobieh speaking, calling the opposition the Syrian National Council, as a legitimate partner in France that you want to deal with.
• responsible foreign policy in the European Union Catherine Ashton, speaking, saying that the EU is ready to deal with the National Council Syrian opposition and other opposition groups, the Syrian, and stressed to the point of demanding that the opposition parties to abide by the principle of non-violence and non-sectarian.
This, and noted the reports and information to the details that talked about the French Foreign Minister Alain Jobieh in his press conference he held after his meeting with the President of the Syrian National Council exhibitions, reference may be made to the details of a modern minister Alan Jobieh as follows:
• If the emphasis on humanitarian corridor option, the military intervention becomes unlikely.
• Create a "buffer zone" will be more meaningful, if you take the form of "safe area" which includes a combination of "protect civilians" and protect "the convoys of humanitarian assistance."
• Combining the concept of "buffer zone" and "safe area" requires research and a joint study between the EU and the Arab League.
Reports indicated that the details of the project proposed French as yet not available, and add to that were reported by the Western European countries to impose more economic sanctions against Syria, despite this, these countries are still less willing to hand the escalation toward direct intervention in Syria, which knows very well that the European social environment involving more lines of ethnic and sectarian conflicts, the Middle East.
* Western European road map towards the new Syrian file: What bear?
Parties sought Western European, American and international organizations to provoke further discussion on the problem of the protection of civilians, and is best left to the burden of protection is the responsibility of governments or on the international community, and in this regard emerged several directions, most notably:
• The see the need to respect the sovereign rights of the state, and therefore, the responsibility for protecting civilians lies primarily with national governments.
• The need to see the international community to give the absolute right to take the responsibility to protect the civilian population, and thus overlook the issue of respect for national sovereignty.
• The need to see a combination of the international community's efforts and the efforts of national governments, in terms of cooperation between the parties, because the national government that were not satisfied, the interference can lead to creating more of the additional problems.
Based on that, and against the backdrop of the crisis of conflict Yugoslav and Balkan, the response of the international community and international experts are more inclined to side to give the international community the absolute right to enforcement of international intervention to protect the civilian population, with emphasis on the need for the process of intervention, according to the rules of transparency and credibility, according to the charters of the United Nations and in particular those relating to the protection of security and world peace, and laid down in Chapters VI and VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
Sought the United States and Western European allies, particularly France and Britain in terms of exploitation and employment of the principle of international humanitarian intervention in targeting opponents of the parties to a triangle, Washington, Paris, London, and in this regard, we refer to the following:
• led the international humanitarian intervention in the Balkans to the breakup of Yugoslavia, and later to the division of Serbia when he announced the secession of Kosovo from Serbia without any international convention or a regional or internal allow him to do so. Separation was under the nose of the international forces, which sought to prevent the restoration of the territory of Serbia.
• led the international humanitarian intervention in Georgia to the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and Adajia declaration of independence from Georgia, without any agreement to support that.
• supported the parties to the Triangle and Washington, Paris, London, the decision of the Security Council on humanitarian intervention and international cooperation in the Darfur region of Sudan, but the decision has not been implemented because of the African Union to send a peacekeeping force arrived in the region before the arrival of international forces, which repealed the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution .
Were reported to the French proposals, on the basis that it seeks to establish a buffer zone to protect civilians, Syrians and to provide them with assistance, but, what is clear now is the security dimension, which talked about the French Foreign Minister Alain Jobieh something of the mystery, and in this particular highlights the following questions:
• What are the areas that will see the creation of this buffer zones of Western European security in Syria. Is it the same areas that have been talked about previously as a candidate for the no-fly zones?
• What is the position of the neighboring countries Syria to have such areas, and if Turkey agrees Could it be that you will agree, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon?
• Who will oversee the protection of these areas. Is it the Arab forces are brought in coordination with the Arab League, or that the Arab League will seek to ask the Europeans to send their forces so that it looks as if it came at the request of an Arab?
• Who will issue the decision to establish buffer zones in Syria, the EU is a regional bloc, particularly the European continent, and the UN Security Council has become a neutral point of passing international resolutions hostile to Syria.
• Will the decision to establish buffer zones Arab decision to the issuing of the Arab League, and then after that appeal to international and regional parties to help?
Most likely that the decision might be an Arab, and preparing a European, but planning is likely to play "invisible hands", which is currently seeking to hire a political protests, Syrian, and add to that is expected to be identifying these buffer zones of security to cover each and every one of them the sectarian Syria-specific, so that later the international management of these areas in a way that can continue for a few years, just on the model of the International Department of the Indonesian province of Aceh. Which ultimately led to the separation of the region from the motherland Indonesia: Apart from the bias of any party to the conflict, the Syrian, say it explicitly: Let Syria for the Syrians to understand the most knowledgeable about their country!!
مجموعة دول بريكس تطالب مجددا بمنع التدخل الخارجي في شؤون سورية الداخلية
BRICS Group of Countries Reiterate Call for Non-Interference in Syrian Affairs
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/11/25/384026.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/11/25/384045.htm
Nov 25, 2011
MOSCOW, (SANA)_BRICS Group of Countries, comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have reiterated call for preventing any foreign interference in the Syrian internal affairs.
Deputy foreign ministers of BRICS countries stressed in a joint statement in Moscow on Thursday the importance of preventing any foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs unless it complies with the UN Charter, emphasizing that the sole form for solving the internal crisis is starting all-inclusive negotiations as to meet the aspirations of the Syrians.
The statement indicated to the international community's experience in relation to the events in Libya, adding that it should be scrutinized as to illustrate whether these acts have complied with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
BRICS deputy foreign ministers called for settling Iran's nuclear program through diplomacy, stressing that pressure and threats against Iran are futile.
فريق إعلامي من القناة الرابعة البريطانية: الحياة في مدينة درعا طبيعية وسننقل ما لمسناه إلى الرأي العام
Media Delegation from British Channel 4…Life in Daraa Normal
http://www.sana.sy/ara/355/2011/11/25/384009.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/11/25/384060.htm
Nov 25, 2011
DARAA, (SANA)_Johnson Miller, Head of the British media team who is on a visit to Syria, said that life in Daraa city is normal, adding that streets and markets are teeming with people and business proceeds as usual at shops.
During a tour in Daraa province on Thursday with a team from the British Channel 4 (ITN) and an editor at a Swedish newspaper, Miller said that situation in Daraa is quite normal, pledging to convey what he saw to the public opinion in his country.
The media team toured the Radio Center and the Justice Palace which were vandalized by armed terrorist groups.
Daraa Governor Muhammad Khaled al-Hannous briefed the media team on the latest developments in Daraa and the vandalism acts against private and public facilities, indicating that Syria is targeted by a conspiracy to undermine its security and stability.
He pointed to the misleading media campaigns against Syria which turn a blind eye to the security and army martyrs.
One of the citizens related to the team how he was attacked for refusing to take part in protests by armed men who hurled an explosive device at his house, smashing its glass and tearing out its gate.
من الخليج إلى سورية عبر "ويسترن يونيون" لاستخدامات "مشبوهة" أكثر من 30 مليون دولار جرى تحويلها خلال بداية الأحداث السورية.. سبعة ملايين دولار إلى درعا خلال شهر
From the Gulf to Syria via "Western Union" for the use of "suspicious" more than $ 30 million was transferred during the beginning of the Syrian events .. Seven million dollars to Daraa during the month
http://www.syriandays.com/?page=show_det&select_page=67&id=28997
Friday 11/25/2011
15:22:10
A source in the "Western Union" Western Union remittance service that financial branches and offices in many countries of the world, and particularly the Gulf states, are being used to fund "illegal activities" inside Syria behind the back of the Syrian authorities under the "mechanisms of unusual agreed advance with the management company directly. "
The source said, as quoted by media reports that the London-based regional him, the branches and offices in the Gulf States, "quoted during the first three months of the protest movement in Syria (15 March 15 June) more than thirty million dollars (one billion and a half billion Syrian pounds approximately), this amount has doubled during the next three months, "although the number of agents the company in Syria does not exceed ten, and are present only in very limited number of provinces notably Damascus, Latakia, Aleppo and Idlib.
According to what reported by the source in London, the Deraa alone, "has received during the month of April / April this year alone more than $ 7 million (350 million pounds) of the total of such amounts came mostly from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates and Kuwait," noting that the amounts transferred for the benefit of the activities referred to "does not include amounts that ordinary citizens are turning to their parents and their families, and other funds that are being transferred to the inside Syrian other devious ways." According to the source, the complex mechanisms for the transfer of funds "was agreed in secret between official bodies and U.S. head of the company Hikmet Ersk slope of Turkish origin. Under the agreement, given the company permission to exceptional special by those authorities in order to protect them from legal prosecution in the future, given that it's U.S. subject to U.S. sanctions obelisk that Washington imposed on Syria. "
The source revealed that the U.S. agencies involved, particularly the CIA, has held a number of meetings with "sentenced Ersek," and a number of senior employees in the "Operations of the Western Union" to discuss how to transfer amounts of money from the Gulf to the inside Syria, through the Agents company in Syria, in a manner not raise suspicion with the Syrian authorities and does not constitute a danger to the recipients at home. Note that the financial authorities concerned U.S., and always according to the source, given the guidance to make the roof of such transfers "without borders", given that the "Western Union", as a result of laws enacted by Washington after the "September 11, 2001" to combat "terrorism and drying up its sources of financial", do not allow transfers by individuals exceeding a certain amount (varies from one region to another financial and often does not exceed one thousand dollars) before passing through the U.S. financial authorities and obtaining prior consent!
It is noteworthy that "Hikmet Ersk" was director of operations, "Western Union" in the Middle East and Asia before entrusted to him under the chairmanship of the company's largest of its kind for the services of remittances last year. It is, therefore, on the considerable experience and expertise in the region and the financial services networks.
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