كتاب ومحللون: قرارات الحكومة التركية لن يكون لها قيمة من منظور الشعب التركي كونها أحد عملاء الناتو
Analysts: Sanctions against Syria Null and Void, Will Yield Counter-Productive Results on Neighboring Countries
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/12/02/385544.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/12/02/385556.htm
Dec 02, 2011
DAMASCUS, (SANA) – The Turkish political analyst Barakat Tar regretted that the Arab League (AL) which has never made a decision condemning the Zionist occupation of Palestine agreed today to punish a founding member through a set of sanctions, which Turkey based on and exploited to exert more pressures on Syria.
In an interview with the Syrian TV on Thursday, Tar said the people of the region should be united in the face of the Israeli-American scheme to occupy Syria, Lebanon and Iran; Israel which still occupies the Arab territories and the U.S. which occupied Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan.
He added the Turkish people view whatever decisions the Turkish government made as null and void after they exposed its role with the NATO and the "New Middle East" project.
In turn, the Lebanese strategic expert and analyst, Amin Hteit, highlighted a sharp difference between Turkey's official stance and that of the Turkish intellectual elites which recognize the reality of the whole situation.
He added that the statement due to be published by the recently convened Syrian-Turkish Forum from the headquarters of the Turkish government in condemnation of the Development and Justice government which work against the interest of the Turkish people and Turkey in general will prove the Turkey's efforts to know what really happened and differentiate between reforms and corruption and destruction in favor of the West.
For his part, Former Egyptian MP, Jamal Asa'ad, said what is taking place in Syria constitutes a part of the Zionist-American project which aims at fragmenting the region.
"From the beginning, the AL made provocative decisions against Syria and Turkey took the lead talking about economic sanctions on Syria," he added.
Syria's Ambassador to Lebanon: Sanctions against Syria will yield counter-productive results
Syria's Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdel Kareem stressed Syria's keenness on establishing best relations with the Arab countries despite that some Arab leaders and politicians erred in prioritizing their interests and responding to foreign pressures.
In a press conference following his meeting with the former Lebanese Premier Omar Karami, the Ambassador stressed that Syria has long experience in dealing with blockade and that the sanctions against it will yield the opposite results.
He added that Syria has many ways to overcome the sanctions as the world's greatest powers are Syria's best friends and allies such as China, Russia, Brazil, South Africa and Iran.
Abdel Kareem added that Syria is punished because it is the supporter of all liberation movements in Iraq and Lebanon against the Israeli and U.S. ambitions in the region.
He expressed confidence in that the public pressure will force the Arab countries to review their policies, adding that Syria will come out stronger from the current situation thanks to the Syrian people's unity.
The Ambassador underlined cooperation between the Syrian and Lebanese armies to stop smuggling operations from Lebanon to Syria, calling upon the Lebanese government to have effective role in preventing all forms of smuggling arms and armed men to Syria.
Jordanian analyst: Economic sanction against Syria will affect the neighboring countries
The economic analyst and member of the Jordanian national initiative in solidarity with Syria George Haddadin said that the economic sanctions against Syria will affect the neighboring countries.
He added that these sanctions serve particular ambitions in rebuilding the "new Middle East" in line with the American interests and the Capitalist powers in the world.
He added that social classes in Jordan were the first to denounce the AL decisions against Syria as the two people have joint interests and the Jordanian farmers published a statement in rejection of the AL decisions which damage their interests.
لا يوجد آلية حتى الآن للبدء بتنفيذ العقوبات.. رجال الأعمال العرب سيجدون وسائلهم للتعامل مع مصالحهم في سورية
There is no mechanism yet to start implementing the sanctions .. Arab businessmen will find their methods to deal with interests in Syria
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Friday 02/12/2011
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Adnan Yousif, Chairman of the Union of Arab Banks said in a statement to stock exchanges and markets that the resolution adopted by the Arab League of Arab States and the new sanctions imposed on Syria is the wrong decisions and no one knows how to implement them because they are just decisions, there is no mechanism yet to begin implementation and work out for Syrian or Arab businessmen will find several ways to communicate and deal with their interests in Syria and other Arab countries and the implementation of these sanctions is up to the states and depending on the country and its interests with Syria.
Youssef pointed out that the Arab financial institutions dealings with the central bank will continue unless the instructions for each country separately, order the banks to halt trading in its territory pursuant to the Arab League's decision to impose economic sanctions on Syria.
Will be subject to evaluation of the results will not appear until after 6 months
Predicted Adnan Yousef that if implemented economic sanctions, the impact will be after at least 6 months and will be primarily on the state banks, which have large deposits in the banks of Gulf and Arab, as they will freeze their deposits only, that is, it will affect the financial resources of the budget of the Syrian and hope that does not affect commercial banks' dealing with the Central Bank.
Yousuf said, in contrast, the decisions of the Arab League will be subject to assessment by each State on the basis that each State has the right to permit or maintain on its exports and imports to and from Syria if it were to serve the parties and according to the agreements concluded between them.
Affect the private banks are not affected
As for private banks operating in Syria take it that Yousuf has a great role they affect and will not be affected by such sanctions and resolutions, but will be the primary beneficiary because it is the only place, safe deposit, which the owners feared that the freeze out of Syria.
And for the prevention of airlines to deal with Syria, Yousuf said: that the decision will include a state-owned companies only and will not apply to private companies, in the present time we note the development of private aviation more than any other of the existence of many private companies in Syria and other countries, and reject the implementation of this resolution, and if the implementation, there are other ways of dealing for the passengers to Syria and follow the work of businessmen who have interests which will be by either Lebanon or Jordan, while the significant impact for these sanctions would be on foreign investments to Syria will be affected by this aspect in the event of cessation of trading with the Central Bank Syrian.
Difficult to implement sanctions
The head of the Federation of banks that Syria went through tough times in the past in terms of handling and great deal of experience, and during the previous years, Syria withdrew many of the deposits from the European market and the U.S. and put it in the market of Asia and the Gulf, indicating the presence of many Arab countries, like Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan have good ties with Syria terms of trade, so it will be difficult to implement these sanctions for the transition of commercial traffic to these countries on the grounds that the first exports from Syria.
Baraka continued to expand the center of the Syrian conditions
Yousuf said we are continuing to expand the midst of this atmosphere in Syria, and whatever the problems and difficulties, and we are conservative in terms of branching and terms of funding, and for us, Al Baraka Bank is the Bank of Syria and regulations in Syria, a subsidiary of the Central Bank will not be affected by the decisions of the outside, The mechanism is not clear at all and the decisions For all the banks have not been implemented, and, if implemented by the States with the decisions we will swap the bank, and will provide assistance or funding of the Bank who carried out these decisions, it will bypass most of the banks of these sanctions.
Nasrallah: Ongoing Events Political and Never Sectarian
http://www.sana.sy/eng/22/2011/12/02/385547.htm
Dec 02, 2011
BEIRUT, (SANA) _ Hizbollah Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, called on some Lebanese to rationalize, be calm, keeping their discourse a political and not a sectarian one.
In a televised speech, aired yesterday by al-Manar Satellite TV, Nasrallah pointed out that the ongoing events came within a political and never a sectarian spectrum, calling on media outlets, owned by former Premier Saa'd al-Hariri of the 'Future Trend', to halt their provocative sectarian and ethnic campaigns.
Al-Hariri's media outlets have been – tirelessly but in vain- disseminating fabricated news as to sow sectarian divisions inside Lebanon and in Syria as well.
Sayyed Nasrallah categorically refuted the accusations by some sides, in particular al-Hariri's 'Future Trend', that fighters from Hizbollah or the Iraqi 'Al-Mihdi Army' were sent to Syria, asserting that the Resistance, despite the sinister campaigns to tarnish its image, is but to remain strong, determined and never to back off.
Hizbollah Secretary General, a prominent symbol of Arab Resistance against the Israeli occupation, renewed his Party's rejection to financing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) because it is unconstitutional and illegitimate, declaring, however, that Hizbollah considers Lebanon's national interest as the priority.
When it comes to STL, Nasrallah called on Najib Miqati, Lebanese Premier, who transferred money to STL, to consider the issue of false witnesses, and the four prominent Lebanese Officers, who were put behind bars, under false and fabricated allegations.
لبنانيون: من يقيم علاقات مع إسرائيل لا يحق له معاقبة سورية
Lebanese: From assesses relations with Israel is not entitled to punish Syria
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/12/02/385600.htm
02 December 0.2011
Beirut - Cairo, (SANA) -
Denounced the Lebanese MP Hani Kobeissi the Arab League position of Syria is not surprising how the Arabs feel the danger which threatens Israel, Palestine, Lebanon and all the Arab region, while the step forward to punish Syria because it supported the resistance and prevented the partition of Lebanon.
Kobeissi asked in a statement today do not need Jerusalem to edit and Israeli settlements to the stop calling these countries to re-correct the compass direction of the real danger which threatens the nation in its security and unity, but is Israel, saying that it maintains relations with Israel is not entitled to punish Syria.
For his part, warned the MP Ali Fayyad, a member of the Loyalty to Resistance Bloc representative of a scheme seriously to involve Syria in the conflict burn region, pointing to the existence of conspirators and the ignorant taking lightly and without a real appreciation of the risks.
The Fayyad said in a statement that the foreign intervention in the crisis does not present the Syrian resolution mechanisms, but mechanisms of blockade and exacerbate the crisis.
Khreis: Syria will emerge from the crisis stronger and more solid
In turn, MP Ali Khreis member of the Liberation and Development Bloc parliamentary speech that what is going on in the Arab region is a clear U.S. plan to divide it into small, however, to become the United States and its allies.
The Khreis that required Syria to not-in the U.S. plan is to move away from the line of resistance and opposition and abandon our principles and maxims, stressing that the alliance of the national forces with Syria principled and strategic and will continue as long as there is near us and on our borders, the Israeli enemy.
Khreis stressed that Syria will emerge from the crisis stronger and more solid.
Moussawi: What is going on in Syria falls under the U.S. plan to protect Israel and the elimination of the resistance in the region
For his part, Lebanese MP Nawaf Moussawi, a member of Fidelity to the parliamentary resistance to what is happening in Syria now falls under the U.S. plan to target the resistance in the region to protect Israel.
Moussawi said in a speech that this targeting is designed to eliminate the resistance in the region and transform this part of the Mediterranean to the advance base for NATO as a guarantee for Israeli security and trying to control Syria, as it is a response and coverage of the Americas on the crushing defeat suffered by the U.S. military in Iraq.
He noted that the resistance to al-Moussawi has already faced such a project was dropped by the Israeli and the U.S. This is not the first time where they have suffered such a project, stressing that the resistance will fall the American project and will bring new Israeli victory and glory in the face of this ongoing project.
Hamid: targeting Syria is intended to contain the tide of resistance in the region and Almmana
In turn, the Lebanese parliament member Hamid Ayoub, Liberation and Development Bloc parliamentary that targeting Syria is an attempt to contain the tide of resistance and Almmana in the region.
Hamid stressed in a statement that the opposition forces opposed to colonialism will be able to overcome the attempts being made successively and procedures, political and economic blockades standing exposed.
He pointed out that the goals of Syria and Iran is supporting the Palestinian cause and the return of her family and her children to the land of our fathers and grandfathers also want Lebanon to be an impregnable fortress, and do not penetrate the sovereignty of every day.
For his part, said the mark on Fadlallah said Arab and Islamic region live a power struggle between the axles International, pointing out that what is happening in Syria than it is to enter the internal situation in the interactions of the major international hubs and regional hubs that operate as an agent for others.
Fadlallah called on the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic cooperation to work hard in order to facilitate the solution in Syria to avoid any negative consequences that result at the level of Arab and Islamic relations and thwart the plans of those who draw their foreign policies to impose a new reality in the Middle East.
For his part, former MP Emile Emile Lahoud will be subject to U.S. and Israeli hegemony is not entitled to criticize Syria, which raised the top of the Arabs in more than one location.
He asked Lahoud said in a statement 00 Where was the Arab League, which Astnhitha the United States to perform the role of the playwright, while a poor Lebanese were dying under the brutal Israeli bombardment of Lebanon, while Israeli tanks bulldozed Palestinian homes, including the.
Hayek: desperation has crept into the hearts of some Arabs in the hearts of Americans and Europeans of the steadfastness of the Syrian
In turn, a beautiful Hayek Chairman of the Political Bureau of the Amal Movement Targeting the axis of resistance and opposition today is a result of the humiliating U.S. withdrawal from Iraq under the blows of the resistance.
Hayek and renewed emphasis on this theme that the U.S. rejects the Zionist project, and stems from the big issues, especially the great cause of the central base in this region, namely the issue of Palestine, which was abandoned by the Arabs did not win it, but the center of resistance and opposition.
He said Hayek, the Arab League has become political deadwood driven the U.S. at will because it abdicated its responsibilities and the United States hire a stand named the Arab League in order to launch warnings, threats and sanctions towards Syria and tomorrow the direction of Lebanon and accepted the direction of Palestine and what is being plotted now for the entire region within this vision.
He believed Hayek that despair has crept into the hearts of some Arabs in the hearts of Americans and Europeans of the steadfastness of Syria and the resistance and the situation was Lebanon's pro-Syrian Arab League Agazam adding that we will not renounce will Ngdr Syria because we will stand by ourselves and from this standpoint we address the Zionist project, which wants to break up the region and Cherzmtha .
In turn, was considered a member of the Presidency in the Amal Khalil Hamdan, the Western powers and colonial want to weaken Syria because it is the only Arab country that stands in the face of Israel, pointing out that the West wants to distinguish between resistance and Syria and Iran to protect Israel's security.
The other hand, international relations official Ammar Moussawi, Hezbollah and the Ambassador of Cuba in Lebanon Manuel Acosta to stand by Syria in the face of what is under his attack on the international background of the national positions.
The al-Moussawi said in a statement that blocks the international anti-American policy based on unilateralism and hegemony is in the development and the increasing U.S. unilateralism and the stage of the resolution of international stages were more volatile and unstable, as witnessed great wars and conflicts, and international and regional crises.
He emphasized that the United States to resort to fabricating new crises or ignite fires in more than one region in the world to cover up the crises and failures, saying that even Washington's allies not safe from their policies and compulsion in reference to the rumors about Washington's responsibility to deepen the financial crisis in the European Union and to speak in this regard became announcing and became used in the context of the conflict between European leaders.
Yafi: the war on Syria aimed at disintegrating the region and facilitate the looting of their wealth
Confirmed the Lebanese political analyst Ghada Yafi that the war is waged against Syria under the slogans of different causes of back to the old map aims to impose American control over gas resources in the region and the reduction of Russia's emerging capacity to confront Iran.
The Yafi in an article published in the Arab Egyptian under Anoanasrar war on Syria The story of the war on Syria began in 1992 as was approved the Kyoto agreement to reduce greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and to prevent the aggravation of global warming, bringing the gas is more important than oil, while lies upstream core of the fuel vital in Iran and Russia.
The Yafi The new Middle East project put forward by the United States was based on the perception the U.S. administration to map the gas in the region, based in Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iran and Egypt as well as the gas was known to Washington only in the Mediterranean coast between Palestine, Lebanon and Cyprus, from where I realized that the control its sources on the mean survival Oouhd pole, runs the world through the ability to compete with Russian gas.
The writer that the administration was facing difficulty in access to gas, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan their being located in the area of influence of Russia, therefore, the alternative was to control the gas, the Mediterranean and the supply of gas to Europe in case of incapacity of Moscow for the purchase of gas from Central Asia, they would be forced to engage in the tunnel the U.S..
She drew the writer to get that gas in the medium needs to be peace in the region and this peace will be the beginning of the end of the Israeli entity and that Washington decided to divide the Middle East to the countries of sectarian-run Israel so that you can liquidate the Palestinian cause, through the elimination of the forces of resistance in the area that became an obstacle to the future of Washington and this was manifested in the war on Lebanon in 1996 and that has not been completed so far over the ongoing attacks on this country and who are the resistance which the most strength and stiffness as well as the pressure on Syria over several attempts, including the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and charged to up to what we are seeing now plotted against Syria.
She explained the writer that there are two regional formed part of the American plan to target the region are Qatar and Turkey, where he was held in 1995, a deal in Qatar led to the coup, Jr. on his father was the demarcation of the border with Iran and began the extraction of gas to meet European demand was starting to liquidate Qatari gas for the non-pipeline gas from Qatar to Europe while the observer may be noted that Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman Tstraean gas from distant places, while the Qatari gas intended for the European market to compete with Russian gas.
And followed the writer that in parallel, held in Washington in 2002 deal with Recep Tayyip Erdoganris Turkish Prime Minister and President Turkaabd Gul, which capsized on the teacher Necmettin Erbakan and founded the Justice and Development Party, noting that the coup in Turkey was due to gas, as was the case in Qatar, where Washington announced for the Nabucco gas pipeline, which can be inferred from his name on many meanings Vabuku name of a musical work to speak of what Verdi called the captivity of Nebuchadnezzar of the Jews in Iraq.
The writer said that Washington was planning first to get gas from Egypt and the Mediterranean coast in Palestine, Lebanon, Cyprus and see with the strike at Syria that it will get a ruling without a war on Iran's gas and therefore Russia will not be able to buy gas Azeri and thus lose Moscow's influence in the Mediterranean, Europe and Central Asia at once and be Washington dominated the world forever.
And confirmed the writer that, despite continued U.S. administration in its goal to control the sources of gas lines, though, this scheme is facing setbacks and pitfalls of large, whether in Lebanon or Syria or the region in general and Russia in the face of the blockade which the United States tries to impose upon the movements and projects wide, starting from the draft flood the North that connects the gas from northern Russia to Germany across the sea through a dirty south through the Black Sea to Bulgaria, including the distributed line through Romania, Hungary, Austria and south through Greece and Italy, down to the D line from Nigeria to Niger, Algeria is to liquefy the gas and moved to Europe and later pipeline to Europe.
The writer explained that these points actually reveal parts of the reality of the war being waged against Syria, and intended to be subject to subject and the region through the participation of countries in the Decree of the planned projects aimed at the U.S. division and its control over its resources.
المقاومة الوطنية اللبنانية تحبط عملية تجسس إسرائيلية جديدة
Lebanese national resistance frustrate the process of a new Israeli spy
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/12/02/385642.htm
02 December 0.2011
Beirut, (SANA) -
Announced that the Lebanese national resistance today that it has managed to foil an Israeli spying operation in South Lebanon resistance achieved a new milestone in this regard.
A statement issued by Media Relations at the Hezbollah resistance that evening I discovered a device on the line wire in the valley between the towns of Srifa and Deir quantity before the enemy bombed by Israeli reconnaissance aircraft from the air, stressing that none of the resistance was not hurt.
The Israeli enemy continues its attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty to planting spy networks inside Lebanese territory, where resistance was detected earlier this year, a number of spy networks and foiled, including the discovery of a Mossad agents rivers.
Did Hizballah Beat the CIA at Its Own Techno-Surveillance Game?
http://www.lebanese-forces.org/articles/Did-Hizballah-Beat-the-CIA-at-Its-Own-Techno-Surveillance-Game-Read-more-http-www-time-com-time-world-article-0-8599-2100667-00-html-ixzz1fHaBheQR1005623.shtml
By Robert Baer (Time)
Dec 1, 2011 - 6:44:50 AM
The CIA found itself in some rough waters in the Middle East last week. On Thursday, an influential member of Iran's parliament announced that the Islamic republic had arrested 12 "CIA agents" who had allegedly been targeting Iran's military and its nuclear program. The lawmaker didn't give the nationality of the agents, but the presumption is that they were Iranians recruited to spy for the CIA. The agency hasn't yet commented, but from what I've heard it was a serious compromise, one which the CIA is still trying to get to the bottom of.
Even more curious was the flap in Lebanon. In June, Hizballah's secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah announced that the movement had arrested two of its own members as CIA spies. But it wasn't until last week that the story got traction in Washington. The CIA confirmed that operations in Beirut had been compromised but declined to offer details. As in the case of the alleged Iranian debacle, it's no doubt still doing a "damage assessment" - a process that can take years. Even then, it will be difficult to determine exactly what happened.
From what I've been able to piece together, Hizballah aggressively went after the CIA in Lebanon using telephone "link analysis." That's a form of electronic intelligence gathering that uses software capable of combing through trillions of gigabytes of phone-call data in search of anomalies - prepaid cell phones calling each other, series of brief calls, analysis of a cell-phone company's GPS tracking. Geeks who do this for a living understand how it works, and I'll take their word for it.
But it's not the technology that's remarkable, as much as the idea that it's being employed by Hizballah, a militant Islamic organization better known for acts of terror than for electronic counterespionage. That's another reminder that Hizballah has effectively supplanted the Lebanese state, taking over police and security functions that in other countries are the exclusively the domain of sovereign authority. Indeed, since Nasrallah's announcement of catching the CIA agents, no Lebanese authority has questioned why Hizballah, rather than Lebanese intelligence, would be responsible for catching alleged spies for foreign powers in Lebanon. Nobody bothers to ask what would be a pointless question; everyone knows that when it comes to military and security functions, Hizballah might as well be the state.
Since I served in Beirut during the '80s, I've been struck by the slow but inexorable shift of sovereign power to Hizballah. Not only does the movement have the largest military, with nearly 50,000 rockets pointed at Israel; it has de facto control over Lebanon's spies, both military and civilian. It green-lights senior appointments. Hizballah also is wired into all the databases, keeping track of who enters the country, who leaves, where they stay, whom they see and call. It's capable of monitoring every server in the country. It can even tap into broadband communications like Skype. And, of course, it doesn't bother with such legal niceties as warrants. If foreigners are going to be caught spy in Lebanon, it will be Hizballah that catches them.
I have a feeling last week's events bodes ill for U.S. intelligence because it suggests that anyone capable from organized crime to terrorist groups can greatly enhance their counterintelligence capability by simply buying off-the-shelf equipment and the know-how to use it. Like a lot of people, I thought it would be easy coasting at the end of the Cold War after the KGB was defanged. Instead, globalization and the rapid spread of sophisticated technologies have opened an espionage Pandora's box.
Baer, a former Middle East CIA field officer, is TIME.com's intelligence columnist and the author of See No Evil and The Devil We Know: Dealing with the New Iranian Superpower.
الرابطة السريانية استغربت استمرار التعديات على مسيحيي الشرق قتلا وتهجيرا تحت ذرائع متنوعة
Syriac League surprised the continued encroachment on the Eastern Christians were killed and uprooted, under various pretexts
http://www.lebanese-forces.org/local/syriac-league-killing-christians1005625.shtml
By NNA
Dec 2, 2011 - 6:51:51 AM
Held Syriac League regular meeting at its headquarters in the new headed Habib Afram and handled in the affairs of variety, and after the meeting aired Secretary General George ASIO statement welcoming "the election of Rev. Dr. Paul Rouhana Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the Arab League of Kaslik new secretary general of the Council of Churches of the Middle East," calling for "intellectual renaissance in the institutional regulatory spiritual understanding of the reality of the Christians in the East and the serious challenges they face."
He was surprised at the continuation of "infringements of the Eastern Christians were killed and uprooted under the pretext of a variety of the latest targeting Copts in the process of revenge in the heart of the village of them what resulted in the deaths and injuries," reprehensible "disregard for the permanent security of the Christians and considered dissenter and letting off steam, and we ask the Egyptian state why linger in the protection of its citizens, and for any reason, and why the judiciary and the security measures do not reflect respect for equality among its citizens. "
I asked the Association in a statement: "the Islamic forces of the Muslim Brotherhood to the Salafi trend is your position on what is going on? Why not hear from you in condemnation of the attack on the safe? That the announcement of the Salafi trend in Egypt, he reassures Christians that we will not touch a hair of you is in itself a consecration Zmah to the logic flawed. Why was already thinking about any any touching a Copt? Is not there a national security and full citizenship, and most importantly that it is required not only the security or the protection of the Coptic, but political and cultural rights and the right representation in all state institutions. "
The Association condemned the "escalation of violence in Iraq against all innocent, and especially the attempt to assassinate the Iraqi Minister of Environment Sargon Lazar Salioa congratulate him survive is the one who represents the composition of the Christian in the government and considered them as an episode of the series hit the Christian presence in Mesopotamia."
مجلس كنائس الشرق الأوسط يدعو إلى اعتماد مبدأ الحوار في حل المشاكل ونبذ العنف
Middle East Council of Churches calls for the adoption of the principle of dialogue to solve problems and to renounce violence
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/12/02/385636.htm
02 December 0.2011
Beirut, (SANA) -
Called the Council of Churches of the Middle East to the need to adopt the principle of dialogue in resolving problems when located by any party, and renouncing violence.
The Council stressed in the final statement of its General Assembly were distributed today that Christians Mtasalon in the East and are willing to follow the construction and co-existence and support the process of reform and development for the good of man reiterated his support for Arab causes, fair, especially the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination according to international legitimacy resolutions reminding the international community to take into account humanitarian principles which is human freedom, especially intellectual, religious and political.
خامنئي يصدر فتوى بشراء كل المنتجات السورية رداً على العقوبات العربية
Khamenei issued a fatwa to buy all the products in response to the sanctions, the Syrian Arab
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=e8a8701a229d9cdd58da416459fdf71a&ar=521492935
Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 13:11:29
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei issued a fatwa to buy all the Syrian products of any kind, quantity in hard currency.
Khamenei asked (as quoted by several media outlets) to buy all the Syrian products, without exception and regardless of the specifications and quantities and in hard currency.
And the Arab League imposed economic sanctions and political and Syria after negotiations between the parties reached an impasse with regard to the Protocol of dispatching observers.
And sanctions included freezing assets of Syrian officials and stop dealing with the Syrian banks and stop trade agreements, as recommended by the ad hoc committee of the Arab League to stop flights to and from Syria as from 15 December, the current.
السفير الإيراني في لبنان: العقوبات على سورية لا جدوى منها
Iranian Ambassador in Lebanon: Syria sanctions futile
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/12/02/385609.htm
02 December 0.2011
Beirut, (SANA) -
Considered the Iranian ambassador in Lebanon Ghazanfar Abadi corner that sanctions on Syria are useless.
He was surprised Abadi said in a statement after his talks today with Lebanese Minister of Health Ali Hassan Khalil deal the United States and some countries in the twenty-first century the language of the threat of no use stressing that states must return to the truth and focus on support issues, the just and fair and support the truth and the right holder the principle that Iran is heading.
وزارة الزراعة الأردنية : لا قرار بإيقاف التبادل التجاري بين الأردن وسوريا
Ministry of Agriculture of Jordan: no decision to stop trade exchange between Jordan and Syria
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Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 13:20:48
Said the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Dr. "Satisfied Troana" the continuation of the export and import of vegetables and fruits from Syria and to the normal, indicating that there is no official government decision to stop the trade between the two countries.
According to the newspaper, "al-Dustour," Jordan said, "Troana" to import and export door open with Syria, as it serves the economic interests of both countries.
The head of the Federation and exporters of vegetables and fruits, "Solomon Hiyari" that the volume of shipments of Jordanian vegetables and fruits that are exported to Syria rose to about 17 a day packed with Prada option, squash, eggplant and tomatoes.
He noted, "Hiyari" that refrigerators Jordanian and Syrian movement of consignments to all the Syrian governorates, without exception, most notably Damascus and Aleppo, Hama and Homs, which made the missionaries rise much to the point that will be with them starting on Friday increased the number of refrigerators to 20 will be loaded with vegetables and exported to Syria, as well to return laden with fruits and citrus fruits from there.
The "Hiyari" that the Syrian market of the most important markets for the sector exporters and producers of vegetables, fruits, Jordan, where imports Syria each year from Jordan about 8000 Brad valued at 100 million dinars, in addition to the Jordan made agricultural products to Eastern Europe and Turkey via Syria, as underlines the importance of the Syrian market for the agricultural sector in the Kingdom.
Syria suspends FTA with Turkey in response to sanctions
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In a related development, a local TV channel in Gaziantep reported on Thursday that Syria is preparing to close down the Syrian Consulate in Gaziantep, adding that Syria will maintain relations through the Syrian Embassy in Ankara and the Syrian Consulate in İstanbul.
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Reason behind Topkapı attack by Libyan remains mystery
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02 December 2011, Friday / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL
The motive of the Libyan attacker who opened fire in one of the courtyards of Topkapı Palace, one of İstanbul's most frequently visited tourist attractions, still remains unclear, but investigators say some progress has been made in the probe.
The assailant, identified as Samir Salem Ali Elmadhavri, was shot dead at the end of a one-and-a-half-hour-long clash with police after wounding three people inside the courtyard behind the main entrance of Topkapı Palace in the city's Sultanahmet neighborhood on Wednesday. Two soldiers and a private security officer were wounded in the attack. Security footage shows him yelling in Arabic, “This will be a massacre like in Norway.” Indeed, the intervention of a non-commissioned officer who was able to stall him for 45 minutes before the police arrived is now seen as the only reason that stopped the gunman from proceeding further into the palace, visited by hundreds of tourists every day.
His motives remain unclear in spite of many details that have emerged since Wednesday, including footage showing the gunman at a nearby cafe before the attack. Investigators have established that Elmadhavri was a 36-year-old businessman and co-owned a construction company in Libya. He was also carrying a passport given to businessmen by the Libyan government. The man walked into the scene with a pump-action rifle and a hunter’s rifle, but also seized an MP5 rifle from a soldier. A total of 301 cases from the hunter rifle and 66 cases from the MP5 were found near the columns of the St. Irene Museum. A Libyan passport, a hotel room keycard and a mobile phone were found on his body.
Investigators have established that he arrived in İstanbul on Nov. 27 on a Turkish Airlines (THY) flight from Benghazi. This was his first visit to Turkey, where he stayed at Hotel Crystal in Taksim. No evidence of prior plans to stage a shooting were found in his hotel room.
Thirteen people have testified in the investigation so far. Police have established that the assailant bought the pump-action rifle for TL 200 and the hunting rifle for TL 300 on Nov. 28, sparking a debate on the laxness of rules for buying firearms for foreigners. One person, who was detained after witnesses claims he had had a meeting with the gunman, was released after testifying to police. Both police and the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) are conducting an investigation to establish his motive.
On the day of the attack, the assailant first entered a café near Topkapı Palace before climbing upstairs while taking his two rifles with him to the café’s restroom, and walked out after strapping the rifles onto his body. He then went into another cafe, ordered a cup of coffee, paid for it but left without having taken a sip.
The police haven’t ruled out the possibility that he might be linked to Libyan officials, İstanbul Governor Hüseyni Avni Mutlu said.
There are also other possibilities. Some have claimed that he was just a mad man seeking revenge for an overpriced entertainment facility in Taksim. Witnesses say he walked into a bar in Taksim with a person whom he’d reportedly just met, but was upset with the bill, which appeared to be inflated.
Heavy bag he carried
Footage from the two cafés the assailant visited before the attack show him wearing a baseball hat hiding most of his face and a box to carry the rifles, as well as a black plastic bag and a knapsack. He stayed in this first cafeteria for nearly two minutes, and walked out without looking at the security camera at all and holding his head down. The owner of the first café, Orhan Güngör, said he had to move the box and the bag in the man’s hand out of the way after he went to the bathroom. “The knapsack was really heavy, so I left it. The box was also hefty. I wanted to look inside for a minute, but then I changed my mind. He came downstairs after a short while. I asked him where he was from. He told me he was Libyan. He didn’t want to talk much. I gave him a brochure. He took it and left.”
Meanwhile, security in Topkapı Palace was tightened significantly after the attack, with a metal detector being placed at the main entrance, the Bab-ı Hümayün. Previously, there were no security checks at the front gate.
The palace walls, trees and signs in the courtyard still bear the traces of the terrifying one-and-a-half hours of the Libyan gunman’s terrorism. There are bullet holes everywhere, including on a door and marble columns in the court yard. Tourists visiting the palace stopped to take pictures of the damage on Friday.
Gunman’s father in Libya
In related developments, the assailant’s 72-year-old father, Salim Elmadhavri, visited the Turkish Embassy in Benghazi on Wednesday, and apologized for the incident. “Officials [at the embassy] were nice to me. I want his body to be returned to Libya,” he said, according to a report in the Haber Türk daily on Friday. He also apologized and claimed that his son had psychological issues. “We apologize a thousand times to Turkey and the Turkish nation. His mental health wasn’t very good. Do not take this as an attack on Turkey.”
The Umut Foundation, an anti-gun civil society organization, has said the attack, which could have had devastating results, was the consequence of Turkey’s lax gun sale policies for foreigners. Any foreigner who walks in with his or her passport can obtain a hunting rifle without a permit. Meanwhile, store owners said they had received orders from officials to stop all firearm sales to foreigners until further notice.
The Umut Foundation, however, says it is also fairly easy for Turkish citizens to obtain a gun. Acquiring a permit only takes about 10 days, and there is insufficient oversight of the process. Annually, about 3,000 people are killed in Turkey by firearms.
2011/12/03
Why Syria refused to sign the Arab League protocol?
المسوغات القانونية لنأي سورية عن التوقيع على بروتوكول الجامعة العربية بصيغته المفروضة
Legal justification to Syria's distance from the signing of the Protocol, as the Arab League imposed
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wrote the article Dr Bashir al-Qawaadiri
Thursday, 01 December 2011 23:35
Interventions accelerated the Arab League Council on the impact of the war on the Syrian plan to justify external intervention, within the restructuring of the Middle East, including comfort America after graduating from Iraq at the end of this year, and to achieve the interests of the West re-division of this region and enslaved. Search will not increase the ambitions of the West and America, this awareness of the Muslim Arab citizens, and also will increase our research in the dedication of some Arab regimes to achieve what is sought in the region greedy
And also will not linger in the narrative pace of the Arab League Council to legitimize external intervention in the Syrian This fact does not doubt in any Arab citizen in Syria or abroad.
For this limit ourselves to consider the legal reasons that led to distance Syria itself from signing Parwabrocokol concerning the legal status and functions of the Observer Mission of the Arab League to Syria, as imposed on them, which was released under Resolution No. / 7439 / for the Arab League Council at the ministerial level in non-resumed its regular session in Rabat on 16/11/2011.
And here will not go into the paragraphs contained in the Arab League Council resolution No. / 7439 / dated 16/11/2011,
But highlight only the obligation imposed on the wording of the draft Protocol on Syria, without taking into account as an independent state, sovereign, and a founding member of the Arab League, and has a role Evqo the sun clarity and safety features in the crucial Arab issues.
Errors should be clarified
Paragraph I of the Executive Decree No. / 7439 / on «Approval of the draft protocol on the legal status and functions of the Observer Mission of the Arab League and Syria to the task of verifying
From the implementation of the Arab plan to solve the crisis, Syrian and provide protection for civilians Syrians, as attached and signed by the General Secretariat of the Arab League of Arab States and the Syrian government ».
Thus, the Arab League Council decided that Syria sign a draft Protocol as adopted by the Council of the Arab League (we do not know who drafted texts), and without the paragraphs entitled to discuss or express an opinion or objection to its content.
And the Secretariat, the Secretary-General of the Arab League expressed its readiness to answer any questions or clarifications
Protocol relating to the content, but it can not be prejudice to the purity of its provisions and the application for amendment due to sacred status
The decision of the Arab League Council.
Before going into the draft Protocol requires Bmtahat Almaagelh legal reference to the following:
Paragraph I of the decision of the Executive Council of the Arab League of Arab States / 7438 / dated 12/11/2011 to «suspend the participation of Syria in the meetings of the Council of the Arab League and all the organizations and its subsidiary bodies as
On 16/11/2011 and until its full implementation of the commitments that have agreed under the Arab Plan of Action to resolve the crisis and the Syrian adopted by the Council at its meeting on 11.02.2011 ».
Show here:
1 - that the suspension of Syrian involvement in the meetings of the Arab League Council means the removal of Syria from the meetings of the Arab League and its contribution to the non-University events or share discussion topics and decisions that may be taken
This Council.
Given that any agreement be put to a protocol or other requires the presence of both parties have considering the terms of this agreement to get to aim it and to achieve the intended purpose of the contract, the text of operative paragraph I of resolution / 7438 / stand in the way without a contract such a deal, because he can not comment Syria's participation in the meetings of the Arab League Council, and then asked to sign a protocol. How agreement shall be concluded with the state suspended its participation
No longer a party to the Council of the Arab League?! .
Moreover, Syria, and its history and by nature derived from the pride, dignity and filed, do not accept dictation nor bow to compel including detract from their rights and their sovereignty. However, despite the violation of the Protocol for the general principles of law, in order to maintain the joint Arab action, and a Muslim in good faith that the goal is to join hands to discuss the developments of the situation in Syria, has expressed its willingness to sign the Protocol, after some modifications and additions to it.
And show the following amendments and additions with the reasons for its requirements.
First - in the title of the Protocol and the preliminary paragraphs:
Download Protocol address of «a draft protocol between the Secretariat of the Arab League of Arab States and the Syrian Arab Republic in implementation of the clause / 2 / of the decision of the Arab League Council at the ministerial level number / d 7438. G. P. M /
On 12/11/2011 on follow-up developments of the situation in Syria ».
As stated in the introductory paragraph of the resolution first «that in pursuance of clause / 2 / of the decision of the Arab League Council at the ministerial level number / d 7438. G. P. M / dated 12/11/2011 and private sectors to provide protection for civilians, the Syrian».
And the importance we recall that the item / / 2 referred to states «to provide protection for civilians, the Syrians and the prompt access to the international organizations concerned with human rights, including the United Nations and in consultation with the spectra of the Syrian opposition to conceptualize appropriate action to stop this bleeding, and presented to the Arab League Council of Ministers for decision in» .
The establishment of the draft Protocol to this paragraph carries many inaccuracies, including:
1 - The Arab League Council at the ministerial level was considered that the main purpose of the Protocol is to provide protection to civilians and that the Syrians will be through:
- Immediate access to the international organizations concerned with human rights, including the United Nations.
- Consultation with the spectra of the Syrian opposition to conceptualize appropriate action to stop this bleeding.
And taken this text:
1 - There is no reference to any coordination or cooperation with Syria to achieve the protection of civilians all the Syrians, while the Council of the Arab League of Arab States limit its consultations with the spectra of the Syrian opposition to conceptualize appropriate action to stop the bleeding, as it claims.
How is coordination with the opposition? And any opposition (at home or abroad)? Opposition with guns and killing and demanding exercise regime or the opposition to drop, which calls for dialogue to end the crisis?.
If the protection of civilians, its the land of Syria, what action will be taken to provide protection without the participation of Syria?.
2 - There is not any reference to provide adequate protection for the threat to the people and the army and security forces
Of attack by armed gangs, and the adoption of a mechanism to stop these attacks.
3 - If the initiative to resolve the crisis with the Arab character, and within the Arab house, what is the need for instant communication with international organizations concerned with human rights, including the United Nations? Is there another concept to this paragraph, only the boot of the international intervention in Syria under the pretext of protecting civilians.
4 - most importantly in this paragraph afford it assumed the existence of mutually antagonistic in Syria, one dominates the other, the government used excessive force and repression against unarmed people not its people, and this should protect the people. And ignored the Arab League, all the facts of the earth and reality and morality that civilians Almtbaky to provide protection to them, they are Syrian citizens, and that the Syrian state and the duty to protect and provide safety and security, and they were found to carry out their will, and, for this is to protect them from armed gangs funded Manalforeig, which runs panic them and Troahm and assaults on their honor and their property, but she had to take the army of the site to protect Syria from enemies abroad and Zjtah site is not located in, in order to provide safety and security of civilians who have used them abroad in the political Pazarh.
2 - indicated Altiveh first paragraph of the resolution / 7438 / to suspend the participation of the delegations of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic will continue until its full implementation of the commitments agreed upon under the Arab Plan of Action to resolve the crisis and the Syrian adopted by the Council at its meeting on 2/11/2011.
Since it is alleged that the purpose of the Protocol required Syria to expect blindly without discussing its conditions are fully implemented its commitments agreed upon under the Arab Plan of Action to resolve the crisis and adopted by the Council at its meeting on 2/11/2011, it means that this plan which Hialosas based on the protocol, not resolution / 7438 / dated 2/11/2011, which suspended participation of Syria and the farthest from the activities of the Arab League Council to impose and then provide the means to protect its people aim to intervene
International duties.
For these reasons, Syria has requested an amendment to the protocol address to read as follows:
«A draft protocol between the Syrian Arab Republic, the Secretariat of the Arab League of Arab States on the follow-up developments of the situation in Syria».
As the Action Plan agreed in Doha, adopted by the Arab League Council on 2/11/2011 referred to spare outside interference in the internal affairs of Syria, and to the approval of the Syrian government to stop all acts of violence from any source to protect the Syrian citizens, then it follows necessarily build on this paragraph and give it a character of the process and amend the introductory paragraph of the first Protocol to read:
«Implementation of what came in the first item of the work plan that was agreed upon between the Syrian Arab Republic and the Arab Ministerial Committee in Doha, and adopted by the Arab League Council at the ministerial level
On 2/1/2011. And the affirmation of the unity, sovereignty and independence of the Syrian Arab Republic and the safety of its land and to prevent outside interference in the internal affairs ».
Second - in the formation of the Arab League mission:
Paragraph I of the Executive on the draft protocol: «the formation of an independent mission of civilian and military experts of the candidates of Arab States, Arab organizations relevant to the activities of human rights and provide protection for civilians, for sending to the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, headed ....... Known as the Observer Mission of the Arab League and the work in which is charged with verifying implementation of the Arab plan to solve the Syrian crisis and provide protection for civilians, the Syrian ».
It is taken on this text:
1 - will be the mission of military and civilian experts from Arab candidates of Arab States and organizations relevant to the activities of human rights and provide protection for civilians.
The presence of observers from the Arab organizations could leave the door open for the infiltration of people seeking to exacerbate the crisis and the internationalization of the unknown through links going in the orbit of these organizations, while the civilian and military experts from the Arab countries will be candidates state their reference
Which nominated the candidate do you trust Syria.
Therefore, Syria welcomes the civilian and military experts from the Arab candidates of Arab States
Do not want to go into private organizations and links to cross-cutting objectives.
2 - The term ((to provide protection for civilians, the Syrians)), which came in the last paragraph does not agree with the first item
Of the work plan agreed in Doha, which provides «a cessation of violence from any source».
In addition, these words indicate, very clearly, that there are two parties to the conflict in Syria
One of them civilians, Syrian, and Syria exercised violence on its citizens. Which is not Palmqpol
All standards and international legal and ethical.
And it asked Syria to read the first paragraph of the Executive as follows: «the formation of an Arab mission of civilian and military experts from Arab countries Arab candidates for sending to the Syrian Arab Republic, headed .... Known as the mission of the Arab League of Arab States and operating in the framework, which is charged with investigating the implementation of the Arab plan
Resolve the current crisis in Syria, the Syrian side to submit a list containing the names and recipes
The ranks and nationalities of members of the mission ».
And asked to submit Syria this list is only to facilitate the coordination and the identification of experts for the proper diplomatic engagement and knowledge of Arab countries participating in the mission.
Third - the start of the mission and determine the number of observers:
The text of the first item of the second operative paragraph of the Protocol on the «Mission begins work immediately after the signing
The Syrian government on this protocol and perform its functions with a delegation composed of introduction, the head of mission and a sufficient number
Observers (from 30 to 50 observers) supported by an adequate number of administrative staff and security personnel
For personal protection for members of the mission ».
The text of the second item of the operative paragraph II that «The president of the Mission, in consultation with the Secretary General the number of observers at the discretion of the requirements for completion of tasks of the mission to monitor implementation of the Syrian government to its commitments to protect civilians, to the fullest, and to the Secretary-General's technical expertise and observers from the Arab and Islamic countries and friendly countries to implement the tasks entrusted to the mission ».
And taken on the first item that:
1 - Select the number of observers accompanying the head of the mission (from 30 to 50 observers), while that the proposal to Syria is not defined and if you leave the text on the launch, it can increase the number of observers accompanying the head of the mission for more than fifty observers and this is up to his decision according to the data.
2 - requires text entry security personnel to protect the personal members of the mission, and this detracts from the sovereignty of the state where that Syria is responsible for the protection of any person on its territory, and the introduction of special protection is intended to give an indication of lawlessness in Syria, and they become unable to protect persons within its territory, and add to that that the protection of diplomatic missions and the like from the responsibility of the State on its territory and that the mainstay of the Geneva Conventions and therefore can not accept this text.
Also taken on the second item that:
1 - Select the functions of the mission to monitor implementation of the Syrian government to its commitments to protect civilians. As discussed previously, the protection of civilians is not consistent with the first item of the work plan agreed at Doha, and it is not in Syria, two parties were totally one of them civilians.
2 - The Secretary-General's use of technical expertise and observers from the Islamic and friendly countries. For as long as the Arab initiative in the framework of joint Arab action, and as long as the basics to avoid outside interference, what is the justification for the use of technical expertise and observers from the Islamic and friendly countries? In addition, the use of such a step towards the internationalization of the situation in Syria. This is contrary to the Arab Plan of Action adopted at Doha.
3 - the number of observers determined by the Head of Mission in consultation with the Secretary-General, without reference to any coordination with the Syrian government, as if a party to an adversary in the dispute and has no sovereignty, while the coordination with the procedures for administrative and security which stakeholders to address the situation actually on its territory, and therefore have the right to be coordinated with them in this regard.
Therefore, Syria proposed to amend the text of the second operative paragraph reads as follows:
- The mission begins its work immediately after the signing the Syrian government to this Protocol, and perform its functions will be provided with a delegation from the Chief of Mission and a sufficient number of monitors supported by an adequate number of administrative staff.
- The president of the mission with the Secretary-General, in coordination with the Syrian government the number of observers at the discretion of the requirements for completion of tasks of the mission to monitor implementation of the Syrian government to its commitments to the fullest, and to the Secretary-General's technical expertise and observers from the Arab countries to implement the tasks entrusted to the mission.
IV - in the tasks of the mission:
Enumerated the third operative paragraph of the draft Protocol eight tasks of the mission, which will see the reality of the situation and current events in Syria.
In this regard, we review the items that needed to be reconsidered:
1 - Section II of the tasks on the «make sure there was the Syrian security services and so-called gangs Cbihh peaceful demonstrations».
The apparent meaning of this text suggests:
A - the presence of gangs along the Syrian security services under the orders of power as part of the structure of the State or the security they enjoy the support and protection from the state.
B - that security services violent demonstrations in spite of Slmatha, as if to silence the freedom of opinion and expression and the right of peaceful demonstration. In fact, the freedoms and rights, including the Syrian Constitution and can not be as long as the exposure was duly provided for by law
Therefore, Syria proposed to write off this item.
2 - third item of the tasks of the mission is «to ensure the release of the detainees because of current events».
It is noted that this item means the release of all detainees because of current events but it did not take into account that there are detainees have committed crimes of murder, sabotage, intimidation and assault people on the funds and symptoms.
For these reasons, Syria proposed that the third item read as follows: «to ensure the release of batches of detainees because of current events is not involved murder and acts of sabotage».
3 - the fourth item of the tasks of the mission text to «ensure the withdrawal and the evacuation of all armed manifestations of cities and residential areas that have experienced or witnessed demonstrations and protest movements».
And taken this text:
1 - that the withdrawal of armed manifestations by all means the security forces and the forces of the system.
These are the devices that protect the security and order in accordance with all international norms and regulations.
The presence of the army in some areas is dictated by the imperatives of current events, a task that are temporary and expire once the return of calm and a sense of security and safety of people.
2 - What made the army is spreading in some areas is not peaceful demonstrations and protests movements, but the terrorist operations carried out by gunmen targeting parents and public buildings and private property land and wreak havoc.
This amendment proposal was the fourth item of the tasks of the mission to read as follows: «ensuring the withdrawal and the evacuation of all aspects of military armed forces from towns and residential areas».
4 - the sixth item of the text on the functions of the mission «Mission of the freedom of communication and coordination with NGOs and government officials with whom you see and personalities of individuals and families affected by current events». The main task of the Arab League mission is to check the implementation of the Arab plan to solve the crisis
Which include the following items:
The release of the detainees because of current events.
Evacuation of cities and neighborhoods of all armed manifestations.
Open the way for organizations of the Arab League of Arab States and the Arab media and international to move freely.
While the sixth item of the tasks of the mission in the formula developed by the Arab League Council, giving the mission the task of the investigation, and this is not in any of the terms of the Arab plan to solve the crisis. Not to mention that the investigation is the business of the sovereign, therefore, propose removal of Syria this item because it is not legal in the place.
5 - Section VII of the tasks of the mission is «the mission full freedom of movement and freedom of action as it deems appropriate
Of visits and contacts relevant to the issues relating to its functions and working methods of
Provide protection to civilians ».
What was missing item is the need for coordination with the Syrian government to accomplish this mission, the protection of the mission
And secure the integrity of its mission to conduct and facilitate contacts and visits, requires informed the Syrian government.
The Mission does not work on the land devoid of the rule.
This is the reason for Syria's proposal to adjust the seventh item to read as follows: «Mission of the full freedom of movement and freedom of action as it deems appropriate visits and contacts relevant to matters relating to its functions and the framework and methods of work in coordination with the Syrian side».
6 - Article VIII of the tasks of the mission provides for «the mission visited refugee camps in neighboring countries to view their situation».
In this, we say no to Syria no control over the camps in neighboring countries, and not a competent authority
Or to give permission to allow the Mission to visit the camps, and thus the existence of such a clause in the Protocol
Does not have any binding legal effect to others.
This was Syria's proposal to write off this item.
V. - the mission to help fulfill its mission:
Enumerated the fourth operative paragraph of the Protocol, the undertakings that are committed by Syria in order to assist the Mission
On the performance of its mission.
And show the following commitments that were the subject of review by Syria.
1 - The first item of the pledges of assistance provided to «provide all the facilities and to allow the necessary technical equipment for the success of the mission, and provide Mgarat in the Syrian capital and other locations determined by the mission».
The above text was requested to allow Syria to enter the necessary technical equipment. As it can not determine in advance the equipment it requires to make the regulations to Syria to be able to give approval.
This was supposed to include the text refers to it. This is called a request to amend the item to read as follows: «provide all the facilities and allow access to technical equipment required under the regulations approved by the Syrian authorities for the success of the mission as well as facilitate the provision of premises in the Syrian capital and other locations determined by the mission».
2 - the second item of the text of the aid pledges to «ensure freedom of access and safe access for all members of the mission throughout the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic at a time determined by the mission».
The provision of access and freedom of movement requires that there be coordination with the Syrian side to be able to secure access and freedom of movement in the places and the dates set by the mission.
As the text Khaly of reference for such coordination has asked Syria to amend the second item reads as follows: «secure access and freedom of safe movement in coordination with the Syrian side to all members of the mission in all parts of the Syrian Arab Republic At a time determined by the mission».
3 - the third section of the text of the aid pledges to «work to provide full freedom of the mission to visit prisons and detention centers, police stations and hospitals at a time determined by the mission». In this, we say that all the contractual obligation must have a goal consistent with the will of the parties to achieve a very accredited
Before them, and must not be inconsistent with this commitment and other obligations contained in the instrument of obligations held.
And come back to say if the plan of joint Arab action, on the situation in Syria approved by the Council of the Arab League of Arab States at the ministerial level and approved by Syria, provided for the release of detainees, what is the reason to visit prisons and detention centers, police stations and hospitals? Is that good faith requires?.
If the Arab is not the mission, the task of investigating what is the justification Almtaklat visit prisons and police stations and hospitals?. Is it in the belief that all protocol jeweler in prisons and detention centers and hospitals in Syria are peaceful demonstrators and there is no criminal cases or cases of disease than those resulting from the demonstration? And then where to draw the mission information on prisons and police stations and hospitals? What is the purpose of these visits.
If its good we went, how long to continue these visits?.
And the foregoing and the absence of legal justification, Syria proposed the deletion of this item of the Protocol.
4 - the fifth item of the pledges of assistance provided to «ensure not to punish or embarrass or harass any person in any way and his family to contact with the mission or to provide testimony or information with». As noted included text phrases harassment or embarrassment, and the concept of these two phrases is specified, any word or act that could Evsraly that harassment or embarrassment, and what constitutes harassment of a person Oaharaj
May be considered a normal reaction to someone else. And more claims.
And also, the term contact with the mission denies the statement then because of communication to provide testimony and information
Therefore, Syria proposed an amendment to the item referred to reads as follows: «guarantee not to punish or pressure on any person in any way and his family to contact with the mission of the issues assigned tasks».
VI - reporting:
Paragraph V of the Executive Protocol provides that «The Mission periodic reports on its findings to the Secretary-General of the Arab League of Arab States in preparation for submission to the Ministerial Council by the Arab Ministerial Committee on the situation in Syria for consideration and take action in this respect».
The Syrian proposal in this regard that it is necessary to provide the Syrian side copy of the reports prepared by the mission as a party to the Protocol and as on the first of these reports.
VII - proposed additions Syria:
Syria proposed to the Secretary-General of the Arab League of Arab States to add two paragraphs to the Protocol.
First: «The duration of this Protocol two months from the date of signature can be extended with the consent of the parties». And upheld find this add-in that each agreement must specify the period for its implementation can not be left open.
If necessary it can be agreed upon extension.
II: «The Syrian government does not bear any financial costs for the functioning of the mission».
After what has been its review of the paragraphs of the draft Protocol and proposed by Syria from the cancellation or modification of some of these paragraphs or some of its clauses, it is clear beyond any doubt that all the proposals the Syrian did not affect the substance of the Protocol and the main purpose of which is to check the implementation of the Arab plan to solve the Syrian crisis that plan approved by Syria.
As noted, the amendments were proposed to correct inaccuracies and legal sovereignty contained in the Protocol or deletion of filler and repetition. But, as was evident that the end is not Arab participation in the follow-up the situation in Syria and the Arab League, but the use of a vehicle for international intervention and planned use of them to give the blessing of this intervention.
This was clear by rejecting the Arab League Council to any proposal or amendment, but refused any query regarding the subject of the Protocol. All that is needed is for Syria to sign and wait for the next steps to be taken right to the internationalization of the domestic situation.
Legal justification to Syria's distance from the signing of the Protocol, as the Arab League imposed
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al-Baath Media
wrote the article Dr Bashir al-Qawaadiri
Thursday, 01 December 2011 23:35
Interventions accelerated the Arab League Council on the impact of the war on the Syrian plan to justify external intervention, within the restructuring of the Middle East, including comfort America after graduating from Iraq at the end of this year, and to achieve the interests of the West re-division of this region and enslaved. Search will not increase the ambitions of the West and America, this awareness of the Muslim Arab citizens, and also will increase our research in the dedication of some Arab regimes to achieve what is sought in the region greedy
And also will not linger in the narrative pace of the Arab League Council to legitimize external intervention in the Syrian This fact does not doubt in any Arab citizen in Syria or abroad.
For this limit ourselves to consider the legal reasons that led to distance Syria itself from signing Parwabrocokol concerning the legal status and functions of the Observer Mission of the Arab League to Syria, as imposed on them, which was released under Resolution No. / 7439 / for the Arab League Council at the ministerial level in non-resumed its regular session in Rabat on 16/11/2011.
And here will not go into the paragraphs contained in the Arab League Council resolution No. / 7439 / dated 16/11/2011,
But highlight only the obligation imposed on the wording of the draft Protocol on Syria, without taking into account as an independent state, sovereign, and a founding member of the Arab League, and has a role Evqo the sun clarity and safety features in the crucial Arab issues.
Errors should be clarified
Paragraph I of the Executive Decree No. / 7439 / on «Approval of the draft protocol on the legal status and functions of the Observer Mission of the Arab League and Syria to the task of verifying
From the implementation of the Arab plan to solve the crisis, Syrian and provide protection for civilians Syrians, as attached and signed by the General Secretariat of the Arab League of Arab States and the Syrian government ».
Thus, the Arab League Council decided that Syria sign a draft Protocol as adopted by the Council of the Arab League (we do not know who drafted texts), and without the paragraphs entitled to discuss or express an opinion or objection to its content.
And the Secretariat, the Secretary-General of the Arab League expressed its readiness to answer any questions or clarifications
Protocol relating to the content, but it can not be prejudice to the purity of its provisions and the application for amendment due to sacred status
The decision of the Arab League Council.
Before going into the draft Protocol requires Bmtahat Almaagelh legal reference to the following:
Paragraph I of the decision of the Executive Council of the Arab League of Arab States / 7438 / dated 12/11/2011 to «suspend the participation of Syria in the meetings of the Council of the Arab League and all the organizations and its subsidiary bodies as
On 16/11/2011 and until its full implementation of the commitments that have agreed under the Arab Plan of Action to resolve the crisis and the Syrian adopted by the Council at its meeting on 11.02.2011 ».
Show here:
1 - that the suspension of Syrian involvement in the meetings of the Arab League Council means the removal of Syria from the meetings of the Arab League and its contribution to the non-University events or share discussion topics and decisions that may be taken
This Council.
Given that any agreement be put to a protocol or other requires the presence of both parties have considering the terms of this agreement to get to aim it and to achieve the intended purpose of the contract, the text of operative paragraph I of resolution / 7438 / stand in the way without a contract such a deal, because he can not comment Syria's participation in the meetings of the Arab League Council, and then asked to sign a protocol. How agreement shall be concluded with the state suspended its participation
No longer a party to the Council of the Arab League?! .
Moreover, Syria, and its history and by nature derived from the pride, dignity and filed, do not accept dictation nor bow to compel including detract from their rights and their sovereignty. However, despite the violation of the Protocol for the general principles of law, in order to maintain the joint Arab action, and a Muslim in good faith that the goal is to join hands to discuss the developments of the situation in Syria, has expressed its willingness to sign the Protocol, after some modifications and additions to it.
And show the following amendments and additions with the reasons for its requirements.
First - in the title of the Protocol and the preliminary paragraphs:
Download Protocol address of «a draft protocol between the Secretariat of the Arab League of Arab States and the Syrian Arab Republic in implementation of the clause / 2 / of the decision of the Arab League Council at the ministerial level number / d 7438. G. P. M /
On 12/11/2011 on follow-up developments of the situation in Syria ».
As stated in the introductory paragraph of the resolution first «that in pursuance of clause / 2 / of the decision of the Arab League Council at the ministerial level number / d 7438. G. P. M / dated 12/11/2011 and private sectors to provide protection for civilians, the Syrian».
And the importance we recall that the item / / 2 referred to states «to provide protection for civilians, the Syrians and the prompt access to the international organizations concerned with human rights, including the United Nations and in consultation with the spectra of the Syrian opposition to conceptualize appropriate action to stop this bleeding, and presented to the Arab League Council of Ministers for decision in» .
The establishment of the draft Protocol to this paragraph carries many inaccuracies, including:
1 - The Arab League Council at the ministerial level was considered that the main purpose of the Protocol is to provide protection to civilians and that the Syrians will be through:
- Immediate access to the international organizations concerned with human rights, including the United Nations.
- Consultation with the spectra of the Syrian opposition to conceptualize appropriate action to stop this bleeding.
And taken this text:
1 - There is no reference to any coordination or cooperation with Syria to achieve the protection of civilians all the Syrians, while the Council of the Arab League of Arab States limit its consultations with the spectra of the Syrian opposition to conceptualize appropriate action to stop the bleeding, as it claims.
How is coordination with the opposition? And any opposition (at home or abroad)? Opposition with guns and killing and demanding exercise regime or the opposition to drop, which calls for dialogue to end the crisis?.
If the protection of civilians, its the land of Syria, what action will be taken to provide protection without the participation of Syria?.
2 - There is not any reference to provide adequate protection for the threat to the people and the army and security forces
Of attack by armed gangs, and the adoption of a mechanism to stop these attacks.
3 - If the initiative to resolve the crisis with the Arab character, and within the Arab house, what is the need for instant communication with international organizations concerned with human rights, including the United Nations? Is there another concept to this paragraph, only the boot of the international intervention in Syria under the pretext of protecting civilians.
4 - most importantly in this paragraph afford it assumed the existence of mutually antagonistic in Syria, one dominates the other, the government used excessive force and repression against unarmed people not its people, and this should protect the people. And ignored the Arab League, all the facts of the earth and reality and morality that civilians Almtbaky to provide protection to them, they are Syrian citizens, and that the Syrian state and the duty to protect and provide safety and security, and they were found to carry out their will, and, for this is to protect them from armed gangs funded Manalforeig, which runs panic them and Troahm and assaults on their honor and their property, but she had to take the army of the site to protect Syria from enemies abroad and Zjtah site is not located in, in order to provide safety and security of civilians who have used them abroad in the political Pazarh.
2 - indicated Altiveh first paragraph of the resolution / 7438 / to suspend the participation of the delegations of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic will continue until its full implementation of the commitments agreed upon under the Arab Plan of Action to resolve the crisis and the Syrian adopted by the Council at its meeting on 2/11/2011.
Since it is alleged that the purpose of the Protocol required Syria to expect blindly without discussing its conditions are fully implemented its commitments agreed upon under the Arab Plan of Action to resolve the crisis and adopted by the Council at its meeting on 2/11/2011, it means that this plan which Hialosas based on the protocol, not resolution / 7438 / dated 2/11/2011, which suspended participation of Syria and the farthest from the activities of the Arab League Council to impose and then provide the means to protect its people aim to intervene
International duties.
For these reasons, Syria has requested an amendment to the protocol address to read as follows:
«A draft protocol between the Syrian Arab Republic, the Secretariat of the Arab League of Arab States on the follow-up developments of the situation in Syria».
As the Action Plan agreed in Doha, adopted by the Arab League Council on 2/11/2011 referred to spare outside interference in the internal affairs of Syria, and to the approval of the Syrian government to stop all acts of violence from any source to protect the Syrian citizens, then it follows necessarily build on this paragraph and give it a character of the process and amend the introductory paragraph of the first Protocol to read:
«Implementation of what came in the first item of the work plan that was agreed upon between the Syrian Arab Republic and the Arab Ministerial Committee in Doha, and adopted by the Arab League Council at the ministerial level
On 2/1/2011. And the affirmation of the unity, sovereignty and independence of the Syrian Arab Republic and the safety of its land and to prevent outside interference in the internal affairs ».
Second - in the formation of the Arab League mission:
Paragraph I of the Executive on the draft protocol: «the formation of an independent mission of civilian and military experts of the candidates of Arab States, Arab organizations relevant to the activities of human rights and provide protection for civilians, for sending to the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, headed ....... Known as the Observer Mission of the Arab League and the work in which is charged with verifying implementation of the Arab plan to solve the Syrian crisis and provide protection for civilians, the Syrian ».
It is taken on this text:
1 - will be the mission of military and civilian experts from Arab candidates of Arab States and organizations relevant to the activities of human rights and provide protection for civilians.
The presence of observers from the Arab organizations could leave the door open for the infiltration of people seeking to exacerbate the crisis and the internationalization of the unknown through links going in the orbit of these organizations, while the civilian and military experts from the Arab countries will be candidates state their reference
Which nominated the candidate do you trust Syria.
Therefore, Syria welcomes the civilian and military experts from the Arab candidates of Arab States
Do not want to go into private organizations and links to cross-cutting objectives.
2 - The term ((to provide protection for civilians, the Syrians)), which came in the last paragraph does not agree with the first item
Of the work plan agreed in Doha, which provides «a cessation of violence from any source».
In addition, these words indicate, very clearly, that there are two parties to the conflict in Syria
One of them civilians, Syrian, and Syria exercised violence on its citizens. Which is not Palmqpol
All standards and international legal and ethical.
And it asked Syria to read the first paragraph of the Executive as follows: «the formation of an Arab mission of civilian and military experts from Arab countries Arab candidates for sending to the Syrian Arab Republic, headed .... Known as the mission of the Arab League of Arab States and operating in the framework, which is charged with investigating the implementation of the Arab plan
Resolve the current crisis in Syria, the Syrian side to submit a list containing the names and recipes
The ranks and nationalities of members of the mission ».
And asked to submit Syria this list is only to facilitate the coordination and the identification of experts for the proper diplomatic engagement and knowledge of Arab countries participating in the mission.
Third - the start of the mission and determine the number of observers:
The text of the first item of the second operative paragraph of the Protocol on the «Mission begins work immediately after the signing
The Syrian government on this protocol and perform its functions with a delegation composed of introduction, the head of mission and a sufficient number
Observers (from 30 to 50 observers) supported by an adequate number of administrative staff and security personnel
For personal protection for members of the mission ».
The text of the second item of the operative paragraph II that «The president of the Mission, in consultation with the Secretary General the number of observers at the discretion of the requirements for completion of tasks of the mission to monitor implementation of the Syrian government to its commitments to protect civilians, to the fullest, and to the Secretary-General's technical expertise and observers from the Arab and Islamic countries and friendly countries to implement the tasks entrusted to the mission ».
And taken on the first item that:
1 - Select the number of observers accompanying the head of the mission (from 30 to 50 observers), while that the proposal to Syria is not defined and if you leave the text on the launch, it can increase the number of observers accompanying the head of the mission for more than fifty observers and this is up to his decision according to the data.
2 - requires text entry security personnel to protect the personal members of the mission, and this detracts from the sovereignty of the state where that Syria is responsible for the protection of any person on its territory, and the introduction of special protection is intended to give an indication of lawlessness in Syria, and they become unable to protect persons within its territory, and add to that that the protection of diplomatic missions and the like from the responsibility of the State on its territory and that the mainstay of the Geneva Conventions and therefore can not accept this text.
Also taken on the second item that:
1 - Select the functions of the mission to monitor implementation of the Syrian government to its commitments to protect civilians. As discussed previously, the protection of civilians is not consistent with the first item of the work plan agreed at Doha, and it is not in Syria, two parties were totally one of them civilians.
2 - The Secretary-General's use of technical expertise and observers from the Islamic and friendly countries. For as long as the Arab initiative in the framework of joint Arab action, and as long as the basics to avoid outside interference, what is the justification for the use of technical expertise and observers from the Islamic and friendly countries? In addition, the use of such a step towards the internationalization of the situation in Syria. This is contrary to the Arab Plan of Action adopted at Doha.
3 - the number of observers determined by the Head of Mission in consultation with the Secretary-General, without reference to any coordination with the Syrian government, as if a party to an adversary in the dispute and has no sovereignty, while the coordination with the procedures for administrative and security which stakeholders to address the situation actually on its territory, and therefore have the right to be coordinated with them in this regard.
Therefore, Syria proposed to amend the text of the second operative paragraph reads as follows:
- The mission begins its work immediately after the signing the Syrian government to this Protocol, and perform its functions will be provided with a delegation from the Chief of Mission and a sufficient number of monitors supported by an adequate number of administrative staff.
- The president of the mission with the Secretary-General, in coordination with the Syrian government the number of observers at the discretion of the requirements for completion of tasks of the mission to monitor implementation of the Syrian government to its commitments to the fullest, and to the Secretary-General's technical expertise and observers from the Arab countries to implement the tasks entrusted to the mission.
IV - in the tasks of the mission:
Enumerated the third operative paragraph of the draft Protocol eight tasks of the mission, which will see the reality of the situation and current events in Syria.
In this regard, we review the items that needed to be reconsidered:
1 - Section II of the tasks on the «make sure there was the Syrian security services and so-called gangs Cbihh peaceful demonstrations».
The apparent meaning of this text suggests:
A - the presence of gangs along the Syrian security services under the orders of power as part of the structure of the State or the security they enjoy the support and protection from the state.
B - that security services violent demonstrations in spite of Slmatha, as if to silence the freedom of opinion and expression and the right of peaceful demonstration. In fact, the freedoms and rights, including the Syrian Constitution and can not be as long as the exposure was duly provided for by law
Therefore, Syria proposed to write off this item.
2 - third item of the tasks of the mission is «to ensure the release of the detainees because of current events».
It is noted that this item means the release of all detainees because of current events but it did not take into account that there are detainees have committed crimes of murder, sabotage, intimidation and assault people on the funds and symptoms.
For these reasons, Syria proposed that the third item read as follows: «to ensure the release of batches of detainees because of current events is not involved murder and acts of sabotage».
3 - the fourth item of the tasks of the mission text to «ensure the withdrawal and the evacuation of all armed manifestations of cities and residential areas that have experienced or witnessed demonstrations and protest movements».
And taken this text:
1 - that the withdrawal of armed manifestations by all means the security forces and the forces of the system.
These are the devices that protect the security and order in accordance with all international norms and regulations.
The presence of the army in some areas is dictated by the imperatives of current events, a task that are temporary and expire once the return of calm and a sense of security and safety of people.
2 - What made the army is spreading in some areas is not peaceful demonstrations and protests movements, but the terrorist operations carried out by gunmen targeting parents and public buildings and private property land and wreak havoc.
This amendment proposal was the fourth item of the tasks of the mission to read as follows: «ensuring the withdrawal and the evacuation of all aspects of military armed forces from towns and residential areas».
4 - the sixth item of the text on the functions of the mission «Mission of the freedom of communication and coordination with NGOs and government officials with whom you see and personalities of individuals and families affected by current events». The main task of the Arab League mission is to check the implementation of the Arab plan to solve the crisis
Which include the following items:
The release of the detainees because of current events.
Evacuation of cities and neighborhoods of all armed manifestations.
Open the way for organizations of the Arab League of Arab States and the Arab media and international to move freely.
While the sixth item of the tasks of the mission in the formula developed by the Arab League Council, giving the mission the task of the investigation, and this is not in any of the terms of the Arab plan to solve the crisis. Not to mention that the investigation is the business of the sovereign, therefore, propose removal of Syria this item because it is not legal in the place.
5 - Section VII of the tasks of the mission is «the mission full freedom of movement and freedom of action as it deems appropriate
Of visits and contacts relevant to the issues relating to its functions and working methods of
Provide protection to civilians ».
What was missing item is the need for coordination with the Syrian government to accomplish this mission, the protection of the mission
And secure the integrity of its mission to conduct and facilitate contacts and visits, requires informed the Syrian government.
The Mission does not work on the land devoid of the rule.
This is the reason for Syria's proposal to adjust the seventh item to read as follows: «Mission of the full freedom of movement and freedom of action as it deems appropriate visits and contacts relevant to matters relating to its functions and the framework and methods of work in coordination with the Syrian side».
6 - Article VIII of the tasks of the mission provides for «the mission visited refugee camps in neighboring countries to view their situation».
In this, we say no to Syria no control over the camps in neighboring countries, and not a competent authority
Or to give permission to allow the Mission to visit the camps, and thus the existence of such a clause in the Protocol
Does not have any binding legal effect to others.
This was Syria's proposal to write off this item.
V. - the mission to help fulfill its mission:
Enumerated the fourth operative paragraph of the Protocol, the undertakings that are committed by Syria in order to assist the Mission
On the performance of its mission.
And show the following commitments that were the subject of review by Syria.
1 - The first item of the pledges of assistance provided to «provide all the facilities and to allow the necessary technical equipment for the success of the mission, and provide Mgarat in the Syrian capital and other locations determined by the mission».
The above text was requested to allow Syria to enter the necessary technical equipment. As it can not determine in advance the equipment it requires to make the regulations to Syria to be able to give approval.
This was supposed to include the text refers to it. This is called a request to amend the item to read as follows: «provide all the facilities and allow access to technical equipment required under the regulations approved by the Syrian authorities for the success of the mission as well as facilitate the provision of premises in the Syrian capital and other locations determined by the mission».
2 - the second item of the text of the aid pledges to «ensure freedom of access and safe access for all members of the mission throughout the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic at a time determined by the mission».
The provision of access and freedom of movement requires that there be coordination with the Syrian side to be able to secure access and freedom of movement in the places and the dates set by the mission.
As the text Khaly of reference for such coordination has asked Syria to amend the second item reads as follows: «secure access and freedom of safe movement in coordination with the Syrian side to all members of the mission in all parts of the Syrian Arab Republic At a time determined by the mission».
3 - the third section of the text of the aid pledges to «work to provide full freedom of the mission to visit prisons and detention centers, police stations and hospitals at a time determined by the mission». In this, we say that all the contractual obligation must have a goal consistent with the will of the parties to achieve a very accredited
Before them, and must not be inconsistent with this commitment and other obligations contained in the instrument of obligations held.
And come back to say if the plan of joint Arab action, on the situation in Syria approved by the Council of the Arab League of Arab States at the ministerial level and approved by Syria, provided for the release of detainees, what is the reason to visit prisons and detention centers, police stations and hospitals? Is that good faith requires?.
If the Arab is not the mission, the task of investigating what is the justification Almtaklat visit prisons and police stations and hospitals?. Is it in the belief that all protocol jeweler in prisons and detention centers and hospitals in Syria are peaceful demonstrators and there is no criminal cases or cases of disease than those resulting from the demonstration? And then where to draw the mission information on prisons and police stations and hospitals? What is the purpose of these visits.
If its good we went, how long to continue these visits?.
And the foregoing and the absence of legal justification, Syria proposed the deletion of this item of the Protocol.
4 - the fifth item of the pledges of assistance provided to «ensure not to punish or embarrass or harass any person in any way and his family to contact with the mission or to provide testimony or information with». As noted included text phrases harassment or embarrassment, and the concept of these two phrases is specified, any word or act that could Evsraly that harassment or embarrassment, and what constitutes harassment of a person Oaharaj
May be considered a normal reaction to someone else. And more claims.
And also, the term contact with the mission denies the statement then because of communication to provide testimony and information
Therefore, Syria proposed an amendment to the item referred to reads as follows: «guarantee not to punish or pressure on any person in any way and his family to contact with the mission of the issues assigned tasks».
VI - reporting:
Paragraph V of the Executive Protocol provides that «The Mission periodic reports on its findings to the Secretary-General of the Arab League of Arab States in preparation for submission to the Ministerial Council by the Arab Ministerial Committee on the situation in Syria for consideration and take action in this respect».
The Syrian proposal in this regard that it is necessary to provide the Syrian side copy of the reports prepared by the mission as a party to the Protocol and as on the first of these reports.
VII - proposed additions Syria:
Syria proposed to the Secretary-General of the Arab League of Arab States to add two paragraphs to the Protocol.
First: «The duration of this Protocol two months from the date of signature can be extended with the consent of the parties». And upheld find this add-in that each agreement must specify the period for its implementation can not be left open.
If necessary it can be agreed upon extension.
II: «The Syrian government does not bear any financial costs for the functioning of the mission».
After what has been its review of the paragraphs of the draft Protocol and proposed by Syria from the cancellation or modification of some of these paragraphs or some of its clauses, it is clear beyond any doubt that all the proposals the Syrian did not affect the substance of the Protocol and the main purpose of which is to check the implementation of the Arab plan to solve the Syrian crisis that plan approved by Syria.
As noted, the amendments were proposed to correct inaccuracies and legal sovereignty contained in the Protocol or deletion of filler and repetition. But, as was evident that the end is not Arab participation in the follow-up the situation in Syria and the Arab League, but the use of a vehicle for international intervention and planned use of them to give the blessing of this intervention.
This was clear by rejecting the Arab League Council to any proposal or amendment, but refused any query regarding the subject of the Protocol. All that is needed is for Syria to sign and wait for the next steps to be taken right to the internationalization of the domestic situation.
Dec 2 International
UN Human Rights Council
UN rights council condemns 'gross violations' in Syria
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Dec-02/155860-un-rights-council-condemns-gross-violations-in-syria.ashx
December 02, 2011 08:50 PM
Agence France Presse
GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Friday urged tougher international action against Syria, condemning "gross violations" of human rights following evidence security forces killed and tortured dissidents.
Rights council members in Geneva passed a resolution "strongly condemning the continued widespread, systematic and gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms by the Syrian authorities" while referring a report on the abuses to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
The meeting was called to address the findings of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, appointed by the Human Rights Council earlier this year, which said 307 children had been killed since the March crackdown.
The resolution recommends that the main UN bodies consider the report although explicit reference in the draft version to the General Assembly and the UN Security Council -- the organisation's most powerful branch -- was omitted.
The council also agreed to create a special rapporteur to further investigate the human rights situation in Syria.
Thirty-seven voted in favour of the resolution, six abstained while four countries -- Russia, Cuba, Ecuador and China -- voted against.
The UN estimates that more than 4,000 people have been killed in the repression, which High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned at the opening of the emergency session could drive Syria to civil war.
Pillay, whose role is seperate from the inter-governmental rights council, has recommended that the situation be referred to the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC).
Human Rights Watch in Geneva said it regretted that the council had stopped short of seeking Security Council support so that observers could gain access to Syria.
The commission was not allowed entry to the country and based its report on interviews with 223 victims and witnesses made carried out elsewhere and via Skype.
"States that stood in the way of asking the Security Council to take such steps and to refer this situation to the International Criminal Court need to explain to the Syrian people what they intend to do to stop the abuses," said spokesman Philippe Dam.
"Standing by when crimes against humanity are occurring just shouldn't be an option."
The three-member panel said Syrian security forces committed crimes against humanity, including the killing and torture of children, after orders from the top of Bashar al-Assad's regime.
The United States ambassador Eileen Chamberlain described the situation as one of "slaughter" in her address to the meeting, the third called to discuss Syria since the repression began.
The European Union had said those guilty of abuses must be prosecuted.
"Perpetrators of the human rights violations must be held to account, in particular those who committed crimes that may warrant the attention of the International Criminal Court," said Poland ambassador Remigiusz Henczel, representing the EU as its current chair.
"This report deserves full consideration not only by this council, but by all relevant UN bodies, including the Security Council," he said before the vote.
Russian ambassador Valery Loshchinin said the global community had been given a "one-sided" report of events in Syria.
"We would like to warn against illegal interference by outside forces even under the pretext of protecting civilians and human rights," he said.
"The global community has been given a one-sided, biased and frequently tendentious presentation of events in Syria.
"This is unfortunately a defect of the report of the commission which does not reflect the true situation."
روسيا: مشروع القرار الذي تقدمت به البلدان الغربية بشأن سورية إلى الجلسة الخاصة لمجلس حقوق الإنسان ارتدى طابعا مسيسا أحادي الجانب
Russia: Draft resolution submitted by the Western countries on Syria to the Special Session of the Human Rights Council politicized character wore a one-sided
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/12/02/385619.htm
02 December 0.2011
Russia slams ‘one-sided’ UN Rights Council resolution on Syria
http://en.rian.ru/world/20111202/169260382.html
23:30 02/12/2011
MOSCOW, December 2 (RIA Novosti)
The UN Human Rights Council should not be used to interfere in Syria’s internal affairs or achieve political goals that violate the UN Charter, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
The statement came after the Council had adopted a resolution condemning “systematic and gross violations of human rights” in Syria. Thirty-seven Council member states supported the resolution; Russia, China, Cuba and Ecuador voted against, and six countries abstained.
“Unfortunately, the draft resolution presented by Western countries to the Human Rights Council’s special meeting was politicized and one-sided. The latest steps by the Syrian authorities to stabilize the situation, carry out reforms in the country and launch a national dialogue… were not reflected in it,” the ministry said.
“Russia holds a fundamental position against the use of human rights mechanisms for interference in internal affairs or the achievement of political goals which are incompatible with the norms of international law or violate the UN Charter and HRC mandate,” it said.
UN sanctions against Iran 'exhausted': Russia envoy
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Dec-02/155861-russia-says-un-rights-council-vote-on-syria-unacceptable.ashx
December 02, 2011 12:04 AM (Last updated: December 03, 2011 12:05 AM)
Agence France Presse
UNITED NATIONS: Russia believes new UN sanctions against Iran's nuclear program are no longer possible, Moscow's UN envoy said Friday condemning "threats" being made against Tehran and Syria by the West.
"We believe that the sanctions track in the Security Council has been exhausted," ambassador Vitaly Churkin told a press conference when asked about possible action against Iran.
"We continue to believe very strongly that negotiations should continue with Iran."
The European Union and United States have both ordered new sanctions against Iran after International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report said there were "credible" signs of military dimensions to Iran's nuclear drive.
Russia was "upset" with the report, Churkin said, adding the IAEA analysis had been "played up more as a PR exercise than a serious nuclear effort."
Russia has signed up so far to four rounds of UN Security Council sanctions against Iran's nuclear and missile programs. Russia and China have made it known however that they oppose new measures.
But Churkin said "we believe that the negotiated track can be resumed" and his country had made repeated attempts to get contacts restarted between Iran and the international group on the nuclear showdown: Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States.
The envoy said the West had to pull back from confrontation with Iran and Syria.
"The confrontation scenario is being played out not only with regard to Syria but with regard to Iran as well. All those threats and insinuations of possible military action against Iran, they don't help at all."
Western diplomats say that despite the IAEA report on Iran it could take months to get talk of new action in the Security Council. Russia and China vetoed a European resolution in October condemning the Syrian government's crackdown on opposition protests.
crackdown in Syria, where more than 4,000 people have been killed since mid-March according to the United Nations.
On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for a halt to "ultimatums" against Syria and a "move toward political dialogue," two days after the Arab League hit Damascus with crippling economic sanctions.
مصدر روسي : موسكو سلمت سوريا صواريخ عابرة
Russian source: Moscow supplied Syria with cruise missiles (Yakhont)
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Thursday - December 1 - 2011 - 23:19:03
Russian military source said a diplomat told Interfax "," Thursday, "Russia has supplied Syria with mobile system for coastal defense cruise missiles include anti-ship under a contract entered into in 2007."
The source added that the "anti-ship missiles that break the sound barrier-type" Yakhont "handed over to Syria in the framework system" Bastion "moving to defend the coast." He gave no details about the size of the transaction and the date of delivery.
Another source reported the agency "Interfax", that "Damascus wants to receive Mnzawmte" Bastion "at least, each consisting of 35 cruise missile-type Yakhont."
The "Interfax" that "the value of this contract is estimated at $ 300 million."
اميرال روسي: صواريخ "ياخونت" قادرة على مكافحة السفن وحاملات الطائرات
Russian admiral: "missiles Yakhont" capable of combat ships and aircraft carriers
http://arabic.rt.com/news_all_news/news/573145
02.12.2011 18:02
Admiral Popov, head of the national marine policy on December 2, commenting on the supply of systems, "Bastion" Russia's missile anti-ship missiles to Syria, announced that that system equipped with missiles "Yakhont" winged it can meet the ships individually and the aircraft carrier and its escort ships alike.
Popov and most brilliant tactical technical specifications owned by this system. He noted that the effectiveness of such a confrontation depends on many factors, including the efficient crews.
According to Senator Russian that Israeli concern over the supply this system to Damascus is not justified, given that the supply of weapons verification under the bilateral agreement signed with Syria, which can not be considered illegal, because the Syrian government at the time the government of reliable and characterized by the time the ability to lead the armed forces, including which means it supplied military technology from Russia.
Popov said he is not there any justification for saying that the weapons supplied by Russia could fall into the hands of terrorists.
He added: "These weapons are available in the possession of the government forces. And carrying cases and complaints received from Israel or any other country in this regard is unjustified character."
Popov and see what is happening in Syria is a procedure that will in the end, whatever the final developments.
He was a diplomat, a military source in Moscow told Interfax "- that a" Russian news agency that Russia and Syria responded to the systems, "Bastion" equipped with missiles "Yakhont" winged in 2007, under the agreement signed with them. He declined to give an exact date for the export of arms and size.
Meanwhile, another source told the agency that Damascus relied on getting at least two sets of system "Bastion" that has a crew of 36 winged rocket aircraft "Yakhont." He said that this weapon allows the protection of the Syrian coast from the sea.
The price of agreement of 300 million.
More details about the missile "Yakhont" on our website.
Law enforcement officials of Qatar beat up the Russian Ambassador and opened the diplomatic pounch!!!
السفير الروسي في قطر يأمل في ان حادث الاعتداء عليه ناجم عن جهل رجال الجمارك
Russian Ambassador to Qatar hopes that the attack was caused by ignorance of the customs officers
http://arabic.rt.com/news_all_news_middle_east/news/573163
02.12.2011 21:49
Expressed Vladimir Titorenko, Russia's ambassador in Qatar, expressed hope that the attack by beating him, which occurred at the airport in Doha due to ignorance of the customs officers and police the country, lack of knowledge of international laws.
And was Russian ambassador to Qatar and a number of employees of the Russian Embassy on November 29 last attacked by customs officers and police the country, in Doha, Qatar Mtarasma.
He told the Russian ambassador, who was assaulted told "Novosti," Russian news agency said: "Attempt to check your diplomatic mail by a Alrongen. But because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not give us a license to transfer e-diplomat, we proposed that message to them as usual without X-ray machine, and under the requirements of the Vienna Convention, but the representatives of airport security and customs and the police insisted on the examination. Titarenko said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to intervene in spite of many requests made by the Russian side in this regard. The men refused to national customs proposal the Russian ambassador that tends diplomatic mail to a neighboring country as long as the problem is not solved.
Said Titorenko: "We had in these circumstances to transfer mail to the car. And tried to elements of the police and customs transit to the car cornering mail using force, outside the boundaries of the airport. And began pulling the envelope containing the diplomatic mail from my hand in a not polite way. And saw the consultant the embassy and its supplement, which tried to protect his ambassador. continued with them in attempts to acquire the envelope power users. and we were able to Ahvaz Barrad diplomat. "
Do not want to talk about the Russian ambassador to the nature of the beatings he received Russian diplomats. But he stressed that the effects of beatings are serious, as demonstrated by the medical reports. According to the words of one witness, there is a lot of bruises on the body of the Russian ambassador and wounded in the retina of the eye.
He said the Russian ambassador: "I hope that this incident is linked to ignorance of customs officials and police, as the international conventions prohibit in any case the use of measures to influence the diplomats and the acquisition of e-diplomat implicitly whatever their position on this.. I hope that the incident was a misunderstanding only."
It is believed one Russian diplomat who was not identified, said the incident could be a provocation. He said: "It is clear that this was a provocation because of the position of Syria, Vladimir Titorenko, note that the conference was held, during which to clarify Russia's position on this matter and shed light on what is happening, which Atharaadm satisfaction."
The Vladimir Titorenko previously served as Russia's ambassador in Iraq. The procession was departing Russian diplomat in Baghdad in April 2003, bombing of U.S. troops. The result was four people, and implicitly Titorenko, were injured. Did not give representatives of the United States yet to apologize.
The Alexander Ukashević spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on December 2 that the Russian Foreign Ministry announced its protest to Qatar on the incident, which happened to the Russian Ambassador in Doha and demanded an investigation about it.
According to the words of the Ukashepfich Qatari ambassador was summoned on November 30th to the Russian Foreign Ministry, where handed him a note on the business is allowed over the Russian ambassador in Doha, which is a flagrant violation of the provisions of international law.
It is worth mentioning that the diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Qatar held on 2 August / August 1988. It was the opening of the Embassy of the Soviet Union in Doha in November 12, 1989, while the Qatar Embassy in Moscow Vavctan in April 14 for the same year. Qatar announced in the December 6 1991, its official recognition of the Russian Federation.
And continue regular political dialogue between Russia and Qatar in major international and regional affairs.
Source: Agency "Novosti" Russian news agency reported.
روسيا تطالب قطر بمعاقبة المسؤولين عن محاولة الاعتداء على السفير الروسي في مطار الدوحة
Russia calls for Qatar to punish those responsible for the attempted attack on the Russian ambassador in Doha Airport
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/12/02/385608.htm
02 December 0.2011
Moscow - SANA
Russia called on national authorities to conduct an immediate investigation into the attempted attack on the Russian ambassador at the airport in the Qatari capital Doha.
A statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry said today that the incident at the airport in the Qatari capital Doha on November 29 last attempt associated with physical assault on the Russian ambassador and the staff of the Russian Embassy in Qatar who were in a meeting and when the delivery of Russian diplomatic pouch to the airport.
The statement pointed out that the Russian Foreign summoned the thirtieth day of November, the Qatari Ambassador in Moscow and presented him with a strong protest and handed over a memorandum on the inadmissibility of such actions at the Russian ambassador in Doha is considered a flagrant violation of the rules of international law in force.
Russian Foreign Ministry has sought an immediate, thorough and rigorous punishment of the guilty in this incident and to prevent the occurrence of such incident in the future.
A statement by Russian Foreign Russia is waiting for an answer quickly the country side on the diplomacy of our note in the November 30 and take all necessary measures.
New EU sanctions
EU sanctions on December 1, 2011 (PDF)
(longer document than previous sanctions, plus an accumulated list of sanctioned persons and entities)
Shell to Cease Syria Operations After EU Targets Venture
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-02/shell-to-cease-syria-operations-after-eu-targets-local-venture.html
By Eduard Gismatullin -
Fri Dec 02 17:04:17 GMT 2011
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA), Europe’s largest oil company, will cease operations in Syria to comply with the latest European Union sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad’s government.
The EU said today it added three oil companies to the list of those targeted by an asset freeze and travel ban: Syria Trading Oil Co., General Petroleum Corp. and Al Furat Petroleum Co. Shell, China National Petroleum Corp. and Oil & Natural Gas Corp. of India are partners in Al Furat, which produced about 100,000 barrels of oil a day, according to its website.
“We will cease activities in line with the sanctions and our priority is the safety of our staff,” David Williams, a Shell spokesman, said by phone from London. He declined to comment further, saying that the company’s lawyers are still working on the new sanctions requirements.
More than 4,000 people have been killed since protests against Assad’s government started in March and more than 14,000 are in detention, United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said today. The country risks falling into civil war unless the government ends the crackdown, she said. Demonstrations against al-Assad’s leadership were inspired by the so-called Arab Spring movements that toppled leaders in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.
The U.S., Turkey and the Arab league have also applied sanctions to Syria, while Russia on Oct. 4 blocked a UN resolution calling for al-Assad to soften his actions.
"توتال" تقرر متابعة عملها في سوريا
"Total" Decides to continue its work in Syria
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=149a9cf9028fe779f2c1c134c5d57039&ar=954895312
Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 17:07:05
A spokesman for the French oil group Total said on Friday that EU sanctions against Syria will affect the Group's operations in the country, but there will continue oil production at this time.
The EU imposed sanctions on Friday on three oil companies, including Syria's stroll to the oil trade of state-owned General Petroleum Corporation.
The spokesman said: "EU sanctions will have an impact on our operations in Syria."
Total is working in a joint venture owned equally with the Syrian Petroleum Company, which was not included in the list of companies targeted EU sanctions.
The spokesman said: "Total will comply with EU sanctions."
The Total has said it has reduced its oil production in Syria after the Syrian ban on oil exports.
The Shell on Friday it would halt its activities in Syria in response to a new sanctions.
نواف الموسوي: الرد الأميركي على الهزيمة في العراق يكمن بالسيطرة على سورية
Nawaf al-Moussawi: the U.S. response to the defeat in Iraq is to control Syria
http://goo.gl/lmKvF
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Friday, 02 December 2011 18:31
Saw a member of Fidelity's Resistance MP Nawaf Musawi, the political discourse that carries the resistance is a function assigned to the other in Lebanon to besiege the resistance and to reduce, by creating internal strife and down to the cracks and divisions of sectarianism, pointing out that we face today a new version of U.S. plan a new strategy, in order to compensate for the failure that forced the U.S. administration in Iraq because of the resistance after the plans for the occupation of Iraq as a first stage to control the region later.
Musawi, in a speech at the Central Council, which is evaluated by Hezbollah in the city of Byblos girl, surprised at the positions of the Lebanese forces that talk about disarming the resistance that liberated the day after most of the occupied territories, while not the power in the previous arming the army, their friend, the management U.S. not able to edit the half-occupied Lebanese village of Ghajar, a village, and it did not translate over 22 years of occupation, friendship and practical manifestation of its ally, "Israel" from the occupied Lebanese territories.
He noted the Attorney-Moussawi that the U.S. response today on the crushing defeat suffered by the U.S. military in Iraq, is control of Syria by dropping its leadership of resistance, even if it takes internal war will be devastating, offering the U.S. administration itself after a Saviour, which is published military bases in Syria and Lebanon down to the ring to form a safety net for the Israeli entity which no longer feel safe existential since the July 2006 war and after the growing defense capabilities of Iran.
Moussawi stressed that what we see today is in the American project for the protection of "Israel" by changing the point of power in Syria, to get to eliminate the resistance in Lebanon and the output of Russian military bases sea and land from Syria to convert this beach and this part of the Eastern Mediterranean to the base Advanced NATO is a guarantee for Israeli security.
He pointed out that it is not the first time that we are confronted with a legitimate U.S. Israelis, this has been to us that we faced in 1982, and Osagtnah martyrs of the resistance and the Mujahideen, has also brought down the American project, which began with the Madrid Agreement of 93 and 96 and down to the year 2000, and brought down the American project the UN in 2006, though we did not know what we are today and with our own abilities and strength.
In conclusion, al-Moussawi stressed that we will drop the project the American-Israeli and we will achieve victory, pride and pride in the face of this project-based, permanent, considering that it is believed that the road is thorny is the road can lead to victory is the most important, in the history of all nations have not reported the nation ranked glory, liberty, or a of pride that followed only after a bloody thorny path.
US wants allies to cut Iranian oil imports
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111202_17.html
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Friday, December 02, 2011 13:08 +0900 (JST)
A senior US Treasury official has hinted that the United States will urge its allies to reduce crude oil imports from Iran, as part of the sanctions against its suspected nuclear weapons program.
Undersecretary of the Treasury David Cohen was speaking at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday. He explained how US banks have been barred from dealing with Iranian financial institutions.
The new sanctions were announced by the US government late last month.
Cohen cited countries including Greece, Italy, China and Japan as major oil importers from Iran. He said the US government is looking to work with the nation's closest allies to try and have them reduce their imports of Iranian oil.
Japan imports about 10 percent of its crude oil from Iran.
Trade and industry minister Yukio Edano said on Friday that the Japanese government will cautiously consider whether to reduce oil imports from Iran by fully taking into account Japan's economy and the potential impact of such a move on the global economy.
Ally or oil? The US demands Japan to cut oil imports from Iran. A new source of friction. (an article of Sankei)
同盟か石油か 米、イラン産原油輸入削減要請 日米関係に新たな火種
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コーエン米財務次官は１日、上院外交委員会の公聴会で証言し、イランの核開発問題やテヘランの英国大使館乱入事件を受け、イランからの原油輸入の削減を日本や欧州など「緊密な同盟国」に求めていく意向を明らかにした。日本は原油輸入の１割をイランに依存しており、削減は避けたいのが本音だが、要請を拒否すれば日米関係の新たな火種になりかねない。日米同盟か、石油か－。日本政府は苦悩している。
日本のイランからの原油輸入量は昨年、サウジアラビア、アラブ首長国連邦、カタールに次いで４番目と上位だ。イランは伝統的な親日国で、１９７９年のイラン革命以降、米国が国交を断絶する中、日本は友好関係を維持してきた経緯もある。
フランスのサルコジ大統領が先週、野田佳彦首相に原油輸入停止などを求める書簡を送ったが、日本政府は要請に応えていない。だが、要請元が米国となると事情は異なる。
要請に応えなかった場合、ただでさえ米軍普天間飛行場の移設問題でギクシャクしがちな日米関係がさらに不安定なものになりかねない。米国は同じ核問題でも北朝鮮とイランでは日本の対応が異なると不満をもらしたことがある。
外務省幹部は「米国の要請は傾聴に値するが、どの程度の削減を要請してくるのか…。イランも外交上、大事な国だ」と気をもんでいる。
玄葉光一郎外相は２日の記者会見で「平和的に解決する努力を日本が行う必要がある」と述べたものの、具体策は触れずじまいだった。対応を先延ばしすれば、欧米からの批判が強まることが予想される。（坂井広志、ワシントン 犬塚陽介）
More sanctions on Iran is a natural decision for Japan (commentary of Nikkei)
イランへの制裁強化は当然だ
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日経2011/12/2付
テヘランの英国大使館が襲撃され、イランをめぐる国際関係が緊張の度合いを増している。
英国の外交官全員がイランから退去する一方、英政府は在英イラン大使館の閉鎖とイラン外交官全員の国外退去を迫った。ドイツ、フランスも駐イラン大使の本国召還を決めた。欧州連合（ＥＵ）もイラン制裁の強化に踏み切る。
11月29日の襲撃事件では、イランの治安当局が民兵組織に属する学生らの英大使館乱入を黙認したとみられている。外国公館の保護は国際法上の義務だ。深刻な事態を招いた責任はイラン側にある。
今回の事件は、国際原子力機関（ＩＡＥＡ）がイランの核開発について軍事目的との疑念を強める報告を発表し、米国、英国などが追加制裁を決めた後に起きた。
これまでの制裁でイランはすでに経済的な打撃を受けている。イランの政権には、インフレや貿易取引減少などへの国内の不満を外に向けると同時に、さらに多くの国が制裁を強めるのをけん制する狙いがあったとの見方もある。
だが、ＩＡＥＡ報告を受けて国際社会がイランに対して一段と厳しい姿勢を取るのは当然だ。
イランはまず、核開発に関する世界の疑念に答えなければならない。ＩＡＥＡによる調査団の派遣を受け入れる国際的な責任をイランは負っている。
圧力を強めるのに消極的な中国やロシアも、イランに毅然とした姿勢を示し、国際社会の足並みをそろえる必要がある。
イランをめぐる緊張で原油相場が再び上昇し始めた。輸入原油の約１割をイランに依存する日本にも、米欧は制裁を強めるよう呼びかけている。核兵器の拡散防止は日本外交にとっても重要課題だ。
米国も現段階では原油相場の急騰を招くような事態は避けようとしている。だが、経済的利益と同時に、現状が続いた場合のより大きな地政学リスクも警戒する必要がある。ウラン濃縮停止などをイランに強く迫るために、日本も制裁強化を考えなければならない。
The US places an unofficial demand for South Korea to cease oil import from Iran (an article of the Korean Daily of South Korea)
米国、イランからの原油輸入停止を非公式に要請
米国務次官に続き、アインホン特別補佐官もイランへの制裁強化を要求
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朝鮮日報
昨年はイラン国営メラト銀行ソウル支店の制裁問題をめぐり韓国、米国、イランの3カ国の間に緊張が走ったが、今年も同じような問題が表面化している。国際原子力機関（IAEA）がイランの核兵器開発疑惑を公表したことを受け、米国が韓国政府に対してイランへの制裁をさらに強化するよう求めてきたのだ。
米国のオバマ政権は先月22日のシャーマン国務次官に続き、今月5日にはイランと北朝鮮への制裁を担当する国務省のアインホン特別補佐官を韓国に派遣し、イランへの制裁強化を求める方針であることが分かった。
米国の政府関係者は外交ルートを通じ、韓国に対してイランとの石油化学製品の取引や原油の輸入を中断するよう求めており、3カ国間で摩擦が起こる可能性も高まっている。ソウルのある外交筋は「米国は韓国がフランス政府と同様、イラン産原油の輸入を停止することを求めており、韓国側もこのことを理解している」と述べた。イランに経済的な打撃を与えるためには、イランの経済基盤となっている原油の輸出を阻止する必要があるというわけだ。
韓国政府の統計によると、韓国とイランの年間交易額はおよそ100億ドル（約7800億円）に上り、そのうち50億―60億ドル（約3900億―4700億円）が韓国による原油の輸入だ。2009年のイランからの原油輸入量は、韓国の原油輸入全体の9.6%を占めた。
米国のこうした要請について、韓国政府の関係者は「しばらく状況を見守った上で決めても遅くはないだろう」とコメントした。 一方、英国では先月29日、政府がイランによる核開発への対抗措置として経済制裁の強化を発表したのに反発し、イラン駐在の英国大使館にデモ隊が乱入した。このような事例を踏まえ、韓国政府内でも「慎重に検討しなければならない」という意見が大勢を占めている。別の政府関係者は「同盟国である米国の要請を無視するわけにはいかない。特に核開発問題では北朝鮮がイランとの協力を強化しているため、何らかの措置は必要だろう。この点については今も検討が進められている」と述べた。
韓国政府は昨年、イランに対する国連安保理決議1929号が採択されたのを受け、イランの抗議にもかかわらず、この採択を忠実に実行している。韓国政府は国際社会との共存という観点から、昨年9月8日に政府の各部処（省庁）が合同で金融、貿易、エネルギーなど五つの分野にわたり16項目の対イラン制裁を決めた。
その中でも代表的なものが、昨年実行されたイラン国営メラト銀行ソウル支店に対する営業停止命令だ。米国はメラト銀行ソウル支店について「アラブ圏の外で活動するイラン唯一の銀行支店」であることを理由に閉鎖を求めてきた。これに対し、韓国政府はしばらく対応を先送りしていたが、最終的に同銀行に対して外国為替取引法違反容疑を適用し、2カ月の営業停止処分を下した。韓国政府による制裁が影響し、メラト銀行ソウル支店は現在、事実上の開店休業状態にあり、営業面で大きな打撃を受けている。
韓国とイランは1962年に外交を樹立し、これまで比較的友好な関係を維持してきた。
1970年代には、韓国企業がイラン国内で多くの建設工事を受注したのを機に両国の関係はさらに発展し、一時は2万人以上の韓国人作業員がイランに滞在するなど、韓国の経済成長にはイランが大きく貢献したとされている。しかし最近はイランでミサイル開発や核開発が行われている上、この分野で北朝鮮との技術協力が盛んに行われていることも明らかになり、両国関係が揺らぎ始めている。韓国政府（の）関係者は「今月中に外交通商部や知識経済部（いずれも省に相当）など関係省庁の幹部が集まり、イランに対する追加制裁について話し合う予定だ」「米国とイランを同時に満足させる方法がないのが悩みの種だ」とコメントした。
U.S. hands main war base, Saddam palaces back to Iraq
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/12/02/iraq-withdrawal-base-idINDEE7B10E520111202
By Jim Loney
BAGHDAD | Fri Dec 2, 2011 7:52pm IST
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military passed a milestone in its pending withdrawal from Iraq on Friday, vacating its vast main base near Baghdad airport that once housed the American war operations hub and hosted a captive Saddam Hussein before his execution.
Victory Base Complex, a site ringed by 42 kilometres (27 miles) of blast walls and razor wire, was the U.S. nerve centre for the Iraq war almost from the moment American troops entered the capital and pulled down Saddam's statue in 2003.
The handover of Victory Base to Iraq's government was a big step in the U.S. pullout from Iraq as Washington consolidates its presence in Baghdad at its sprawling embassy on the Tigris River in the capital's heavily fortified Green Zone.
Fewer than 500 U.S. troops remain in the capital, according to a U.S. official.
About 12,000 troops are still in Iraq, down from a peak of about 170,000 at the height of the war. All of the remaining forces are due to leave by the end of this year, except for a small contingent of under 200 attached to the U.S. embassy.
"The Victory Base Complex was officially signed over to the receivership of the Iraqi government this morning," Colonel Barry Johnson, a U.S. military spokesman, said by email. "The base is no longer under U.S. control and is now under the full authority of the Government of Iraq."
American forces have been closing down operations for months at the Victory complex, which once housed around 42,000 U.S. military personnel and another 20,000 support staff.
The top U.S. war leaders from Ricardo Sanchez to David Petraeus to the current commander, General Lloyd Austin, lived at one of Saddam's villas on the base, a 20-room, 25,000-square-foot mansion where King Hussein of Jordan was said to have liked to fish off the back porch during Saddam's reign.
LEGACY OF SADDAM'S LIFE OF LUXURY
U.S. officials said Saddam built the network of palaces and villas and a complex of lakes on the grounds, including his Victory over America palace feting the 1991 Gulf War, in which U.S. forces drove Iraq out of Kuwait, and the Victory over Iran palace commemorating the 1980s campaign against his neighbour.
U.S. forces used as their war operations centre Saddam's al-Faw Palace, a 450,000-square-foot edifice of 62 rooms, including 29 bathrooms, designed with France's Versailles in mind and decorated with French provincial furniture.
U.S. officials said they left behind a massive, throne-like wooden chair given to Saddam by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Saddam Hussein was imprisoned at Victory Base for about two years in a maximum-security facility built in the bombed wreckage of a villa once used by security forces headed by his son Uday, U.S. officials said.
"Building 114," as U.S. troops knew it, was located on a small island in a lake, connected by a causeway and a drawbridge, and was shared by Saddam and his henchman, Ali Hassan al-Majeed, or Chemical Ali. Both were executed.
The base was a home-away-from-home for hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops who served in Iraq and was thoroughly Americanized over the course of eight years with everything from water and power plants to Burger King and Subway restaurants.
U.S. soldiers could be seen jogging around the lakes in off-duty hours or smacking golf balls into the water from the terraces of Saddam's palaces.
"There is a sense of excitement about leaving because the base because it means we're heading home," said Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Brooks, a U.S. military historian.
"Mainly it's a sense of satisfaction over a job done to the best of our abilities and the knowledge that we left it better than we found it."
UN rights council condemns 'gross violations' in Syria
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Dec-02/155860-un-rights-council-condemns-gross-violations-in-syria.ashx
December 02, 2011 08:50 PM
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GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Friday urged tougher international action against Syria, condemning "gross violations" of human rights following evidence security forces killed and tortured dissidents.
Rights council members in Geneva passed a resolution "strongly condemning the continued widespread, systematic and gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms by the Syrian authorities" while referring a report on the abuses to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
The meeting was called to address the findings of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, appointed by the Human Rights Council earlier this year, which said 307 children had been killed since the March crackdown.
The resolution recommends that the main UN bodies consider the report although explicit reference in the draft version to the General Assembly and the UN Security Council -- the organisation's most powerful branch -- was omitted.
The council also agreed to create a special rapporteur to further investigate the human rights situation in Syria.
Thirty-seven voted in favour of the resolution, six abstained while four countries -- Russia, Cuba, Ecuador and China -- voted against.
The UN estimates that more than 4,000 people have been killed in the repression, which High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay warned at the opening of the emergency session could drive Syria to civil war.
Pillay, whose role is seperate from the inter-governmental rights council, has recommended that the situation be referred to the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC).
Human Rights Watch in Geneva said it regretted that the council had stopped short of seeking Security Council support so that observers could gain access to Syria.
The commission was not allowed entry to the country and based its report on interviews with 223 victims and witnesses made carried out elsewhere and via Skype.
"States that stood in the way of asking the Security Council to take such steps and to refer this situation to the International Criminal Court need to explain to the Syrian people what they intend to do to stop the abuses," said spokesman Philippe Dam.
"Standing by when crimes against humanity are occurring just shouldn't be an option."
The three-member panel said Syrian security forces committed crimes against humanity, including the killing and torture of children, after orders from the top of Bashar al-Assad's regime.
The United States ambassador Eileen Chamberlain described the situation as one of "slaughter" in her address to the meeting, the third called to discuss Syria since the repression began.
The European Union had said those guilty of abuses must be prosecuted.
"Perpetrators of the human rights violations must be held to account, in particular those who committed crimes that may warrant the attention of the International Criminal Court," said Poland ambassador Remigiusz Henczel, representing the EU as its current chair.
"This report deserves full consideration not only by this council, but by all relevant UN bodies, including the Security Council," he said before the vote.
Russian ambassador Valery Loshchinin said the global community had been given a "one-sided" report of events in Syria.
"We would like to warn against illegal interference by outside forces even under the pretext of protecting civilians and human rights," he said.
"The global community has been given a one-sided, biased and frequently tendentious presentation of events in Syria.
"This is unfortunately a defect of the report of the commission which does not reflect the true situation."
روسيا: مشروع القرار الذي تقدمت به البلدان الغربية بشأن سورية إلى الجلسة الخاصة لمجلس حقوق الإنسان ارتدى طابعا مسيسا أحادي الجانب
Russia: Draft resolution submitted by the Western countries on Syria to the Special Session of the Human Rights Council politicized character wore a one-sided
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/12/02/385619.htm
02 December 0.2011
Russia slams ‘one-sided’ UN Rights Council resolution on Syria
http://en.rian.ru/world/20111202/169260382.html
23:30 02/12/2011
MOSCOW, December 2 (RIA Novosti)
The UN Human Rights Council should not be used to interfere in Syria’s internal affairs or achieve political goals that violate the UN Charter, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
The statement came after the Council had adopted a resolution condemning “systematic and gross violations of human rights” in Syria. Thirty-seven Council member states supported the resolution; Russia, China, Cuba and Ecuador voted against, and six countries abstained.
“Unfortunately, the draft resolution presented by Western countries to the Human Rights Council’s special meeting was politicized and one-sided. The latest steps by the Syrian authorities to stabilize the situation, carry out reforms in the country and launch a national dialogue… were not reflected in it,” the ministry said.
“Russia holds a fundamental position against the use of human rights mechanisms for interference in internal affairs or the achievement of political goals which are incompatible with the norms of international law or violate the UN Charter and HRC mandate,” it said.
UN sanctions against Iran 'exhausted': Russia envoy
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2011/Dec-02/155861-russia-says-un-rights-council-vote-on-syria-unacceptable.ashx
December 02, 2011 12:04 AM (Last updated: December 03, 2011 12:05 AM)
Agence France Presse
UNITED NATIONS: Russia believes new UN sanctions against Iran's nuclear program are no longer possible, Moscow's UN envoy said Friday condemning "threats" being made against Tehran and Syria by the West.
"We believe that the sanctions track in the Security Council has been exhausted," ambassador Vitaly Churkin told a press conference when asked about possible action against Iran.
"We continue to believe very strongly that negotiations should continue with Iran."
The European Union and United States have both ordered new sanctions against Iran after International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report said there were "credible" signs of military dimensions to Iran's nuclear drive.
Russia was "upset" with the report, Churkin said, adding the IAEA analysis had been "played up more as a PR exercise than a serious nuclear effort."
Russia has signed up so far to four rounds of UN Security Council sanctions against Iran's nuclear and missile programs. Russia and China have made it known however that they oppose new measures.
But Churkin said "we believe that the negotiated track can be resumed" and his country had made repeated attempts to get contacts restarted between Iran and the international group on the nuclear showdown: Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States.
The envoy said the West had to pull back from confrontation with Iran and Syria.
"The confrontation scenario is being played out not only with regard to Syria but with regard to Iran as well. All those threats and insinuations of possible military action against Iran, they don't help at all."
Western diplomats say that despite the IAEA report on Iran it could take months to get talk of new action in the Security Council. Russia and China vetoed a European resolution in October condemning the Syrian government's crackdown on opposition protests.
crackdown in Syria, where more than 4,000 people have been killed since mid-March according to the United Nations.
On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for a halt to "ultimatums" against Syria and a "move toward political dialogue," two days after the Arab League hit Damascus with crippling economic sanctions.
مصدر روسي : موسكو سلمت سوريا صواريخ عابرة
Russian source: Moscow supplied Syria with cruise missiles (Yakhont)
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=ee5f9e2d4a370048c748f1fea6dbbd1e&ar=624960642
Thursday - December 1 - 2011 - 23:19:03
Russian military source said a diplomat told Interfax "," Thursday, "Russia has supplied Syria with mobile system for coastal defense cruise missiles include anti-ship under a contract entered into in 2007."
The source added that the "anti-ship missiles that break the sound barrier-type" Yakhont "handed over to Syria in the framework system" Bastion "moving to defend the coast." He gave no details about the size of the transaction and the date of delivery.
Another source reported the agency "Interfax", that "Damascus wants to receive Mnzawmte" Bastion "at least, each consisting of 35 cruise missile-type Yakhont."
The "Interfax" that "the value of this contract is estimated at $ 300 million."
اميرال روسي: صواريخ "ياخونت" قادرة على مكافحة السفن وحاملات الطائرات
Russian admiral: "missiles Yakhont" capable of combat ships and aircraft carriers
http://arabic.rt.com/news_all_news/news/573145
02.12.2011 18:02
Admiral Popov, head of the national marine policy on December 2, commenting on the supply of systems, "Bastion" Russia's missile anti-ship missiles to Syria, announced that that system equipped with missiles "Yakhont" winged it can meet the ships individually and the aircraft carrier and its escort ships alike.
Popov and most brilliant tactical technical specifications owned by this system. He noted that the effectiveness of such a confrontation depends on many factors, including the efficient crews.
According to Senator Russian that Israeli concern over the supply this system to Damascus is not justified, given that the supply of weapons verification under the bilateral agreement signed with Syria, which can not be considered illegal, because the Syrian government at the time the government of reliable and characterized by the time the ability to lead the armed forces, including which means it supplied military technology from Russia.
Popov said he is not there any justification for saying that the weapons supplied by Russia could fall into the hands of terrorists.
He added: "These weapons are available in the possession of the government forces. And carrying cases and complaints received from Israel or any other country in this regard is unjustified character."
Popov and see what is happening in Syria is a procedure that will in the end, whatever the final developments.
He was a diplomat, a military source in Moscow told Interfax "- that a" Russian news agency that Russia and Syria responded to the systems, "Bastion" equipped with missiles "Yakhont" winged in 2007, under the agreement signed with them. He declined to give an exact date for the export of arms and size.
Meanwhile, another source told the agency that Damascus relied on getting at least two sets of system "Bastion" that has a crew of 36 winged rocket aircraft "Yakhont." He said that this weapon allows the protection of the Syrian coast from the sea.
The price of agreement of 300 million.
More details about the missile "Yakhont" on our website.
Law enforcement officials of Qatar beat up the Russian Ambassador and opened the diplomatic pounch!!!
السفير الروسي في قطر يأمل في ان حادث الاعتداء عليه ناجم عن جهل رجال الجمارك
Russian Ambassador to Qatar hopes that the attack was caused by ignorance of the customs officers
http://arabic.rt.com/news_all_news_middle_east/news/573163
02.12.2011 21:49
Expressed Vladimir Titorenko, Russia's ambassador in Qatar, expressed hope that the attack by beating him, which occurred at the airport in Doha due to ignorance of the customs officers and police the country, lack of knowledge of international laws.
And was Russian ambassador to Qatar and a number of employees of the Russian Embassy on November 29 last attacked by customs officers and police the country, in Doha, Qatar Mtarasma.
He told the Russian ambassador, who was assaulted told "Novosti," Russian news agency said: "Attempt to check your diplomatic mail by a Alrongen. But because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not give us a license to transfer e-diplomat, we proposed that message to them as usual without X-ray machine, and under the requirements of the Vienna Convention, but the representatives of airport security and customs and the police insisted on the examination. Titarenko said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to intervene in spite of many requests made by the Russian side in this regard. The men refused to national customs proposal the Russian ambassador that tends diplomatic mail to a neighboring country as long as the problem is not solved.
Said Titorenko: "We had in these circumstances to transfer mail to the car. And tried to elements of the police and customs transit to the car cornering mail using force, outside the boundaries of the airport. And began pulling the envelope containing the diplomatic mail from my hand in a not polite way. And saw the consultant the embassy and its supplement, which tried to protect his ambassador. continued with them in attempts to acquire the envelope power users. and we were able to Ahvaz Barrad diplomat. "
Do not want to talk about the Russian ambassador to the nature of the beatings he received Russian diplomats. But he stressed that the effects of beatings are serious, as demonstrated by the medical reports. According to the words of one witness, there is a lot of bruises on the body of the Russian ambassador and wounded in the retina of the eye.
He said the Russian ambassador: "I hope that this incident is linked to ignorance of customs officials and police, as the international conventions prohibit in any case the use of measures to influence the diplomats and the acquisition of e-diplomat implicitly whatever their position on this.. I hope that the incident was a misunderstanding only."
It is believed one Russian diplomat who was not identified, said the incident could be a provocation. He said: "It is clear that this was a provocation because of the position of Syria, Vladimir Titorenko, note that the conference was held, during which to clarify Russia's position on this matter and shed light on what is happening, which Atharaadm satisfaction."
The Vladimir Titorenko previously served as Russia's ambassador in Iraq. The procession was departing Russian diplomat in Baghdad in April 2003, bombing of U.S. troops. The result was four people, and implicitly Titorenko, were injured. Did not give representatives of the United States yet to apologize.
The Alexander Ukashević spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on December 2 that the Russian Foreign Ministry announced its protest to Qatar on the incident, which happened to the Russian Ambassador in Doha and demanded an investigation about it.
According to the words of the Ukashepfich Qatari ambassador was summoned on November 30th to the Russian Foreign Ministry, where handed him a note on the business is allowed over the Russian ambassador in Doha, which is a flagrant violation of the provisions of international law.
It is worth mentioning that the diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Qatar held on 2 August / August 1988. It was the opening of the Embassy of the Soviet Union in Doha in November 12, 1989, while the Qatar Embassy in Moscow Vavctan in April 14 for the same year. Qatar announced in the December 6 1991, its official recognition of the Russian Federation.
And continue regular political dialogue between Russia and Qatar in major international and regional affairs.
Source: Agency "Novosti" Russian news agency reported.
روسيا تطالب قطر بمعاقبة المسؤولين عن محاولة الاعتداء على السفير الروسي في مطار الدوحة
Russia calls for Qatar to punish those responsible for the attempted attack on the Russian ambassador in Doha Airport
http://www.sana.sy/ara/3/2011/12/02/385608.htm
02 December 0.2011
Moscow - SANA
Russia called on national authorities to conduct an immediate investigation into the attempted attack on the Russian ambassador at the airport in the Qatari capital Doha.
A statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry said today that the incident at the airport in the Qatari capital Doha on November 29 last attempt associated with physical assault on the Russian ambassador and the staff of the Russian Embassy in Qatar who were in a meeting and when the delivery of Russian diplomatic pouch to the airport.
The statement pointed out that the Russian Foreign summoned the thirtieth day of November, the Qatari Ambassador in Moscow and presented him with a strong protest and handed over a memorandum on the inadmissibility of such actions at the Russian ambassador in Doha is considered a flagrant violation of the rules of international law in force.
Russian Foreign Ministry has sought an immediate, thorough and rigorous punishment of the guilty in this incident and to prevent the occurrence of such incident in the future.
A statement by Russian Foreign Russia is waiting for an answer quickly the country side on the diplomacy of our note in the November 30 and take all necessary measures.
New EU sanctions
EU sanctions on December 1, 2011 (PDF)
(longer document than previous sanctions, plus an accumulated list of sanctioned persons and entities)
Shell to Cease Syria Operations After EU Targets Venture
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-02/shell-to-cease-syria-operations-after-eu-targets-local-venture.html
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Fri Dec 02 17:04:17 GMT 2011
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA), Europe’s largest oil company, will cease operations in Syria to comply with the latest European Union sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad’s government.
The EU said today it added three oil companies to the list of those targeted by an asset freeze and travel ban: Syria Trading Oil Co., General Petroleum Corp. and Al Furat Petroleum Co. Shell, China National Petroleum Corp. and Oil & Natural Gas Corp. of India are partners in Al Furat, which produced about 100,000 barrels of oil a day, according to its website.
“We will cease activities in line with the sanctions and our priority is the safety of our staff,” David Williams, a Shell spokesman, said by phone from London. He declined to comment further, saying that the company’s lawyers are still working on the new sanctions requirements.
More than 4,000 people have been killed since protests against Assad’s government started in March and more than 14,000 are in detention, United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said today. The country risks falling into civil war unless the government ends the crackdown, she said. Demonstrations against al-Assad’s leadership were inspired by the so-called Arab Spring movements that toppled leaders in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.
The U.S., Turkey and the Arab league have also applied sanctions to Syria, while Russia on Oct. 4 blocked a UN resolution calling for al-Assad to soften his actions.
"توتال" تقرر متابعة عملها في سوريا
"Total" Decides to continue its work in Syria
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_news&id=149a9cf9028fe779f2c1c134c5d57039&ar=954895312
Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 17:07:05
A spokesman for the French oil group Total said on Friday that EU sanctions against Syria will affect the Group's operations in the country, but there will continue oil production at this time.
The EU imposed sanctions on Friday on three oil companies, including Syria's stroll to the oil trade of state-owned General Petroleum Corporation.
The spokesman said: "EU sanctions will have an impact on our operations in Syria."
Total is working in a joint venture owned equally with the Syrian Petroleum Company, which was not included in the list of companies targeted EU sanctions.
The spokesman said: "Total will comply with EU sanctions."
The Total has said it has reduced its oil production in Syria after the Syrian ban on oil exports.
The Shell on Friday it would halt its activities in Syria in response to a new sanctions.
نواف الموسوي: الرد الأميركي على الهزيمة في العراق يكمن بالسيطرة على سورية
Nawaf al-Moussawi: the U.S. response to the defeat in Iraq is to control Syria
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Friday, 02 December 2011 18:31
Saw a member of Fidelity's Resistance MP Nawaf Musawi, the political discourse that carries the resistance is a function assigned to the other in Lebanon to besiege the resistance and to reduce, by creating internal strife and down to the cracks and divisions of sectarianism, pointing out that we face today a new version of U.S. plan a new strategy, in order to compensate for the failure that forced the U.S. administration in Iraq because of the resistance after the plans for the occupation of Iraq as a first stage to control the region later.
Musawi, in a speech at the Central Council, which is evaluated by Hezbollah in the city of Byblos girl, surprised at the positions of the Lebanese forces that talk about disarming the resistance that liberated the day after most of the occupied territories, while not the power in the previous arming the army, their friend, the management U.S. not able to edit the half-occupied Lebanese village of Ghajar, a village, and it did not translate over 22 years of occupation, friendship and practical manifestation of its ally, "Israel" from the occupied Lebanese territories.
He noted the Attorney-Moussawi that the U.S. response today on the crushing defeat suffered by the U.S. military in Iraq, is control of Syria by dropping its leadership of resistance, even if it takes internal war will be devastating, offering the U.S. administration itself after a Saviour, which is published military bases in Syria and Lebanon down to the ring to form a safety net for the Israeli entity which no longer feel safe existential since the July 2006 war and after the growing defense capabilities of Iran.
Moussawi stressed that what we see today is in the American project for the protection of "Israel" by changing the point of power in Syria, to get to eliminate the resistance in Lebanon and the output of Russian military bases sea and land from Syria to convert this beach and this part of the Eastern Mediterranean to the base Advanced NATO is a guarantee for Israeli security.
He pointed out that it is not the first time that we are confronted with a legitimate U.S. Israelis, this has been to us that we faced in 1982, and Osagtnah martyrs of the resistance and the Mujahideen, has also brought down the American project, which began with the Madrid Agreement of 93 and 96 and down to the year 2000, and brought down the American project the UN in 2006, though we did not know what we are today and with our own abilities and strength.
In conclusion, al-Moussawi stressed that we will drop the project the American-Israeli and we will achieve victory, pride and pride in the face of this project-based, permanent, considering that it is believed that the road is thorny is the road can lead to victory is the most important, in the history of all nations have not reported the nation ranked glory, liberty, or a of pride that followed only after a bloody thorny path.
US wants allies to cut Iranian oil imports
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111202_17.html
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Friday, December 02, 2011 13:08 +0900 (JST)
A senior US Treasury official has hinted that the United States will urge its allies to reduce crude oil imports from Iran, as part of the sanctions against its suspected nuclear weapons program.
Undersecretary of the Treasury David Cohen was speaking at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday. He explained how US banks have been barred from dealing with Iranian financial institutions.
The new sanctions were announced by the US government late last month.
Cohen cited countries including Greece, Italy, China and Japan as major oil importers from Iran. He said the US government is looking to work with the nation's closest allies to try and have them reduce their imports of Iranian oil.
Japan imports about 10 percent of its crude oil from Iran.
Trade and industry minister Yukio Edano said on Friday that the Japanese government will cautiously consider whether to reduce oil imports from Iran by fully taking into account Japan's economy and the potential impact of such a move on the global economy.
Ally or oil? The US demands Japan to cut oil imports from Iran. A new source of friction. (an article of Sankei)
同盟か石油か 米、イラン産原油輸入削減要請 日米関係に新たな火種
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産経2011.12.2 23:47
コーエン米財務次官は１日、上院外交委員会の公聴会で証言し、イランの核開発問題やテヘランの英国大使館乱入事件を受け、イランからの原油輸入の削減を日本や欧州など「緊密な同盟国」に求めていく意向を明らかにした。日本は原油輸入の１割をイランに依存しており、削減は避けたいのが本音だが、要請を拒否すれば日米関係の新たな火種になりかねない。日米同盟か、石油か－。日本政府は苦悩している。
日本のイランからの原油輸入量は昨年、サウジアラビア、アラブ首長国連邦、カタールに次いで４番目と上位だ。イランは伝統的な親日国で、１９７９年のイラン革命以降、米国が国交を断絶する中、日本は友好関係を維持してきた経緯もある。
フランスのサルコジ大統領が先週、野田佳彦首相に原油輸入停止などを求める書簡を送ったが、日本政府は要請に応えていない。だが、要請元が米国となると事情は異なる。
要請に応えなかった場合、ただでさえ米軍普天間飛行場の移設問題でギクシャクしがちな日米関係がさらに不安定なものになりかねない。米国は同じ核問題でも北朝鮮とイランでは日本の対応が異なると不満をもらしたことがある。
外務省幹部は「米国の要請は傾聴に値するが、どの程度の削減を要請してくるのか…。イランも外交上、大事な国だ」と気をもんでいる。
玄葉光一郎外相は２日の記者会見で「平和的に解決する努力を日本が行う必要がある」と述べたものの、具体策は触れずじまいだった。対応を先延ばしすれば、欧米からの批判が強まることが予想される。（坂井広志、ワシントン 犬塚陽介）
More sanctions on Iran is a natural decision for Japan (commentary of Nikkei)
イランへの制裁強化は当然だ
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日経2011/12/2付
テヘランの英国大使館が襲撃され、イランをめぐる国際関係が緊張の度合いを増している。
英国の外交官全員がイランから退去する一方、英政府は在英イラン大使館の閉鎖とイラン外交官全員の国外退去を迫った。ドイツ、フランスも駐イラン大使の本国召還を決めた。欧州連合（ＥＵ）もイラン制裁の強化に踏み切る。
11月29日の襲撃事件では、イランの治安当局が民兵組織に属する学生らの英大使館乱入を黙認したとみられている。外国公館の保護は国際法上の義務だ。深刻な事態を招いた責任はイラン側にある。
今回の事件は、国際原子力機関（ＩＡＥＡ）がイランの核開発について軍事目的との疑念を強める報告を発表し、米国、英国などが追加制裁を決めた後に起きた。
これまでの制裁でイランはすでに経済的な打撃を受けている。イランの政権には、インフレや貿易取引減少などへの国内の不満を外に向けると同時に、さらに多くの国が制裁を強めるのをけん制する狙いがあったとの見方もある。
だが、ＩＡＥＡ報告を受けて国際社会がイランに対して一段と厳しい姿勢を取るのは当然だ。
イランはまず、核開発に関する世界の疑念に答えなければならない。ＩＡＥＡによる調査団の派遣を受け入れる国際的な責任をイランは負っている。
圧力を強めるのに消極的な中国やロシアも、イランに毅然とした姿勢を示し、国際社会の足並みをそろえる必要がある。
イランをめぐる緊張で原油相場が再び上昇し始めた。輸入原油の約１割をイランに依存する日本にも、米欧は制裁を強めるよう呼びかけている。核兵器の拡散防止は日本外交にとっても重要課題だ。
米国も現段階では原油相場の急騰を招くような事態は避けようとしている。だが、経済的利益と同時に、現状が続いた場合のより大きな地政学リスクも警戒する必要がある。ウラン濃縮停止などをイランに強く迫るために、日本も制裁強化を考えなければならない。
The US places an unofficial demand for South Korea to cease oil import from Iran (an article of the Korean Daily of South Korea)
米国、イランからの原油輸入停止を非公式に要請
米国務次官に続き、アインホン特別補佐官もイランへの制裁強化を要求
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朝鮮日報
昨年はイラン国営メラト銀行ソウル支店の制裁問題をめぐり韓国、米国、イランの3カ国の間に緊張が走ったが、今年も同じような問題が表面化している。国際原子力機関（IAEA）がイランの核兵器開発疑惑を公表したことを受け、米国が韓国政府に対してイランへの制裁をさらに強化するよう求めてきたのだ。
米国のオバマ政権は先月22日のシャーマン国務次官に続き、今月5日にはイランと北朝鮮への制裁を担当する国務省のアインホン特別補佐官を韓国に派遣し、イランへの制裁強化を求める方針であることが分かった。
米国の政府関係者は外交ルートを通じ、韓国に対してイランとの石油化学製品の取引や原油の輸入を中断するよう求めており、3カ国間で摩擦が起こる可能性も高まっている。ソウルのある外交筋は「米国は韓国がフランス政府と同様、イラン産原油の輸入を停止することを求めており、韓国側もこのことを理解している」と述べた。イランに経済的な打撃を与えるためには、イランの経済基盤となっている原油の輸出を阻止する必要があるというわけだ。
韓国政府の統計によると、韓国とイランの年間交易額はおよそ100億ドル（約7800億円）に上り、そのうち50億―60億ドル（約3900億―4700億円）が韓国による原油の輸入だ。2009年のイランからの原油輸入量は、韓国の原油輸入全体の9.6%を占めた。
米国のこうした要請について、韓国政府の関係者は「しばらく状況を見守った上で決めても遅くはないだろう」とコメントした。 一方、英国では先月29日、政府がイランによる核開発への対抗措置として経済制裁の強化を発表したのに反発し、イラン駐在の英国大使館にデモ隊が乱入した。このような事例を踏まえ、韓国政府内でも「慎重に検討しなければならない」という意見が大勢を占めている。別の政府関係者は「同盟国である米国の要請を無視するわけにはいかない。特に核開発問題では北朝鮮がイランとの協力を強化しているため、何らかの措置は必要だろう。この点については今も検討が進められている」と述べた。
韓国政府は昨年、イランに対する国連安保理決議1929号が採択されたのを受け、イランの抗議にもかかわらず、この採択を忠実に実行している。韓国政府は国際社会との共存という観点から、昨年9月8日に政府の各部処（省庁）が合同で金融、貿易、エネルギーなど五つの分野にわたり16項目の対イラン制裁を決めた。
その中でも代表的なものが、昨年実行されたイラン国営メラト銀行ソウル支店に対する営業停止命令だ。米国はメラト銀行ソウル支店について「アラブ圏の外で活動するイラン唯一の銀行支店」であることを理由に閉鎖を求めてきた。これに対し、韓国政府はしばらく対応を先送りしていたが、最終的に同銀行に対して外国為替取引法違反容疑を適用し、2カ月の営業停止処分を下した。韓国政府による制裁が影響し、メラト銀行ソウル支店は現在、事実上の開店休業状態にあり、営業面で大きな打撃を受けている。
韓国とイランは1962年に外交を樹立し、これまで比較的友好な関係を維持してきた。
1970年代には、韓国企業がイラン国内で多くの建設工事を受注したのを機に両国の関係はさらに発展し、一時は2万人以上の韓国人作業員がイランに滞在するなど、韓国の経済成長にはイランが大きく貢献したとされている。しかし最近はイランでミサイル開発や核開発が行われている上、この分野で北朝鮮との技術協力が盛んに行われていることも明らかになり、両国関係が揺らぎ始めている。韓国政府（の）関係者は「今月中に外交通商部や知識経済部（いずれも省に相当）など関係省庁の幹部が集まり、イランに対する追加制裁について話し合う予定だ」「米国とイランを同時に満足させる方法がないのが悩みの種だ」とコメントした。
U.S. hands main war base, Saddam palaces back to Iraq
http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/12/02/iraq-withdrawal-base-idINDEE7B10E520111202
By Jim Loney
BAGHDAD | Fri Dec 2, 2011 7:52pm IST
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military passed a milestone in its pending withdrawal from Iraq on Friday, vacating its vast main base near Baghdad airport that once housed the American war operations hub and hosted a captive Saddam Hussein before his execution.
Victory Base Complex, a site ringed by 42 kilometres (27 miles) of blast walls and razor wire, was the U.S. nerve centre for the Iraq war almost from the moment American troops entered the capital and pulled down Saddam's statue in 2003.
The handover of Victory Base to Iraq's government was a big step in the U.S. pullout from Iraq as Washington consolidates its presence in Baghdad at its sprawling embassy on the Tigris River in the capital's heavily fortified Green Zone.
Fewer than 500 U.S. troops remain in the capital, according to a U.S. official.
About 12,000 troops are still in Iraq, down from a peak of about 170,000 at the height of the war. All of the remaining forces are due to leave by the end of this year, except for a small contingent of under 200 attached to the U.S. embassy.
"The Victory Base Complex was officially signed over to the receivership of the Iraqi government this morning," Colonel Barry Johnson, a U.S. military spokesman, said by email. "The base is no longer under U.S. control and is now under the full authority of the Government of Iraq."
American forces have been closing down operations for months at the Victory complex, which once housed around 42,000 U.S. military personnel and another 20,000 support staff.
The top U.S. war leaders from Ricardo Sanchez to David Petraeus to the current commander, General Lloyd Austin, lived at one of Saddam's villas on the base, a 20-room, 25,000-square-foot mansion where King Hussein of Jordan was said to have liked to fish off the back porch during Saddam's reign.
LEGACY OF SADDAM'S LIFE OF LUXURY
U.S. officials said Saddam built the network of palaces and villas and a complex of lakes on the grounds, including his Victory over America palace feting the 1991 Gulf War, in which U.S. forces drove Iraq out of Kuwait, and the Victory over Iran palace commemorating the 1980s campaign against his neighbour.
U.S. forces used as their war operations centre Saddam's al-Faw Palace, a 450,000-square-foot edifice of 62 rooms, including 29 bathrooms, designed with France's Versailles in mind and decorated with French provincial furniture.
U.S. officials said they left behind a massive, throne-like wooden chair given to Saddam by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Saddam Hussein was imprisoned at Victory Base for about two years in a maximum-security facility built in the bombed wreckage of a villa once used by security forces headed by his son Uday, U.S. officials said.
"Building 114," as U.S. troops knew it, was located on a small island in a lake, connected by a causeway and a drawbridge, and was shared by Saddam and his henchman, Ali Hassan al-Majeed, or Chemical Ali. Both were executed.
The base was a home-away-from-home for hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops who served in Iraq and was thoroughly Americanized over the course of eight years with everything from water and power plants to Burger King and Subway restaurants.
U.S. soldiers could be seen jogging around the lakes in off-duty hours or smacking golf balls into the water from the terraces of Saddam's palaces.
"There is a sense of excitement about leaving because the base because it means we're heading home," said Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Brooks, a U.S. military historian.
"Mainly it's a sense of satisfaction over a job done to the best of our abilities and the knowledge that we left it better than we found it."
Dec 2 Central government
الأسد : معركتنا ليست مع العرب
Assad: Our battle is not with the Arabs
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/26912
No. 1576 Friday 2 December 2011
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad assured to the state of stability in Lebanon. Confirms that he is not familiar with the details of the internal Lebanese now, but that the current government will continue to perform its tasks as it seems. When the Syrian crisis is resolved, Lebanon will pass in a more comfortable, especially that all the world today focuses on Syria, «but we are getting strikes and grasp»
Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, in front of the delegation of «Coalition of Muslim Scholars in Lebanon», headed by Chairman of the Board Shaikh Ahmed Zein, that the United States is trying to cover its withdrawal from Iraq by fabricating problems in Syria, before moving to the internal situation of the Syrian, indicating that various walks of Islamists, and even from within the Salafi ideology Some penitential, while there are Dauaon, and between other teams, too, between the Muslim Brotherhood and the difference between the Sufi and between this and that. But the Syrian authorities have dealt with all the same stick, and closed many religious institutions, and chased many people, and hit the groups that do not like to threaten stability. After Syria was the destination for Muslims who wish to graduate in law from all over the Muslim world, whether Arab or non-Arab, abandoned this role is no longer accommodate them.
And asked Assad, in the meeting, which lasted three hours and began one to read by secretary of the administrative Shaikh Hassan Abdullah about the history of assembly and its role in Lebanon and his work in Islamic circles, check the term Islamist, preferring the term Muslim, then admitted that Syria is a mistake in dealing with all Islamic institutions like one, «Now, we consider how to deal with all, and have established a dedicated media channel on behalf of Islamic Nur al-Sham Islamic, we are seeking to switch restrictions that prevailed in the past to expand on the Syrian Muslim».
And about the possibility of dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood movement, the Assad relationship with the Brotherhood to say we opened formerly the doors of dialogue with the Brotherhood, several times, but we did not get to the result, and that was due to persistence of the Brotherhood in their opinion, and then also I was ready for dialogue from the stage of Hama, down to the present, I did not intend to avoid any points, or stage, but today we are not ready for dialogue with them what they do not give up what they are.
But characterized al-Assad in his dialogue with Ulamas between the groups, the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria and the Syrian position on Hamas, saying that the movement under the incubation the complete and full support, and we associate with the parties intervening in the events, the major movements in the Palestinian issue, and are dealt with from this in mind.
He adds that the atmosphere of sectarian Assad did not exist in Syria, the authorities deal with any attempt to raise it firmly, but there is work on the diffusion, and today declined to air the only area of Homs. In the past, some have tried to claim an alternative market for the Hall of the market is located in one of the Syrian cities, on the basis that this market is located predominantly in the year, and the answer is categorically rejected.
He said Assad to the strategic position of Russia to Syria, where some wager on the possibility of a shift in the Russian position in support of Syria, and Assad on the analysis presented by one of his visitors, saying that what made Russia the strategic and irreversible, and they are now with us in this battle.
He added, no price can be offered to Russia parallels the loss of Syria and its role in the region, Losing the Syrian role means that out of Russia permanently from the Middle East, and the detector guests, saying that Syria were not encouraged to accept a document of the Arab League, but the Russian leadership hoped the approval of Syria by the pressure relief on Syria and to find a more positive environment, which is what happened to Damascus, I agreed to the Protocol.
He continued, explaining that the battle of Syria is not against the Arabs, do not worry about Syria moves Arab underway, and some Arab countries is not convinced the position shown by the Arab League against Syria, we have received many calls from Arab countries, stressed that nothing will change in the bilateral relations after the sanctions resolution against Syria, saying that a ring of Arab leaders will come to Damascus to apologize in the end.
Assad has expressed surprise at the position of Syria, Sudan, and especially that Syria has long supported the Sudan during the difficult period experienced by the sanctions suffered by her, but he eventually agreed to sanctions against Syria.
Turning guests to the Syrian media and the extent of its failure to show the facts to the world, especially in terms of some of what is the level of political discourse, pointing to the lack of efficiency in dealing with the crisis, except for a gap large that prevailed in the conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem.
Assad agreed on the failure experienced by the Syrian media, saying he had not yet reached the performance of his role, and now being developed media work, Xu, he had not seen the video conference, Walid Muallem.
He moved to talk about economic sanctions, saying it would affect on Syria, but will not be catastrophic, and there will be a package of measures that will help us in the face of these sanctions.
He said the public who come down to the streets is not necessarily that the whole pro-regime, but people Mstvzon position of the Arabs and especially the Arab League of Arab States towards their country, and they react to it. He added: my battle is not with the Arabs, so do not care what produces them, but the battle with the loathing of the Arab countries today.
He explained that the U.S. plan had been for the partitioning of Iraq, but that the Americans discovered that the division of Iraq is impossible the existence of Syria to his side, either Syria is divided and then can be divided Iraq or countries are not dividing, and today Americans are in the weakest their situation of Foreign Affairs, and the hum shook the Syrian situation to cover the withdrawal from Iraq They want regime change in Syria, but they will not make it.
He noted that Turkey cannot dictate its will on Syria, and for Turkey the intervention in regional affairs is larger than its size and larger than allowed by their reality, repeating that the battle is with the West.
He said with confidence that he knows that the battle is not short, a harsh, but the conditions are better today than it was months ago, has always asked the army not to use heavy weapons in military battles, and only small arms.
He stressed that he does not review the issue of reforms, which are progressing, but the West does not ask Syria to do reforms, but he is willing to turn a blind eye to reforms if Syria committed to the demands of Defense Minister, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, and subjected to Western conditions.
Assad suggested in response to a question from one of his guests for his willingness to receive Saad Hariri reiterated that Syria has not closed the door in front of anyone, adding that hours of meetings with Saad Hariri made it clear to him that Hariri does not like talking politics, but in the affairs of other miscellaneous, but Damascus receive all of the knock on her door, and in the event of his comeback from his position would not mind receiving, in spite of all the words that he said.
The delegation proposed to form between Lebanese Ulamas and Syrian Ulamas, and held a joint conference, Assad has expressed his commitment to care for a similar conference. Also agreed on a mechanism for communication between the Coalition of Muslim Scholars in Lebanon and the Syrian president.
مجلس الشعب: الدستور الجديد سيعرض على الاستفتاء العام
People's Council: the new constitution will be submitted to referendum
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_articles&id=7d36de290ee160113f16eb243ccd82be&h=%CD%E3%D5&ar=58784442
Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 12:39:13
Syrian People's Council stressed the need to develop the country's draft constitution submitted to the referendum and to prevent all illegal demonstrations and promoting democracy, as a ballot box is the right way to do so.
The Council noted the importance of continuing to release all prisoners except those who found guilty in accordance with the laws in force and the holding of parliamentary elections, according to a new basis from a legal political parties, elections and a national dialogue under the auspices and chairmanship of the President of the Republic.
The Council called for follow-up administrative reform programs and economic, judicial and developing criteria for identifying the right person in the right place and the fight against corruption and to hold corrupt and bring them to the relevant judicial authority and to take economic measures necessary to serve and develop the national production and meet the interests of producers and achieve the people's demands urgent and enhance the national steadfastness.
The Council discussed people's circumstances and the current conditions experienced by Syria.
The Council stressed in a statement after discussing the circumstances and conditions and refused to condemn any kind of outside intervention in all its forms.
High and the price of the precious sacrifices made by the people and the Syrian Arab Army and internal security forces for the interests of the country pleading with God to preserve the country and inject our blood and has mercy on our martyrs and wear a dress Syrian security and safety.
Assad: Our battle is not with the Arabs
http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/26912
No. 1576 Friday 2 December 2011
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad assured to the state of stability in Lebanon. Confirms that he is not familiar with the details of the internal Lebanese now, but that the current government will continue to perform its tasks as it seems. When the Syrian crisis is resolved, Lebanon will pass in a more comfortable, especially that all the world today focuses on Syria, «but we are getting strikes and grasp»
Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, in front of the delegation of «Coalition of Muslim Scholars in Lebanon», headed by Chairman of the Board Shaikh Ahmed Zein, that the United States is trying to cover its withdrawal from Iraq by fabricating problems in Syria, before moving to the internal situation of the Syrian, indicating that various walks of Islamists, and even from within the Salafi ideology Some penitential, while there are Dauaon, and between other teams, too, between the Muslim Brotherhood and the difference between the Sufi and between this and that. But the Syrian authorities have dealt with all the same stick, and closed many religious institutions, and chased many people, and hit the groups that do not like to threaten stability. After Syria was the destination for Muslims who wish to graduate in law from all over the Muslim world, whether Arab or non-Arab, abandoned this role is no longer accommodate them.
And asked Assad, in the meeting, which lasted three hours and began one to read by secretary of the administrative Shaikh Hassan Abdullah about the history of assembly and its role in Lebanon and his work in Islamic circles, check the term Islamist, preferring the term Muslim, then admitted that Syria is a mistake in dealing with all Islamic institutions like one, «Now, we consider how to deal with all, and have established a dedicated media channel on behalf of Islamic Nur al-Sham Islamic, we are seeking to switch restrictions that prevailed in the past to expand on the Syrian Muslim».
And about the possibility of dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood movement, the Assad relationship with the Brotherhood to say we opened formerly the doors of dialogue with the Brotherhood, several times, but we did not get to the result, and that was due to persistence of the Brotherhood in their opinion, and then also I was ready for dialogue from the stage of Hama, down to the present, I did not intend to avoid any points, or stage, but today we are not ready for dialogue with them what they do not give up what they are.
But characterized al-Assad in his dialogue with Ulamas between the groups, the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria and the Syrian position on Hamas, saying that the movement under the incubation the complete and full support, and we associate with the parties intervening in the events, the major movements in the Palestinian issue, and are dealt with from this in mind.
He adds that the atmosphere of sectarian Assad did not exist in Syria, the authorities deal with any attempt to raise it firmly, but there is work on the diffusion, and today declined to air the only area of Homs. In the past, some have tried to claim an alternative market for the Hall of the market is located in one of the Syrian cities, on the basis that this market is located predominantly in the year, and the answer is categorically rejected.
He said Assad to the strategic position of Russia to Syria, where some wager on the possibility of a shift in the Russian position in support of Syria, and Assad on the analysis presented by one of his visitors, saying that what made Russia the strategic and irreversible, and they are now with us in this battle.
He added, no price can be offered to Russia parallels the loss of Syria and its role in the region, Losing the Syrian role means that out of Russia permanently from the Middle East, and the detector guests, saying that Syria were not encouraged to accept a document of the Arab League, but the Russian leadership hoped the approval of Syria by the pressure relief on Syria and to find a more positive environment, which is what happened to Damascus, I agreed to the Protocol.
He continued, explaining that the battle of Syria is not against the Arabs, do not worry about Syria moves Arab underway, and some Arab countries is not convinced the position shown by the Arab League against Syria, we have received many calls from Arab countries, stressed that nothing will change in the bilateral relations after the sanctions resolution against Syria, saying that a ring of Arab leaders will come to Damascus to apologize in the end.
Assad has expressed surprise at the position of Syria, Sudan, and especially that Syria has long supported the Sudan during the difficult period experienced by the sanctions suffered by her, but he eventually agreed to sanctions against Syria.
Turning guests to the Syrian media and the extent of its failure to show the facts to the world, especially in terms of some of what is the level of political discourse, pointing to the lack of efficiency in dealing with the crisis, except for a gap large that prevailed in the conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem.
Assad agreed on the failure experienced by the Syrian media, saying he had not yet reached the performance of his role, and now being developed media work, Xu, he had not seen the video conference, Walid Muallem.
He moved to talk about economic sanctions, saying it would affect on Syria, but will not be catastrophic, and there will be a package of measures that will help us in the face of these sanctions.
He said the public who come down to the streets is not necessarily that the whole pro-regime, but people Mstvzon position of the Arabs and especially the Arab League of Arab States towards their country, and they react to it. He added: my battle is not with the Arabs, so do not care what produces them, but the battle with the loathing of the Arab countries today.
He explained that the U.S. plan had been for the partitioning of Iraq, but that the Americans discovered that the division of Iraq is impossible the existence of Syria to his side, either Syria is divided and then can be divided Iraq or countries are not dividing, and today Americans are in the weakest their situation of Foreign Affairs, and the hum shook the Syrian situation to cover the withdrawal from Iraq They want regime change in Syria, but they will not make it.
He noted that Turkey cannot dictate its will on Syria, and for Turkey the intervention in regional affairs is larger than its size and larger than allowed by their reality, repeating that the battle is with the West.
He said with confidence that he knows that the battle is not short, a harsh, but the conditions are better today than it was months ago, has always asked the army not to use heavy weapons in military battles, and only small arms.
He stressed that he does not review the issue of reforms, which are progressing, but the West does not ask Syria to do reforms, but he is willing to turn a blind eye to reforms if Syria committed to the demands of Defense Minister, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, and subjected to Western conditions.
Assad suggested in response to a question from one of his guests for his willingness to receive Saad Hariri reiterated that Syria has not closed the door in front of anyone, adding that hours of meetings with Saad Hariri made it clear to him that Hariri does not like talking politics, but in the affairs of other miscellaneous, but Damascus receive all of the knock on her door, and in the event of his comeback from his position would not mind receiving, in spite of all the words that he said.
The delegation proposed to form between Lebanese Ulamas and Syrian Ulamas, and held a joint conference, Assad has expressed his commitment to care for a similar conference. Also agreed on a mechanism for communication between the Coalition of Muslim Scholars in Lebanon and the Syrian president.
مجلس الشعب: الدستور الجديد سيعرض على الاستفتاء العام
People's Council: the new constitution will be submitted to referendum
http://www.aksalser.com/index.php?page=view_articles&id=7d36de290ee160113f16eb243ccd82be&h=%CD%E3%D5&ar=58784442
Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 12:39:13
Syrian People's Council stressed the need to develop the country's draft constitution submitted to the referendum and to prevent all illegal demonstrations and promoting democracy, as a ballot box is the right way to do so.
The Council noted the importance of continuing to release all prisoners except those who found guilty in accordance with the laws in force and the holding of parliamentary elections, according to a new basis from a legal political parties, elections and a national dialogue under the auspices and chairmanship of the President of the Republic.
The Council called for follow-up administrative reform programs and economic, judicial and developing criteria for identifying the right person in the right place and the fight against corruption and to hold corrupt and bring them to the relevant judicial authority and to take economic measures necessary to serve and develop the national production and meet the interests of producers and achieve the people's demands urgent and enhance the national steadfastness.
The Council discussed people's circumstances and the current conditions experienced by Syria.
The Council stressed in a statement after discussing the circumstances and conditions and refused to condemn any kind of outside intervention in all its forms.
High and the price of the precious sacrifices made by the people and the Syrian Arab Army and internal security forces for the interests of the country pleading with God to preserve the country and inject our blood and has mercy on our martyrs and wear a dress Syrian security and safety.
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