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The recent developments and media leaks from Syria/Lebanon/Israel indicate a potential imminent storming by the Syrian forces of Northern Lebanon.
It has been six months since the people of Syria went to the streets. Like those in Egypt before them, they were and still are peacefully calling for dignity, freedom, democracy and social justice. They have been denied these rights by the ruling Assad's family for over 40 years, first by the father Hafez and then since July 2000 by the son Bashar following his father's death.
(Damascus) As many of us observe the great Arab and Islamic awakening of 2011 in stunned amazement, as it rapidly spreads across the region, this observer agrees with those who declare, "well it's about time-Godspeed to the rebels and goodbye to the despots."
Recalling the massacres and destruction during the 1820's Greek war of independence from the Ottoman Empire, then Victor Hugo wrote, "the Turks have passed by here - All is in ruins and mourning."
Western military action in Syria would be a "satanic intervention against a satanic regime," a leading Syrian opposition figure has warned.
(Damascus) It seems that the Syrian authorities still believe that a security based solution offers the best chance of ending the wave of protests that has hit the country over the past two months, becoming apparent when tanks raided other Syrian towns and cities besides Daraa in the south, which throughout has been the cradle of the protests.
Which Syrians should be uppermost in diplomats' minds?
The call of the rich Arab states to arm opposition forces is putting Syria on the road to disaster. They are not doing this because they side with a people's revolution, or because they love democracy, but because they hate Iran.
Syria now has a new government-in-exile that allegedly unites all the groups seeking the overthrow of President Bashar Assad's murderous regime.
There are innumerable good reasons for Syrians to revolt against the Asad regime. The country is saturated with corruption, nepotism, favouritism, bribery, lawlessness, and inept economic policies that have impoverished a lot of people. But the overwhelming cause for the Syrians to revolt is to win back their DIGNITY.
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On July 7, 2024 in Toronto, Canada, Dimitri Lascaris delivered a speech on the right to resist oppression.