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)
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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
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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
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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."
2011/12/03
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.
Dec 2 Pro-government
استنكروا العقوبات الاقتصادية للجامعة بحق سورية..أئمة وخطباء المساجد: المخطط يستهدف الجميع..حكام مسلمون يجعلون من عدوهم ولياً لهم
Denounced the economic sanctions by the Arab League against Syria .. mosque imams and preachers: the planned targets all .. Muslim rulers from their enemies and make them Leah (Friday sermon)
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/12/02/385579.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/12/02/385589.htm
02 December 0.2011
Provinces (SANA) -
Denounced the mosque imams and preachers in his Friday sermon today, the Arab League resolutions unfair against the Syrian people, considering that economic sanctions taken by the Arab foreign ministers prepare for external intervention and hit the last stronghold of the forces of resistance and opposition in the Arab world against the Zionist enemy and charts Western conspiracy.
The imams and preachers that came in the decisions of the Arab League against Syria, the state founding member of the Arab League, contrary to what God has commanded incitement to repair fences and contrary to the meaning .. The believers are brothers make reconciliation between your brothers and fear Allah, that ye may obtain mercy, and contrary to the commitment that recommended by the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him saying .. Muslim is the brother of a Muslim does not oppress him nor betray him nor forsake him.
He said the imams and preachers that the decisions of the Arab League against Syria is a dangerous precedent paving to undermine the role of the Arab League, which has become a vehicle for political agendas of Foreign Affairs and the main Western privilege and would lose its national role as a prelude to exacerbation of the Zionist enemy in occupation of the occupied Arab and Islamic holy sites and expansion at the expense of Arab dignity and take a nation Muslim did not forfeit the right of the glorious history of their rights.
The imams and preachers that these unfair penalties will not deter the resolve of our people to survive and is able to overcome adversity and difficulties and that no matter how great Bmekdradtha Syria's economic and national unity that is blessed by God willing, will come out whiter head high forehead.
Imams, preachers and asked God to preserve our nation and our people from all evil and to divert our country from these sorrow and distress and to keep President Bashar al-Assad and provides strength and determination and perpetuate our country and our people's security and stability enjoyed by.
Buti and Holiday Bari and ratified: the planned targets all .. and the Muslim rulers behave contrary to God's law and make enemies of them, and Leah
The professor, Dr. Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan Al-Buti was not in a Muslim one, whether an individual group or governor in the State of doubt that Islam is the ruling obeyed and the view taken that the policy is to manage things wisely wonder how to act Muslim rulers in violation of the law of God and the Sunnah of His Prophet peace be upon him.
He asked in his Friday sermon Bouti .. Do the leaders of the Arab world who make up the Arab League of Arab Muslims and are committed to this fact .. Why do not respond to the order of God's view .. / Virtue, righteousness and piety do not help one another in sin and aggression / .. And the verse / The believers are brothers make reconciliation between your brothers /.
The Bouti that those leaders who represented the Arab League walk away from this statement, the divine and make your enemy senseless and Leah them without God, and taking of bribes rule of justice, rather than the law of God Vinqadon to the Sultan of the bribe and then go under it for their brothers in humanity, Islam and draw sanctions that prevent them living and livelihoods .
He said they are Buti was not allowed to cut the tributaries of life and livelihood and standards of living for their fellow humanity and Islam tightly under the dominion of corruption, whether large or small, even though they are Muslims.
For his part, Shaikh Bashir Holiday Bari Imam of Mosque of President Hafez al-Assad .. The Arab Gathering should be entitled / to the rope of Allah all /, a sit-rope of God and hold elements of brotherhood and mutual love and cooperation at all that would pride of Arabism and Islam, pointing out that the difference in opinion does not spoil the intimacy either been disagreement broken with the insidious and break this is not accept Islam .. but it was the decisions of the Arab League, the right of the people of Syria, the state sister and one of the founders of this university to impose economic sanctions aimed at the siege of the Syrian Arab people and pave the way for foreign intervention, which is unacceptable.
The Shaikh Holiday Bari The history of Syria has been recognized as the Arab ranks and Arab right to carry in the hearts of people all the love, goodwill and friendship to their fellow Arab brothers, and all this was to have it fixed on its support for the rights of Arab and Islamic countries, especially in the face of the Zionist enemy, perfidious, who desecrated the sacred and the profane did not Ara the sanctity of the Shaikh, woman or child.
He Shaikh Holiday Bari that Syria stood attitudes of pride and honor in each occasion, as she stood a supervisor position for the left, said the Arab League speaks the truth and keep our nation united in its goals in a strong will and be one hand over its enemies.
And denounced the Holiday Bari band and hostility to it among the members of the body of one of the nation is not acceptable to reason or religion, calling for a return to the right because the treacherous Zionists and their backers who are all donating our happy Ptnazaana pointing out that the sole beneficiary of what is happening on the Arab arena is Israel.
In turn, explained Shaikh Ahmed Sadiq Imam of Mosque Anas ibn Maalik that the world is not only that draws arrows rage of our enemies but from our fellow they tried to crush us and set up a blockade at the outset the claims then made it an economic war, and this it is clear that the intended system is not given, but the people of Syria and its people Even in a state of poverty.
Shaikh Sadiq, sirs We do not have only each other and will not defend this country, but people will not be protected only by men let's put our hands to each other to defend this land and to defend the religion and Syria remains the land of faith and civilization, science and good, wondering where the Arab League on the issue of Palestine and whether he found the days of the days a ban on Israel or the decision of the Arabs to stop dealing with them and the United States and where the Arab League of the occupation of Iraq and why did not issue a resolution condemning the U.S. and kill our brothers in Iraq or there is a different issue, and said .. I do not allow death was passed in anywhere, not satisfied with him, but you should know that America and its agents want to destroy our nation.
The Shaikh Sadiq that the planned targets all called to stand under the umbrella of the words of God Almighty / to the rope of Allah and be not divided among yourselves / to protect the homeland and religion.
Support rally
السوريون يواصلون مسيراتهم الحاشدة ونشاطاتهم الوطنية استنكاراً لقرارات الجامعة العربية ورفضاً للتدخلات الخارجية وتأكيداً على الوحدة الوطنية
Squares in Several Syrian Provinces Teem with Huge Crowds Supporting Reform and Rejecting Foreign Interference (Sab'a Bahrat in Damascus, Wafidin camp in Damascus countryside, al-Shahba city in al-Suwaida, Ra's al-Ain in al-Hasakah (Kurdish town), Latakia, Tartous city, Safita in Tartous)
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/12/02/385572.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/12/02/385580.htm
Dec 02, 2011 (a lot of pictures in the link)
Denounced the economic sanctions by the Arab League against Syria .. mosque imams and preachers: the planned targets all .. Muslim rulers from their enemies and make them Leah (Friday sermon)
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/12/02/385579.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2011/12/02/385589.htm
02 December 0.2011
Provinces (SANA) -
Denounced the mosque imams and preachers in his Friday sermon today, the Arab League resolutions unfair against the Syrian people, considering that economic sanctions taken by the Arab foreign ministers prepare for external intervention and hit the last stronghold of the forces of resistance and opposition in the Arab world against the Zionist enemy and charts Western conspiracy.
The imams and preachers that came in the decisions of the Arab League against Syria, the state founding member of the Arab League, contrary to what God has commanded incitement to repair fences and contrary to the meaning .. The believers are brothers make reconciliation between your brothers and fear Allah, that ye may obtain mercy, and contrary to the commitment that recommended by the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him saying .. Muslim is the brother of a Muslim does not oppress him nor betray him nor forsake him.
He said the imams and preachers that the decisions of the Arab League against Syria is a dangerous precedent paving to undermine the role of the Arab League, which has become a vehicle for political agendas of Foreign Affairs and the main Western privilege and would lose its national role as a prelude to exacerbation of the Zionist enemy in occupation of the occupied Arab and Islamic holy sites and expansion at the expense of Arab dignity and take a nation Muslim did not forfeit the right of the glorious history of their rights.
The imams and preachers that these unfair penalties will not deter the resolve of our people to survive and is able to overcome adversity and difficulties and that no matter how great Bmekdradtha Syria's economic and national unity that is blessed by God willing, will come out whiter head high forehead.
Imams, preachers and asked God to preserve our nation and our people from all evil and to divert our country from these sorrow and distress and to keep President Bashar al-Assad and provides strength and determination and perpetuate our country and our people's security and stability enjoyed by.
Buti and Holiday Bari and ratified: the planned targets all .. and the Muslim rulers behave contrary to God's law and make enemies of them, and Leah
The professor, Dr. Muhammad Sa'id Ramadan Al-Buti was not in a Muslim one, whether an individual group or governor in the State of doubt that Islam is the ruling obeyed and the view taken that the policy is to manage things wisely wonder how to act Muslim rulers in violation of the law of God and the Sunnah of His Prophet peace be upon him.
He asked in his Friday sermon Bouti .. Do the leaders of the Arab world who make up the Arab League of Arab Muslims and are committed to this fact .. Why do not respond to the order of God's view .. / Virtue, righteousness and piety do not help one another in sin and aggression / .. And the verse / The believers are brothers make reconciliation between your brothers /.
The Bouti that those leaders who represented the Arab League walk away from this statement, the divine and make your enemy senseless and Leah them without God, and taking of bribes rule of justice, rather than the law of God Vinqadon to the Sultan of the bribe and then go under it for their brothers in humanity, Islam and draw sanctions that prevent them living and livelihoods .
He said they are Buti was not allowed to cut the tributaries of life and livelihood and standards of living for their fellow humanity and Islam tightly under the dominion of corruption, whether large or small, even though they are Muslims.
For his part, Shaikh Bashir Holiday Bari Imam of Mosque of President Hafez al-Assad .. The Arab Gathering should be entitled / to the rope of Allah all /, a sit-rope of God and hold elements of brotherhood and mutual love and cooperation at all that would pride of Arabism and Islam, pointing out that the difference in opinion does not spoil the intimacy either been disagreement broken with the insidious and break this is not accept Islam .. but it was the decisions of the Arab League, the right of the people of Syria, the state sister and one of the founders of this university to impose economic sanctions aimed at the siege of the Syrian Arab people and pave the way for foreign intervention, which is unacceptable.
The Shaikh Holiday Bari The history of Syria has been recognized as the Arab ranks and Arab right to carry in the hearts of people all the love, goodwill and friendship to their fellow Arab brothers, and all this was to have it fixed on its support for the rights of Arab and Islamic countries, especially in the face of the Zionist enemy, perfidious, who desecrated the sacred and the profane did not Ara the sanctity of the Shaikh, woman or child.
He Shaikh Holiday Bari that Syria stood attitudes of pride and honor in each occasion, as she stood a supervisor position for the left, said the Arab League speaks the truth and keep our nation united in its goals in a strong will and be one hand over its enemies.
And denounced the Holiday Bari band and hostility to it among the members of the body of one of the nation is not acceptable to reason or religion, calling for a return to the right because the treacherous Zionists and their backers who are all donating our happy Ptnazaana pointing out that the sole beneficiary of what is happening on the Arab arena is Israel.
In turn, explained Shaikh Ahmed Sadiq Imam of Mosque Anas ibn Maalik that the world is not only that draws arrows rage of our enemies but from our fellow they tried to crush us and set up a blockade at the outset the claims then made it an economic war, and this it is clear that the intended system is not given, but the people of Syria and its people Even in a state of poverty.
Shaikh Sadiq, sirs We do not have only each other and will not defend this country, but people will not be protected only by men let's put our hands to each other to defend this land and to defend the religion and Syria remains the land of faith and civilization, science and good, wondering where the Arab League on the issue of Palestine and whether he found the days of the days a ban on Israel or the decision of the Arabs to stop dealing with them and the United States and where the Arab League of the occupation of Iraq and why did not issue a resolution condemning the U.S. and kill our brothers in Iraq or there is a different issue, and said .. I do not allow death was passed in anywhere, not satisfied with him, but you should know that America and its agents want to destroy our nation.
The Shaikh Sadiq that the planned targets all called to stand under the umbrella of the words of God Almighty / to the rope of Allah and be not divided among yourselves / to protect the homeland and religion.
Support rally
السوريون يواصلون مسيراتهم الحاشدة ونشاطاتهم الوطنية استنكاراً لقرارات الجامعة العربية ورفضاً للتدخلات الخارجية وتأكيداً على الوحدة الوطنية
Squares in Several Syrian Provinces Teem with Huge Crowds Supporting Reform and Rejecting Foreign Interference (Sab'a Bahrat in Damascus, Wafidin camp in Damascus countryside, al-Shahba city in al-Suwaida, Ra's al-Ain in al-Hasakah (Kurdish town), Latakia, Tartous city, Safita in Tartous)
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/12/02/385572.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/12/02/385580.htm
Dec 02, 2011 (a lot of pictures in the link)
Dec 2 Anti-government
تركيا زادت من خلافاتها... المعارضة السورية في الخارج "تفكر" في توحيد صفوفها على الأرض التونسية
Turkey increased its differences ... Syrian opposition abroad "think" in the ranks, on the ground of Tunisia
http://www.syriandays.com/?page=show_det&select_page=53&id=29129
Friday 02/12/2011
15:02:15
She said among the Arab diplomatic Syrian opposition is considering the possibility of holding meetings aimed to unite the opposition forces in the Tunisian capital Tunis away from the limelight after the Tunis expressed no objection to receive the parties to the Syrian opposition to further discuss ways to unify the opposition or to agree among themselves on common ground to work
She said these circles who preferred anonymity, told AKI Italian news agency that Tunisia welcomed to host the Syrian opposition is willing to discuss ways to unite them, and perhaps agree opposition parties on this matter soon, in the hope that the outcome of that meeting, the proposed positive results in this regard.
She circles that the Arab League will remain the sponsor of any action on the Syrian opposition in this regard, Tunisia will not interfere in the meeting but will provide a place quiet manner of his contract, saying that Egypt, which saw several meetings and meetings between the parties to the opposition and especially the "National Council" (SNC) and "coordinating body" busy these days benefits election and its aftermath.
They noted that community "that the Syrian opposition and its various contingents have the same orientation and compatible largely on political issues and with respect to the position of the Syrian regime and the nature of the stage and type of the requested State, and regulatory differences between the parties rather than a political"
The Arab foreign ministers have called for the Syrian opposition to hold a comprehensive conference in Cairo under the auspices of the Arab League to unite and visions, and came to Cairo, the headquarters of the Arab League, groups of opposition parties and discussed the commonalities and the possibility of unifying the opposition entity comprehensive, and still the Arab League is working to hold this conference.
Turkey increased its differences ... Syrian opposition abroad "think" in the ranks, on the ground of Tunisia
http://www.syriandays.com/?page=show_det&select_page=53&id=29129
Friday 02/12/2011
15:02:15
She said among the Arab diplomatic Syrian opposition is considering the possibility of holding meetings aimed to unite the opposition forces in the Tunisian capital Tunis away from the limelight after the Tunis expressed no objection to receive the parties to the Syrian opposition to further discuss ways to unify the opposition or to agree among themselves on common ground to work
She said these circles who preferred anonymity, told AKI Italian news agency that Tunisia welcomed to host the Syrian opposition is willing to discuss ways to unite them, and perhaps agree opposition parties on this matter soon, in the hope that the outcome of that meeting, the proposed positive results in this regard.
She circles that the Arab League will remain the sponsor of any action on the Syrian opposition in this regard, Tunisia will not interfere in the meeting but will provide a place quiet manner of his contract, saying that Egypt, which saw several meetings and meetings between the parties to the opposition and especially the "National Council" (SNC) and "coordinating body" busy these days benefits election and its aftermath.
They noted that community "that the Syrian opposition and its various contingents have the same orientation and compatible largely on political issues and with respect to the position of the Syrian regime and the nature of the stage and type of the requested State, and regulatory differences between the parties rather than a political"
The Arab foreign ministers have called for the Syrian opposition to hold a comprehensive conference in Cairo under the auspices of the Arab League to unite and visions, and came to Cairo, the headquarters of the Arab League, groups of opposition parties and discussed the commonalities and the possibility of unifying the opposition entity comprehensive, and still the Arab League is working to hold this conference.
Burhan Ghaliyoun of the SNC interviewed
Syria Opposition Leader Interview Transcript
'Stop the Killing Machine'
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203833104577071960384240668.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
http://megalodon.jp/2011-1203-0643-05/online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203833104577071960384240668.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
DECEMBER 2, 2011
Burhan Ghalioun, the leader of the Syrian National Council, Syria's main opposition group, spoke with The Wall Street Journal Wednesday at his home in south Paris. It was his first major interview as SNC president. Below, an edited transcript.
The Wall Street Journal: Do you feel there is momentum, despite criticisms that the Syrian opposition didn't organize as quickly as the Libyans, building for international recognition of the Syrian National Council?
Burhan Ghalioun: The SNC today is a key player in forming world opinion and policy on how to deal with the Syria issue. We are in continuous discussions with our friends and they consult us and ask for our opinion on every decision they make with regard to Syria.
We've agreed with the Arab League on including additional strands of the opposition. I think the SNC has made some major achievements in the past two months. And its presence encouraged Arab and international countries to chart a serious policy to stop the killings going on in Syria and putting a limit to the regime.
I feel there is a serious acceleration of events towards Syria and the measures that were taken puts the Syrian regime in the position of a fallen regime, a regime that is impossible to sustain its existence. We were asking our friends in Europe and the world to get to a point that illustrates to the public in Syria that there is no intention whatsoever in keeping Assad in power.
WSJ: Why haven't any governments formally recognized the council as an alternate government to Damascus?
Mr. Ghalioun: There are complicated legal issues that need to be resolved. They tell us that the situation in Libya was different because the Libyans had territory, an army, governance. They can recognize us politically as the representative of the Syrian opposition but not as the legitimate alternative yet, or else they have cut off the path of any relations with the regime.
WSJ: Are you modeling yourselves on the Libyan rebels?
Mr. Ghalioun: We believe the Syrian situation is completely different than the Libyan. We still believe we can count on the state agencies and ministries and their functions, and our civil servants.
WSJ: How is the SNC funding its operations?
Mr. Ghalioun: Up until now, the council has been funded by donations from generous Syrian businessmen. We have been promised help from several Arab states. We are open to receiving donations. Among them are the Libyans for example. They don't have the liquidity now but they have pledged. Even counting donations inside Syria, around 90% are from businessmen.
WSJ: What are you lobbying international governments for?
Mr. Ghalioun: We asked for economic sanctions; we asked for coordination between the Arab League, the EU, Turkey, and the West. We asked the support of these countries at the U.N. Security Council. I asked the Lady Ashton to create a financial fund to support the Syrian people. She replied that this is an important mater and would be discussed.
We asked them to send a message to the regime with warnings that there is no way out. We asked to apply pressure on Russia and China and to make use of all civilian protection measures. This is why foreign minister Juppe called for a humanitarian corridor.
WSJ: You've openly called for the protection of civilians in Syria. Can you clarify what proposals are on the table and where they stand?
Mr. Ghalioun: The main obstacle is the Security Council – the veto by Russia and China. All suggestions and proposals are ways to evade or bypass the veto and find a way to protect civilians. Our main objective is finding mechanisms to protect civilians and stop the killing machine. If a humanitarian corridor is able to achieve this, then that is important. We think the use of these mechanisms collectively will help in weakening the regime.
WSJ: How might a corridor or buffer zone be enforced without a Security Council resolution? Will all scenarios entail foreign intervention?
Mr. Ghalioun: We say it is imperative to use forceful measures to force the regime to respect human rights. But this doesn't mean military intervention to topple the regime. This is different than the organized military intervention that happened in Iraq for regime change. We count on Syrians to bring down the Syrian regime. We want the international community to stop the oppression of the Syrian people.
WSJ: Which scenarios are most viable now?
Mr. Ghalioun: These are measures that must be discussed collectively in the international community, between the Arab states, the Europeans, the U.S. The choices are tied to the capabilities of nations that are willing to help the Syrian people. The council will be discussing with all sides—the Arab League and the western nations and Turkey—to see which mechanisms are most viable and which can best serve the Syrian people.
There is no developed plan yet. There are options offered at the international level, we are discussing it with our friends, but nothing has been decided yet on the regional or international level.
WSJ: It seems like talks over civilian protection and other intervention options have picked up recently, over just the last week from French Foreign Minister Juppe and others. Have talks accelerated and where are they headed?
Mr. Ghalioun: Yes, there is a great acceleration. We are in contact with our friends; we will meet with the foreign minister of Turkey who is thinking of this with the Europeans to discuss the developments in what he mentioned as a no-fly zone. We don't still have sufficient information on these quick and many discussions between parties that are happening on the Syrian situation between the Arabs, Turkey, and the West.
WSJ: Are they more threats than planned proposals at this point?
Mr. Ghalioun: These matters are still in negotiation. But threats sometimes develop into plans.
WSJ: Is a no-fly zone a possible resolution from your discussions in the past few weeks, as these talks continue?
Mr. Ghalioun: The decision is related to curbing Russia's use of the veto [at the Security Council]. The guarantee of Russia not using its veto would be the lack of foreign intervention. The matter is now one of extended negotiations: how to convince Russians to participate in some kind of intervention that would not transform into a Libya-style military intervention. The case must be made for this intervention to be one within the bounds of civilian protection, and create the necessary conditions for the Syrians themselves to decide and not make the decision on their behalf.
WSJ: Have the Russians indicated a shift in position?
Mr. Ghalioun: We met with them ten days ago and I think the Russian position has evolved relatively and will continue to develop. We convinced the Russians that we do not want Syria to be involved in a full scale military intervention and that we want Russia to be involved in all decisions on humanitarian intervention, if it fears that it will be marginalized. We asked them to participate in the context of a Security Council decision that will ward off a NATO intervention in Syria.
This is what I told the Russians: we came here to ward off foreign intervention, not to legitimatize it. If we wanted military intervention, we wouldn't have come to Russia. We came to Russia to put pressure on your friends in Syria to accede to a negotiated, peaceful solution.
Negotiation does not mean settling or talks with the regime; it's a negotiation on a transfer of power. These are negotiations with the regime towards the government that represents the people, not a settlement with the regime.
WSJ: What are the prospects of a negotiated transition from the Assad rule?
Mr. Ghalioun: I think the Arab League gave the final chance for a negotiated solution. Unfortunately, the regime rejected this and closed the door on a negotiated solution for now. We are among a different set of options today.
WSJ: Has Mr. Assad been offered asylum?
Mr. Ghalioun: Assad got several offers of asylum. The Arab League and Turkey offered Assad to help find him a safe haven. It is clear that he wants to continue and I believe he is not mature and he doesn't have a grasp on reality. He is delusional.
WSJ: You met this week with the leadership of the Free Syrian Army. Have you decided to endorse the dissident army and what is cooperation like between the groups?
Mr. Ghalioun: We went there for two objectives; to coordinate its plans with the council to fulfill the council's strategy and the strategy of the peaceful revolution. We told them we want them to focus their operations on the protection of civilians and not to perform offensive attacks on the military. We told them offensive operations can lead to two armies in the country and push us to civil war.. But defending innocent civilians is a duty of these defected soldiers.
Our second objective was to help the army to organize all the forces carrying arms in cities and neighborhoods to avert the potential of armed elements that we don't have control over. We do not want, after the fall of the regime in Syria, armed militias outside the control of the state. They assured us that they will implement our agreement and abide by our request not to launch any offensive operation. They also assured us what happened recently [alleged attacks on state forces] may have been different groups. We will investigate this.
Let us be clear: there are no Salafist armed groups in Syria. Those carrying arms are mostly members of the dissident army. The armed groups are defected soldiers. But they are not all organized. After they defect, they often disappear into different neighborhoods as they struggle for their safety. They need salaries, they need guarantees for protection, they need livelihoods. That is the way everyone will be brought together.
WSJ: Would you help finance or arm the Free Syrian Army?
Mr. Ghalioun: There has been no arming of the Free Syrian Army, they are defecting with their light weapons. If they want arms, and if it is to protect themselves, then yes. But we are a political body, we are not going to get involved in arming the FSA despite the fact that we acknowledge that they need to protect civilians and themselves.
WSJ: How was the Syrian National Council formed and could it widen its base?
Mr. Ghalioun: The council was formed as a coalition between seven different political entities. These entities presented names of different people that would represent them. The representation in this way does not in fact adequately represent women and some minorities. We strive now, and we discussed in our last meeting, to open up the council to new political forces and personalities to improve the participation of minorities and of females.
We are aware of the importance of minorities, even beyond proportionately, to ease their fears. We believe they should even be overrepresented in the SNC so they are assured they are partners in the future life of Syria. Syrians have a national identity beyond the sectarian divide. Syria's national identity would be weaker and poorer if it didn't have this beautiful pluralism between Arabs, Kurds, and sects.
WSJ: What is the role of Islamist groups in Syria's opposition?
Mr. Ghalioun: I don't think there is a real fear in Syria of a monopoly of Islamists—not even 10%. In this regard, Syria is different than the other Arab nations. The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood has been in exile for 30 years and their internal coordination is non-existent. The people who are protesting and society in general, are pious. But not every Muslim is an Islamist. This is a big mistake [in perception]. Being someone who prays or fasts doesn't mean you want an Islamic state. Islam in the form of the Iranian state has been defeated in the Arab world. All Islamist movements now want to copy the Turkish model.
The model we really need to look at is Tunisia. The Nahda party won the majority—but they went for a coalition government.
WSJ: The council's leadership is assigned for three months terms. When does the current term end and who will lead a transitional government?
Mr. Ghalioun: To respect democratic principles, the president has a three months term, and it can be extended. My term began in October for three months. Extension is something that will be discussed—it's a possibility.
The transitional government will be formed by the SNC and it will also include others from the opposition, technocrats, and military leaders who don't have blood on their hands. A transitional period of a year is needed to assure parties can prepare and organize, and also draft a new election law.
It should be clear that the regime and the state are separate. We don't want the state to collapse. We want to make use of the different agencies of the state and make them function. A national reconciliation committee will be formed during this period. Intelligence and security services will also be brought under control. There will be the release of all political prisoners. And prosecution will start for those who were committed and involved in crimes against humanity in Syria. They will be brought to justice.
WSJ: Have you attempted any negotiations with Alawites as part of a potential transition process? What has been the feedback?
Mr. Ghalioun: Many lines of communication are open with many Alawites in Syria, and many strongly oppose the policies of the regime. But they're very scared, they fear double persecution; they are afraid because the regime's revenge will be hardest on them. The regime made the Alawites, as a sect, appear suspect or affiliated to the regime's atrocities; this is not the case. On the contrary, this regime treated the Alawites the worst and those from the Alawite community that benefited from this regime make only a tiny percentage. The worst thing the regime did is recruiting their youngsters and militarizing them.
Alawites should be equal before the law, to have jobs in the economy, and have the chance to be employed in various sectors beyond in the security or army apparatus.
WSJ: How will the council alleviate fears among Syria's religious minorities, beyond Alawites?
Mr. Ghalioun: We know there are major pressures on all the sects—even the Sunnis—from the regime so it can maintain the narrative it wants. They've essentially been held hostage by the regime. We are working hard with spiritual leaders on this. We recently met the head of international relations at the Vatican. We have requested a meeting with the pope. We are also planning a meeting with the orthodox patriarchs in Russia. We are in contact with various spiritual leaders on the grounds to boost the participation of minorities in the revolution.
The program of the SNC is built on criminalizing discrimination and that all Syrian citizens are equal before the law. There will be no discrimination between majority and minority on the base of religion in the new Syria; it will be a political majority.
The best assurance the role of minorities can be given is that they will not be viewed as minorities but as citizens. We want to avoid the Iraqi model and the Lebanese confessional model that emphasizes the sectarian divide.
WSJ: You're a native of Homs. Do you see Homs as already having slipped into civil war?
Mr. Ghalioun: There is no civil war in Homs and there will be no civil war in Syria. There are some negative reactions, there is great tension, but there is a huge will on behalf all parties not to slip into sectarian conflict.
Despite all the sectarian policies the regime used, Homs still maintains some kind of coexistence. The coordination committees inside keep raising banners 'no to sectarianism.' There is true resistance on the grassroots level to counter the regime's attempts. We need to stay aware.
In many cities where the sects coexist, spiritual leaders have created committees to work on this, in Homs and other places. We have called for the creation of local councils to try to extinguish the flame of any sectarian tension.
WSJ: Is a Alawite coup still possible in your view?
Mr. Ghalioun: It's very possible, these options are still open. The public is waiting for this moment to hear this good news.
WSJ: Will the state security apparatus be dismantled as part of a transition period?
Mr. Ghalioun: There are now several security arms and our plan is to gather all these agencies under the ministry of interior where they are all subject to the law. In their current form, they are now militias; at the foremost of them are the 'shabiha' who are paid mercenaries subject to no law and no order. All of these people will be subject to the law. A new Syria will not be a revengeful Syria; we will follow the pattern of South Africa. The most important lesson from that experience is the reconciliation council. People will not be punished unless they are found to have perpetrated acts of shooting or killing.
WSJ: What are your views on federalism and what will the nature of a new Syrian state be?
Mr. Ghalioun: All parties are calling for a civil, democratic pluralistic state treats its citizens as equal in front of the law. Civil is a version of secular -- secular in the way that it assures it is neutral towards religions and sects, and assures the separation of state and society. The exact term "secularism" has a negative connotation in the Arab world, so we prefer use the term "civil."
WSJ: Would Shari'a law be accommodated?
Mr. Ghalioun: The source of legislation will be the parliament, and if the parliament is made up of a majority of Muslims, it will reflect their culture or propensities. In today's Syria Shari'a is one of many sources of legislation. This is one way of satisfying religious sentiment of the people. We want a true democratic system that represents the wills and aspirations of its citizens.
WSJ: Syria currently has a strategic relationship with Iran and Hezbollah. How would a new Syrian government position itself vis-à-vis these governments? What would relations be like?
Mr. Ghalioun: The current relationship between Syria and Iran is abnormal. It is unprecedented in Syria's foreign policy history. A new Syria will be an indispensable part of the Arab League and it will work on improving the role of the Arab League and the role of Arab states regionally, specifically because they took a historic and unprecedented decision to back the Syrian people.
Syria is the center of the Arab Orient. It cannot live outside its relationship with the Arabian Peninsula, the Gulf countries, Egypt and others. We need economic and investment support from our fellow Arabs the future. Our future is truly tied to the Arab world and the Gulf in particular. In the future we will need a lot of serious financial and economic support to rebuild Syria.
Our relations with Iran will be revisited as any of the countries in the region, based on the exchange of economic and diplomatic interests, in the context of improving stability in the region and not that of a special relationship. There will be no special relationship with Iran.
This is the core issue—the military alliance. Breaking the exceptional relationship means breaking the strategic military alliance. We do not mind economic relations.
WSJ: Is there a sense on how the support of Hamas and Hezbollah would change?
Mr. Ghalioun: Our relationship with Lebanon will be of cooperation, and mutual recognition and exchange of interests and seeking with the Lebanese to improve stability in the region. As our relations with Iran change, so too will our relationship with Hezbollah. Hezbollah after the fall of the Syrian regime will not be the same. Lebanon should not be used as it was used in the Assad era as an arena to settle political scores.
WSJ: Would there still be a major priority on reclaiming the Golan Heights?
Mr. Ghalioun: We hope that the political and geopolitical conditions will be more conducive to reclaiming the Golan through measures of negotiation. The Golan is a real indicator of Syria's sovereignty and stability; there is no doubt it will be returned. We are banking on our special relationship with the Europeans and western powers in helping us in reclaiming the Golan as fast as possible.
WSJ: Do you have open communication with Hezbollah or Hamas?
Mr. Ghalioun: Many opposition members wanted to meet with Hezbollah and Iran, and present their case and explain this wasn't a foreign conspiracy. But the continued position of Hezbollah, and the negative role their media outlets played, closed this door.
We do have channels with the PLO.
WSJ: Is there a concern over how the state's stockpile of chemical and biological weapons will be handled?
Mr. Ghalioun: This is an important matter and will be part of the general discussions on armaments in the country later in the future and how we progress in the negotiations on the Golan front. As a principle, we are against the presence of any weapons of mass destruction and nuclear proliferation.
WSJ: How long can the regime survive under the protracted unrest and sanctions, in your view?
Mr. Ghalioun: I believe the regime will be able to continue to finance itself up to a limit. The Iranians are helping and supporting Assad. We think the situation of those serving around the regime will deteriorate a lot. They will give up their support for Assad. That is the primary objective of sanctions: to force those around the regime to drop their support.
All of the businessmen are annoyed because of Assad's handling of the situation and bad governance. They blame him for what's happening.
The logical estimates for the government's foreign exchange reserves is between $7 billion and $8 billion. The economy has contracted by at least 10% this year.
We're not fortune-tellers but I think the regime has entered a tunnel it can't exit. The matter will take months. There isn't even a 1% chance that Assad will survive. The only way he can carry on—if he does—is to continue the killing. They know if they stop killing they're over.
WSJ: What is your view of the U.S. role on Syria?
Mr. Ghalioun: Only recently we started to see countries realize they are very late and have to support change. The Americans aren't far removed from what happens. They are participating in creating Western, European, Arab, and Turkish public opinion. I believe they are choosing a back seat strategy of cooperation. This is a good strategy, and I think Syrians want international cooperation and cooperation among the Arab states and the international community to guarantee the stability and sovereignty of their nation. We want Arabs to have the first role.
I think a big part of Syrian public opinion prefers that Arab nations lead the way on Syria. They truly fear what happened in Iraq.
The Syrian people will never forget those who extended their hand to help them rid of their dictatorship. The Syrian people also would love to be friends with all nations. I think the new Syria will contribute greatly to the return of regional stability and the birth of common development with Arab nations and the region. The only exception is those countries that still harm the Syrian peoples and take some of their rights. We are looking for a region where cooperation, prosperity, and peace flourish.
WSJ: Many were surprised to see protests sweep through Syria this year. Why do you think it happened?
Mr. Ghalioun: There's a deep change in the Arab psyche. No one can tolerate any longer the rule of regimes that have lost their legitimacy in the eyes of people. In the past ten years people's aspirations changed. The idea of an Islamic state or nation reached a deadline. The general trend in the population in the last ten years was towards democracy. All these attempts to democratize or reform brought no fruit.
People in Syria were terrified of the security services. Tunisia and Egypt brought new horizons, new light to Syrians. When the volcano erupted it was clear there was an accumulation of disappointment that couldn't be quelled. This explains the courageous determination of protesters today. Freedom for Syrians today comes before bread, before life.
'Stop the Killing Machine'
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http://megalodon.jp/2011-1203-0643-05/online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203833104577071960384240668.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
DECEMBER 2, 2011
Burhan Ghalioun, the leader of the Syrian National Council, Syria's main opposition group, spoke with The Wall Street Journal Wednesday at his home in south Paris. It was his first major interview as SNC president. Below, an edited transcript.
The Wall Street Journal: Do you feel there is momentum, despite criticisms that the Syrian opposition didn't organize as quickly as the Libyans, building for international recognition of the Syrian National Council?
Burhan Ghalioun: The SNC today is a key player in forming world opinion and policy on how to deal with the Syria issue. We are in continuous discussions with our friends and they consult us and ask for our opinion on every decision they make with regard to Syria.
We've agreed with the Arab League on including additional strands of the opposition. I think the SNC has made some major achievements in the past two months. And its presence encouraged Arab and international countries to chart a serious policy to stop the killings going on in Syria and putting a limit to the regime.
I feel there is a serious acceleration of events towards Syria and the measures that were taken puts the Syrian regime in the position of a fallen regime, a regime that is impossible to sustain its existence. We were asking our friends in Europe and the world to get to a point that illustrates to the public in Syria that there is no intention whatsoever in keeping Assad in power.
WSJ: Why haven't any governments formally recognized the council as an alternate government to Damascus?
Mr. Ghalioun: There are complicated legal issues that need to be resolved. They tell us that the situation in Libya was different because the Libyans had territory, an army, governance. They can recognize us politically as the representative of the Syrian opposition but not as the legitimate alternative yet, or else they have cut off the path of any relations with the regime.
WSJ: Are you modeling yourselves on the Libyan rebels?
Mr. Ghalioun: We believe the Syrian situation is completely different than the Libyan. We still believe we can count on the state agencies and ministries and their functions, and our civil servants.
WSJ: How is the SNC funding its operations?
Mr. Ghalioun: Up until now, the council has been funded by donations from generous Syrian businessmen. We have been promised help from several Arab states. We are open to receiving donations. Among them are the Libyans for example. They don't have the liquidity now but they have pledged. Even counting donations inside Syria, around 90% are from businessmen.
WSJ: What are you lobbying international governments for?
Mr. Ghalioun: We asked for economic sanctions; we asked for coordination between the Arab League, the EU, Turkey, and the West. We asked the support of these countries at the U.N. Security Council. I asked the Lady Ashton to create a financial fund to support the Syrian people. She replied that this is an important mater and would be discussed.
We asked them to send a message to the regime with warnings that there is no way out. We asked to apply pressure on Russia and China and to make use of all civilian protection measures. This is why foreign minister Juppe called for a humanitarian corridor.
WSJ: You've openly called for the protection of civilians in Syria. Can you clarify what proposals are on the table and where they stand?
Mr. Ghalioun: The main obstacle is the Security Council – the veto by Russia and China. All suggestions and proposals are ways to evade or bypass the veto and find a way to protect civilians. Our main objective is finding mechanisms to protect civilians and stop the killing machine. If a humanitarian corridor is able to achieve this, then that is important. We think the use of these mechanisms collectively will help in weakening the regime.
WSJ: How might a corridor or buffer zone be enforced without a Security Council resolution? Will all scenarios entail foreign intervention?
Mr. Ghalioun: We say it is imperative to use forceful measures to force the regime to respect human rights. But this doesn't mean military intervention to topple the regime. This is different than the organized military intervention that happened in Iraq for regime change. We count on Syrians to bring down the Syrian regime. We want the international community to stop the oppression of the Syrian people.
WSJ: Which scenarios are most viable now?
Mr. Ghalioun: These are measures that must be discussed collectively in the international community, between the Arab states, the Europeans, the U.S. The choices are tied to the capabilities of nations that are willing to help the Syrian people. The council will be discussing with all sides—the Arab League and the western nations and Turkey—to see which mechanisms are most viable and which can best serve the Syrian people.
There is no developed plan yet. There are options offered at the international level, we are discussing it with our friends, but nothing has been decided yet on the regional or international level.
WSJ: It seems like talks over civilian protection and other intervention options have picked up recently, over just the last week from French Foreign Minister Juppe and others. Have talks accelerated and where are they headed?
Mr. Ghalioun: Yes, there is a great acceleration. We are in contact with our friends; we will meet with the foreign minister of Turkey who is thinking of this with the Europeans to discuss the developments in what he mentioned as a no-fly zone. We don't still have sufficient information on these quick and many discussions between parties that are happening on the Syrian situation between the Arabs, Turkey, and the West.
WSJ: Are they more threats than planned proposals at this point?
Mr. Ghalioun: These matters are still in negotiation. But threats sometimes develop into plans.
WSJ: Is a no-fly zone a possible resolution from your discussions in the past few weeks, as these talks continue?
Mr. Ghalioun: The decision is related to curbing Russia's use of the veto [at the Security Council]. The guarantee of Russia not using its veto would be the lack of foreign intervention. The matter is now one of extended negotiations: how to convince Russians to participate in some kind of intervention that would not transform into a Libya-style military intervention. The case must be made for this intervention to be one within the bounds of civilian protection, and create the necessary conditions for the Syrians themselves to decide and not make the decision on their behalf.
WSJ: Have the Russians indicated a shift in position?
Mr. Ghalioun: We met with them ten days ago and I think the Russian position has evolved relatively and will continue to develop. We convinced the Russians that we do not want Syria to be involved in a full scale military intervention and that we want Russia to be involved in all decisions on humanitarian intervention, if it fears that it will be marginalized. We asked them to participate in the context of a Security Council decision that will ward off a NATO intervention in Syria.
This is what I told the Russians: we came here to ward off foreign intervention, not to legitimatize it. If we wanted military intervention, we wouldn't have come to Russia. We came to Russia to put pressure on your friends in Syria to accede to a negotiated, peaceful solution.
Negotiation does not mean settling or talks with the regime; it's a negotiation on a transfer of power. These are negotiations with the regime towards the government that represents the people, not a settlement with the regime.
WSJ: What are the prospects of a negotiated transition from the Assad rule?
Mr. Ghalioun: I think the Arab League gave the final chance for a negotiated solution. Unfortunately, the regime rejected this and closed the door on a negotiated solution for now. We are among a different set of options today.
WSJ: Has Mr. Assad been offered asylum?
Mr. Ghalioun: Assad got several offers of asylum. The Arab League and Turkey offered Assad to help find him a safe haven. It is clear that he wants to continue and I believe he is not mature and he doesn't have a grasp on reality. He is delusional.
WSJ: You met this week with the leadership of the Free Syrian Army. Have you decided to endorse the dissident army and what is cooperation like between the groups?
Mr. Ghalioun: We went there for two objectives; to coordinate its plans with the council to fulfill the council's strategy and the strategy of the peaceful revolution. We told them we want them to focus their operations on the protection of civilians and not to perform offensive attacks on the military. We told them offensive operations can lead to two armies in the country and push us to civil war.. But defending innocent civilians is a duty of these defected soldiers.
Our second objective was to help the army to organize all the forces carrying arms in cities and neighborhoods to avert the potential of armed elements that we don't have control over. We do not want, after the fall of the regime in Syria, armed militias outside the control of the state. They assured us that they will implement our agreement and abide by our request not to launch any offensive operation. They also assured us what happened recently [alleged attacks on state forces] may have been different groups. We will investigate this.
Let us be clear: there are no Salafist armed groups in Syria. Those carrying arms are mostly members of the dissident army. The armed groups are defected soldiers. But they are not all organized. After they defect, they often disappear into different neighborhoods as they struggle for their safety. They need salaries, they need guarantees for protection, they need livelihoods. That is the way everyone will be brought together.
WSJ: Would you help finance or arm the Free Syrian Army?
Mr. Ghalioun: There has been no arming of the Free Syrian Army, they are defecting with their light weapons. If they want arms, and if it is to protect themselves, then yes. But we are a political body, we are not going to get involved in arming the FSA despite the fact that we acknowledge that they need to protect civilians and themselves.
WSJ: How was the Syrian National Council formed and could it widen its base?
Mr. Ghalioun: The council was formed as a coalition between seven different political entities. These entities presented names of different people that would represent them. The representation in this way does not in fact adequately represent women and some minorities. We strive now, and we discussed in our last meeting, to open up the council to new political forces and personalities to improve the participation of minorities and of females.
We are aware of the importance of minorities, even beyond proportionately, to ease their fears. We believe they should even be overrepresented in the SNC so they are assured they are partners in the future life of Syria. Syrians have a national identity beyond the sectarian divide. Syria's national identity would be weaker and poorer if it didn't have this beautiful pluralism between Arabs, Kurds, and sects.
WSJ: What is the role of Islamist groups in Syria's opposition?
Mr. Ghalioun: I don't think there is a real fear in Syria of a monopoly of Islamists—not even 10%. In this regard, Syria is different than the other Arab nations. The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood has been in exile for 30 years and their internal coordination is non-existent. The people who are protesting and society in general, are pious. But not every Muslim is an Islamist. This is a big mistake [in perception]. Being someone who prays or fasts doesn't mean you want an Islamic state. Islam in the form of the Iranian state has been defeated in the Arab world. All Islamist movements now want to copy the Turkish model.
The model we really need to look at is Tunisia. The Nahda party won the majority—but they went for a coalition government.
WSJ: The council's leadership is assigned for three months terms. When does the current term end and who will lead a transitional government?
Mr. Ghalioun: To respect democratic principles, the president has a three months term, and it can be extended. My term began in October for three months. Extension is something that will be discussed—it's a possibility.
The transitional government will be formed by the SNC and it will also include others from the opposition, technocrats, and military leaders who don't have blood on their hands. A transitional period of a year is needed to assure parties can prepare and organize, and also draft a new election law.
It should be clear that the regime and the state are separate. We don't want the state to collapse. We want to make use of the different agencies of the state and make them function. A national reconciliation committee will be formed during this period. Intelligence and security services will also be brought under control. There will be the release of all political prisoners. And prosecution will start for those who were committed and involved in crimes against humanity in Syria. They will be brought to justice.
WSJ: Have you attempted any negotiations with Alawites as part of a potential transition process? What has been the feedback?
Mr. Ghalioun: Many lines of communication are open with many Alawites in Syria, and many strongly oppose the policies of the regime. But they're very scared, they fear double persecution; they are afraid because the regime's revenge will be hardest on them. The regime made the Alawites, as a sect, appear suspect or affiliated to the regime's atrocities; this is not the case. On the contrary, this regime treated the Alawites the worst and those from the Alawite community that benefited from this regime make only a tiny percentage. The worst thing the regime did is recruiting their youngsters and militarizing them.
Alawites should be equal before the law, to have jobs in the economy, and have the chance to be employed in various sectors beyond in the security or army apparatus.
WSJ: How will the council alleviate fears among Syria's religious minorities, beyond Alawites?
Mr. Ghalioun: We know there are major pressures on all the sects—even the Sunnis—from the regime so it can maintain the narrative it wants. They've essentially been held hostage by the regime. We are working hard with spiritual leaders on this. We recently met the head of international relations at the Vatican. We have requested a meeting with the pope. We are also planning a meeting with the orthodox patriarchs in Russia. We are in contact with various spiritual leaders on the grounds to boost the participation of minorities in the revolution.
The program of the SNC is built on criminalizing discrimination and that all Syrian citizens are equal before the law. There will be no discrimination between majority and minority on the base of religion in the new Syria; it will be a political majority.
The best assurance the role of minorities can be given is that they will not be viewed as minorities but as citizens. We want to avoid the Iraqi model and the Lebanese confessional model that emphasizes the sectarian divide.
WSJ: You're a native of Homs. Do you see Homs as already having slipped into civil war?
Mr. Ghalioun: There is no civil war in Homs and there will be no civil war in Syria. There are some negative reactions, there is great tension, but there is a huge will on behalf all parties not to slip into sectarian conflict.
Despite all the sectarian policies the regime used, Homs still maintains some kind of coexistence. The coordination committees inside keep raising banners 'no to sectarianism.' There is true resistance on the grassroots level to counter the regime's attempts. We need to stay aware.
In many cities where the sects coexist, spiritual leaders have created committees to work on this, in Homs and other places. We have called for the creation of local councils to try to extinguish the flame of any sectarian tension.
WSJ: Is a Alawite coup still possible in your view?
Mr. Ghalioun: It's very possible, these options are still open. The public is waiting for this moment to hear this good news.
WSJ: Will the state security apparatus be dismantled as part of a transition period?
Mr. Ghalioun: There are now several security arms and our plan is to gather all these agencies under the ministry of interior where they are all subject to the law. In their current form, they are now militias; at the foremost of them are the 'shabiha' who are paid mercenaries subject to no law and no order. All of these people will be subject to the law. A new Syria will not be a revengeful Syria; we will follow the pattern of South Africa. The most important lesson from that experience is the reconciliation council. People will not be punished unless they are found to have perpetrated acts of shooting or killing.
WSJ: What are your views on federalism and what will the nature of a new Syrian state be?
Mr. Ghalioun: All parties are calling for a civil, democratic pluralistic state treats its citizens as equal in front of the law. Civil is a version of secular -- secular in the way that it assures it is neutral towards religions and sects, and assures the separation of state and society. The exact term "secularism" has a negative connotation in the Arab world, so we prefer use the term "civil."
WSJ: Would Shari'a law be accommodated?
Mr. Ghalioun: The source of legislation will be the parliament, and if the parliament is made up of a majority of Muslims, it will reflect their culture or propensities. In today's Syria Shari'a is one of many sources of legislation. This is one way of satisfying religious sentiment of the people. We want a true democratic system that represents the wills and aspirations of its citizens.
WSJ: Syria currently has a strategic relationship with Iran and Hezbollah. How would a new Syrian government position itself vis-à-vis these governments? What would relations be like?
Mr. Ghalioun: The current relationship between Syria and Iran is abnormal. It is unprecedented in Syria's foreign policy history. A new Syria will be an indispensable part of the Arab League and it will work on improving the role of the Arab League and the role of Arab states regionally, specifically because they took a historic and unprecedented decision to back the Syrian people.
Syria is the center of the Arab Orient. It cannot live outside its relationship with the Arabian Peninsula, the Gulf countries, Egypt and others. We need economic and investment support from our fellow Arabs the future. Our future is truly tied to the Arab world and the Gulf in particular. In the future we will need a lot of serious financial and economic support to rebuild Syria.
Our relations with Iran will be revisited as any of the countries in the region, based on the exchange of economic and diplomatic interests, in the context of improving stability in the region and not that of a special relationship. There will be no special relationship with Iran.
This is the core issue—the military alliance. Breaking the exceptional relationship means breaking the strategic military alliance. We do not mind economic relations.
WSJ: Is there a sense on how the support of Hamas and Hezbollah would change?
Mr. Ghalioun: Our relationship with Lebanon will be of cooperation, and mutual recognition and exchange of interests and seeking with the Lebanese to improve stability in the region. As our relations with Iran change, so too will our relationship with Hezbollah. Hezbollah after the fall of the Syrian regime will not be the same. Lebanon should not be used as it was used in the Assad era as an arena to settle political scores.
WSJ: Would there still be a major priority on reclaiming the Golan Heights?
Mr. Ghalioun: We hope that the political and geopolitical conditions will be more conducive to reclaiming the Golan through measures of negotiation. The Golan is a real indicator of Syria's sovereignty and stability; there is no doubt it will be returned. We are banking on our special relationship with the Europeans and western powers in helping us in reclaiming the Golan as fast as possible.
WSJ: Do you have open communication with Hezbollah or Hamas?
Mr. Ghalioun: Many opposition members wanted to meet with Hezbollah and Iran, and present their case and explain this wasn't a foreign conspiracy. But the continued position of Hezbollah, and the negative role their media outlets played, closed this door.
We do have channels with the PLO.
WSJ: Is there a concern over how the state's stockpile of chemical and biological weapons will be handled?
Mr. Ghalioun: This is an important matter and will be part of the general discussions on armaments in the country later in the future and how we progress in the negotiations on the Golan front. As a principle, we are against the presence of any weapons of mass destruction and nuclear proliferation.
WSJ: How long can the regime survive under the protracted unrest and sanctions, in your view?
Mr. Ghalioun: I believe the regime will be able to continue to finance itself up to a limit. The Iranians are helping and supporting Assad. We think the situation of those serving around the regime will deteriorate a lot. They will give up their support for Assad. That is the primary objective of sanctions: to force those around the regime to drop their support.
All of the businessmen are annoyed because of Assad's handling of the situation and bad governance. They blame him for what's happening.
The logical estimates for the government's foreign exchange reserves is between $7 billion and $8 billion. The economy has contracted by at least 10% this year.
We're not fortune-tellers but I think the regime has entered a tunnel it can't exit. The matter will take months. There isn't even a 1% chance that Assad will survive. The only way he can carry on—if he does—is to continue the killing. They know if they stop killing they're over.
WSJ: What is your view of the U.S. role on Syria?
Mr. Ghalioun: Only recently we started to see countries realize they are very late and have to support change. The Americans aren't far removed from what happens. They are participating in creating Western, European, Arab, and Turkish public opinion. I believe they are choosing a back seat strategy of cooperation. This is a good strategy, and I think Syrians want international cooperation and cooperation among the Arab states and the international community to guarantee the stability and sovereignty of their nation. We want Arabs to have the first role.
I think a big part of Syrian public opinion prefers that Arab nations lead the way on Syria. They truly fear what happened in Iraq.
The Syrian people will never forget those who extended their hand to help them rid of their dictatorship. The Syrian people also would love to be friends with all nations. I think the new Syria will contribute greatly to the return of regional stability and the birth of common development with Arab nations and the region. The only exception is those countries that still harm the Syrian peoples and take some of their rights. We are looking for a region where cooperation, prosperity, and peace flourish.
WSJ: Many were surprised to see protests sweep through Syria this year. Why do you think it happened?
Mr. Ghalioun: There's a deep change in the Arab psyche. No one can tolerate any longer the rule of regimes that have lost their legitimacy in the eyes of people. In the past ten years people's aspirations changed. The idea of an Islamic state or nation reached a deadline. The general trend in the population in the last ten years was towards democracy. All these attempts to democratize or reform brought no fruit.
People in Syria were terrified of the security services. Tunisia and Egypt brought new horizons, new light to Syrians. When the volcano erupted it was clear there was an accumulation of disappointment that couldn't be quelled. This explains the courageous determination of protesters today. Freedom for Syrians today comes before bread, before life.
Dec 2 Incidents
انفجار عبوة ناسفة استهدفت سكة قطار جنوب بلدة " سنجار " في ادلب
A roadside bomb targeted a railway train south of the town "Sinjar" in Idlib
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Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 12:35:35
Vandals blow up the Damascus-Aleppo railway track near Sanjar area of the Ma'arat Numan Friday morning.
And a police source in Idlib told Aks al-Ser that "a bomb exploded on a railway train in Shaikh Barakah, south of the town of Sanjar, pointing out that the explosion caused vandalized 15 meters of steel railways and concrete."
And considered this incident is the second within 15 days on the same railway line, where the four terrorists detonated bombs on the railway Aleppo - Damascus between the areas of Shaikh Barakah and Sanjar and caused the explosion of sabotaging 150 meters from the rail body 25 and the bombing of a casual Concrete.
And the source said earlier to Aks al-Ser that the "line of passenger transport is turned off for some time as a result of being targeted by vandals more than once, and that the goal of this sabotage is to disrupt the railroad used to transport goods between Aleppo and Hama."
الجهات المختصة تقتل إرهابيين اثنين بإدلب ودرعا.. تفكيك عبوات ناسفة بحماة ودوما ودرعا.. مصدر مسؤول ينفي ماتبثه وسائل إعلام حول إطلاق نار تجاه الأراضي اللبنانية
Two Terrorists Killed in Idlib and Daraa…Explosive Devices Dismantled in Hama, Douma and Daraa
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/12/02/385570.htm
http://sana.sy/eng/337/2011/12/02/385581.htm
Dec 02, 2011
Al-Jazeera Reports on Civilian Deaths in Idlib Refuted
Explosive Device Goes off, Kills Two in Lattakia
Official Source Refutes Media Allegations of Opening Fire at Lebanese Territories
ادلب : إضراب و مظاهرات و سرقة 12 مليون من رواتب مخصصة لموظفين حكوميين
Idlib: strike and demonstrations, and stealing 12 million earmarked for the salaries of government employees
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Thursday - December 1 - 2011 - 22:36:17
Citizens reported in Idlib for Aks al-Ser that "economic paralysis experienced by the city and some villages in the province after the strike was called to him on Wednesday after violence in the city and claimed the lives of more than seven martyrs, including women and children and injured more than 35 people, in addition to injuring two members of the maintenance of order. "
He said one of the citizens in the city of Idlib to Aks al-Ser that "the shops on Thursday witnessed a strike almost complete with the exception of pharmacies, noting that" the shops did not open all day, in addition to the withdrawal of two demonstrations in the morning and after evening prayers. "
The city and the Idlib Yesterday painful events Aks al-Ser published to coincide with the details of the call for a march denouncing the decisions of the Arab League.
On the other hand, a source close to Aks al-Ser, "The gunmen stole 12 million SL for salaries of staff in the vicinity of Srmin in the province of Idlib, on Thursday."
Between the source and that "a group of gunmen intercepted a car carrying two commissioners salaries, they were heading to the area Saraaqib to deliver 12 million earmarked for the salaries of teachers in Saraaqib, where they make their removal from the car and with the amount they have stolen."
It is noteworthy that different regions of the Idlib witnessed similar incidents most recent theft of 0 million in a car belonging to the branch of the Agricultural Bank at Khan Shaikhoun.
Friday demonstrations and incidents roundup
خروج مظاهرات مناوئة للنظام عقب صلاة الجمعة وأخرى موالية.. انفجارات وتفكيك عبوات ناسفة و أنباء عن شهداء مدنيين و "سانا" تعلن قتل مسلحين
Anti-regime demonstrations came out after Friday prayers and other pro .. Explosions and dismantling explosive devices, and news for Martyrs and civilians, "SANA" declares gunmen killed
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Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 16:30:49
Came out on Friday protested against the system, and other pro, after Friday prayers, in several parts of Syria, while conflicting reports about the number of the martyrs of civilians, and saw the rail bombing sabotage south of the town of Sinjar in Idlib, while according to the Syrian News Agency (SANA) The competent authorities killed the gunmen.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (Exhibitions based in Britain), that 8 wounded at least, were injured in Homs.
He said that "a citizen died of wounds sustained earlier in the day at the entrance to the town in the province of Idlib Saraaqib, cited as an elderly man were killed and ten others were wounded in the town of Homs province, Hula, and cited the woman in the neighborhood of Baba Amr in Homs."
He said the observatory exhibition "The Syrian security forces carried out on a campaign of arrests and raids in the town of Jaasim in Daraa province resulted in the arrest of more than 31 people, mostly family-Hajji, including an elderly man."
The protests were held in Homs, and Daraa, and some areas of Damascus, and some rural areas of Aleppo, and shy, "Salah al-Din" and "oriental" city of Aleppo, in addition to Idlib and surroundings, and Qamishli.
In contrast, crowds mass in the courtyard of Sab'aa Bahrat the center of Damascus in the towns of Ras al-'Ain in al-Hasakah and Shahba in Suweida and Cornish maritime city of Tartous, and St. scalp in the city of Jablah, the yard Alozruna Beshanaaa camp and coming close to Damascus condemned the decisions of the Arab League against Syria and a rejection of the attempts of external interference in their internal affairs The emphasis on national unity and national decision independently and in support of comprehensive reform program led by President Bashar al-Assad.
For its part, according to Syrian news agency, "SANA" The three elements of the security forces were wounded when a roadside bomb in one of the towns of Hama.
The agency quoted a police source in the leadership of Hama as saying that a bomb exploded during a cooperative neighborhood patrol to maintain order, injuring 3 of its members were injured.
It added that the elements of engineering in the city of Hama dismantled an explosive device on the rotor Harash district soap "planted by armed terrorist group."
She said the engineering units dismantled a bomb in the town of Alenaima Bdraa.
The agency said the official competent authorities managed in today's "process of quality Brief Hama editing Naev Engineer Yousef, who was kidnapped by armed terrorist group through his work in the cultivation of their land area runoff Bmhardh for several days."
And denied a police source in the leadership of the city passed on a news channel in Arabic-speaking for the deaths of civilians by security forces in Idlib, pointing out that this news completely false.
In the province of a Daraa, the agency said that elements of the competent authorities "engaged the armed terrorist group tried to attack the security stations Brief province and managed to kill one of the gunmen in an exchange of fire."
The dismantled components of two explosive devices in the Engineering Brief Damascus always planting the armed group without any injuries.
In Idlib clashed, the competent authorities in the city of Khan Chikhoun today with armed terrorist group tried to attack the status of public roads in the city and a number of security details and managed to kill one militant and wounding several others, while the injured element of the competent authorities, according to "SANA" .
In the same context, the terrorists blew up the railway track between Damascus, Aleppo, near the Sinjar area of the Ma'arat Numan Friday morning.
And said a police source in Idlib that "a bomb exploded on a railway train in, Shaikh pond south of the town of Sinjar, pointing out that the explosion caused vandalized 15 meters of steel beams and concrete."
And considered this incident is the second within 15 days on the same railway line, where the four terrorists detonated bombs on the railway Aleppo - Damascus between the areas of Shaikh pool and Sinjar and caused the explosion of sabotaging 150 meters from the rail body 25 and the bombing of a casual Concrete.
And the source said earlier to reflect the traffic that the "line of passenger transport is turned off for some time as a result of being targeted by vandals more than once, and that the goal of this sabotage is to disrupt the railroad used to transport goods between Aleppo and Hama."
In Latakia, two people died and three others wounded in the explosion of a large district Aweyna in Lattakia.
And said a resident's Aks al-Ser "that the cause of the explosion is overloading the tank, electricity or gas cylinder maintenance shop for Electronics."
While the most common cause of the explosion is due to "prepare an explosive device inside the shop."
And led to the explosion roasted two fully with the wounding of three other people were passing in the street, in addition to the destruction of a number of shop-fronts and a number of walls.
And immediately attended to the scene Governor of Lattakia and the police chief and the Fire Brigade of Latakia.
The investigation is still ongoing at the time of preparing this report the cause of the explosion.
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أحد الأذرع الإعلامية للمجموعات الإرهابية: اختلقنا الأخبار الكاذبة واتصلنا بقنوات التضليل بأجهزة اتصال زودتنا بها أطراف خارجية
A media arms to terrorist groups: Achtlguena false news channels and contacted with misleading contact us by external parties (confession)
http://www.sana.sy/ara/336/2011/12/02/385534.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/12/02/385541.htm
02 December 0.2011
Damascus, (SANA) -
Admitted Abdo Omar Hallaq a media arm of the armed terrorist groups, fabricating false news and amplify events and communication channels of disinformation in order to provide it with a modern communication devices supplied by third parties.
Barber also acknowledged in his confession broadcast by the Syrian television last night to work on the induction of the street to participate in the demonstrations by broadcasting lies and points of contact with the opposition abroad, in order to get support, instructions, and provide them with fake news, films fabricated.
And Hallaq said: I am from the town of Kanaakir at the age of 36 years and I work in the General Organization for mail, after the completion of my job I was working on mobilizing the street through contact with new friends and people multiple of intellectuals and religious scholars, and those centers so that we have the largest number of demonstrators.
Hallaq .. We are using the media and fabrications Altgyishah urging people to protest by saying that there were forces from outside to enter Syria from Iran and Hezbollah, for example, the crackdown on the demonstrators and this is the biggest reason Tgyisha at the street.
Said Hallaq .. We need funds and communications equipment new cell phones with software modern cameras to film the demonstrations and the money to cover the cost of downloading clips on the Internet has been we've got communication equipment from the UAE by people who support us money and we had a friend named Ahmad Al-Khatib is based in Qatar and was active there and he was Aumn most of these logistics.
Hallaq .. The money and equipment was up by remittances or by people living in the UAE, Qatar, during their return to Syria take them aid came to us as a live broadcast and communications equipment chandelier from our friends abroad, they entered through Jordan by refrigerated truck drivers.
Said Hallaq .. I spoke directly with the number of channels such as Al Jazeera and Frans Ossal and Syria, the people and the Orient, and I was talking aliases in the last call on the channel real Frans spoke my name Among the names used by the Abdul Latif Muhammad and Muhammad Alknachri.
Hallaq .. I took advantage of any event in order to amplify and magnify, for example if the number of demonstrators, about a thousand you say that the number of demonstrators around 7 or 8 thousand and if there is no interference from security forces, you say that the security forces cracked down on demonstrators and fired and horrified parents and I used them and their property.
Said Hallaq .. When I was talking with the channels they know that the names I have mentioned is correct and I recall that one of times I spoke with Al-Jazeera twice in three hours and different names and the same number and speak to you as an eyewitness or a political activist or speak on behalf of coordination.
Hallaq .. The Al-Jazeera is one of the contact me on my phone so I knew they were the same person who speaks with different names and we are working to dramatize things and inflate the size of Altenseekiet and we thought about how to communicate more with the provinces, towns and cities.
Said Hallaq .. You to communicate with the opposition abroad and some friends to support us did not communicate with the opposition directly, but through my friends such as Ahmad al-Khatib, who was the bridge with them during his stay in Qatar Opponents who were receiving Al Jazeera they were staying in a hotel in Qatar, so we communicate with them by Khatib Among Hoela proof pipe and Imad al-Din and Muhammad Rashid Abdullah, Wael Hafez.
Hallaq .. Our work to provide demonstrations in towns and cities with modern communication more sophisticated and technical devices we were using, including wireless devices to enable us to communicate with neighboring towns in the event of interruption of communication or the existence of barriers and these devices were secured through people from the opposition in Germany.
Said Hallaq .. I do I provide the operating room in Hungary with information about the numbers of demonstrators and the entry of security forces, proliferation and movements, for example, the event is small and unimportant described a fire in the air spontaneously or sudden job by exploiting this and Nfbaraka without knowing what happened as we filmed the demonstration that and enter the sound of gunfire delude them until those who are abroad that there is a real demonstration.
Hallaq .. Sometimes we come up with a demonstration on Friday only, and we then change the date and send the sections on a daily basis on the grounds that the demonstration of new and graduated seven days a week and sometimes do not go out demonstrations in neighboring towns Vansour demonstration town Kanaakir and change the name only package, transmit on the basis of it in a nearby town.
Said Hallaq .. We focus on narrow areas, squares to the viewer suggesting that very large numbers of demonstrators.
تفحم شخصين بالكامل و جرح ثلاثة آخرين في انفجار ضخم باللاذقية
Roasted full two and wounding three others in a huge explosion in Lattakia
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Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 16:19:17
Two people died and three others wounded by the explosion of a large district Aweyna in Lattakia.
And said a resident's Aks al-Ser: "The cause of the explosion is overloading the tank, electricity or gas cylinder maintenance shop for Electronics."
While the most common cause of the explosion is due to "prepare an explosive device inside the shop."
And led to the explosion roasted full two and wounding three other people were passing in the street, in addition to the destruction of a number of shop-fronts and a number of walls.
And immediately attended to the scene Governor of Lattakia and the police chief and the Fire Brigade of Latakia.
Aks al-Ser learned that investigations are still ongoing until the hour of the preparation of this report to find out the cause of the explosion.
حريق ناجم عن شمعة يتسبب بوفاة ثلاثة اطفال في حلب
Fire caused by candle caused the death of three children in Aleppo
Thursday - December 1 - 2011 - 23:20:38
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A roadside bomb targeted a railway train south of the town "Sinjar" in Idlib
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Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 12:35:35
Vandals blow up the Damascus-Aleppo railway track near Sanjar area of the Ma'arat Numan Friday morning.
And a police source in Idlib told Aks al-Ser that "a bomb exploded on a railway train in Shaikh Barakah, south of the town of Sanjar, pointing out that the explosion caused vandalized 15 meters of steel railways and concrete."
And considered this incident is the second within 15 days on the same railway line, where the four terrorists detonated bombs on the railway Aleppo - Damascus between the areas of Shaikh Barakah and Sanjar and caused the explosion of sabotaging 150 meters from the rail body 25 and the bombing of a casual Concrete.
And the source said earlier to Aks al-Ser that the "line of passenger transport is turned off for some time as a result of being targeted by vandals more than once, and that the goal of this sabotage is to disrupt the railroad used to transport goods between Aleppo and Hama."
الجهات المختصة تقتل إرهابيين اثنين بإدلب ودرعا.. تفكيك عبوات ناسفة بحماة ودوما ودرعا.. مصدر مسؤول ينفي ماتبثه وسائل إعلام حول إطلاق نار تجاه الأراضي اللبنانية
Two Terrorists Killed in Idlib and Daraa…Explosive Devices Dismantled in Hama, Douma and Daraa
http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2011/12/02/385570.htm
http://sana.sy/eng/337/2011/12/02/385581.htm
Dec 02, 2011
Al-Jazeera Reports on Civilian Deaths in Idlib Refuted
Explosive Device Goes off, Kills Two in Lattakia
Official Source Refutes Media Allegations of Opening Fire at Lebanese Territories
ادلب : إضراب و مظاهرات و سرقة 12 مليون من رواتب مخصصة لموظفين حكوميين
Idlib: strike and demonstrations, and stealing 12 million earmarked for the salaries of government employees
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Thursday - December 1 - 2011 - 22:36:17
Citizens reported in Idlib for Aks al-Ser that "economic paralysis experienced by the city and some villages in the province after the strike was called to him on Wednesday after violence in the city and claimed the lives of more than seven martyrs, including women and children and injured more than 35 people, in addition to injuring two members of the maintenance of order. "
He said one of the citizens in the city of Idlib to Aks al-Ser that "the shops on Thursday witnessed a strike almost complete with the exception of pharmacies, noting that" the shops did not open all day, in addition to the withdrawal of two demonstrations in the morning and after evening prayers. "
The city and the Idlib Yesterday painful events Aks al-Ser published to coincide with the details of the call for a march denouncing the decisions of the Arab League.
On the other hand, a source close to Aks al-Ser, "The gunmen stole 12 million SL for salaries of staff in the vicinity of Srmin in the province of Idlib, on Thursday."
Between the source and that "a group of gunmen intercepted a car carrying two commissioners salaries, they were heading to the area Saraaqib to deliver 12 million earmarked for the salaries of teachers in Saraaqib, where they make their removal from the car and with the amount they have stolen."
It is noteworthy that different regions of the Idlib witnessed similar incidents most recent theft of 0 million in a car belonging to the branch of the Agricultural Bank at Khan Shaikhoun.
Friday demonstrations and incidents roundup
خروج مظاهرات مناوئة للنظام عقب صلاة الجمعة وأخرى موالية.. انفجارات وتفكيك عبوات ناسفة و أنباء عن شهداء مدنيين و "سانا" تعلن قتل مسلحين
Anti-regime demonstrations came out after Friday prayers and other pro .. Explosions and dismantling explosive devices, and news for Martyrs and civilians, "SANA" declares gunmen killed
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Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 16:30:49
Came out on Friday protested against the system, and other pro, after Friday prayers, in several parts of Syria, while conflicting reports about the number of the martyrs of civilians, and saw the rail bombing sabotage south of the town of Sinjar in Idlib, while according to the Syrian News Agency (SANA) The competent authorities killed the gunmen.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (Exhibitions based in Britain), that 8 wounded at least, were injured in Homs.
He said that "a citizen died of wounds sustained earlier in the day at the entrance to the town in the province of Idlib Saraaqib, cited as an elderly man were killed and ten others were wounded in the town of Homs province, Hula, and cited the woman in the neighborhood of Baba Amr in Homs."
He said the observatory exhibition "The Syrian security forces carried out on a campaign of arrests and raids in the town of Jaasim in Daraa province resulted in the arrest of more than 31 people, mostly family-Hajji, including an elderly man."
The protests were held in Homs, and Daraa, and some areas of Damascus, and some rural areas of Aleppo, and shy, "Salah al-Din" and "oriental" city of Aleppo, in addition to Idlib and surroundings, and Qamishli.
In contrast, crowds mass in the courtyard of Sab'aa Bahrat the center of Damascus in the towns of Ras al-'Ain in al-Hasakah and Shahba in Suweida and Cornish maritime city of Tartous, and St. scalp in the city of Jablah, the yard Alozruna Beshanaaa camp and coming close to Damascus condemned the decisions of the Arab League against Syria and a rejection of the attempts of external interference in their internal affairs The emphasis on national unity and national decision independently and in support of comprehensive reform program led by President Bashar al-Assad.
For its part, according to Syrian news agency, "SANA" The three elements of the security forces were wounded when a roadside bomb in one of the towns of Hama.
The agency quoted a police source in the leadership of Hama as saying that a bomb exploded during a cooperative neighborhood patrol to maintain order, injuring 3 of its members were injured.
It added that the elements of engineering in the city of Hama dismantled an explosive device on the rotor Harash district soap "planted by armed terrorist group."
She said the engineering units dismantled a bomb in the town of Alenaima Bdraa.
The agency said the official competent authorities managed in today's "process of quality Brief Hama editing Naev Engineer Yousef, who was kidnapped by armed terrorist group through his work in the cultivation of their land area runoff Bmhardh for several days."
And denied a police source in the leadership of the city passed on a news channel in Arabic-speaking for the deaths of civilians by security forces in Idlib, pointing out that this news completely false.
In the province of a Daraa, the agency said that elements of the competent authorities "engaged the armed terrorist group tried to attack the security stations Brief province and managed to kill one of the gunmen in an exchange of fire."
The dismantled components of two explosive devices in the Engineering Brief Damascus always planting the armed group without any injuries.
In Idlib clashed, the competent authorities in the city of Khan Chikhoun today with armed terrorist group tried to attack the status of public roads in the city and a number of security details and managed to kill one militant and wounding several others, while the injured element of the competent authorities, according to "SANA" .
In the same context, the terrorists blew up the railway track between Damascus, Aleppo, near the Sinjar area of the Ma'arat Numan Friday morning.
And said a police source in Idlib that "a bomb exploded on a railway train in, Shaikh pond south of the town of Sinjar, pointing out that the explosion caused vandalized 15 meters of steel beams and concrete."
And considered this incident is the second within 15 days on the same railway line, where the four terrorists detonated bombs on the railway Aleppo - Damascus between the areas of Shaikh pool and Sinjar and caused the explosion of sabotaging 150 meters from the rail body 25 and the bombing of a casual Concrete.
And the source said earlier to reflect the traffic that the "line of passenger transport is turned off for some time as a result of being targeted by vandals more than once, and that the goal of this sabotage is to disrupt the railroad used to transport goods between Aleppo and Hama."
In Latakia, two people died and three others wounded in the explosion of a large district Aweyna in Lattakia.
And said a resident's Aks al-Ser "that the cause of the explosion is overloading the tank, electricity or gas cylinder maintenance shop for Electronics."
While the most common cause of the explosion is due to "prepare an explosive device inside the shop."
And led to the explosion roasted two fully with the wounding of three other people were passing in the street, in addition to the destruction of a number of shop-fronts and a number of walls.
And immediately attended to the scene Governor of Lattakia and the police chief and the Fire Brigade of Latakia.
The investigation is still ongoing at the time of preparing this report the cause of the explosion.
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أحد الأذرع الإعلامية للمجموعات الإرهابية: اختلقنا الأخبار الكاذبة واتصلنا بقنوات التضليل بأجهزة اتصال زودتنا بها أطراف خارجية
A media arms to terrorist groups: Achtlguena false news channels and contacted with misleading contact us by external parties (confession)
http://www.sana.sy/ara/336/2011/12/02/385534.htm
http://www.sana.sy/eng/337/2011/12/02/385541.htm
02 December 0.2011
Damascus, (SANA) -
Admitted Abdo Omar Hallaq a media arm of the armed terrorist groups, fabricating false news and amplify events and communication channels of disinformation in order to provide it with a modern communication devices supplied by third parties.
Barber also acknowledged in his confession broadcast by the Syrian television last night to work on the induction of the street to participate in the demonstrations by broadcasting lies and points of contact with the opposition abroad, in order to get support, instructions, and provide them with fake news, films fabricated.
And Hallaq said: I am from the town of Kanaakir at the age of 36 years and I work in the General Organization for mail, after the completion of my job I was working on mobilizing the street through contact with new friends and people multiple of intellectuals and religious scholars, and those centers so that we have the largest number of demonstrators.
Hallaq .. We are using the media and fabrications Altgyishah urging people to protest by saying that there were forces from outside to enter Syria from Iran and Hezbollah, for example, the crackdown on the demonstrators and this is the biggest reason Tgyisha at the street.
Said Hallaq .. We need funds and communications equipment new cell phones with software modern cameras to film the demonstrations and the money to cover the cost of downloading clips on the Internet has been we've got communication equipment from the UAE by people who support us money and we had a friend named Ahmad Al-Khatib is based in Qatar and was active there and he was Aumn most of these logistics.
Hallaq .. The money and equipment was up by remittances or by people living in the UAE, Qatar, during their return to Syria take them aid came to us as a live broadcast and communications equipment chandelier from our friends abroad, they entered through Jordan by refrigerated truck drivers.
Said Hallaq .. I spoke directly with the number of channels such as Al Jazeera and Frans Ossal and Syria, the people and the Orient, and I was talking aliases in the last call on the channel real Frans spoke my name Among the names used by the Abdul Latif Muhammad and Muhammad Alknachri.
Hallaq .. I took advantage of any event in order to amplify and magnify, for example if the number of demonstrators, about a thousand you say that the number of demonstrators around 7 or 8 thousand and if there is no interference from security forces, you say that the security forces cracked down on demonstrators and fired and horrified parents and I used them and their property.
Said Hallaq .. When I was talking with the channels they know that the names I have mentioned is correct and I recall that one of times I spoke with Al-Jazeera twice in three hours and different names and the same number and speak to you as an eyewitness or a political activist or speak on behalf of coordination.
Hallaq .. The Al-Jazeera is one of the contact me on my phone so I knew they were the same person who speaks with different names and we are working to dramatize things and inflate the size of Altenseekiet and we thought about how to communicate more with the provinces, towns and cities.
Said Hallaq .. You to communicate with the opposition abroad and some friends to support us did not communicate with the opposition directly, but through my friends such as Ahmad al-Khatib, who was the bridge with them during his stay in Qatar Opponents who were receiving Al Jazeera they were staying in a hotel in Qatar, so we communicate with them by Khatib Among Hoela proof pipe and Imad al-Din and Muhammad Rashid Abdullah, Wael Hafez.
Hallaq .. Our work to provide demonstrations in towns and cities with modern communication more sophisticated and technical devices we were using, including wireless devices to enable us to communicate with neighboring towns in the event of interruption of communication or the existence of barriers and these devices were secured through people from the opposition in Germany.
Said Hallaq .. I do I provide the operating room in Hungary with information about the numbers of demonstrators and the entry of security forces, proliferation and movements, for example, the event is small and unimportant described a fire in the air spontaneously or sudden job by exploiting this and Nfbaraka without knowing what happened as we filmed the demonstration that and enter the sound of gunfire delude them until those who are abroad that there is a real demonstration.
Hallaq .. Sometimes we come up with a demonstration on Friday only, and we then change the date and send the sections on a daily basis on the grounds that the demonstration of new and graduated seven days a week and sometimes do not go out demonstrations in neighboring towns Vansour demonstration town Kanaakir and change the name only package, transmit on the basis of it in a nearby town.
Said Hallaq .. We focus on narrow areas, squares to the viewer suggesting that very large numbers of demonstrators.
تفحم شخصين بالكامل و جرح ثلاثة آخرين في انفجار ضخم باللاذقية
Roasted full two and wounding three others in a huge explosion in Lattakia
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Friday - December 2 - 2011 - 16:19:17
Two people died and three others wounded by the explosion of a large district Aweyna in Lattakia.
And said a resident's Aks al-Ser: "The cause of the explosion is overloading the tank, electricity or gas cylinder maintenance shop for Electronics."
While the most common cause of the explosion is due to "prepare an explosive device inside the shop."
And led to the explosion roasted full two and wounding three other people were passing in the street, in addition to the destruction of a number of shop-fronts and a number of walls.
And immediately attended to the scene Governor of Lattakia and the police chief and the Fire Brigade of Latakia.
Aks al-Ser learned that investigations are still ongoing until the hour of the preparation of this report to find out the cause of the explosion.
حريق ناجم عن شمعة يتسبب بوفاة ثلاثة اطفال في حلب
Fire caused by candle caused the death of three children in Aleppo
Thursday - December 1 - 2011 - 23:20:38
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Dec 1 Others
خلاف خليجي حول ضم الاردن و المغرب إلى مجلس التعاون
GCC differences over the annexation of Jordan and Morocco to the Cooperation Council
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Wednesday - November 30 - 2011 - 23:02:39
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Wednesday, "There is no consensus among the GCC countries to grant membership of the Council to Jordan and Morocco."
And he told reporters in Abu Dhabi that "there is no consensus at this time to include Morocco and Jordan."
He added that "We must learn from the experience of the European Union", in reference to the debt crisis in the euro area, saying, "The annexation of the Union for membership at some point in ten countries and is now in a debt crisis."
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Abdel-Latif Al Zayani said last May that the Gulf states are looking request from Morocco and Jordan to join the Board.
He added that the Foreign Ministers of the Council planned to meet with the foreign ministers of both countries to complete the required procedures, but it is unclear which form of membership they think of the two countries.
The Cooperation Council was established on 25 May 1981 consisting of six Member States bordering the Persian Gulf is the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, in addition to Iraq and Yemen, which do not have full membership.
Saudi Arabia accused of repression after Arab Spring
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15977980
1 December 2011 Last updated at 15:16 GMT
A Saudi policeman checks cars in Saudi Arabia's eastern Gulf coast town of Qatif 25 November 2011 Saudi authorities are accused of of arresting people for demanding political and social reform
Amnesty International has accused Saudi Arabia of reacting to the Arab Spring by launching a wave of repression.
In a report, the human rights group said hundreds of people had been arrested, many of them without charge or trial.
Prominent reformists had been given long sentences following trials Amnesty called "grossly unfair".
So far unrest has largely been confined to the Shia minority in the east of the country.
The report comes a little more than a week after clashes in the eastern region of Qatif left four people dead - apparently the first deaths in this year's unrest.
Shia in the area have complained for years of economic discrimination and religious persecution, and were angered by the harsh suppression of Shia protesters in neighbouring Bahrain earlier this year. Saudi troops entered Bahrain to assist the authorities there.
'Blindfolded and handcuffed'
In its 73-page report published on Thursday, Amnesty accuses the Saudi authorities of arresting hundreds of people for demanding political and social reforms or for calling for the release of relatives detained without charge or trial.
The abusive practices being employed by the Saudi Arabian government are worryingly similar to those which they have long used against people accused of terrorist offences."
End Quote Philip Luther Amnesty Interantional
The report says that since February, when sporadic demonstrations began - in defiance of a permanent national ban on protests - the Saudi government has carried out a crackdown that has included the arrest of mainly Shia Muslims in the restive Eastern Province.
Since March, more than 300 people who took part in peaceful protests in Qatif, Ahsa and Awwamiya in the east have been detained, Amnesty says. Most have been released, often after promising not to protest again. Many face travel bans.
Last week 16 men, including nine prominent reformists, were given sentences ranging from five to 30 years in prison. Amnesty said they were blindfolded and handcuffed during their trial, while their lawyer was not allowed to enter the court for the first three sessions.
"Peaceful protesters and supporters of political reform in the country have been targeted for arrest in an attempt to stamp out the kinds of call for reform that have echoed across the region," said Amnesty's Middle East and North Africa director, Philip Luther.
"While the arguments used to justify this wide-ranging crackdown may be different, the abusive practices being employed by the Saudi Arabian government are worryingly similar to those which they have long used against people accused of terrorist offences," he said.
Amnesty says that the government continues to detain thousands of people on terrorism-related grounds. Torture and other ill-treatment in detention are widespread, it says - an allegation Saudi Arabia has always denied.
'Foreign parties'
The BBC's Security correspondent Frank Gardner says Saudi Arabia has so far resisted the wave of change that has swept over much of the Arab world.
Our correspondent says the kingdom's ageing monarch, King Abdullah, has reacted by releasing billions of dollars into the security and religious establishments, two of the pillars that support his ruling Al-Saud family.
Amnesty says the government has drafted an anti-terror law that would effectively criminalise dissent as a "terrorist crime" and allow extended detention without charge or trial.
Questioning the integrity of the king would carry a minimum prison sentence of 10 years, according to Amnesty.
The four who died in Qatif last week were killed when security forces opened fire using live ammunition, an indication that tensions in the predominantly Shia Eastern Province continue to escalate.
The interior ministry said the four were "armed aggressors hiding among civilians." A ministry spokesman blamed "foreign parties" - usually code for Iran- for fomenting unrest.
But a Shia activist told the BBC that at least one of those killed was unarmed when he was shot dead at a checkpoint for failing to stop. The others died the following day as protests erupted at his funeral, he said.
"Rather than deal with legitimate demands, the government is taking the easy route and blaming everything on a conspiracy by the Iranians," said the activist, who asked not to be named for fear of repercussions.
GCC differences over the annexation of Jordan and Morocco to the Cooperation Council
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Wednesday - November 30 - 2011 - 23:02:39
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Wednesday, "There is no consensus among the GCC countries to grant membership of the Council to Jordan and Morocco."
And he told reporters in Abu Dhabi that "there is no consensus at this time to include Morocco and Jordan."
He added that "We must learn from the experience of the European Union", in reference to the debt crisis in the euro area, saying, "The annexation of the Union for membership at some point in ten countries and is now in a debt crisis."
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Abdel-Latif Al Zayani said last May that the Gulf states are looking request from Morocco and Jordan to join the Board.
He added that the Foreign Ministers of the Council planned to meet with the foreign ministers of both countries to complete the required procedures, but it is unclear which form of membership they think of the two countries.
The Cooperation Council was established on 25 May 1981 consisting of six Member States bordering the Persian Gulf is the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait, in addition to Iraq and Yemen, which do not have full membership.
Saudi Arabia accused of repression after Arab Spring
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15977980
1 December 2011 Last updated at 15:16 GMT
A Saudi policeman checks cars in Saudi Arabia's eastern Gulf coast town of Qatif 25 November 2011 Saudi authorities are accused of of arresting people for demanding political and social reform
Amnesty International has accused Saudi Arabia of reacting to the Arab Spring by launching a wave of repression.
In a report, the human rights group said hundreds of people had been arrested, many of them without charge or trial.
Prominent reformists had been given long sentences following trials Amnesty called "grossly unfair".
So far unrest has largely been confined to the Shia minority in the east of the country.
The report comes a little more than a week after clashes in the eastern region of Qatif left four people dead - apparently the first deaths in this year's unrest.
Shia in the area have complained for years of economic discrimination and religious persecution, and were angered by the harsh suppression of Shia protesters in neighbouring Bahrain earlier this year. Saudi troops entered Bahrain to assist the authorities there.
'Blindfolded and handcuffed'
In its 73-page report published on Thursday, Amnesty accuses the Saudi authorities of arresting hundreds of people for demanding political and social reforms or for calling for the release of relatives detained without charge or trial.
The abusive practices being employed by the Saudi Arabian government are worryingly similar to those which they have long used against people accused of terrorist offences."
End Quote Philip Luther Amnesty Interantional
The report says that since February, when sporadic demonstrations began - in defiance of a permanent national ban on protests - the Saudi government has carried out a crackdown that has included the arrest of mainly Shia Muslims in the restive Eastern Province.
Since March, more than 300 people who took part in peaceful protests in Qatif, Ahsa and Awwamiya in the east have been detained, Amnesty says. Most have been released, often after promising not to protest again. Many face travel bans.
Last week 16 men, including nine prominent reformists, were given sentences ranging from five to 30 years in prison. Amnesty said they were blindfolded and handcuffed during their trial, while their lawyer was not allowed to enter the court for the first three sessions.
"Peaceful protesters and supporters of political reform in the country have been targeted for arrest in an attempt to stamp out the kinds of call for reform that have echoed across the region," said Amnesty's Middle East and North Africa director, Philip Luther.
"While the arguments used to justify this wide-ranging crackdown may be different, the abusive practices being employed by the Saudi Arabian government are worryingly similar to those which they have long used against people accused of terrorist offences," he said.
Amnesty says that the government continues to detain thousands of people on terrorism-related grounds. Torture and other ill-treatment in detention are widespread, it says - an allegation Saudi Arabia has always denied.
'Foreign parties'
The BBC's Security correspondent Frank Gardner says Saudi Arabia has so far resisted the wave of change that has swept over much of the Arab world.
Our correspondent says the kingdom's ageing monarch, King Abdullah, has reacted by releasing billions of dollars into the security and religious establishments, two of the pillars that support his ruling Al-Saud family.
Amnesty says the government has drafted an anti-terror law that would effectively criminalise dissent as a "terrorist crime" and allow extended detention without charge or trial.
Questioning the integrity of the king would carry a minimum prison sentence of 10 years, according to Amnesty.
The four who died in Qatif last week were killed when security forces opened fire using live ammunition, an indication that tensions in the predominantly Shia Eastern Province continue to escalate.
The interior ministry said the four were "armed aggressors hiding among civilians." A ministry spokesman blamed "foreign parties" - usually code for Iran- for fomenting unrest.
But a Shia activist told the BBC that at least one of those killed was unarmed when he was shot dead at a checkpoint for failing to stop. The others died the following day as protests erupted at his funeral, he said.
"Rather than deal with legitimate demands, the government is taking the easy route and blaming everything on a conspiracy by the Iranians," said the activist, who asked not to be named for fear of repercussions.
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