There were plenty of Peaceful Demonstrations in Support of the President.
Demonstrators walk behind a banner during a march in Sydney on August 5, 2012 held in support of the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad and against the intervention of foreign powers in Syria. AFP
Friends of Syria 
I am an ex British soldier who can help in your current krisses there are a lot of ex British soldiers who have been let go after are government made cuts who would be a great force to help you battle isis.
I have the contacts to get you around 100 ex service men from medics infantrymen to logistics as a private protective force
Please feel free to email me
Many thanks
Mr S Walsh
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It seems that the U.S and Israel had an agenda, many years ago in the 1990’s Clinton met with Israeli Intelligence, the CIA, and Military leaders at the Pentagon. They were looking at deposing the Syrian, Libyan, Iraqi and Afghanistan leaderships. Qaddafi, Hussein, Bashar Al Assad all had to go, even though the U.S had been allies and diplomatic friends.
All the leaders were strong to keep in check the different factions in their countries we have seen what has happened after the U.S & Israeli Dawn, destruction, despair, ethnic cleansing, refugees and poverty with the infrustructure of all these countries in tatters, due to the criminals and terrorists purporting to be freedom fighters, who are only the agents of the west as that is where there finances and weapons come from. Bashar Al Assad was and still is the best of the leaders of all the Arab countries, I pray for his safety and for his protection and for the victory that is coming.
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Dear Sir.
All respects to you n ur family.
ive been watching most videos of happenings in syria.i pray sir you too hav been watching them.hw t millions of children of syra hav been tortured n killed, raped n slaughtered.they r your children too.their cries r still ringing in my ears.you r t savior of your country.b awise n intelligent leader who will bring tat modern change in your country. Millons r ophaned, n physically n mentally abused.if u dnt improve u wnt b a leader vry soon.ur own people wil.b against u.plz bring happiness to their lives.u hav t great responsility to shelter n protect them.most impt.they love n respect u as a leader.u cntclet them down.i cnt bear to see their sufferings anymore.u hav russia n china for help.so protect your people.God has given you tis job.make use of tis golden opportunity to get t blessings.if nt you hav to face t brunt of his anger.tat will b ur downfall.God controls everything.God bless you n ur people
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Bashar al-Asad esta perdiendo por que carese de buenos generales … que sepan de estrategia … su ejercito esta con la moral baja me gustaria explicarle.. por que esta fracasando su lucha
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Isis was started by Joseph Ortega, ex Don of the zeta cartel. There is a lot I can tell you and prove. American government works with him. He connected criminals internationally. My phone number is 1 406 224 8290. Its off now. Keep trying until it’s on again
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Update on sending guys over to help support against ISIL fighters, after serious road traffic accident am going to be recovering for a while, if any recruiters out there need personnel to aid Peshmerga fighters or President Assad get in touch as have, several willing to join those international fighters already there operating with Peshmerga, and can pass details over.
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Would you like this put on a page giving your contact? As well as your first comment on recruiting?
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Yes that would be good also ad my linkedin profile , as in rehabilitation at moment and only thing I can do is use computer so can pass details of people on my database who have been vetted to those recruiting for the fight against ISIL, I help voluntary for ex soldiers, to aid them getting back into employment after leaving the forces, uk.linkedin.com/carlclark1331/
Thank you.
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I will support the President in any way I can, by providing specialist ex military personnel who would work alongside the SAA, to advising on the ground against the ISIL threat. Syria is now being fragmented by both western and radical Islamic elements, I have seen this first hand in 2012 and now it is far more evident that massive power struggles are pulling the country apart.
I want to see the mighty country of Syria rise up and face its enemies, which are being allowed by the west to continue its onslaught and to kill and maim and wipe out anyone who do not agree with them. The fear of ISIL are the only reason the west are acting upon that threat, but what they should be doing are supporting the President and the Government in bringing an end to the many terrorist groups splitting the country.
I can raise a small army from across the globe and offer my services to support of the President and to the country of Syria and would be prepared to meet and discuss what we could do to help.
Carl Clark – David & Goliath Military Recruitment Specialists. pastorbishop32@yahoo.com
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How are you getting on with your recruitment? Please keep us up to date in how it is going.
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Did you recieve my reply? including linkedin profile details? agreeing as computer went down as i sent it?
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Yes
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Have gave details to many who inquired on where to go to support the different groups fighting ISIL, have several more willing to join up, but the western governments of ours are now saying we may be put in the same basket as ISIL ??? and treated as terrorists with no hope of returning to our countries. They are arresting those going to fight for the YPG or PKK at U.K airports, while Turkey are now attacking the Kurds, unbelievable that Turkey is supporting ISIL with the support of the UN??? does not make sense. ISIL and the FSA and other groups who support terrorists and criminals should all be taken care of and then negotiations should take place over territory for the Kurds.
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lol…is that all ya got? your a stupid focker..the only thing you brought was psychological warfare…but now you gotta wonder who will dig you out when your six feet under? lol…
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You got a way with words my friend, we need to support those fighting the ISIL threat by whatever means we have, if money was no problem, we would have already won the battle, but I have found obsticles at every juncture to get fighters to support those fighting ISIL, so there must be another agenda, one which I am not seeing, as for being six foot under only MI6 and the CIA would be responsible for that as they have their own agenda’s for Syria.
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DNA – Nicholas II of Russia…there are relatives in Syria and the Middle East…but now this tips the scales in what will come to pass now! Better stand back! The Russian Hurricane!
Already exposed the Catholic Church globally! Studies Law and Society! Teaching Time!
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Moammar gadhafi is way better than obama and actually cares about his people! isis is being financed by the united states! There trying to make an enemy, from there own creation! To get what they want! Look at all the guns they have…. There united states made haha, your creating your own terrorists! Stupid americans once again only believe what there told! Make syria proud and have nothing to do with the americans! There economy is in ruins and there trying to use escape paths out of it.
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I have a large number of ex military personnel from around the world who would fight for President Assad against ISIL and also against the terrorist groups operating in Syria at the moment. I have supported President Assads stance from the start while the west have their own agenda which is why they supported terror and insurrection in a free sovereign state. You need strong leaders in the Middle East and Africa otherwise the tribalism and radicals take over as we have seen in Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries, President Assad is one of the best leaders in the Middle East and allowed all religions and cultures to work alongside each other, that is until the west got involved. I thank God that he has beaten the terrorists and now the hard work begins of rebuilding and fighting a new enemy which if support is needed we at David & Goliath are here to help. +447843940764 +1842824987
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Assad is a cruel Syrian dictator, but those Islamists, that invaded Syria and now Iraq come from all over the world (and particularly several petro-rich Islamic nations of Arabia). They now call themselves Islamic State (IS) or Islamic Caliphate (IC) and are bent on wide aggression to create an Islamic Caliphate designed to reign throughout the middle east. They are far more cruel than Assad. Witness thousands of Yazidis who were forced by IC onto a mountaintop to die of starvation and desiccation without drinking water.
Assad has been fighting IC for years, is trying to hold Syria together, but IC has consolidated the Islamic factions fighting Assad’s ground forces in northern Syria and now threatens Erbil and Baghdad, with Jordan next on the list to be conquered. Obama foolishly wants to arm native Syrians to fight Assad’s army instead of IC, but he can’t find any because any that once may have existed have been defeated or have joined IC.
Saddam has the only army and air force in that arena that can counter IC’s brutal march. Obama has finally recognized the threat IC poses for Kurdistan and what’s left of Iraq so has started a limited bombing defense of Erbil. But why doesn’t Obama hold his nose, make a deal with Assad demanding some reforms in exchange for sending military arms and equipment with which Syria can better battle Syria’s Islamic invaders and Iraq’s aggressive enemy, the Islamic State, a/k/a Islamic Caliphate?
Political correctness about the “rebellion” in Syria must be replaced with pragmatism and common sense.
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you can take the Kid out of the Middle East – but you cannot take the Middle East out of the Kid…
I hear more is align that one thinks…another too smart for your own britches tactic I suppose…
and it won’t matter who is related to who…all that will matter what shows up and how many…
I hear that the underground network has woken the Bear…they know not what they do…
you never wake a napping bear…already tired and ‘fasting’…the Bear will eat what comes up…
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you mean them sending in a crack-head to terrorize the adopted folks…yeah…I hear Iran and Russia know of this incident…AaaaNnnnnnDdddd…pause…the Bear is pacing…and other Bears are waking up and wandering over to find out what the pacing is about…
Well have fun with that in real time and if the Kid/Bear (s) wander over there to ‘take a break’…happy hunting…lol…
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oh didn’t you hear the latest…message…the bear does not ask permission…
well then allrighty then…lol…lets do this…better get ready to move to England Assad…
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Thank you Mr. Assad for standing firm against the US and Israel lobby in Washington DC. Hope you can get rid of these US sponsored terrorist soon.
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Today’s WSJ opinion commentary by Senator Rand Paul is interesting but unsuitably headlined: “America Shouldn’t Choose Sides in Iraq’s Civil War”. First off, the main problem in Iraq right now is not “Civil War” — it is an invasion by barbaric Islamic religious fanatics organized under the black banner of “ISIS”.. Secondly, choosing sides to deter invasive, inhumane barbarism is possible without actively participating in war.
However, Senator Paul is correct in stating “…we should not put any U.S. troops on the ground unless it is to secure or evacuate U.S. personnel and diplomatic facilities. And while we may not completely rule out airstrikes … Do we want to, in effect, become Iran’s air force?” But there is a far better, more practical alternative.
After conquering Mosul, the ISIS invaders now threatening Baghdad are supported from their bases in northern Syria. President Assad has indicated his army is fully engaged in fighting to save Damascus and southern Syria from those Islamic invaders. He dare not risk overextending his current limited resources.to attack ISIS and reclaim regions of remote northern Syria for his dictatorship although he would doubtless do so if he could.
But Assad has air power and facilities that could be beefed up to attack ISIS bases in northern Syria, thereby deterring the march toward Baghdad. The U.S. should reconsider its antipathy toward Syria’s de-facto secular dictatorship, and assist it in any way that could be helpful in preserving the integrity of both Syria and Iraq. The U.S. could assist the Syrian air force with suitable extra logistics to tackle the job by itself for the ultimate benefit of both Syria and Iraq. ISIS probably has already rendered impotent any rebels who were actually local Syrians..
Is an alternative U.S. allegiance with Iran’s Shiite Islamic dictator, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, whose agents produced lots of IED’s that killed our troops in Iraq with their roadside bombs, more acceptable than working with dictator Assad who never did build or plant any roadside bombs there? We need to get over the politically-correct notion that Assad must be replaced at whatever cost through an unlikely popular revolution, and instead apply some pragmatism to situation-reality.
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Can someone explain the Assad regime to me?
Why is the media portraying him as a mass-murderer and why are there so many videos of innocent syrians dying and blaming Assad for their deaths?
Also, who are the FSA?
It’s just weird that entire world seems to hate Assad but I am also aware of the medias ability to convince the world that a good person is evil like what happened with Gaddafi!
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How do I contact the President Bashar al-Assad? I support him and want him to know it.
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That is exactly why I’m here
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US/UN Fears Assad Win in Free Syrian Election?
Written byDaniel McAdams
Wednesday February 12, 2014
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Yes. How do I contact the President Bashar al-Assad?
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I wish people would stop calling President Assad’s Administration a regime. Negative connotations.
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syrian secular democracy
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Tool – Schism…no matter what when where how it will come to pass that I meet Assad…let us hope the side is of cooperation and not bloodshed…ask former Iran president…he probably knows me better than myself…and what happens “When I See Red” and I am seeing it already…
so what is with the brainwashing of your son Assad…they are children and suppose to be full of spit and vinegar not hate and corrupt to your hatreds…you are killing him in the worst way! you are young and dumb with child-raising you know not what you do…he will grow up to hate you like you hate your father Assad…It is Time for many things to come to pass…it has been long enough!
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With Assad in, and Ahmadinejad out, where does that leave Netanyahu?
Robert Bridge has worked as a journalist in Russia since 1998. Formerly the editor-in-chief of The Moscow News, Bridge is the author of the book, “Midnight in the American Empire.”
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Published time: October 26, 2013 15:08
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) (AFP Photo)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) (AFP Photo)
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A high-stakes game of geopolitical brinkmanship is happening behind the scenes, with the Israeli and Iranian leaders now jockeying for pole position in the race for America’s good graces.
Following Washington’s spectacular climbdown from war in Syria, Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu suffered a setback by the unexpected change of political winds.
Confident that some kind of a US military attack on Damascus was a done deal, Netanyahu had previously ostracized Syria as something of a playground for Iran and Hezbollah, Israel’s two arch-enemies.
“Assad’s regime isn’t acting alone,” Netanyahu told reporters in late August as an attack looked inevitable. “Iran, and Iran’s proxy, Hezbollah, are there on the ground playing an active role assisting Syria. In fact, Assad’s regime has become a full Iranian client and Syria has become Iran’s testing ground.”
What Netanyahu failed to point out, however, is that the Syrian rebel opposition is also not working alone, as Al-Qaeda elements – the ragtag team of terrorists that allegedly orchestrated the sophisticated attacks of 9/11 – are joining efforts to remove Assad from power. Whether or not that disturbing footnote played a part in what was to happen next is quite possible.
On the very eve of America’s expected jolly little would-be dash in Damascus, the fog of politics trumped the fog of war as Obama – rattled by British Prime Minister David Cameron’s failure to win support for military action in the House of Commons – stunned the world by seeking congressional approval before committing his military forces to any action against the Syrian regime.
This unexpected decision completely knocked the wind out of the pro-war camp’s sails.
Washington, bereft of its once-solid British ally, was suddenly grinding gears and spilling oil in an effort to strike the right war rhythm. At this point, not even the influential pro-Israel American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which had deployed “hundreds of activists to win support in Congress for military action in Syria,” according to Haaretz, could entice the superpower into another super mess.
The military theater of the absurd hit its highpoint when US Secretary of State John Kerry, itchy trigger finger and all, promised an “unbelievably small, limited” cruise missile bombardment of Syria to punish the Assad regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons on August 21.
If war in Iran is the endgame, as many observers suspect it is, then Israel’s objectives in the region have been seriously upset by Obama’s flip-flopping on the question of military action in Syria. That is because in the event that Israel – unilaterally or otherwise – decides to launch any sort of pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, it will certainly not want its flanks exposed to Syrian and Hezbollah forces.
“We always wanted Bashar Assad to go, we always preferred the bad guys who weren’t backed by Iran to the bad guys who were backed by Iran,” Israel’s ambassador to the United States Michael Oren admitted in an interview on Sept. 19.
Toppling the Assad government would have weakened the “strategic arc that extends from Tehran, to Damascus to Beirut. And we saw the Assad regime as the keystone in that arc,” he said.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani (Reuters/Keith Bedford)
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani (Reuters/Keith Bedford)
Between Iran’s Rouhani and a hard place
So now Netanyahu finds himself still confronted by diehard Assad in Damascus, while Iran, whom Israel suspects of attempting to build a nuclear weapon, did something even crueller: It said goodbye to the supreme agitator, former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and hello to the moderate reformist, Hasan Rouhani, who has already launched a charm offensive with Israel’s No. 1 ally.
Just days after the anticipated attack on Syria fizzled out, President Barack Obama held true to his campaign pledge of “sitting down and talking with America’s enemies” by having a telephone conversation with Rouhani.
Obama said the leaders had instructed their diplomats to work “expeditiously” toward an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, adding that this was a “unique opportunity” to make progress with the Islamic Republic over an issue that has isolated it from the West.
“While there will surely be important obstacles to moving forward and success is by no means guaranteed, I believe we can reach a comprehensive solution,” Obama said, in comments that certainly did not sit well with the Israeli leader.
Later, as Iranian and American officials began talks in Geneva at the beginning of October to discuss Iran’s nuclear program, and whether or not to ease crippling sanctions against Tehran, Netanyahu was in the Knesset, discussing the possibility of a unilateral strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“We can’t surrender the option of a preventive strike,” he told Israeli parliamentarians. “It is not necessary in every situation, and it must be weighed carefully and seriously. But there are situations in which paying heed to the international price of such a step is outweighed by the price in blood we will pay if we absorb a strategic strike that will demand a response later on, and perhaps too late.”
Netanyahu, of course, would like nothing more than for the United States to perform the dirty work of bombing the Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities in Natanz and Fordow.
However, with the United States still licking its wounds following protracted military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and American voters weary of chasing terrorists at such a high moral and physical cost, the Obama administration will try to avoid another war at any cost.
Now the question remains: Will Netanyahu really risk an all-out regional conflict by ordering a pre-emptive strike on Iran, or is he bluffing in an effort to contain Tehran’s nuclear ambitions?
The answer is of no little importance to every person on the planet.
The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT.
http://rt.com/op-edge/us-militar-attack-syria-784/
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President al-Assad Interview: “No Dialogue with Gunmen, All Decisions taken by the West for the Past Ten Years have been in Support of al-Qaeda” –
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The West Has Supported al-Qaeda For The Past Ten Years
Interview With President al-Assad
October 07, 2013 “Information Clearing House – Damascus, (SANA) – President Bashar al-Assad said that all the political decisions that have been taken by the west in the last ten years have been in support of al-Qaeda, intentionally or inadvertently.
In an interview with the German Der Spiegel News Magazine, President al-Assad said that through Western support, now there are thousands of al-Qaeda fighters from 80 countries in Syria.
Following is the full text of the interview:
Der Spiegel: Mr. President, do you love your country?
President Assad: Of course, and in this I am no different from most people. This is not merely about emotions, but rather about what one can do for his country if he has the power and especially in times of crisis; and at this particular time, I realize more than ever how much I love my country and so I must protect it.
Der Spiegel: Wouldn’t you be more patriotic if you stepped down and allowed for negotiations over an interim government or for a cease-fire with the armed opposition?
President Assad: The Syrian people determine my fate; no other party can determine this issue. As for the armed opposition or factions, who do they represent – the Syrian people? If so, this can be proven only through the ballot box.
Der Spiegel: Are you prepared to run in the next elections?
President Assad: My term ends in August next year. The presidential elections should take place before that time. I cannot decide now whether I am going to run; this depends on what the Syrian people want. If people are not behind me, I won’t stand in the elections.
Der Spiegel: Will you seriously consider giving up power?
President Assad: This is not about me or what I want. It’s about what people want. The country is not mine alone, it’s the country for all Syrians.
Der Spiegel: But some people say that you are the cause of the rebellion, because people want to get rid of corruption and tyranny. They call for a true democracy; and according to the opposition, this is not possible with you in power.
President Assad: Do these people speak for themselves, or do they speak on behalf of the Syrian people or on behalf of the countries that are backing them? Do they speak on behalf of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia or Qatar? Let me be clear about this: this conflict is being brought to our country from the outside world. These people live in five-star hotels, they are dictated to by their financial backers and have no grass roots in Syria.
Der Spiegel: Do you deny that there is a strong opposition against you in your country? President Assad: There is certainly an opposition in our country. What country doesn’t have opposition? It’s impossible for all the Syrians to be on my side.
Obama has no right to tell the Syrian people whom to choose as their president
Der Spiegel: It’s not only us who deny the legitimacy of your presidency. U.S. President Barack Obama said at the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York that a leader who kills his people and gases children to death has forfeited any right to rule his country.
President Assad: First, he is the president of the United States and has no right to pass judgment on Syria.Second, he has no right to tell the Syrian people whom to choose as their president. Third, what he says in realty has no foundation whatsoever. He has been calling for me to step down for one and a half years. What next? Have his statements made any impact? None whatsoever.
Der Spiegel: For us, it seems that you are ignoring reality. By stepping down, you save the people a great deal of suffering.
President Assad: This has nothing to do with me being president. Killing innocent people and terrorizing them by explosions and car bombs, brought to our country by al-Qaeda, is what causes pain to the Syrian people. What does that have to do with me being in office?
Der Spiegel: It is relevant because your forces and security services have committed some of these atrocities and you are responsible for that.
President Assad: Despite the fact that the protests were not peaceful at all, it was our policy from the beginning to respond to the demands of the demonstrators. In the first weeks, we lost soldiers and policemen who were killed in those protests. Nevertheless, a specialized committee changed the constitution to meet protesters’ demands and a referendum was held. On the other hand, we also needed to confront terrorism; it’s the duty of the government to defend the country and take the relevant decisions to that effect. In the context of implementing these decisions, mistakes were made. We must acknowledge that.
Der Spiegel: The rebellion started with demonstrations in Dara’a and the victims were not only members of your security forces. The other side also suffered a great deal. The protesters were beaten and fired at. This harsh treatment was one of the regime’s mistakes.
President Assad: When political measures are implemented – anywhere in the world – mistakes are made; we are only human.
Der Spiegel: So, you acknowledge that the harsh treatment meted out at the protesters was a mistake. President Assad: There were individual errors. We all make mistakes. Even the president might make mistakes. Even if mistakes were made in on the ground, our principal decisions were the right ones.
Der Spiegel: Was the Houla massacre also the result of mere individual failure?
President Assad: Neither the government nor its supporters are to blame for that, because it was the armed gangs and the extremists who attacked the families who supported the government. This is exactly what happened. If you want to assert something to the contrary, you need to provide the evidence and this is what you cannot do. We, however, and contrary to your claims, can give you the names of the victims who were killed because they stood against terrorism.
Der Spiegel: We have evidence. Our reporters were in Houla and talked to the victims and carried out thorough investigations. The U.N. experts reached a conclusion, after investigating the case, that 108 people in the village were killed, including 49 children and 34 women, victims of your regime. How can you deny responsibility and accuse the so-called terrorists.
President Assad: With respect to your reporters, we Syrians, know our country better, know the truth better and can fully document that.
Der Spiegel: The culprits were ‘shabiha’, members of the militias with links to your regime. President Assad: Do you have any evidence to prove that?
Der Spiegel: We heard this from people we consider credible.
President Assad: I’ll be candid and even blunt with you: your question is based on wrong information. What you are asserting has no ground in reality. A lie is a lie, no matter how you phrase it or present it.
Der Spiegel: That’s right. So, you don’t acknowledge that your ‘shabiha’ took part in the massacre. President Assad: What do you mean by ‘shabiha?’
Der Spiegel: The militias close to your regime.
President Assad: This name is actually of Turkish origin, in Syria don’t know ‘shabiha.’ The reality is that, when armed groups attack remote areas, and the army and police cannot provide sufficient protection to citizens, villagers arm themselves and create patrols in self-defense. It’s true that some of those fought with our forces, but these are not militias formed to protect the president. What concerns these people is their country, which they are defending against al-Qaeda terrorists that have been attacking them for months.
We are defending ourselves and not anything else
Der Spiegel: So, it was only the other side who committed massacres and terrorism, and your soldiers, militias, security forces and intelligence services have nothing to do with that?
President Assad: One cannot make such sweeping generalizations: “They are one hundred percent guilty, and we are zero percent.” The truth is not always black and white; in the middle there are shades of grey. But, in principle this is true. We are defending ourselves and not anything else. As to individual mistakes, I cannot, as president of all the Syrians, follow and check on each and every one of the 23 million Syrians.
Der Spiegel: Wouldn’t it be possible that the crimes against the villagers were committed by parts of the Syrian Army outside your control?
President Assad: There are criminals in every country, even in your country. Those can be everywhere. This is normal; but we don’t have sufficient information about this.
Der Spiegel: The legitimacy of a president does not rest on slogans and promises, but on actions. As a result of the gas attack against your people, you forfeited every right to be in your position.
President Assad: We did not use chemical weapons; this is not true. And the picture you are drawing of me is not true. The United States, the entire western world, the richest countries in the Arab world and neighbouring Turkey are against me, and terrorists are crossing the borders from Iraq. On top of all of this, I kill my people, who support me nevertheless! Am I superhuman? No. So, why am I still in power two and half years on? The answer is simple: because a large segment of the Syrian people support me, they support the government and the state. Whether they constitute 50% or less, that is a different issue. But this large segment also means ‘legitimacy.’ This is how things are in reality.
Der Spiegel: After the U.N. investigation of this crime, U.S. President Obama had no doubt that your regime used chemical weapons on August 21 in an attack that claimed the lives of over a thousand people, including hundreds of children.
President Assad: Once again, Obama never provided one shred of evidence. The only things he provided were lies.
Der Spiegel: But the conclusions reached by the U.N. investigators …
President Assad: What conclusions? When the investigators came to Syria, we asked them to continue their work and we hope that they will provide an explanation of who is responsible for this act.
Der Spiegel: The trajectory of the gas shells could be traced back from their point of impact to their point of launching. And it shows that they were launched from 4th division installations.
President Assad: This doesn’t prove anything. These terrorists can be anywhere; they are even in Damascus itself. They could fire a missile next to my home.
Der Spiegel: But launching rockets containing Sarin gas cannot be done by your enemies. They don’t have the capabilities to do that because it requires military equipment, training and accuracy.
President Assad: Who says so? Terrorists used Sarin gas in a Tokyo attack in the 1990s. Sarin is called the “kitchen gas” because anyone can make it anywhere, in any room. Der Spiegel: The two attacks cannot be linked or compared. This is about a military operation in Damascus.
President Assad: No one can say with any certainty that they used rockets. We have no evidence. But the certain thing is that Sarin was used. Is it not possible that one of our rockets hit a terrorist site containing Sarin? Or that they made a mistake while dealing with it? They are in possession of Sarin and they already used it in Aleppo.
Der Spiegel:13 cases were identified where Sarin was used, but in no case has it been used with such intensity as on August 21st. Have you conducted any investigations of your own?
President Assad: Every investigation should start with identifying the number of the real victims. The armed groups speak about 350. The United States speaks about 1,400. Médecins Sans Frontièresmention about 280. This cannot be right. Even the photos taken of the victims contain discrepancies. For instance, a dead child appears in two different locations.
Der Spiegel: You mean that the photos of the victims have been manipulated?
President Assad: I want to say this case should be verified thoroughly; and no one has done that so far. We cannot do it, because it is an area where terrorists operate.
Der Spiegel: This close to the city?
President Assad: They are very close to Damascus, close to our military barracks; they could kill our soldiers.
We win with our population support and vice versa
Der Spiegel: Do you think you can regain control of the areas you lost?
President Assad: It is not about winning or losing in territorial terms. We are not two states, one controlling an area belonging to the other, as in the case with Israel, which occupies our Golan Heights. This is about terrorism, which should be eliminated. When we liberate a certain area, as we have done in many areas of Syria, it doesn’t mean that we are winning, because the terrorists withdraw to another area and destroy it. That’s why we are also concerned about our citizens’ security.It is also important for us to win the support of our population: we win with their support and vice versa.
Der Spiegel: Do you still control the chemical weapons stockpiles?
President Assad: Yes, certainly. Furthermore, to assure you, I would like to add that the stored materials haven’t been activated; and no one can use them before they are prepared for that purpose.
Der Spiegel: This doesn’t rule out that the army was responsible for the attack. Western intelligence services intercepted phone calls in which your commanders urge the general command to use poisonous gas.
President Assad: This is complete fabrication and forgery and I will not waste my time with such allegations.
Der Spiegel: Isn’t it puzzling that we, in the West, have a completely different assessment of the situation?
President Assad:I n fact, your region is always late in recognizing reality and is extremely slow in understanding this reality. In the beginning, we talked about violent protests, while you talked about peaceful demonstrations. When we started talking about extremists, you were still talking about “some militants.”When we talked about al-Qaeda, you were still talking about a few terrorists, although they are actually the majority. Now you realize that it is about 50/50. Take, for instance, Secretary of State Kerry who still sticks to the past and talks about 20%. This is exactly what I meant with the reality deficit you have.
Der Spiegel: Is the reluctance the West to trust your assessments due to the lack of confidence in you. Where does the reason lie?
President Assad: I think the West prefers to trust al-Qaeda rather than to trust me.
Der Spiegel: This is absurd!!
President Assad: I mean it. Maybe you didn’t mean it, but it looks like it: all the decisions you have taken in the West for the past ten years have been in support of al-Qaeda. Some might have done that intentionally and some inadvertently. In any case, and through Western support, now we have thousands of al-Qaeda fighters from 80 countries. We have to deal with them. I am referring to those who have come from outside Syria.
Der Spiegel: You are losing many soldiers, those who defect to the opposition. Are you telling us that they became al-Qaeda affiliates overnight?
President Assad: No, I am not saying that they are all al-Qaeda, but most of them are. The minority are defectors or criminals. At the beginning of the crisis, we had over 60,000 outlaws at large. Those alone could form a whole army. How many are fighting us? I cannot give a specific figure. Most of them cross the border illegally for jihad. They come to Syria in the belief that they will go to heaven by waging war on atheists and non-Muslims. Even when we get rid of thousands of them, their ranks are replenished by other jihadists.
Der Spiegel: Yet, you believe you will win in this conflict?
President Assad: Even if there was no chance of winning the fight, we have no other choice but to defend our country.
Der Spiegel: On the subject of trust, we want to remind you that you have always denied that you possessed chemical weapons, while now you acknowledge that you have them.
President Assad: We never stated that we had no chemical weapons. We always phrased our statements “if we had …, then …” But we never lied.
Der Spiegel: It is reported that German companies supplied you with chemical materials, which you used to make chemical weapons. Do you have more specific information about this? President Assad: No, because these are technical issues. But, in principle, we didn’t receive outside help to make these weapons, because we didn’t need assistance. We are experts in the field.
We are committed to making the whole Middle East a WMD free zone
Der Spiegel: Then, how many tons of Sarin gas or other agents do you have?
President Assad: This remains classified information until it is provided to OPCW.
Der Spiegel: According to intelligence agencies, you have a thousand tons in your stockpile. President Assad: What’s important is the principle not the figure. We have these weapons – yes, but we are committed to making the whole Middle East a WMD free zone. Der Spiegel: This is also a matter of trust. You say you have 32 stores, while Western intelligence services put the figure at 50.
President Assad: This is a technical issue better determined by specialists. As president, my focus is on the political track. We are transparent and the experts can access any facility. We’ll provide them with the data, which they can examine and verify and then judge our credibility. When we say we are transparent, we mean it: to date, we have complied with every agreement we have signed. Our history testifies to this. However, we will not bear the costs of destroying the weapons.
Der Spiegel: And the international community should simply accept that you haven’t hidden secret stockpiles somewhere?
President Assad: In international relations, things are not about trust and believing, they are about setting up the mechanisms on which the approach can be based. Whether you trust me as a person is not important. What is important is for institutions to work with each other: my government and the OPCW. What is important for me is to win the trust of the Syrian people and not the West. What is important for me is Syria not the West.
Der Spiegel: Don’t you need the West?
President Assad: Of course, but not to replace the Syrians, or the Russians who are real friends. They understand better than the West the truth about what is happening here in reality. If I am praising them now, this is not because of the close ties that have linked us for years, but because, frankly, the Russians are more independent than you are in Europe. You rely too much on the United States in your policies and easily adopt its policies.
Der Spiegel: The fact of the matter is that the Russians have strategic interests in Syria. President Assad: You can discuss that with President Putin. But I will say that some Europeans have come and signaled that they are convinced with our political position and that they share our analyses and explanations of the situation. But they cannot say this in public because it’s difficult for them at this moment in time.
Der Spiegel: And this applies to the poisonous gas attack?
President Assad: Of course. I say some, not all. To make this clearer, I’ll elaborate on the accusations against us. Both Obama and Kerry presented lies. But Obama couldn’t convince his people with his lies. According to one opinion poll, 51% of the American people reject a military strike against Syria. The British Parliament was against the strike too; and there was a tough debate in the French parliament. The whole “atmosphere” in Europe was against the strike, including the Vatican. Why? Because most people didn’t believe Obama’s story.
Der Spiegel: Is Germany part of the contacts you are making?
President Assad: We have contacts with some institutions and recently there have been channels that didn’t exist before. We exchange information, but we cannot talk about political communications.
Der Spiegel: Does Germany play a special role for you?
President Assad: When I look at Europe, the question for me is: who is closer to the reality of what is happening in our region? For us now, Germany and Austria have the most objective vision and are the closest to reality. This helps achieve Europe’s interests.
Der Spiegel: Could Germany play an intermediary role?
President Assad: I would be happy if German envoys visited Damascus to engage with us directly. If they talk to us, it doesn’t mean they support our government. They can ascertain for themselves the situation and base their work on the facts. If they think that by not engaging with us, they are isolating us, I tell them: you are isolating yourselves from reality; so, it’s about their interests. What do they gain when al-Qaeda is in their backyard wreaking havoc on the world? After two and half years, they should reconsider their policies. They should ask themselves: what are they gaining. What do their people gain when there is a state of chaos that they are supporting?
Der Spiegel: In light of the unrest in your country, are the chemical weapons stockpiles under control?
President Assad: There is no cause for concern, they are very well protected.
Der Spiegel: This applies to biological weapons too? You have biological weapons?
President Assad: We didn’t give any information in this regard because it is considered classified information. This should not be understood as confirmation that we possess them.
Der Spiegel: You understand the international community’s concern about WMDs falling into the hands of the terrorists.
President Assad: It is not as bad as it is portrayed by the media and believed in the West. There is no need for any undue concern.
Der Spiegel: As far as we know, you lost about 40% of your territories to the armed opposition, and in some areas about two thirds of the land.
President Assad: These are exaggerated figures. 60% of the country is desert and there is nobody there. In other parts of the country, the terrorists don’t control any connected areas.
Der Spiegel: This doesn’t apply to the area adjacent to the Turkish borders.
President Assad: They exist only in the area north of Aleppo, otherwise, there are only pockets. You cannot talk about a real frontline against us. Sometimes, these fighters are completely isolated and exist in areas where we don’t want to deploy the army. The percentage of land is not important to us.People’s solidarity is much more important and this is growing all the time, because they see what the terrorists are doing and what it leads to.
Der Spiegel: As a result of the violence of the conflict, a quarter of the Syrian population, i.e. five million people have become refugees.
President Assad: We don’t have accurate figures; but even four million is an exaggerated figure. Many of those who are displaced within Syria go to live with relatives and don’t appear in any statistics.
Der Spiegel: You talk about this issue as if it were an issue of paying taxes and not a humanitarian disaster.
President Assad: The exact opposite is true. You in the West use these figures as if you were reading a spreadsheet: four, five, six, seven million. These figures are of your making: seventy thousand victims, eighty thousand, ninety thousand, one hundred thousand, as if it were an auction.
Der Spiegel: The reason for this exodus is that people are fleeing you and your regime.
President Assad: Is this a question or a statement? If it’s a statement, then it’s completely wrong. If people flee, they do so for a number of reasons, first of which is fear of the terrorists.
Der Spiegel: Nobody flees from your soldiers and security forces?
President Assad: The army represents Syria; otherwise it would have disintegrated long ago. It doesn’t pose a threat to anyone. When we talk about refugees, let’s talk about another government – the Turkish government – which uses these figures for its own interests. It manipulates these figures and plays this humanitarian card at the United Nations in order to put pressure on us. Another reason for their interests is the money they receive to help the refugees, the money that moves only in the wrong direction, to their pockets; there are so many reasons. Of course within these large numbers of refugees, yes, some did flee in fear of the government but the situation is now changing with about a hundred or a hundred and fifty thousand refugees returning home.
Der Spiegel: How could you push those to take that step?
President Assad: We engaged with them in order to dispel their fears. Those who committed no crime have nothing to fear. Our message was: if you want to be against the government: come back and speak against us; and it worked.
Army and people united, no choice but to trust and believe in our victory and saving Syria
Der Spiegel: You cannot show any military victory on any military front: you regaining control over Aleppo, which you announced, hasn’t happened. Ma’aloula is still a big problem. Even parts of Damascus are being shelled. We heard the sound of shelling on our way to your palace.
President Assad: When you are dealing with this kind of crisis, it is impossible for you to be as strong as in the past. The damage is huge and we’ll need a lot of time to overcome this. But the army and the people are united; and we have no choice but to trust and believe in our victory and in saving our country.
Der Spiegel: How can you believe in your victory if you brought Hezbollah in to help you?
President Assad: Lebanon is a very small country, about four million people. Damascus alone has five million, and Syria is too large and wide a country to be covered by Hezbollah. We cooperated on the borders with Lebanon in the fight against those terrorists who were also attacking Hezbollah members. That cooperation was fruitful and successful.
Der Spiegel: So, you can at last do without Hezbollah’s help?
President Assad: I didn’t say that, I only wanted to clarify and correct the western perception that the Syrian army couldn’t fight any more and that’s why Hezbollah intervened.
Der Spiegel: Hezbollah is one of the few entities that continue to support you. It seems that President Putin is gradually losing his patience with you.
President Assad: President Putin is more supportive of us now than any other time. He showed this by using three vetoes at the Security Council to prevent sanctions against us. Der Spiegel: But he endorsed the most recent resolution, which calls for the destruction of the chemical weapons.
President Assad: That was a good resolution.
Der Spiegel: Because it averted the military strike?
President Assad: There was no item in that resolution that undermined our interests. President Putin knows from his experience in fighting terrorism in Chechnya what we are going through here.
Der Spiegel: That’s why you are confident Moscow will provide you with the S300 air defense system, which you have been waiting months for?
President Assad: He has said more than once that he will support Syria in different fields and that he is committed to the contracts signed between us. This doesn’t only apply to air defense systems but to other weapons as well which enable us to defend ourselves.
Der Spiegel: The international community will do everything to prevent arming you.
President Assad: What right do they have? We are a sovereign state, and we have the right to defend ourselves. We don’t occupy anybody’s land. Why isn’t the international community bothered when Israel gets all kinds of weapons? Why should Israel receive three submarines from Germany, despite the fact that it is an occupying power and still occupies our land? We have the right to arm ourselves in accordance with the U.N. charter. This is why the West isn’t objective in this position; it’s because of these double standards that we don’t trust the West.
Der Spiegel: Aren’t you concerned that Israel will shell the new defense system as soon as it arrives from Moscow?
President Assad: In our case, and in this state of war, we don’t allow ourselves to feel fear. We have to do everything to be strong; and we shall not allow anyone to destroy our armaments and military equipment.
Der Spiegel: And if it happened? President Assad: Then, if things come to that, we shall talk about it then.
We need peace and stability in this region
Der Spiegel: In the past your rhetoric about Israel was more self-confident.
President Assad: No, we need peace and stability in this region. We have always been aware of this. When it comes to revenge and reacting to a strike, we need to ask ourselves: where would that lead, particularly now that we are fighting al-Qaeda. We need to be careful not to ignite a new war.
Der Spiegel: When will you win against al-Qaeda?
President Assad: When we restore stability; that’s why we must get rid of the terrorists. Then, we need to get rid of their ideology that has infiltrated certain areas of Syria, because it is more dangerous than terrorism itself. This ideology, which encourages an eight-year old boy to slaughter a man while adults and children watch and cheer as if they were watching a football match. This actually happened in northern Syria. Getting rid of this mentality and liberating ourselves from it is going to be more difficult than getting rid of the chemical weapons.
Der Spiegel: Such scenes might not be strange in states like Somalia, Liberia and Sierra Leone, but in Syria?
President Assad: The brutality we are witnessing in Syria is incredible. Think of the Bishop whose head the terrorists severed with a small knife.
Der Spiegel: Somalia, Liberia and Sierra Leone have been “failed” states for decades. Yet, you believe you can restore Syria back to pre-rebellion times?
President Assad: Concerning stability, yes, when an end is put to billions of dollars flowing from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, when Turkey stops its logistical assistance to the terrorists. Then we can solve the problem in a few months.
Der Spiegel: Is a negotiated solution still possible?
President Assad: With the armed groups – no. My definition of the opposition is a political program or entity that doesn’t carry weapons. If they were to lay down their weapons and return to normal life, it would be possible to talk to such people. When we spoke earlier about defectors, it is also important to point out that now many of them are withdrawing from rebel camps and joining the fight on our side.
Der Spiegel: For the international community, you are responsible for escalating this conflict, which has no end in sight. How can you cope with such guilt?
President Assad: It’s not about me, but about Syria. The situation in Syria worries and saddens me; that’s where my concern is, I am not concerned for myself.
Der Spiegel: Do your wife and three children stand at your side?
President Assad: Certainly, they have never left Damascus for one moment.
Der Spiegel: Has it crossed your mind that your end will be similar to President Ceausescu of Romania, when he was killed by a group of his soldiers?
President Assad: I am not worried about myself. Had I been worried and fearful, I would have left Syria a long time ago.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36449.htm
Der Spiegel: Mr. President, thank you very much for this interview.
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Assad is harmless…as in doctor…as in negotiator…but that upsets the apple carts of corruption and terrorism…most of humanity is tired of the “blood and guts” mentality and are open to peace…now when this Al Kracker crew infects parts of the world…they fight back…and win…
So that is the only reason they congregate to Syria…lol…sounds like Kingdom of Heaven to me…
and if that comes to pass…it will be a teachable lesson to humanity…variety wins again…
I mean after all you do not go shopping and buy the same thing…they do not sell one thing…
so this nonsense of new world order is like telling the markets to sell just one product…then humanity will be checking the drink they held to see what is in the water? shrug…lol…PEACE!
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Trautman: It’s good to hear your voice Johnny, it’s been a long time. Look John, you’ve done some damage here, they don’t want anymore trouble. That’s why I’ve come. I want to come in there and fly you the hell out. Just you and me. We’ll work this thing out together. Is that fair enough? Trautman: Look John, we can’t have you running around out there killing friendly civilians.
Rambo: There are no friendly civilians!
Trautman: But I’m your friend Johnny! I was there with you knee-deep in all that blood and guts. I covered your ass more than once. Seems like baling you out of trouble’s got to be a life-time achievement for me.
Rambo: There wouldn’t be no trouble except for that king-shit cop! All I wanted was something to eat. But the man kept pushing Sir.
Trautman: Well you did some pushing on your own John.
Rambo: They drew first blood, not me.
Trautman: Look Johnny, let me come in and get you the hell out of there!
Rambo: They drew first blood…
Teasle: He was just another drifter who broke the law!
Trautman: Vagrancy wasn’t it? That’s gonna look real good on his grave stone in Arlington: Here lies John Rambo, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, survivor of countless incursions behind enemy lines. Killed for vagrancy in Jerkwater, USA.
Teasle: Now don’t give me any of that crap Trautman. Do you think Rambo was the only guy who had a tough time in Vietnam? He killed a police officer for Christ’s sake!
Trautman: You’re goddamn lucky he didn’t kill all of you
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Wow you know how many people HATE Bashar Al Assad?! Many countries and their people hate him! You all are very very few! – -just saying.
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You obviously have been following media lies. In fact the Syrian people LOVE Bashar Al Assad. Anyone with any sense of logic, would know that a person does not wake up one day and decide he is going to destroy his own country.
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the majority of the Syrian people are for Assad the media doesn’t let you see this meanwhile they pull fake claims of him killing his own people whixh the killing are been done by out side group and the so called FSA. Anyone who doesn’t have their head up there backside knows . Today we see what real popular uprisings look like, in Brazil, Turkey Egypt and Bahrain . If the so called ‘rebels’ had popular support, they would have walked across Syria in months, 2 years now and Assad is winning. Keep up the good work Syrian Army in defending your country
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It’s very clear to me,,, and it should be very clear to all who have read your post,,, that “YOU” are pushing an agenda that is a lie!!!! You know as well as I,,, and at least 50% of the remaining world population,,, Bashar Al Assad,,, is resisting your agenda successfully,,, so you spread rumors founded on lies designed at heart and in principle to destroy the fundaments of a society that you loath,,,, so you lie and spread fiction. You and your cause,,, your belief,,, your lies,,,,,,,,,,, you will not triumph. Basher Al Assad,,, is not blame for what is happening in his country,,,, YOU and YOUR Trash of Humanity,,, are to blame. The greatest population of the world knows this,,, that’s why Obama is not convincing the American people to support his own attempts to support the real faction that props him up,,, the world see’s you and your like,,, and our eyes opening to clearly see your FALSE, misleading and corrupt cause. The world is waking up,,, and see’s that you,,,, Obama,,, and your likes,,,, are all committing the real atrocities. WE,,,, ARE MANY!!!!! And we know that Bashar Al Assad,,, is not the bad guy in this fight,,, the real bad guy in this fight is an agenda supported and pushed by a bunch of weak minded and mentally inept people hell bent on forcing their will,,, and their beliefs on the entire world,,,, so that,,,, they can live better than you and me,,, and 99% of the rest of the worlds population. You need to wake up,,, and you need to smell the coffee!!!! WE ARE MANY!!!!
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We are two guys who are suffering from multiple disabilities. We would love to have Bashar Al-Asad’s autograph.
We wonder if there is someone out there who know how we can come in contact with H.E. the President of Syria?
Does Mr. Asad have a e-mail adddress? A FaceBook a/c? Twitter a/c? Etc. Or may be tyhere is someone out there who hava personal contact with H.E. The President, Mr. Al-Asad, who could transfer our “request” to him?
10000 thanks in advance for any tips or ideas.
Bengt-Ake & Malte.
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Does Bashar Al-Assad have any website?
Does Office of the President maintain a website?
Any contact details (e-mail, mail form, etc?)
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Not that we know of.
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LONG LIVE BASHAR AL ASSAD
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It is a sad sight where my beloved Syria has reached to, one thing is sure, no one is happy, and it makes no sense if we just claim that everything is just fine and we are walking the right way.
It has been many times that our beloved President declared that the police, intelligence and security forces committed violations, sadly these violations are spreading larger because of the terrible economic situation of the country, these guys are making a business blackmailing the innocent, or just releasing their frustration into a wave of violence against everyone.
I really wish to say here it is only up to you Mr. President to stop all of this, by taking a firm and a strong non biased stand of all what is going on the ground, our armed forces believe in you and still have clean hands which are waiting for you to take role and lead not merely as the president, but to put on your military uniform as the general commander of the Syrian armed forces and guide our nation into peace and rest again.
This is rough stand as everyone knows that many people taking advantage of this situation are in the close circle of our beloved President, some are even family members, but the similarity must be drawn to the time when our late President Mr. Hafiz Al-Assad had put his own and close brother into exile when he saw that he was making an advantage of his position.
Sir, in these few words I really wish and hope to see the greatness of our nation summoned all into you, leading it towards the peace and prosperity that it always had since its old history till its near history as it was led by your father our late President Mr. Hafiz Al-Assad.
Written by a faithful Syrian loyal only to the homeland and the President.
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